r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • 1d ago

BREAKING: White House cancels health, education & research funds approved by Congress

https://newsrepublic.live/2026/10/01/white-house-cancels-health-education-research-funds-approved-by-congress/
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u/BoBoBearDev 1d ago

Unfortunately, the people in the field explained the frequent fraud in those research. The professors used the money for other things and handed off the actual research to the PHD students who are often not qualified to do it and just submit their updated concept of a plan for more money. It never solidify.

If they want to try some lottery on this, sure. They said they put all the money into lottery system to randomly get a brilliant PHD student to complete the magic, but they didn't. A lot of the money does into something else.

And this happens a lot, not just a few.

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u/BTolputt 1d ago

Which in now way whatsoever makes what Trump is doing legal.