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Random Boomer

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17. We won't get that far ever again

Reply to chouchou (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 10:50 AM

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Trump is dismantling our medical and science research facilities, throwing out decades of data, and defunding the next generation of scientists. The best and brightest are already being lured away to Canada and Europe.

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