Discussion: Trump Admin Mandates EPA's Studies, Data Be Reviewed Before They Are Made Public

I hear they do this in North Korea, too. And Russia.

Can the inquisitions be far behind?

Leader of the ME World.

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The wõrd:

Lysenkoism

Lysenkoism (Russian: Лысе́нковщина, lysenkovshchina) was a political campaign against genetics and science-based agriculture conducted by Trofim Lysenko, his followers and Soviet authorities. Lysenko served as the director of the Soviet Union’s Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Lysenkoism began in the late 1920s and formally ended in 1964. The term Lysenkoism can also be used metaphorically to describe the manipulation or distortion of the scientific process as a way to reach a predetermined conclusion as dictated by an ideological bias, often related to social or political objectives.

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Peer reviews are hereby replaced with pee revues.
Laissez le bon temps rouler!

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“Not a puppet. Not a puppet. No, you’re the puppet.”

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“Reviewed” for consistency with the philosophy and doctrine of the Five Year Plan.

Or is it the Great Leap Forward?

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I’ve heard there is much infighting over who will be the Grand Inquisitor. But I understand that. Everybody always wants to play Torquemada rather than The Heretic in the school play.

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why, yes, we need politicians to review scientist’s conclusions. there are alternate facts needing to be considered. gotta cover alt bases. oops, a speller.

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There are great exchanges between Verdi and the censors for Rigoletto. The censors made just wacky capricious inane requests to change plot points. See Verdi’s responses below. Very pointed and funny.

I imagine scientists dealing with Trumpian reviewers will inspire similar reactions.

http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_mymusiclibrary_1/167/42755/10945299.cw/index.html

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Show me a Republican congressman who isn’t “qualified” to be a doctor and I’ll show you a doctor who isn’t qualified to be a Republican congressman.

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If there is anything Rethugliklans know better than anyone, it is the Arts and Sciences.

Sorry.

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nah. 1 step forward, 20 steps back. it’s basic GOP.

Liked but not watched.

I know you’ll understand.

This is how Galileo Galilei got house arrest, isn’t it?

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