Shutdown

It is frustrating to feel so impotent in the face of terrible political news every day. The Government shutdown fostered by our President and Senate Majority Leader is affecting many colleagues and friends right now, some of whom are applying for unemployment while their (our!) science suffers. I show up to work every day just trying to nudge a few facts forward, trying to get some of it out there for the world to know more. But, it can be hard to stay mindful of these goals, and the goals of my colleagues, when there is such turmoil caused by ignorance and greed.
To my colleagues in other nations, yes: we are worried. We are doing what we know how to do.
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