Controlling the Checkbook: Science Under Attack
June 11, 2026
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Episode 65 · June 11, 2026
Controlling the Checkbook: Science Under Attack
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<p>In this episode of The Overlap, host Joshua exposes a major 2026 regulatory power grab buried inside a 412-page Washington document: Docket OMB-2026-0034! 🚨 By converting federal grant guidance into binding law, political appointees could veto scientific research and cancel active studies based on political loyalty rather than evidence. 🤯 Connecting modern bureaucracy to the tragic history of Soviet botany, the episode reveals how your boredom is weaponized to dismantle scientific autonomy. 🦠🌾🔍📈💸</p>
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