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Terence Tao on the suspension of UCLA grants

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280 points dargscisyhp | 1 comments | 02 Aug 25 06:28 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Almondsetat ◴[02 Aug 25 08:23 UTC] No.44765722[source]▶
It's really telling when an invaluable intellectual powerhouse specialized in a non politicized field gets its funds taken away because of politics

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This is a comment about the administration, not Tao.

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ekianjo ◴[02 Aug 25 08:35 UTC] No.44765781[source]▶
thats why they should refrain from engaging in politics in the first place. the day the wind changes you lose.
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1. tetha ◴[02 Aug 25 09:12 UTC] No.44765937[source]▶
As a band recently put it in a festival: They'd like their music to be non-political, but sometimes politics enter music and then you have no choice.