The science and research fields are alarmed by President Donald Trump's anti-science policies.  The White House would argue that it is pushing for  gold-standard science . What is that? The administration released their  MAHA Report , injecting politics into science. And in a “Gold Standard Science” executive order last week, President Donald Trump outlined a new level of oversight over what counts as quality evidence and what does not, putting “a senior appointee designated by the agency head” in charge of overseeing “alleged violations.” Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in a briefing that the goal of the executive order is to “rebuild the American people’s confidence in the national science enterprise … the status quo of our research enterprise has brought diminishing returns, wasted resources and public distrust.” A petition led by the advocacy group Stand Up for Science with more than 5,000 signatories says th...

Yes, it's Sunday, but I can't think of anything particularly spiritual to share.  So here are some topical items, to end with what is the best whisky in the world: While I wonder why nothing much seems to be happening, for some it is a pleasure to track  criminal and civil cases against Donald Trump : 1. E. Jean Carroll Defamation and Federal Tort Claims Act Litigation 2. Summer Zervos Defamation Suit 3. Mary Trump Fraud Litigation 4. Panama Hotel Fraud and Tax Litigation 5. Doe v. The Trump Corporation Class Action 6. DC Civil Suit over Misuse of 2017 Inauguration Funds 7. Bennie Thompson Incitement Suit for Jan. 6 Capitol Attack 8. Eric Swalwell Incitement Suit for Jan. 6 Riots 9. Capitol Police Suit for Jan. 6 Riots 10. NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund Voting Rights Case for Post-Election Actions 11. New York Attorney General’s Civil and Criminal Investigations 12. Criminal Investigations into Trump’s Finances 13. DC AG Incitement Criminal Investigation 14. Fulton County, Georgia...