oski003 said:sycasey said:oski003 said:sycasey said:People don't realize how horrible cancer is. It doesn't just kill people; it turns their life into a nightmare.
— Noah Smith š (@Noahpinion) August 8, 2025
mRNA could turn that nightmare into a routine, manageable disease.
And yet Trump wants to kill mRNA because of some stupid online politics meme bullshit. https://t.co/4nqINssRXg pic.twitter.com/CTvJ1uxHTQ
Did mRNA cancer research funding actually get cut? I thought the contracts that were cancelled were for infectious disease vaccines.
Read the article. His argument is that even if the order technically exempts cancer research, the expectation is that all mRNA research will likely be chilled.
That's the typical weak liberal argument -- get outraged about something that isn't actually happening.
Hope it doesn't! Let's check in later.