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Australian researchers asked to confirm they align with Trump administration interests if they receive US funding

www.theguardian.com

Trump administration accused of ‘blatant foreign interference’ in Australian universities over questionnaire on DEI and gender

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I hope my fellow Aussies say no, they align with Australia's interests.
- But then lose the funding. Which might be seen as fair except that the funding was arranged before Trump so withdrawing it is tantamount to vandalism.
  Besides, most of the funding is probably for apolitical projects. Apolitical projects cannot respond "not relevant" because only yes/no is offered. So indeed they are asking everyone to to affirm fascist Trumpism.
  It is hard on a phone to read the embedded questionnaire so here is the actual PDF which might give you more screen real-estate to work with.
- Unfortunately I'm going to have to tell him to fuck off :(
  
  Oh no
Orange dictator, go fuck yourself.
So thats how we know who they are
- Those who don't respond favourably must pin a yellow patch on their chest.
  EDIT: Turns out Trump is fond of the pink triangle patch Nazis used to pin on gays. It is so hard to write satire nowadays.
5. Does your organization encourage free speech and encourage open debate and free sharing of information? [yes/no]
1. If yes, please explain
Yeah, right: "please explain so that we can curtail your free speech if it clashes with ours"
In related US News: Trump intervention at Columbia alarms defenders of academic freedom.
Federal officials told the university it must immediately place its Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Department under "academic receivership for a minimum of five years." The demand was among several described as conditions for receiving federal funding, including $400 million already pulled over allegations of antisemitism
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