DOGE replaced the entire hurricane relief budget with a box of Sharpies

Isn’t “English food” just an amalgamation of foods from cultures they subjugated in the past, and beef?

“Work for free to review” oversimplifies it. Peer Review is a key part of how Science operates. These smart folks are getting paid by their companies and academic institutions to conduct Science, and a key part of that is making sure that new advances get the proper vetting. So it’s all part of their normal job description as a Certified Smartypants. And then there is also a clear conflict of interest if these journals pay reviewers, because that might influence reviewers in how they judge the paper.

This is really an attack on peer review, because the kind of junk science the Right espouses these days can’t get past it. Get rid of that, and a lot of their ideas can start to gain more traction, even if they are incorrect and not backed by science. Because they will no longer have independent Scientists as Gatekeepers…