Mark Histed @markhisted.org · Jun 29

Sotomayor’s dissent is an obituary for science, NIH, and NSF. “Seldom, if ever, has this Court worked such a profound bait and switch on a coequal branch: For more than 90 years, Congress believed, with this Court’s express approval, that it was allowed to create a workable Govern- ment…”

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Mark Histed · Jun 29

“including by granting certain agencies tasked with certain responsibilities some independence from Presiden- tial control.”

Steph likes native plants · Jul 1

And the research arms of USGS, USFS, NOAA, etc.