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senorgregster said:
Oddly enough I was reviewing the seats that were up yesterday. I'm hopeful that the lack of Republican seats up for grabs is a blessing in disguise. If the Dems are able to grab the house with the few seats then in 2020 I assume there will be a huge number to go after and solidify their position?

What about the Senate? Was going to look at that today.
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House seats are up for re-election every two years. 2020, if it helps at all, will be because of higher turnout during presidential year.

The Senate majority is a lost cause because there's a dearth of good Dem candidates across the board, and they are defending far more seats than the Republicans, albeit, that McCaskill and Tester would come out in favour of the Gorsuch filibuster probably means their polling isn't horrific, as of the moment.
 
Wednesday at Stoke said:
They probably go to the industry, earn more, produce efficient research without looking over their backs for funding and file patents for drugs, which will in turn inflate drug prices. The cycle of life continues.
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It's not so simple. NIH research pays for a lot of preliminary studies drug companies use. It is also a very major decision for a professor to quit academia completely, especially tenured profs. Also, there are also funding constraints and a lot less freedom to do what you want in industry.
I think you'll see a lot more professors going for collaborations, and probably a slowdown in grad student/postdoc recruitment, which might force people with advanced degrees out of their specialised field if it continues.
 
Am I the only one who doesn't really care about the Russia stuff? Even if he did commit outright treason and agreed to repay Putin in exchange for help with winning the election, the Republicans won't turn on him.

langster said:
I've just seen this, I honestly thought he was really quite rational to be fair. As expected he denies all the Russian stuff but he seemed very sensible in asking for full disclosure. He's openly saying he will testify and has nothing to hide which is either a great bluff or the truth. The only bit that puzzled me was when he said he wanted a Democratic party that stands up and defends women, gay people and Christians. I was quite shocked because I thought they did and maybe he meant the Republican party? He honestly can't think the Republicans are more protective of women and gays than the Dems? That's also a pretty progressive and Liberal stance, the same as him saying that Sessions is completely wrong about his attitude to weed and Stone (who admitted smoking it) wanting it legalised, yet another liberal stance.

I am confused about him though because I've seen, read and heard him be so nasty and awful, a right cnut, a snake and certainly not someone you could trust and a very definite hardcore Republican. However, in the interview with Maher, Russian stuff and Trump defending aside, he just came across as a 60's hippy. It was completely not what I was expecting at all. Yet another political chameleon who will blend in to whatever scene he is in at the time maybe?
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I think his point about the Democrats not defending women and children was a criticism of their strategy for dealing with ISIS. There seems to be a common belief that Republicans are better at national defence because they get angrier (which always help, the Iraq war worked out great) while the Democrats not picking a fight with the whole of Islam makes them partly responsible for the atrocities groups like ISIS committed. He probably bought it up because Maher is pretty anti-Islam as well. How this makes Republicans the party of women and children is anyone's guess.
 
Crossie said:
Same here but I do feel very sorry for those who didn't vote for him - a majority of about 3m - and also for all the people in countries affected by climate change. That makes me so furious: The lifestyle of the so-called developed world and i.e. the US heavily contribute producing double digit millions of climate change refugees in the next decades but we neither help them enough nor do we cut significantöy down on CO2 and methane emissions.
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That's why a terrible part of me wanted the AHCA to pass. It would have taken away healthcare from mostly his voters. The only way they'll change their mind is if they directly see what he's doing.

WackyWengerWorld said:
The thing is the 39% who do approve of him are a energised base who are coming out for him. It might not hurt him as much as it may seem. The Dems need to energise their base.
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True. That's why I think 'reaching out' to his voters is pointless. There's enough young voters and non-voters to work on that trying to convince his supporters is like preaching to Richard Dawkins.
 
This is his face after hearing the word "whistleblower"...
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senorgregster said:
There are only so many slots available in pharma/biotech, most academic minded individuals are totally unsuited for it, and basic research is essential.
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berbatrick said:
It's not so simple. NIH research pays for a lot of preliminary studies drug companies use. It is also a very major decision for a professor to quit academia completely, especially tenured profs. Also, there are also funding constraints and a lot less freedom to do what you want in industry.
I think you'll see a lot more professors going for collaborations, and probably a slowdown in grad student/postdoc recruitment, which might force people with advanced degrees out of their specialised field if it continues.
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Any scientists worth their salt will get a job in the industry. The problem is they don't get to pursue their interests and there are stricter timelines than in academia. Also any research that doesn't produce a profitable drug will get scrapped. So people like neuroscientists who research diseases that don't have a direct pharmaceutical outcome will get screwed.

A lot of industries already fund academic research so those databases that are currently being provided by nih can be replaced. It will be time consuming, set people back but it can be done. Of course the smaller researchers that can't afford licensing fees will get screwed out of those resources in the future.
 
Wednesday at Stoke said:
Any scientists worth their salt will get a job in the industry. The problem is they don't get to pursue their interests and there are stricter timelines than in academia. Also any research that doesn't produce a profitable drug will get scrapped. So people like neuroscientists who research diseases that don't have a direct pharmaceutical outcome will get screwed.

A lot of industries already fund academic research so those databases that are currently being provided by nih can be replaced. It will be time consuming, set people back but it can be done. Of course the smaller researchers that can't afford licensing fees will get screwed out of those resources in the future.
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These scientists are different beasts with completely different mindsets suited to academic pursuits or industry.

Basic research isn't directed to drug Discovery. That's a piece but not the be all and end all.
 
As Blackwater is located in the United Arab Emirates, could be this one of the reasons why Trump hasn't put this nation on his black list?
 




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unchanged_lineup said:
Is this likely to be good for Trump or another hammering for him?
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Pexbo said:
Could be either. Schindler seems to be on the side of gaining clarity on the Trump/Russia issue. He's also said that the IC hated Rice and might be looking for payback.
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Two Schindler tweets from yesterday indicate where he stands.


 
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Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87 said:
As Blackwater is located in the United Arab Emirates, could be this one of the reasons why Trump hasn't put this nation on his black list?
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UAE are one of US' most reliable partners in the region. Mattis and others have called it "Little Sparta" in the past. So think they're about the last country that would be included in such a list.
 
In the end, if Susan Rice had no justifiable reason for the request for unmasking, then we are back to 'Obama spied on Trump'. Even if Rice testifies that Obama didn't ask her to do it, you know how the narrative will play out on Fox and Friends and Breitbart. Hell, I bet they will run with it even if Rice had a genuine reason for that request.
 
I have a feeling Tillerson will quit soon. This whole Syria situation is getting to his head and the magnanimity of the job is beginning to hit him while he knows he's horribly unfit for the job.
 
Pressure is definitely building.

I suspect that the next real action will be when nunes gets thrown under the bus, to both protect the white
house and add further distraction.

Hes a real cockwomble so thouroughly deserved, hes also spineless so will fold easily when his questioning goes further.

That is going to be trumps biggest problem as this lot shakes out, no one around him would really take the fall for him, they would to a man give him up if it benefited themselves. They are all the same.
 
Wednesday at Stoke said:
I have a feeling Tillerson will quit soon. This whole Syria situation is getting to his head and the magnanimity of the job is beginning to hit him while he knows he's horribly unfit for the job.
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I'm surprised he hasnt already. Romney should have got the job. He is extremely qualified and would be probalbly the only sensible adult in this cabinet of knuckle heads.
 
fishfingers15 said:
In the end, if Susan Rice had no justifiable reason for the request for unmasking, then we are back to 'Obama spied on Trump'. Even if Rice testifies that Obama didn't ask her to do it, you know how the narrative will play out on Fox and Friends and Breitbart. Hell, I bet they will run with it even if Rice had a genuine reason for that request.
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As I understand, NSA judges upon the legitimacy of the requests and granted it - although the intelligence community is said to be no fans of Rice. Hence, unless the process was violated, I'd say it's a non-story.
Twitler fans will believe anything their Führer tells them to believe anyway, the truth doesn't matter to them.
 
Wednesday at Stoke said:
I have a feeling Tillerson will quit soon. This whole Syria situation is getting to his head and the magnanimity of the job is beginning to hit him while he knows he's horribly unfit for the job.
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I get the same vibe. He seems oddly quiet, isolated, and probably doesn't care for the lack of influence with the likes of Haley, Kushner and others moonlighting as shadow SecStates.

Would be great to see him go with Romney as a replacement, but I'm not holding my breath.
 
Raoul said:
I get the same vibe. He seems oddly quiet, isolated, and probably doesn't care for the lack of influence with the likes of Haley, Kushner and others moonlighting as shadow SecStates.

Would be great to see him go with Romney as a replacement, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Kushner will take on that role too, obviously.
 
Dwazza said:
:lol: do you post mainly from a phone or tablet? Because my phone wanted to auto-correct it to Jon-in exactly as you said.
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No, I usually post on my laptop. It's just a very peculiar and infuriating little glitch.

Tyrion said:
I think his point about the Democrats not defending women and children was a criticism of their strategy for dealing with ISIS. There seems to be a common belief that Republicans are better at national defence because they get angrier (which always help, the Iraq war worked out great) while the Democrats not picking a fight with the whole of Islam makes them partly responsible for the atrocities groups like ISIS committed. He probably bought it up because Maher is pretty anti-Islam as well. How this makes Republicans the party of women and children is anyone's guess
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Hmmm, I hadn't looked at it from that point of view, that's definitely plausible, but it is Roger Stone after all, so who the feck knows? I like your thinking on it though it's definitely a different point of view I hadn't considered.
 
unchanged_lineup said:
Rrrreally hope his ego is bruised and he gets Spicey to spin this with guff in his next presser. Cmon Donny, ostracize the working man :drool:
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"They weren't booing, it was manly construction worker cheers"
 
Wait, did he say "I'm not the president of the world"? Stay humble.

Very sad that Obama would pay working men to boo the president. The man has no limits.
 
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