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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The rest of the country doesn't give a sh** about unemployment in DC or have any sympathy for fed workers or contractors who they regard as evil leeches stealing their hard earned money or at least lazy moochers.[/quote]

Until it hits them. So far, it looks like a lot of the focus is on NIH cuts, which are currently on hold.  22 states joined in this suit; some of them are red states You can see the list in the caption 
 https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.280590/gov.uscourts.mad.280590.1.0.pdf

Local news outlets are beginning to publicize the effects

Ohio https://www.cleveland.com/medical/2025/02/trumps-proposed-nih-cuts-threaten-northeast-ohios-biomedical-research-industry.html
 
Arizona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA5ACLFosWI

Alabama https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/what-would-nih-funding-cuts-mean-for-alabama-5-things-to-know.html

Iowa https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2025/02/13/nih-cuts-could-mean-university-of-iowa-loses-33m-in-research-funds/78480108007/

So far, local press hasn't highlighted the fact that even if the percentage is increased from 15 per cent, grant processing is going to take a lot longer because so many NIH staff were laid off.

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