Clive Thompson on Nostr: Very well-reported piece how the Musk/Trump wilding is laying off crucial FDA ...
Very well-reported piece how the Musk/Trump wilding is laying off crucial FDA staffers
They laid off people who check the safety of high-end blood-glucose monitors, surgical staplers, e-cigarette devices … you name it
they laid off people who check the cybersecurity of robotic surgery devices. Man, better hope China/russia doesn’t hack *those*, eh?
Oh and many of these jobs were funded by industry fees, not taxes — so it won’t reduce the deficit one penny
Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/health/fda-trump-layoffs-device-and-food-safety.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y04.lvro.4RGYAg4qxVBf&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
They laid off people who check the safety of high-end blood-glucose monitors, surgical staplers, e-cigarette devices … you name it
they laid off people who check the cybersecurity of robotic surgery devices. Man, better hope China/russia doesn’t hack *those*, eh?
Oh and many of these jobs were funded by industry fees, not taxes — so it won’t reduce the deficit one penny
Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/health/fda-trump-layoffs-device-and-food-safety.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y04.lvro.4RGYAg4qxVBf&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb