Scientists Forced to Go on OnlyFans After Their Funding Was Cut
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The Trump administration's cost-cutting measures have left scientists scrambling to maintain their research. Daniel Blumstein, a biologist at UCLA, and his colleagues found themselves in a predicament when the administration canceled billions of dollars in federal research grants. To keep their work going, Blumstein and his team turned to OnlyFans, creating the account "OnlyMarms" dedicated to the adorable ground-dwelling rodents called marmots.
While the account is free to subscribe to, users can leave tips on the cute content posted, which goes towards funding the research. Blumstein and his colleagues have been tracking these marmots for years, conducting one of the longest-running studies of free-living mammals in the world. Despite the account's modest success, the researchers are now seeking traditional sources of funding to sustain their work.
The administration's funding cuts have been politically motivated, targeting climate change research and even research with the word "climate" in it. This has raised questions about the administration's priorities and the value of scientific research.
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