Institution
Trump administration
18 pieces · 4 connections
Connections
Each line is a relationship Brain Rot Report drew in a specific piece, in that piece's words.
- SpaceX
Defunding public science access creates the gap that private capital fills, transforming a commons into a market
Source piece → - Artemis II
Spectacle receives funding; knowledge infrastructure does not
Source piece → - Museum Hue
The same defunding logic applies across knowledge and culture institutions simultaneously
Source piece → - Astra
State power and model power are concentrating simultaneously, with different oversight frameworks for each
Source piece →
Coverage
- Iran News, Oil, and the Wedding That Became a Data Point
- OpenAI's Astra Has a Safety Problem. So Does Its Hype.
- Betye Saar and the Museum Under Siege
- Myth, Machine, and the Musk Problem
- Science Gets a Vibe Check, Art Gets Defunded
- Science Gets a Vibe Check, Art Gets Defunded
- Nugget Ice at Home: Govee's Machine and Europe's AC Divide
- Mythos, Export Bans, and the AI Cold War
- AI's Yes-Man Problem Is Now a Safety Crisis
- The Science Defunding and the Knowledge Underground
- Perplexity Wants to Sell You Journals That Nature Just Audited
- Meta Bets on Amazon Chips as xAI Bleeds Talent
- Elizabeth I Ran an Image Op. CISA Cuts Are Another.
- Moon Colonies and Budget Cuts: Who Space Belongs To
- The Moon, the Strait, and Who Gets to Own the Commons
- ICEBlock and the New Underground Railroad
- Anthropic Beat the Pentagon in Court. Nobody Else Is Winning.
- Delve and the Pentagon Both Sold Fake Compliance