Because our facts don’t agree with their feelings. Academics also tend to lean left because we can think critically and “reality has a left leaning bias”.

Academics spoke up against the admin last time, heck I marched in my city for what it was worth. So time to punish us.

Smart make big man look dumb.

Same reason they went all out on science and scientists during dipshit’s first term.

Because they wanted to do things and the scientists disagreed.

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Jesus.