So, long ago, during the Clinton admin, I worked in communications at the National Cancer Institute. It was SOP be send up the food chain any press release or other communications that was considered a hot button issues, and sometimes the Office of the President would tell us they wanted to vet anything on x, y, or z. So that's not new. What's new & sinister here is the list of hot-button issues is extensive.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/nci-employees-cant-publish-information-on-these-topics-without-special-approval/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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