DAY 93: Thousands march in defense of science and against Donald Trump

Thousands of people marched today to defend science and to protest against Donald Trump, as his policies on the environment, for example, are clearly an attack on science.

The protests took place in Washington D.C. and in many cities around the world. According to The New York Times, one of the protesters in Washington carried a sign that read “science is not an alternative fact,” in a clear reference to Kellyanne Conway's lie to justify Sean Spicer's own lies. Other protesters pointed out that Albert Einstein was a refugee.

According to the New York Times, the March for Science grew out of social media and was motivated by Trumo "who as a presidential candidate disparaged climate change as a hoax and cast suspicions on the safety of vaccines. Their resolve deepened, they said, when the president appointed cabinet members who seemed hostile to the sciences and then proposed a budget that would cut funding for research across the federal government."

In other words, the March for Science is a direct consequence of Donald Trump's lies.