Jeroen van Baar, PhD @jeroenvanbaar.nl · 29/01/20252) the monoclonal antibody treatment Trump received for his covid-19 infection in 2020 was developed by Renegeron with a $611 million grant from the department of Health and Human Services, not to mention all the NIH-funded basic research that made it possible; www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_A... 180
Jeroen van Baar, PhD @jeroenvanbaar.nl · 29/01/20253) a forerunner of the internet itself, ARPANET, was developed with a grant from the Department of Defense. www.britannica.com/topic/ARPANET 1101
Jeroen van Baar, PhD @jeroenvanbaar.nl · 29/01/2025In all these cases, we could not fathom the outcome when the money was given. The grants probably appeared wasteful at the time. But they were critical to America’s dominance in the world. If you want to live in the light, don’t switch it off. 0112