Elon Musk's recent mass firings have had significant ramifications, particularly for wildfire research at UC Davis, which is crucial for protecting California's wine grapes from smoke damage. Representative Mike Thompson responded vehemently, criticizing Musk's actions and highlighting the profound impact on local agriculture. The researchers were key to understanding how wildfire smoke affects wine production, a $54.8 billion industry. Thompson's comments underscore the risks of eliminating research funding that supports farmers, especially when the program had minimal costs compared to its potential benefits.
The only waste, fraud, and abuse here is that losing this research is a waste. Musk is a government efficiency fraud, and our growers are being abused.
Firing the only two smoke exposure researchers in our region, Musk and his Republican enablers are not only throwing out a decade of research progress.
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