Frankly, I don't mind the Trump bashing, but I just don't have the energy for it most of the time. We all should stay informed about what our government is doing even in the best of times. And we should all be self-critical, too. Rah-Rah-ing is part of what got us into this mess, and we need to reflect on what went wrong when it's all over (it will be one day...the US has seen dark times before, too). I hope we all remember that we all need each other, and we can't hate 50% of the voters of the country. If Trump brings us anything good it will be that he gives us an opportunity to reset the broken bone that was America pre-Trump. Continuing the Trump bashing by all means, but keep in mind that he's as much of a symptom than a disease.
I think it's finally happening. Enough scientists are looking around and saying "Maybe I can afford to skip this grant cycle to help guarantee future grant cycles still exist". It's time to show people why they should trust science and scientists. Bumrushing them from a moral high ground standpoint is obviously not going to work. Cold logic? Doubtful. Not engaging enough. Personally, I'm going for comedy. It could be too late, of course, but exactly like you're saying, it's not like if Biden actually manages to move into the White House, the cultural rot is washed away overnight. If I don't really try, I'm going to a) go crazy and b) hate myself forever. Sorry if if this overlaps a bit too much with other recent content I've posted. So I've started an influence operation / social movement with another grad student. But I'm gonna be the one exclusively on camera because they're dating an international grad student, and are thus worried about work visa renewal if we're implicated in political dissidence. Hence, y'know, yet another reason to launch an influence operation craftily (I hope) denouncing fascism.