"How can the government decide what words a journal can use to describe a scientific reality? That reality needs to be named," one journal editor said.
It’s likely to more effectively stall the actual action than directly saying no. If you say no the person talking to you realizes there’s a problem they need to deal with… If you say yes and then just don’t it’ll take them a while to realize it isn’t happening. This is especially true in a chaotic overworked environment (ask me, a former manager, how I know! Or well don’t because I can’t tell you… but you can figure it out). The Trump admin is Chaos on Meth so there’s a decent chance they won’t notice for quite a while - especially if it looks like you’re doing stuff.
It’s likely to more effectively stall the actual action than directly saying no. If you say no the person talking to you realizes there’s a problem they need to deal with… If you say yes and then just don’t it’ll take them a while to realize it isn’t happening. This is especially true in a chaotic overworked environment (ask me, a former manager, how I know! Or well don’t because I can’t tell you… but you can figure it out). The Trump admin is Chaos on Meth so there’s a decent chance they won’t notice for quite a while - especially if it looks like you’re doing stuff.