It’s referencing the Trump Administration cutting off federal grants for current research.
Why? I don’t bloody know, but Trump better hope he doesn’t need anything that said research was looking for
Funnygumby
16 hours ago
MAGA hates science and experts
Artemis__
17 hours ago
Trump. The joke is Trump and his conservative party (or generally conservative people/parties in charge). They are taking away funding from universities for doing research they don’t like (and possibly don’t understand) and only like research that supports their agenda.
EDIT: Paul Noth is a cartoonist for The New Yorker, so it is Trump.
Fr33-m3
16 hours ago
Man I miss read the Neanderthals as the Netherlands and got REALLY confused
IcyTheGuy
16 hours ago
This is an insult to Neanderthals. They had their own research and inventions going on!
Recent_Awareness_122
16 hours ago
one word. trump.
Left_Alone_To_Die
16 hours ago
Trump and Elon are Neanderthals who have gutted American science among other progress
Petersens_Arm
15 hours ago
People who want joke explained… ?width=4320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4877f1198e7866ec5c8dd805b137c40d4234914d
Ins-n-Outs
16 hours ago
Usโฆthis is us.
17R3W
15 hours ago
Trump/Elon D.O.G.E cut funding to a bunch of Science research.
Being on the cusp of a breakthrough invention that will change mankind foreverโฆ.only to have it halted because the stupid Party is back in power, and itโll make caveman Libs cryโฆ
deepthrowt_cop663
15 hours ago
Murica.
3bluerose
15 hours ago
Republicans in charge pulled government funding that is necessary to complete research that furthers society.
VashSpiegel
15 hours ago
It’s the power struggle of who is in charge vs R&D of new ideas reliant on funding from said power. Literally everywhere, developing a new process in your field, only to have funding cut due to a power shift in hierarchy.
leoyvr
15 hours ago
Rejecting progress and going back to darker ages, opposite of progress.
wodao
16 hours ago
It was probably the other way around
TheDeadlyMango
16 hours ago
Sorry but if you donโt get it, you might just be part of the problem
I’ve seen lists of words sent out that have to be removed from research. It basically kneecaps social science research completely. It isn’t just the words “DEI” or “diversity, equity, inclusion”. They have to avoid using words like “socioeconomic status.” Anything that would acknowledge the current disparities in our country basically.
disdkatster
15 hours ago
Spouses colleague in linguistics had their research funding blocked. They are studying Gender Verbs.
Edit: Typed Nouns when I meant Verbs (Spanish).
Super-Supermarket378
15 hours ago
Looks like weโre back to the stone age! Hopefully, the next step is discovering fire again
Jim-has-a-username
15 hours ago
Round thing bad.
Slow-Dependent9741
15 hours ago
While it is a joke about the US, it’s also known that at some point neanderthals and homo sapiens both populated the earth.
There’s debates as to whether the neanderthals we’re bred out of existence or if they we’re wiped out by the Homo Sapiens.
Not necessarily related to the meme per say, but a fun fact nonetheless.
ButtfartsOtoole
15 hours ago
Current politics
GenericDeviant666
15 hours ago
Neanderthals might’ve been smarter than humans. The message is okay but this person doesn’t know history
jazzding
15 hours ago
In historical context this is wrong as the Homo sapien neanderthalensis were smarter, more social and less aggressive then the homo sapien sapien. And the more calm nature let to its extinction.
HamsterWheelDriver
15 hours ago
Just move to France.
TheCommonKoala
15 hours ago
Dumb MAGA politicians come into office and grind any real progress to a halt. Keeping our society from improving.
freshcoastghost
15 hours ago
Wish someone could add a slight Vance, Trump, Musk resemblance to those 3 in the background.
4Ever2Thee
15 hours ago
Itโs a joke on yo-yo politics: one side wins so they roll back what they can from the previous administration and implement their own initiatives. Then the other side wins in the next election and does the same. Rinse, repeat, and youโve got yourself an inefficient government.
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16 hours ago
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Tratiq
15 hours ago
The joke is that the cartoonist is ignorant to the fact that Neanderthals were likely more advanced than Homo sapiens in various ways and are therefore a bad stand-in for dumb republicans.
idk_even_know_anymor
16 hours ago
Neanderthals were smarter than sapiens tho
Tapeworm_III
16 hours ago
Trump / MAGA. They donโt like circles (in this case the wheel), because the shape in general reminds them of buttholes / gay.
notawildandcrazyguy
16 hours ago
Just more name calling by a smug “journalist” who thinks it plays well on social media (it does).
UabbaU
15 hours ago
Sorry guys ! Forgot to add the context. I saw this post on LinkedIn posted by a professor. Nobody seems to get it. So I posted it here. So many responses โค๏ธ. I finally got it. Thank you everyone.
Zealousideal-City-16
15 hours ago
Research into highly contagious viruses in Chinese labs unfortunately is stopping for a bit. ๐
The joke is US politics.
It’s referencing the Trump Administration cutting off federal grants for current research.
Why? I don’t bloody know, but Trump better hope he doesn’t need anything that said research was looking for
MAGA hates science and experts
Trump. The joke is Trump and his conservative party (or generally conservative people/parties in charge). They are taking away funding from universities for doing research they don’t like (and possibly don’t understand) and only like research that supports their agenda.
EDIT: Paul Noth is a cartoonist for The New Yorker, so it is Trump.
Man I miss read the Neanderthals as the Netherlands and got REALLY confused
This is an insult to Neanderthals. They had their own research and inventions going on!
one word. trump.
Trump and Elon are Neanderthals who have gutted American science among other progress
People who want joke explained…
?width=4320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4877f1198e7866ec5c8dd805b137c40d4234914d
Usโฆthis is us.
Trump/Elon D.O.G.E cut funding to a bunch of Science research.
This is a massive setback for society.
[learn more.](https://youtu.be/w6WMuW5vIj4?si=IP-26rSQ87WyUy8Q)
Warning; source is political.
Sounds about right. Sigh…
Being on the cusp of a breakthrough invention that will change mankind foreverโฆ.only to have it halted because the stupid Party is back in power, and itโll make caveman Libs cryโฆ
Murica.
Republicans in charge pulled government funding that is necessary to complete research that furthers society.
It’s the power struggle of who is in charge vs R&D of new ideas reliant on funding from said power. Literally everywhere, developing a new process in your field, only to have funding cut due to a power shift in hierarchy.
Rejecting progress and going back to darker ages, opposite of progress.
It was probably the other way around
Sorry but if you donโt get it, you might just be part of the problem
Conservatives are rarted
This is what the cartoon is referring to:
https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/07/nih-terminates-dei-transgender-related-research-grants/
I’ve seen lists of words sent out that have to be removed from research. It basically kneecaps social science research completely. It isn’t just the words “DEI” or “diversity, equity, inclusion”. They have to avoid using words like “socioeconomic status.” Anything that would acknowledge the current disparities in our country basically.
Spouses colleague in linguistics had their research funding blocked. They are studying Gender Verbs.
Edit: Typed Nouns when I meant Verbs (Spanish).
Looks like weโre back to the stone age! Hopefully, the next step is discovering fire again
Round thing bad.
While it is a joke about the US, it’s also known that at some point neanderthals and homo sapiens both populated the earth.
There’s debates as to whether the neanderthals we’re bred out of existence or if they we’re wiped out by the Homo Sapiens.
Not necessarily related to the meme per say, but a fun fact nonetheless.
Current politics
Neanderthals might’ve been smarter than humans. The message is okay but this person doesn’t know history
In historical context this is wrong as the Homo sapien neanderthalensis were smarter, more social and less aggressive then the homo sapien sapien. And the more calm nature let to its extinction.
Just move to France.
Dumb MAGA politicians come into office and grind any real progress to a halt. Keeping our society from improving.
Wish someone could add a slight Vance, Trump, Musk resemblance to those 3 in the background.
Itโs a joke on yo-yo politics: one side wins so they roll back what they can from the previous administration and implement their own initiatives. Then the other side wins in the next election and does the same. Rinse, repeat, and youโve got yourself an inefficient government.
[deleted]
The joke is that the cartoonist is ignorant to the fact that Neanderthals were likely more advanced than Homo sapiens in various ways and are therefore a bad stand-in for dumb republicans.
Neanderthals were smarter than sapiens tho
Trump / MAGA. They donโt like circles (in this case the wheel), because the shape in general reminds them of buttholes / gay.
Just more name calling by a smug “journalist” who thinks it plays well on social media (it does).
Sorry guys ! Forgot to add the context. I saw this post on LinkedIn posted by a professor. Nobody seems to get it. So I posted it here. So many responses โค๏ธ. I finally got it. Thank you everyone.
Research into highly contagious viruses in Chinese labs unfortunately is stopping for a bit. ๐