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“Even if these things stop tomorrow, you’ve got a pretty demoralized physician and scientific workforce. What this administration has done has given being a scientist an unsavory element — it’s no longer a noble profession.”

For now, though, in the face of a crisis that continues to escalate, and absent the rhetorical firepower they are craving, many Washingtonians are feeling frustrated — and demoralized.

On a team without set bullpen roles, Henriquez wants to be a closer, using his blazing fastball not just to demoralize hitters but to shut down games as well.

“It was sad and demoralizing to watch the Sierra Club under Ben’s leadership,” Mark said in an interview.

Sonnenfeld alluded to the possible aftermath in his brief against Paramount/CBS, which he described as a “tragic capitulation of First Amendment rights, accompanied by a demoralizing and brand-tarnishing political appeasement.”