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xkcd #3081: PhD Timeline (xkcd.com)
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Rümeysa Öztürk was grabbed off the street in my town one month ago.

https://explainxkcd.com/3081/

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think it can be also seen as a fairly pointed reference to this, which happened only a few days ago. It was a stupid and careless error on the part of the scientist in terms of running afoul of bureaucracy, but the consequences here are WILDLY out of proportion - especially if you take into account the incredible positive effect her research could have.