Update: The Shit Administration decided to rescind the order described below on day 9. What does that mean? Does that mean there is a permanent decision so that research facilities can relax? lol. It does not. Chaos.
From AP News
“The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve,” wrote Matthew Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget.
The awful person who said this, Matther Vaeth, is in charge of every federal research grant. That’s not all that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) oversees, but the research grants alone affect the Dept of Labor (DOL), Dept of Defense (DOD), Dept of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) amongst other federal departments.
For the past few days, and extending to who knows when, the federal government stopped funding all this research and turned off the sites used by researchers. The government has given no notices or advisement to researchers, universities, and other research facilities. It’s a mess.
This is 12 8 days into the Trump administration, and it’s all set up to rid us of the scourge of DEI and transgenderism. Cancer research is stopping because there may be a black person involved.
12 days. 8! Days!
It’s also a perfect time to fuck around with research grants.
Oh, also: No more kings.
Update 01.28.25 5pm: Temporary block until Tuesday