So that's about uhhhh $3 trillion federal dollars, frozen. Immediately disrupted and impounded, only to be released when we, the humble recipients, achieve compliance by judgement of a Trump admin appointee. "Compliance", which includes, besides correcting imaginary transgressions and imposing very real transgressions of its own, canceling all awards previously issued that are in conflict with the Trump admin's agenda. Do you think the Trump appointees will know that this is surely intended as monetary in nature, or will they ask if I've won any antifa medals or ribbons recently?
My favorite response is all of the folks pointing out that this is all askshually illegal. OK! Yep, it sure is. So fuckin' what?
Right now I am wondering if we will all regret not descending on DC relatively soon, for massive, peaceful protest, before Hegseth gets the military perimeters set up, following loyalty purges of all the woke generals or whatever is already surely underway by now.
We are soooo fucking cooked, team. I am very seriously considering buying beaucoup firearms and ammo before the second amendment is revoked. Conversely, my wife and I can find residence almost anywhere in the world relatively easily. I am voting stay. I will likely lose my job or be wracked with enough guilt from all of my colleagues losing theirs that I would find it extremely distasteful to continue publishing, though I will probably continue researching and writing quite often regardless of employment. As a "fuck you, I'm not afraid, and here's the proof" thing. I am the protected class. Time to step up my extracurriculars. No further comment for now.
Remember guys, it could've been so much worse. It's possible that the frackers, oh our beautiful American fracketeers, they could've taken a significant hit in fracking if Kamala had won, frankly