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Dani

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

Yeah, defending women, which is similarly aimed at transgender individuals. And I think will be used after we are under attack for trans youth to come after trans adults in federally qualified health centers as well.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

Those EOs led to later that week on Friday, we got emails to every PI, which is principal investigator on every federal grant that we had that said, because of those two, and there was one about DEI, which is also an executive order. you are not allowed to use any of these grant dollars in service of anything in defiance of these three executive orders.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

Those EOs led to later that week on Friday, we got emails to every PI, which is principal investigator on every federal grant that we had that said, because of those two, and there was one about DEI, which is also an executive order. you are not allowed to use any of these grant dollars in service of anything in defiance of these three executive orders.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

Those EOs led to later that week on Friday, we got emails to every PI, which is principal investigator on every federal grant that we had that said, because of those two, and there was one about DEI, which is also an executive order. you are not allowed to use any of these grant dollars in service of anything in defiance of these three executive orders.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

So that was the first shot we got, and it came only four days later. It's threatening, but it wasn't specific, right? It didn't specifically say we're going to do X, Y, or Z, but it was, here's the threat. The following Tuesday, Doge is let loose and announces that they are freezing federal grant funding tied to anything that is in opposition to

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

So that was the first shot we got, and it came only four days later. It's threatening, but it wasn't specific, right? It didn't specifically say we're going to do X, Y, or Z, but it was, here's the threat. The following Tuesday, Doge is let loose and announces that they are freezing federal grant funding tied to anything that is in opposition to

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

So that was the first shot we got, and it came only four days later. It's threatening, but it wasn't specific, right? It didn't specifically say we're going to do X, Y, or Z, but it was, here's the threat. The following Tuesday, Doge is let loose and announces that they are freezing federal grant funding tied to anything that is in opposition to

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

to those things if you actually looked at the excel file that they released with the actual grants it froze everything like it was not just the stuff that they felt was in opposition to this it was like everything we have a ton of grants that were on that list at the agency that i work at and boy oh boy oh boy was there a lot of panic going around

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

to those things if you actually looked at the excel file that they released with the actual grants it froze everything like it was not just the stuff that they felt was in opposition to this it was like everything we have a ton of grants that were on that list at the agency that i work at and boy oh boy oh boy was there a lot of panic going around

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

to those things if you actually looked at the excel file that they released with the actual grants it froze everything like it was not just the stuff that they felt was in opposition to this it was like everything we have a ton of grants that were on that list at the agency that i work at and boy oh boy oh boy was there a lot of panic going around

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

So Wednesday rolls around and they get a judge to come in and sort of put a halt on it. And then later that day, the press secretary says, oh, we're just going to rescind the memo. We're still going to freeze everything. And then the judge comes back and puts a temporary restraining order. So in theory, what that should have meant is that all of that grant funding once again flows. And it did not.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

So Wednesday rolls around and they get a judge to come in and sort of put a halt on it. And then later that day, the press secretary says, oh, we're just going to rescind the memo. We're still going to freeze everything. And then the judge comes back and puts a temporary restraining order. So in theory, what that should have meant is that all of that grant funding once again flows. And it did not.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

So Wednesday rolls around and they get a judge to come in and sort of put a halt on it. And then later that day, the press secretary says, oh, we're just going to rescind the memo. We're still going to freeze everything. And then the judge comes back and puts a temporary restraining order. So in theory, what that should have meant is that all of that grant funding once again flows. And it did not.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

Importantly, too, for us, given how much Medicaid dollars we take in, Medicaid portals in all 50 states went down, so we could not get any of those dollars in service of what we were doing for 12 hours. But still, it was this very concerning situation because Medicaid was not on their list of things that they were after, and yet we couldn't even access it at the state level.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

Importantly, too, for us, given how much Medicaid dollars we take in, Medicaid portals in all 50 states went down, so we could not get any of those dollars in service of what we were doing for 12 hours. But still, it was this very concerning situation because Medicaid was not on their list of things that they were after, and yet we couldn't even access it at the state level.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

Importantly, too, for us, given how much Medicaid dollars we take in, Medicaid portals in all 50 states went down, so we could not get any of those dollars in service of what we were doing for 12 hours. But still, it was this very concerning situation because Medicaid was not on their list of things that they were after, and yet we couldn't even access it at the state level.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

A few more weeks go by and there's news popping about, hey, you said you unfroze stuff, but it's still frozen. Another judge issued an order saying that, like, no, for real, I need it this time. Unfreeze everything. I know some of the grants that we had that we couldn't access seem to have come back online already.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

A few more weeks go by and there's news popping about, hey, you said you unfroze stuff, but it's still frozen. Another judge issued an order saying that, like, no, for real, I need it this time. Unfreeze everything. I know some of the grants that we had that we couldn't access seem to have come back online already.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

A few more weeks go by and there's news popping about, hey, you said you unfroze stuff, but it's still frozen. Another judge issued an order saying that, like, no, for real, I need it this time. Unfreeze everything. I know some of the grants that we had that we couldn't access seem to have come back online already.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

But I don't know, you know, I think it would be an impossible thing to do an accounting of like every single one that might have been turned off that might or might not be back on right now. But I am doubtful that at this point, every single grant across the federal agency is potentially available for folks. Just seems unlikely to me.