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https://saveamericamovement.substack.com/p/the-bridge-wont-get-builtSometimes The Fascism Is In The Fine Print
Russell Vought just rewrote the rules for $1.1 trillion in federal money
The Save America Movement
Jun 23, 2026
Yes, Russell Vought is a nerd -- but he's an evil one.
That's why he's using his power as OMB Director to push a rule change that would block ANY federal grant that doesn't please Donald Trump. That means money that builds your bridges, funds your local health clinics and helps rebuild your communities after disasters can be dismissed by Donald and crew as "DEI" or "waste" and simply ... blocked.
Were tracking a bureaucratic document moving through Washington right now called the OMB Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. You probably havent heard about this at all, and its very important to understand how it will impact science funding NIH grants, research dollars, academic institutions but it goes far beyond science.
This rule governs every federal grant to every recipient across every federal agency. A combined $1.1 trillion goes to the basic infrastructure of American life. Roads. Schools. Hospitals. On average, 36 cents of every dollar a state spends.
Trumps OMB Director, Russell Vought the architect of Project 2025s plan to dismantle the administrative state just rewrote the rules for it all. Without a vote. Without an act of Congress. Effective October 1, 2026.
Heres what Voughts rule changes look like in practice:
See article for actions you can take!
Much more at link.
rampartd
(5,471 posts)trump thinks old women should be working, not laying about the nursing home so he can move the money to the proud boys or whatever?
Kid Berwyn
(25,475 posts)with the urinary executive, a mausoleum-cum-lavatory for visitors to Trumps own final hole.
yellow dahlia
(6,888 posts)LymphocyteLover
(10,397 posts)yellow dahlia
(6,888 posts)LymphocyteLover
(10,397 posts)Cheezoholic
(4,102 posts)FatAss is the distraction.
Seinan Sensei
(1,724 posts)Blue Full Moon
(3,781 posts)progressoid
(53,562 posts)modrepub
(4,246 posts)So if Trump is allowed to cut funding for people, businesses, states and cities he doesnt like let the next democratic POTUS do the same to those entities he or she doesnt like.
Can we impose the same rules on folks who screw us out of Supreme Court seats for once and see how they like it? Tired of always being the responsible sane person in the room.
mopinko
(74,237 posts)want to go faster than 55? no highway money 4 u.
now do guns.
GiqueCee
(5,045 posts)... makes Rasputin look like a choirboy.
He's definitely on the mental-disorder spectrum where "PSYCHOPATH" broods and schemes in the shadows of the dark end.
relogic
(373 posts)of empathy and compassion in this soulless, evil character- well, you know the rest, like discovering cute, little pink ponies emerging from manure Santa dumped under your Christmas tree.
hookaleft
(1,272 posts)We need some lawyers to chime in.
Amaryllis
(11,551 posts)and they rarely lose. I am on my AGs email list for updates and am always impressed with how quickly and brilliantly they challenge these things.
liberalgunwilltravel
(1,307 posts)Has a daughter with cystic fibrosis and has benefited directly from the institutions he is actively destroying. He needs to pay dearly for all the harm he has caused when the Constitution and the rule of law are re-established.
NJCher
(43,807 posts)This is the important part:
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The comment period is open. It closes July 13, 2026.
Submit here: https://www.regulations.gov/document/OMB-2026-0034-0001
Say who you are. Describe the harm you believe this would inflict on our country. Tell them to withdraw it.
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Every single one of us needs to do this.
To find this section in the article, scroll down to under the youtube video.
hookaleft
(1,272 posts)No fucking way. I like my peaceful life
Amaryllis
(11,551 posts)right that people may not read as far as the most important part!!
Martin Eden
(16,040 posts)Last edited Wed Jun 24, 2026, 10:16 AM - Edit history (1)
Comment submitted:
I oppose this proposed regulation because of the harm it will do, and on Constitutional grounds. Congress, which represents all 50 states and every congressional district therein, has budgeted these funds to serve the entire country. Giving the OMB Director discretion to allocate or withold funds transfers immense power to the executive branch. The president can then reward those loyal to him, or punish cities and states governed by the opposition party. Given that the current president is using the FBI and the Dept of Justice as weapons to attack his political opponents, giving him complete control over grants and financial assistance to states imbues him with powers America's founders never intended. This proposed regulation subverts Constitutional checks & balances, and gives a vindictive authoritarian leverage to demand compliance or suffer harm through defunding. This must not be allowed to happen.