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The President issued executive orders to pause funding for various initiatives, including diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, critical race theory, radical gender ideology, sex changes for minors, foreign aid, certain Green New Deal projects, and the resettlement of illegal aliens. This funding is categorized as discretionary agency-directed spending, which is not mandated by law or Congress.

The Trump administration ordered the Department of Education building to be vacated by 6:00 PM and closed the following day. The speaker asserts that massive cuts and layoffs are expected at the Department of Education. The speaker claims that eliminating the Department of Education is a primary goal of Project 2025, with the aim to cut education funding to the states. According to the speaker, the Trump administration and Christian nationalists want an uneducated populace to make them easier to control as slave labor for billionaires. They allegedly don't want people to have critical thinking skills because an uneducated populace is easier to control.

There are executive orders related to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that are currently on hold, so we don't need to evaluate their potential impact right now due to ongoing litigation and uncertainty. Of the three executive orders regarding education, only two are relevant, as the third pertains to higher education. One executive order, issued on January 29, aims to cut federal funding for schools teaching what the administration terms gender ideology and critical race theory. However, it includes the phrase "consistent with applicable law," offering flexibility in interpretation. The power for educational curriculum remains with the states. Federal law prohibits the federal government from interfering in state and local decisions about K-12 curriculum, and no executive order can override that.

The federal government is reportedly looking to hire up to 1,200 new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) bureaucrats before Trump takes office. This move appears to be an effort to undermine the incoming administration, similar to actions like auctioning off border wall pieces and signing long-term union contracts. Even some Democrats have acknowledged that DEI initiatives have been divisive and ineffective. The job listings are available on usajobs.gov, adding to the existing DEI personnel in the government. These new hires will become part of the permanent civil service, making it challenging for Trump to remove them once he takes office. This situation seems to reflect a strategy by the deep state to sabotage the Trump administration.

I work in a federally grant-funded position, and at our recent department meeting, we discussed the ongoing impact of the federal funding freeze. Despite a judge blocking the freeze, the administration isn't fully compliant, leading to continued grant cancellations and freezes across various sectors. The initial day the funding portals were blocked significantly disrupted the funding schedules for numerous organizations. Furthermore, many projects are stalled due to the required removal of DEI language. This necessitates extensive rewrites of proposals that have been in progress for months. Essentially, it's a way to impede funding without an outright freeze by making the process extremely difficult.

The speaker denies inventing the state law banning DEI in higher education. Student-funded programs are not affected by changes in regulation and law. Programs are being moved to student activity fee funding to circumvent the ban. Department money cannot be used for outreach and education, but partnerships with student government are allowed. Although scholarships are taxpayer-funded, student funding is not affected by regulation. The name of DEI programs may be adjusted for logistical and political purposes. The goal is to maintain services for students, despite potential adjustments to program names.

The EPA headquarters in DC houses a museum, built and curated by the Biden administration for $4 million, dedicated to environmental justice and climate change. Its annual operating cost is $600,000. The museum's timeline omits any mention of President Trump's first administration. From May 2024 through the previous month, the museum had 1,909 public visitors, costing taxpayers $315 per visitor. Due to low public attendance and high operating costs, the museum will be shut down. This decision aims to be an exceptional steward of taxpayer dollars. The agency will focus on providing cleaner, healthier, and safer land, air, and water without spending over half a million dollars on a museum presenting an ideologically slanted story of the EPA. The speaker claims that under President Trump, the practice of burning tax dollars on pet projects will end.

I work on environmental climate policy, focusing on implementation at the EPA. My work involves allocating the approved billions of dollars, ensuring the funds are used properly and create good jobs. Currently, the focus is on distributing the money as quickly as possible before the new administration takes over and potentially interferes. We're trying to get the money out to nonprofits, states, tribes, and cities before the inauguration on January 20th. After that date, the new administration could halt all grants and reevaluate the programs. The goal is to get the money to organizations that can continue the work, even if the government changes its policies.

"We can't directly fund DEI programming, we have been looking for loopholes." "It's not. No," "So we have been looking for loopholes." "we have some funds through our PBI grant that we would like to dedicate to that." "we had to discontinue the law DEIP." "Like with Florida when you're not having to completely go away it's just that you can't use state funds." "Part of that would be payroll funds." "They come from the state. Do they not?" "Most of them do. Yes." "It's a marketing thing essentially." "It's just 90% of it from a communication standpoint you understand that." "Ours is already being funded through our PBI grant, which is a federally funded initiative." "We will catch you."

For context, USAID has been around for more than sixty years with bipartisan support, earmarks in every budget, and a workforce of about 10 to 14,000 staff, plus roughly $40,000,000,000 in procurement each year. We read Project Twenty Twenty Five and felt somewhat prepared for this administration in some ways, but not in others. Ahead of the inauguration, the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), which works in countries transitioning from authoritarian or wartime to more peaceful and structured governments, was a major player and had organized during the previous administration to respond to threats to U.S. democracy. Also notable to our group, including our gender and sexual minorities employee resource group, is that we had moved our group away from the USAID main systems into Signal chats to protect the community there. January 20, the inauguration, brought one of 200 executive orders to stop foreign assistance, creating a ninety-day pause on all funding. In addition, there were executive orders to stop DEI programming, which affected a large number of our awards immediately. In that first week, we experienced threatening emails across staff, a takeover of the DEIA, truth@opm.gov email address, which was unusual in its centralization to all government staff, and many staff under a particular hiring mechanism were immediately put on furlough or laid off. I am part of that hiring mechanism. Within that initial period, over the weekend, our senior staff, including our general counsel, were put on administrative leave. In response, we moved quickly to establish the USAID stop work order website and a Signal group, organized by a longtime implementing partner and strategic communications specialists. They moved immediately to begin gathering people, creating community, and collecting information. This is also when some of the first lawsuits began to be discussed. In the second weekend, additional Signal groups were stood up. USAID is an agency of about 10 to 14,000 people within the United States, and we have about 50,000 people who are hired into the ecosystem of awards and grants contracted by USAID. This community began gathering in Signal, especially as disinformation about USAID emerged from X (Elon Musk’s platform) and escalated attacks. In that second week after the administration, almost all USAID staff were put on administrative leave, including our ethics lawyers, our HR, and our security. DOES took over, and our buildings were closed. By February 5, we had our first large-scale protest organized, with several congressional leaders standing up with us along with agency leadership. Many developments followed, and I will discuss those next.

O'Keefe Media Group reported on a secretly recorded meeting with the president of Florida Institute of Technology, John Niklow, concerning DEI and funding. Niklow allegedly changed wording to circumvent a presidential executive order and retain funding. Niklow reportedly obtained $7,000,000 in funding after a meeting with a state official, where he tweaked language related to climate change. The university president allegedly went against the deal made in that meeting. Niklow stated that changing words allows them to continue their work and avoid being targeted. Another professor, Julia Constopoulos, discussed renaming courses with Niklow. Niklow advised modifying branding or finding new funding sources. He also stated that the government isn't smart and is just searching the web for DEI courses. O'Keefe Media Group was asked to leave the premises and told to remain on the sidewalk. A cease and desist letter was sent to O'Keefe Media Group.

DEI initiatives at the Defense Department are being eliminated. The focus will return to a merit-based, color-blind approach, emphasizing equality, high standards, and accountability in military readiness and lethality. The idea that "diversity is our strength" is rejected; instead, unity and shared purpose are highlighted as the true strengths of the military. The Pentagon is moving quickly to implement these changes, and those unwilling to adapt can seek employment elsewhere. Diversity, equity, and inclusion will no longer be part of the Defense Department's mission.

Federal offices are ending DEI programs due to President Trump's executive orders. State departments have already canceled DEI initiatives, but some suggest renaming DEI programs to circumvent the rules, such as using "multicultural activities" or "team building." Concerns arise about writing proposals with terms like "climate change" under the new administration, as they may not approve of such terms or provide funding. One workaround is to replace "climate change" with "natural hazards" in proposals to secure funding. While NASA may not lose funding as a whole due to Trump's interest in space, Earth science may be affected. There is a sense of depression and uncertainty, with concerns about potential funding cuts and the need to carefully adjust language in proposals.

The administration plans to rewrite CAFE standards to lower vehicle prices, claiming Elon Musk approves. They eliminated the "social cost of carbon" to reduce infrastructure expenses. Funding will be withheld from states/cities with policies that don't "follow the law," including DEI, illegal driver's licenses, and sanctuary status, requiring certification of legal compliance for project funding. Research funding for "equitable and sustainable transportation systems" is being pulled from universities. An agreement is being worked on with the air traffic control union to retain retirement-eligible controllers and increase student enrollment in Oklahoma City to address the shortage of 3,000 controllers. The current air traffic control system has obsolete equipment due to the prior administration's wasteful spending. The plan is to implement a brand new air traffic control system.

We're streamlining the federal government, and already over 40,000 federal bureaucrats have taken buyouts, saving taxpayers millions. Elon Musk and his team are cutting bloat, and Secretary of State Rubio has significantly reduced USAID staff. The media is calling this the "Trumppocalypse," while Democrats express concerns about the speed and precision of these changes, worrying about psychological warfare and retribution. But many feel that it is about time after years of tiptoeing around DEI and seeing our money wasted. Democrats are now criticizing government audits, yet they're shocked when we address wasteful spending, like millions on foreign projects. We're putting the government on a diet. Fraudsters complain the loudest when someone is actually doing something about fraud. We're exposing government theft, like millions spent on trans surgeries in Guatemala and studies on transgender animals, because the Democrats have been sucking off the teat of government for decades.

The discussion centers on the claim that the Trump administration has been “draining the Washington DC swamp” by using a Biden-era policy, and that Trump actually tricked Biden into enacting it. The speakers present several linked points. - A report is cited: federal government employment fell by 9,000 jobs in April, and is down about 345,000 jobs since Trump took office. The speakers show a graph suggesting Trump’s entrance coincides with a “free fall,” and claim these are the lowest federal employment numbers in the country since 1966. - They attribute this purge of federal workers to a Biden-era policy that, according to their narrative, the Biden administration inadvertently made it easier for Trump to fire executive-branch employees. This claim is tied to coverage from the Heritage Foundation. - Speaker 1 recounts a sequence of events involving the firing of federal employees after Biden took office. They describe receiving an email in Biden’s early months stating that recipients must resign by a certain time or be fired, implying a policy or practice of compelled resignations. - They recount American First Legal’s attempt to sue the Biden administration, seeking plaintiffs to challenge the right to fire federal employees. They describe a process in which they hoped to lose in court so that Biden’s position would proceed to higher courts, claiming they ultimately lost at both the district court and the appeals level, with Trump then prevailing in the broader effort. - The narrative continues with the speaker mentioning contacting people and referencing it as “my servant v Biden,” followed by a call from the Washington Post about the Kennedy Center board being fired. The speaker jokes about being recognized for Dancing with the Stars rather than ballet, and the reporter’s line of inquiry is said to pivot to a statement issued by the Kennedy Center board. - The overall arc emphasized is that a Biden-era policy is claimed to have enabled broad layoffs in the executive branch, that this policy was “codified” or reinforced by actions in Biden’s early tenure, and that legal challenges by conservative groups to resist or contest these moves were unsuccessful, leading to what the speakers present as Trump succeeding in reducing federal employment and purging federal workers. The Kennedy Center firing is cited as part of the broader narrative of fired or compelled resignations as part of perceived administrative shakeups.

The speaker argues that the “radical left” has lost control of American culture and politics, with their “powers” having peaked and begun to “ebb,” and that a “shadow regime” is being “gutted.” They claim that the remaining radical left insurgency is now publicly dominated by radical Islam, communists, and other branches of a “radical cult,” and that if Democrats lose in November, they may fracture and “die.” The speaker also asserts that even the “climate cult is dying.” They contrast Europeans in Paris during the World Cup discovering that American venues have air conditioning while people die from heat stroke, presenting this as evidence of an “American renaissance.” The speaker claims an “existential catastrophe” for Democrats would follow a loss in the 2026 midterms, arguing that pressure is on Democrats to win swing districts and not Brooklyn. They state the public sees Iran taking demands seriously, Israel not being “elated,” and that Trump won without letting neocons drag him into “another forever war,” alongside claims that Trump is pivoting to addressing the Ukraine war next while funding a “nuclear renaissance.” The speaker then claims these “radical operations” were perfected in Eastern Europe and brought to the Americas, citing Gene Sharp and “Maidan” operations. They reference “From Dictatorship to Democracy” (1993) by Gene Sharp, asserting it explains “nonviolent struggle” using psychological, social, economic, and political weapons. They claim Sharp received grants from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and that revolutions occurred in Serbia (2000), Georgia (2003), Ukraine (2004), and Kyrgyzstan (2005). For Ukraine (2004), they say George Soros’ network financed the Orange Revolution, that Soros’ Ukrainian outfit spent $1.65 million from autumn 2003 to December 2004, and that it ran exit polls challenging the election outcome leading to a coup. They cite the Guardian as reporting roughly $65 million in total U.S. spending, with money routed through USAID and NED. They further claim the same model was applied under Obama starting in 2011 in North Africa and the Middle East, including “Arab Spring,” which they say installed the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo and put terrorists in control of Libya. They state Associated Press reported Sharp’s work circulated among Egyptian activists and that social media platforms such as Twitter were incorporated in a second generation of “Rainbow Revolutions.” They cite an article by General Valery Grasimov (February 2013) warning that “color revolutions” can become armed conflict and chaos, calling the “very rules of war” changed. The speaker then claims that ten months later, the Maidan coup was launched, creating the Donbass Civil War and ultimately war between Russia and Ukraine, killing hundreds of thousands. The speaker lists two factors: a “public-private partnership” perfected regime change “without firing a shot,” and a desire to use this “rainbow warfare” to create existential conflict with Russia. They describe global control as the stated goal, asserting that destroying Christianity and the West is necessary for globalist systems, and they claim Trump’s 2016 election disrupted this second factor through the “Russiagate coup,” with Mark Carney and Obama coordinating elites and Zelensky following orders. They also say this war is difficult to end and that reviving “patriotic Christian nations” across the Western Hemisphere is part of a strategy. They claim that on Trump’s first day back in office, U.S. foreign aid was frozen, USAID’s website went down, headquarters closed, and Marco Rubio canceled 83% of USAID programs, followed by USAID ceasing as an independent agency and being folded into the State Department. They state this removed democracy and governance funding, including civil society grants, election programs, and NGO support. They cite election outcomes across countries (Ecuador, Bolivia, Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru) as shifting rightward, while naming Brazil and Mexico as holdouts. For Brazil, they allege Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes issued secret orders forcing social media deletions, jailed people for online speech, shut down X in 2024, and convicted Jair Bolsonaro in 2025, leading to a 27-year sentence. They claim the U.S. ran a similar censorship-capable model during COVID via Stanford’s Election Integrity Partnership and the State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), asserting the GEC was turned from counterterrorism to “counterpopulism” after 2016, and that Rubio shut it down in April 2025 for silencing and censoring Americans’ voices. They state Rubio sanctioned Moraes and stripped his U.S. visa, and that Trump put tariffs on Brazil over Bolsonaro’s persecution. They claim Lula da Silva asked Xi Jinping for Chinese experts to help regulate Brazil’s social media, and that Brazil adopted a Chinese social credit agenda. The speaker argues U.S. vulnerability is concentrated in major cities and highlights New York, claiming the Red-Green Alliance of radical left communists and radical Muslims aims to change the city, and they describe Darialitsa Chevalier’s posts and rally statements as justifying the October 7 massacre. Finally, they claim the “Save America Act” is the cornerstone of Trump’s summer campaign, including holding the Senate “hostage” until passage, using Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence to raise pressure, and pledging to hold up FISA 702 surveillance until election reform. They conclude that “election rigging” is the last remaining pillar, and that the color revolution in America has been waged for over 10 years (Russiagate, Ukraingate, caravans, COVID, J6, and riots in Minnesota) and is “failing,” with Trump still not eliminated and Democrats facing mounting pressure.

USAID has been a slush fund for left-wing projects globally, including gender surgeries, DEI policies, and climate initiatives. Billions of dollars funded NGOs, which infiltrated corporations and the public sector. This fueled resettlement of illegal immigrants, promoted equity policies, and advanced radical gender agendas. This massive left-wing power structure, including the media, wasn't organic; it was taxpayer-funded. The outcry against President Trump's cuts to USAID funding stems from this. He's cutting off the funding to organizations that harm America.

Donald Trump is making numerous appointments and sharing his plans frequently, but there's no need to engage with his divisive rhetoric. He talks about shutting down the Department of Education, which would have severe consequences for special education, but he hasn't taken action yet. The process to shut it down is complex, and there are ways to make it more difficult for him. I'm consulting with legal experts to develop strategies, and I will share those plans with everyone. Together, we can work to counteract his proposals. There is still hope, and we will make it challenging for him to implement his agenda. Stay strong.

Speaker 0 advises the top 3 in the Navy on equal opportunity, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The new chief of naval operations, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, believes in DEI. Speaker 0 believes that if Trump becomes president, their job will still exist, but they would skirt around DEI and instead emphasize equal opportunity. Speaker 0 believes DEI efforts will be irrelevant when a missile hits. They express confusion about the focus on DEI, with some believing it's a waste of time. China is considered the biggest threat, not Israel and Gaza. A war with China could escalate into a world war. If Trump wins, equal opportunity will remain, but the language will shift away from DEI. Speaker 0 believes Trump will win unless something drastic happens, citing a lack of faith in Biden and his age.

We've cut $4,000,000 in DEI contracts here at HUD. These contracts were intended for culture transformation, outward mindset thinking, and subscription services. This money should be used to serve the American people and ensure that our time is well spent serving those we are called to serve. DEI at HUD is dead.

Speaker 0 and Speaker 1 discuss the politicization of science and changes at the NIH. Over the last fifteen to twenty years, the NIH incorporated what Speaker 1 characterizes as political agendas rather than scientific agendas into its portfolio, with DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) being the most prominent example. A chunk of NIH funding went to projects focused on achieving social objectives rather than the health mission. Every NIH employee allegedly had to write a loyalty oath to DEI principles and was evaluated on devotion to the cause. Researchers inside and outside the NIH could access funds, with outside researchers more easily securing money if they promised to conduct DEI research, according to Speaker 1. Much of that research allegedly lacked a real scientific basis and was not science. Speaker 1 provides an example of projects they worked to deprioritize: a project asking whether structural racism is the root reason why African Americans have worse hypertension outcomes. The problem, they say, is that there is no way to test the hypothesis because, if structural racism is the cause, there is no workable control group to test the idea as true. They assert that such research did not translate into better health for anybody, including minority populations. They describe these projects as political agendas that do not belong in a science agency. The stated mission is to improve the health of everybody, including minority populations, but only if projects are clearly scientific, well defined, and have a real chance of improving health. Speaker 0 asks for clarification, summarizing that there were ideological or political projects receiving NIH funding. Speaker 1 confirms and adds another practice: when a good science project ended the year with leftover funds, program officers would approach researchers with leftover money and offer a “diversity supplement”—an add-on tied to DEI that was not actual science—to obtain extra funding. This, they claim, was a waste of taxpayer money with no real health benefit. They say they have since gotten rid of all of that.

Federal offices are ending DEI programs due to President Trump's executive orders, mirroring a previous instance where DEI was rebranded as "multicultural activities" or "team building" to circumvent restrictions. State departments have already canceled DEI initiatives. Concerns arise about writing proposals using terms like "climate change" due to potential disapproval from the administration, with suggestions to replace it with "natural hazards." This strategy was previously used to secure funding. While NASA's overall funding may remain intact due to Trump's interest in space, Earth science funding is expected to decrease. There is uncertainty and concern about the future, with some expressing a lack of hope for the coming year.

President Trump inherited a crisis of racial discrimination via DEI policies, including in air traffic control and law enforcement, where hiring was allegedly based on race and sex rather than merit. Trump ended race and sex-based hiring across the federal government and intends to enforce civil rights laws, penalizing companies violating them. The administration is investigating universities for violating the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action and for sex-based discrimination under Title IX, threatening to withhold federal funds. The administration considers changing a child's gender without parental consent to be child abuse and opposes taxpayer-funded chemical castrations and sexual mutilations of children. HHS has removed pro-sex change science. Male prisoners will not be allowed in women's prisons. The administration aims to remove critical race theory from schools, promoting patriotism and civic values. Trump is fighting wasteful spending, the trade crisis, illegal immigration, and the economic crisis by reopening American energy, defeating inflation, and pursuing tax and deregulation reform. He aims to restore peace globally, reversing the economic, border, public safety, and cultural catastrophes he inherited.