[sershe]

To be clear, I think what they are doing is dumb and malicious. Anti-DEI push is pretty much the only trump policy I agree with and I'm dismayed at its poor execution and massive unnecessary collateral damage.

However, I wonder, which parts of the statement do you consider "deeply dystopian"?

[cozzyd]

The lack of appeal possibility for people who get their grants rescinded (who in many cases may have hired students or postdocs based on having the grant approved).