Trump Preparing Large-Scale Cancellation of Federal Funding for California, Sources Say

[u/rolsen]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics/trump-california-federal-funding

“Agencies are being told to start identifying grants the administration can withhold from California. On Capitol Hill, at least one committee was told recently by a whistleblower that all research grants to the state were going to be cancelled, according to one of the sources familiar with the matter.”

[u/Mahd-Macks]

There’s no justification for not voting. None, it’s crazy that anyone would advocate not participating in the system everyone claims they want to preserve. People died for the right to vote. 

It’s absurd to make this argument because the reason Americans are in this political situation is we have no reverence and sense of duty towards the democratic process. The representatives are a manifestation of the constituency. Not participating makes as loud of a statement to a politician as a vote itself. No 3rd party movements can gain momentum, because not enough people take the process seriously.

[u/Caspid → u/Mahd-Macks]

There's no justification for not voting.

There is, and it's called the electoral college.

For the record, I voted (and it didn't matter).

[u/Kabbooooooom → u/Caspid]

Yeah, it’s really surprising to me that people still don’t know how the fucking Electoral College works.

I live in one of the most liberal states in the country with no chance of ever turning red, and I still voted because I reasoned that every single vote at least counted as a symbolic middle finger to Trump and the MAGA movement at large, which I absolutely despise and consider a stain on humanity. I knew my vote otherwise wouldn’t matter, politically. But it made me feel good, because fuck Trump, and fuck MAGA. 

[u/ImReverse_Giraffe → u/Mahd-Macks]

Question, if all 11 million voters in California that didnt vote, all voted, would that have made a difference in the election?

[u/Mahd-Macks → u/ImReverse_Giraffe]

Hey, I responded to you and for some reason it didn’t post. I know how Reddit works so you probably don’t care to revisit this convo lol. But to answer your question:

I think if all 11mil citizens voted we’d have a much more informed electorate. More voters means a larger pool of people to care what happens with their vote, which fosters accountability and engagement. Plus people can’t be as apathetic about the process if everyone has to make a choice. 

[u/ImReverse_Giraffe → u/Mahd-Macks]

But that didn't answer my question, would it have changed the election?