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DoD Had Its Most Spendy Month Since the Bush Era
Sec. Austin’s DoD spent more in September 2024 than any month since 2008, when Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts raged.
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Texas vs. Ohio State: Auditors Pick a...Loser
In this matchup, there's no touchdown for taxpayers, just more DEI spending and foreign influence.
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Los Angeles Fires: Water & Power Officials Among Top-Paid City Employees
Mayor Bass also under fire during trip to Ghana as city battles catastrophic fires, reported LAFD budget cut.
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New Orleans Police Superintendent has Collected $2.97M from Taxpayers since 2016
Superintendent Kirkpatrick has received criticism over response to fatal New Year's attack.
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December 2024

DEI Blitz Reaches Buckeye Nation
OSU Spending Tens of Millions on DEI; Receiving Far-Left Grants and Foreign Donations
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Congress' Lack of Transparency is a Choice
People like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are right to call out the madness of the modern Congress.
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WHERE’S WALDO? NEW REPORT SHOWS DC STILL A GHOST TOWN AFTER COVID
Last year, we worked together with Senator Joni Ernst’s office to quantify the federal bureaucracy.
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Diversity Whack-a-Mole: Controversial DOD Employee Pops Back Up at Education Department
For the better part of two years, the Pentagon’s K-12 school system has been embroiled in controversy over its focus on adding Diversity, Equity and…
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November 2024

Taxpayer Funded Censorship: How Government is Using Your Tax Dollars to Silence Your Voice
$127M was spent just studying and countering Covid-related speech.
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DOGE Is Coming...
Our database is at the ready with 10 BILLION lines of public spending.
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Diversifying Doulas?! HHS Spends Hundreds of Millions Spreading DEI Through Medical Community
"Equity" concept appears 829 times in Department's 2025 budget request, reaching academia, bureaucrats, researchers and care providers.
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EXCLUSIVE: As private citizen, Dr. Fauci received $15 million taxpayer-funded security detail
Open the Books uncovers unprecedented agreement with U.S. Marshals.
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