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HERE WE GO… Elon Musk Says DOGE to Investigate Federal Government Workers Who Have Managed to Accrue “Tens of Millions of Dollars in Net Worth” (VIDEO):

Elon Musk and his adorable son, X, traveled to the White House on Tuesday to meet with President Trump in the Oval Office.

President Trump signed a new executive order mandating federal agencies work with DOGE.

Elon Musk said DOGE will begin investigating federal government workers who have managed to accrue tens of millions of dollars.

“We do find it sort of rather odd that there are quite a few people in the bureaucracy who who have essentially a salary of a few hundred thousand dollars, but somehow manage to accrue tens of millions of dollars in net worth while they are in that position,” Elon Musk said.
“They seem to be mysteriously getting wealthy and we don’t know why – where did it come from? I think the reality is that they are getting wealthier at the taxpayer expense.”
On Monday, Elon Musk wondered how Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren managed to accrue a net worth of at least $12 million (it’s likely much higher) on a relatively modest $200,000 per year Senator’s salary.
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Unraveling the deep state: Here are the most egregious things USAID was doing with your money:

Over the past several decades, billions of hard-earned American taxpayer dollars have been funneled into left-wing initiatives around the globe through the United States Agency for International Development.

Established in 1961, the agency was intended to administer foreign aid and assistance to developing nations, but it has since apparently become an unscrutinized black hole of waste, fraud, and abuse.

While USAID's spending scandal is just beginning to unfold, here's a list of some of the alleged questionable initiatives funded through the agency.

DEI

  • $45 million to diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarships in Burma. The DOGE reported that seven "DEI-related" USAID contracts valued at $375 million were canceled.
  • $1.5 million "to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in Serbia's workplaces and business communities, by promoting economic empowerment of and opportunity for LGBTQI+ people." The program aimed to "expand opportunities" and "reduce[] workplace discrimination."
  • $1.5 million to "art for inclusion of people with disabilities."
  • $19 million for two separate "inclusion" programs in Vietnam.
  • $1.3 million to "provide Arab and Jewish [Israeli] residents … with a collaborative platform, photography skills." The program offered participants "mixed identity photography workshops."

LGBT

  • $2 million for "activity to strengthen trans-led organizations to deliver gender-affirming health care" in Guatemala.
  • $37.7 million to study HIV among "sex workers (SWS), their clients, and transgender (TG) people" in South Africa.
  • $7.9 million to teach Sri Lankan journalists about "gender-sensitive reporting."
  • $1.1 million to "empower the LGBTI community" and "protect them from violence and discrimination" in Armenia.
  • $1.5 million to "upscale LGBT rights advocacy" in Jamaica.

Climate hysteria

  • $520 million for consultant-driven environmental, social, and governance investments in Africa, according to the DOGE.
  • $2.5 million to build electric vehicle charging stations and other related infrastructure in Vietnam. Through the USAID Vietnam Urban Energy Security project, the agency has "provide[d] funding and technical assistance for innovative solutions that address urban energy and environment issues."
  • $1 million to assist disabled people in Tajikistan to become "climate leaders."
  • $24 million for a "green transportation and logistics program" in Georgia.

Cultural & educational propaganda

  • $20 million on "Ahlan Simsim," a new "Sesame Street" show in Iraq. According to a now-archived version of USAID's website, the children's series was "designed to promote inclusion, mutual respect, and understanding across ethnic, religious, and sectarian groups."
  • $6 million for tourism in Egypt, according to the White House. Corporate media outlets were quick to "fact-check" a press release linked by the Trump administration, arguing that it did not mention that the funds would be used for tourism purposes. However, USAID has invested $100 million in taxpayer dollars that have either directly or indirectly boosted Egypt's tourism, including an $8.6 million campaign in 2022.
  • $1.2 million to construct a "state-of-the-art 440 seat auditorium" for the African Methodist Episcopal Church Service and Development Agency in Washington, D.C.
  • $31.5 million on "counseling, organizational resilience, wellness, and work-life support" for USAID employees, Fox News reported.
  • $29 million to "improve the skills of young and female Egyptians in the manufacturing and service sectors," Fox News reported.
  • $4.5 million to "advance integrity and accountability in the information space, and build societal resilience in the face of disinformation" in Kazakhstan.
  • $6 million to "transform digital spaces to reflect feminist democratic principles."

Foreign policy & security risks

  • $160 million to update payment systems in Afghanistan.
  • $1 million to a Hamas-linked charity in Gaza.
  • $15 million for condoms and oral contraceptives in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
  • $4.67 million to EcoHealth Alliance, a research organization that funded the Wuhan lab linked to the COVID-19 virus.
  • $330 million to fund alternative development projects that failed to "deter farmers and [drug] traffickers from cultivating" poppy plants, thereby "inadvertently" fueling heroin production and trafficking in Afghanistan.

The federal government gave "hundreds of thousands of meals that went to al Qaeda-affiliated fighters in Syria," according to a November report from the Washington Times.

Based on reporting from the Washington Examiner, the White House stated that the government provided "hundreds of thousands of dollars for a nonprofit linked to designated terrorist organizations — even after an inspector general launched an investigation." It also allegedly funded "print[ing] 'personalized' contraceptive birth control devices in developing countries."

Further, USAID awarded $1.2 billion to undisclosed recipients, according to DOGE.

To provide context for USAID's spending, in fiscal year 2023, the agency managed a roughly $43.8 billion budget.

Outside USAID, the federal government also made questionable funding decisions through the State Department, providing $70,000 for a DEI musical in Ireland, $35,000 for a transgender comic book in Peru, $47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia, and $22,231 on a "USAID Social Media Influencers Campaign."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/unraveling-the-deep-state-here-are-the-most-egregious-things-usaid-was-doing-with-your-money    

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Calls for End of Ukraine War, Announces No New Aid for Ukraine:

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the NATO headquarters on Wednesday called for an end to the Ukraine War and in a major departure from the Biden administration, did not announce any new aid for Ukraine.

“We are meeting at a critical moment. As the war approaches its third anniversary, our message is clear: The bloodshed must stop and this war must end,” he said in a statement at a meeting of nations who support Ukraine known as the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG).

He called a return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders — before Russia’s annexation of Crimea — “an unrealistic objective,” and an “illusory goal” that would “only prolong the war and cause more suffering.”

He also said the U.S. “does not believe that NATO membership of Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,” and that any security guarantee must be backed by capable European and non-European troops.

He also made clear that as part of any security guarantee, no U.S. troops would be deployed to Ukraine.

To get Russia to negotiate, he said President Trump would wield pressure by driving down energy prices that have been fueling the Russian war machine.

But Hegseth made clear that it was time for Europe to “provide the overwhelming share of future lethal aid and nonlethal aid to Ukraine.”

Hegseth also made clear that the U.S. could no longer be the “primary guarantor of security in Europe.”  “...the United States will no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship which encourages dependency,” he said. “Rather, our relationship will prioritize empowering Europe to own responsibility for its security."

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/02/12/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-calls-for-end-of-ukraine-war-defines-outer-limits-of-u-s-military-role/  

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Chinese Spy Balloon Joe Biden Allowed to Traverse the US and Pass Over Military Bases Was Loaded with US Technology:

The Chinese spy balloon that Joe Biden allowed to pass across the continental US in 2023 was loaded with US technology.

This latest discovery highlights the failure of US technology to be used by the Chinese for military use.

In January 2023, the Biden administration knew about the Chinese spy balloon traversing across the continental United States, from Alaska to the Carolinas, but sought to conceal this from the American public.

Joe Biden and Mark Milley knew the surveillance balloon was over the US, yet Biden chose to stand down, say nothing, and allow the Chinese to collect information on US military bases.

The balloon soared over nuclear silos and military installations across the US with Joe Biden’s full approval.

The balloon was shot down over the Atlantic just off the coast of the Carolinas days later after it completed its path over US military bases.

According to the Pentagon, the spy balloon carried explosives to self-detonate, was 200 feet tall, and weighed thousands of pounds.

The Biden Administration knew about the spy balloon but sought to conceal it from the American public.  Retired General Mark Milley knew about the Chinese balloon but followed the lead of the Biden regime and kept it from the public.

NBC reported:

…Administration officials at first hoped to conceal the balloon’s existence from the public, and from Congress, according to multiple former and current administration and congressional officials.

“Before it was spotted publicly, there was the intention to study it and let it pass over and not ever tell anyone about it,” said a former senior U.S. official briefed on the balloon incident.

Mark Milley was granted a pardon by Joe Biden before President Trump moved in the White House.

Now we know that it was worse than we thought. US technology was used by the Chinese to spy on US military installations.

Joe Biden ignored this assault by the Chinese on our country.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/chinese-spy-balloon-joe-biden-allowed-traverse-us/   

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Senate Confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Lead New Era in Restoring American Health:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on his way to Make America Healthy Again.

The United States Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Thursday morning to lead the Department of Health and Human Services by a vote of 52 to 48.

Kennedy’s skepticism of the scientific consensus on vaccines led to initial skepticism of the viability of his nomination. But in private meetings with Senators and during his confirmation hearings, Kennedy assuaged those concerns.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a moderate who has often bucked Trump, expressed concerns with Kennedy’s vaccine skepticism but supported his nomination.

“While there is no dispute that the U.S. spends more per capita on healthcare than any other country, our health outcomes do not reflect this investment,” she said in a statement. “Instead of focusing on who covers our exorbitant healthcare costs, we need to reduce these costs by directing our attention to prevention and keeping people healthy.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/02/13/senate-confirms-robert-f-kennedy-jr-lead-new-era-restoring-american-health/   

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Receipt: Reuters Held $9 Million Defense Department Contract for ‘Large Scale Social Deception’ 

The Defense Department maintained a $9,147,532 contract with Reuters between 2018 and 2022 for a “large scale social deception” and “active social engineering,” according to a purchase order posted by Elon Musk.

It was not immediately apparent what the “large scale social deception” was.

“Looks like Radical Left Reuters was paid $9,000,000 by the Department of Defense to study ‘large scale social deception,'” President Donald Trump posted on X. “GIVE BACK THE MONEY, NOW!”

https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2025/02/13/receipt-reuters-held-9-million-defense-department-contract-for-large-scale-social-deception/   

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Trump, Musk Winning the War on Waste: 75K Federal Workers Take Buyout Offer:

Approximately 75,000 federal workers have accepted the White House’s “deferred resignation” offer to take a buyout while still being paid through September, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

The offer’s deadline closed Wednesday after a federal judge ruled to end a temporary pause to the program.

The Boston-based judge’s order in the challenge filed by a group of labor unions was a significant legal victory for the Republican president.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/02/13/trump-musk-winning-the-war-on-waste-75k-federal-workers-take-buyout-offer/   

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Trump Calls for Department of Education to Be ‘Closed Immediately’:

President Donald Trump expressed that he wants the Department of Education to be “closed immediately,” describing it as a “big con job.”

When asked by a reporter how soon Trump wanted the Department of Education to be closed, Trump criticized how the United States education system was ranked 40th compared to other countries but ranked number one in terms of “costs per pupil.”

“Oh, I’d like it to be closed immediately,” Trump answered. “Look, the Department of Education is a big con job. We’re ranked — so they ranked the top forty countries in the world. We’re ranked number 40th, but we’re ranked number one in one department, costs per pupil. So, we spend more per pupil than any other country in the world, but we’re ranked number 40. We’ve been between 38 and 40, the last time I looked it was 38 and then I looked two days ago … it came out at number 40.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/02/12/trump-calls-department-education-closed-immediately/   

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President Trump Signs Reciprocal Tariffs, Says Days of America Being Ripped Off are OVER:

President Trump has imposed sweeping reciprocal tariffs on every country that charges the United States taxes or tariffs on imported goods. 

“Whatever countries charge the United States of America, we will charge them. No more, no less,” the President said as he signed an order.

“In almost all cases, they’re charging us vastly more than we charge them, but those days are over.”

The President later added, “It is fair to all, no other Country can complain and, in some cases, if a Country feels that the United States would be getting too high a Tariff, all they have to do is reduce or terminate their Tariff against us.”
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REPORT: Trump Planning Around 9,000 Layoffs at Bloated IRS — Redundancies Already Underway:

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the latest federal agency likely to face major job cuts.

According to a report from The Washington Post, the Trump administration is planning around 9,000 job cuts at the agency specifically targeting employees who are still on their probation period.

Members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) entered the IRS building on Thursday, triggering panic among leftists who fear a downsizing of the agency notorious for harassing millions of hardworking Americans.

The changes are quite a contrast from the approach of the Biden administration.  Under the terms of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, the agency received an additional $80 billion in funding to hire another 87,000 employees.

Yet even this was not enough.  Last month, they requested another $20 billion allocation from Congress to fund the hiring of another 14,000 employees in order to harass taxpayers and investigate “discriminatory practices.”

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