2026-09-27T11:50:08Z https://yabu.me Department of Government Efficiency https://yabu.me/npub1rmwzy4ajjxxw2ywp4c734pxuzv0av0hw5phljg99v8uhzf89lcgsntprjk https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1856763811186999296/p9VACiBj.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1856763811186999296/p9VACiBj.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswfk72lh46xzh6c77phl0wc2nr736yalv7rr86x9g0uljsm9mr9dgzyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpz93vp72 Great collab: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hagm8cphx6ay0sud8jm74lsde6qfqclprkk0jquk6fmqu223ghuqmgf7nu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GSA</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hag…f7nu</span>)</a></span> x <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1pprlym8hmrereh0l44nquqfnm3vtnkaxp7wcaxfujq0s0dqyxr4qfhwj24" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>vp</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ppr…wj24</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10mtjzskx6ftescja4snqnzk2ta56262yp0v8rpmvln8p0gxdtjnspz6v4c" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Andrew Ferguson</span> (<span class="italic">npub10mt…6v4c</span>)</a></span><br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/america/statuses/2042989948815470825">https://bird.makeup/users/america/statuses/2042989948815470825</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note18t70ml9mqwv46ynmnyk2ghth73ufq5l8e5pwl3mz0syjpre8er5qw3lhqj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note18t7…lhqj</a></span><br/> </div> White House Fraud Task Force Vice Chair:<br/><br/>“We found that 400 businesses with contracts worth $6 billion, originally allocated by the Biden administration, didn't even file physical addresses at their businesses.”<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2042969570252668928/vid/avc1/1280x720/lyMMGv0h8xDiqkOy.mp4"></video><br/> </blockquote> 2026-04-11T17:49:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxv75zwyhj7xzut6xr38fx0sq4mg7aw77yjxek3xuc9vynn47r93qzyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpzp5cd2g Great to see government-wide coordination on investigating this potential fraud!<br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/fascommissioner/statuses/1981426148950040988">https://bird.makeup/users/fascommissioner/statuses/1981426148950040988</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1r0qlhsmkytzaw495223jfgw0vq7xq6fjnrmg52ph8rcnznz0cqpqsndx7l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1r0q…dx7l</a></span><br/> </div> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hagm8cphx6ay0sud8jm74lsde6qfqclprkk0jquk6fmqu223ghuqmgf7nu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GSA</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hag…f7nu</span>)</a></span> supports [@sba_kelly](<a href="https://bird.makeup/users/sba_kelly">https://bird.makeup/users/sba_kelly</a> ) in ending abuse of the 8(a) Program and protecting taxpayer dollars.<br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/sba_kelly/statuses/1981024674885566517">https://bird.makeup/users/sba_kelly/statuses/1981024674885566517</a><br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G39ucJNXkAAPeet.jpg"> <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1jgwmm36nftp8wz3m6xpykvjq4d3h9e72n239ypf8v6kkpm2ea07qzdn6v0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1jgw…n6v0</a></span><br/> </blockquote> 2025-10-23T20:32:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx4vylzafelsek6xvt74ev3hkkqqpm8rqr5eneypf6087hjsgyl9szyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpzqcqzqc Contracts Update!<br/><br/>Over the past 4 days, agencies terminated 150 wasteful contracts with a ceiling value of $3.2B and savings of $240M, including a $67k USAGM “makeup artist” contract, a $107k Dept. of War services contract for a “group fitness instructor”, a $5.2M HHS contract for “professional support services in South Africa”, and a $276k USAGM broadcasting contract for the “Armenian radio program”.<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G3j4F_AaYAA71ME.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G3j4F-eXwAEBAcW.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G3j4F_IbUAAG5FD.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G3j4F-gWMAAWFX9.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-18T17:45:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf7zlff7szk3km7s7h6c99lunnvlupjy2a4rfqz9uyqskd9kfgs6qzyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpz2xpcgt Great work by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub159xqwfs2gn2dfh9zgenku5dtjgn7r8s7s47rs65nllw0t8jj65qq4cq28l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>U.S. Office of Personnel Management</span> (<span class="italic">npub159x…q28l</span>)</a></span>!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/ensuring-continued-accountability-in-federal-hiring/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/ensuring-continued-accountability-in-federal-hiring/</a> 2025-10-17T14:27:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0urr07jrmdtw58wnutfxslp2dqnevhc8man5x530x99qpe3jkwzgzyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpze8m59p Contracts Update! <br/><br/>Over the last 4 days, agencies terminated 74 wasteful contracts, with a ceiling value of $920M and savings of $398M, including a $915k Millennium Challenge Corp. personal services contract for “Associate Director for Gender and Social Inclusion”, a $1.1M Millennium Challenge Corp. contract for another Associate Director in its Dept. of Compact Operations for “Gender and Social Inclusion”, a $3.2M EPA environmental consulting contract for “business process improvement” and a $6.7M DoT contract for “the management and administration of the FHWA Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups”.<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G0IPdutXcAA0Kyu.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G0IPdupWIAEdY9M.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G0IPdulWYAAp8d7.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G0IPdurXcAA-73c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-06T02:11:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjx4amq6fctfwgklx0a2gdvsyurny3ez6eyuy7t6merx24n4047szyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpz9tgyvz Great work by Texas using the new (and free) federal SAVE database to ensure voter integrity!<br/><br/><a href="https://bird.makeup/@kenpaxtontx/1934985591277654357">https://bird.makeup/@kenpaxtontx/1934985591277654357</a> 2025-06-20T15:24:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4agcm5jp8unzwuyngf5en6fs94l4q5neywc6y9uhd80amd323fczyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpzn2cytq This morning, 20 consulting contracts, mostly focused on “strategic communication” and “executive coaching,” were terminated for immediate savings of $26mm. 2025-02-03T17:32:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04fsf2cuqmd3qhqy92tzldm64kkpfwa7xpll3m0e9qyp7wdc8yfszyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpznrlwnw This is the split of administrators vs. teaching staff at the top 25 endowed universities.<br/><br/>We are investing in bureaucracy over actual education.<br/><br/>Source:<br/><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/mastervariablelist.aspx?stepId=2&amp;sid=783e04e6-59bc-44fc-ab6e-e5d3b6dcd6d5&amp;rtid=1">https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/mastervariablelist.aspx?stepId=2&amp;sid=783e04e6-59bc-44fc-ab6e-e5d3b6dcd6d5&amp;rtid=1</a><br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GfLn57wW4AAEPpK.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-19T18:27:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfvthh4ntlhejcdykl37fgpdjhmum7h72s7n044ekk0fsllmdmt3qzyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpzy5ahpq In 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent:<br/><br/>-$759 Million on Workforce Diversity and Outreach<br/>-$611,203 “Evaluating Microaggressions among Latinx Individuals with Obesity”<br/>-$87,944 on the “Role of the estrous cycle and nucleus accumbens signaling on incubation of oxycodone craving in female rats”<br/><br/>Sources:<br/><a href="https://t.co/nkNXDkr72A">https://t.co/nkNXDkr72A</a><br/><a href="https://t.co/oNvr3GP1Be">https://t.co/oNvr3GP1Be</a><br/><a href="https://t.co/fGarkVxOPH">https://t.co/fGarkVxOPH</a> 2024-12-05T19:21:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszne42p4w2a4dw82xncwak8n7pe2htjks3zkhseuq6hppxvpnmp8czyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpz36f2hf In 2024, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent $1.8 billion studying racism including: <br/><br/>-$125K on “Examining Anti-Racist Healing in Nature”<br/>-$151K on “Perceived racism, cardiovascular disease risk, and neurocognitive aging” <br/>-$516K on “Effects of Racism on Brain and Pathways to Health Disparities”<br/><br/>Cost breakdown thread: <br/><a href="https://t.co/o20FdqOiDg">https://t.co/o20FdqOiDg</a> 2024-11-30T15:42:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxw4cxz75yhewuq9jml57lvw6c96nvuradvk6cp72lr78vez9slxczyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpztn3k5k Summary of California High Speed Rail Project:<br/>-Originally projected (in 2008) to cost $33 billion; now projected to cost between $88.5 and $127.9 billion <br/>-Estimated completion date was 2020; as of 2024, zero passengers have been transported and the majority has not even been fully designed<br/>-Received $6.8 billion in federal funds<br/>-Requesting $8 billion in additional federal funds<br/><br/>Sources:<br/><a href="https://t.co/XgFH9JZT1v">https://t.co/XgFH9JZT1v</a><br/><br/><a href="https://t.co/dDQpN6vn8a">https://t.co/dDQpN6vn8a</a> 2024-11-30T15:38:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy2v5szqwjh2qva5uzwjzsp5xy9j27gv64mpq443r794d37wut06qzyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpzacgn4s In FY2023, the U.S. Government spent $6.16. trillion while only bringing in $4.47 trillion.<br/><br/>The last budget surplus was in 2001.<br/><br/>This trend must be reversed, and we must balance the budget.<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GdDMyw7WUAAY1Oy.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-23T06:40:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsze7m42nlj4qgkvm7zq9qcx03da0ptm047dav0fe9pqc2d23ae2dqzyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpznqku3y The U.S. Government recently approved the following grants:<br/><br/>-$45 million for a diversity and inclusion scholarship in Burma<br/>-$3 million for “girl-centered climate action” in Brazil<br/>-$288,563 for diverse bird watcher groups<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/commentary/wasteful-government-spending-adds-and-all-us-pay-the-price">https://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/commentary/wasteful-government-spending-adds-and-all-us-pay-the-price</a> 2024-11-23T06:32:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqpzyz8w08hs4fee7jqcqs8vl4lalyk4mfjq3wkw4dymqymhlhl3gzyq0dcgjhk2gceeg3cxhr6x5ymsf3l437a6sxl7fq54sljufyuhlpzpukhfw We are very grateful to the thousands of Americans who have expressed interest in helping us at DOGE. We don’t need more part-time idea generators. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting. If that’s you, DM this account with your CV. Elon &amp; Vivek will review the top 1% of applicants. 2024-11-14T15:03:14Z