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So dumb
US #ParkPolice, the DC fire department [#DCFD] & members of the #NationalGuard were seen responding Thursday to what appeared to be large-scale etchings of the numerals “#8647” on the grounds of the #NationalMall.
#idiocracy #Trump #GovernmentWaste
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Good news for #anticorruption & #GovernmentWaste
#Senate #Republicans have formally removed #funding for #Trump’s #ballroom security as part of their sprawling #immigration funding package [cuz seriously wtf?], acc/to revised #legislative text released Wednesday.
The decision to drop the ballroom funding, which had sparked significant debate among lawmakers, is not a complete surprise, though it is likely to frustrate #Trump [call the waaaahhhmbulance].
US #NationalParks passes will pay for #Trump July 4 plans
Entry fees are going toward a $1.6 million #fireworks display & DC “beautification”, while “donations” will fund a $5 million #helipad at the #WhiteHouse.
That money is being spent at the expense of the rest of the #US’ #park system which has a $24 billion backlog of badly needed #infrastructure repairs & improvements, known as “deferred maintenance.”
[tell us again to rake the forests]
#ReflectingPool Contract Has ‘#Inflated’ #Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds
Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the Virginia-based contractor, is being paid $13.1 million, which is seven times the amount that #Trump initially said the work would cost.
The firm that was given a no-bid contract to “repair” the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is charging 20%. The typical profit margin is 6% to 12%, internal records show.
#GovernmentWaste #scam #economy
nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/poli…
#US bears brunt of Israel’s missile defense, #Pentagon assessments show
The US military has depleted much of its inventory of advanced missile-defense interceptors after expending far more high-end munitions defending #Israel amid hostilities with #Iran than Israeli forces used themselves, according to #Defense Department assessments described to WaPo.
#Trump #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #GovernmentSpending #GovernmentWaste #NationalSecurity #economy
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