Government Overreach

DOGE

promised to cut $2 t r i ll i o nin s p e n d in g, t h e n d o w n g r a d e d t o$ 1 trillion, then $150 billion
claims $215 bi ll i o nin s a v in g s, v er i f i e d s a v in g s w ere b e tw ee n$ 1.4-2 billion (highest number I saw was $5 billion)
- they claim $32.7 bi ll i o n w eres a v e df ro m co n t r a c t s a v in g s, b u t o n l y$ 1.4 was realized through deobligations and such
ass at accounting. For example, one clerical error accidentally listed an $8 mi ll i o n s a v in g s a s$ 8 billion
most of the savings they “found” were just things the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Inspectors General had already found
- some things are slower, but all the “high-risk” stuff already had formal follow-obligations underway
some of the contracts they cancelled were already fully paid (retarded) or already slated to be cancelled
- 30-40% of contract cancellations produced no savings
and after all of that, they didn’t even properly document their shit so even if they were hypothetically super successful, how could anyone validate anything

lied about “no demolition” before destroying the entire East wing
didn’t get proper permissions
destroyed 6 historic trees, including 2 dedicated to Presidents Harding and Roosevelt
lied about Obama also tearing up the white house for upgrades/renovations
- he did necessary maintenance - repairing pipes, foundation, etc., that was the big one
- added a basketball court

misusing aircrafts as personal vehicles, which actively interfered with investigations such as the brown university shooting, the Charlie Kirk scene (delayed by 1 day)

EO 14147 – “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government” – directs federal agencies to review enforcement and intelligence-activities of the past four years for politically-motivated abuse.
- specifically targets “political opponents” and “previous administration”
EO 14148 – “Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions” – revokes a large swath of previous EOs (focused on DEI, climate, immigration and pandemic policy) and orders agencies to halt implementation of those policies. Controversial.
- Reverses 68 previous EOs and 11 memoranda
  - that’s 42% of Biden’s EOs and 11% of his memoranda
- For scale, the second greatest revocation was Biden with fucking 6
  - and it wasn’t just “fuck everything Trump did”, it was targetted at EOs regarding regulations on government oversight
  - biden did like 40ish over his entire term, Trump beat that on day 2 so good job