The Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE )’s avalanche of wasteful spending only serves as a hint of deeper mysteries hidden within shady federal funding. Yet a cub reporter is aware that the most outrageous information is discovered when you follow the cash, but the legacy media are not interested in that.
Depends is presenting spending data that calls for investigative reporting. A lot of this data can be found online at the state spending site USAspending. state, which was brought to life in 2006 in part as a result of the efforts of Federalist Co-Founder and CEO Sean Davis.
The corporate media has had years to expose the amount of the government’s abundance, but why would they do it when they were in the business and enjoying large government subsidies? As Federalist writer Logan Washburn recently reported, the federal government has paid Politico$ 34.3 million since 2015, Reuters,$ 10.6 million since 2020, The New York Times,$ 2.7 million since 2008, and$ 1.7 million to The Washington Post since 2014.  ,
The media’s alleged covert coverage of the same state is in conflict of interest. As Federalist author Tristan Justice lately noted, it’s difficult to imagine a costly investigation that would require funding like”$ 8 million to train Sri Lankan journalists how to avoid “binary sexist language.”
There is great news: The stupid internet have a new interest. The bad news is that people who are looking into national funding have been the focus of the conventional media. Instead of following the income, the left-wing internet complex is following the money fans.
Designed Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond spoke with CNN number Erin Burnett about Wired’s “riveting” investigation into Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old hired for computer work at DOGE.
” Coristine’s online record, including a LinkedIn profile where he calls himself Great Balloons, has disappeared recently”, Wired reported, adding it is doubtful if Coristine may get a security certification to work in the state. Oh, and he started a company named” Tesla. Beautiful LLC” when he was 16.  ,  ,
The despair. Poor taste, sure. But no rules were broken. A writer’s story pitch was once rejected by a dark editor with a coffee-stained tie. ” Nice test kid”, he’d state. ” But it’s not information. Go find me everything that people are interested in.
The norms have changed in recent years. Reporters perhaps sat fishing at DOGE’s door with an editor staff, not to learn about how government spending works, but about the people who are looking into it.
” Get me some dirt”! But all they could discover was a group of younger-than-dirt DOGE staff.  ,
Some DOGE people are aged 25 and under. The corporate media have packaged this as a deep concern, using disparaging phrases like “inexperience]d ]”, “barely out of college”, “nerd army“, and” Baby DOGE Minions”.
It may surprise some people to see young people with full-time positions in effective positions, especially those who have not yet moved out of their mother’s cellar. However, this population is capable of handling it, and unlike aging Congress members who are nearing their last days, these young folks have a puppy to fight. They will have to make the economic choices that the country currently makes. Also take into account that you may join the Marines at age 17  ,  ,
As usual, the corporate press are missing the target. Again, following the cash, not the individuals investigating the money. Remember that$ 8 million spent on Sri Lankan journalists? This is a media idea, which nearly hits the internet in the face. The same goes for all the eyebrow-raising Depends results.
The story’s cash only scratches the surface. If the funds collection item seems strange, problem may be involved. The advertising should be asking issues. Who advocated for this money? Why? Which editors were trained? How some? What were they taught, precisely? Is this task connected to another contracts? Which individuals are behind this paying? Are they connected to politicians or high-level state leaders? What additional agreements are they bound to, if any? What were the people’s wages when they were given the contract? Did the work getting done? What was the outcome?
These inquiries are just a way to get started. It may take time, records requests, interviews, and even a trip to the job page to get the answers.
Meh. Government-funded advertising is much more likely to target prosecutors and divert money from them.
Beth Brelje covers The Federalist’s votes coverage. She is an award-winning analytical columnist with years of internet experience.
