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US cat experiments
April 29, 2022
In 2021, the U.S. sent the Pavlov Institute of Physiology in St. Petersburg, Russia $550,000 to conduct horrific experiments on…
india food grant
April 26, 2022
The U.S. Mission to India will spend up to $75,000 to promote “cultural and culinary diplomacy” by making cooking videos.
saudi arabia womens sports
April 25, 2022
The U.S. State Department will give up to $125,000 to nonprofits in Saudi Arabia to encourage women and youth empowerment…
earmarks spending bill
April 25, 2022
When Congress passed its $1.5 trillion spending bill, they were able to cram 5,000 earmarks totaling $9 billion into the final version.
omb gilded office
April 14, 2022
In 1987, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget spent $1.5 million in 2022 dollars to “gild,” a room in…
california food stamp fraud
April 7, 2022
News of the strange COVID payments started circulating quietly among neighbors and friends last year in several affluent beachside communities…
pentagon spending birds
April 4, 2022
The Pentagon is no stranger to wasteful spending, but its latest project spends up to $3.8 million to care for…
improper payments government
March 30, 2022
In 2021, $281 billion of taxpayer money was improperly spent, according to a Government Accountability Office report.
china art grant
March 25, 2022
The Biden administration has allocated $30,000 for a grant aimed at helping Chinese citizens be more mindful of climate change.
federal study hexes
March 24, 2022
The National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke studied if someone could successfully hex an opponent.
michigan covid money sports complex
March 15, 2022
Lenawee County in Michigan is using Covid funds to build a sports complex that could cost up to $80 million.
faulty covid tests
March 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services gave the funding to South Korean biotech company GenBody.