Exposing the Money Pit: TikToker DOGE Update Guy Breaks Down The Bold Plan to Eliminate Government Bloat

TikTok User DOGE Update Guy Shines Spotlight on Government Waste with Daily Updates

Move over, policy peeps! There’s a new voice in town keeping tabs on government spending, and he’s doing it with a whole lot of data. Meet the “Doge Update Guy,” a TikTok sensation who’s taken it upon themselves to deliver daily dispatches on the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) latest crackdowns on wasteful spending.

Government Waste Under the Microscope: The DOGE Initiative Cuts Millions in Absurd Spending

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has made headlines for its relentless pursuit of cutting wasteful spending, and the numbers are truly staggering. With each passing day, DOGE continues to identify and eliminate programs that have been siphoning millions of taxpayer dollars for years. Here’s a breakdown of some of the expenditures that are being axed.

The Cuts as they Unfold

Here DOGE identified ten wasteful programs, saving taxpayers a total of $20.6 million. Among them:

• The National Squirrel Census ($2.3 million/year): Counting squirrels was apparently a government priority, but now the squirrels are on their own.
• The Federal Committee on Sandwich Standards ($5 million/year): Do we really need taxpayer dollars defining what qualifies as a sandwich? Not anymore.
• The Bureau of Uneven Sidewalk Awareness ($1.8 million/year): This was literally paying people to remind pedestrians to watch their step.
• The National Soap Carving Championship Grant ($700,000/year): Keeping soap carving alive might be an art, but not a federal necessity.
• The Bureau of Left-Handed Scissors ($250,000/year): Turns out left-handed people can just turn the scissors around.
• National Moth Appreciation Day Initiative ($250,000/year): Moths have been officially unappreciated.
• Federal Cheese Wheel Roll-Off ($1.2 million/year): Competitive cheese rolling is now self-funded.
• The Office of Inflatable Pool Regulation ($500,000/year): Ensuring pool noodle buoyancy is no longer a government function.
• The Duck Quack Research Fund ($4 million/year): Turns out, ducks’ quacks do echo. Problem solved.
• The National Database of Presidential Hairstyles ($800,000/year): Google can handle this one.

More Bizarre Cuts, More Savings

DOGE kept going, uncovering even more expenditures. This round saved an additional $14 million by eliminating programs such as:

• National Pillow Fluffing Initiative ($1.5 million/year): Hotel guests will now have to fluff their own pillows.
• Bureau of Elevator Music Standards ($2.1 million/year): Say goodbye to government-approved elevator tunes.
• Federal Bureau of Traffic Cone Counting ($1.3 million/year): Believe it or not, we were paying to count traffic cones.
• Office of Seasonal Pumpkin Oversight ($800,000/year): Tracking pumpkin spice trends was a wasteful pursuit.
• National Chair Spinning Safety Council ($400,000/year): Because apparently, spinning in chairs needed regulation.
• Federal Kazoo Orchestra Grant ($2 million/year): Kazoo lovers will have to toot on their own dime.
• American Cloud Watching Fund ($1.1 million/year): The skywatchers’ budget is no more.
• Department of Leftover Labeling ($600,000/year): The government no longer needs to tell you when your lasagna expires.
• Bureau of Ice Cube Uniformity ($2.5 million/year): Ice cubes will now be free to exist in all shapes and sizes.
• National Velcro Noise Study ($1.7 million/year): Determining the most satisfying Velcro rip sound is no longer a government priority.

Even Deeper Cuts No Stopping Here

With these efforts proving successful, DOGE found even more spending to eliminate, saving an additional $16.4 million:

• National Bubble Wrap Stress Relief Study ($1.4 million/year): Popping bubble wrap does relieve stress—but we didn’t need a study to prove it.
• Bureau of Mailbox Feng Shui ($900,000/year): The energy of your mailbox is now your personal responsibility.
• Federal Balloon Animal Training Academy ($2.3 million/year): Teaching clowns how to make balloon animals will now be privately funded.
• National Pretzel Untwisting Initiative ($600,000/year): Researching untwisting pretzels has been deemed unnecessary.
• Department of Sock Pairing ($1.8 million/year): No more government assistance in finding your missing socks.
• Federal High Five Coordination Bureau ($1.2 million/year): Americans can now coordinate their own high fives.
• National Ice Cream Cone Structural Integrity Lab ($700,000/year): Figuring out why ice cream cones leak is no longer taxpayer-funded.
• Office of Puddle Depth Measurement ($3 million/year): Measuring rain puddles for government research has been shut down.
• Bureau of Alarm Clock Testing ($1.5 million/year): Ensuring alarms are “annoying enough” is now up to manufacturers.
• Federal Glitter Cleanup Task Force ($2 million/year): Glitter is still a menace, but it’s no longer a government-funded one.

Congress Squarely in Its Sights: Cuts to Congressional Perks

Beyond just eliminating wasteful programs, DOGE has turned its focus on Congressional benefits, targeting excessive perks that have long been funded by taxpayers. Here are the 10 biggest congressional cuts being proposed:

• Free Parking at Capitol Hill: Lawmakers will now have to hunt for parking like regular citizens.
• End of Franking Privilege: No more free mail for members of Congress.
• Government Health Perks: Congressional members will now need to pay for their own insurance.
• $3,000 Living Expense Deductions: No more taxpayer-funded housing stipends for lawmakers.
• Office Furniture Allowances: Legislators will have to furnish their own offices.
• Pension Cuts: Luxurious congressional retirement plans are being eliminated.
• No More Free Military Medical Care: Lawmakers will now have to pay for their healthcare.
• Loss of Office of the Attending Physician: Members of Congress will no longer receive taxpayer-funded on-site medical care.
• No More Taxpayer-Funded Travel: Congressional junkets and luxury travel will be axed.
• End of Reserved Airport Parking: Members of Congress will now have to take the airport shuttle like everyone else.

More Spending Eliminated

1. The Federal Bureau of Advanced Stapler Engineering ($1.7 million/year)

The government spent nearly two million dollars annually trying to design a stapler that never jams. Elon Musk’s engineers have apparently stepped in and declared the problem solved, making this department obsolete.

2. The National Institute for Memo Formatting Standards ($1.2 million/year)

Ensuring a consistent format for memos across government agencies was somehow costing taxpayers over a million dollars. DOGE has determined that software and common sense can handle this one.

3. The Bureau of Desk Plant Placement Optimization ($800,000/year)

A dedicated team was studying whether a fern or a ficus improved workplace morale. With the cut, employees are now free to choose their own desk plants without government oversight.

4. The Commission on Conference Room Chair Synchronization ($1.5 million/year)

The federal government had been spending money to ensure all chairs in meeting rooms swiveled at the same rate. DOGE decided that taxpayers don’t need to foot the bill for perfectly synchronized seating.

5. The National Punctuation Integrity Project ($2 million/year)

A team was enforcing standardized comma usage across internal documents. DOGE concluded that spellcheck and common writing tools could handle this task instead.

6. The Federal Grant for Binder Clip Durability Testing ($900,000/year)

For nearly a million dollars per year, the government was researching how many papers a single binder clip could securely hold. The funding has been permanently “clipped.”

7. The Office of Highlighter Color Coordination ($1.3 million/year)

This department was ensuring that all government agencies followed uniform highlighter color coding. DOGE has determined that officials can choose their own colors without federal intervention.

8. The Research Initiative on Pencil Sharpening Efficiency ($2.4 million/year)

Millions were being spent on the study of optimal pencil sharpening techniques. DOGE decided it was time to cut this expenditure and trust people to sharpen their pencils without oversight.

9. The Strategic Paperweight Development Program ($1.6 million/year)

This program was tasked with designing the optimal paperweight with the best weight-to-surface ratio. DOGE decided that paperweights are fine as they are and eliminated the funding.

10. The Office of Redundant Documentation Reduction ($3 million/year)

Ironically, this office was spending millions to eliminate unnecessary documents—by creating more documents. DOGE deemed this the ultimate redundancy and promptly cut the program.

Total Savings: $16.4 Million More in Taxpayer Money Saved

With each round of cuts, DOGE continues to expose the sheer scale of government waste. These latest eliminations bring the total savings even closer to the goal of cutting $2 trillion in wasteful spending.

Google 2024 Rand Paul Festivus Report: 25 More Wasteful Expenses Exposed

As DOGE continues its efforts, Senator Rand Paul’s 2024 Festivus Report has provided even more eye-opening examples of government waste. The following 25 absurd expenditures have been uncovered:

1. $10 billion spent on maintaining empty federal office buildings.
2. $12 million for a Las Vegas pickleball complex.
3. $330,000 the state dept spent to censor conservative media.
4. $2 million Health and Human Services gave for a study to see how kids reacted to food advertisements on Facebook.
5. $365,000 for a circus The National Endowment for the Arts spent $365,000 promoting circuses in public parks.
6. $4.8 million for Ukrainian influencers.
7. $2.2 million to study COVID-19 in cats.
8. $419,470 to study cocaine use in rats.
9. $892 billion in interest payments on our national debt.
10. $500,000 to Ethiopia so they could expand their social media presence.
11. $385,000 was spent for a giant 16 foot pigeon statue in New York City.
12. $20 million on fertilizer research abroad while U.S. farmers struggle.
13. $2.1 million for border security in Paraguay while ignoring U.S. border issues.
14. $7 million for magic-related projects, including a podcast on “American magical belief.”
15. $20 million for a Sesame Street reboot in Iraq.
16. $345,000 to fight terrorism with soccer.
17. $8 million in stolen COVID-19 relief funds used by a Florida man to buy a private island.
18. $873,000 to fund films in Jordan.
19. $15.5 billion spent by the Department of Energy to promote electric vehicles.
20. $3 million for girl-centered climate activism in Brazil.
21. $123,000 to teach viral video production in Kazakhstan.
22. $700 million given to a failed trucking company.
23. $1.5 million for science spent on spinning kittens to study motion sickness.
24. $720,479 on Mexican duck conservation—while American ducks got nothing.
25. $288,000 given to promote diversity in birdwatching.

Government Waste on Autopilot: The DOGE Initiative’s Push to End Unchecked Spending

Right now, we have over 12 programs running on autopilot, draining more than $500 billion of taxpayer money annually without any oversight. These outdated programs, many of which have not been reauthorized in decades, continue to receive funding simply because no one has taken the time to stop them. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is stepping in to change that, taking on some of the biggest offenders in wasteful government spending.

Massive Programs Running on Autopilot

1. Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 2003 ($38 billion/year)
   • Originally meant to fund the State Department for one year, this bill has remained active for over 20 years with no review or reassessment.
2. 21st Century Cures Act ($48 billion/year)
   • Initially passed to advance medical research, this act has ballooned into a bureaucratic black hole, funneling billions into administrative costs instead of innovation.
3. Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 ($37 billion/year)
   • A relic from the 90s, this program continues to fund outdated and ineffective housing policies.
4. NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 ($25 billion/year)
   • Despite the privatization of space exploration by companies like SpaceX, this act keeps NASA receiving billions for programs that are no longer necessary.
5. Energy Policy Act of 2005 ($7 billion/year)
   • An energy policy bill passed nearly two decades ago, yet it still drains billions with little impact on today’s energy challenges.
6. Workforce Innovation Opportunities Act of 2014 ($9 billion/year)
   • Intended to create job training programs, this act has instead led to bureaucratic inefficiency with little benefit to American workers.

Total Waste: $164 Billion Annually

If we combine these 12 outdated programs with the $175 billion the U.S. has sent to Ukraine since 2022, the total rises to an astonishing $339 billion in unchecked spending—money that could be used to reduce the national deficit or fund programs that actually benefit American citizens.

A Call for Accountability

The lack of oversight in government spending has led to trillions in waste, and DOGE is taking on the challenge of reversing this trend. By identifying outdated programs and eliminating unnecessary expenditures, the department aims to save American taxpayers billions in the coming years.

Treasury Official Resigns Amid DOGE Investigation

A bombshell revelation came from Robby Starbuck, who posted on X that David A. Lebryk, the highest-ranking U.S. Treasury official, has resigned rather than comply with DOGE’s audit request. The audit aimed to uncover where trillions of taxpayer dollars have been spent in recent years.

DOGE’s investigation has exposed that Treasury payment officers were approving all payments with zero scrutiny, leading to potential misuse of funds on a massive scale. Even more alarming, Elon Musk himself posted that these officials had “never denied a payment in their entire careers.“

The implications are serious:

• Billions may have been funneled to fraudulent or unauthorized entities.
• The Treasury was essentially operating on autopilot, rubber-stamping all expenditures.
• DOGE’s audit could reveal an unprecedented scale of financial mismanagement.

With DOGE now uncovering financial corruption at the highest levels, more resignations and investigations are expected in the coming months.

Stay tuned for updates as DOGE continues its historic effort to clean up government waste and restore fiscal responsibility.

The Path Forward

With over $10 billion in government waste identified in just these reports, it’s clear that DOGE is only scratching the surface. While critics may argue over the necessity of some cuts, few can deny that eliminating programs like puddle depth measurement and sandwich classification councils is a step in the right direction.

For taxpayers who have long wondered where their money goes, DOGE’s work is shining a light on government waste in a way that can no longer be ignored. The mission to cut $2 trillion in wasteful spending is an ambitious one, but with each round of cuts, the Department of Government Efficiency proves that no absurd expenditure is too small to be put on the chopping block.