Ho hum, just wasting massive tax-payers' funds--what happens w. brain-dead, traitor, criminal, pathological liar, pervert "Pres.," suckers

[Apollonian]

US govt sent $1.3 billion to China, Russia for gender equality, cat experiments and Wuhan lab research​

Link: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us...xperiments-wuhan-lab-research?intcmp=tw_pols/

[vid at site link, above]

'Washington’s continued spending is so out of hand, it is losing track of Americans’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars,' GOP Sen. Ernst says​

By Thomas Catenacci | Fox News

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The U.S. government has given Chinese and Russian entities at least $1.3 billion for various research programs over the past five years, according to an analysis released Wednesday by Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and watchdog group Open the Books.
The analysis revealed that millions of taxpayer dollars have been given to, among others, a Chinese software developer for military tech support, a Russian health insurance provider that has since been sanctioned and Chinese agriculture companies. And it showed the federal government gave $2 million, more than previously reported, to the Chinese state-run Wuhan lab studying bat coronaviruses.
"Washington’s continued spending is so out of hand, it is losing track of Americans’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars, but I am creating accountability for every penny," Ernst said in a statement after releasing the report.
"It is gravely concerning that no one in Washington can actually account for millions sent to Russia and China for pointless projects," the Iowa Republican continued. "But I have the receipts. I’m shining a light on this reckless spending, so bureaucrats can no longer cover up their tracks and taxpayers can know exactly what their hard-earned dollars are funding."

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Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she released the report Wednesday "so bureaucrats can no longer cover up their tracks." (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
In addition to releasing the analysis, Ernst introduced the Tracking Receipts to Adversarial Countries for Knowledge of Spending (TRACKS) Act that would require all federal funding for organizations in China and Russia to be tracked and disclosed. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., who chairs the China Select Committee, introduced companion legislation in the House.
Overall, using data obtained from the Congressional Research Service, Ernst and Open the Books tracked $490 million in U.S. grants and contracts paid to Chinese entities and another $870 million paid to Russian entities. The Government Accountability Office previously estimated the U.S. funneled just $48 million to Chinese entities over the five-year period ending in 2021.
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According to Ernst's analysis, one program, a $58.7 million State Department grant, included giving a Chinese organization, Beijing-based Crossroads Cultural Communication, $96,875 for "gender equality" through the exhibition of New Yorker magazine cartoons.
"To increase awareness on gender equality and women empowerment through an exhibition of works by women cartoonists of the New Yorker Magazine in China," the 2021 grant description states.

President Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Indonesia on Nov. 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Another, a $51.6 million grant from the Department of Defense, resulted in $6 million in funding for Chinese tech firm Beijing Juehua Trading Co. to provide "deployment and distribution command" software for the U.S. military. And Chinese food producers were awarded $1.6 million under the Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program, which was designed to assist domestic producers.
The $2 million in research funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology — the Chinese lab some experts have blamed for leaking coronavirus, sparking the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 — included $1.1 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development and $600,000 from the National Institutes of Health. The funding was indirectly transferred through EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S. non-governmental organization.

In addition, a $4.2 million Health and Human Services program granted $770,466 to the Pavlov Institute, a state-run lab located in St. Petersburg, Russia, to experiment on cats running on treadmills. The Biden administration ultimately cut off funding for the program after criticism from groups like White Coat Waste and Republican lawmakers.
Ernst's analysis also showed that the federal government wired $4.7 million to Russian company PAO Rosgosstrakh for health insurance. That same company was sanctioned by the Treasury Department amid the Ukraine invasion in 2022.
Also, $1.45 million was granted to entities in Russia for COVID-19 pandemic virus tracking.

 

[Apollonian]

New Hampshire School District Using $4,000 in COVID Relief Funds to Pay For High School Drag Show​

By Cassandra MacDonald May. 31, 2023 7:45 am

Link: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/05/new-hampshire-school-district-using-4000-covid-relief/

A New Hampshire school district is using COVID Relief funds to pay for a drag show at a high school.​

Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig’s administration has approved $4,000 for Manchester High School West’s June 2 Pride Event, which will come from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, according to a report from NH Journal.

“That includes $500 to pay drag performers to appear at the public school,” the report states. “The funding was approved through the city’s Community Event and Activation Grant, or CEAG, program, according to documents obtained by NHJournal.”

Manchester School District Superintendent Jennifer Gillis defended the event by claiming it is optional for students.
“As a district, we support and care for all of our students as they learn and grow … Events such as this are consistent with the goals of our community-developed strategic plan, and in line with district policies,” Gillis said.“As with other years, this is an after-school, extra-curricular, opt-in event.”

“In prior years, it’s been well-attended, including students, families and members of the West Side community. This year, the group organizing the event applied for and received a Community Event and Activation Grant from American Rescue Plan Act funds through the city of Manchester. Although this is a school event, the district and partner organizations are working to help support the school as needed.”

Manchester West art teacher Richella Simard, who applied for the grant, requested a photo booth and film, a PA system, tables, chafing dishes, and an additional $500 for unspecified “Pride decorations and swag,” the paper explained.
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The event is estimated to cost over $6,000.

Tina Kim Philibotte, chief equity officer for the Manchester School District, claimed that the event is “essential” for the lives of LGBTQ students.
“Events like this Pride celebration continue in West High School’s tradition of honoring youth voices in ways that feel meaningful to them,” said Philibotte in a statement. “Joyful spaces where LGBTQ+ youth feel loved, celebrated, and centered is the work of public education.”
The Democrat mayor is currently planning a run for governor.

 

[Apollonian]

$1.3 BILLION in YOUR taxpayer dollars spent on putting cats on treadmills in Russia and a 'gender equality' cartoon exhibition in China: The 'pointless projects' around the world funded by Americans unveiled by top Republican​

Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...funneled-China-Russia-pointless-projects.html

• $490 million was paid to Chinese organizations and another $870 million was sent to entities in Russia from 2017-2022
• Sen. Joni Ernst and Rep. Mike Gallagher introduced a new bill Wednesday to ensure greater transparency on payments

By KELLY LACO, EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF POLITICS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 17:18 EDT, 31 May 2023 | UPDATED: 13:11 EDT, 1 June 2023

Over $1.3 billion has been funneled abroad to China and Russia through 'pointless projects' over the last five years according to a compilation of taxpayer-funded grants uncovered by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
Nonprofit transparency group Open the Books worked with Ernst to put together a new analysis of data from USAspending.gov, which found that between 2017-2022, U.S.-funded grants and contracts amounting to $490 million were paid to Chinese organizations and another $870 million was sent to entities in Russia.
According to Ernst's analysis, the U.S. handed out millions in strange 'pet projects' to its biggest adversaries.
The study found the State Department handed nearly $58.7 million to China, and used nearly $100,000 of that sum to promote 'gender equality' awareness through a series of New Yorker magazine cartoons.
In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services shelled out over $770,00 to a state-run lab in Russia to put 'cats on treadmills.'

'When I followed the trail, it is gravely concerning that the final destination of more than $1.3 billion U.S. tax dollars was pointless projects in China and Russia,' Ernst told DailyMail.com

The Department of Health and Human Services shelled out over $770,00 to a state-run lab in Russia to put 'cats on treadmills'
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According to publicly available tracking information, Georgia Tech sent $770,466 of a $2.7M NIH grant to the Kremlin-linked Pavlov Institute of Physiology.
The institute conducted experiments on cats - including implanting electrodes into their spines and muscles and removing parts of their brains. They were also locked into a metal frame and forced to walk on treadmills. The cats were then killed and dissected.
The grant was terminated in May 2022.
Other previously unexposed grants included $51.6 million from the Department of Defense to China, which specifically allotted $6 million for tech support of the military's 'deployment and distribution command' software.
Ernst, the first female combat veteran to serve in the Senate, flagged it should be especially concerning to Americans because the DOD inspector general has warned the Pentagon about using Chinese IT companies on government projects.
Other pockets of money went to Russia for alcohol and addiction research and to a health insurance company that was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2022 after the country's invasion of Ukraine, according to the Republican.
Ernst also flagged the already-known millions given to China's state-run Wuhan Institute of Virology through NIH grants to EcoHealth Alliance, which she says used the U.S. taxpayer dollars to conduct 'dangerous experiments' on bat coronaviruses.
'When I followed the trail, it is gravely concerning that the final destination of more than $1.3 billion U.S. tax dollars was pointless projects in China and Russia,' Ernst told DailyMail.com in a statement.
'I've tracked down the money, so Americans can know exactly where their hard-earned dollars are going, and we can put an end to this egregious spending.'
As a result of the findings, lawmakers are looking into ways to ensure greater accountability in the future.
Ernst, along with Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who is the chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, introduced a new bill Wednesday to ensure greater transparency on payments to China and Russia in the future.

Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., is the chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party

'This is crazy, but to make matters worse, this may only be the tip of the iceberg,' said Gallagher
The 'Tracking Receipts to Adversarial Countries for Knowledge of Spending (TRACKS) Act' would require government agencies to publicly disclose any grant they give to America's greatest adversaries.
'Thanks to Senator Ernst's work, we know the federal government has wasted more than one billion in U.S. taxpayer dollars on our adversaries. This is crazy, but to make matters worse, this may only be the tip of the iceberg,' said Gallagher.
'The TRACKS Act brings badly needed transparency to how we spend federal dollars and will help us take steps to hold the government accountable and prevent taxpayers from supporting our adversaries.'
A GOP aide noted that the $1.3 billion figure is not all of the money that went to China and Russia over the 2017-2022 time frame.
The new legislation would ensure that other amounts are now captured and included in public reporting forums, including money sent to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the aide added.
White Coat Waste Project Senior Vice President Justin Goodman, who worked with Ernst on exposing the grants, added: 'Our Worldwide Waste investigations have exposed how dangerous and illegal federal loopholes make it literally impossible for Congress and taxpayers to determine how much of our money is being funneled to foreign animal labs and how it's being spent.'
He called it 'especially challenging' to follow the money because of 'reporting loopholes' that allowed taxpayer dollars to be 'indirectly shipped' to foreign labs.

 

[Apollonian]

Rand Paul lists ‘ridiculous stuff’ US taxpayer money is spent on: This is the kind of person we need to be president right now​

June 4, 2023 9:43 pm by CWR

Link: https://citizenwatchreport.com/rand...-of-person-we-need-to-be-president-right-now/

[see vid at site link, above]

The system design is that who ever closest to the money will get richer and those who furthest away from money/fiat source will be poor. That is why bankers, politicians, and elites wealth increase exponentially with each crisis.

See also $qqq to $iwm ratio never higher... 'Bye bye liquidity... right when everyone is max bullish and on vacation'.... 'Getting out, there will be no one on the other side of the trade.'

youtu.be/aXXB8ETjEVc

See also U.S. credit card debt has increased by $250 billion in two years. U.S. consumer debt piles up to $17 Trillion!