# ![@open_the_books Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1324709198.png) @open_the_books Open the Books

Open the Books posts on X about elon musk, money, agencies, books the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [--] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  29.2% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  22.12% [countries](/list/countries)  8.85% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  0.88% [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands)  0.88% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  0.88%

**Social topic influence**
[elon musk](/topic/elon-musk) 22.12%, [money](/topic/money) 8.85%, [agencies](/topic/agencies) 6.19%, [books](/topic/books) 5.31%, [department of](/topic/department-of) 5.31%, [doge](/topic/doge) 4.42%, [social security](/topic/social-security) 3.54%, [ndaa](/topic/ndaa) 3.54%, [government spending](/topic/government-spending) 2.65%, [white house](/topic/white-house) 2.65%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@johnhart333](/creator/undefined) [@matthewtyrmand](/creator/undefined) [@doge](/creator/undefined) [@elonmusk](/creator/undefined) [@senjoniernst](/creator/undefined) [@tnd](/creator/undefined) [@foxnews](/creator/undefined) [@jeremyportnoy](/creator/undefined) [@rcinvestigates](/creator/undefined) [@foxbusiness](/creator/undefined) [@larslarsonshow](/creator/undefined) [@newsmax](/creator/undefined) [@carlhigbie](/creator/undefined) [@oann](/creator/undefined) [@brooketaylortv](/creator/undefined) [@vivekgramaswamy](/creator/undefined) [@gopoversight](/creator/undefined) [@danaperino](/creator/undefined) [@americanewsroom](/creator/undefined) [@nih](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Dogecoin (DOGE)](/topic/doge) [Frontline Ltd. (FRO)](/topic/$fro)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"President Donald Trump Probably Donated His Entire $1.6M Salary Back To The U.S. Government Here Are The Details We verified fourteen of the sixteen quarterly donations during Trump's four year term"  
[X Link](https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/02/27/president-donald-trump-probably-donated-his-entire-16m-salary-back-to-the-us-government--here-are-the-details)  2026-02-10T11:59Z 20.3M followers, [--] engagements


"Billy Beane changed baseball by asking better questions of the same data. Open the Books is doing the same for government spending. @InTheKnowAI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/2020502559610507564)  2026-02-08T14:18Z 20.5K followers, [---] engagements


"While residents were snowed in Prince Georges County put [--] officials in a hotel for [--] nights. That's $43000 on the taxpayer tab including $18000 for AV. Crisis response More like comfort expense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/2020925607899525555)  2026-02-09T18:19Z 20.5K followers, [----] engagements


"#WasteOfTheDay: EPA rubber-stamped spending it never properly reviewed. [--] of [--] approved payments were improper totaling $63.2M with missing names no timesheets and no proof the work was ever approved"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/2020977682599866515)  2026-02-09T21:46Z 20.5K followers, [---] engagements


"CBS confirms: Most ICE arrests under the Trump administration were non-violent and 40% had no criminal record. Per our report the ICE budget has roughly tripled. It raises a basic question: are we getting more value for it We're assessing ROI on the ICE funding surge 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/2021053919355617544)  2026-02-10T02:49Z 20.5K followers, [---] engagements


"ROI: Return on ICE Investment What are Taxpayers Getting for their Spending Surge https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/roi-return-on-ice-investment-what https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/roi-return-on-ice-investment-what"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/2021053955342729416)  2026-02-10T02:49Z 20.5K followers, [---] engagements


"The Pentagon didnt end DEI. It hid it. Open The Books uncovered how DoD schools use contractors to push the same ideology. They are just relabeled to dodge oversight. We exposed the workaround workaround 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/2021231971997806906)  2026-02-10T14:37Z 20.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Pentagons Secret Teacher Training Reveals Defiance of White House Directives Contractors as Backdoor to DEI: https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/pentagons-secret-teacher-training https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/pentagons-secret-teacher-training"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/2021231974602477872)  2026-02-10T14:37Z 20.5K followers, [---] engagements


"#WasteOfTheDay: Washington State awarded $92.5M in digital inclusion grants without clear goals consistent data or meaningful oversight. Auditors found the program lacked basic accountability from application to payout"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/2021302521491276215)  2026-02-10T19:17Z 20.5K followers, [---] engagements


"#WasteOfTheDay: Massachusetts agencies and colleges spent $6.8M in taxpayer money to quietly settle employee grievances using NDAs that state guidelines prohibit. At least [--] settlements were partially secret shielding details the public has a right to know"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/2022469671715242099)  2026-02-14T00:35Z 20.5K followers, [---] engagements


"via @brooketaylortv A division of HHS has spent $22.6B on migrants since [----] Our CEO John Hart says "it's a dollar that a family can't decide how they spend that money on their own. we've got to shift those dollars away from these wasteful programs." @FoxNews @FaulknerFocus cc: @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @elonmusk @DOGE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1891534900206993489)  2025-02-17T17:07Z 20.5K followers, [----] engagements


"#NewsomTwosome: [---] million students across [-----] classrooms and [----] schools are subjected to Jennifer Siebel Newsom's "values." Her films shown in middle schools feature porn radical gender materials & her husband Gavin MORE DETAILS: https://open.substack.com/pub/openthebooks/p/newsom-twosome-siebel-newsoms-filmsutm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web https://open.substack.com/pub/openthebooks/p/newsom-twosome-siebel-newsoms-filmsutm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1616442398363746305)  2023-01-20T14:27Z 20.5K followers, 72K engagements


"Big conversation on @TheTonus with @paulballen about AI and the future of citizen oversight. At Open the Books were using AI to give taxpayers X-ray vision into government spending and build the tools to hold politicians accountable. Watch the full discussion 👇 We're using AI to create a renaissance of citizen engagement. The best way to thwart a surveillance state is to create a surveillance citizenry & build tools to hold politicians accountable. Great discussion @paulballen @TheTonus @open_the_books https://t.co/542e2pO8KA We're using AI to create a renaissance of citizen engagement. The"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/2022706081927950787)  2026-02-14T16:14Z 20.5K followers, [---] engagements


"#UseItOrLoseIt: September [----] was the Department of Defense's most expensive month for contracts & grants since [----]. On Sept. [--] alone DoD spent $11.7 billion on these purchases Learn more: cc: @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @elonmusk @VivekGRamaswamy @DOGE http://bit.ly/UseItOrLoseItOTB25 http://bit.ly/UseItOrLoseItOTB25 http://bit.ly/UseItOrLoseItOTB25 http://bit.ly/UseItOrLoseItOTB25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1879572498213187984)  2025-01-15T16:52Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Shout out to @gopoversight for addressing telework abuse at today's hearing Taxpayers deserve a workforce that's present and accountable. 👏 cc: @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @elonmusk @VivekGRamaswamy @DOGE https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-opens-first-hearing-of-the-119th-congress-on-the-biden-administrations-efforts-to-cement-a-stay-at-home-federal-workforce/ https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-opens-first-hearing-of-the-119th-congress-on-the-biden-administrations-efforts-to-cement-a-stay-at-home-federal-workforce/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1879642956929634399)  2025-01-15T21:32Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements


"New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick has faced calls for her resignation after a terrorist attack on New Years Day left [--] dead. Her salary in 2023: $337943. By @JeremyPortnoy #WasteOfTheDay @RCInvestigates https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/01/21/waste_of_the_day_new_orleans_top_cop_earned_3_million_in_eight_years_1085992.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/01/21/waste_of_the_day_new_orleans_top_cop_earned_3_million_in_eight_years_1085992.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1881722258034721167)  2025-01-21T15:15Z 18.9K followers, [---] engagements


"After millions spent by federal agencies on DEI programs @POTUS is finally letting DEI die. cc: @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @elonmusk @DOGE @MariaBartiromo @FoxBusiness @RobertKennedyJr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1882481062011617310)  2025-01-23T17:30Z 18.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Thanks America's Newsroom for showing the tip of the iceberg on DEI savings to be found. Our full report on HHS's DEI bonanza. cc: @DanaPerino @BillHemmer @hillary__vaughn @AmericaNewsroom @DOGE @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @elonmusk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1882490002216800677)  2025-01-23T18:06Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Open the Books has relentlessly uncovered the millions of taxpayer dollars spent on federal DEI initiatives. "We've been beating this drum for three years. Now we're seeing results in action." -John Hart Open the Books CEO #EndingDEI cc: @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @FoxBusiness @DavidAsmanfox @dagenmcdowell @DOGE @elonmusk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1882581772514246831)  2025-01-24T00:10Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"DON'T MISS: Our own Amber Todoroff on Dr. Christine Grady's bioethics role at @NIH & how she backed her husband Dr. Fauci's pandemic lockdowns. "If Fauci is THE SCIENCE Grady is THE ETHICS." @DrJBhattacharya @im_1776 An excellent article on Christine Grady Fauci's wife and her role during the pandemic. An excellent article on Christine Grady Fauci's wife and her role during the pandemic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1882800106132652127)  2025-01-24T14:38Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"🚨Per @thehill: No more taxpayer-funded security for Dr. Fauci. See below our bombshell on the cost of the detail coauthored w/ @JordanSchachtel #BREAKING: President Trump cuts Dr. Anthony Faucis security detail https://t.co/AvExTNM6eq #BREAKING: President Trump cuts Dr. Anthony Faucis security detail https://t.co/AvExTNM6eq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1882846724429099238)  2025-01-24T17:43Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements


"EXCLUSIVE: As private citizen Dr. Fauci received $15 million taxpayer-funded security detail https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/exclusive-as-private-citizen-dr-fauci https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/exclusive-as-private-citizen-dr-fauci"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1882846727302197553)  2025-01-24T17:43Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Latest #SquealAward from @SenJoniErnst: Eliminate $1.8B annually on gov't advertising -- think mascots swag items and even coloring books from federal agencies Ernst introduces bill to end wasteful spending on government ads and mascots https://t.co/4WZh61YFe9 Ernst introduces bill to end wasteful spending on government ads and mascots https://t.co/4WZh61YFe9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1882917705499738213)  2025-01-24T22:25Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Via @FDRLST: Indiana taxpayers spend $3.3M on grants to Indiana Legal Services. They're suing the state to make "nonbinary" drivers' licenses. Yes Hoosiers are paying to get sued https://thefederalist.com/2025/01/24/indiana-republicans-should-defund-group-that-sued-for-nonbinary-drivers-licenses/ https://thefederalist.com/2025/01/24/indiana-republicans-should-defund-group-that-sued-for-nonbinary-drivers-licenses/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1882918568339321299)  2025-01-24T22:29Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"In a free society citizens have the right to make the case for nonbinary drivers licenses and documents but they are not entitled to receive taxpayer dollars to make that case - @johnhart333 John Hart CEO Open the Books"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1882918570688139430)  2025-01-24T22:29Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"📰More on Georgia Tech's joint program with China's Tsinghua University security concerns and failure of oversight and reporting to the feds: https://www.thecollegefix.com/existential-threat-georgia-tech-received-millions-in-unreported-funds-from-china-watchdog-reports/ https://www.thecollegefix.com/existential-threat-georgia-tech-received-millions-in-unreported-funds-from-china-watchdog-reports/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1888966160735244561)  2025-02-10T15:00Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


""People in places like N.C. & L.A. who have lost everything.how is it moral to ask them to pay the bill for someone who wants to come to this country illegally" - @johnhart333 TY @Brooketaylortv @AmericaNewsroom @DanaPerino for highlighting another task for @DOGE @elonmusk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1891621924758827513)  2025-02-17T22:53Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"$22B from Office of Refugee Resettlement includes: ☑Help with home and auto loans ☑Credit history fixes ☑Small business loans and compliance tips & much more more. Details at our Substack: https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/cash-for-migrants-fema-not-the-only https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/cash-for-migrants-fema-not-the-only"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1891621926285508753)  2025-02-17T22:53Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements


"DAILY AGENCY DATA: @NIH since [----] Headcount 21.5% Outlays 301% We're cataloging every federal agency's growth over decades more here: @DOGE @elonmusk @DrJBhattacharya @JordanSchachtel @KevinBardosh https://www.openthebooks.com/doge/federal-agencies/ https://www.openthebooks.com/doge/federal-agencies/ https://www.openthebooks.com/doge/federal-agencies/ https://www.openthebooks.com/doge/federal-agencies/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1894086803243868401)  2025-02-24T18:07Z 19.7K followers, [---] engagements


"1/3: Always incisive @LydiaHuNews shares our findings: spending soars past inflation staff growth across many federal agencies We're mapping growth of gov't: 👀full story & list of charts 📈below Thx @FoxBusiness @johnhart333 @DOGE @elonmusk @MatthewTyrmand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1895164431895576762)  2025-02-27T17:29Z 19.7K followers, [----] engagements


"With the IRS "@DOGE is mandated not just to audit but to disarm an agency that has been figuratively and literally weaponized." - @johnhart333 in @dcexaminer @MatthewTyrmand @mtaibbi @DOGE_IRS @elonmusk @SenJoniErnst https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3340559/department-of-government-efficiency-must-audit-disarm-irs/ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3340559/department-of-government-efficiency-must-audit-disarm-irs/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1898124506335506469)  2025-03-07T21:32Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"1/2: via @MarkReardonKFTK Show: "NASA has a chance to take one small step toward fiscal responsibility and one giant leap toward common sense by getting DEI out of their programs." - John Hart @johnhart333 Open the Books CEO cc: @MatthewTyrmand @elonmusk @DOGE @NASA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1900322468428194105)  2025-03-13T23:05Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements


"via @TND w/ @janjeffcoat "Identity politics has no place in NASA. It should be focusing on. its core mission of space exploration and research and rescuing stranded astronauts" -Rachel O'Brien Open the Books Deputy Policy Editor cc: @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE @elonmusk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1900630452903264335)  2025-03-14T19:29Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"via @LarsLarsonShow: "We've got stranded astronauts and all kinds of issues at NASA and one of the reasons is they spent $20 MILLION during the Biden years on DEI projects and grants. Maybe if they focus more on the hard science that would make space travel safer faster and cheaper." -John Hart @johnhart333 Open the Books CEO cc: @MatthewTyrmand @elonmusk @DOGE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1900675818398871955)  2025-03-14T22:30Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"1/2: As @WhiteHouse works to unwind @usedgov waste a reminder from our own analysis: department staff shrank slightly since [----] but by [----] annual spending was somehow 749% higher @DOGE @elonmusk @MatthewTyrmand @johnhart333 https://www.openthebooks.com/doge/us-department-of-education/ https://www.openthebooks.com/doge/us-department-of-education/ https://www.openthebooks.com/doge/us-department-of-education/ https://www.openthebooks.com/doge/us-department-of-education/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1903167438666998142)  2025-03-21T19:30Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"1/2: As President Trump has started to dismantle the Department of Education Open the Books has found enormous growth in its annual spending since [----] 📈via @TND w/ @DeeDeeNews @JanaeBowens cc: @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @elonmusk @DOGE @usedgov"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1904922703686975554)  2025-03-26T15:45Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements


"2/2: Take a look at all our historical data on the Department of Education: https://www.openthebooks.com/doge/us-department-of-education/ https://www.openthebooks.com/doge/us-department-of-education/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1904922705616343197)  2025-03-26T15:45Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements


"At Open the Books we view transparency as a First Principle in a free society. "Taxpayers have the right to inspect the government's checkbook. We have tools to help hold government accountable because it's TAXPAYERS' money" - John Hart @johnhart333 Open the Books CEO via @DOGECommittee Full hearing: cc: @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE @elonmusk @GOPoversight https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ly0vBuIRtbE https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ly0vBuIRtbE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1909650235682369739)  2025-04-08T16:51Z 20.1K followers, [----] engagements


"1/2: "The problem in Washington is not under-taxation it's over-spending. And that's what this hearing focused on is that the furniture we spend $$ on in the federal govt is obscene" @johnhart333 via @EveningEdit @FoxBusiness @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE @elonmusk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1910098051487707348)  2025-04-09T22:30Z 20.1K followers, [----] engagements


"2/2: Read John Hart's full testimony from yesterday's DOGE Subcommittee Hearing on Federal Real Estate Portfolio: https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/live-open-the-books-testifies-at https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/live-open-the-books-testifies-at"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1910098053379342450)  2025-04-09T22:30Z 20.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Feds spent a total of $4.6B on furniture alone @johnhart333 says the federal govt should not "pay to keep an office open then let people work from home and then spend taxpayer money redecorating the offices no one's using. It's insane" via @RealAmVoice w/ @stinchfield1776 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE @elonmusk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1910157601062461786)  2025-04-10T02:27Z 20.1K followers, [----] engagements


"It's true at last check IRS agents outnumbered police depts in major cities like Boston and San Francisco More deets from @johnhart333 -- @MatthewTyrmand @elonmusk @DOGE https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3340559/department-of-government-efficiency-must-audit-disarm-irs Two mind blowing facts: IRS has enough armed agents to be one of the [--] largest police forces in America. It is more common for IRS agents to accidentally fire their weapon than to do so intentionally. My new bill disarms the IRS and saves tax dollars. https://t.co/nDECEo9CDL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1912227689399804070)  2025-04-15T19:33Z 20.1K followers, [----] engagements


"1/2: The IRS has literally been weaponized @johnhart333 says "Since [----] the IRS has spent $35M on guns military-style equipment ballistic shields. Who are they planning to fight" via @NEWSMAX w/ @CarlHigbie @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE @elonmusk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1912270091447857224)  2025-04-15T22:21Z 20.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The AAUP funded in part by taxpayer $$ is seeking to expose supporters of DOGE & the Trump administration. @johnhart333 says this is a "complete violation of academic freedom." via @LarsLarsonShow 🔍More of what we found: @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE @elonmusk https://bit.ly/AAUPotb25 https://bit.ly/AAUPotb25 https://bit.ly/AAUPotb25 https://bit.ly/AAUPotb25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1912650845822628180)  2025-04-16T23:34Z 20.2K followers, [----] engagements


"1/2: NEW🚨🩺💸 @emilyakopp @DailyCaller exclusively report on docs we obtained showing Dr. Fauci's household assets grew $3.5M his first year in retirement; emails show delayed retirement to ensure taxpayer-funded security arranged ($15M cost). https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/18/anthony-fauci-retirement-net-worth-congress/ https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/18/anthony-fauci-retirement-net-worth-congress/ https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/18/anthony-fauci-retirement-net-worth-congress/ https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/18/anthony-fauci-retirement-net-worth-congress/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1913278527757070792)  2025-04-18T17:08Z 20.2K followers, [----] engagements


"BREAKING via @alec_schem @FoxNews - we report on Harvard's finances as legal clash begins: $1.6M from Palestinian territories $102M from China endowment at $53.2B - $7M+ PER UNDERGRAD @DOGE @EDSecMcMahon @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @elonmusk https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harvards-endowment-holds-7-million-per-student-still-receives-550m-from-govt-annually-report https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harvards-endowment-holds-7-million-per-student-still-receives-550m-from-govt-annually-report"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1915414273578131864)  2025-04-24T14:35Z 20.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Three ways to grow the economy according to @johnhart333: [--]. Cut taxes; [--]. Reduce regulation; [--]. Cut spending. Itll take time for these numbers to turn but if you cut spending you create an economic stimulus. via Frontline with @CarlHigbie @NEWSMAX @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE @elonmusk @TamaraColbert"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1918116371982094743)  2025-05-02T01:32Z 20.2K followers, [---] engagements


"$100M+ in taxpayer funding for @NPR & @PBS was funneled through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting @CPBmedia despite ratings or content quality via @TND w/ Rachel O'Brien & Angela Brown @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE @TamaraColbert"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1918360691477721244)  2025-05-02T17:43Z 20.2K followers, [---] engagements


"1/2: Every fiscal year-end federal agencies blow billions of $$ on food furniture & more just to avoid losing their budgets. "Great nations don't stay great very long when they do that." @johnhart333 #useitorloseit via @FullMeasureNews @ScottThuman @SharylAtkisson @DOGE @MatthewTyrmand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1919066991920402660)  2025-05-04T16:30Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The Department of Defense's wish list totaled$30.8B+ in FY2025. This list included "$7M for an air force dog kennel $10M for high-altitude balloon $22.5M for mobile kitchen trailers" and lots more. -Rachel O'Brien via @TND @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE @elonmusk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1923500657199243274)  2025-05-16T22:07Z 20.2K followers, [--] engagements


"DOGE has already pinpointed numerous areas to trim federal spending and now @johnhart333 says "it is up to Congress to do the hard work and it's up to We the People to hold members of Congress accountable." @WilkowMajority @MatthewTyrmand @elonmusk @DOGE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1927817261135311261)  2025-05-28T20:00Z 20.2K followers, [---] engagements


"The CA assembly voted to tamp down opportunities for charter schools homeschooling - just a reminder public schools use tax $$$ to license films from First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom's "gender justice" nonprofit with some pretty radical material.peek below 👀 @AsmMuratsuchi Here's a summary of the anti-homeschool bill by @AsmMuratsuchi. https://t.co/9iecucGufe @AsmMuratsuchi Here's a summary of the anti-homeschool bill by @AsmMuratsuchi. https://t.co/9iecucGufe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1931074604962877653)  2025-06-06T19:43Z 20.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Siebel Newsom's Films Shown In Middle Schools Feature Porn Radical Gender Ideologies And Her Husband Gavin -- https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/newsom-twosome-siebel-newsoms-films https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/newsom-twosome-siebel-newsoms-films"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1931074606825144501)  2025-06-06T19:43Z 20.2K followers, [----] engagements


"The Social Security Administration paid dead people $81 million in [----] 💀 As of March [----] DOGE has been working on major cleanup of the Social Security database. @TND @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1932163262604611914)  2025-06-09T19:49Z 20.2K followers, [----] engagements


"CHART📈: Check out the increasingly unbelievable and then impossible ages for individuals the President says are in the Social Security database More details: @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE https://bit.ly/OTBSS25 https://bit.ly/OTBSS25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1932173356108750921)  2025-06-09T20:30Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"20M people aged [------] were on Social Security rolls. DOGE cleaned house and marked 12M as deceased but theres still work to do Rachel O'Brien via @TND @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1932188456328823055)  2025-06-09T21:30Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Taxpayers deserve full transparency from their government. At Open the Books were committed to following the money holding elected officials accountable and putting power back where it belongs in the hands of taxpayers. 💰🔍 @TND @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE http://openthebooks.substack.com/subscribe http://openthebooks.substack.com/subscribe http://openthebooks.substack.com/subscribe http://openthebooks.substack.com/subscribe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1932392307744968798)  2025-06-10T11:00Z 20.2K followers, [---] engagements


"1/2: Billions in taxpayer dollars were wasted during the pandemic due to negligence. Improper payments werent just mistakes they were carelessness on a massive scale @TND @MatthewTyrmand @johnhart333 @DOGE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1934738197235552299)  2025-06-16T22:21Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"2/2: @SenJoniErnst & @AaronPBean's new bill the Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) in Spending Act would make DOGE cuts permanent aiming to slash improper payments for good. ✂💰 https://nypost.com/2025/06/05/us-news/gop-senators-push-to-cement-core-musk-inspired-doge-savings-at-treasury/ https://nypost.com/2025/06/05/us-news/gop-senators-push-to-cement-core-musk-inspired-doge-savings-at-treasury/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1934738200649695582)  2025-06-16T22:21Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Following unrest in California we found $73.6M in taxpayer money went to nonprofits blocking deportation & immigration enforcement @johnhart333 via Real America with @DanNewsManBall @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1935038424064606644)  2025-06-17T18:14Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


""The amount that we're spending to protect Israel and to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon is a very sound investment." -@johnhart333 via @OANN @FinePointOAN @ChanelRion @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1936074933756383503)  2025-06-20T14:53Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


""President Trump will do only what's necessary to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon." -@johnhart333 via @OANN @FinePointOAN @ChanelRion @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1936115357762170929)  2025-06-20T17:34Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Fraudsters stole an estimated $79B from the feds using fake Social Security numbers during COVID. Learn more. #WasteOfTheDay at @RCInvestigates by @JeremyPortnoy https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/06/20/waste_of_the_day_covid_fraud_was_readily_preventable_1116261.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/06/20/waste_of_the_day_covid_fraud_was_readily_preventable_1116261.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1936136975083618776)  2025-06-20T19:00Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"In [----] the city of Los Angeles spent $1.1B on overtime alone - due to being so understaffed. That's enough to pay off the city's budget deficit 🎥 Rachel O'Brien via @TND @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1937993379465298331)  2025-06-25T21:56Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] $770M was spent jailing immigrants whod been in the U.S. less than [--] years. With rising costs & tight budgets its time for more fiscally responsible immigration policies. 💰 #WasteOfTheDay at @RCInvestigates by @JeremyPortnoy https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/01/waste_of_the_day_immigrations_big_cost_to_states_1118936.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/01/waste_of_the_day_immigrations_big_cost_to_states_1118936.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1940123240199856393)  2025-07-01T19:00Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Thanks to supporters like you weve launched the most expansive map of government spending in human history: the Spending Genome Project. Its already exposing billions in waste like $4.6B on federal furniture since [----] and skyrocketing Department of Education spending despite shrinking staff. Will you keep the pressure on Congress to give Americans the responsible government we deserve #TransparencyRevolution #GovernmentAccountability #OpentheBooks https://bit.ly/GiveToOTB https://bit.ly/GiveToOTB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1940138340105560509)  2025-07-01T20:00Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The highest-paid LA lifeguard made $523K in [----] part of a $70.8M payroll for just [---] employees. 📈 More numbers in our latest Substack: #BaywatchPayWatch @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE https://bit.ly/Paywatch25 https://bit.ly/Paywatch25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1940468738215891039)  2025-07-02T17:52Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"💸 Kids' first money lesson: allowance lemonade stand or a $312M SBA loan In [--------] the SBA approved $312M in loans to businesses owned by kids [--] or younger. Learn more. #WasteOfTheDay at @RCInvestigates by @JeremyPortnoy https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/02/waste_of_the_day_covid_loans_for_11-year-olds_1118938.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/02/waste_of_the_day_covid_loans_for_11-year-olds_1118938.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1940530930147643610)  2025-07-02T22:00Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Big thanks to @EmilyCompagno for highlighting our findings on LA lifeguards making big bucks💰 Taxpayer dollars 6-figure overtime & $500K paydays ➡ full breakdown at our Substack: @FoxNews @OutnumberedFNC @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE https://bit.ly/Paywatch25 https://bit.ly/Paywatch25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1940877366676553750)  2025-07-03T20:56Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"🚨 [----] WHITE HOUSE PAYROLL 🚨 Trump slashes White House payroll 29% year over year leading by example in the push to shrink government. Get the details at our Substack: @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE https://bit.ly/WHPayroll25 https://bit.ly/WHPayroll25 https://bit.ly/WHPayroll25 https://bit.ly/WHPayroll25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1942653241755328595)  2025-07-08T18:33Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Some L.A. County lifeguards are pulling in six figures on the taxpayers dime with the top earner making $523K Read our full breakdown at Substack: 🎥@foxandfriends @FoxNews @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE https://bit.ly/Paywatch25 https://bit.ly/Paywatch25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1942735454941663320)  2025-07-09T00:00Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@SenJoniErnst @jchristenson_ @nypost @kendallwhite01 @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand More in @USATODAY from us and @SenJoniErnst https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2023/06/28/russia-china-receive-money-us-tax-dollars/70352137007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2023/06/28/russia-china-receive-money-us-tax-dollars/70352137007/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1943751733077061945)  2025-07-11T19:18Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@SenJoniErnst @jchristenson_ @nypost @kendallwhite01 @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @USATODAY ACTION: @JoniErnst added an audit of Pentagon funds headed to China in a previous NDAA.another win for transparency. @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/impact-the-china-audit-now-mandated https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/impact-the-china-audit-now-mandated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1943752336993579093)  2025-07-11T19:20Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"FLASHBACK: @DoD_IG said "full extent" of $ sent to China and other countries for enahncing pathogens "unknown." That's why new @SenJoniErnst measure in NDAA is critical: it bans cash to Chinese and Russian lab research. #transparencywins https://www.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reports/2024-06/DODIG-2024-099SECURED.pdf https://www.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reports/2024-06/DODIG-2024-099SECURED.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1944834532336681357)  2025-07-14T19:01Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"RESCISSIONS: As Senate considers package a reminder on sky-high pay for NPR PBS execs & talent. https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/doge-opponents-play-at-saving-elmo https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/doge-opponents-play-at-saving-elmo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1945174019965145457)  2025-07-15T17:30Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"STEP BY STEP: NY State Capitol spending $1M PER step to repair stairway $72M total. https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/04/22/waste_of_the_day_ny_staircase_costs_almost_1_million_per_step_1104569.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/04/22/waste_of_the_day_ny_staircase_costs_almost_1_million_per_step_1104569.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1945494885571637471)  2025-07-16T14:45Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Trumps White House payroll shrank 29% year-over-year down to $44M compared to Biden's $62M last year. @johnhart333 says "This White House is leading by example and the president and the administration deserve credit for that." via @LarsLarsonShow @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1945605288259736012)  2025-07-16T22:03Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"ICYMI via @MiaCathell @dcexaminer -- NIH somehow still blaming pademic for FOIA delays 🥴We came across the disclaimer during a survey of outrageous wait times for responses from federal agencies (up to [---] days) @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3475881/nih-still-blaming-foia-delays-on-the-pandemic/ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3475881/nih-still-blaming-foia-delays-on-the-pandemic/ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3475881/nih-still-blaming-foia-delays-on-the-pandemic/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1947657895601901929)  2025-07-22T14:00Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


". @SenJoniErnst making more progress on DOD reforms in NDAA; targets "Other Transaction Agreements" - secret spending not always reported publicly. Let's get it into the House version @MikeJohnson @HASCRepublicans & stop secret spending @johnhart333 https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/11/ernst-leads-charge-bring-spending-transparency-pentagon/ https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/11/ernst-leads-charge-bring-spending-transparency-pentagon/ https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/11/ernst-leads-charge-bring-spending-transparency-pentagon/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1947703192441262249)  2025-07-22T17:00Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"ICYMI @RepAaronBean floor speech 7/15: "The war on waste fraud and abuse begins today by requiring the Treasury Department to simply track verify and cross-check payments and thats what the DOGE in Spending Act will do." https://bean.house.gov/media/press-releases/doge-action-war-waste-fraud-and-abuse-begins-today https://bean.house.gov/media/press-releases/doge-action-war-waste-fraud-and-abuse-begins-today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1948012978076336526)  2025-07-23T13:31Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"#TBT - TAX BREAKS FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS IRS awarded $1.4B in Residential Clean Energy to folks who didn't own any homes to power with "clean" energy -- including a toddler https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/24/waste_of_the_day_throwback_thursday_-_tax_breaks_for_3_year_olds_1123083.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/24/waste_of_the_day_throwback_thursday_-_tax_breaks_for_3_year_olds_1123083.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/24/waste_of_the_day_throwback_thursday_-_tax_breaks_for_3_year_olds_1123083.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1948081176595304817)  2025-07-23T18:02Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"WASTE OF THE DAY: General Services Admin. plans to help fed agencies local governments spend $47B using a system the inspector general called "almost entirely inaccurate unreliable and unusable. https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/09/waste_of_the_day_federal_purchasing_data_is_unusable_1120605.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/09/waste_of_the_day_federal_purchasing_data_is_unusable_1120605.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1948443059974553626)  2025-07-24T18:00Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Waste of the Day: Art in Embassies program at State Department spent $6.4M since [----] including a sculpture of Bob Dylan in.Mozambique https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/25/waste_of_the_day_make_art_great_again_1123085.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/25/waste_of_the_day_make_art_great_again_1123085.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1948805951169200249)  2025-07-25T18:02Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"THREAD: Good day for transparency at @HSGAC_GOP @HSGAC. Committee supported Royalty Transparency Act championed by @RandPaul to uncover billion-dollar royalty complex in public health 13-0 vote"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1950568395838988357)  2025-07-30T14:45Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"FILE UNDER: Potential Taxpayer Wins "One of the reasons for putting htis bill together was that Open the Books through a FOIA discovered that [----] NIH scientists received more than $300M in royalty payments in the last decade." - @RandPaul ⚕ cc @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1953088671202328789)  2025-08-06T13:40Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Our own Rachel O'Brien explains that Congress has the opportunity to keep Pentagon funds out of Chinese and Russian labs - an amendment by @SenJoniErnst in the [----] NDAA cc: @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1953446025185911086)  2025-08-07T13:20Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"WASTE OF THE DAY: [--] federally funded construction projects that are collectively $163B over budget and up to [--] years behind schedule according to a report from @SenJoniErnst https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/08/13/waste_of_the_day_delays_cost_overruns_in_transit_projects_1127379.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/08/13/waste_of_the_day_delays_cost_overruns_in_transit_projects_1127379.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1955625386462597294)  2025-08-13T13:40Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The Entertainment Nation exhibit could have used its funding to celebrate American contributions to the entertainment industry but instead focused on highlighting political messages and movements within a left-wing framework. 6/12"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1955689609209540753)  2025-08-13T17:55Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The exhibit's leftward tilt shouldn't be surprising given its curators. An Open the Books FOIA request found the names of curators including one who regularly posts his hatred of the Trump administration on Bluesky 7/12"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1955689611340001574)  2025-08-13T17:55Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The White Houses new Letter to the Smithsonian follows on an earlier EO Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" that states Smithsonian promotes narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive. 8/12"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1955689613915545965)  2025-08-13T17:55Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"WASTE OF THE DAY: Louisiana woman was charged w/ fraud after allegedly underreporting her income to qualify for Medicaid. The state Bureau of Investigation claims she bought a Lamborghini & earned $10M in [--] yrs while on federal assistance https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/08/15/waste_of_the_day_medicaid_millionaire_bought_lamborghini_1127381.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/08/15/waste_of_the_day_medicaid_millionaire_bought_lamborghini_1127381.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1956350162038919527)  2025-08-15T13:40Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"WASTE OF THE DAY: @DeptofWar "wish list" and congressional budget increases amount to roughly $66.7B of potential waste in FY2026 @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/09/09/waste_of_the_day_dod_spending_lacks_transparency_checks_1133119.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/09/09/waste_of_the_day_dod_spending_lacks_transparency_checks_1133119.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1965770484559098024)  2025-09-10T13:33Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"WASTE OF THE DAY: One insurer potentially collected an extra $6B from the federal government in [----] by exaggerating how sick their patients were known as "upcoding." @johnhart333 https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/09/16/waste_of_the_day_exaggerated_medicare_diagnoses_cost_billions_1134297.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/09/16/waste_of_the_day_exaggerated_medicare_diagnoses_cost_billions_1134297.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1968298904258334874)  2025-09-17T13:00Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"If we can pause wasteful foreign aid 💰 @SecWar should be able to stop spending on things the Pentagon doesn't need like $211M in furniture $6.1M on lobster tail 🦞 📺 @johnhart333 talks w/ @OANN ending "Use-It-or-Lose-It" spending sprees each September. cc @MatthewTyrmand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1968381928211710068)  2025-09-17T18:29Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


""Think about one department alonethe Department of Education.Somehow we managed to win two world wars become a global superpower and put a man on the moon without that department." @JohnHart333 drops truth bombs on @Newsmax w/ @CarlHigbie"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1971976718635216968)  2025-09-27T16:34Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Imagine working two jobs at once never showing up for either and STILL getting paid. That's at least some of the federal workforce. The kicker OPM hid [------] names so taxpayers couldnt see who was cashing the checks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1972702950603550861)  2025-09-29T16:40Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"🦞$6.1M for lobster tail 🥩$16.6M for ribeye steak 🪑$211.7M for furniture 🦶$36K for footrests Just some of the insanity the Dept of Defense spent your tax $ on last September thanks to the "use-it-or-lose-it" rule. @secwar should end "use-it-or-lose-it" before 09/30"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1972729849417445686)  2025-09-29T18:27Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The Texas Teacher Retirement System is swimming in debt but that didn't stop investors from paying themselves budget-busting bonuses. In [----] [---] employees received $54.6M in bonusesall on the taxpayer dime. #WasteOfTheDay"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1972757056881864887)  2025-09-29T20:15Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Mississippi got $2.5M to reduce HIV infections in [----]. Instead the state gave the money to left-wing orgs that spent the money on DEI nonsense like a "diva brunch" & a Queer-ceaera pride event. B/c nothing says public health like mimosas and drag shows. #WasteOfTheDay"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1973010070452465780)  2025-09-30T13:00Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Sen. @lisamurkowski requested $2000000 for affordable housing in South Naknek Alaskaa village of just [--] people. Thats nearly $30000 per person in federal money. Remember Alaska's Bridge to Nowhere This is Homes for Nobody"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1973060527422058786)  2025-09-30T16:21Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"We're all for physical fitness but we need fiscal fitness too. End the War on Warriors AND start the War on Waists/Waste. Get rid of fat generals AND fat budgets Today we end the War on Warriors. Today we end the War on Warriors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1973082043366994058)  2025-09-30T17:46Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"🧵A few examples of fungibility and taxpayer dollars spent on health care for illegal immigrants. (1/4) @johnhart333 This is important--money is fungible--and it's why the Democrat and media lie that health care is not going to illegals is so preposterous. Consider for instance two state Medicaid programs--Ohio and New York. New York gives Medicaid to illegals and Ohio doesn't. When the This is important--money is fungible--and it's why the Democrat and media lie that health care is not going to illegals is so preposterous. Consider for instance two state Medicaid programs--Ohio and New York."  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1973750948691636512)  2025-10-02T14:04Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


". @EPICforAmerica explains: CA can tax Medicaid insurers hiking cost of MediCal; CA then invoices the feds for 60% of it. Added revenue can pay for care for more people like illegal immigrants. The rest can go to the general fund for other uses. (2/4) http://bit.ly/48IniV0 http://bit.ly/48IniV0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1973750951317213482)  2025-10-02T14:04Z 20.3K followers, [--] engagements


"We reported nonproft SIREN got $772K from state of CA in 2023-24. They fight for migrant access to MediCal. (3/4) https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/california-pumped-tens-of-millionsutm_source=publication-search https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/california-pumped-tens-of-millionsutm_source=publication-search"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1973750953762508889)  2025-10-02T14:04Z 20.3K followers, [--] engagements


"These ten docs alone billed Medicare Part D $1.07B in [--] years (2021-23) It's nearly what we saved in cuts to NPR and PBS. Check out their annual averages All part of our Safety Net Reality Check @MatthewTyrmand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1974160806112596273)  2025-10-03T17:13Z 20.3K followers, [----] engagements


"On the 2-year anniversary of 10/07/23 today's #WasteOfTheDay exposes the radical anti-Israel @UMassAmherst professor collecting taxpayer $. Sut Jhally got $1.1M since [----] while producing a movie that attacks Israel as "a nation of sadists. Jhally retired in [----] but he's still collecting a taxpayer-funded paycheck"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1975546829417717843)  2025-10-07T13:00Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"@senjoniernst asks a good question: are these govt mascots essential employees The fed govt spends $1.5 billion every year on PR/propaganda including koozies key chains coloring books graphic novels & costumed mascots. Cut it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1976349482905215335)  2025-10-09T18:10Z 20.3K followers, [--] engagements


"#WasteOfTheDay: Mississippi may be the Hospitable State but there's nothing hospitable about sending $1.2B to nonprofits losing track of the money and finding out it was spent on gym memberships and gift cards. 🔗 https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/10/14/waste_of_the_day_mississippi_doesnt_track_nonprofit_funds_1139811.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/10/14/waste_of_the_day_mississippi_doesnt_track_nonprofit_funds_1139811.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1978083525585735826)  2025-10-14T13:00Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"#WasteOfTheDay TBT edition: Here's a rock solid idea. Don't make taxpayers pay $697000 for decorative rocks. That's what the NV Department of Transportation did along a Las Vegas highway in [----]. 🔗 https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/10/16/waste_of_the_day_throwback_thursday_vegas_gets_decorative_rocks_1139813.html https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/10/16/waste_of_the_day_throwback_thursday_vegas_gets_decorative_rocks_1139813.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/1978809423142207689)  2025-10-16T13:05Z 20.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Illinois recently lost its spot in the [--] most populous states. Wonder why"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/944258737878863872)  2017-12-22T17:30Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements


"The DOJ defines sanctuary cities as a local government entity not reporting to federal authorities: aliens in custody. Because of Trump's executive order major cities like Los Angeles Chicago and Washington D.C. could lose massive federal grants"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/970713052072108032)  2018-03-05T17:30Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Fraud. Corruption. Taxpayer abuse. There needs to be a check on government spending in America"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/995068533062029313)  2018-05-11T22:30Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements


"The Constitution is clear. Government spending should be made public"  
[X Link](https://x.com/open_the_books/status/995378074483965952)  2018-05-12T19:00Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements

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