Last year, DOGE cut dozens of infrastructure programs. Now, Trump wants to spend nearly half a billion dollars to restart them. This was never about saving money for US taxpayers. fortune.com/2026/07/28/t...

Trump administration weighs spending nearly half a billion to counter China's global influence after DOGE cuts halted some initiatives | Fortune

State Department documents show plans for over 50 projects spanning Latin America, Africa and Asia, reviving initiatives halted during last year's DOGE-driven budget cuts.

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Did you hear about the hackers sneaking into our water systems? At least 7 states have been hacked… so far. Maybe if Elon’s DOGEbags hadn’t axed 1/3 of the federal cybersecurity department… we wouldn’t be in this mess. gizmodo.com/trump-claims...

Trump Claims Minnesota Is Behind Cyberattack on Its Own Water Systems, Not Iran

"Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota," said Trump.

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This is why we gotta @investigatedoge.bsky.social

Heartland Signal@heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 2w ago

DOGE grant freeze left Minnesota forest vulnerable to wildfires https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/07/30/doge-grant-freeze-left-minnesota-forest-vulnerable-to-wildfires/

If a foreign Muslim sabotaged and ruined 1,500 NIH grants designed to save American lives, we would call it terrorism and literally go to war to defend them

Investigate DOGE@investigatedoge.bsky.social · 2w ago

"It is such utter and complete chaos." DOGE terminated more than 1,500 NIH grants, totaling more than 2.5 BILLION in lost funding. They cancelled any research that didn’t follow Trump’s agenda, including anything related to HIV/AIDS, vaccines, and more. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

We would love to see every member of the Minnesota delegation and every candidate for federal office pledge to investigate DOGE and hold Musk and his goons accountable.

Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · 2w ago

DOGE took an axe to CISA and left the U.S. exposed to cyber attacks. Thankfully, our experts in Minnesota were able to identify the vulnerability quickly and work with local communities to stop it.

HUD holds detailed, confidential information from hundreds of thousands of victims of housing discrimination, domestic violence reports and medical records. DOGE got that data. What did they do with it? www.propublica.org/article/doge...

DOGE Gains Access to Confidential Records on Housing Discrimination, Medical Details — Even Domestic Violence

While some agencies have resisted efforts by Elon Musk’s team to access confidential records, HUD has opened the door. The potential harm to privacy could be significant.

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"It is such utter and complete chaos." DOGE terminated more than 1,500 NIH grants, totaling more than 2.5 BILLION in lost funding. They cancelled any research that didn’t follow Trump’s agenda, including anything related to HIV/AIDS, vaccines, and more. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

The NIH’s Grant Terminations Are ‘Utter and Complete Chaos’

The Trump administration is rapidly canceling hundreds of grants, in the most aggressive attack yet on American science.

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More than 400,000 acres of wildlife preserves… and less than a dozen employees to manage them. And they’re not alone. DOGE cut almost 20% of the US Fish and Wildlife Service staff, leaving wildlife refuges across the country in critical need of resources. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

Understaffing, DOGE cuts at NC’s federal wildlife lands stretch workers thin

Advocates say that fewer than a dozen workers in North Carolina are tasked with managing hundreds of thousands of acres.

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In 2024, Superior National Forest in Minnesota was awarded $10 million for projects to remove decades of dead trees and undergrowth (fire fuel🔥). DOGE delayed that grant, and now an unprepared Minnesota is fighting raging wildfires. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

Report: DOGE delayed fire-prevention plan for Echo Trail near Ely

Washington Post reporting supports the allegations of a former Forest Service ranger now running for the Legislature.

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Did you see us protesting at the anniversary of Elon’s shitty diner?

“I think I got a little too involved in politics, got carried away, frankly.” - Musk Elon and his DOGEbros went beyond carried away. More than 260,000 federal workers cut. More than 700,000 dead from USAID cuts. Billions in scientific funding stripped. truthout.org/articles/mus...

Musk Says He Got “Carried Away” With DOGE Cuts, Which Are Set to Kill Millions

Research last year found that, by 2030, DOGE cuts could kill 14 million, including 4.5 million children under 5.

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We're thrilled to see Ranking Member @raskin.house.gov put Infantino on notice that investigations are coming. We urge @robertgarcia.bsky.social to make it 100% clear that if Democrats take the gavels, Musk and his goons will face investigations and consequences. www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...

FIFA’s Gianni Infantino requested to appear before House committee over Trump relationship (Gift Article)

A leading Democratic lawmaker has questioned if the FIFA president's relationship with the Trump administration has gone too far.

nytimes.com

The CDC has a lab dedicated to cyclospora outbreaks… but last year, Elon and his DOGEbros cut 8 scientists, leaving only 3 to handle the fallout of more than 7,000 positive cyclospora cases across the country. www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.

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When firefighters die in the line of duty, federal health workers come to investigate what went wrong and how to prevent it in the future. DOGE cut 7 of the 8 investigators. DOGE also cut a first-of-its-kind study on the causes of firefighters’ cancer. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths

The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer c...

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After my dad died, survivor’s benefits were crucial for my single mom keeping a roof over our heads Just harming as many people as they can

Investigate DOGE@investigatedoge.bsky.social · last mo.

DOGE’s cuts to Social Security mean outrageous wait times and delayed benefits for widows, children, and disabled Americans. In cutting almost 9,000 workers, DOGE cut a vital service that allows people to get the benefits they need to live. truthout.org/articles/dog...

OK, we know where Mike stands. Time to step up, @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and @rephaleystevens.bsky.social. Will you publicly commit to investigate DOGE and hold people accountable if elected? Voters want to know. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...

Mike Rogers begs Michiganders for money to 'protect' Elon Musk - Detroit Metro Times

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers has found a new reason for Michiganders to open their wallets: He wants them to help protect Elon Musk from congressional accountability.

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Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers doesn’t give a shit about how Elon and DOGE fucked us over. Once in office, he plans to use his Senate power to “directly shield” Elon from any form of subpoenas and accountability. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...

Mike Rogers begs Michiganders for money to 'protect' Elon Musk - Detroit Metro Times

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers has found a new reason for Michiganders to open their wallets: He wants them to help protect Elon Musk from congressional accountability.

metrotimes.com

Miners and construction workers are suffering and dying from a painful lung disease, thanks to Elon and DOGE. DOGE axed NIOSH staff who monitor workplaces and protect workers from silicosis. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

DOGE Is Bringing Back a Deadly Disease

Cuts to agencies that protect workers’ lungs are going to result in the resurgence of a preventable illness.

theatlantic.com

Who will protect our seeds now? DOGE cut hundreds of scientists who maintained seed banks across the county. These banks are essential to keeping a supply of diverse crops alive and ready for planting, able to be deployed in case of plant diseases and threats. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...

Opinion | Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds? (Published 2025)

Gene banks are like a survivalist cache: our nation’s safeguard against all future challenges to growing the food we need.

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DOGE cuts to food safety agencies focused on administration and communications staff… no big deal right? Wrong. Big deal. These workers are essential to tracking down and sharing information about food safety outbreaks and recalls with us. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

How have DOGE cuts impacted food safety?

Some of the major DOGE cuts targeted administrative and communications staff at food safety agencies.

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DOGE’s anti DEI push extends to… trees?🌳🌲 Yes. DOGE cut a $4.7 million grant to the Arbor Day Foundation's Community Roots Program. This program supported planting trees in low-income areas across the country. www.stlpr.org/health-scien...

DOGE cuts an effort to plant thousands of trees in St. Louis, citing anti-DEI push

In mid-February, the federal government cut a $4.7 million grant to the Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Roots Program. It brings trees to low-income communities. Beyond Housing, Forest ReLeaf and the...

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DOGE policy: “not only is it immeasurably cruel, it is also stupid.” The global decimation of USAID is already responsible for 700,000 deaths. Preventable deaths range from starvation to maternal mortality to lack of vaccinations (HIV and tuberculosis). www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.

Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.

newyorker.com

Wondering why this cyclosporiasis outbreak is worse than other years? DOGE’s cuts to the CDC (1/4 of staff). Because of this, the CDC cut FoodNet (a foodborne diseases monitoring system), removing monitoring for 6 parasites (including cyclospora). www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Spread of diarrhea parasite could be worse than we know thanks to Trump cuts

Parasite behind the food-borne illness was dropped from federal government’s monitoring program last summer

independent.co.uk

Our entire existence is premised on one simple demand: Hold Elon Musk and the DOGEbags who assaulted the government accountable. It's one of the easiest and most popular ways a Democratic majority could demonstrate that corruption has consequences. Join us > investigatedoge.com

Micah@rincewind.run · last mo.

this is an underrated point - rebuilding the government and Doing Things are going to be important but that is going to be a hard job that takes time and the federal budget is a shitshow the easiest and cheapest way to show voters that you are Doing Things? revenge

"If the Trump admin can outsource core govt power to a trillionaire like Musk, & dismantle transparency laws to prevent the public from understanding what his shadow agency really did, then our democratic experiment is effectively plunged into darkness." #InvestigateDOGE www.ms.now/opinion/doge...

Opinion | DOGE is done. What happened to its records?

Lauren Harper: If the DOGE playbook becomes a blueprint, there’s no telling how many future shadow agencies might follow — and how many government decisions taxpayers could be locked out of.

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The US Digital Service improved federal websites, making government services faster and more responsive, yet DOGE gutted it. Without USDS, we’re stuck with important websites that can’t keep up, whether filing taxes or applying for Medicaid. www.scrippsnews.com/politics/pre...

Inside DOGE’s ‘hostile takeover’ of the US Digital Service

Scripps News spoke with five former and two current USDS staffers who paint a picture of an office that’s a shell of what it used to be after DOGE came in.

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Musk promised accountability and transparency, which we never got. DOGE’s slash and burn technique made it impossible to pin down exactly how much money they did or did not save. Neither congressional or outside budgeters can agree on a total. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Not Even Congress Knows How Much Money DOGE Cut

Elon Musk’s team started a behind-the-scenes push for White House control over federal spending that is now an undercurrent of the government shutdown.

nytimes.com

“Musk’s tech bro ethos, and firestarter mentality resemble, in retrospect, that of a young Trump. A terrifying resemblance that made him the perfect actor to wreak total havoc on our federal government.” www.commondreams.org/opinion/elon...

18 Months Later, Our Fight to Clean Up Elon's DOGE Mess Continues | Common Dreams

Our campaign is unrelenting because Musk and Donald Trump will not stop.

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DOGE’s cuts to Social Security mean outrageous wait times and delayed benefits for widows, children, and disabled Americans. In cutting almost 9,000 workers, DOGE cut a vital service that allows people to get the benefits they need to live. truthout.org/articles/dog...

DOGE Cuts Have Left Grieving Families Struggling to Access Survivor Benefits

People with disabilities have also reported extensive delays to access Social Security disability payments.

truthout.org

“There is no rhyme or reason for Musk’s rampage. He targets the vulnerable, and moves fast and breaks our government simply because he can.” www.commondreams.org/opinion/elon...

18 Months Later, Our Fight to Clean Up Elon's DOGE Mess Continues | Common Dreams

Our campaign is unrelenting because Musk and Donald Trump will not stop.

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