Massive Interest Payments on National Debt
$1.2 trillion spent on interest payments in 2025 alone, making it the third-largest government expense after Social Security and Medicare.
Highlights the unsustainable nature of U.S. borrowing and debt ($38.4 trillion total).


Animal Experimentation
$13.8 million for beagle experiments involving tick-borne illnesses.
$5.2 million for dosing beagles with cocaine and methamphetamines.
$14.6 million for monkey experiments where monkeys play a Price Is Right-style video game with head posts screwed into their skulls.
$1 million for forcing teenage ferrets to binge drink for 90 days before being killed.


Questionable Research and Projects
$2.1 million for a four-year project collecting saliva samples at EDM festivals to test for drugs.
$2.9 million to study whether toddlers using iPads affects development.
$1.9 million for mobile phone interventions targeting childhood obesity in Latino families.


Media and Cultural Spending
$40 million for COVID-19 vaccine promotion after the pandemic ended.
$1.5 million to promote U.S. films and video games abroad.
$244,000 for a Pakistani children’s climate cartoon.
$3.3 million for an anti-racism campus program at Northwestern University.


Infrastructure and Immigration Costs
$7.5 billion allocated for EV infrastructure, resulting in only 68 charging stations built.
$22.6 billion spent on migrant benefits.


Miscellaneous
$2.5 million to promote insect consumption.
$1.5 million for influencer-led anti-drug TikTok campaigns.

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<ul>
<li>
Massive Interest Payments on National Debt
<ul>
<li>$1.2 trillion spent on interest payments in 2025 alone, making it the third-largest government expense after Social Security and Medicare.</li>
<li>Highlights the unsustainable nature of U.S. borrowing and debt ($38.4 trillion total).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Animal Experimentation
<ul>
<li>$13.8 million for beagle experiments involving tick-borne illnesses.</li>
<li>$5.2 million for dosing beagles with cocaine and methamphetamines.</li>
<li>$14.6 million for monkey experiments where monkeys play a Price Is Right-style video game with head posts screwed into their skulls.</li>
<li>$1 million for forcing teenage ferrets to binge drink for 90 days before being killed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Questionable Research and Projects
<ul>
<li>$2.1 million for a four-year project collecting saliva samples at EDM festivals to test for drugs.</li>
<li>$2.9 million to study whether toddlers using iPads affects development.</li>
<li>$1.9 million for mobile phone interventions targeting childhood obesity in Latino families.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Media and Cultural Spending
<ul>
<li>$40 million for COVID-19 vaccine promotion after the pandemic ended.</li>
<li>$1.5 million to promote U.S. films and video games abroad.</li>
<li>$244,000 for a Pakistani children&rsquo;s climate cartoon.</li>
<li>$3.3 million for an anti-racism campus program at Northwestern University.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Infrastructure and Immigration Costs
<ul>
<li>$7.5 billion allocated for EV infrastructure, resulting in only 68 charging stations built.</li>
<li>$22.6 billion spent on migrant benefits.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Miscellaneous
<ul>
<li>$2.5 million to promote insect consumption.</li>
<li>$1.5 million for influencer-led anti-drug TikTok campaigns.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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Join Ben for unfiltered insights, exclusive interviews, and honest commentary you won&rsquo;t get from the mainstream media. Ben takes you behind the scenes, covering the issues shaping America today - straight from the President&rsquo;s Oval Office.
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Monkeys Playing 'Price Is Right', Ferrets on a Bender & Beagles on Meth

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