Today I've been deep in the guts of something ambitious: a system to cross-check Form 990 data, audit reports, and federal spending to flag when an org’s stated purpose doesn’t match where the money’s actually going. 🕵️‍♂️💸
Here’s how it’s coming…
— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 15, 2025
If I believed in God, I’d say she’s doing His work.
I certainly agree about Mars Sample Return, and said that on X this morning. I think we need a dramatic change in how these funds are allocated and prioritized, and the current decadal needs to be completely redone.
But I also don’t pay much attention to what OMB says at this point in the process.
I would add that it’s inappropriate for OMB to propose a NASA budget ahead of the confirmation of a NASA administrator who has been named for months. I wouldn’t put up with it if I were president. I personally consider OMB’s NASA budget proposal DOA, and I hope that Trump does as…
Over the last few months, we’ve come to a realization that should have landed much harder: NGOs weren’t just adjacent to government, they were the parallel government. We were shocked. I was too. But looking back, it’s exactly what you’d expect. NGOs operate outside the chain of… https://t.co/xNu8jZKDzt
— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 13, 2025
[Monday-afternoon update]
I've been thinking on the below post, about the NGO problem.
The Left is structured as a network of NGOs: ruthlessly efficient and ready to act the moment power changes hands.
The Right has no equivalent infrastructure. If I sit down and ask myself, "How would I start an NGO to… https://t.co/v8e9VDbjC6
— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 14, 2025
There’s so many aspects of the Gaza war that people simply overlook and don’t even mention, and I feel it is vitally important to detail it here. I’ve read hundreds of reports and analyses by military and political and humanitarian “experts”, yet none have ever mentioned this, so…
— Cheryl E 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🎗️ (@CherylWroteIt) April 8, 2025