Elon Musk has predicted that many biased media outlets will see a sharp drop in revenue after it was discovered that left wing outlet Politico, among several others, has been receiving revenue from the USAID slush fund, as well as from scores of other government agencies.
DOGE inspired investigations by internet sleuths found that Politico has been given millions of dollars in taxpayer funds.
Fun Fact: @Politico received USAID funds.
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) February 5, 2025
Everything makes sense now. pic.twitter.com/YkkrXhbOui
There have been multiple random ‘grants’ given to Politico for odd stuff.
This is crazy.
— FiredFed (@FiredFed1) February 5, 2025
On just one randomly selected contract, Politico received $862,025 over four years in a no-compete subscription contract from the National Park Service.
This is why Dems are freaking out about DOGE. pic.twitter.com/TOutHOf89E
Great find!
— Ryan Duff (@ryancduff) February 5, 2025
So the fed agencies were spending hundreds of thousands to procure a subscription to Politico, which really just funded a left wing propaganda operation.
Makes you wonder what else this bottomless money pit was used for.
A whole ecosystem of grifting off of federal dollars!
— Krepperman (@KreppermanPrime) February 5, 2025
Reuters certainly won’t be getting another 10 million dollars.
I can’t wait for one to show up with a description: “Evil scheme”
— ?????? (@eltweetasaurus) February 5, 2025
The New York Times too.
The US Government gave the New York Times tens of millions of dollars over just the past 5 years despite paying relatively little money to the NYT in the years preceding 2021. For instance, in August 2024, the US government awarded $4.1 million to the NYT.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) February 5, 2025
The bulk of the funds… pic.twitter.com/XWvv3CplI8
And the AP.
It's not just Politico. The Associated Press has been raking in millions of dollars in government money for years.
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) February 5, 2025
The AP's bias also makes perfect sense. pic.twitter.com/RrH5JPykvY
The Financial Times… in Britain, also got paid with American taxpayer funds.
British based Financial Times pic.twitter.com/dL8Ie1FgK8
— Corvus Honkteen (@Thalassathesea) February 5, 2025
And the BBC, which is already state funded by British taxpayers, was also granted US taxpayer money.
????? BBC TOOK $3.3 MILLION FROM USAID?!
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 4, 2025
BBC Media Action, a charity tied to the BBC, received $3.3M from USAID in 2023-24, making the U.S. agency one of its top donors.
Despite being part of a state-funded UK broadcaster, BBC Media Action also took $3.8M from the UK Foreign… https://t.co/SN2aD5qoBw pic.twitter.com/pAKcITKTyd
The BBC even put out a statement complaining about how this is impacting their income.
????? BBC Release a Statement over having their USAID Funding pulled ??
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) February 6, 2025
Cry harder BBC – you’re done. pic.twitter.com/87Z7YWX93Q
Apparently forcing British people to pay hundreds of pounds each every year for a license to watch their propaganda and dancing with reality TV stars dross still isn’t enough, they want Americans to pay them too, as well as people with Netflix subscriptions.
‘U.K. government considers forcing people who seek out quality to pay a fee so they can counter it with more mind eroding insipid dross’
— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) January 28, 2025
And all kinds of other leftist propaganda merchants were guzzling from the US government funding trough.
Reporters Without Borders is big mad that USAID has been cut off, because it was basically their only source of funding.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) February 5, 2025
They’re very upset that they can no longer continue the “vital work” of producing leftist regime propaganda. pic.twitter.com/GWUNSkGqMz
Americans were also paying for subscriptions to Politico for federal employees.
You have magazine subscriptions hanging out there you should drop? Well, did you know you were paying $500,000 for 37 people in the federal government to 'subscribe' to Politico? pic.twitter.com/HlPGUBuJWY
— Not So 90's Moderate (@PanAmPetro) February 5, 2025
We do indeed appear to be funneling large sums of tax money to @politico so that some bureaucrats can read left-wing journalists complain about Republicans https://t.co/sAhsJcJxoN pic.twitter.com/HDiBfZrj5U
— Sunny (@sunnyright) February 5, 2025
But why did it cost over half a million dollars for 37 subscriptions?
Sorry what
— rational actor (@Eamon_of_X) February 5, 2025
37 people need a subscription to Politico so it costs $517k ???
Am i reading this right ? pic.twitter.com/Xu9OhTq4uc
That’s some premium content right there.
Politico also received millions more from other swampy government agencies.
The Politico scandal is worse than you think.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) February 5, 2025
It’s not $8M that Politico received from USAID.
It’s $34.3M that Politico has received from various swampy federal govt agencies.
Politico is, without a doubt, a totally corrupt propaganda arm of the swamp.
Follow along below. pic.twitter.com/OxF7Zrc4GP
No wonder they hate Elon.
Politico Co-Founder @JimVandeHei
— NeverTweet (@LOLNeverTweet) February 5, 2025
“My message to @ElonMusk is: Bullshit — You are not the media.”
Apparently, USAID is the media. pic.twitter.com/4p7UfkO1PM
The White House has confirmed that all this shit will be stopped. But how long will it take for them to find it all?
JUST IN: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says media outlets including Politico will no longer be making millions of dollars with taxpayer money.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 5, 2025
"I was made aware of the funding from USAID to media outlets including Politico who I know has a seat in this room…"
"I can… pic.twitter.com/zXtdodFQzo
No sooner than the USAID backhanders were stopped, Politico suddenly found that it couldn’t pay its employees.
Staff at Politico did not get paid for the latest pay period. The company just sent several emails to employees saying it believes there was a technical error, and is looking into how to fix the issue. pic.twitter.com/PYcWYdbrEC
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) February 4, 2025
‘Technical error’, just a coincidence, sure.
This is a coincidence that USAid stopped paying, right?
— Patty (@PATTYMAGA1) February 4, 2025
Politico sent a note to staff this afternoon saying this has been resolved
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) February 4, 2025
Musk has promised that more media pigs are going to find a much emptier trough to feed at from now on.
Many media outlets are going to experience a mysterious drop in revenue https://t.co/8T2Qrwpcez
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 5, 2025
No wonder these media companies don't act like they are beholden to the American people, let alone obligated to report the truth or hold the U.S. government accountable.
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) February 5, 2025
They're getting millions of government dollars in subscription and media contracts. Makes sense.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 6, 2025
This is why Democrats and leftists are big mad.
Not just a waste, but they’ve essentially been getting paid by Democrats to feed the American people endless lies, misinformation and propaganda.
— Liberacrat™? (@Liberacrat) February 5, 2025
If you’re wondering why the media always gave the Biden admin a pass, deflected, ran cover for and loves democrats, this is why.
The fact that actually everything is just gaslighting to prop up a gigantic money laundering scheme for the elites and their friends and family makes so much sense.
— Shem Horne (@Shem_Infinite) February 5, 2025
There are all kinds of DEI nonsense schemes going on in addition to their social engineering attempts.
For a real eye-opener on the scope of this USAID welfare program.
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) February 5, 2025
1. Run a keyword search via Data Republican.
Example, "Diversity."
2. Find a grant.
Example, "American Councils For International Education"
3. Get Form 990 for the grant recipient.
4. Check salaries. pic.twitter.com/5yMkvOTS7P
Let’s compile a thread of all the most ridiculous things USAID money has been spent on. Go! ?
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) February 6, 2025
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The American uniparty established three decades ago under the One Democrat Party banner promulgates PTS(D) in people.
This is why returning weary veterans commit suicide, not just because of their combat experiences, but upon returning, experiencing the indifference to their sacrifice by the people who elect the pigs at the trough and their machinations.
We all understand #Warisinsanity going in, and most can bolster oneself accordingly to the ignorance of war at home, but it is the responsibility of the citizenry to choose Representatives, by virtue of media reporting by a free press to prevent the distrust and arrogant hubris that is what causes wars and sacrifice.
If you don’t want war, get of your ass and do your homework to find the pigs before they capture you.
Welcome home. Present for the Mayaguez incident at the Battle of Koh Tang. We turned out the lights for you in 1975. If we had a better class of politicians and bureaucrats we never would have been in Vietnam and would have stopped the French from returning to Indochina to enslave those people.
The Democrat party have to pay their commissars in the media somehow.
Unless you were 400 pounds, wearing a g-sting and riding a bicycle in winter on the way to teach 5 year old’s that daddy’s penis is an anomaly in school non of these commie rags on USAID welfare would cover your story.
The folks talking about how the USA is horrible, rAssest, & what ever; should stay out of other countries business!? But can still take on more ufOs & give hand outs to the planet…?
Make Sanity Great Again, please!
Wow. I’ve wondered for years how these establishments have stayed afloat even as their viewership has dwindled to almost nothing.
This is the most amazing thing I have seen in years. Between the growth of independent reporters and now this, I hope the legacy media dies. Permanently. From CNN to the BBC… just die.
Also, that picture of Chuck Schumer chimping out with his arms raised is still getting a laugh out of me.
Sadly, the BBC is funded by a licence fee in the UK (which I DON’T pay) meaning it’s not going away anytime soon – the ultra left government won’t let it’s propaganda mouthpiece die.
So only people who pay the fee can watch it? Anyone who pays for that crap is lost anyway. But there is hope that the public stations like CNN can drop dead.
Besides, the BBC is at least losing its loot from the U.S. I hope it hurts.
Hail from Michigan. Keep strong.