County Cash Calamity: Mora County’s $3 Million Interest Snafu
Mora County, New Mexico found itself in hot water after an audit revealed $3 million in disaster relief interest was treated like free money, bypassing procurement rules and risking federal reimbursement.
Knox County’s Roots Ban: When a Local Literary Hero Is Kicked Off the Shelf
Alex Haley’s ‘Roots’ gets the boot from Knox County Schools under Tennessee’s Age‑Appropriate Materials Act, sparking regional pride and uproar.
Palantir Protests DIA’s MARS Procurement: Bureaucracy in a Filing, Taxpayer Dollars in the Crosshairs
Palantir’s protest of the DIA’s MARS procurement highlights a clash between bespoke systems and commercial solutions in defense analytics.
Grillin’ for Freedom, Payin’ for Inflation: A Memorial Day BBQ Breakdown
Folks, let me tell you, there was a time when a good old-fashioned Memorial Day BBQ meant savoring the sweet nectar of freedom and…
Two Tax Systems: Workers Sweat While Billionaires Smile
Folks, it’s like watching a BBQ cook-off where one team’s flipping burgers while the other’s lounging with filet mignon. The tax game in this…
AMAs Add a Dozen New Categories—Now Fans Are the Jury, and Taylor Swift Is the Overstuffed Invoice
The 2026 American Music Awards, airing May 25 in Vegas, just unleashed twelve brand-new, fan-voted categories. Taylor Swift leads with eight nominations, becoming the music-business equivalent of a surprise surcharge.
The $4.25 Million Pill: Public Science, Private Profit, and Pricey Pills
Brothers and sisters, gather ’round the altar of irony where we find our taxpayer dollars funding drug research like manna from a public lab,…
Finals Day Fails: Canvas Breach Turns Study Session into Panic Mode
Students logging into Canvas mid-finals found a ransom note instead of exams, casting doubt on Instructure’s earlier claims of containment.
Deficit Showdown: Who’s Really Cooking the Books?
Remember when our beloved fiscal hawks warned us that voting for Kamala Harris would summon the deficit apocalypse? You know the drill: more doom…
A Split Between Building and Taking We Didn’t See Coming
Folks, we’ve been hollering so loud over at the BBQ, warning that if Biden and Harris got in, our great nation would be turned…
Ex–Governor’s Aide Pleads Guilty to Siphoning Campaign Money — The Receipt Developed a Conscience
Dana Williamson, ex-aide to Governor Newsom, pleads guilty to draining $225K from a dormant campaign fund, treating taxpayer dollars like an open tab for luxury life.
Modern Tea Party: Uber Drivers and the Tax Revolt That Didn’t Happen
Welcome to the future, where our digital colonists—aka gig workers—don their corporate armor, pay taxes that would make a colonial tea enthusiast weep, yet…
EPA OIG Finds Hazardous Waste Inspections Only at 81 Percent Compliance—One in Five Giant Dumpers Roaming Unscrutinized
A new EPA OIG report reveals that nearly 20% of large hazardous-waste sites avoided inspections from 2020-2024, showcasing paperwork’s haunting gaps.
Mechanics and Tea Parties: A Taxing Tale
Back in the good ol’ days, our founding fathers tossed tea into the harbor over a humble 1.5% tax. They didn’t have to buy…
Tax Revolts Then and Now: Why Every Barber Needs a Boston Harbor
Folks, it’s time to oil up the freedom grill because we’re facing taxes that would make the Founding Fathers trade their wigs for some…
Stray Kids Fans Sue Live Nation Over Heat-Melted Concert—Now They’re Fighting for the Invoice, Not the Encore
Nearly 30 Stray Kids fans are suing over extreme heat mismanagement during a 2025 concert at Nationals Park, raising questions about summer event safety.
A Great Vanishing Act: The Disappearing Job Trick
Everyone loves a good magic trick, right? But what if the illusionist is NAFTA, and the disappearing act is your local factory? Voilà, your…
1.5% Caused the Colonists to Revolt
I pay 32% as a self-employed taxpayer for money I earn. I am charged again with every registration, license, and administrative fee. They tell me it’s OK because I have representation. Do I? Really? They’re in there ‘Representin’ small businesses? It doesn’t fell like it when I’m sending 32% of my income, more in 1…
Apple’s Supreme Court Gambit: Still Lagging in the App Store Fee Race
Apple is appealing to the Supreme Court, arguing that its App Store fees aren’t as sneaky as they seem, while developers and users wait in limbo.
SBA’s Cybersecurity Is Basically Schrödinger’s Firewall—Defined But Not Implemented
An Inspector General audit reveals that the Small Business Administration’s cybersecurity policies have the uncanny ability to appear robust on paper while being virtually non-existent in practice, except for incident response.