The DOGE Report
Support the show on Patreon Email us at: In this episode of The DOGE Report, hosts Adam and Trevor unpack the Department of Government Efficiency’s latest jaw-dropping claims: $115 billion in taxpayer savings since its launch, achieved through canceling 113 wasteful contracts ($3.3 billion saved), deactivating 315,000 federal credit cards, cutting 10,000 HHS jobs, and digitizing 400 million records stored in a Pennsylvania mine. They dive into what this means for you—less waste, potentially better services like faster veteran record access—and highlight Elon Musk’s...
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Support the show on Patreon Email us at: In this episode of The DOGE Report, we—hosts Adam and Trevor—dive into the bold journey of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), launched January 20, 2025. We spotlight the massive savings DOGE has achieved—claiming an impressive $55 billion by February 11—through innovative AI-driven tech audits streamlining IRS spending and workforce reductions enhancing efficiency via DEI program cuts, while also tackling the criticisms surrounding these moves. We explore the surge in Tesla vehicle attacks since Musk’s...
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Support the show on Patreon Email us at: Adam Thorne and Trevor Williams kick off The DOGE Report by unveiling the masterminds behind Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), launched in 2025 to gut federal waste. Meet Elon Musk and his crew—Stanford grads, MIT whizzes, and Musk’s Tesla-SpaceX vets—now storming agencies with AI and top-secret clearance. From billionaires to 22-year-old coders, this is your intro to the team shaking D.C. X-Files secrecy meets efficiency firepower—start here. Join hosts Adam Thorne and Trevor Williams every week on The...
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Support the show on Patreon Join hosts Adam Thorne and Trevor Williams every week on The DOGE Report, your essential guide to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk’s bold push to reshape federal operations. With insider curiosity and sharp analysis, Adam and Trevor unpack what DOGE is doing—from slashing budgets to probing agencies—what they’ve uncovered in waste and bureaucracy, and what it all means for America, for better or worse. Each episode delivers a clear-eyed update on DOGE’s latest moves, exposing the stakes—savings or chaos?—and...
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Reference List for Listeners
- Business Insider (February 7, 2025) - DOGE transparency: https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-doge-records-public-information-foia-presidential-records-act-2025-2
- Real-Time Financial Data (March 25, 2025, 6:45 PM PDT) - TSLA: $278.39, year high $488.54, low $138.80, 1M trend $326.91 to $287.18.
- Web ID 0: ABC News (March 25) - Tesla attacks: https://abcnews.go.com/US/lone-offenders-carrying-tesla-attacks-catching-difficult-fbi/story?id=108375926
- Web ID 1: The Guardian (March 25) - FBI task force: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/25/fbi-taskforce-tesla-vandalism-elon-musk-protests
- Web ID 2: Fox News (March 25) - Las Vegas attack: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-railed-against-domestic-terrorism-silent-trump-floats-20-year-jail-sentence-tesla-vandals
- Web ID 3: Forbes (March 25) - Tesla protests, stock: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/03/25/tesla-protests-and-vandalism-surge-fbi-creates-task-force-to-investigate-and-says-most-vandals-are-lone-offenders/
- Web ID 5: KTVZ (March 25) - Seattle arson: https://ktvz.com/cnn-national/2025/03/25/fbi-launches-task-force-targeting-anti-tesla-domestic-terrorism/
- Web ID 6: CNN (March 25) - FBI task force: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/us/fbi-tesla-task-force-domestic-terrorism
- Web ID 7: Newsweek (March 25) - Tesla sales: https://www.newsweek.com/tesla-sales-plummet-amid-elon-musk-backlash-2047370
- Web ID 10: The New York Times (March 24) - Protests vs. vandalism: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/us/tesla-vandalism-musk-protests.html
- Web ID 11: Axios (March 24) - FBI task force: https://www.axios.com/2025/03/24/fbi-tesla-threats-task-force
- Web ID 13: NBCDFW (March 24) - Austin devices: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fbi-issues-warning-for-tesla-drivers-incendiary-devices-found-at-austin-showroom/3498732/
- Web ID 20: Newsweek (March 24) - Nine states: https://www.newsweek.com/fbi-issues-warning-over-tesla-attacks-2047120
- Web ID 1: CNN (March 25) - Germany sales: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/business/tesla-no-1-rival-byd-taunting-elon-musk
- Web ID 5: Yahoo Finance (March 24) - JPMorgan drop: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-bad-news-elon-musk-193151842.html
- Web ID 8: CNBC (March 24) - 12% rally: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/tesla-rebounds-12percent-for-biggest-gain-since-its-post-election-day-pop-following-9-straight-weeks-of-losses.html
- Web ID 11: Fortune (March 23) - $1.4 billion gap: https://fortune.com/2025/03/23/tesla-1-4-billion-gone-astray-elon-musk-rally-ev-giant/
- Web ID 12: Economist (March 23) - Musk focus: https://www.economist.com/business/2025/03/23/musk-inc-is-under-serious-threat
- Web ID 13: Newsweek (March 22) - Oust call: https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-tesla-investor-calls-board-oust-elon-musk-ceo-2046175
- Web ID 15: Forbes (March 22) - SpaceX tops Tesla: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/03/22/tesla-stock-rallies-as-ceo-elon-musk-advises-to-hang-on/
- Executive Order 14158 (January 20, 2025) - DOGE launch: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2025/01/20/establishing-and-implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency/
- NPR (February 4, 2025) - USAID shutdown: https://www.npr.org/what-is-the-department-of-government-efficiency-or-doge
- Reuters (March 20, 2025) - IRS cut: https://www.reuters.com/trump-doge-executive-claims-15-billion-savings-from-irs-technology-budget
- NBC News (March 22, 2025) - Social Security: https://www.nbcnews.com/social-security-chief-backs-down-threat-shut-down-agency-doge-ruling
- Fox News (March 13, 2025) - Contract cuts: https://www.foxnews.com/doge-says-millions-saved-after-canceling-more-federal-contracts
- Washington Post (February 15, 2025) - DEI plan: [No direct link, archive assumed]
- CBS News (March 18, 2025) - USAID ruling: https://www.cbsnews.com/judge-finds-elon-musk-doge-shutdown-usaid-likely-unconstitutional
- NPR (March 17, 2025) - Layoff risks: https://www.npr.org/federal-agencies-plan-mass-layoffs-trumps-workforce-cuts-continue
- NBC Poll (March 16, 2025) - Approval: https://www.nbcnews.com/poll-voters-like-idea-doge-elon-musk-early-results-raise-red-flags
- The Guardian (March 14, 2025) - Musk disapproval: https://www.theguardian.com/poll-shows-strong-disapproval-musk-cost-cutting-us-agencies-end-leases
- X Post (@EricBurlison, March 13, 2025) - DOD DEI cut: [No direct link, X sentiment]