Taxpayer-Funded Absurdity: Uncovering Outrageous Government Spending -From Sex Toys for Kids to Biodiversity in Nepal

 

From Sex Toys for Kids to Biodiversity in Nepal, How Your Money is Being Wasted—and What DOGE is Doing About It

In an era where every tax dollar should count, the federal government’s spending habits often leave Americans scratching their heads—or outright furious. One of the most jaw-dropping examples comes from a recent exposé detailing how a nonprofit, the Center for Innovative Public Health Research (CIPHR), has pocketed over $22 million in government grants since 2016 to educate minors about sex toys while encouraging them to keep it a secret from their parents. Yes, you read that correctly—taxpayer money has been funneled into programs teaching kids as young as 14 about “lube and sex toys” and “increasing pleasure,” all under the guise of “health education.” This revelation, originally published on April 7, 2025, by Hannah Grossman in City Journal (source here), shines a glaring spotlight on the bizarre and often indefensible ways our government allocates funds.

CIPHR’s initiatives, like the “Girl2Girl” program launched in 2017, target teen girls with daily text messages about sexual topics, explicitly advising them to hide their participation from parents if they choose. Another program, “Transcendent Health,” which wrapped up last month with a $1.3 million grant, focused on transgender minors, probing their sexual experiences in focus groups. Critics argue this isn’t just inappropriate—it’s a betrayal of parental trust and a misuse of public resources. The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees these grants, is now under pressure to cut ties with CIPHR and rethink its funding priorities.

But this isn’t an isolated case of government spending gone wild. Let’s peel back the curtain on a few more outrageous programs that have siphoned off taxpayer dollars:

• $19 Million for Biodiversity in Nepal: While conservation is noble, why are American taxpayers footing the bill for ecological projects halfway across the globe when our own infrastructure crumbles? This grant, highlighted by President Trump in a February 2025 press conference, raises questions about misplaced priorities.
• $42 Million for Social Change in Uganda: Johns Hopkins University received this hefty sum to “drive social and behavior change” abroad. Meanwhile, American schools struggle with outdated facilities and underpaid teachers. Shouldn’t social change start at home?
• $10 Million for Male Circumcision in Mozambique: Funded through a nonprofit contract, this program aimed to curb HIV/AIDS—a worthy goal—but its inclusion in a laundry list of questionable foreign spending has drawn ire. Why not invest that in domestic healthcare instead?

These examples are just the tip of the iceberg. The federal budget, clocking in at $6.8 trillion for the last fiscal year, is a sprawling mess of “zombie programs”—initiatives that linger on despite expired authorizations or dubious value. Enter the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a task force led by Elon Musk, tasked with slashing waste and fraud. Since its inception via executive order on January 20, 2025, DOGE has been swinging the axe, targeting everything from diversity training grants to redundant research contracts.

As of today, April 10, 2025, DOGE claims savings of $55 billion, though its public “wall of receipts” tallies verifiable cuts at around $8.6 billion—roughly 0.1% of the federal budget. Highlights include $881 million sliced from Education Department contracts, $577 million from “America Last” Labor Department grants, and $49 million from canceled health grants in Kansas. Critics argue the numbers are inflated or lack transparency, but supporters hail it as a start to reining in a bloated bureaucracy. Data analyst Brian Banks’ “Musk Watch DOGE Tracker” pegs confirmed savings at $7.7 billion as of March 25, suggesting the real figure lies somewhere between the hype and the receipts.

The CIPHR scandal, alongside these other head-scratching expenditures, underscores a broader truth: government spending is often less about necessity and more about inertia—or worse, ideology. Parents don’t want their kids secretly texted about sex toys, and taxpayers don’t want their money frittered away on foreign pet projects. DOGE’s mission, while imperfect and polarizing, at least promises a reckoning. Whether it can deliver beyond the headlines remains to be seen, but one thing’s clear: the days of unchecked absurdity might finally be numbered. What do you think—where should the axe fall next?

Connecticut: A Child Caught in the Crossfire: Defending a 12-Year-Old Girl Against Hate Crime Charges

Questioning the Rush to Judgment in Waterbury’s Juvenile Case—and the School’s Failure

A 12-year-old girl in Waterbury, Connecticut, faces charges of Intimidation Based on Bigotry and Bias in the First and Second Degree after a school altercation at Wallace Middle School. The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has branded this a hate-driven assault on twin sisters targeted for their Muslim faith, painting the girl as a villain. But she’s 12—a child still figuring out life. Charging her with felony hate crimes demands hard evidence, not just assumptions, and the glaring absence of accountability from Wallace Middle School—a festering hotspot of unchecked chaos—shifts much of the blame away from this kid and onto a system that’s failed her and every student in its care.

Connecticut law sets a high bar for hate crimes. First-degree Intimidation Based on Bigotry or Bias (CGS § 53a-181j), a Class C felony, requires malicious intent to intimidate or harass someone due to their race, religion, or other protected status, causing serious physical injury. Second-degree (CGS § 53a-181k), a Class D felony, involves physical contact, property damage, or credible threats, driven by specific bias. Both demand proof of deliberate prejudice—not just a school fight or reckless words. Yet, the articles and CAIR’s joint press release offer no clear evidence of this girl’s intent, or a pattern of targeted harassment. Was this a calculated act of bigotry or a spontaneous outburst from a preteen? Without facts, it’s a leap to slap felony charges on a middle schooler.

"The department said two of the involved students in the altercation did sustain minor injuries during the altercation, but “no medical attention was required.” - NBC Connecticut

CAIR’s claim that the sisters were attacked “because of their Muslim faith” is a powerful accusation, but it’s not proof—it’s a narrative. The charges followed their press release suspiciously closely, hinting at undue sway. That influence shouldn’t go unchecked when it risks ruining a child’s life. But let’s zoom out: Wallace Middle School isn’t some innocent bystander. A 2020 report from the Office of the Child Advocate on Waterbury Public Schools (WPS) revealed 198 police reports tied to elementary and PreK-Grade 8 schools, including Wallace, for student behavioral issues. That’s not a typo—198 calls to the Waterbury Police Department because the schools can’t manage their kids. This isn’t a one-off; it’s a systemic dumpster fire. Where’s the supervision? The intervention? The basic competence to stop a fight before it spirals into a legal nightmare?

This girl isn’t a hardened bigot—she’s a product of a school that’s clearly drowning in dysfunction. Wallace Middle School’s failure to control its environment let this incident happen, and now a 12-year-old is the fall guy. Kids fight. They say stupid, hurtful things. But when a school racks up nearly 200 police calls, it’s not the students who are the problem—it’s the adults running the show. CAIR’s quick to point fingers, but where’s their outrage at a school system that’s a breeding ground for chaos? The authorities are complicit too, charging a child instead of demanding answers from a district that can’t keep order.

She deserves consequences if she crossed lines—counseling, detention, something age-appropriate—not a juvenile court summons that could derail her future. Wallace Middle School’s negligence set the stage, CAIR’s rhetoric lit the match, and now a kid is burning. She’s not the villain here; she’s a casualty of adults too lazy or too agenda-driven to do their jobs. Give her a chance to grow, not a label she can’t outrun. The real crime is a school system that’s failed everyone involved.