A caller study by the watchdog radical Open the Books reveals that the Pentagon went connected a record-breaking buying spree successful September 2025. In bid to debar losing unused fund money, Pete Hegseth's Department of Defense spent a historical $93.4 cardinal successful a azygous month. In particular, they spent $50.1 cardinal successful the past 5 days of that period alone!
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While that is an insane magnitude of money, the database of items is adjacent much wild!
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The Pentagon spent $225 cardinal connected furniture.
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That included $60,719 connected Herman Miller chairs.

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$111,497 connected footrests.

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And $3,160 connected stickers featuring Dora the Explorer, Frozen, and Paw Patrol amongst others.

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They spent $12,540 connected 3-tier effect baskets.

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$5.3 cardinal connected Apple devices (including 400 iPad Airs).

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And $1.8 cardinal connected philharmonic instruments.

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That $1.8 cardinal connected philharmonic instruments included $100,000 connected a Steinway & Sons expansive soft for the Air Force main of staff's home.

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One azygous $26,000 violin.

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And a $21,750 Japanese flute.

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Lastly, successful the period of September alone, the Dept of War spent $6.9 cardinal successful full connected lobster tails and $2 cardinal connected Alaskan king crab.

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(They spent $7.4 cardinal connected lobster process crossed the months of March, May, June and October.)
$15.1 cardinal connected ribeye steak.

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$124,000 for caller crystal pick machines.

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$1 cardinal connected salmon.

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272 orders of doughnuts for $139,224.

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And lastly, $26,000 connected sushi prep tables (IN SEPTEMBER ALONE).

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As expected, politicians (and conscionable similar everyone else) aren't thrilled astir the news!

I'll permission you with Gavin Newsom's effect successful particular:


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