Authored by Noah Wall via The American Mind,
On July 14, the State Leadership Initiative was honored to host the Florida DOGE team and their tech partners, Vulcan, Echelon, and DigiBuild, for the Florida DOGE Showcase in Washington, D.C. Spearheaded by Governor Ron DeSantis, the state has become the leader for providing accountable and efficient governance to its citizens.
Since its creation in 2025, the Florida DOGE team has identified nearly $1 billion in waste and abuse at the local government level and sent over $878 million back to the federal government. But the team's work extends beyond fiscal savings and budgetary cuts - it also includes auditing university curriculum and state union programs and reining in rogue municipalities that had adopted woke-left policies.
Take Florida's SB 1134, which banned counties and municipalities from using government funds for discriminatory DEI programs and activities. Florida DOGE found that local governments were forcing employees to undergo "Transgender Humility" training, which included the use of a "wheel of power/privilege" that singled out certain ethnic groups as being worse than others. In some extreme cases, the team found that local governments were directing taxpayer dollars to immigration lawyers who represented criminal illegal aliens. All of this was identified by Florida DOGE and prohibited by law.
This ideological audit was most prevalent in universities, where the team examined over 74,000 syllabi and 100,000 research articles for left-wing ideological content. Funding for these DEI-related activities was effectively halted through SB 266 and SB 7044. While the federal DOGE program failed to codify reform through legislation, Florida DOGE succeeded.
Florida DOGE has proven it is the model to emulate. The next step is to provide the blueprint for bringing it to other states.
Enter the State DOGE Playbook, a collaborative effort between the State Leadership Initiative and the Florida DOGE team. This is a step-by-step guide to ensure that these reforms are not merely a temporary win for a single executive's tenure, but a long-term fundamental shift in how red states govern.
Instead of Elon Musk drawing from his own stable of engineers, Florida hired volunteers and tech-minded interns to leverage new technologies to conduct investigations and root out waste and ideological indoctrination previously unheard of at the state level. Many of Florida DOGE's accomplishments were secured with a team of only three full-time employees, supplemented by a staff Florida put together. SLI is proud to be part of this effort; we even sent two of our own to act as special government employees, at no cost to the state, to help identify shadow government organizations funded by the state, local governments, and universities.
All that's needed are a few liaisons for law enforcement and legislators, and the rest is bulk data analysis. Add to this that Florida DOGE implemented these reforms on just a six-figure budget. Rarely have government initiatives accomplished so much in such a cost-effective manner.
None of these accomplishments would've been possible without the power of new AI tools and data-analysis technologies provided by three partners: Echelon, Vulcan Technologies, and DigiBuild. While varying in scope, each was instrumental in identifying waste and abuse during the audits, leading to the most significant reforms in Florida.
Echelon was used to analyze spending and waste in the Lee County school district. Florida DOGE identified up to $80 million in potential savings through contract reviews and more than $8 million in savings by eliminating 170 unnecessary positions spanning 30 departments. Programs like this can restore public schools to their proper mission rather than serving as a patronage scheme for overeducated administrative staff.
Vulcan Technologies was utilized to conduct top-to-bottom payment transaction audits across the state. It was so effective that local governments throughout Florida are implementing it to find opportunities for savings. In a time when property taxes are a dominant issue among voters, AI and DOGE principles are bridging the gap, fulfilling the public's demand for making cuts and providing the services local governments owe their citizens.
Many other states have similar programs. Texas's Office of Regulatory Efficiency has generated over 400 reductions in administrative code, and Oklahoma's DOGE office has produced over $19 million in cuts. But Florida's success remains unparalleled, and SLI's State DOGE Playbook explains how to emulate its success.
Blue states across the country continue to bankrupt themselves by allowing endless fraud and overfunded programs that never deliver on their promises. It's not enough for red states to avoid these pitfalls - red states need to match Florida's pace and provide the governance their citizens deserve. With this playbook, there are no more excuses, only the will to act.
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Bessent’s notepad just exposed the US bailing out Japan’s broken yen
A notepad in front of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reads “To Do Buy Japanese Yen $5-10 bil” as he participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David, Maryland, U.S., July 31, 2026. The note, photographed at 1:33 EDT, came after Reuters earlier reported the Treasury had put banks on alert fora possible U.S. intervention in the market for Japan’s currency. REUTERS/Daniel Heuer
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bessents-to-do-list-buy-5-10-billion-worth-japanese-yen-reuters-photo-shows-2026-07-31/
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New Windows Update Makes Dell PCs Just Shutdown
Can You Sit In A Charging Tesla?
22 EU Leaders Demand "Immediate Action" As Migrant Invasion Raises Fear Of Hybrid Warfare
"We cannot allow uncontrolled mass crossings, the instrumentalization of migration or other hybrid threats..."
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/crazy-footage-shows-migrants-rampaging-breaking-homes-after-invading-spain
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Kamala Harris Moves To $8.5M Mansion In 94% White Neighborhood
“...one of Malibu’s most exclusive coastal enclaves.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/kamala-harris-moves-85m-mansion-94-white-neighborhood
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New Report Ranks California 35th Best State And Least Affordable by Tyler Durden
Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times,
California, the most populous U.S. state and the one with the largest economy, ranked as the 35th best state in a new ranking published by U.S. News on July 28.
South Orange County communities near Laguna Beach, Calif., on Oct. 15, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch TimesUtah ranked as the best state, followed by South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Nebraska.
The ranking was based on scores in eight categories such as education, healthcare, economy, and fiscal stability, and it was weighted by survey opinions.
Despite a median income of more than $100,000 compared to the national average of $81,600, California ranked last in the category of opportunity. This was partially because it ranked last in affordability, which was based on a cost-of-living index score and housing affordability index score.
The state's Department of Housing & Community Development considers a six-figure salary as low-income in many of its coastal hubs.
According to the income limits it set on June 23, $100,000 is classified as low in seven counties - San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, and Orange.
Santa Cruz County has the highest cutoff for what's considered low-income at $122,200 for a single-person household.
California's Legislative Analyst's Office said a mid-tier house costs about $775,000 in the state, nearly double the national average of $398,771.
"California home prices continue to be much more expensive than the rest of the US," it said in its 2026 Housing Affordability Tracker.
Among all categories in U.S. News's ranking, the state's highest score was in healthcare at 7th place, including 6th in healthcare quality and 5th in public health.
Public health looked at infant mortality rate, mortality rate, obesity rate, smoking rate, suicide rate, and mental health.
The report states that 8.4 percent of California's population is without health insurance, compared to the national average of 11.3 percent. It added that its obesity rate is 29.1 percent compared to 34.2 percent nationally.
The state also ranked 25th in education but 6th in higher education, which assessed graduation rates as well as low debt at graduation and low tuition fees.
However, California's K-12 education ranked 41st, which was based on high school graduation rates, preschool enrollment, and test scores.
A separate report last month listed six California cities - Visalia, Bakersfield, Modesto, Fresno, Stockton, and Salinas - among the 10 least educated metropolitan areas in the United States.
The list looked at the share of adults at least 25 years old who have a high school diploma or higher, who have at least some college experience, who have a bachelor's degree or higher, and who have a graduate or professional degree.
While many Central Valley areas scored low, Silicon Valley's San Jose metro ranked as the fourth most educated, while the San Francisco metro ranked eighth.
(Those towns correlate with Mexican populations.)
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/new-report-ranks-california-35th-best-state-and-least-affordable
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Illegal Alien Faces Third Deportation After Completing Federal Prison Sentence for Reentering the Country Illegally, Also Responsible for Killing Marine in Hit-And-Run Crash in 2017
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/illegal-alien-faces-third-deportation-after-completing-federal/
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Illegal Alien Claims Uncle Stole $2 Million California Lottery Jackpot After She Feared Claiming It Herself Would Get Her Deported
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/illegal-alien-claims-uncle-stole-2-million-california/
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Iran Isn't Just Hitting U.S. Air Bases Its Proving the American Military Is Defeated
I have warned for years that the American empire is living on borrowed time. Iran is now cashing that check. This is not a limited skirmish over shipping lanes or a manageable round of tit-for-tat; Iran is precision-targeting U.S. aircraft, radars and base infrastructure across the region, and it is doing so in a way that exposes the Pentagon as a paper tiger.
When Iran announced it had struck U.S. military assets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, it was not bravado -- it was a statement of operational fact [1]. American troops at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan have already paid for that reality in blood [2].
The Trump administration paused its strikes after roughly two weeks of daily bombing, and reports indicate that pause coincided with growing concerns over interceptor stockpiles [3]. The Pentagon is now confronting a critical depletion of its air and missile defense munitions [4]. A military that runs low on ammunition while its enemy is building more missiles every month is not winning. It is in a rear-guard retreat, and every official denial is just another layer of camouflage.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2026-07-31-iran-isnt-just-hitting-us-air-bases.html
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Just 1 in 4 Americans Want Trump to Continue the War Against Iran
A new poll found that only 23% of Americans prefer President Donald Trump to continue the war against Iran.
A new AP poll found just 23% of Americans want the war to continue; the same number of respondents told pollsters they want Trump to end the conflict immediately. The most popular policy among Americans is pausing the military campaign and engaging Iran in talks.
Even among Republicans, under half (48%) support continuing the conflict.
https://libertarianinst.substack.com/p/just-1-in-4-americans-want-trump?r=fnmd7
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Judicial Watch Caught the FBI Hiding 2 Million Comey-Era Records and the Bureau Just Admitted Something Stunning
The FBI told U.S. District Court it processes records from that room – now called the "burn bag room" – at a rate of 500 pages a month.
There are more than 2 million pages in that room.
At that pace, full disclosure arrives in the year 2184.
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton did not take it lying down.
https://unmuzzlednews.com/judicial-watch-caught-the-fbi-hiding-2-million-comey-era-records-and-the-bureau-just-admitted-something-stunning/?utm_source
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CAUGHT: AIPAC Has Begun Hiding Donations to Our Politicians
(His video does not share.)
AIPAC got exposed for cutting checks under the table while pretending to be neutral. This organization has become so politically toxic that they now have to hide in the shadows while they buy out our entire Congress. Sadly, this is just business as usual.
But this time, the people are watching and the receipts are piling up. Nothing will save them now.
https://www.yourfavoriteguy.com/p/caught-aipac-has-begun-hiding-donations-910?r=fnmd7
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Oil might hit $200 a barrel. (US SPR dead in less than 3 weeks.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii6krJ9jrV0