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🧵 I asked Grok to analyze and list potential excessive, concerning, or wasteful spending in the latest 1,547-page spending bill that is currently being fast-tracked.

Here are the results 👇
🧵Pages 1-100
x.com/i/grok/share/K…
🧵Pages 101-200
x.com/i/grok/share/M…
🧵Pages 201-300
x.com/i/grok/share/0…
🧵Pages 301-400
x.com/i/grok/share/x…
🧵Pages 401-500
x.com/i/grok/share/H…
🧵Pages 501-600
x.com/i/grok/share/2…
🧵Pages 601-700
x.com/i/grok/share/T…
🧵Pages 701-800
x.com/i/grok/share/C…
🧵Pages 801-900
x.com/i/grok/share/l…
🧵Pages 901-1000
x.com/i/grok/share/g…
🧵Pages 1001-1100
x.com/i/grok/share/2…
🧵Pages 1101-1200
x.com/i/grok/share/2…
🧵Pages 1201-1300
x.com/i/grok/share/x…
🧵Pages 1301-1400
x.com/i/grok/share/V…
🧵Pages 1401-1500
x.com/i/grok/share/X…
🧵Pages 1501-1547 (FINAL)
x.com/i/grok/share/E…
🚨Note: The full text of this proposed legislation was made available just before the deadline, allowing only limited time for analysis. Grok was used to review 100 pages of detailed spending at a time, identifying areas of potential excessive, concerning, or wasteful expenditures. Grok is not suggesting that everything it identified is wasteful or excessive; many items could have reasonable explanations. Instead, it highlights these areas for further scrutiny or for you to research and uncover the missing context.

With more time, I could have utilized Grok much more effectively. Grok makes this process 1,000 times easier and provides real-time context using the web and posts on 𝕏 🔥

To fully understand the context of any specific spending item, it's essential to:

- Use Grok to provide a more detailed explanation of that specific section, including its purpose and context.
- Read the relevant section of the bill in its entirety.
- Contact your Congressional representatives for clarification and to express any concerns.

Source:
docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/…

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