The government managed to invent a high-speed version of 'I bought this gym membership for my health, not to actually go'.
Homeland Security Spent $464 Million on Airplanes It Doesn't Use
The Department of Homeland Security spent $464 million on a fleet of aircraft, only to leave them sitting idle and unused. The equipment, meant for operational support, currently serves as an expensive, ground-based monument to bureaucratic efficiency and the fine art of procurement without planning.
Source: Homeland Security Spent $464 Million on Airplanes It Doesn't Use — The New York Times
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Aug 13, 2026.
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