Apr 12, 2025
BULK DISCOUNTS FOR A BULK SURVEILLANCE STATE
I. They call it “efficiency.” But the only thing being trimmed is accountability. The procurement isn’t the prize— the centralization is.
II. 71% off, they say. But what’s the real cost of giving one agency control over the funnel? Of narrowing the pipeline until only one vendor fits?
III. They consolidate to “eliminate waste.” But every empire uses that phrase before the rubber bullets are ordered wholesale.
IV. Workspace is cheaper. And now every federal eye, desk, and algorithm will share the same terminal. Same seat. Same silence.
V. This isn’t savings. This is streamlining the apparatus for more efficient execution of control.
They didn’t cut spending. They optimized the leash.