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Rogan SCHOOLS Bono On USAID Funding! w/ Max Blumenthal

2025-06-04 News & Politics
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Entertainer and activist Bono of the Irish band U2 recently appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast and defended the USAID program, claiming that as a result of its defunding by the Trump administration, 300,000 people had died around the world. Rogan didn’t dispute Bono’s claim (although he didn’t agree with it either), but pointed out that USAID has long represented a giant money laundering operation with little oversight operating as a “soft power” wing of the United States foreign policy apparatus used to control poor countries across the globe. Guest hosts Russell Dobular and Keaton Weiss discuss with guest Max Blumenthal how Bono serves as a humanitarian-appearing face of neoliberal western imperialism. Read Max's work at The Grayzone here: http://thegrayzone.com Follow Max on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal Follow Russell Dobular on Twitter: https://twitter.com/russelldobular Follow Keaton Weiss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatkeaton Due Dissidence on Substack: https://substack.com/@duedissidence Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership Go to a Live Show: https://www.jimmydore.com/tour Subscribe to Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams LIVESTREAM & LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Email: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimmyDoreShow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejimmydoreshow WATCH / LISTEN FREE: Videos: https://www.jimmydore.com Podcasts: https://www.jimmydore.com (Also available on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast player.) ACCESS TO FULL REPLAYABLE LIVESTREAMS: Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership SUPPORT THE JIMMY DORE SHOW: Make a Donation: https://www.jimmydore.com/ Buy Official Merch (Tees, Sweatshirts, Hats, Bags): https://thejimmydoreshow.dashery.com/ https://dobynsfamilycreations.com/collections/the-jimmy-dore-show-store DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jimmy-dore/id839294547 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jimmydore.jimmydore Jimmy Dore on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jimmy_Dore Stef Zamorano on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miserablelib About The Jimmy Dore Show: #TheJimmyDoreShow is a hilarious and irreverent take on news, politics and culture featuring Jimmy Dore, a professional stand up comedian, author and podcaster. The show is also broadcast on Pacifica Radio Network stations throughout the country.

Top Comments (10)

@corvuslight 2025-06-04

Shilling for a CIA front operation is classic Bono.

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@gudmundursturluson7683 2025-06-04

I lived in Dublin Ireland for 17 years and I can't recall one Irish person ever saying a nice word about Bono.

707 54 replies
@harrymills2770 2025-06-04

I don't think Bono is ignorant. I think he's malicious. Even his own people despise him.

588 13 replies
@elizaleroux9173 2025-06-04

Bono was investigated in 2010 already..his foundation took millions but nobody got the money or help... he definitely can't point fingers.

304 12 replies
@HTownCharlieBrown 2025-06-04

Celebrities read the script they're given.

287 1 replies
@julians472 2025-06-04

Bono is an embarrassment to Ireland and it's amazing people.

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@nwdreamer 2025-06-04

U2 was once playing a concert in Ireland when Bono suddenly told the band to stop playing and then started clapping his hands above his head. "Every time I clap my hands, a child dies in Africa!" Bono exclaimed. "Well, stop fooking doing it!" Yelled a guy from the front. 😁

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@dockjm 2025-06-05

I was literally in dinner conversation 7 days ago with a guy (I expect generally left leaning) who has dealt with govt/USAID for 20+ yrs. He's in "non-profit" space (whatever that means). I fully expected a rejection of Trump's actions with this scam... but his first sentence was... "I'm not sad to see this program eliminated." He went on to relate a number of his own stories of unimaginable graft, corruption, govt influence, etc... And, no use even getting into Bono as an idiot hack.

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@midlander8186 2025-06-04

Food rotting in warehouses and people starving because people with the codes to unlock those warehouses have been fired? How ridiculous is Bono, and how gullible does he think we are?

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@qbranchcycling 2025-06-04

Some years ago Bono held a concert and was carrying on about corporations that move to nations with low taxes, as they moved "U2's corporate headquarters" from Ireland to Luxenberg.

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