The Jimmy Dore Show

Zionists and their defenders frequently point to the indoctrination children in the West Bank and Gaza are subjected to as proof that Palestinians are raised from birth to hate Jews generally, and Israelis specifically. Yet if you watch a recent interview Benjamin Netanyahu gave to a young Israeli boy — and specifically how the Israeli Prime Minister described the conflict with Hamas -- it would be difficult to conclude anything other than that Netanyahu himself is engaging in rank propaganda and indoctrination. Guest hosts Russell Dobular and Keaton Weiss discuss with guest Dr. Gabor Maté what Netanyahu says to the child interviewer and why it's so difficult to break Jews away from this kind of programming. Plus segments on the recent Boulder, Colorado improvised flamethrower attack, Jon Stewart raking Jake Tapper over the coals for his crappy “journalism” and DNC official David Hogg caught on video calling out Nancy Pelosi's corruption. Also featuring Kurt Metzger and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Andrew Cuomo!

Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading a tumultuous efficiency drive, during which he upended several federal agencies but ultimately failed to deliver the generational savings he had sought. During a press conference with President Trump Friday, Musk pledged that despite his departure the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would continue its work toward cutting a trillion dollars out of the federal budget Guest host Keaton Weiss and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how DOGE never came close to cutting the promised level of government funding, mainly because Musk and his acolytes refused to follow through on his promise to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse at the Pentagon. Plus segments on Joe Biden's bizarre threat of violence against CNN's Jake Tapper and Israel's radical ramping up of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Academic and political scientist Norman Finkelstein clashed with Israeli historian Benny Morris during a recent appearance on Piers Morgan's television program. Specifically, Morris kept interrupting and accusing Finkelstein of lying as he tried to share the results of a recent Penn State University poll showing that majorities of Israelis support genocide in Gaza and a substantial majority support ethnic cleansing. Guest host Keaton Weiss and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss Finkelstein comparing Morris to a Holocaust denier. Plus segments on Donald Trump accusing Vladimir Putin of going “crazy” and Israeli troops firing on crowds of starving Gazans desperately crowding into designated relief zones.

L.A.'s top homeless services official Va Lecia Adams Kellum engaged in major misconduct, including hiring unqualified friends into powerful positions, trying to destroy public records and behaving inappropriately at a conference, according to two whistleblower claim letters. The letters were written by an attorney on behalf of two former L.A. Homeless Services Authority employees who alleged they were wrongfully fired for speaking up against wrongdoing by Adams Kellum.  Jimmy speaks with Food Not Bombs founder Keith McHenry about the persistent problem of homelessness in American cities and how institutionalized graft and self-dealing ensure that no solution will make a dent in the ongoing crisis. Plus segments on the Biden administration doling out $93 billion to suspicious recipients after Kamala's loss, CNN's unhinged freakout over “Free Palestine” and Tim Dillon schooling a CNN host about the comedy climate today. Also featuring Kurt Metzger and Stef Zamorano!

Two Israeli Embassy employees were shot and killed Wednesday night as they left the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The suspect in the killing, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, was initially "observed pacing back and forth outside of the museum" before he approached a group of four people, "produced a handgun," and shot the two victims.  As he was handcuffed, Rodriguez repeatedly shouted "Free Palestine.” The shooting was being investigated as a hate crime, a law enforcement source said. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the details of the case that don't exactly add up, and Israel's history of staging false flag operations to achieve geopolitcal objectives. Plus segments on Piers Morgan's recent turn against Israel, Trump's “Big, Beautiful Bill” passing the House and evidence that the Biden administration covered up serious side effects from the mRNA vaccines.  Also featuring Stef Zamorano, Kim Bright and Mary Holland. And a phone call from JD Vance!

The Jeffrey Epstein crimes are no laughing matter, but the idea promoted by the top two officials at the FBI, Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, that Epstein killed himself in a prison cell, certainly is. In fact, that's precisely how commentator Tucker Carlson reacted when he and a guest discussed the purported coverup of Epstein's murder that appeares to be continuing apace under the new FBI leadership Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss why Tucker's guffaws are the only logical response to what Patel and Bongino are slinging. Plus segments on Trump's newly proposed $175 billion dollar “Golden Dome” boondoggle, Bernie Sanders admitting that the Democratic Party is corrupt and new FDA recommendations for the COVID vaccine boosters. Also featuring Stef Zamorano!

Little progress is being made in negotiations between the United States and Iran over the latter's nuclear program, and that may be by design. The U.S. is demanding a complete dismantling of Iran's nuclear enrichment program, which is a non-starter for the Iranians. Meanwhile, the U.S. appears to have reneged on a promise to get a ceasefire and humanitarian aid into Gaza in exchange for the release of the last American hostage, so Hamas — and by extension Iran — feel the U.S. cannot be trusted in negotiations. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how Israel appears to be orchestrating a U.S. attack on Iran that few Americans have any interest in. Plus segments on why Joe Biden's cancer reveal is a huge scandal and Bruce Springsteen's epic hypocrisy in attacking Donald Trump.  Also featuring Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from George Clooney and Jake Tapper!

Republican divisions over changes to Medicaid — the federal health care program for poor, elderly and disabled Americans — are becoming the chief hurdle to getting President Trump's major tax, immigration and energy agenda through Congress. GOP lawmakers who represent swing districts insist they will not vote for any proposal that strips benefits. But conservatives are demanding deep cuts in spending and say restructuring Medicaid is one of the clearest ways to achieve that goal. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss whether Republicans will be able to pass the bill despite the hits MAGA supporters on Medicait will take as a result. Plus segments on President Donald Trump dismantling corrupt ex-FBI head James Comey and the Justice Department's recent announcement of an investigation into fraud committed by UnitedHealth, the company formerly headed by slain CEO Brian Thompson. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. Plus a phone call from Gavin Newsom!

When President Trump declared from the stage of an opulent ballroom in Saudi Arabia that the United States was done nation-building and intervening, that the world's superpower would no longer be “giving you lectures on how to live,” his audience erupted in applause. Supporters at home also applauded as Trump effectively denounced decades of neoconservative American policy in the Middle East. “In the end, the so-called nation builders wrecked far more nations than they built,” Mr. Trump said on Tuesday, during a sweeping address at an investment conference in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. “And the interventionalists were intervening in complex societies that they did not even understand.” Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how even frequent Trump critic Arnaud Bertrand applauded Trump's turn away from imperialist interventionism. Plus segments on the shocking revelations coming out of the Diddy trial, Trump lavishing praise on the ex-Jihadi now leading Syria, and Trump's peace efforts regarding Iran as well as the India-Pakistan conflict. Also featuring Stef Zamorano!

President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay. The order calls on the health department, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to broker new price tags for drugs over the next month. If deals are not reached, Kennedy will be tasked with developing a new rule that ties the price the U.S. pays for medications to lower prices paid by other countries. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the high prices of pharmaceuticals in the United States and whether Trump's executive order will have the intended effect. Plus segments on Trump bypassing Netanyahu to negotiate the release of the last U.S. hostage in Gaza and reports in the Jerusalem Post suggesting that Trump is planning to declare U.S. recognition of an independent Palestinian state. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Andrew Cuomo!

Reports are emerging that President Donald Trump has cut off communication with Benjamin Netanyahu over concerns that the Israeli Prime Minister is seeking to manipulate Trump into pursuing policies beneficial to Israel but not the United States. Trump has recently been accused even by allies of abandoning his “America First” stance in favor of a more “Israel First” approach. Jimmy and former HUD Assistant Director Catherine Austin Fitts discuss what will need to happen to demonstrate whether this break with Israel is real or just so much talk. Plus segments with Austin Fitts on the threat posed by digital currencies and House leadership killing a vote to make DOGE cuts permanent. Also featuring Mike MacRae and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from JD Vance!

The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) has historically lost mass, significantly contributing to sea-level rise, with intensified losses in West Antarctica and parts of East Antarctica, particularly from 2011–2020.  However, between 2021 and 2023, driven by anomalous precipitation, the AIS experienced a record-breaking mass gain, even reversing trends in critical glacier basins like Totten, Moscow, Denman, and Vincennes Bay. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss whether all this hullaballoo about climate change and melting ice caps may be so much hot air. Plus segments on Israeli police beating up Hasidic Jews in Jerusalem for protesting the Gaza genocide, Donald Trump signing a ban on gain of function research and former congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich discussing the condescendingly warmongering ways of Arkansas senator Tom Cotton. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Aaron Maté!

Columbia economics professor Jeffrey Sachs is now saying he is “99% sure” that the University of North Carolina (UNC) conducted extensive gain of function research beginning in 2015 and that this research led to the development of COVID-19. Sachs says he is concerned about unregulated research and the lack of global governance for handling dangerous pathogens. This systemic issue underscores the plausibility of an accidental release from a U.S. lab like UNC. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the compelling evidence supporting the conclusion that COVID came from Ralph Baric's research at UNC. Plus segments on Trump wiping out any DOGE savings with increased military spending and how U.S. tariffs are driving African countries to pursue closer ties with China and India. Also featuring Mike MacRae, Moussa Ibrahim and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from Alec Baldwin!

Conservative commentator Candace Owens has publicly criticized Donald Trump for abandoning his “American first” pledge in favor of Israel and against free speech. In a recent episode of her podcast, “Candace,” she voiced concerns over the administration's actions against universities, particularly regarding free speech issues. Owens stated, “I never thought that I would see a day where I would be rooting for a university above Donald J. Trump and his administration. But I don't recognize this administration right now.” She highlighted the administration's actions against Harvard University, which is facing threats of federal funding cuts for not complying with certain demands. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how Trump has betrayed virtually every fundamental pledge he made to his MAGA base. Plus segments on actor Russell Brand's recent arrest on decades-old sexual assault charges and Health & Human Services director Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement that all new vaccines will only be approved after more rigorous studies involving placebos. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Douglas Murray!

At the Jerusalem JNS Policy Summit, former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman proclaimed, "The masters of the universe are Jews,” identifying a list of major tech firm CEOs who are all Jews. In the face of Gen Z's growing support for Palestine, Coleman urged those CEOs and other powerful Jews to "win the digital battle." Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss why young people who get their information from social media rather than traditional sources, would turn against Israel. Plus segments on Trump shredding ABC News reporter Terry Moran over the media's coverup of former President Biden's mental decline, a judge freeing detained international Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi, Trump compelling Jeff Bezos to cave on including tariff-based price increases on Amazon pages, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledging that Crimea will remain a part of Russia after negotiations to end the war and Trump claiming he would like to raise taxes on the wealthy but the political cost would be too high. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Stephen Gardner!

Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse, has died by suicide, her family said Friday.  Giuffre, 41, died in Neergabby, Australia, where she had been living for several years. Giuffre was one of the earliest and loudest voices calling for criminal charges against Epstein and his enablers. Other Epstein abuse survivors later credited her with giving them the courage to speak out. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss whether Giuffre likely actually committed suicide or if other forces were at play in leading to her death. Plus segments on Democrats' demand that Donald Trump be subjected to the “rule of law” suddenly not applying to the Wisconsin judge who allegedly helped an alien in her court evade authorities and the more than 100 former Israeli spies and IDF soldiers who now work for Facebook. Also featuring Mike MacRae, Stephen Gardner and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from JD Vance! 

President Donald Trump is standing by his embattled Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, and brushing off concerns even as new details are emerging about the military information Hegseth shared in a second group chat on Signal that included his family and friends. Hegseth is also dealing with the fallout from a leadership purge at the top of the Pentagon as he cashiered three top advisers who have lengthy histories with the Defense Secretary. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how the knives have come out for Hegseth, demanding his resignation, and why powerful interests at the Pentagon may be eager to see him go — and it has nothing to do with the so-called “Signal” controversies. Plus segments on Trump's berating Volodymyr Zelensky for stonewalling negotiations to end the Ukraine War, Trump similarly posting “Vladimir, STOP!” to Putin about recent Russian attacks on Kiev and new Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa's recent attempts to cozy up to Israel. Also featuring Mike MacRae and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from Vince Vaughn!

After being embarrassed over his lack of an argument and insistence on semantic minutiae during his appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast, British political commentator Douglas Murray raced to the New York Post to pen an opinion piece demanding better “standards” for podcasters like Rogan. Except while decrying the lack of “truth” and “honesty” of Rogan and others, Murray lets loose with a torrent of his own dishonesty and half-truths.  Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how laughable it is to suggest a code of standards for podcasters — meaning fealty to the Zionist party line — when such standards are noticeably absent in mainstream journalism. Plus segments on the UK following through on plans to dim the sun to combat climate change and a recent poll showing a sharp drop in Americans' support for Israel. Also featuring Mike MacRae, Norman Finkelstein and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from George Clooney!

On a recent episode of his podcast, Joe Rogan and his guest Tim Dillon mocked The Spectator's associate editor Douglas Murray for promoting “war tourism” and the notion that people should be barred from commenting on political issues in countries they've never visited Rogan specifically imitated Murray's British accent to say, “You've never beeeeen?” and insist that traveling to a war zone before criticizing anyone involved in the war is basic “courtesy.” Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss whether Joe was mimicking Jimmy's previous mockery of Murray from his appearance on Rogan's podcast. Plus segments on Marco Rubio's announcement that the Trump administration is ready to wash its hands of the Ukraine War, the White House antisemitism task force furiously backpedaling over the demand letter “mistakenly” sent to Harvard and the Trump administration announcing it will soon begin importing cheaper pharmaceuticals from Canada. Also featuring Mike MacRae and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from JD Vance!

The Trump White House re-launched the govenrment's official COVID-19 website on Friday. The revamped site blames the origins of the coronavirus on a lab leak in China while criticizing former President Joe Biden, former top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci and the World Health Organization. The website is also critical of steps like social distancing, mask mandates and lockdowns. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how not even this level of government sanctioned critique of the nation's COVID policy will be sufficient to shake some hopeless deadenders in the media and comedy community who refuse to engage in even the most cursory reexamination of their mistaken views over the pandemic. Plus segments on British political commentator Douglas Murray's savage takedown of… British political commentator Douglas Murray, Trump's all-out assault on academic freedom and Chinese commentators' better understanding of the United States than Americans'. Also featuring Stef Zamorano!

The Trump administration's aggressive deportation practices, whether sending alleged gang members to a notorious El Salvadoran prison or rounding up foreign students for opposing Israel's war in Gaza, have led many pundits and others to raise the alarm about a Constitutional crisis and the evisceration of due process. But as Jimmy points out, this crisis has been decades in the making, and dates back to when Nobel Peace Prize-winner Barack Obama maintained a “kill list” and signed into law the virtual elimination of Habeas Corpus. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss why now all the President has to do is cry “terrorism” and Constitutional protections fly right out the Oval Office window.  Plus segments on the recent all-women Blue Origin “space flight” and the pro-Palestinian protester removed and arrested at a Bernie Sanders rally. Also featuring Stef Zamorano!

On Friday's episode of Real Time, host Bill Maher opened up about a surprising meeting he had last week with former President Donald Trump at the White House. Maher said the encounter was far more cordial and humorous than he ever anticipated. “You can hate me for it, but I'm not a liar. Trump was gracious and measured,” Maher said. “And why isn't that in other settings—I don't know, and I can't answer, and it's not my place to answer. I'm just telling you what I saw, and I wasn't high.” During the meeting, Maher brought along a printout of Trump's past insults directed at him. Surprisingly, Trump took it in stride and even signed it with what Maher described as “good humor.” Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the hype surrounding Maher's visit to the White House and whether the Real Time host was merely charmed by Trump the consummate politician. Plus segments on actor Michael Rapaport whining that his pro-Zionist activism has cost him work in Hollywood, Glenn Greenwald schooling Megyn Kelly on the first amendment and Bernie Sanders mysteriously dropping his talk of the threat of oligarchy during the Biden presidency. Also featuring Mike MacRae and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from Liam Neeson!

American comedian Dave Smith and British cultural critic Douglas Murray recently joined Joe Rogan for a much-discussed episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. Murray confronted Rogan and criticised him to his face for platforming non-experts to discuss historical and political subject matter. Murray also claimed criticizing such figures was like “punching jelly” because they would fall back on an “I'm no expert” or “I'm just a comedian” defense. Yet when questioned about just who should be allowed to speak on which topics, Murray (who, by the way, has very limited credentials of "expertise") himself turned to jelly, arguing that he hadn't said that only experts should be “platformed,” at which point he pivoted to arguing with Smith for referring to the United States as “we” when discussing the myriad wars the US has fought around the globe. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the series of semantic arguments Murray brought up throughout the show rather than debate the substance of even the subjects he brought up. Plus segments on the recent SCOTUS ruling that the Trump administration must facilitate the return of a Maryland man wrongfully deported to an El Salvador prison and RFK Jr.'s prediction that we will know the real cause of the autism epidemic by September. Also featuring Mike MacRae and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from JD Vance!

Donald Trump stunned markets Wednesday with another quick pivot on trade, announcing he would authorize a 90-day pause on his reciprocal tariff plans for all countries except China.  "They were getting a little bit yippy, a little bit afraid," he said Wednesday, referring to the market unrest that unfolded following his "Liberation Day" tariff announcement a week ago. Jimmy and guest host Aaron Maté discuss whether Trump is playing multi-dimensional chess with his tariff policy or is merely caving to concerns of the bond market. Plus segments on Trump taking credit for the rebounding stock market after announcing a 90-day reprieve on most of the tariffs, leaked audio from AIPAC's CEO boasting about the organization's “access” to top Trump officials, Benjamin Netanyahu pushing the “Libya Solution” for Iran, and Trump and Pete Hegseth boasting about the United States' first ever TRILLION-DOLLAR defense budget.

Some of Donald Trump's most prominent billionaire backers have begun sounding the alarm on the tariffs that have roiled markets. JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned they could have lasting negative consequences and impact America's long-term economic alliances and the global economy.  Meanwhile, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who endorsed Donald Trump's run for president, warned the country was "heading for a self-induced, economic nuclear winter,” and said business leaders were losing confidence in Trump. Even Elon Musk has expressed reservations about whether the tariffs are all that advisable. Guest host Aaron Maté and Americans' comedian Kurt Metzger discuss whether maybe the tariffs are actually good if they're upsetting members of the billionaire class. Plus segments on Trump announcing direct nuclear talks with Iran, Trump and Netanyahu lying openly about Gaza, a top Russian official crediting Trump with averting World War III and GOP Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana slipping up and admitting he wants to cut Medicare. Also featuring Mike MacRae, Dennis Kucinich and Malcolm Fleschner. Plus a phone call from Andrew Cuomo!

Stocks plunged on Thursday and then again on Friday as U.S. trading reacted to President Trump's announcement of heavy tariffs on nearly every nation exporting products to the United States.  Trump announced Wednesday he would impose a 10 percent tariff on all imports, with higher rates for key trading partners in response to what the White House considers unfair trade practices. Tariff rates ranged from 20 percent for European Union products to a total tariff of 54 percent on Chinese goods. Guest host Aaron Maté and economist James K. Galbraith discuss what Trump hopes to accomplish with the tariffs and whether he's likely to succeed. Plus segments on Trump's bizarre method for calculating each nation's tariff, auto workers cheering Trump's tariff announcement, Senator Tom Cotton mocking anyone who DOESN'T want to bomb Iran and former Congressman Dennis Kucinich on Democrats' plunging approval ratings. Also featuring Mike MacRae. Plus a phone call from JD Vance!

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners — a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others — that threaten to dismantle much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader trade wars. Trump, in a Rose Garden announcement, said he was placing elevated tariff rates on dozens of nations that run meaningful trade surpluses with the United States, while imposing a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries in response to what he called an economic emergency. The president, who said the tariffs were designed to boost domestic manufacturing, used aggressive rhetoric to describe a global trade system that the United States helped to build after World War II, saying “our country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered” by other nations. Guest host Aaron Maté and former Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich discuss the likely negative economic consequences of Trump's tariffs, consequences that will likely be borne by those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Plus segments on Marco Rubio's startlingly hypocritical about-face on free speech when it comes to Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statements bragging about Israel's control over what Americans are allowed to say, and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitting that Ukrainian neo-Nazis sabotaged peace with Russia. Also featuring Kurt Metzger and Jenin Younes.

The European Union did virtually nothing to stop the US and NATO from expanding east toward Russia and then provoking Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and now the chickens are coming home to roost in the form of a potential Russian nuclear response. So what is the EU doing now? Sharing videos instructing citizens to stockpile tuna a cell phone chargers in preparation for nuclear bombs raining down on them. Jimmy discusses the way we've been sleepwalked into a potential global nuclear conflict, all in service of powerful moneyed interests. Plus segments on Israel dubbing its ethnic cleansing of Gaza as the “Trump plan,” RFK's major first steps to reform the Health & Human Services department and Trump endorsing the ultimate swamp creature, Lindsey Graham, for reelection. Also featuring Stef Zamorano, Kurt Metzger and Mike MacRae. Plus a phone call from a drunk Pete Hegseth!

After answering repeated questions from CNN anchor Kaitlin Collins about the Signal group chat breach and security of communications among Trump cabinet members, VA Secretary Doug Collins turned the question around and asked Collins about a $5 million defamation suit her network settled with a veteran who successfully argued he had been libeled about his involvement in the Afghanistan withdrawal. Jimmy explains how Collins ignores the most important part of the Signal breach story. Plus segments on the REAL reason Trump is shipping all those alleged gang members from Venezuela to El Salvador, newly minted HHS Secretary RFK Jr. targeting big processed foods manufacturers and James Corbett talking to Jimmy about the phony left-right divide. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. Plus a phone call from JD Vance!

Washiington DC remains in hyper-buzz mode over the recent security breach effected by top members of Trump's national security team as they discussed upcoming Yemen attacks over the messaging app Signal, and mistakenly included journalist Jeffrey Goldberg in the group chat. And while most of the media is focusing on the security breach aspect of the story, Jimmy and Mother of all Talk Shows host George Galloway discuss what they feel is a much more important aspect to this story. Plus segments on Ben Shapiro unwittingly implicating Israel in the assassination of JFK and western media silence over the targeted killing of journalists by Israel in Gaza. Also featuring Kurt Metzger and Stef Zamorano!

Investigative reporter and podcast host Nick Sortor reported on his Twitter page that the company "Influenceable" is paying MAGA influencers to support Big Soda. Sortor says he became suspicious when popular Trump-supporting pages like Clown World, Eric Daugherty, Not Jerome Powell and Ian Miles Cheong all posted remarkably similar tweets, each decrying the idea that SNAP (food stamps) recipients would be barred from using their benefits to purchase soda products. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss Sortor's exposé and why prominent figures online should always disclose if they are being paid to promote a certain product or viewpoint.  Plus segments on Bill Maher's recent realization that the Democratic Party is cooked and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's tone-deaf comments on Social Security. Also featuring Stef Zamorano!

While many self-styled “patriots” applauded the Trump administration's mass arrest of alleged “gang members” who were deported for immediate incarceration in El Salvador, as more details of the mass deportation emerge it is becoming increasingly evident that authorities ran roughshod over the Constitutional due process protections to effect the operation. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the cases of non-gang members, including a soccer goalie and a professional musician, who were caught up in Trump's net. Plus segments on the Elon Musk sneak attack to take down Social Security and journalist Sharyl Attkisson's explanation from the inside on how Big Pharma came to own the mainstream corporate media. Also featuring MIke MacRae and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from JD Vance!

Israel has launched a new ground invasion into Gaza, sending troops into areas they retreated from during a two-month ceasefire with Hamas. This follows a day of airstrikes that killed over 400 people, including many children, and wounded hundreds more, effectively shattering the fragile ceasefire that had been in place since January 19. Jimmy discusses how Benjamin Netanyahu had planned to break the ceasefire from the very beginning and how Trump is actively destroying whatever anti-war credibility he has left. Plus segments on both Trump and Tulsi Gabbard's shocking about-faces on making war against the Houthis in Yemen and Chris Hedges explaining how “woke” ideology is designed to divide the working class. Also featuring Mike MacRae and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from Alec Baldwin!

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has vigrously defended the deportation of green card-holding Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil over the activist's participation in pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The case has raised serious first amendment concerns, with defenders of free speech claiming that Khalil's deportation is a straightforward violation of basic constitutional protections. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the free speech implications of the Khalil case and the arguments against being proposed by the Trump administration. Plus segments on Trump's threats to go to war with Iran as the United States bombs Yemen and how big money has corrupted the climate movement. Also featuring Chris Hedges, Kurt Metzger and Stef Zamorano!

Ben Cohen, legendary co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, has long fought for progressive causes ranging from ending war to saving the environment. In this conversation with Jimmy Dore Cohen talks about seizing the opportunity of a second Donald Trump administration to cut the defense budget and redirect those precious funds to address the pressing needs of struggling Americans. Plus segments on rapper Li'l Yachty calling out Black Lives Matter as a grifting organization and the giant highway being carved into the Brazilian rainforest to make travel easier to an upcoming climate conference. Also featuring Mike MacRae, Kurt Metzger and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from Chuck Schumer and Elon Musk!

President Trump is vowing to “lead the charge” to unseat Republican Represenative Thomas Massie of Kentucky after the congressman declared he will not support the GOP's short-term government funding bill ahead of Friday's shutdown deadline. Trump began a Truth Social post late Monday night by thanking the House Freedom Caucus for backing the stopgap funding package and supporting Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) efforts to keep the government open, and then lit into Massie and called for him to be primaried. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how Massie is fulfilling the MAGA promises even more than Trump and why he likely doesn't need to worry about Trump's threats. Plus segments on the latest ceasefire offer from Trump to Putin, the media freakout over an alleged measles epidemic and accusations that Maui's police chief was involved in a rape coverup for Diddy. Also featuring Stef Zamorano!

The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has not led to stability in the war-torn nation. In fact, death squads affiliated with the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that now rules over much of Syria have been blamed for more than 1,000 killings in the past week, most of them civilian members of the Alawite minority of deposed president Bashar al-Assad. Syrian Christians fear they will be the next group targeted by the HTS security forces. Jimmy and renowned public policy analyst Jeffrey Sachs discuss the situation on the ground in Syria and this predictable outcome of Assad's ouster by radical Islamists backed by the CIA. Plus segments on the extermination of democracy in Romania, NIH nominee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya's controversial senate confirmation hearing and the background of new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Also featuring Mike MacRae, Kurt Metzger and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from JD Vance!

Senate Republicans on Wednesday passed a measure to allow payment apps like Venmo and PayPal to return to ideological debanking—repealing a rule implemented in December by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Repeal of the rule would leave users of the apps in limbo, as the laws protecting consumers would still be in place, but the rule enforcing the law—and the bureau with the capacity to enforce it—would not. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the bill, which has not yet passed in the House, and how it will allow these payment app companies to deny service to individuals or groups on ideological grounds. Plus segments on Americans' declining support for Israel, Matt Taibbi's perspective on why the left should support Kash Patel's efforts to reform the FBI and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's bellicose rhetoric toward China. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Al Pacino!

In what can only be described as a stunning reversal on a key political issues, Republicans have now siezed the mantle of supporting free speech away from Democrats — mostly owing to Democrats' support for efforts to counter what they call “misinformation” and “hate speech” online. But now Donald Trump appears to be willing to crack down on speech he doesn't like as well, in particular criticisms of Israel and support for Palestinians. Jimmy and investigative journalist Matt Taibbi discuss just how much Trump's proposed measures against protesters will undermine his free speech bona fides among the MAGA faithful. Plus segments with Taibbi on Trump exposing the likes of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders as pro-war tools, CNN's post-speech poll showing wide-ranging support for Trump's stated agenda and Zelensky rethinking his stance of pissing off Trump and coming crawling back to make peace with Russia.

In 2019 historian and Russia expert Stephen F. Cohen sat down with journalist Aaron Maté to discuss Ukraine's newly elected President, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the threats he faced from neo-Nazi militants in his own country who were pressing to escalate the civil war in the east of Ukraine despite Zelensky running on a peace platform. Zelensky, of course, caved to the pressure from these ultranationalist elements, as well as NATO, both of whom wanted Ukraine to go to war with Russia, and now we face the end game which could mean the end for Zelensky's presidency, and worse. Plus segments on Putin's offer of Russian rare earth metals to the United States, a Zelensky supporter bawling over his treatment by Donald Trump and Joy Behar begging Elon Musk not to sue her after she claimed, falsely, that he supported apartheid in South Africa. Also featuring Stef Zamorano, Kurt Metzger and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Jake Tapper!

In 2022, shortly after Russian troops rolled across the border into the Donbas region of Ukraine, negotiators for both sides met and hammered out an agreement to end the fighting — a deal that would have maintained the Donbas as a semi-autonomous region of Ukraine and let Ukraine proceed with plans to join the EU. Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky turned down the deal, however, at the behest of NATO, and now the Ukrainian people are dealing with the fallout of this terrible decision. Jimmy and The Duran hosts Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou discuss the details of the 2022 agreement and how much more Ukraine will now have to concede to end the war. Plus segments on a recent poll indicating that 71% of Trump voters oppose cuts to Medicaid and the nothingburger revelations in the most recent and highly ballyhooed Epstein files release. Also featuring Mike MacRae, Kurt Metzger and Stef Zamorano. And a phone call from Elon Musk!

Glenn Greenwald recently responded to an article by Chris Hedges titled “The Purge of the Deep State and the Road to Dictatorship” describing Donald Trump's dismantling of longstanding government institutions as a portent of worse to come. Greenwald disagreed with Hedges' assessment, crediting Trump with positive steps like defunding USAID and firing thousands of civilian employees at the Pentagon. Hedges returns to The Jimmy Dore Show to address Greenwald's response and explain what Glenn got wrong. Plus segments on whether Trump and Elon Musk's dramatic efforts to curb government spending will forestall economic collapse and the recent AI-generated “Gaza Riviera” video Trump posted to Truth Social. Also featuring Kurt Metzger, Ed Dowd and Paul Stone.

Political commentator and television host Joy Reid has been fired from her position at MSNBC, where she anchors her show The ReidOut. The move comes as the network is restructuring its programming. Among other changes at the network, Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez, who currently co-host The Weekend, will move to a new weekday program. And Jen Psaki, a former White House press secretary under the Biden administration, was moved to a primetime weekday slot. Guest host Aaron Maté and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the changes afoot at MSNBC and the real reasons behind Reid's firing, along with some of the “greatest hits” during her tenure at MSNBC. Plus segments with foreign affairs expert John Mearsheimer on his 2015 prediction about Ukraine coming true, the Trump administration's dramatic reversal on Ukraine policy and what a possible peace deal over Ukraine might look like. Also featuring Jimmy Dore and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Kevin Spacey!

According to Bernie Sanders, we are “witnessing a very sad moment in American history.” Why? Because, he says, “the United States is aligning with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to undermine the independence of Ukraine and its democracy.” Guest host Aaron Maté and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss Bernie's wholesale embrace of the anti-Russia propaganda that has helped kill hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and Russians. Plus segments on new FBI Director Kash Patel's plans to investigate the Russiagate conspiracy, Donald Trump sending mixed signals on whether he will target Medicaid for spending cuts and GOP war hawks scrambling to find ways to find fault with the Ukraine-Russia developments without criticizing Donald Trump. Also featuring Jimmy Dore, Hans Mahncke and Mike MacRael Plus a phone call from Elon Musk and Harrison Ford!

The Biden administration treated Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky as a near deity, a heroic figure inspiring his underdog nation to repel the invading Russian hordes. Now that Trump has assumed power, the dynamic has changed and Zelensky is being described by the U.S. President in very different terms — as a “loser” and a dictator who refuses to hold elections that might challenge his position. Jimmy and Col. Macgregor discuss the reality of Zelensky that Americans have been denied by the mainstream, corporate hagiographic news media seeking to prop up Ukraine in the fight against Russia. Plus segments on Zelensky and Ukraine being snubbed by the U.S. over peace negotiations, Zelensky's pledge to ignore any diplomatic arrangement that doesn't include Ukrainian input and health officials Deborah Birx and Paul Offit admitting that COVID policy wasn't based on science. Also featuring Kurt Metzger and Stef Zamorano!

Among all the crazed crackdowns on speech in Europe, the Germans may be taking matters to the most insane levels. German authorities today brag about breaking into people's homes and laugh about seizing their personal devices like laptops and phones — all for the “offense” of insulting someone, sometimes a politician. Imagine not being allowed to insult a politician? Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the transformation in Germany from liberal democracy to authoritarianism over just these issues. Plus segments on CBS reporter Margaret Brennan losing her mind by blaming the Holocaust on an excess of free speech and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropping truth bombs about Ukraine on European diplomats. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. Plus a phone call from Jeff Bridges!

Christian Parenti is an investigative journalist, academic, and the author of several books, including "Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis" and "Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder.” He has reported from various locations such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Venezuela, and China. He is currently a professor of economics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. In this wide-ranging conversation, Jimmy and Parenti discuss why progressives should welcome President Trump's assault on the FBI, an organization with a long history of targeting, infiltrating and undermining left movements. Plus a segment on Trump and Musk's DOGE defunding the National Endowment for Democracy, a well-known CIA cutout. Also featuring Stef Zamorano, Kurt Metzger and Mike MacRae. Plus a phone call from Elon Musk!

Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding donors to a private effort to build a wall on the U.S. southern border, ending a case the conservative strategist decried as a "political persecution." Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty in state court in Manhattan to one count of scheme to defraud, a low-level felony. Spared from jail as part of a plea deal, he left court saying he "felt like a million bucks." In this conversation with Jimmy, Bannon insists the prosecution was politically motivated and his relatively light sentence proves how weak the case against him was. Plus segments on Donald Trump initiating negotiations to end the Ukraine War and an interview with former Seattle City Council member and Workers Strike Back founder Kshama Sawant. Also featuring Kurt Metzger and Stef Zamorano!

On a recent episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart advised Democrats that if they want to regain office, they need to chill a little on the fascist talk and actually offer an alternative. The late-night host showed clips of news anchors and Democratic voices talking about the “late Friday night purge,” where President Donald Trump fired at least 17 inspectors general. Reacting to the news, Stewart pulled out a prop axe and screamed, “Trump has ushered in the purge!” “I, for one, will take full advantage by doing some unpermitted lawn work,” he joked. “Although, just in case I'm misinterpreting, what is this purge about, exactly?” When realizing what Trump's “purge” was really about, Stewart reacted in mock horror, yelling, “No! He got rid of 17 inspectors general? That only leaves—no one knows how many left. I have no idea.” Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how even liberal icon Jon Stewart sees the level of Trump Derangement Syndrome flowing through the Democratic Party. Plus segments on a recent NY Times hit piece against Elon Musk and DOGE, the Super Bowl halftime show performer who revealed and paraded around with a Palestinian flag and the millions of dollars in questionable spending being uncovered by Musk and his DOGE acolytes. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Andrew Cuomo!

Since the moment the oath of office left his lips, Donald Trump has been employing a “flood the zone” approach to governance, overwhelming the opposition, the media, the courts and the public with a head-spinning array of executive orders and executive actions.  Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how this approach not only puts all Trump's critics on the defensive, practically knocking them off their feet, but also disrupts the narrative driving channels embedded withing the Deep State-media nexus. Plus segments on corporate America abandoning DEI policies and Trump's pledge to turn DOGE loose to investigate the Pentagon. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike Macrae. And a call from Joe Biden!

President Trump floated two bombshell ideas Tuesday about Gaza that has Palestinians, Israelis and the wider Middle East scrambling. The first: that the U.S. would take over the territory. "The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip," Trump said in a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "We'll own it ... We have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal ... the Riviera of the Middle East." Secondly, Trump said that the entire 1.8 million plus population of Gaza would be relocated to other countries. Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss Trump's outlandish and illegal proposal for ethnically cleansing Gaza. Plus a segment on the 5,000 FBI employees tasked with investigating the January 6 riots at the Capitol. Also featuring Stef Zamorano!