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Anonymous wrote:Rogan stated, “[USAID] was a money laundering operation.” F** that moron. Rogan is an ape with a mike. People that dumb should be silenced.

I have a career adjacent nonprofits. Pretty much all of them are scams. It’s a total joke.

Now do the Evangelical Churches and the various televangelists.

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Anonymous wrote:Rogan stated, “[USAID] was a money laundering operation.” F** that moron. Rogan is an ape with a mike. People that dumb should be silenced.

You do know that leaders from USAID and adjacent agencies and NGOs formed a task force two years ago to address the grift of USAID, right? That there is a fraud associated with USAID is not even up for debate. This is a long-known issue. The problem is how to deal with it, and it seems people are not happy with just scrapping and starting over. But the fact remains, there was much fraud happening with those funds. Perhaps it's just a necessary evil, but acknowledging doesn't make someone an "ape."

The US has given billions over the years. The problem is: where has the billions gone?

Bono is charitable and has raised lots of money and likely given a lot. However, he is worth $700 million according to searches. I'd think $100 million could be quite helpful in Africa Aids help. Question is--are those in need getting the help or is it lining pockets of the distributors?

If the USAID funds were actually helping without massive fraud, this argument would be quite different.

Bono has given away a larger share of his money and done far more good for the world than sociopath Elon Musk.

Are you certain of that? SpaceX, Tesla, saving astronauts from space,
How many people does Musk employ compard to Bono?

I'm not questioning that Bono is a good man. But, raising money and giving it away are two different things.

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Anonymous wrote:Rogan stated, “[USAID] was a money laundering operation.” F** that moron. Rogan is an ape with a mike. People that dumb should be silenced.

I have a career adjacent nonprofits. Pretty much all of them are scams. It’s a total joke.

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Anonymous wrote:Bono is a singer. An old singer. His time has passed.

Not true!

He is still a major Christian rock superstar.

Bono is more of a Christian than anyone in the current administration.

He has $700million. He could buy a lot of AIDS medicine with that.

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Anonymous wrote:Here is the Joe Rogan episode with Bono -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe64ayAbDjM&t=2495s
I would like to hear more about why people think 1) cutting foreign aid will make a difference in the US budget (all of it, including US AID and other parts that could be considered global aid, is about 1% of the budget)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/06/what-the-data-says-about-us-foreign-aid/sr_25-02-06_foreign-aid_2/
and 2) why people believe there was some kind of massive fraud happening with USAID. Where is the evidence of that? There are lots of examples of the good it did and the lives America saved around the world through USAID. And when the rest of the world sees us as heroic, our influence and power grows. We should be proud of all the lives that were saved - and how that helped save US lives by bolstering our reputation -- with a tiny percentage of our budget.

I still think most of the alleged USAID fraud was either grossly misrepresented and/or generated from a right wing outrage buzzword algorithm

<press button and read algorithm breathlessly> - "THeY SpENt FiFTy TwO BaJiLLioN DoLLaRs oN DrAg ShOWs FoR EpILEpTIc DwaRVes In TurKMEnIStan!!!!"

<press button and read algorithm breathlessly> - "THeY SpENt A HUnDrED ScAdILLioN DoLLaRs oN SeX CHanGE OpERaTioNS FoR YaK HerDeRS iN UrUGuaY!!!!"

And most MAGAs will just swallow it hook, line and sinker.

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Anonymous wrote:Bono is a singer. An old singer. His time has passed.

Not true!

He is still a major Christian rock superstar.

Bono is more of a Christian than anyone in the current administration.

He has $700million. He could buy a lot of AIDS medicine with that.

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Anonymous wrote:Rogan stated, “[USAID] was a money laundering operation.” F** that moron. Rogan is an ape with a mike. People that dumb should be silenced.

You do know that leaders from USAID and adjacent agencies and NGOs formed a task force two years ago to address the grift of USAID, right? That there is a fraud associated with USAID is not even up for debate. This is a long-known issue. The problem is how to deal with it, and it seems people are not happy with just scrapping and starting over. But the fact remains, there was much fraud happening with those funds. Perhaps it's just a necessary evil, but acknowledging doesn't make someone an "ape."

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sure Bonos junior high education and experience as a singer leave him eminently qualified to educate others.

Bono has also made it his business to become more educated re: issues that he cares about. Has Rogan?

People shouldn’t listen to propaganda from actors, singers, professional athletes or other influencer types.

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Anonymous wrote:Bono is a singer. An old singer. His time has passed.

Not true!

He is still a major Christian rock superstar.

Bono is more of a Christian than anyone in the current administration.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bono is a singer. An old singer. His time has passed.

Not true!

He is still a major Christian rock superstar.

Anonymous wrote:Bono is a singer. An old singer. His time has passed.

Anonymous wrote:Bono is a god.