The Jimmy Dore Show

During his first term President Donald Trump adopted a vacillating stance toward Iran—initially issuing threats and then suggesting diplomatic negotiations. In this video guest host Misty Winston and Jimmy talk to antiwar.com’s Scott Horton about the White House’s decision to keep “all options on the table,” calling it irresponsible brinkmanship tantamount to terrorism against a non-threatening nation. The hosts underscore that preemptive war violates international norms and point out that even past U.S. presidents with far greater threats refrained from such actions. Plus segments on Donald Trump belittling Iran's weak missile attack on a U.S. airbase in Qatar and Trump using the same warmongering rhetoric as his predecessor George W. Bush. Also featuring Misty Winston, Stef Zamorano, Mike MacRae and Kurt Metzger. Plus a phone call from Andrew Cuomo!

Guest host Misty Winston, along with surprise “sitting-in” guest Jimmy Dore, criticizes the Western media’s double standards in reporting hospital bombings by Iran versus Israel. They highlight the hypocrisy of Israeli and Western outrage over an Iranian missile strike near an Israeli hospital, given Israel's repeated bombings of hospitals in Gaza, Lebanon, and even Iran itself. The discussion underscores how media narratives are manipulated to frame Israel as the perpetual victim while ignoring its violations of international law. Ultimately, the hosts argue that Israel's credibility has collapsed under the weight of its own actions and propaganda, especially in the age of social media. Plus segments on President Trump’s demand for an investigation into the 2020 election, a judge freeing pro-Palestinian activist Khalil Mahmoud from detention, Trump threatening a nuclear first strike against Iran and NDI Tulsi Gabbard going “off message” to dispute whether Iran is developing nuclear weapons. Also featuring Antiwar.com’s Scott Horton!

During a recent interview host Tucker Carlson questioned Ted Cruz about U.S. policy toward Iran, pressing him on his lack of basic knowledge about the country while accusing him of advocating reckless military intervention. Cruz awkwardly admits he doesn’t know Iran’s population, despite calling for regime change, and the exchange becomes increasingly combative as Carlson challenged the Texas senator’s credibility. Guest hosts Russell Dobular and Keaton Weiss of the Due Dissidence show note that Carlson gets Cruz to reveal that the U.S. is already backing Israeli strikes against Iran—contradicting official government statements. The hosts argue the push for war is being driven by pro-Israel influence and propaganda, echoing the prelude to the Iraq War. They also urge viewers, especially Trump supporters, to withhold all political support if Trump endorses military action, emphasizing the catastrophic consequences of war with Iran. Plus segments on the likely consequences of war between the United States and Iran with Iranian professor Mohammad Marandi and the most common responses trauma surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa receives when he tells people about working in a Gaza hospital.

Billionaire tech bro Peter Thiel was recently awkwardly confronted by a reporter outside the Bilderberg meeting about his company Palantir’s surveillance activities and his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Thiel refused to respond, and merely quickened his pace. Guest hosts Russell Dobular and Keaton Weiss of the Due Dissidence show discuss Thiel’s growing influence through Palantir and Anduril, which are tied to global surveillance and warfare technologies. They criticize the secrecy of the Bilderberg Group and argue that such elite gatherings shape geopolitical events far beyond democratic control. The video highlights the convergence of tech billionaires, defense industry leaders, and political figures who allegedly benefit from global conflicts. Plus segments on Israel bombing the Iranian state television station and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu trying to pin the Trump assassination attempts on Iran. Also featuring Aaron Maté and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Jake Tapper!

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard warned of a “nuclear holocaust” and chastised “warmongers” for bringing the world “closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before” in a foreboding video posted to social media on Tuesday. In the three-minute video, Gabbard details a recent visit to Hiroshima, Japan to learn more about the aftermath of the U.S. nuclear attack on the city in 1945 during World War II. The video features footage of Gabbard’s trip and archival footage showing victims, interspersed with Gabbard speaking directly to camera about the consequences of a nuclear attack. Guest host Aaron Maté discusses the curious response from prominent neoconservatives who seem to feel that warning Americans about the dangers of nuclear war is a bad thing. Plus segments on White House advisor Stephen Miller’s role in the ongoing ICE raids, Donald Trump calling for Gavin Newsom’s arrest and Rand Paul badmouthing Trump’s military parade through Washington DC. Also featuring Mike MacRae, Russell Dobular, Keaton Weiss and Jalyssa Dugrot. And a phone call from JD Vance!

The U.S. is evacuating nonessential staff from its Baghdad embassy and family members of military personnel from several bases in the Gulf amid growing concerns about the security situation, per two State Department and Pentagon officials. The unusual steps are taking place ahead of a crucial round of nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran and amid threats made by Tehran to launch missiles against American military bases in the region in retaliation for any attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. Guest host Aaron Maté and retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel, and foreign policy analyst Daniel Davis discuss the likelihood that an attack on Iran is imminent and why the consequences of such an attack could be dire. Plus segments on Vice President JD Vance’s flailing attempts to snow podcaster Theo Von about the Gaza genocide and gymnast Simone Biles’ confused attack on former competitive swimmer Riley Gaines over trans competitors in women’s sports. Also featuring Russell Dobular and Keaton Weiss of the Due Dissidence show.

Conservative activist Laura Loomer weighed in on the ongoing ICE protests in Los Angeles, calling for tech surveillance corporation Palantir to assist in the deportation of immigrants in the country illegally. Many critics took issue with Loomer’s take, pointing out that mass surveillance of the kind practiced by Palantir is far more dangerous than even the presence of millions of migrants. Jimmy joins the show from the road to discuss with guest hosts Russell Dobular and Keaton Weiss whether Donald Trump is a Trojan horse for the security state to exert total control over the populace. Plus segments on Israel’s seizure of the Freedom Flotilla aid ship sailing with Greta Thunberg en route to Gaza and the recent escalation by Russia in the Ukraine War in response to Ukraine’s drone attacks inside Russia.

Israel has always operated a powerful and effective propaganda system - they even have a name for it, “Hasbara.” But in the age of social media the Jewish state finds itself falling behind in the propaganda battle as the ongoing genocide in Gaza and general treatment of Palestinians becomes too horrific for the rest of the world to ignore or Israel to paper over. Jimmy speaks with formerly Gaza-based Palestinian-Egyptian journalist Youmna El Sayed about her reporting and why the tide has turned against Israel in the information war. Plus segments on the bloodthirsty commentators populating Israeli television, House Speaker Mike Johnson’s disingenuous response to Elon Musk’s criticism of the budget bill and Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy’s unhinged reaction to antisemitic jokes. Also featuring Kurt Metzger, Mike MacRae and Aaron Maté. And a phone call from Douglas Murray!

Privacy activists, many of whom are supporters of President Donald Trump, are expressing anger and disbelief following reports that his administration had advanced plans to create a national citizen database with technology firm Palantir. The White House has reportedly contracted Palantir, a Colorado-based analytics company co-founded by Trump supporter Peter Thiel, to assist in compiling a database of personal information on American citizens, according to unnamed government officials and Palantir employees. The purported deal follows project talks Palantir had with the Social Security Administration and the Department of Education. Jimmy speaks with author, activist and investigative journalist Derrick Broze about how Trump’s embrace of Palantir represents a betrayal of MAGA principles. Plus segments on Catherine Austin Fitts breaking down Elon Musk’s plans to institute a social credit system in the U.S. and Elon going scorched earth on Trump’s budget bill. Also featuring Kurt Metzger and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from JD Vance!

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!