Staff Reports
Mark Moyar, a whistleblower with USAID and the author of a book rightly titled “Masters of Corruption,” recently dropped a bombshell on Fox News that should have taxpayers reaching for their wallets to check whether they’ve got any money left. It turns out that while Moyar was supposed to be trained to uncover corruption, he was instead sent to what can only be described as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) camp. Instead of learning how to do his job, he found himself participating in a ludicrous “privilege walk,” where pretending to be a Scandinavian woman and discussing his “privileges” was the actual curriculum.
It gets even wilder. Other attendees were tasked with adopting even more outlandish identities, like male prostitutes, allowing them to delve into discussions about their supposed discrimination. Meanwhile, the DEI programs were cleverly disguised. While Moyar was expecting serious training, he encountered a bizarre feminist book club launched under the Obama administration, cleverly funded as part of a counterterrorism training initiative. This kind of absurdity raises the question: how many layers of bureaucracy can one agency stack before it collapses under its own stupidity?
Jesse Watters: USAID Is A $40 Billion Deep State Social Justice Slush Fund
-$20M for Iraqi Sesame Street
-$2M for Moroccan pottery classes
-$11M to tell Vietnam stop burning trash
-$27M to give gift bags to illegals
-$330M to help Afghanis grow crops
-$300M on unused Afghani… pic.twitter.com/8v2TsoGneP— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) February 5, 2025
To illustrate the depths of USAID’s ridiculousness, Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst took to social media to expose several egregious examples of how this agency has squandered taxpayer dollars. From funding questionable research in Wuhan to sending Ukrainians on a jaunt to Paris Fashion Week, USAID has cemented its status as one of the champions of profligate spending in Washington. Ernst didn’t hold back in detailing how our hard-earned money goes down the drain worldwide, often for causes that would make a rational person scratch their head.
Among the more outrageous projects mentioned was a whopping $20 million allocated to create an Iraqi version of Sesame Street, dubbed “Ahlan Simsim Iraq.” The stated aim of this initiative was to teach tolerance, but it raises a critical question: is this really a priority when there are genuine issues at hand? The program was meant to help children recuperate from past conflicts, yet one has to wonder what part of “normal” involves a puppet show that could be better suited to public funding in the U.S.
If that isn’t odd enough, USAID’s track record in Afghanistan brings about further head-scratching moments. Farmers were given large sums of money to switch from opium production to other crops. Instead, what emerged was a nearly doubled output of poppy cultivation, which hardly seems like a victory for anyone except those in the drug trade. Senator Ernst pointed out that while millions were spent trying to save Afghan farmers from the clutches of illegal substances, the agency instead managed to have the opposite effect, creating a more dangerous environment in a country already ravaged by war.
While Moyar’s revelations may seem like a circus, they are just the tip of an iceberg that underscores the absurdity of government spending. When an agency like USAID prioritizes DEI initiatives over actual training and support for its mission, it’s clear that there are systemic issues that need to be addressed. The real question remains: When will the American taxpayer demand accountability, and will anyone ever find their way back to the original purpose of these agencies?
