Coronavirus IV: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses how Coronavirus is impacting the US workforce, from mass unemployment to the problems faced by essential workers.
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[@sminthian]

This reminds me of a joke my grandfather used to say: A guy went to his neighbor's house and there was rainwater coming in through a hole in the roof, so he asked why he doesn't fix it. And the neighbor said "It's raining out, I can't fix it now". So he asked why he doesn't fix it when it's not raining out, and he said "Well, when it's not raining out there isn't water coming in, so I'm not worried about it...".

[@ClaireSamuelsVA]

Alastor Damn, that is too fitting

[@edgzta]

Omg this comment is so great. This reminds me of my procrastination.

[@Ken.-]

I'm guessing your grandfather wasn't a comedian.

[@viddeliten]

@@edgzta mine too!

[@GameDogLeader21]

@@edgzta Did you know a lot of people self diagnose with insomnia, when they actually procrastinate sleep? If you are one of these people you should try going to sleep earlier so you can look forward to doing things when you wake up, instead of going to sleep being when the 'fun' ends.

[@TheSorrel]

"When I get sick, I can't go to the hospital." This sentence should never be said in a developed country. No, not even if you're a drug lord.

[@jsprowse]

By an EMT of all people.

[@AP-gk6se]

@@jsprowse Most EMTs are employed by private companies. Unfortunately private companies will absolutely screw over their employees to save a buck.

[@swuggerman]

the thing is that you can go. you'll just go bankrupt

[@jdax21]

Someone who provides healthcare can't get healthcare.🤔I don't have insurance now, but when I did, the deductible was so high I still couldn't afford to get sick or injured. I can't afford insurance at all now. If I get Caronavirus, I'm either going to survive or die at home so I don't bankrupt my family with medical bills. Welcome to America: the richest country on earth.

[@awesomeness967]

america needs to catch up with the world and get universal healthcare wtf

[@emilygordbort7300]

That guy's wife is actually a really, really good painter. Those things look like photos almost. Weird choice of subject matter but you can't argue with the results

[@alexsilva28]

I thought it was part of a bit and he was going to say those were actually real photos

[@ashleyneku5432]

Still life imagery is rarely something that speaks emotional volumes, it showcases the intricacies in everyday objects. An ex of mine once painted pairs of scissors. You're meant to appreciate aspects you pass off when it's not painted, like the colors or shadows or texturing. You also, conveniently, want to make sure it's something that not everyone else is doing, so everyone picks something different, for the most part.

[@cantbeleveitsnotnaru]

I agree. I kinda thought they were lovely. Were they ground breaking and amazing? No. But it does take work to paint.

[@harrylane4]

@@ashleyneku5432 that's fucking bullshit. Just like an intense written description of a room can inspire an emotional response, a well-composed still-life painting is absolutely capable of eliciting an emotional response. Emotionality isn't about the subject, it's about the techniques used, and the use of color and composition

[@grace61235]

Ignoring that fact that it takes so much skill to make photorealistic art (hey if anyone can do it, why can't you or i?), I mean at its heart art isn't just about creativity, it's about about expressing yourself, not just the style you use to express it. If she's really trying to convey the idea of what's needed and yet missing then I think she has done a fantastic job at it.

[@saturnblue8459]

John thirsting over Adam Driver is truly highlight of my quarantine omg

[@ehall5151]

He should come on the show for a surprise spot! (physically distanced, of course)

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@ehall5151 He'd have to be crazy to get anywhere near John!

[@LmM-dq4ft]

Is it a random joke? or is there a back story?

[@jbearclowater]

@@LmM-dq4ft I don't know if this is true or not, but I heard that John's wife has a crush on Adam Driver, and this is his way of teasing her over it.

[@NightridewithNikki]

Justin Clowater Why can I see this being true. Why do I want this to be true.

[@aneikrust]

I am not from the USA. To me this pandemic is like a worldwide drop of a curtain that reveals what each country is about. And the curtain of the "American dream" has dropped to reveal just how elitist, arrogant, unequal and incompetent USA politics is. I am truly sorry for the people who have to suffer. The fact that they can be diagnosed with the virus and left on their own (to infect others and die) because their hospital stay will cost as much as a Caribbean cruise or a new car... it's insanity. No paid sick leaves, no universal healthcare, no loss of employment prevention. Trickle-down economics my ass.

[@MrDreiPner]

Trickles down your pants like shit... The US is a fucked mess. The US is AT BEST a developing country and a banana republic

[@soundautomatic1]

It's going to cost much more than a Caribbean cruise, and if you're intubated, that car would be a Porsche.

[@ilove2929]

Aye. This pandemic exposes vulnerability and strength of countries,and their leaders

[@MrGothicruler666]

Well said

[@m4nl875]

Welcome to Neoliberalism... The US used to be on it's way to becoming a pretty great country... About some 40 years ago that was The EU countries took a bit longer to embrace unfeathered capitalism but aren't all that far behind... Everything in my country has been sold off to the highest bidders already

[@fisharepeopletoo9653]

Amazon out here paying for ads to make it look like they're taking care of their workers rather than just actually paying to take care of their workers

[@ayushthetic]

Sums up the world right now.

[@robertgunther851]

it'd likely be cheaper to treat the workers like royalty and let reporters give them all the free press they could ever want

[@diogobatista7712]

@@ayushthetic the USA isn't the world

[@whitescar2]

Do you wanna spend a one-off payment in publicity stunts or actually put a huge increase in your wage expenses...? Corporate logic is cold.

[@Darkdb]

Well 1 add = y money, while actually paying is millions of $. I do not know how much y is or could be, but i think it is way less than actually paying all the employees.

[@foxygrandpa1633]

Just rewatched this for the fourth time to hear and see john‘s little Carole Baskin desk dance.

[@rachelladue1572]

i hope he starts giving us full dances

[@aquaria1885]

So cute 😂

[@cameronritchie4073]

Still laughing at the fact the girl doing the “Tiger King” dance, is dressed in a cheetah/leopard outfit

[@shahwaizkarimofficial7988]

World conclusion partitioned on the UAE-Israel bargain www.myinsideclub.co/2020/08/world-conclusion-partitioned-on-uae.html

[@mayaa5522]

KEEP UP THE ADAM DRIVER JOKES PLEASE THEY GIVE ME LIFE!!!!!!!!!

[@Red_Fudo]

As an Italian, I cannot come down to understand how is it possible that one of the two political parties in U.S. seems to be comprised of bad '80s action movie villains. We have our fair share in Italy too, but our chart for "who I should vote for?" does not boils down to "Hail Hydra" vs universal healthcare. It's freaking absurd.

[@rarm5899]

To be clear, the “good” side here only has like 2 or 3 people actually pushing for universal health care. The rest just want to fix what the other side has recently done and not bother looking at any fundamental problems.

[@joshscott5213]

And we vote for hail Hydra almost every time

[@heath6802]

Honestly, no American politicians are good, I don’t trust any of them really. Of course they’ll say what their voters want them to hear, they just have to find a demographic and hang onto it Wait, wait, no. Washington was probably the only good president we’ll ever have. Always thought of the nation he was building, always thought what’s best for its people and it’s future people, left because he was concerned staying would make him too powerful (Also probably exhausted from all the things he did the previous decade) Don’t see ANY politician nowadays worrying “Am I keeping myself in check? Is this what’s right?”

[@SirKinbote]

Worst is that 30% will vote for Hydra no matter what

[@johncatty6560]

@@heath6802 "Honestly, no American politicians are good, I don’t trust any of them really." You can probably extend this to most politicians on federal or state levels. On community level it is a different story.

[@Galimeer5]

"The work you do is essential to the -company- _community."_ "Can you pay me a living wage?" "You're a _hero"_

[@TheVaginalCrusadar]

Galimeer5 yeah now I’m gonna an hero

[@BaltoSojnekah]

@sifujacob they do but they're killing their employees. Worl conditions is the biggest issue.

[@Raptor_Ren]

But more like one of those pre-Tolkien heroes, you know, the ones that usually go through 10x the crap they should to reach their goal, or who die at the end?

[@granudisimo]

@sifujacob Bezos could be paying his employees 20 to 30 dollars an hour and still be the richest man alive. Even more so since his hundreds of thousands of employees will have more money to buy Amazon stuff, just how Henry Ford intended it. He's both a psychopath, and short sighted. He's real life Lex Luthor.

[@bitcoinconstitutionalist9252]

@sifujacob It depends on where you live. $15 an hour would be great if you were in Joplin, MO but if you're in NYC, that sucks.

[@rachelj6033]

I'm an "essential worker", I just turned 18, and have been working during a pandemic, 30+ hours a week at Wendy's, because I can't afford to take time off or quit because I'm saving to leave a toxic household. I make shit money, while I wake up every morning at 6am to go to work, risking my health, to serve fucking frostys to people who just *had* to leave their house for damn ice cream. Even better, Wendy's was given a loan from the government to give out "bonuses" to their workers, and if they didn't give us the bonus, they'd have to pay it back, so yesterday I got my "bonus" for risking my health for a shit company and it was only 140$ because they chose to pay us based off of ONE week of work, instead of the now months we've been working during this. For fuck's sake, if you're not an essential worker and you're going through a drive through at least put fucking masks and gloves on.

[@md79melissa]

thank you this exactly our "bonus" was free meals instead of just 50% off and the minute our state lifted quarantine we went back to regular prices and less than 2 weeks later we had 3 people out with corona no one is enforcing masks and I'm scared that I'm gonna die leaving kids behind fuck Wendy's

[@--enyo--]

Just a quick point: Masks yes, gloves no. Gloves do nothing but transfer contamination from one surface to another. You do not contract COVID through the skin on your hands. Hand sanitiser is not designed to be used on latex, it is designed to be used on skin. It can actually degrade the latex and make it more prone to transfer infection. As well as a mask everyone should be carrying some sort hand sanitiser. Gloves should not be worn outside of healthcare settings (where there are very strict procedures, training, and guidelines/indications for PPE) unless dealing with specific risks like chemical exposure or blood/body fluid exposure. Just wash and sanitise your hands like crazy. To protect yourself, and protect others. All gloves do is prevent people from practicing correct hand hygiene.

[@charlieputzel7735]

@Julie W. It's a trade off. Antimicrobial soaps and sanatizers are more effective against viruses too, and the superbug issue has far more to do with medicine than cleaning supplies, since brute chemical force (the thing sanatizers and soaps use) is much harder for bacteria to adapt against. kurzgesagt did a good job explaining about super bugs on their channel. Really though, the far more important part is that you wash your hands regularly, regardless of what soap you use.

[@WindrunnerB4]

@Julie W. are you actually saying that using stuff to clean bacteria and viruses off you’re hands shouldn’t be antibacterial or antiviral? That’s fucking stupid.

[@sanctifiedsuccubus2562]

I work at Dairy Queen, and I relate to everything you said. I can hardly pay rent thanks to mostly the pandemic, but also my ex just randomly deleting me from the schedule, because he just wants to be a dick I suppose. I genuinely believe humanity's idea of "prosperity" is inherently flawed and we need to take a good, long, hard look at ourselves in the mirror to decide if allowing billionaires to treat the world like a fleshlight and avoid any consequences for it whatsoever, thanks to their money, is *really* what we want our world to be like.

[@FGuilt]

John has improved his delivery. No more "wait for the laugh from the live audience that isn't there."

[@Crouteceleste]

yes he did ! (still, I prefer dialogue over monologue)

[@ianreeder4656]

John Oliver has mastered the art of no-audience-night-show comedy

[@someonewhodoesstuffandthin3715]

Yeah he actually has a microphone and a camera.

[@glcorreia]

Lot's of improvement since his first show at home

[@tankfu1]

Some More News does a really good job of it as well.

[@olabergvall3154]

Seth is struggling but getting better

[@thegermangringo]

@@glcorreia Agreed the first show or two were rough but it has really improved

[@theonewhoweeps5118]

Hasn’t Bernie Sanders been talking about these issues for like 40 years

[@pathevermore3683]

yup, but we are americans, enriching insurance companies at the detriment of the poor is the american way.

[@benjaminvalencia1017]

Keep voting for trump

[@69ten]

@@pathevermore3683 hehehe, it cant be more true that statment xD other then car , life ,and some bits and bobs shoude be the only insurance one shoude need, the rest shoude be coverd by the companies,like work place injury .

[@kingofthebis1068]

Benjamin Valencia Shut up

[@maradorgold5596]

@@kingofthebis1068 Look at his others posts. He doesn't mean it like you think he would.

[@Krystalmyth]

_I know my wife can hear me, that's part of it._ That's surprisingly hot.

[@hansroberts2574]

Kinky

[@PosthumanHeresy]

John Oliver: Bi Exhibitionist Swinger Hero

[@TheNormExperience]

PosthumanHeresy - what does THAT superhero outfit look like?

[@Krystalmyth]

Just, fetishizing the inclusion of your wife on ''secret parts'' of life they're all too often left out of, lied about, even though they're your best friend. Parts of you that she absolutely must perv on cuz she married you, which is kinky in itself. A woman basically said she found the one that fits her, forevs. Letting her in, so she can feel her part in it and deal with that twisted feeling. her own way, yet together, is just top shelf spousal play. It's like, the text you want her to 'catch' on screen on the couch, only to see it's all about getting her between the two of you flirting away about the things you want to do with her, because she's just so curious. If she's not game, she'll say something. If she plays along and acts like she saw nothing, well... that's when you'll know.

[@VampirismoCosmico]

@@Krystalmyth I mean, this unexpected, insightful essay on John's intimacy should have been featured on an episode. I'm both wondering how much time you've been thinking about this, and amazed at the same time. Cool.

[@Gvaz]

"I don't need pizza, I need money" is also translatable to Toms shoe donations where they said "we don't need shoes, we need money"

[@PiroMunkie]

I think John Oliver is the only "late night" show that's just as good from quarantine as it is from the studio.

[@wabbajackwabbajack6932]

IMO these shows SUCK when the audience was here. The audience is really distracting and loud. I will probably stop watching once his audience comes back to be honest.

[@allmoneyin1370]

Conan is God

[@kylersommer]

Wabbajack Wabbajack ok 👌

[@stefanr.823]

It feels way more serious when there is no audience

[@Freshcornpop]

He even said one of the reasons why is because in England people dont laugh out loud at comedy shows

[@pinomue3840]

As a German, I am still not getting how health care for everyone and paid sick leave can be a threat? For me, they are essential rights. I happily pay almost 50 % of my salary ( as a person with no dependents) each months for social security, health care, unemployment and taxes to finance free education up to university and so forth, knowing that if I should get sick or become unemployed my social net will save me. Should I be lucky enough not to get sick or unemployed, even the better, someone else will profit from the social net...we call it a community of solidarity.

[@cyancyborg1477]

Some people here in the US really dig their heels into rugged individualism so much that they forget help and community isn't a bad thing.

[@Nonuance]

But does it actually come through? Do people actually get their benefits? How long do they have to wait? Are their any exceptions?

[@ijustdontcareanymore1022]

Alot of U.S citizens are so fucking selfish. I make 800 a month and I give more than I should

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Yes, some Americans think that taxes are robbery and refuse to see how it helps everyone. They "don't want to pay for someone else's birth control." They think they are completely independent and that everyone should fend for themselves.

[@dragonqueenniisan4122]

You also probably get paid more per dollar. But yes, America is a country for the rich not the poor.

[@MiseryRG]

I wonder if Adam Driver gets a shiver every time John makes a statement about him...

[@thebread3804]

15:47 I dont know whose idea it was to make John's jokes more sexual, *but I am here for it*

[@codeslob2464]

Shutting down our jobs without shutting down our bills is cruel af.

[@firstnamelastname9918]

And despite the fact they passed this $2 trillion aid package, Trump and his henchmen have done all they could to sabotage it and make it harder for people to actually receive any benefits. And though many of those harmed ARE the trump supporters, they believe Fox News and support him even more for it, like some messed up submissive masochists who think they're fking Job and Trump is God. Meanwhile, in Europe, countries worked in January and February to pass packages that paid *employers* up to 80% of the cost of their employees' wages if they DID NOT lay them off. But Trump was too busy then telling everybody it was under control -- that there "was only 15 cases and in two weeks it was going to be like zero" (sic.) only to gaslight the nation a month later with this crap about how he always took it seriously.

[@NightDoge]

Insert conservative response about how it's not *my* responsibility to deal with *your* problem because *you* chose to do the actions that got *you* into *your* situation because *you* didn't do the *right* thing *every* single time, (even though your situation is -mostly- entirely out of your control and you had no way to stop it.) But if *I* have to be inconvenienced without *my* consent then *I* am being oppressed (even though it may benefit me or someone I know later in the future) because it's *my* tax dollars *you* want *big* *government* to bail *you* out despite *your* *irresponsible* actions. Then preceding to attack you with ad hominems on how *you* are either lazy or stupid because if you were a "hard worker" and "responsible" "and intelligent" then you'd be wealthy. (thereby implying that poverty is a cause of moral vices and dismiss the structural reasons of poverty). Then continue on with how *your* not *entitled* to a free anything... communism... mental disorder... moral decay... facts and logic...

[@StanielBG]

Because our bills are someone's salary.

[@thesoundsmith]

Ah, but it impacts the poor most, making it harder for them to fight the system that is crushing them. EVERYTHING is political once you have decided it is. If you can't get out of bed, if you can't afford a bus to one of the five polling stations, all of which are on the other side of the state, well, too bad. France had a solution to all this. But it should wait till we CAN safely gather in crowds bearing torches and pitchforks. REMEMBER, GUN STORES ARE STILL OPEN, there ARE solutions to our political war of fascist vs humanist.

[@michaelreyes1474]

@@thesoundsmith kill those fucking pieces of shit. Yeah put me on your watchlist so you dont pay attention to the ones who are gonna actually get you. Lol

[@TheSeanUhTron]

*Tax Paying Citizen:* Help! I lost my job because of COVID-19! *Republicans:* Here's the number to the unemployment office. *Tax Paying Citizen:* I've been calling that number for two weeks but no one answers. *Republicans:* That's too bad. Maybe you should've been saving up money. *Tax Paying Citizen:* I can't. I have a health condition and my insurance rates are too high. *Republicans:* That sounds like a you problem. *Corporation that pays no taxes:* Help. We're losing business due to COVID-19. *Republicans:* Here's a billion dollars with no conditions attached.

[@thebatonmaster]

Yes to all of this, but except it's not just republicans. It's also neoliberalism in general which includes plenty of (if not most) democratic congress members. They all look out for their own: corporate elites.

[@GM-ie2zl]

@@thebatonmaster ok but Republicans own 2 of the 3 branches of government. Who has the power to change it

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

Other tax paying citizen: I wish we could tax billionaires at normal rates, but If I had a billion dollar's I'd want my income to be taxed as long term capital gains, too.

[@darkdork1012]

What thebatonmaster said. Both partisan parties are 2 sides of the same coin. If you stop playing into the pandering of social issues that both parties play, you'd notice they both do the same corrupt bs but for the benefit of different companies and foreign interests.

[@wayne-kj4iw]

this is so right .. this election is so revealing ..see dems have won already .. their only real goal was to stop bernie sanders .. and he was way to soft for the job.. but he was a chance .. they hate trump but they are benefiting from his tax cuts just like rep .. are makes no difference who wins biden or trump both will not do anything to help working people .. so i will at least write in bernie sanders as a protest vote ..lol and it will piss off hillary so there is that

[@nightowlsam]

When the show goes back to being in a studio, I'd love to see Adam Driver just appear on set with a to-do list of things John has said

[@rachelladue1572]

I want there to be an Adam Driver reacts to Thirst Tweets video but it's just want John said

[@synthestesia654]

Modern-day prophet.

[@alvinh1544]

YOU GOT THE PAINTING!!!!!!!!! I was literally crying when I saw u took out the painting!!!! THIS IS EPIC!!! and this is the best episode ever!!!! Thanks so much for bringing me so movie joy and so much emotion during this chaotic time!!!!!!

[@HuckFlynn]

"There is no better argument for a permanent welfare state than watching your government desperately try to build one when it's already too late." Yup that about sums it up.

[@Inpreesme]

HuckFlynn1138 We’re all here to support the welfare state for the rich

[@bookgroup9218]

HuckFlynn1138 The government isn’t trying to build a permanent welfare state it is trying to build a partial welfare state. The only reason to have a welfare state right now is because the government isn’t allowing people to work. When people are allowed out of there houses and can work then a welfare state isn’t the only option for people to make money. Also countries like Italy that do have permanent welfare states don’t seem to be doing to well.

[@tritondriver1]

👍👍

[@commanderkaoz1556]

@@bookgroup9218 We are doing much worse than literally everyone else.

[@knuppel8875]

@@bookgroup9218 im so glad i dont have to share my country with you. disgusting.

[@DerickTheHeroV2]

Low wage "unskilled workers" became Essential really quickly when things actually got real. Remember this when everything goes back to normal.

[@nihilist_wolf]

No one will. They just won't

[@zakkvanish3668]

Unfortunately very true. While the people in good positions/jobs can often easily work from home. I wouldn't exactly call it fair either.

[@redrobin8872]

There are a lot of people that still don’t. I work at a Joanns and we have only been allowing customers to do curbside pickups and many of them still treat us horribly, cursing, rude, trying to get into the store even when we say they can’t, yelling etc. I have coworkers that want to go on a leave of absence because they can’t take the way the customers have gotten worse.

[@edvh88]

I hope we all remember, and vote accordingly.

[@jennivee5621]

My dad works at a grocery store and everyone’s being a complete asshole to the workers there.

[@TurtleTimeVoiceOvers]

John ~ I’m hearing impaired and use Bluetooth to listen to your videos while working (can’t use headphones). When using a medium or small speaker it cuts out when you talk (I’ve seen other comments regarding this as well). There are no issues with video clips you play. It started when you began working from home. Can you please check on this so we can continue listening to you? I’m a huge fan.

[@anakalia637]

I am a "critical" worker for a state prison system. We received a video from our secretary stating that everything we were hearing about stay at home orders does not apply to is because we chose to work. In a prison! Don't get me wrong, I am so happy to still have a paycheck, but seriously, way to make us feel better about exposing ourselves and the inmates. We have been pushed to continue having groups so we can continue to expose a bunch of people daily. Luckily, our local management has reduced programing.

[@criticalthinker6736]

I am the same here. I work at a public school, and even though the state governor had long ordered that schools remain closed to students and all learning shift to remote for the rest of the school year, our administration still pressure all staff to come into the building and work (preparing worksheet packets and other inane measures because we don't have enough computers and internet access for families). They've also already told us that we won't get pay raises next year because of the state budget cuts. Overall, I don't know about you, but I am so sick of *money dictating everything,* from whether we have sufficient staff and resources to adequately serve our families, to now not even having enough hospital beds and ventilators for victims _dying_ from COVID. If you have not heard about a *Resource Based Economy,* I highly encourage you to learn more about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ_ahJh-g62fbcU

[@austinmaheu4248]

John Oliver still being funny without a laugh track is a mark of the quality of his show.

[@falsebeliever8079]

It also shows that laugh tracks are bullshit.

[@JHulse29]

He usually has a live studio audience, laugh track not necessary

[@odalis2638]

I could not stop laughing at his thirst comments ablut Adam

[@2d40]

I like it better

[@tbaqar]

I've attended a taping of LWT. They don't play a laugh track, they have microphones hanging above the audience.

[@charlottedarling1257]

Petition for John Oliver's wife to serve as the live audience

[@theoriginalanimeker]

signed

[@anniemax239]

signed

[@joekaput747]

Tentatively signed

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

That is an excellent idea. Signed.

[@tomaszrachwald4057]

absolutely yes

[@eirikastokes9652]

My favorite thing about this piece is how Judith Kudlow's still life work is actually very good 😂

[@jamesambrose6697]

The creepy part about those paintings? They're actually pretty believable.

[@brandoncole5533]

Ik like damn this can paint Especially that first 1

[@partycow2363]

Amazon: Calls their workers heroes Workers: Can we get a raise Amazon: Y’all are our heroes

[@JustinLopezPROD]

Workers: waaah 😭 we should’ve gone to college!

[@lynxaway]

@Justin Lopez that joke will land a little better once college is affordable for everyone. How many years are you comfortable waiting? Decades?

[@jasonfraser7536]

@@lynxaway Don't feed the troll 😑

[@JustinLopezPROD]

lynx at least 2 or 3 decades or so

[@benhugh3387]

the saying goes: heroes r priceless~

[@CedricBarber0687]

This system is not built for people...it's built for businesses. So when a human problem comes along...the system fails. There needs to be a system built around us.

[@Spaghetti_policy]

Well said my friend...

[@nope1906]

EXTREMELY well said, thank you!

[@vatsala6497]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANGG!!!

[@mattjames5694]

Run for president, Cedric!

[@youtubesucks898]

We also need more affordable and more self sufficient utility systems. Electricity costs for many of our homes are currently over twice as costly per year as water and gas combined. We need to have systems in place where we can be more self sufficient and be less reliant on utility companies.

[@romangibson9738]

“Dollar Store Bill Nye” 😂😂😂😂 holy shit I’m in tears

[@1TavernKeeper]

I can't wait until you can have Adam Driver on your show (in person). lol

[@kumardias9348]

Disgusting to see that EMT guy cant get healthcare. Thats absolutely immoral and unacceptable.

[@kelb6073]

EMTs get 0 support. I feel bad for them. I work at a hospital. They don't even have clean masks, hospitals wont give them out since we need them. They should get hazzard pay

[@SherrifOfNottingham]

I actually am more annoyed that people "value" his job better than the McDonalds worker that is forced to go to work with Corona virus to serve you a hamburger. Yeah he's an EMT, but why do we pretend that ANY job is acceptable and moral to go without healthcare and sick leave?

[@mandy833]

@@SherrifOfNottingham I think it's even worse that these people (cashiers, factory workers, delivery men/women, etc.) are supposed to be "thankful" that they have to work without adequate protection because it is supposedly a privilege to have a job. A lot of people that are working have been forced to have to choose between their job and their health & security

[@Urelasir]

Its time to eat the rich.

[@Transform108]

for year - all time actually ... EMTs not given any respect. Considering the cost of the Ambulance ride - they should get 10% at least per trip.

[@altonbeckert506]

At one of our darkest moments, John Oliver had one of his finest half-hours

[@dodgersdoon1130]

There is always sunshine after the rain. Stay safe friend

[@XepteXDubstep]

AAAAAAAAMEN

[@JackyMan22]

No offence to anyone, but John Oliver is getting nostalgic to me. It used to be entertaining, but his cyanide is just too much happiness. o_o)

[@tmdrake]

John is funney.

[@drunkensailor3736]

John is really good at highlighting issues that are underreported. I wish he would talk about how everywhere coronavirus is being used for political gain. In Poland the conservative ruling party is forcing through an election in the middle of a PANDEMIC: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ2cpqh4mbCpraM While in Hungary, the president used coronavirus to seize power: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apXXoWhthNJmo7M It's part of a wider shift towards authoritarianism. Lessons for America?

[@ninjawiz7932]

Why the hell were over half the coronavirus episodes unavailable in Canada for so long!?

[@adhishreetrivedy6718]

Because you have health care

[@TheNinthGenerarion]

It’s the standard episode treatment, I would recommend a VPN, there’s so many invisible episodes you don’t even know exist, like the WWE episode or the mobile home episode

[@IFZEX09]

Because Bell have first right to air.

[@ndisfoshiz]

I’m rewatching all the segments where Covid is the main story. This one reminded me of something. I work in healthcare (front desk receptionist I’m not a hero). I used to work Monday nights were we saw patients with symptoms of Covid for testing. I was actively exposing myself to them. I did have the proper PPE on (double masked, googles, and plastic shields between me and the patients) and I was sanitizing once an hour during that 3 hour overtime shift and patients were not allowed to come within 6 feet of me. I NEVER GOT COVID! I am extremely lucky. Also my employer gave us extra money in our holiday bonus. I’m talking hundreds of dollars for me alone! I told my bf that I wasn’t doing anything special and that I’m just happy to help. He then told me that I am “an essential worker and I am putting my life on the line to help these people. The bonus I got is also kinda hazard pay.” I started crying because I never thought of it that way. I know it sounds stupid because of what I did but still. My nurses and providers had more contact with those patients then me. I’m just up front checking people in and out. It never scared me because I knew I was protected.

[@nicosimioni7363]

"If I get sick and I go get tested positive, I can't go to the hospital". The US is a very weird country...

[@wendysgarden4283]

I've been without health insurance for 20 years. I've cut suspected skin cancers off my face with a utility knife. I also have a PhD. (so much for, work hard for your education and everything will be great for you.) We are a weird country.

[@annv8695]

Wow that is bad. Hope Biden talk with Bernie when he is voted in for Medicare for all.

[@smoothoctopus]

@@wendysgarden4283 I'm sorry it took twenty years and a phd to realize the american dream was never real

[@manuelschneider1105]

@Ana Gonçalves Don't use the term "free"... conservatives will be all over you. Alwas use "Free to the person using it, paid for by society as a whole". you'll save yourself a lot of back-and-forth with people who don't get that

[@zoomzabba452]

@@annv8695 Biden couldn't care less about Sanders' policy. He wants to reestablish the Affordable care act to almost exactly what it was when he left office. A handout for the insurance corporations.

[@miles3908]

John was PISSED the last 5 minutes. You could hear the anger in his voice. This was one of the few times that I’ve ever seen him truly angry, not just bringing attention to an issue. He is furious. And he should be. We all should be.

[@prshadowcat]

You can see it in his eyes, too. As the show goes on, he gets more and more furious. I think this situation is hurting him probably more than most, because his words are falling on the deaf ears of the people who need to hear it the most.

[@erichall090909]

Ife ka Terry lying to the mass public probably not a smart move

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

@@prshadowcat two questions : 1: are Americans getting angry about this too ? 2: will they vote with this anger, or just wimp out . . . Again ?

[@bumfist88]

Is he talking about the many different types of media praising the CCP for their actions against the CCP virus?

[@sriram04144]

Stewart would be proud.

[@valeriepiskackova4054]

Am I the only person who loves when he almost breaks out laughing? Edit: Ok, now I am no longer embarrassed by how much I find Adam Driver attractive, I see that John shares my opinion.

[@jimmymaher4766]

Coming back to this video just to watch him say "I'm gonna be such a good f*cking dancer/Carole Baskin truther when I get out of here" and then do the Carole Baskin dance again

[@JonStark117]

*Bernie Drops Out* *U.S.* : “Man if we only had universal health insurance...”

[@majdavojnikovic]

His name will be on the ballot

[@HeyCupertino]

@@majdavojnikovic That won't stop me from writing in "Mickey Mouse"

[@polasamierwahsh421]

I still don't know why he did it ..With the current situation he was basically destined to win I am starting to think that this is just a joke or a scam for him

[@MubashirullahD]

If not that, maybe cheaper health care. The cost of an ambulance is so high it would be cheaper to fly to another country for cure.

[@cloaker7237]

@@HeyCupertino The mouse will then go on to lead a cruel, brutal dictatorship that will cast a shadow over the country for decades to come. He will be Supreme Leader Mao-se

[@mynameisjeff9312]

I don’t know if it’s just me, but it feels like America is a third world country acting like a first world country

[@briancassidy104]

All fur coat, no knickers.

[@SnoFitzroy]

America is a poor country that just happens to be very rich

[@Sarmaamy]

And a dictatorship

[@MrGothicruler666]

YUP

[@adamelmahdali1892]

No. third world countries offer free treatment for corona virus

[@shayonnitamallik5768]

What a beautiful show. Thank you for still doing one every week. Each metaphor, each joke, each lesson is so important. Thank you every single person who produces this.

[@ErykaSoleil]

Honestly, I kind of want to get hold of one of those Judith Kudlow paintings for myself. Painting fabric folds is *hard* and she does it very well.

[@frogeye3000]

You asked for it: Captain Trump of the RMS Titanic: There isn't any iceberg. There was an iceberg but it's in a totally different ocean. The iceberg is in this ocean but it will melt very soon. There is an iceberg but we didn't hit the iceberg. We hit the iceberg, but the damage will be repaired very shortly. The iceberg is a Chinese iceberg. We are taking on water but every passenger who wants a lifeboat can get a lifeboat, and they are beautiful lifeboats. Look, passengers need to ask nicely for the lifeboats if they want them. We don't have any lifeboats, we're not lifeboat distributors. Passengers should have planned for icebergs and brought their own lifeboats. I really don't think we need that many lifeboats. We have lifeboats and they're supposed to be our lifeboats, not the passengers' lifeboats. The lifeboats were left on shore by the last captain of this ship. Nobody could have foreseen the iceberg. End of Fairytale... Unfortunately I can not say that I have any copyright on this here Joke, a friend of mine send it to me via WhatsApp.

[@user-xb9yv2ci4c]

Deutscher?

[@Lemonidas_of_Sourta]

Ok, you need to go to the top.

[@Pennsyltucky84]

Tell your friend it's pretty epic.

[@ashleyking940]

I think your friend is hilarious and accurate

[@CollinKeegan]

I think this is turning into a copypasta, but a funny one at that.

[@EricChamplin]

EMS personnel here. Whilst I find it flattering that people thank us for our service or that the media calls us "heroes", a pay-raise in order to make ends meet, as opposed to living paycheck-to-paycheck, would be nice too.

[@theglowcloud2215]

Time for mass walkouts, imo.

[@badquestion4785]

They call you heroes so they wouldn't have to give you pay raises. Heroes are noble and selfless and are willing to sacrifice everything for the good of the country. Useless sociopaths get pay raises, heroes get "thoughts and prayers".

[@taoyeahright]

@@theglowcloud2215 Said the Communist Bot

[@mychalhomsley365]

@@taoyeahright shut the fuck up buji fuck

[@BlindErephon]

@@taoyeahright I mean nobody listens to workers in the good times, its all "Oh you have enough, you get by, your wages are great, you don't need any more." so why not remind people how valuable your contribution is when the fecal matter approaches the spinning blades? It's the capitalist thing to do, after all. EMTs are surely in high demand, capitalism dictates they don't, you know...provide that service for as close to cost as possible. Drug companies can raise prices on insulin by huge amounts. Why can EMTs not demand better pay and benefits just because we suddenly need them? It just makes good capitalist sense.

[@Mad_S]

I don't even care if her art is weird. She really is an awesome painter. I don't know them, but you gotta give credit when it's due

[@ElementalMaker]

Don't forget Amazon cutting affiliate commissions by 2/3rds this past week!

[@howler6490]

And they went further into silly money earnings and made bezos the worlds richest person by cutting wages etc for a starter.

[@jc.1191]

I boycott Amazon

[@trixzify]

I cant believe universal healthcare is called socialism in the usa. Thank god i live in germany, where health is not based on having a lot of money

[@samrevlej9331]

Forget it. These dumbasses still think having one gun for each inhabitant is a good thing, and their most watched TV channel is a right-wing propaganda outlet. At this level of stupidity, I don't think much can be expected of them.

[@wolfox7776]

Everything that isn't hard right is Socialism, and socialism bad is how those kinds of fools think

[@economicist2011]

Here in the US, if you mention anything about socialism, you'll inevitably get somebody asking very condescendingly if you know what the S in NSDAP stands for.

[@motherofslavs8761]

Even eastern Europe feels developed when you see how things are run in the US

[@thelastword23]

Our system is the most corrupt thing in America

[@glenngriffon8032]

Credit where it's due, that woman is a great painter. I legit thought those were photographs. Now if only her husband was a skilled at his duty as his wife is with a brush.

[@wolfox7776]

That is definitely true.

[@yannikoloff7659]

She is. But, like his wife with art, he does absolutely nothing in his area of expertise...

[@Roanmonster]

I thought the same thing! Really beautiful paintings. It's nice to see nice things when you're stuck inside.

[@mrskizzot]

The paintings were like a amazing singer with nothing to say. Yeah they are technically good, but they have little value in the way of expression.

[@Dominian1]

Yeah, and it's totally normal for painters to paint hanging cloth to practice. I guess once you're good at it, you can keep doing it or move on. She kept doing it apparantly.

[@afking5435]

John just became my 3rd favorite person. My wife just became the 5th favorite. 😥 so sad for her.

[@AliceNsWonderland]

And they STILL think $2,000 is too much to spend for those of us that are drowning

[@syetolove69]

They're called "essential" workers because sacrificial had negative connotations to it...

[@wordforger]

They're essential sacrificial lambs to keep the plebians from hauling out the torches and pitchforks when the food stops rolling out.

[@mashedtomato2079]

It takes someone with balls to work on sick patients, but making them work without personal protective equipment is almost sacrificial, I also think you gotta give the janitors some respect too for cleaning the hospitals 🤗

[@joedufour8188]

The expendables

[@glennroberts971]

Thanks for calling me sacrificial and expendable for helping save peoples lives. You guys are punks.

[@anonymoushuman8443]

Glenn Roberts companies don’t really care about us man. They call us essential but as soon as we protest, they replace us 😒

[@Norimarisu]

Every day I see the Walmart, Kroger & Amazon "thank you" commercials running instead of them paying extra to their employees or give them all sick pay & health insurance.

[@kingzach74]

Except Kroger and Amazon are both paying hazard pay to their employees. I'm not sure about Wal-Mart, but I'm sure they are too. The company I work for, The Save Mart Companies is paying all their employees $3.50/hr more if you work at least 40 hours and $2.50 more if you're part time.

[@thumbprint7150]

Nory-chan - It's a PR exercise. People are waking up finally to the great financial inequities under which they live and seeing these corporations and their owners for what they are. The pandemic has exacerbated the situation. Made it plainer. And the owners are frightened of the bad publicity. So a cheap public Thank You, the smiley face solution, will do the trick, make us look like good guys. Anyone fooled? With coronavirus sickness being a 'force majeure', surely there should be no time limit on paid sick leave if a person has the virus and is at home or in hospital recovering from it. Some people recover quickly, others slowly. Bezos could probably afford to personally pay for all his staff to have sick pay and health insurance for the duration of the pandemic and not see a change in his lifestyle. And the paltry 'hazard pay' cited below is hardly going to cover anyone's medical bills or pay the bills.

[@CG-kb2ii]

@@kingzach74 I'm a delivery driver in PA and we got a whopping $2 dollar per hour raise. That's it. Where is this hazard pay that you speak of? That extra two bucks an hour isn't going to save my life if I'm in the hospital on a respirator.

[@Hailiums]

@@kingzach74 I work for Walmart. We got a one time $300 "hazard bonus". They are doing temperature checks and giving masks at my store, but I'm sure that's not true for every store.

[@stevewilson6193]

Its cheaper to appear like they care than to actually care.

[@ronnysharma6767]

Oliver is a god damn artist with the way he brings these shows full circle.

[@Re570]

I was running on a treadmill while watching this and I almost wheezed my lungs out I laughed so hard when he said "sneeze on my McFlurry, you pensive bison"...... fucking KILLED me

[@CausalityLoop]

America: we're so free, we've liberated ourselves from thinking

[@ajhernandez766]

The Stig hahahahahahahahaha

[@kellisuzuki8889]

That sounds brilliant, like something John Oliver would say

[@JEiowan]

The Stig and compassion and sanity......

[@ellyr7an]

The Stig I thought liberals hated liberty now your celebrating it?

[@CausalityLoop]

@@ellyr7an First, liberals invented liberty. If liberals never came along, we'd all still live under a king and send children to work in the mines. Second, it's not a partisan observation to point out how many uninformed opinions Americans love to have. Third, 'your' is possessive. You need the contraction 'you're/you are' in that context. Maybe get some of that liberal education.

[@nomemeshere4807]

As an "essential" fast food worker I'm tired of hearing people micromanage workers through a drive thru window. To anyone that needs to hear this, if you can't trust strangers to safely prep your easy access food then don't get fast food. It's pretty simple. And if you have genuine concerns just ask what we're doing to keep you safe. Stay safe and healthy everyone.

[@ForrestFox626]

If they want to micromanage their food, they should just make their own fast food.

[@brocksamson3282]

thank you, drive through

[@johnktejik9847]

Oooh... I’m so guilty of this. :/

[@Momo_8k]

Much respect to you! Last week I waited 25 mins for Popeyes and didn’t get my entire order. Couldn’t be mad though. Theres a lot of pressure and it’s a very unique time. Got nothing but love for the folks still grinding and keeping essential services open.

[@no_peace]

Thank you! Thank you for your logic and thank you for feeding people. I have a totally different kind of job but certain people do the same thing. You can trust me to care for human children but you can't trust me to be honest about my work hours if I'm not being directly supervised? Fuuuuuuck yoooouuuuuu

[@ThanksHermione]

A doctor in Florida temporarily lost custody of her 4-year-old daughter. Her ex-husband and the judge were afraid that her career put her in danger of being exposed to Coronavirus despite her taking lots of precautions.

[@aidoll3692]

That story actually hurt to read

[@morenogabo]

I am surprise with the Ignorant De Santis!!:(

[@alexsilva28]

This is just stupid enough to be real. Wow

[@pattygioffre2366]

While despicable & outright inhumane, well it's Florida, so no shocker there. SMDH

[@stevengolden689]

mm never gonna be able to look at the amazon logo the same way again thanks john and whatever writer has the mind of a child

[@Alpha_Arc]

My dad is a paramedic and he was told to "calm down" and "stop overreacting" when he asked when their protective gear like masks/suits was gonna arrive

[@jeshobson1999]

Please thank your father for everything he is doing. Stay Safe!

[@sallyozuna3883]

Sorry our Shithole country's 'leaders' cldn't give a shit if it even occured to them.

[@ltmundy1164]

@MrAlphaArc: Stupidvisor tells an EMT B/I/P to settle down/stop acting crazy/behave, kindly make sure they provide him w/the following: *Written/signed orders to report for duty w/o proper PPE. Telling us to hit the streets w/o the gear violates standing orders, which damn well better be fully documented. 2nd Rule of medicine is documentation. If it isn't written down, it didn't happen. REMF is signing their confession; that becomes exhibit A in 1st murder charges should I fall in the line of duty (malice precludes manslaughter.) *A properly signed/notarized DNR (do not resuscitate) order for every single desk jockey up/down the command chain. When each/all contract SAR2, no heroics will be expended by the line animals to revive the meatheads, who can be diagnosed w/chronic mental deficit that could render advanced life support protocols futile. Like Archie Bunker said: Meat. Head. Dead, from the neck up... *Have a serious face to face w/medical commander. Failures in standing protocols can permanently damage a medical license. *Don't get mad. Get even. - Robert F Kennedy *Fight the power - Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet TEMS Tactical Paramedic.

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

As someone who is related to several medical professionals, I believe that there should be widespread prosecutions of hospital administrators after this is over. Employers are required to provide proper PPE when employees are placed in hazardous settings.

[@Thenoobestgirl]

I would've slapped whoever said that to me in the face

[@Marco_Onyxheart]

To be fair, Larry's wife is extremely skilled at painting hyperrealistic looking shirts and ties. No one would ever buy such boring paintings, but they are well-made paintings.

[@shaund5192]

yeah even though i can't stand Kudlow, and those paintings aren't my type of art, i was also sitting there thinking how beautiful and vibrant the actual paintings looked, subject matter excluded. his wife is a talented artist, too bad she doesn't have better inspiration

[@nora22000]

It's easy to trace them and color it in. Plein air teachers show you how to do it. A 10 year old can churn these out 2 per day.

[@wizyloiso4448]

nora22000 If it’s that easy, go make a painting like hers, we’ll watch you. All jokes aside, you can’t deny her technical talent. We can debate about the esthetic value of her paintings (I would totally agree that her series of painting are quite boring to watch), but she indeed has skills and deserved some praises.

[@writeronfire]

It's trash. Stop trying to redefine the word "shit"

[@sol8140]

I think the paintings are dope, such a weird subject matter that it becomes interesting

[@samelCamelCase]

god the unique insults catch me off guard every time, how does he do it omg

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

I'll be calling Call and Oates whenever I need emergency help. Thanks, John

[@michaelcarney2951]

It should not have taken a “pandemic,” to clearly see that attaching healthcare to your employment is and have always been an absolutely stupid idea.

[@elmogreen107]

At a different time it was possible. I live in the rust belt and traditionally when you graduated high school you either went to college or went to the steel mill or other factories good salary good health insurance. But when 2007-2008 rolled around those jobs went bye bye. Damn near gone. Still haven't fully recovered over 10 years later. Forcing most people to have to go to lower wage jobs who don't offer health insurance.

[@pscar1]

@@elmogreen107 I think you're missing what he's saying. To be reliant on a job that could disappear to get health insurance is far too precarious a situation to be in. You have a job at a company that offers health insurance or you are out of work or at a company that doesn't offer health insurance. Your health shouldn't be dependant on a job. That's too random.

[@WWZenaDo]

The most glaring flaw in our health-care systems is that they are FOR PROFIT. Nothing like gouging people who are faced with a brutal choice between expensive health care or illnesses and even death. That's the 'Murican Way!

[@aldoushuxley1347]

@@pscar1 I learned this early on, soon after I graduated from college. The economy started to tank and I was eventually laid off. My insurance eventually ran out. One night, I slipped on some ice and fell on my back. I should've gone to the emergency room, but I knew I wouldn't be able to afford the medical bills.....Years later, I got an MRI and learned that I had a compressed disc. Thankfully, it doesn't bother me much.

[@sarahc5565]

Michael Carney Spot on.

[@LoLLOL-kt9fk]

If only there was a candidate who wanted universal healthcare...

[@revelation6175]

😤😔😔 if only

[@BrandoXXL]

LoL LOL too bad the DNC pushes him out smh

[@d.thieud.1056]

One who is extremely dedicated and has been for years, has a long history of being a competent politician, and also believes in science, saving the planet, and being a decent human being to LGBTs

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Italy has it!

[@Quijanos1]

So interesting how it seems nothing will change if Joe it's elected. I had real hope with Bernie. The system is broke. It needs change. 😢

[@user-fw3dr5zp2n]

ok but i thought her paintings were dope tho lmao

[@momishka7]

"you pensive bison" LOL I almost pee'd!

[@dylanwesley3964]

America was that cool cigarette in the 1950s that eventually turned into cancer.

[@eboladisease9445]

Dylan Wesley a cigarette cant turn into cancer moron.

[@jasonario4781]

Damn that's good

[@dylanwesley3964]

@@eboladisease9445 the act of smoking a cigarette, and continuing to do so gives you a higher chance of lung cancer, which is what I meant to portray. You smoking a cigarette will eventually lead to cancer. I can tell my joke flew past your head, and that's ok. As long as you get my point now.

[@filosuu]

@@dylanwesley3964 too much effort for someone called "ebola disease"

[@shithoagie]

Correction: it tried to advertise itself as "cool" in the 50s, but was always cancer, and the marketing team knew it the whole time.

[@RealitysSuccessor]

The first thing I noticed about Amazon ad is no one in it is wearing a mask.

[@danielolayiwola93]

RealitysSuccessor I work there it’s a lot of work to be wearing a mask

[@danielolayiwola93]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnKrlmd3lsp4Y7c

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Same

[@annier3813]

Most of it was probably stock footage. I doubt cameramen for stock footage is essential

[@GoshGus]

AD Block Plus is your friend. I never see ads.

[@syntext]

Judith Kudlow is actually really talented. I was surprised there weren't more paintings of other articles of clothing like shoes but then I realized her husband probably only owns one pair.

[@BlackHearthguard]

America, where owning a gun is a right, but having health care is a privelege.

[@johnthoreson8775]

I get it. I fought wild fire for 30 years after getting out of the Army with no health insurance. Stop calling us heroes and get us medical insurance.

[@msergio0293]

No! That's communism!!! Get more guns, that's the solution to everything, America numbah 1

[@Liquid05111978]

Vote Blue

[@elizabethcarlos3883]

I hope soon enough we get the health care people deserve I'm sorry your country let you down but I hope with this new election we can vote for those who help us rather than favors

[@msergio0293]

@@elizabethcarlos3883 Bernie is already out,. So all lost is hope

[@elizabethcarlos3883]

@@msergio0293 by the looks of it, bidens got all hands on deck behind him and the facts are clear. Trump has not been doing well so it doesnt look to good for anyone if you ask me

[@Fung1Puck]

With myself working in a grocery store, and my partner currently for a pizza chain, I have never been more acutely aware of our safety than during this. I've been physically threatened more than once over shortages in the store I work in, and cursed/verbally threatened more than I'd care to count. My partner is put at risk with every house he has to deliver to, and that's in tandem with the "normal" issues with delivery. On top of that, customers have coughed and/or sneezed on us more than we'd probably admit. And tbh, suddenly being referred to as "essential work" within the past month has me extremely conflicted. On one hand, I completely see the reasoning. People need to be able to eat, and we're both doing our part in that. But, on the other, these are a lot of the same people who, pre-Covid, called people with jobs like mine & my partner's "unskilled", "lazy", and would berate us for not having "real jobs" while simultaneously saying that we don't deserve an adequate and livable wage for what we do.

[@Scoutabout17]

Betcha Petch it’s complete bullshit and I’m sorry you’re in the middle of it all

[@ruifilipe808]

Alot of people are selfish and mean and they don't care about others. Don't listen to them, know your worth ! All d best to you 😘

[@rhov-anion]

I sincerely hope that after this is over, your lives will be better respected by society.

[@damienkphoto]

from the bottom of my heart thank you for serving us. i know how that feels and you will get through it. people are just selfish human beings, some more than others. a big fuck you to all of them!

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

I know the feeling, I bet someone already pulled the "I pay your salary so you must agree with my BS" and "That is why you work here" when you denied it. These same vain self absorbed narcissists are now posting about how people need to keep working so they can sit pretty at home.

[@LeBonkJordan]

Gonna have to respectfully disagree with that "dildos are not essential" claim

[@Rob25AZ]

I do not miss him doing this show in studio. Without an audience it's like a funny informative podcast unlike the majority of podcast

[@thecappy]

For those who don't have HBO, John found the rat erotica picture!

[@aggressivenipples8391]

Thank you. This is what I've been wondering

[@jimperry4108]

exactly what I was wondering1 lol

[@Commander_Appo]

You deserve 1 more like for this.

[@duman173]

"WE DID IT" , they should really have edited that part in just to give everyone a little more hope xD

[@cb-ev1tz]

If he fucks it up for comedy that's gonna be shitty It's legit art history for the anthro community due to its nature, age and the fact it actually sold on live television

[@mindlandia]

Can we just take a moment and appreciate John and his team. This show has been nothing but informative and entertaining for years and it’s so soothing to our anxieties and fears... Big thank you, especially during these times!

[@caroline3806]

Doesn't really sooth my anxieties but it does make me laugh

[@amymorris2341]

A year later and this is still frigging brilliant.

[@FaithFacts]

It's been exactly a year, and this episode is still relevant

[@wyattcorbin1629]

This doesn’t even cover the younger people who just got jobs and aren’t qualified for unemployment yet, and/or the people who are in school and haven’t worked enough to get any real money, but still have to deal with this thing.

[@cambecambe3199]

Wyatt Corbin this is my situation and it fucking sucks. my entire workplace opened a month ago so of course nobody has any pto or accumulated leave. most of us are 17 or 18-20, young adults who recently moved out and dont have any more support from parents. so many of my coworkers are going to be homeless and there’s nothing we can do, no jobs we can find.

[@JohnNovakovich]

I graduated from college a few weeks ago and a lot of my friends are absolutely screwed right now. Job and internship offers are being revoked left and right, and if a graduating senior didn't get a job offer before March, they probably won't be able to now

[@lootedcorpse]

I got $2400 deposited today

[@underscore3690]

It also doesn't help that the money made through any form of unemployment negatively affects your financial aid if you're attending college in some states. That's the situation I'm in right now and it looks like since I'm forced to take this out now in order to pay bills I don't know how I'll be able to pay off my new tuition once the financial aid gets cut

[@israelcarreon8332]

Looted Corpse did you do anything? Like fill out a form?

[@Beegrene]

Maybe instead of running ads patting themselves on the back for how magnanimous they are, Amazon could spend that money on the actual employees they claim to care so much about.

[@360.Tapestry]

taking two seconds to appreciate your seamless use of "magnanimous "

[@PrinceOfLucisXV]

Jeff Bezos has enough money to solve this single handedly. He chooses not to.

[@lorelaigilmore813]

Good point

[@maxxcreese9911]

And have them lose money? Perish the thought!!!

[@flyfast77]

Hell yeah man same with Walmart and target and kroger

[@bam0its0nina]

I really can't stress how vital John Oliver's coverage of the crisis has been to my coping process through all of this. He is so good at walking the line between covering these stories with comic relief and unbridled outrage. Somehow he manages to get me fired up and give me hope at the same time, and I can only hope that someday I'll get to meet him to thank him for what he's doing. Thank you, John Oliver.

[@aaronrichards6477]

You know what makes john oliver even better? Ive never gotten an add before one of his videos. Honestly, its the only youtube page ive ever seen that doesnt have adds. Give this man all of your love!

[@GalapagosPete]

Got to be honest though, Judith Kudlow’s paintings are technically quite good. I don’t believe I have ever seen shirts and ties brought to life so vividly.

[@djsosonut]

Yeah. They were amazing. I loved looking at all of them.

[@MaliciousDesigns]

Agreed. Boring and bland, sure. But technically quite well done. I certainly couldn't paint that well. Then again when you're married to someone rich I suspect you have a lot more free time to practice.

[@person9872]

I was going to say the same thing. Yeah, they're never going to be hung in the MoMA for changing the way that we think about art, but not all art needs to fulfill that function. I actually like the idea of exploring the aesthetics of the everyday. Also I like what she does with color and shadow. And now I feel dirty for liking something that's even tangentially associated with this administration.

[@robertmackey972]

Her paintings so good on technical level. The light in these paintings are amazing.

[@ArtDecay]

Came to say the same thing. They are great. Wish I could paint that well.

[@nicodemfilms9224]

As a European you go from looking up to the US as a kid, to smh as an adult real fast.

[@wendysgarden4283]

it might be just possible that Hollywood does not paint an accurate portrait of us. : /

[@drops2cents260]

@@wendysgarden4283/home Wait a minute... You mean all those films out of Hollywood aren't documentaries, but just fiction? ;-)

[@ryanhoward1006]

Born and raised in America, currently living overseas in Croatia. Parents asked back in March if I think it would be a good idea to come back to the states to wait for this to all blow over. Really never thought I'd see the day where I'd feel safer in the Balkans during a global crisis than back home. "Sad" isn't the right word but it's really surprising how right I was deciding to stay in Croatia. I love the United States and the people there but this really does have me looking at my home country differently.

[@drops2cents260]

@Morgoth Bauglir/home Blimey! If only I'd know how they managed to lie so expertly to the whole world that nobody ever noticed! :-)

[@eazy8579]

Hey, as an American, I feel the same way. Look up to our country as kids, then we grow up.

[@roughacresrlmckee6858]

Great show as usual. Sharing widely. Thanks.

[@somedudewhocares5326]

I get the feeling that being a researcher for this show would be amazing

[@JEiowan]

I’m so thrilled Kudlow’s wife got her money. I was on pins and needles worrying how they were going to make it through this crisis.

[@silvervixen007]

😂😂 that thought was haunting me all this time

[@KiczzciK]

Unless she packs up a small suitcase full of Larrys cloths she's just painting at home anyway.

[@true_cnstntn]

That made me so angry 😡 She has money to never work in her life and files for unemployment benefits. Even she is clearly not affected by the lockdown.

[@dannyg4137]

Main Street is saved! When the elites can easily get to the front of the line, you know the rest of us will get their crumbs any day now.

[@LifenaDay525]

This is how it works . . . the rich keep stealing from the poor. Kudlow’s wife is taking your tax dollars when they clearly don’t need the money. EVIL GREEDY 👹 NO individual who has worth of $1M+ should be getting SS or Federal benefits of any kind. That’s how capitalism should work!

[@RaptorZefier]

**Amazon makes a video thanking workers and promising a safe work place!** **Video doesnt show a single worker wearing a mask and most of them not wearing gloves.** I guess they want us to see their smiles?

[@aceofspades9503]

Noticed that too- would be ok with them not wearing a mask for a commercial.....but I really really really wish they were wearing gloves.....

[@ninjadarthjuju117]

And the best part is I don't think a single person in that ad was smiling either.

[@ninjadarthjuju117]

@Mats K Yeah, and it's that psychotic "Give me a chance and I'll burn this motherfucker to the ground" smile.

[@wendysgarden4283]

going to guess those were actors, not workers.

[@saiki4116]

That's exactly going through my mind

[@gypsyrye898]

I absolutely need a full video of you dancing. The fans need it.

[@shrowomi691]

Captain Trump of the RMS Titanic: There isn't any iceberg. There was an iceberg but it's in a totally different ocean. The iceberg is in this ocean but it will melt very soon. There is an iceberg but we didn't hit the iceberg. We hit the iceberg, but the damage will be repaired very shortly. The iceberg is a Chinese iceberg. We are taking on water but every passenger who wants a lifeboat can get a lifeboat, and they are beautiful lifeboats. Look, passengers need to ask nicely for the lifeboats if they want them. We don't have any lifeboats, we're not lifeboat distributors. Passengers should have planned for icebergs and brought their own lifeboats. I really don't think we need that many lifeboats. We have lifeboats and they're supposed to be our lifeboats, not the passengers' lifeboats. The lifeboats were left on shore by the last captain of this ship. Nobody could have foreseen the iceberg.

[@merlinrosier585]

this deserves so many more likes

[@Kingphooey]

Hi Reddit

[@shrowomi691]

@@Kingphooey I felt it fit :)

[@Megaghost_]

You forgot "I saw there was an iceberg long before anyone was talking about the iceberg"

[@j.s.connolly8579]

WOW! WELL FUCKING SAID! I am going to RE-POST THIS!!! THIS IS SPOT ON THE FUCKING NUGGETS!!!

[@Aleera616]

me: my country (Germany) isn't handling the pandemic very well me after watching this: ... we are fine

[@tharengore7215]

Lol makes me laugh and cry

[@Tessa_Gr]

I actually think Germany handles the crisis relatively well. The response in the beginning was slow but now it's taken seriously and politicians work hard to make the situation better.

[@YamahaYZFR6RJ05]

i´m also german and come here to have a laugh at people that still think universal healthcare is a bad thing. land of the free (when it comes to choose bankruptcy or death) and home of the brave (because you have to, if you want it or not).

[@duconmicro4331]

@Jody Owen Except this is everyone's business, since your shit country is gonna spew all its covid ridden citizens all around the world as soon as your moron president is gonna end the quarantine (which he can't wait to do)

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Anytime you think Germany is dropping the ball, always remind yourself *"...at least I'm not in America"*

[@sheaezralalonde]

I love the Adam Driver bit. It gets me doing real cackling laughter every time

[@ankurdas1990]

John is so good that it is amazing that how this new format is even better than his regular show...

[@Antith3sis]

This has all been absolutely ridiculous to see unfold. I live in the Middle East in a "Third World" country, and everyone gets free health care (citizen or not), curfews have been in place for about a month now, and a total lock-down is set to go into effect in the next day or 2. We have had 1 death since this pandemic started, and it's still heart-breaking to think about. I have come to truly appreciate the humanism, social responsibility, and selflessness that's being displayed in my country of "barbarians" and "terrorists". Stay safe, and help others if you're able. Edit: For everyone asking which country, I'm in Kuwait

[@nihilist_wolf]

I mean, do you have a "holy police" that goes around chopping people's heads off for speaking "blasphemy". If the answer is yes then I would say that its pretty barbaric to kill people for having "the wrong opinion" about your religion.

[@nachowarrior1]

What country?

[@simonlopez3194]

This comment deserves to be seen by a lot more people. I'm from the U.S. and hearing that whatever county you're from is doing better than the US. Is really good to hear. The U.S. has to rethink it's systems regarding healthcare ECT. and hopefully it's beliefs about being above other countries. We're a proud arrogant country and hopefully that reality doesn't last forever. That being said, around the world (the U.S. included) there are acts of tremendous compassion and solidarity. I hope that continues and grows.

[@hijack69]

Are you from Gaza?

[@kixxxo69]

USA = shithole 3rd world country