Federal Courts: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[@TOSkwar22]

Un-fun further facts about mattress tags: A big part of the reason for the existence of mattress tags is because they just shoved any old shit in there if it could be perceived as kinda soft. This included stuff that would attract bugs (including bedbugs), toxic stuff, garbage, whatever. Then they passed a law saying you had to label it with what was in it. They did, then the mattress salesmen tore the labels off because there was no law against un-labeling it after it was labeled. So they passed a law saying to stop tearing the labels off. Now the mattress must be clearly labeled and the tag may not be removed by anyone other than the end user (in other words, you, after buying the mattress for use). Because multiple layers of corporate entities and salesmen couldn't stop making toxic and dangerous mattresses. Your mattress is safe because of that tag regulation.

[@CompComp]

Weird it's like we have regulations to stop shitty things from happening again or something

[@davidbeppler3032]

You make a good argument, but you forgot the most important point. Profits! If they can use anything without controls they could make another $0.65/mattress and that is billions of dollars! Some of which they can bribe Republicans with!

[@claire7668]

this is so interesting!!! i’ve always wondered about this

[@ChickSage]

​​@@CompComp Regulation has changed now that the chevron deference has been discarded. So we can all expect to see more toxic waste in our mattresses 😳

[@atklm1]

I live here in Nordics. I’m not sure if we have such law, I hope our matresses and European duvets are safe 🤭

[@1Bornconfused]

Watching this AFTER November 5th just really hits hard.

[@zncuentertainment712]

It's seriously depressing

[@Juliett-A]

Yup... :*(

[@laalaa99stl]

Allowing companies to essentially regulate themselves is what brought Boeing to where it is right now: with parts of planes popping off and spacecraft returning to Earth sans crew.

[@Ursicus-td8zt]

And hundreds of innocent men, women and children dead. And black boxes from those aircraft that prove the pilots correctly did everything they were trained to do.

[@Auguur]

Welcome to MAGAMERICA! Where all businesses police themselves, free from annoying government regulation.

[@ME-yb2lm]

I saw it as a huge issue long time ago... and sure enough, it just keeps getting worse.

[@deathskids]

Boars head had a huge listeria out break. Regulations matter.

[@MiraBoo]

We learned a long time ago that regulations and unions were necessary to protect consumers/customers , workers/laborers/employees, the environment/climate, and civilians in general. When companies are left to self regulate, they are free to cut corners, poorly allocate resources, extort workers, drop quality, raise prices, pollute, etc. Regulations keep us safe and prices fair. Period.

[@nicandknacksandseans]

John Oliver is the "check engine" light of democracy

[@Quirkyhndl]

This deserves an award.🥇 I’m stealing it. 👌

[@getlost3346]

@@nicandknacksandseans like a few others he found a niche job, comedians bashing Americans. He is the kind the supports PLO, IRA, and other leftist causes.

[@rhymeswithsomethingy4766]

Unfortunately, when the "check engine" light comes on, most Americans studiously ignore it..😢

[@jai-kk5uu]

And even he says Trump delivered on his promises

[@rhymeswithsomethingy4766]

@jai-kk5uu Yeah, he delivered on SOME promises. 23% of them. The worst ones, like an idiotlogical-driven, corrupt Supreme Court that would overturn Roe v Wade, tax cuts for the super rich, raising tariffs, defunding Planned Parenthood, and pulling out of international agreements and obligations. On the other hand, he failed to follow through on the rest, including things like releasing his taxes, infrastructure week, not making cuts to Medicaid, growing the economy by 4% a year, guaranteed 6 week paid leave, a lifetime ban on White House officials from lobbying for foreign governments, and SO many more..

[@oxpolitik]

I think when histories are written about this time period Mitch McConnell will go down as one of the greatest political villains of the early 21st century.

[@bodenking]

“Feed me poor people,” Mitch McConnell

[@RHCole]

One of the greatest political villains in American history, period.

[@hallowen]

That sadly depends on who gets to write that history, and judging by the direction america's been heading in lately, there's a good chance said history will laud him as one of its greatest heroes 😟

[@MissBlueEyeliner]

And his defining feature won’t be a tiny moustache, a large moustache or a bowler hat… no… it will be that turkey neck.

[@waltlock8805]

Or the greatest hero. Tough to predict how the future will be. He won't be listed as a milquetoast caretaker, though. That's for sure.

[@timhamilton5699]

Something I think is not being talked about enough is the villainization of knowledge. J. D. Vance twice dirung the VP debate did this exact thing. His comments about "we're not going to fix it by listening to experts" and "they have PhDs but not common sense" are telling and dangerous. Of course we need to listen to experts! Real experts, Not "informed" individuals. I'm not going to trust someone who watched "Sully" to hop in the cockpit of an Airbus A320 and fly me to New York. It needs to be a trained and educated professional in that seat because 150-ish lives depend on it. This trend towards distrusting educaton from the right is dangerous! We need not depend on fools!

[@vrsalcedo7245]

The obscenity is J.D. Vance ignoring his own education and it's direct impact on his life and career.

[@baylinkdashyt]

That goes right along with the Chevron decision which also, essentially, says we don't need to listen to experts. This has been the gop's stance for 40 or 50 years, at least since I was in high school.

[@peggedyourdad9560]

I’m very sure that the devaluing and villainization of education is one of the biggest hallmarks of fascism, just something to consider.

[@iggysixx]

Exactly. Logically, and realistically, politicians can not know everything. They can't forsee the results of certain actions, because they do not have the EXPERTise. Which is exactly why experts are called in - to provide knowledge and clarity, and to explain potential outcomes, so that a sensible decision can be made based on facts. It seems that the only thing that matters to these 'republicans' (or 'corporatians') is profit, and archaic ideology. And using inflammatory rhetoric is just a way to divert the public's attention while they bleed everyone dry

[@eco-terroristoverlord2033]

Our new conservative (definitionally !!) fascist movement assumed and pressed republican opposition to education because an educated proletariat is dangerous to these kind of slimy fucks.

[@ecpracticesquad4674]

The phrase “rules are written in blood” is a reminder that a rule or regulation was created after someone was injured or became ill in a safety event or accident.

[@noodlelynoodle.]

More commonly because someone died, safety regulations often won't get pushed through until a death has happened rather than just injury

[@cbpd89]

Facts! It is remarkable what used to happen with unregulated use of toxins, building standards, meat packing, and labor.

[@SnakeSalmon8izback]

but...but... they call themselves pro LIFE !?!?!

[@8088I]

'"Corruption" begins and ends with 'dark pools' of Big Money.

[@tyler89557]

@@SnakeSalmon8izback Pro-birthers care more about unfeeling fetuses than about living, breathing humans that we KNOW can think and suffer.

[@jeankroeber2481]

Dear John, what would we do without you -- always giving us a gut-punch to the things happening before us that we are not "getting"? Vote 💙 Everyone, As If Your Life Depended On It -- Because It Does!! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🇺🇦💙💙💙💙💙

[@lizhays517]

The Supreme Court is supposed to be non partisan. We need term limits and ethics regulations.

[@gusmonster59]

Term limits, zero lifetime appointments, across the board for all government offices.

[@henrythegreatamerican8136]

Not term limits, but a way to cycle them out. There are 9 justices. Every two years the one that's been on the longest is cycled out. This means each justice has 18 years on the bench rather than a lifetime appointment. And 18 years is more than enough to get things done.

[@ericktellez7632]

I read that as ethnic regulations 💀

[@thestormcrafter]

Also, the president shouldn’t appoint them. Where I live, our supreme court (we call it Federal Constitution Court, directly translated) is appointed in half by the parliament (direct voting every four years) and half by the Federal Council (another bad translation) which represents the governments of the individual states. We only have eight judges, so half/half works out. But there are two senates, so 16 judges total. A judge must be elected with a super majority (2/3 of parliament) and is elected for a twelve year term. They must be at least 40 and they must retire when reaching an age of 68 regardless how long they’re term might still be.

[@aidanyelsma7762]

If trump is able to appoint new judges, I hope they get doxed too.

[@farrahupson]

Thank you John for talking about the Chevron Doctrine. Most people didn't even realize that this happened and don't understand what a huge negative impact it will have on health, safety, and workplace regulations.

[@tomb1686]

I'll be honest, it wasn't something I recognized back when it was being discussed, so had to do some research. Not really something that discussed back in high school yknow. But after I did and saw it was overturned, I feel like we've just erased 100 years of progress. Just this year we had a cinnamon recall because of LEAD (how does that even fucking happen btw). And that's when this was still in place. You're telling me it's gonna get worse?!

[@TatiaMgow]

Agreed. And the zero information voter has no clue what they are doing when they gleefully vote for trump.

[@prophetzarquon1922]

Overturning stuff like the Chevron doctrine & Roe Vs Wade, is somehow made even more painful by the fact that those earlier rulings were readily attackable due to a lack of protections _elsewhere_ in our laws. Roe Vs Wade wasn't a great ruling to base reproductive rights (or other right to bodily autonomy) upon; that sort of thing warrants constitutional text, & without such we're in trouble. Likewise, the Chevron doctrine waiving court authority to let agencies decide law, was also a flawed ruling; one which only came to court because our agencies weren't properly vested with legal authority to begin with. Blocking exactly those sorts of rights & authority from _foundational_ level legal recognition, left our courts struggling to reconcile societal needs with bad law.

[@christco120]

most people don't understand the most basic rules about how the government works, let alone details about supreme court decisions

[@wsb4586]

@@farrahupson Agreed. It's a library of past knowledge just deliberately kicked to the curb.

[@Mr_Porter]

I'm still pissed that Clarence Thomas didn't take John up on his offer.

[@leadpaintchips9461]

That's because Clarence Thomas would make significantly more money doing what he's doing now then what John was offering.

[@jamesuthmann940]

Especially if he's supposedly considering stepping down anyway. Once he's not on the Supreme Court, who's going to keep buying him RVs?

[@sebastianyarrick2041]

well, it kinda woulda been bribery in the criminal sense if he had. like, don't get me wrong, it would not have been any ethically different from what Clarence already does, but both he and John would have been in quite a bit of hot water legally speaking

[@Mr_Porter]

@@sebastianyarrick2041 John Oliver clearly stated that he runs everything through his legal department first, ensuring his proposals are thoroughly vetted for legality. He emphasized that, despite how unconventional or bold his ideas may seem, they still fall within the boundaries of the law. If there's any doubt, I encourage you to revisit that episode where he confidently explained this process. It’s not just humor-there’s solid legal backing behind what he presents.

[@spiceyhotpot]

@@sebastianyarrick2041 sadly not different than what Thomas has done now, except the SCOTUS under Roberts is the most corrupt ever and doesn't care that Thomas is living on wealthy benefactors.

[@laurie9708]

Bravo. There is NO more vital or far-reaching topic, and John covered it brilliantly.

[@anfu9948]

Why can’t cable news be as good as John Oliver in investigative journalism and explaining it to the public in simple but amusing and comedic way. Kudos to the Oliver Team!

[@stevenmcgrew869]

Cable news has their own brainwashing agenda. Oliver has his own. You have to watch multiple news outlets to try to get the full story.

[@ianthesoccerref]

Each "main story" takes six weeks to get from the idea stage to the finished presentation. He recently had an excellent interview with the NYT that explained the inner workings of the show. Gave a lot of insight into just how these stories come together.

[@stevenmcgrew869]

@@ianthesoccerref Yes, but it is still filled with opinion, not just facts. In other words, it’s the shows opinion that these policies will be detrimental. It is not a fact that these policies will be detrimental. Opinion is not fact, and feelings are not facts. This show is designed to dig into people’s fears or outrage. You have to stay level headed and research topics yourself to get the full story without the outrage manipulating your emotions.

[@stevenmcgrew869]

@@ianthesoccerref The story is a mix of facts AND opinion. John’s opinion and feelings about a topic is not facts. Some people take it as gospel though.

[@celticwolff5429]

@@stevenmcgrew869 "Opinion is not fact, and feelings are not facts. This show is designed to dig into people’s fears or outrage." You just described the GOP election strategy

[@suicune2001]

Conservatives: "Deregulation is the best!!!" Also conservatives: "Oh no! A train filled with toxic chemicals derailed in my town because of lack of regulations and the compamy isn't required to do anything! It must be the dems fault!!"

[@HellsShade]

Or "Thoughts and Prayers"

[@suicune2001]

@@HellsShade Also a classic.

[@joec8942]

Most conservatives are walking oxy-morons with most of those also being morons. Sad

[@maxxtoler3054]

Also, "toxins are making men less manly!"

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Or being constitutionalists except when it isn't convenient, or wanting individual liberties then taking them away in the name of religious rhetoric. Just like dismissing any and all solutions while offering none for so many major issues from healthcare to education. A plutocrat theocracy has basically hijacked the supreme court and it's absolutely insane we have no way to limit their madness from affecting the vast majority of the country that opposes these values.

[@gnoscyde]

I am at that point in KZbin where I have to check John Oliver's hair color in the thumbnail to know if its a new video or an old one.

[@albertdominguez7448]

So much this

[@Ullumma]

Yet the problems remain.

[@DarkForce2024]

Your not the only one, I do the exact same thing!

[@Gockodile]

I was unironically doing the same but peep the corner of the thumbnail, if has the word 'library' in it then the video is old.

[@jonathanfresquez5531]

@@Gockodilei genuinely did not notice that. Thanks😂

[@ancaoraathasach]

This just became available on UK KZbin. The ending is somewhat ruined as a result.

[@valerieherman9075]

Lobster Bags: From my experience as a baggage handler- seafood in a plastic bag rots much faster than in a cardboard box. Lobsters are shipped live, they need to breathe. If a lobster dies in transport, it could contaminate other live lobsters if they were in a bag together. Do you like paying $15/lb for fancy food poisoning? Woodsy Owl: If you take a "public figure" like Smokey the Bear, allow the public to use it to make posters with false information, and then people act on that information because they believe it was given by the government- bad things could happen. Trademarks are commonly used to ensure a brand maintains legitimacy.

[@Akintudne]

That whole stupid monologue was a shining example of Chesterton’s Fence principle. And the sad thing is, I'm sure he actually knows the reasons or at least can assume some for why those regulations exist, but he just doesn't care because regulation is inconvenient for his political ideology.

[@generaljive]

​@@AkintudneI had never heard of this before. Thanks for sharing.

[@uarthchylde]

@@Akintudne 14:25 is the reference

[@bfattori01]

​@@Akintudne what part of the monologue was stupid?

[@wilfriedklaebe]

​@@bfattori01Every part of Gorsuch's monologue is stupid

[@LunarLeahy11]

Can you please make a whole segment on Leonard Leo? I find it odd how someone without any elected power is able to basically bend the government at his will for his own special interests…

[@kagreen2k]

This cannot be said enough. 👍

[@RHCole]

Money... the answer you seek is money.

[@thabiso_kgabung]

They do it everyday. It's lobbying

[@stevenp25100]

He doesn't bend anything. What role has he had in the last 3.5 years? None. You don't think liberals have a "think tanks" and lobbies? Get real. 😂 you're so easily influenced by bullshit

[@wsb4586]

Atty Leeja Miller has a solid segment on YT. He's pretty horrifying.

[@Ursicus-td8zt]

The reason you get in trouble if you tear off the mattress tag is that back in the day, retailers would do just that in order to conceal what materials the mattress is made from. In the early days of mattress building science, sometimes the mattresses were made with materials that were later deemed toxic or otherwise harmful materials. But instead of discarding the mattresses for a loss, the merchants would remove the tags so that the consumers wouldn't be aware of what they were buying. To Be Clear: IF you purchase a mattress and take it home, you're free to remove that tag if you wish. That law only exists to punish dishonest merchants, and to protect consumers. The stigma behind it is created by the same machine that stigmatized the McDonald's Coffee Lady.

[@eloryosnak4100]

Yeah that sounds about right XD Thank you for both the actual human response to Mcdonalds Coffee Issue *and* for the information!

[@NotSoMuchFrankly]

That a Supreme Court Judge tried to gaslight everyone w/ a cliche' comedy routine is utterly ridiculous. His name should go down in history for his dishonesty. He's there promoting an agenda from the bench and publicly trying to sell it. For years those tags have said they can't be removed *"except by consumer"* for that exact reason. Does the good judge not know the law or that they are made by Congress, not his Executive-in-Cheap whose dictator powers he supports?

[@MrMartinSchou]

Consumer protection laws misleadingly framed as anti-consumer in media - is there anything more American?

[@ScarecrowsSwords]

The McDonald’s lady was an idiot and should just have known coffee is hot. That woman was an idiot.

[@jeremiahwhan]

The "facts don't care about your feelings" dipshits only care about their feelings. Be gone with your facts!

[@JRGio]

What a savage episode. I'm terrified for America.

[@impishlyit9780]

Welcome to the club, we hope you enjoy your stay!

[@theuncreativebruh7216]

Always rembember that facing fear is one of the bravest things someone can do.

[@madelineocampo8932]

Corporate greed and willful ignorance will destroy us all. We seriously need to wake up.

[@consuelocardozo2053]

Was it Lenin who said, "Give capitalists a rope and they'll hang themselves"?

[@timothysatyr6674]

You woke libs 😡😡😡 CONSERVATIVE HATE JESUS SAYS GREED IS GOOD!!!

[@Human_Earthling]

And fight back. Don't support a shitty company with any of your money!

[@Nostripe361]

@@Human_Earthling The problem with that is the shrinking amount of moral companies and the growing power of monopolistic companies like craft buying up pretty much any brand they can get their hands on. At this point you can't even go live off the grid in a cabin in the woods without somehow becoming a consumer of Disney or some other massive corpo.

[@Alblaka]

Whilst I will keep trying to vote in parties that see the US as a warning example rather than a guide, as humanity, I think we're just cooked. We were, both biologically and culturally, as ready for Social Media as we were for Agriculture (that is: not), and it becomes readily apparent how misinformation proliferates by means of people being too apathetic and/or overwhelmed by the complexity of modern life, resulting in bad (and dumb) actors burning down any long-term prospects of humanity for short term gains (if any, really). Maybe we get lucky and some advanced extraterrestrial species conquers us, or a singularity-level AI seizes control and for some obscure reason actually finds a use for humanity, because I just can't see a way for us to fix our own shortcomings anymore.

[@laalaa99stl]

Vote. Even if you're a "blue" person in a "red" state and think your vote doesn't matter. It matters. The down ballot matters. Your state reps matter.

[@nikroth]

If you don't want Trump to cheat, demand voter ID ! ID is needed for buying a cell phone, rent a hotel, vehicle rental, open a bank account and all sorts of things.

[@cretannia9790]

Stop spamming holy fuck

[@williamyoung9401]

"Don't 'Boo!' Vote!" 85% of all government decisions that affect you happen at the State and Local level. Vote EVERY time! Absentee is SAFE!

[@3.k]

@@johndoyle7650 👈🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@davidbusen545]

​@@johndoyle7650 Are you a rosicrucian or a flautist? That makes as much sense as your comment!

[@SincerelyFromStephen]

“Companies should get to regulate themselves!” The Radium Girls of the 1920s who contracted radiation poisoning because their employer made self-luminous radium painted watch dials and then fought them every step of way when the employees tried to fight back would probably disagree with that sentiment

[@Tron08]

Additionally, I think people need to be reminded about the contents of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, and the absolute negligence of the meatpacking industry during that time.

[@blechtic]

How about Big Tobacco? Hell of a self-regulation there!

[@iotaeta-pi2770]

​@@Tron08Agreed. The Jungle is usually the first thing I cite in these kinds of arguments. But Elon Musk and Boeing's screw-ups might change that!

[@Neuzahnstein]

In Future that Product is legal in that and that country (outside of the US).

[@dacksonflux]

They were loose women and their jaws were probably going to fall off anyway. ~ Some Republican probably

[@firefly5574]

Thank you for all you are and for all you do for us. Thank you

[@magfal]

Most regulation is written in blood and/or the tears of those defrauded.

[@wsb4586]

This segment brought to mind the triangle shirt factory fire. 😞🤬

[@VDiddy5000]

Yup. Every time I hear someone bitch about an OSHA regulation or whatever, I try to point out that a worker somewhere paid for that in blood and pain. All good regulations come as appropriate responses, either based on current problems or those that have been presented in the past.

[@tysonreuter5788]

No most of it is NOT written for that, most is written to suppress competition and to enrich middle men consultants.

[@Raziel_HHL]

the whole "too many regulations" thing reminds me so much of the Brexit talks, where pro Brexit politicians made fun of EU laws about things like tractor cabin height (something that saved a lot of lifes) being regulated by the EU history repeats itself

[@milkenjoyer5403]

I'll never understand the logic. Do people out there really think regulators are just bored making up laws for the fun of it

[@MisterColbar]

@@milkenjoyer5403 The problem is that general regulations do not make sense in every specific case. That's the nature of regulations. They make sense in 90% of all cases. The remaining 10%, however, are the cases that are then exploited on television or the Internet.

[@Greenitthe]

@@MisterColbar Im sure that is true, but also the average person doesn't know anything about storing and transporting crab, or why mattresses have to be labeled, so when they say "you are a federal criminal for tearing off a mattress tag" it sounds outrageous, until you tell them about asbestos mattresses...

[@tysonreuter5788]

The EU regulatory environment is fucked maybe educate yourself on what exactly they’re doing over there.

[@STAWTEREHWYREVE-dx7si]

BREXIT had nothing to do with all that hxxxxxxxt they were telling people. The EU is planning new, very strict regulations that are meant to stop tax evasion and money laundering. Countries like Switzerland never entered the EU for that exact reason, those self centered fxxks were always some form of tax haven for the crooked and criminals - they don't have anything else to offer, they can't eat their mountains and their cheese is meh. Think about the Civil War that would start if the poor people and the working class in the U.K. would find out, how much money/resources those posh cxxts they look up to actually own.

[@Stephen-h5w]

I live in Utah and despite the national scene, the Utah Supreme Court is actually making some really good rulings for the people. Back in 2018, the people of Utah passed a public ballot initiative that banned political gerrymandering. Utah's gerrymandered Republican supermajority ignored that ban which is why Burgess Owens is around. Anyway, this year, the issue ended up in front of the Utah Supreme Court, and it turns out, the Utah Constitution has a clause that basically says that the people have a definitive right to reform their government. That means the gerrymandered supermajority overstepped their authority by ignoring the public initiative. So in response, the gerrymandered supermajority used some really shady tactics to try changing the Utah Constitution. It turned into a whole thing, but the tactics crossed some Constitutional lines and were actually illegal. The Utah Supreme Court unanimously rejected them. Gerrymandering is now officially banned in Utah and the gerrymandered supermajority can't do anything about it. Because of this, Democrats are likely to pick up a House seat from Utah in 2026.

[@kyrastanding7448]

Yay Utah

[@jejema6263]

"Because of this, Democrats are likely to pick up a House seat from Utah in 2026." Congrats on the extra seat. Utah will still remain majority Republican though.

[@HeadinVat]

wow. thanks for the info! that gives me a little bit of hope . . .

Facinating, one of the least black states in the union bans Gerrymandering, but if still flips Democrat, still a win. Gerry;mandering historically minimiizes the black vote, is why i mentioned it.

[@thethird3d]

That’s because judges actually really do care about interpreting the law and aren’t as corrupt as both the left and the right like to scare people into believing they are.

[@BananaRama76]

Oh Boy! A new episode of the "Try not to Unalive Yourself Challenge!" Where you are informed, enlightened, and then immediately fall into despair with the newly acquired knowledge!

[@hallierose87]

So glad to see John discuss Chevron more in depth-been shocked at just how "under-the-radar" this one has flown despite its consequences.

[@dilmeral]

Trump has been spewing lies and bs constantly the news cycle can’t catch up Many many more important news just didn’t get almost no coverage 😢

[@dwr1611]

Amazing episode as always. I feel John Oliver's shows need to be archived for history as they are so great at documenting all the evils that ail our country.

[@mammawlee]

Agree.

[@junglejota2]

I'm subscribed to Max, but I watch LWT on youtube. This information is gold and should be available to all. With the newspaper going the way of the dinosaurs, this show is responsible for the best investigative reporting for the last decade.

[@drgribb]

Newspapers are the lifeblood of this show though... John even admits it. That's where they get all their sources/research. If you don't want John Oliver to go away... support your local news in any way you can.

[@drgribb]

To be clearer, the reason John isn't winning Pulitzers is because he's citing the articles that are winning them. Newspapers are on life-support, sure, but real investigative journalism still exists at those papers.

[@BeepBoos]

⚖️🙏🏼🇺🇸 Thank you, John and team! 💞 you’re making us smarter and the world better

[@cleffa173]

God, American conservatism fills me with an immense and unending rage.

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

they aren't any better elsewhere either really

[@cleffa173]

@@wesleywyndam-pryce5305 Good point.

[@thomaswinkler9610]

Not just American. Conservatives are bad people. Everywhere.

[@ME-yb2lm]

I started to hate them in the 90's with them constantly trying to force others to conform to their world view. It bothers me that progressives seem to be moving in that direction also. There are times I just call a modern progressive a neo-conservative.

[@anthonygordon9483]

Yeah conservatives in every country hate gays, hate immigration, and everything else. They are all pretty much the same in every country. This is why Putin support Trump over any democrat.

[@MaidenHelll]

12:24 if your beliefs prevent you from doing what’s necessary to save a person’s life, you shouldn’t be a doctor

[@jejema6263]

How about no? Plenty of Christians become doctors precisely because they want to save lives not end them.

[@Smallblock_chev]

The irony of conservatives wanting to deregulate gov., but telling women they can’t choose to have an abortion seems quite ironic.

[@debbiefiuza]

My point exactly.

[@Noooiiiissseee]

They only want deregulation when it's things they don't like. They're the worst kind of worthless clowns imaginable.

[@DonParker-z1o]

In this instance irony becomes blatantly synonymous with steaming bovine excrement.

[@jamesstark4136]

It's malicious not ironic. It's completely intentional. Watch A Handmaid's Tale, that's what conservatives want. It's their dream.

[@melissabruhn1429]

Especially when Melania is actually pro-choice per her Nov release memoir.

[@Tomas_Pita]

John Oliver is proof-positive that Great Britain still produces American Heroes!

[@chestercalloway3812]

He is a hack. Send him back.

[@vindiesel1469]

Former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt: "No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right, not asked as a favor." "The judges who administer justice in our country must be seen as ethical and subject to meaningful correction when it is necessary. Nothing less than the rule of law is at stake."

[@XLRAshon]

Remember that was pre southern strategy before the parties flipped. Any republican in the 1800s and early 1900 are modern day democrats

[@scifirealism5943]

Yes

[@davidbeppler3032]

Former Republican President Donald Trump: "Theodore Roosevelt was an idiot. I will stack the courts with conservative religious criminals!"

[@TechBrewGamer]

Except if they are LEO they have a separate set of laws for them.

[@philbattiste9649]

​@@XLRAshonYet modern Republicans continue to try to convince people that they're the party of Lincoln. They want all the praise of yesteryear and none of the baggage from the bullshit now.

[@charlesgallagher1376]

Companies self regulating is how we got Boeing planes falling apart in the sky.

[@mammawlee]

Yep.

[@blackheart1756]

100% the fact that they site costs of the bills hurting their business is complete bullshit. There needs to be regulatory oversight on certain industries because if not like what happened with Boeing 737s people fucking die.

[@MysticJhn]

That's the basic problem with the United States, and has been for decades. The system is owned by the money. The people have no control, those with the money and the correct friends have control.

[@stevenp25100]

And who do you think gets appointed to these federal agencies? Either their rich or their surrogates. That's why congress holds the power not unelected agents

[@MadAboutBrows]

​@@stevenp25100 you don't understand things, we get it

[@stevenp25100]

@@MadAboutBrows no, you don't get it. That's the problem

[@stzi7691]

And that folks is what you can call an oligarchy. Congrats Americans! You do not even have democracy in your Federal States any more.

[@loretta1971]

@@stevenp25100 I must concur with MadAboutBrows. Apart from not listening, you've only shown incompetence yet.

[@dlcs1406]

💖John Oliver💖 So glad to see you on KZbin. I can't afford cable so, thanks! Been following you for years. 💖

[@TheAserghui]

A missed opprotunity for a better hypothetical from Justice Sotomayor, would have been: "If the President of the United States orders the assassination of a sitting Supreme Court Justice, then would that be protect as an official Presidential act?"

[@hammerth1421]

Why would she paint a target on herself? She's talking to Trump's lawyer there with Biden as the sitting president, so she makes an example that hits very close to home.

[@TheAserghui]

​​@@hammerth1421, because it would be just as impactful when a Democrat President takes office. The 6 conservative Justices would be put into a position to reflect on being targetted once they lost support from the Executive Branch Also, we should normalize speaking plainly in an effort to minimize/remove the assumed grey area in conversation

[@mojojojoplus2]

@@hammerth1421 I think the idea is that would be a message to her fellow justices, the ones actually making the decision, "Hey, wake up, you're giving any future president the right to execute YOU."

[@keiyakins]

"If you sell mattresses and tear off that tag? You're probably a federal criminal." Yeah, probably. Since the only reason you'd do that is to hide the materials, which you're only going to want if it's harmful.

[@hammer.12gh]

America is like the Titanic. Too big to turn, too slow to react, in denial about sinking, and there aren't enough life boats for everyone.

[@MadAboutBrows]

...and all of it is intentional

[@musicauthority674]

And America is sinking faster than the Titanic did.

[@musicauthority674]

And America is sinking faster than the Titanic did.

[@theantichrist5191]

you are absolutely right this country is sinking at a crazy rate. besides all the regular bs that's going on our infrastructure is crumbling. the bridges are unsafe the roads as sh!t you would be shocked at how many lead pipes that are still being used. all this stuff could be fixed but they don't want to spend the money to fix any of it then when a disaster happens they all blame each other when they are all at fault. everyone in office promises the world then when they get in nothing changes. this system doesn't work! THEY ARE ALL THE PROBLEM. vote for whoever you want they are all the same

[@MooseBme]

!BOOM! !WELL SAID!

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Truly worrisome. Thank You, John & Crew. 🗳️💙🗳️💙🗳️💙

[@Avaloran]

I'm a Canadian living in Europe. Hearing that laws governing regulations on American products might no longer be applied makes it even less likely that I would ever buy anything American. Can you express likelihood in negative numbers 🤔

[@dthomas9230]

Libertarian Anarcho- Syndicalist Theocracy or L.A.S.T. version of the American Experiment is here.

[@fujinshu]

This deregulation can only really apply to products that are ONLY sold in the US and nowhere else, as they don't have to adhere to other regulations found around the world.

[@hammerth1421]

That's why Europeans and especially norm-obsessed Germans protested so heavily against a free trade agreeement with the US. There's a reason why standards, norms and regulations exist. Some of them don't really seem necessary, but many were written in blood. Deleting them to just to unburden companies would cause all kinds of mayhem.

[@Avaloran]

@fujinshu that's a given. A good percentage of the comment was facetious. Which I had assumed was also a given. However, it does make me less likely to spend money on a product made in a country that would behave like that.

[@Milkmans_Son]

@@Avaloran Well then go ahead and stick to China then if it will make you feel better.

[@EuphoriaDeep]

John Oliver has the uncanny ability to make me laugh and feel horrible at the same time.

[@Stierenkloot]

He never made me laugh

[@-Stop-it]

@@Stierenkloot- That’s sad. 😢 Lighten up

[@Stierenkloot]

@@-Stop-it i didn't say I'm not lit. John is just absurdly unfunny. Like less than normal

[@CoryBèrt-l8h]

15:33 DUDE MR. OWL from the Tootsie Pop commercials is still a powerhouse Owl!

[@rayzimmerman1541]

Excellent piece.

[@laalaa99stl]

Voter registration deadlines are approaching for many states. Please confirm that you are, indeed, still registered to vote. Due to recent, very aggressive, efforts to purge voter rolls, you may find that you aren't nearly as registered as you think you are -- especially if you have a foreign-sounding name.

[@nikroth]

If you don't want Trump to cheat, demand voter ID ! ID is needed for buying a cell phone, rent a hotel, vehicle rental, open a bank account and all sorts of things.

[@toastbraot7053]

Why do you have to register to Vote?

[@ryotoutsukai7605]

​@@os10v311but local registration still matters and you as a voter will be voting on local ballot issues at that as well. Voting is important even if it doesn't mean much on the national scale.

[@davidfuentes9957]

I’m a Mexican-American from Texas. I check my voter registration every day. If State AG Ken Paxton purges me from the roll, I’ll lose my s**t! And I’ve been considering joining LULAC before but with them becoming victims of the raids ordered by Paxton, I’d rather call me Tyler Lilley England; and I’m not.

[@leyrua]

​@@toastbraot7053 Basically it's to reduce the number of low-income people who will vote by making the process more difficult. If you are working yourself to exhaustion just to make ends meet, you might not have the time (or energy) to go get registered.

[@vilmariehernandez1189]

I saw your interview on the New York Times Podcast. No, HBO delaying the release of the episode does not get me to go onto the HBO app, even though I do have it. It's a convenience thing. I just wait for the YT upload. Hope this helps your bosses!

[@CortexNewsService]

Same here. He's worth the wait

[@marisolpeony]

Tip: if you use a VPN and set it to another country (I use France) you get the episode when it comes out in its entirety!

[@TheHorrorGuru]

The conservative take over of the courts that happened under Trump is something I've tried to get everyone I know to understand, so thank you for doing a segment on it detailing how it happened and why it's important to not let it happen again.

[@missshroom5512]

I learn so much from you! 😊

[@mattsmitt00]

"Before I let you tear down this fence you must first tell me why it was built here in the first place" Even when laws, processes, or bureaucracy seem stupid, know that many people went through a specific effort to put that rule in place, which means they had some good reason for doing it. Before you discount rules as pointless, put in a minimum effort to understand why it might be there, then decide if it still deserves to be torn down.

[@rubyfoxall1656]

right, because that fence might be the only thing standing between you and a very angry bull. sometimes you can see the bull coming and sometimes you can't - but that fence is still necessary, and getting rid of it still causes problems for you, even if it's a bit further in the future that you think...

[@tyler89557]

Otherwise you get things like Oceangate, where the CEO said that regulations are pointless because submarines are so safe (due to regulations) and thus, he can safely ignore them and make a submarine (which experiences compressive forces) out of carbon fiber (which is best used for tensile forces).

[@Greenitthe]

Damn that would be a great standard to require regardless of which side of the aisle you stand

[@ericsuchy2028]

Agreed, but I know for a fact there's rules in place for healthcare insurance companies to profit. Especially when it effects a small group of people and the law is due to change in 2030, but won't change it now and heavily lobby's against reforming it.

[@RocLobo358]

I find this all the time in archaeology. You act like things are random until you figure out why

[@Korvorkian1]

The war on Experts in this country is something worthy of a scifi novel....

[@MadAboutBrows]

Conservatives are staunchly anti-intellectual, which is bizarre when they claim to understand the Constitution 🤔

[@ronalddrumpf7126]

Unfortunately this is a universal issue. People are ignorant and dumb all over the world. The fatal flaw in democracy is that each person got to vote, even if _their decisions_ is clearly going to hurt themselves.

[@macthemeh]

I love being thrown into a deep dark existential depression from which there is no escape before breakfast. That’s why I watch John Oliver. 5 stars.

[@TheAussiePencil]

The fact that a convicted felon will now be appointing Supreme Court justices is insane

[@laalaa99stl]

Would it surprise you to learn that Leonard Leo has funneled over $50m to Project 2025? Well good. You've been paying attention.

[@johndavidmerritt8437]

Born and raised in Amarillo lawyer here. Not knowing his politics, I looked into clerking for Judge Kacsmaryk. Everyone I spoke to about it said being a member of the Federalist society is a requirement to clerk for him. Also, the legs were built by a local prankster with old oil money. He also painted a large sloped area white to make it look like the land above it was floating and filled the town with street signs that don’t make sense. He also bribed a high school boy to have sex with him..but he’s dead now and the legs are cool!

[@BenSussmanpro]

I visited Amarillo once on a cross-country teen tour by my synagogue in 1972. We stayed or visited 36 cities and it was generally agreed that Amarillo was the absolute worst place (nothing personal against you or anyone else there). All I remember are massive flies, tall weeds, and ramshackle buildings, and unbearable heat.

[@johndavidmerritt8437]

@@BenSussmanpro lol you’re good I totally understand. I don’t live there anymore for a reason.

[@EthanielIIICarter]

My mom lived in Amarillo for a couple of years and I always visited the canyon. I may go and visit the legs when I get the chance

[@autoimmunitycurse]

The signs were his daughter's project. The guy was a pedophile and rapist that preyed on goth punk teens, especially in 90's. No one cared til Brian Deneke was murdered and shined a light on city's dark side. For decades, neither Potter or Randall would prosecute sex crimes, Simms and Anderson didn't believe rape exists. NWTH/BSA/TTU/Cps instead go after mothers once child is born. Single women are still blacklisted in the panhandle, it's dangerous to talk politics anywhere unless you're red Christian, and expect nothing from police or doctors. It is still a black hole.

[@NoshGilligan23]

Excuse me? BRIBED A HOGH SCHOOL BOY FOR SEX?

[@abrahamlincoln3181]

The ' fossie girls' who's jaws dissolved from the phosphorus they were using to make matches would definitely have approved of regulations to protect them, instead of getting fired once your jaw started looking too obviously damaged.

[@trioptimum9027]

Slight correction: Phosphorus, not sulfur, was the toxic ingredient in question. Hence "fossie jaw."

[@abrahamlincoln3181]

@@trioptimum9027 oops,thanks. 👌

[@DerIchBinDa]

@@trioptimum9027 Isn't the correct spelling "Phossy jaw"?

[@trioptimum9027]

@@DerIchBinDa It's a vernacular term, I'm not sure "correct spelling" has much meaning there. The real correct spelling is "phosphorus-induced necrosis of the jaw." If I'd been starting the conversation, I probably would have gone with a "ph." But I didn't. Since different sources are going to spell it differently, I opted not to quibble with the OP's choice of "fossie," and simply followed his example to make the discussion easier to follow.

[@DerIchBinDa]

@@trioptimum9027 Thank you for the detailed answer. To give some colour for why I asked the question, I am not an English native speaker and the term written by the thread starter puzzled me and I googled to know more about it. And as Wikipedia has an artice spelled as above I was wonderung why the "strange" spelling was used. So thanks for taking the time and indeed I am shocked about what I read about the "Phossy Jaw" victims. Really good example of regulations written in blood.

[@unclaimedjule]

I don’t know how you do it, John. Making me laugh about our Supreme Court takes talent, young man. Thanks so much 😊👏🏻💙

[@johnchessant3012]

10:19 how is it a "justice system" if you can pick your own judge. the rules for how cases are assigned to judges in Texas are too arcane for the public to have to care about, but they're being exploited by people playing the game for political advantage. it's maddening

[@rosanneallen-hewlett9973]

Well, they've educated themselves for monetary gain. How did the 1% get to be the 1%? Honestly? I think not. Two should be able to play that game...yes? 💙💪💙🇺🇸💙⚖️💙👠

[@gabrielmalaguti5512]

Because it's not a "justice" system (as the recent state-sanctioned murder of an innocent man in Missouri showed,) it's a "legal" system.

[@joycej9415]

The Federalist Society has worked on that for decades 😢

[@stephenholmgren405]

Without Jon and John Stewart I would be lost in this mad world 🌎

[@MaidenHelll]

When it comes to the government, everything should be transparent and have a paper trail IMO

[@davidbeppler3032]

That was the law. Republicans repealed it.

[@AT_BASE]

Good job Americans 👍 you get what you vote for 👍👍👍

[@ExistentialGuru]

Perfect to wake up to

[@charliebarcampos776]

Right!😅😅

[@ibmtpx24]

I already know most of the topics but it's still scary to wake up knowing how miserable the US can be if Trump gets what he wants.

[@ExistentialGuru]

I like having a fresh dose of reality check in the morning, better than any actual news channel who are sinking into obscurity with their Sinclair specials

[@cassidycross3406]

I'm from Amarillo, Texas, and I can attest that seeing our cool leg statue is a much better use of one's time than killing our planet through deregulation for corporate profits.

[@tysonreuter5788]

The current administration is bragging about pumping record oil but you’ll excuse that.

[@PeamThePanda]

Wait, completely unrelated, but your town name is Amarillo? Are all the houses painted yellow or something?

[@sundog5143]

👏👏👏👏 💯

[@cassidycross3406]

According to our local chamber of commerce, "The name Amarillo, which means yellow in Spanish, was probably chosen because of the color of the sub-soil in nearby Amarillo Creek. In the early days most houses were painted yellow in honor of the name. A county courthouse was built in 1888 of brick made from the Amarillo Creek. "

[@cassidycross3406]

Very few of our houses are yellow today. Most are brick or white wood paneling, but it is odd just how spot on your guess was. Haha.

[@olencone4005]

A lack of regulation and oversight is why we have so many toxic Superfund sites scattered across America. And Trump wants to roll America back to 1890, when there was no corporate regulation or oversight, no worker's rights, no voting rights, no women's rights, no child labor laws -- oh, but there was plenty of profit to be made by the companies that were willing to abuse whoever and whatever they could thanks to that lack of regulation and oversight.

[@thec9424]

They want child marriage too.

[@DeviantOllam]

I just shot a match where these were in use and I was really impressed by them... nice to see the company behind them. 👍😁👍

[@mistertaffy6720]

Ah, yes, the economy. Because going back to Victorian London, where lifespans were at 25, and the air was thick with smog, it is the ideal society and world we want to live in.

[@CollinMcLean]

Yeah they had the right idea with all that cheap labor from Indian and Irish 10 year olds. Their tiny hands are great for rummaging around in big industrial machines.

[@Milkmans_Son]

well you don't have to go that far back. Love Canal is plenty convincing.

[@jlev1028]

There's a reason why the judicial branch has the lowest approval rating out of all parts of the government. The administrators are unaccountable and unelected and write decisions depending on how their donors would be pleased.

[@danarzechula3769]

We the people have the power to change that

[@gusmonster59]

No lifetime appointments. Term limits. Period. For every single government office in the country.

[@mightymystery9204]

In places where tyrants and fools could not be replaced, we wound up with streets full of blood and completely new governments. That is not acceptable for the United States. I seriously think Biden needs to use his immunity and issue an executive order for all companies selling products in the United States, to comply with existing agency regulations. Then he needs to order the three oldest justices to resign, and tell the Senate to pick three new ones. It is better for Biden to do it, after 15 November, so that Kamala is not blamed. Then the Congress can pass a law that immunity does not cover criminal acts or mispreasance, from that day forward. They can also legislate term limits for justices, pending a Constitutional correction, or if that gets questioned, they may phrase it as an appropriation law: no Justice may receive salary nor facility access after 20 years, and failure to vacate will cancel pension.

[@darkrebel7302]

Thank you Bill👌I frooze & paid attention while listening to you.

[@jamespeterson7125]

One of the most egregious parts of the logic overturning Chevron deference is that the court is saying the legislature should be the one to decide things that may be ambiguous, but Congress passed the Administrative Procedure Act in 1946 that gives agencies extensive rule-making power. This new decision gathers all the power from the legislative branch given to the executive branch by law and takes it away from both bodies to give it to itself. Anyone who thinks this court is not ideologically motivated is either uninformed or is so self-interested in particular outcomes that they can't see the forest for the trees.

[@lawrencetchen]

Precisely. Justice Thomas hasn't gotten a medical degree with a decade of subspecialty training. Justice Alito hasn't gotten a PhD and published hundreds of peer-reviewed papers on climate science. Justice Gorsuch hasn't written a single line of code, much less spearheaded large language models. Such is their pride and lust for power to claim to know better than the people that have given their lives to making this world a safer place. I fear for our future.

[@kgal1298]

I'm still salty about 2016 because I said this is how they were using the judicial branch and people told me I was dramatic. None of them said anything to me once it happened.

[@marzipanmouse]

Same. I've been thinking I need to rename myself "Cassandra."

[@wcarthurii]

Nobody is REALLY willing to admit they are wrong! There's only those who will because they are mature.

[@davidfuentes9957]

Too much regulations is the pretext that I receive from my Trump-voting conservative Mexican-American family. I gave up explaining them how regulations work but they don’t care, also, “Mexican immigrants are taking our jobs”, I’m a Mexican immigrant turned citizen. That hurts my pride and feelings. And that’s why Thanksgiving is the holiday I hate the most, followed by Columbus Day.

[@wcarthurii]

@@davidfuentes9957 wtf?! Do you guys just eat canned hypocrisy, or? Oh, no, it MUST be deep-fried!

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

The mattress tag non-removal law only applies to the manufacturer. It says on the tag: "Not to be removed EXCEPT BY THE CONSUMER"...

[@abananabag]

Correct, with one important addition: Gorsuch said, "If you sell mattresses". The rule also applies to the unscrupulous mattress salesman who would remove the tags so the consumer never got to see them.

[@lmzaadi]

Thank you for making me laugh while you teach me stuff I should already know about my country

[@winesap2]

I have no sympathy for fishermen in this country. In Japan, the fisherman get together to form cooperatives and set their own very strict limits on how much they fish because they see the need to do that to protect their own fisheries. In the US, the fisherman just want it to be a free-for-all where they all fish as much as they can and fish out the oceans and then they have nothing on which to base a living for the future.

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

Unchecked capitalism is all about living for the moment. Who cares about tomorrow? Except when tomorrow comes, and you're screwed.

[@d.optional3381]

fuck the future, i'm greedy RIGHT NOW

[@nobodyburgen4594]

This is what happens when we don’t have unions.

[@timothysatyr6674]

@@d.optional3381 Exactly Conservative hate jesus says greed is good!

[@mrdoodiehead1642]

I'm passionate about fishing and 90% of what I catch gets set free. Most other fishermen I know do the same. We are stewards of the waters and want to protect and enhance fisheries. Commercial fishing often gets politicized and corrupt. That's what's destroying our fisheries, not sportsmen.

[@laalaa99stl]

"Gym" Jordan: there has never been a man more comically proud of his own ignorance.

[@TheSirlefty]

Bro Rogain comes close

[@singlesideman]

Good morning! The world's falling apart, but we can fix it, goddammit!

[@Magic_turtle5]

Yes, we can!

[@aggressiveindifference]

good luck!

[@lillyryann]

As a fellow survivor, thank you for saying credibly accused of sexual assault. I am tired of “not being proven” being used as an excuse, it was and has been, thank you John and your team.

[@pswakopf]

Nobody’s done more to destroy the rule of law than Mitch McConnell and Leonard Leo.

[@msolomonii9825]

All goes back to the reagan "administration" at-least, their hunger for a "permanent revolution" that couldn't happen without destroying the sane rational legitimate systems of government. They brought us for-profit propaganda networks which sowed the seeds.

[@Isaiah_Zanders513]

The timing of this is amazing 😭😭🙏🏾

[@takizuzufu5332]

Whenever I am asked why I am liberal, I like to list "Because I paid attention in history class" as one reason. Regulations and regulating bodies exist for a reason. The world isn't perfect, Capitalism isn't perfect, there needs to be regulations to protect the workers and the consumers from greedy assholes who care more about money then anything else in the world.

[@oldkayakingvideos6126]

His team has won 30 Emmy's. I love this guy!

[@love-hammer]

Once, I saw a hearing where an elderly senator confidently yelled at the head of the NSA to "throw a net" around the country's network infrastructure. Every time they say they don't need "so-called experts" I wince.

[@brodouevnlyft]

"Series of tubes" also comes to mind

[@Greenitthe]

The median age of a US senator is 65. Most of them were born before color TV was widely available, before plate tectonics was accepted, and well before the moon landing and commercial microprocessors... Heck, around a quarter of them were born before microwave ovens and the polio vaccine. Back when they were growing up being an expert meant something very different from being an expert today, of course they think their 1980s college freshman courses and 'common sense' mean they know better. And that is when they aren't just plain bought and paid for.

[@vrsalcedo7245]

John Oliver is Cassandra on the walls of Troy, only funnier.

[@_jpg]

The Achaeans have long entered with their horse...they only have to open the gates to let their friends in 😐

[@WhiplashSL]

The more I watch this series, the more I firmly believe that the Templars from Assassin's Creed are real.

[@piedpiper1172]

Problem is the Templars have actual, earnestly held moral values and fundamental beliefs about how one ought to behave. Sure, those morals and behaviors are reprehensible, but it is a genuine moral code. Most of the people behind making things worse don’t remotely have anything like earnestly held values beyond “does it make me personally richer.”

[@connyleicht6567]

Thanks, John Oliver, for "educating" us ! 🎉🎉

[@brekkoh]

Hats off to the entire LWT crew, honestly its amazing that under the guise of a satirical news show, they have become one of the most brazen investigative journalist teams

[@ryanpetty8843]

As someone who lives in the Amarillo area, I’m surprised he didn’t mention the large row of old cadillacs buried halfway into the ground, also in a field. For being a veritable cultural wasteland, Amarillo has a lot of weird shit.

[@supersonicx01]

The biggest tourist trap, Big Texan, the most popular canyon of Palo Duro, or the never ending road construction and political corruption this town sees on a regular basis. I to live in Amarillo.

[@unklejohn8575]

I’m surprised he didn’t mention the 2nd Amendment Cowboy and the fact, he doesn’t have any guns on him. True, there are two pistol shaped gills at his feet, but c’mon, without guns he’s just a giant Woody.

[@t4nkychannel921]

Also, whatever gave Jankowski from FEAR serious PTSD.

[@CaseyTheBunny]

Why is it that after every episode, I want to become The Punisher? Doesn't everyone? Am I wrong?

[@NinjaXchacha15]

I genuinely do not understand how we are getting by like nothing is happening. But our lifespans have stagnated and maternal and infant mortality has been well-nurtured into some fat numbers.

[@davncingilbert6662]

I've often imagined a world, where every citizen had a 2-button remote. If someone did something that caused enough people to hit a "red" button and entered their name, after they accumulated a certain number of "hits", they were punished somehow, or "poofed" out of existence. ("hits" could be removed with selfless acts towards others.) I think most people would be on their best behavior at all times.

[@STAWTEREHWYREVE-dx7si]

I feel like a deranged monster whenever I have these kind of thoughts, but certain events and individuals make me so angry it's a miracle I didn't have a brain stroke yet. How fxxxxxg disgusting do you have to be to do all that appalling stuff and still be able to look at yourself in the mirror. As a child I destroyed a birdnest, my siblings and I were just kids, we were curious, but we ended up causing those unborn baby birds' dxxth. That moment still haunts me, every time something bad happens to me, I think to myself I deserve this, I can't change what happened back then but every day ever since I made sure it didn't happen again.

[@DreadX10]

@@davncingilbert6662 Until some-one starts paying people to push buttons......

[@Fairiegurl101]

I'm not saying I agree with you, but I am saying that I have a hand made "Magneto was Right" shirt somewhere in my closet.

[@dannyphandom]

How on earth is John Oliver not in the top 3 owls

[@PanStolasFan]

Every time I learn more about my country, Canada becomes significantly more appealing!

[@loretta1971]

I don't know. Last time I was there it looked like the US with a few people speaking french...

[@robertbradley6865]

This is the best show on TV

[@DonMasawi]

The move from Monday to Thursday for the yt video still hasn't clocked in my mind

[@Styphon]

HBO: We'll move it to Thursday to try to boose subscriptions. Also HBO: Why are our interaction numbers dropping?

[@TheJayBe90]

Thank you John!!

[@OniSyphon]

One of the worst things one can do is assume something like a regulation doesn't make sense purely from ignorance, and proceed to remove it without ever bothering to learn why it exists. It's like if I took over a company like Twitter for $44 billion, and, without spending more than a week to find out how the company worked, proceeded to fire a bunch of employees whose purposes I didn't actually understand. Not that I'm saying anyone would ever do something so foolish...

[@JimmyJojoshabadoo]

This is why you need to vote in local elections too. Research judges! There are really messed up, discriminating people who should not be on the bench!

[@jupiterkansas]

Nice idea, but these are appointed federal judges, not elected state judges, which are hard enough the average voter to research.

[@videoboy16]

Is it just me, or does it feel like HBO delaying these segments by 4 days has cut their views by roughly 3 times what they used to get?

[@Slaaan]

If they gained 5% of those as subscribers it would've probably been worth it.

[@DTwoHS]

International viewers just watch the full episode the night it airs (it's on this YT channel, just blocked in the US), so they don't need to watch it again. You can use a VPN to watch early, too, if you want.

[@hammerth1421]

Yeah, it's such an awkward timing. And it's not like I'll subscribe to HBO because of it, I just care less about Last Week Tonight than I used to.

[@littleloner1159]

​@@DTwoHS ? Never seen it which country is this supposedly a thing in

[@DTwoHS]

@@littleloner1159 I live in Japan, but the comments on the videos are from seemingly everywhere

[@alexz1104]

🙏🙏 Bless this man John Oliver 🙏🙏