Border Wall II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[@OddMeterMusic]

“Four years ago, when I was fifty years younger.” Me too John

[@DarkLorddReviews]

Don't we all?

[@joejia1410]

r/hmmm

[@alexfontana4505]

When he said that and he showed us the picture of him 4 years ago I realized how much his hair has frayed during this presidency. I hope he’s doing all good

[@DarkLorddReviews]

@@alexfontana4505 He's got to keep up with Trump, keep himself and his family save from Covid-19, and has a young son to take care of. So...

[@tierrapetersen4651]

Same, I looked at a pic of me four years ago. Holy shit, at least I'm not the only one.

[@ColonelPeppers]

The writers on this show are absolute savages. That bit at the end was amazing.

[@dillonohlemiller9027]

Colonel Pepper I always hear passion from John in the endings of videos like these

[@fallingspark2258]

Sometimes I question if it's the writers or if it's him ad-libbing it.

[@miguelurdaci7884]

@@fallingspark2258 Yes, I get the impression John contributes big time, especially with shaping things up.

[@Kilroy-was-here]

I believe a lot of them were writers for Jon Stewart.

[@lanie9494]

But they totally blew a perfectly good chance to sneak a “camels toe” joke in the bit about the pageant.

[@JasonZakrajsek]

“Four years ago when I was approximately 50 years younger” is such a 2020 mood it hurts.

[@aylin7716]

@JasonZakrajsek How do you feel 4 years later?? 🤣🤣

[@Music7Ada]

“YOU CAN’T REMOVE THE CONFEDERATE STATUES! IT’S HISTORY!” “What about Native American history?” “Lol what?”

[@johnravetta4704]

Excellent!

[@coaxill4059]

@@johnravetta4704 The episode about Tucker Carlson made me realize there isn't a contradiction here, because the unspoken part of the belief they're expressing is that Europeans are the only people with a real culture and history. A surprising number of Americans are nothing short of white supremacists, though they think they're just being "realistic." This is what happens when your school system prioritizes specific narratives over learning and facts.

[@hedgehog3180]

@@coaxill4059 The hilarious part of this is how much Europe has come to hate the US, like a lot of people already had disdain for the US but the last few years have made people actually genuinely despise the US.

[@ZenithofDark]

@@hedgehog3180 The funny part is you could replace “Europe” with “the US” in that post and it would still be accurate.

[@jingleiyu1947]

@@ZenithofDark not really i dont know any americans who hate europe tbh.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” ― Mark Twain

[@SailingWitStrawHats]

Exactly

[@frostfang1]

The first lie is the one that's believed.

[@ScarlettHasToast]

“All warfare is based on deception.” -Sun Tzu

[@desidaru1118]

you are redundant

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

@@ScarlettHasToast great one!

[@WalkrFilms]

Brian’s face when Bannon made that “joke” was a give away in itself, his face looked like he was saying “dude are you high right now shut the hell up!” But couldn’t break his smile for the camera.

[@josche6555]

Absolute psychopath.

[@KitC916]

They--the untaxed rich-- joke about what they're doing to us by living only for themselves and ignoring that they live in a society. Their motto is "I'll Be Gone, You'll Be Gone" (IBG YBG). Instagram: youshouldbeangry2020

[@FrankBenlin]

Best frozen, stunned smile I've seen in a while.

[@castonyoung7514]

His point was to mock the allegations wasn't it? It's not like it was the first time the audience was hearing this stuff. Or was it for most people?

[@ih8tusernam3s]

Presidents typically age excessively during presidency, this presidency has excessively aged the citizens.

[@driftingdruid]

well said

[@mollistuff]

It's a Dorian Gray presidency

[@oltedders]

Trump made me fat.

[@aserta]

Because there was no president in office, and the reality of the disaster that is the Republican party has fully hit you all in the face.

[@felixndayisdebologne9725]

Point... Match

[@schattentaenzerin]

7:42 Person from the graphics department: Your efforts are not in vain. "I feel the necessity. The necessity to go fast" Brilliant! 😂

[@GG-kh6ls]

I could feel the table pounding rage behind John’s eyes. The break in the chairman’s voice as he spoke about the detonations just broke my heart..

[@quothetheraven79]

Honestly I was glad to see him pissed! I mean he barely cracked any jokes at all.

[@stephanies2239]

makes me recall Trumps proclamation for DOMINATION. White man over Indians. We live in such fun times....NOT

[@WhyTheHorseface]

Republicans wail about “religious freedom”, yet continually shit on every religion but their own. Actually, by supporting Trump, they are destroying their own religion as well.

[@Tom-dv6ei]

Tbf I thought that dude was over egging it in a massive way...but, yeh thats pretty much any American who gets 2 + mins of facetime on TV. One thing it doesnt change, the details behind it all.

[@jordinagel1184]

Tom I dunno, I feel like a Frenchman or an Italian would feel the same when someone were to do the same thing to Notre Dame or the Collisseum respectively. Just because the natives don’t have anything built there doesn’t mean that it’s any less valuable to them on a cultural level.

[@ithinkthistimeitsgoingtowork]

Rock climber here. When the wall design was released, there was a climbing competition where climbers all tried to climb a replica. It was ridiculously easy.

[@johnp1277]

I'm a rock climber...one glance at that wall and I could think of several ways to climb it quickly and easily

[@archdiangelo7930]

I'm probably whatever the exact opposite of a rock climber is and it still looks ridiculously easy to climb to me

[@pinkmilk3889]

I bet that the super duper wall is harder

[@RMBlake007]

...but you are a rock climber. Easy for you but I'm guessing that 75% of the ppl trying to 'sneak' into the USA would find it an difficult to impossible obstacle. Everything is relative to the age, health, experience, intelligence, & unique atributes of the person attempting ANYTHING.

[@colemine7008]

He completely missed footage of the wall literally falling over. The wind has knocked down several sections of this wall. It is literally falling over, not in risk of falling over but is falling over.

[@TheLionPear]

I was waiting for that too. When the news first broke on that though, it seemed like there were some questions that needed answering. It's possible the videos turned out to be misleading or hard to fact check, and thus weren't included in the segment.

[@cesaroliveira1982]

Also it might possibly not be from a part of the new wall, it could be old deteriorated sections of the wall falling

[@tatsuuuuuu]

César Oliveira It definitely looked like the new slat wall thought, and it was reported by dozens of media outlets as new sections falling because the concrete hadn’t fully set in from the day before when they were installed

[@colemine7008]

www.khou.com/article/news/verify/verify-video-of-texas-mexico-border-wall-collapse/285-8cc9a006-0b13-47f1-bb3a-beb2d5fbc442 this video was fact checked.. it was a high wind event in june not during hurricane. ..

[@jschuler53]

Really? I did not know that. Do you have and video or links? I'd like to know more about that. Thanks.

[@adenjones1802]

Conservitives: The government can't pay for health care. Also conservitives: Surely the government can pay for the wall.

[@Fabianhill118]

U think they cost the same?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean ... The wall is built once and done with Health care in ongoing forever

[@truebornseeker9767]

The dumbassery and the hypocrisy is always prevalent

[@j-a4161]

@@Fabianhill118 no not really, the walls, such as any barrier, will always need maintenance. One could argue that a border wall is cause for further expenses, whereas a good healthcare system will lessen them in the long run by preventive measures.

[@adenjones1802]

@@Fabianhill118 The wall will require maintainence. There is erosion. The wall isnt even effective. My point is conservatives act like any time the gov spends money its socialism untill its convenient for them.

[@adenjones1802]

@@Fabianhill118 Its not as if its a cheap solution. When anyone suggests any gov healthcare eevryone asks heaps of questions. That wasn't the case when trump built the wall. But hey, mayber mexico will pay for our healthcare.

[@michaelabbott5999]

Putting the wall through a wildlife preserve is literally something a cartoon villain would do

[@clemenza24]

funny you should say that because that is exactly what Trump looks like !!!

[@elmarobberts5128]

Well, I'm sure Roger Stone made some kind of contribution. So, yeah...

[@Jedsa009]

Trump, his rich donors and Republican enablers are captain planet villains.

[@nightisright1873]

Trump is basically Wile E Coyote

[@poeticsilence047]

@@nightisright1873 That sir is an insult to Wile E Coyote. Lol. At least he knew when to give up. I would say he is more of a badly written villain.

[@uchekenneth281]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the eloquence in Jon Oliver's presentations. Amazing job, boss.

[@is1alonehere]

I have to hope he was using a teleprompter. What a flawless breakneck delivery. Brilliant!

[@KarthikVijapurapu]

@@is1alonehere Yup, definitely reading off a teleprompter and maybe rehearsed too. Still amazing how he does it with so much panache and punch.

[@DanielGalimidi]

Chad Wolf is so Chad Wolf that I'm betting he named himself that.

[@prinnyherodood2490]

Yeah, he came out of the womb, slapped the doctor and said. "I think I'll be Chad."

[@amycortez3289]

I had the same thought!

[@leahliddle324]

that "thicc latinas will not be deported line makes me physically ill holy shit

[@nath-wp7xp]

It’s pretty funny you have to admit.

[@gesamtszenario]

Dear America, Re: Border Wall We tried. Cannot recommend. Love, Germany

[@RmcBlueSky]

Germany didn't build that wall, Russia/USSR did.

[@MrPerser]

ussr build the wall mind you, to keep people from leaving.

[@mwfmtnman]

More like France and the Maginot line

[@jordisaura6748]

They could ask thr chinese how useful ot was against the mongols

[@idenree8606]

Dear America , Build a wall We tried, and it's amazing Love, Israel .

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ― Abraham Lincoln

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

Why is that necessary with morons

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

@@PeterParker-ff7ub 😂😂😂

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

@@PeterParker-ff7ub as soon as I replied you, I saw username spider man in the comment section. is that just a co-incidence? lol

[@jamesquillin5400]

power corrupts absolutely everyone whom has it.

[@HotPinkst17]

@@jamesquillin5400 Absolute power corrupts, power with checks and balances stays connected to reality and can be adjusted from outside. Fire burns but it is up to the fire place to keep it in check so that it remains a good thing. We don't need powerless officials, we need incorruptible officials or at least the ready ability to hold corrupt people accountable.

[@observingdeeply]

Every time John Oliver does a segment on Trump, he really looks like he's going to burst from rage and he's using every cell of his body to hold it back.

[@hypnoticlizard9693]

trump presidency made his hair grow gray ten times as fast

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

Hence why he needs to keep Adam Driver in his life! He needs to some joy somehow.

[@abiyoyo9831]

Being that emotional isn’t a good thing. It doesn’t really inspire confidence about John’s objectivity.

[@Silhouettecos]

thats called TDS

[@abiyoyo9831]

Silhouette I’ve always cringed at the phrase TDS, but I’m starting to see it in John Oliver. The man is obsessed about two things, Trump and black people.

[@oliverforrest4396]

As someone studying archaeology, the tearing through native land hurts so much

[@Beutimus]

"Stupider than I predicted" is basically the tagline for 2020.

[@thomasridley8675]

Trump : im digging a hole i will never escape from. Please help me dig my own political grave. Sent money to ' help me bury the economy @ idiots only.con' 'Not responsible for lost integrity.'

[@antonioarroyo4004]

DNC new motto?. 👌 nice!.

[@nealsterling8151]

I dread 2021

[@cezarcatalin1406]

2020 is stupid squared

[@Siafk]

I don't have any problems this year. In fact, this year has been on of the best I've ever had. And since I am not living in a country led by a sociopath clown I am so happy!!

[@bbs.5157]

I used to dream about living in America when I was a kid, but honestly, I'm ok, thank you

[@ChaosundSandale]

I stopped to dream of murica since Guantanamo, when I was 16.

[@jav8094]

BeyPlan I used to dream about living anywhere but America... oh wait, i still do nvm

[@ChaosundSandale]

@@jav8094 I'd like to welcome you to germany. Maybe we can trade the few rightwing conspiracy idiots who praise trump we have here in exchange for some sane us-americans? That'll be great!

[@bbs.5157]

@@jav8094 Wanna come to Italy? there's covid and the government falls apart every five minutes but at least I've never seen a real gun in my life

[@youngking2503]

@@bbs.5157 Uhh from what I've heard Italy isn't exactly gun or violence free

[@diapason89]

The lack of a live audience seems to magnify Oliver's anger.

[@DeadDiznee]

And at times his lack of comedic material.

[@michielecker]

@@DeadDiznee I'm also getting the impression it's becoming more and more a form of very critical news/criticism and less and less comedy. But then again, I was getting that impression ever since the Trump presidency started. Frustration maybe?

[@samuelsung2355]

And decimates any perception that comedy is taking place...

[@christopherdonahue1066]

I dont get that impression. This isnt Colbert

[@jakel7213]

@@michielecker Maybe because Trump is actually starting to do very real harm. At first, he just seemed like an incompetent jackoff making himself look dumb. But now, people are dying from drinking his covid potion, and natives are getting their fucking lands blown up.

[@birdn4t0r7]

you know what, if you're desperate enough that you're willing to climb those craggy-ass mountains to get in here, you should just be given a green card the moment you step over the border, because not only does that show desperation, it also displays that you have significant skills to contribute to the workforce.

[@CSXIV]

I believe I said this 4 years ago, but... China built the greatest wall ever built. It took centuries of building a series of smaller walls and joining them into the greatest wall ever built. It doesn't even have a name; it's just called the Great Wall of China because no other name is needed. Parts of it stood for centuries and still stand to this day. Even the parts are not maintained and are decaying still look impressive. The fact that it can be seen from orbit is a myth-but the fact that you believed it shows how great this wall was. Seriously, no wall ever built will come close. Restoring the whole thing would cost as much as the infrastructure budget on the entire Interstate Freeway System (and all the parts in the photos? Are a small portion of the entire wall; restoring all of it is infeasible, dangerous and pointless). And it FAILED at it's one job. The Mongols took one look at it and instead of going "oh, we should run away," they went "challenge accepted" and proceeded to conquer...well, pretty much everything in front of them (see "Yuan Dynasty" and "Mongol Empire"). It did NOTHING, but stand there and look impressive. (I'll give it this: at least it stood for centuries, looks impressive and failed to keep out one of the greatest armies in history instead of standing for months, looking pathetic and failing to keep out refugees).

[@suzy1750]

Israel also built a wall - it works very well. But I tend to think it would be cheaper to enforce our immigration laws as they stand. And start penalizing not just the people that come here illegally but the companies that hire them...

[@johntucker3693]

@@suzy1750 The reason Israel's wall works (at achieving their despicable Zionist goals) is because there really isn't anywhere to go once you've crossed, and the area beyond it is guarded heavily. Besides, the wall of Israel is more to stop ground troops and vehicles moving en masse in case of war, but sole immigrants do not need to travel in cohorts and transport armored vehicles, they only need to transport themselves and whatever light stuff they're carrying with them. If trump's wall was to stop invading mexican forces, then sure it works, any other scenario it fails miserably.

[@foxycinnamon7307]

Made China billions in tourist $$, gotta give 'em that. It was also designed as an early warning system in the days before phones & such, plus shovel-ready jobs. A different culture with different objectives.

[@foxycinnamon7307]

@@johntucker3693 Not really - if leaning on it too hard makes it wobble, I'm sure tanks/troops could get through easily. Along guys with rope ladders.

[@WWZenaDo]

@@foxycinnamon7307 Nailed it. A few good tanks or many sticks of dynamite (or gel explosives) would take down large sections of Trump's impotent monument in seconds.

[@dansanchezd.vildosola7619]

I'm mexican, I live on the border, I've seen a lot of people climb that wall like a piece of cake. I also have seen a lot of people kissing and hugging through the wall...

[@StudioADcomics]

Lmfao

[@vividleo]

A la chingada

[@EggsBenAddict]

I have to honest here, climbing the wall looks like a lot fun

[@lulabloom4636]

awesome

[@medusaspupil]

That border wall is making trump supporters look more STUPID 🤪than before 🤣🤣🤣😂😅

[@Hornswroggle]

13:00 "Sexual harassment, Tax fraud, federal violations and child pornography is not a great list for a company vying to receive government funding" Sounds like just the company for someone: - with proof of sexual misconduct during their beauty pageants, - who refuses to release his tax files - with a history of over 3,500 lawsuits - who apparently really wants to date his daughter

[@ezg2000]

@Dave Griffin But Obama admin was the most crooked admin according to trump. So how many crooks is associated with this admin, 300. And counting.... He needs to go.

[@trumanhamburger5189]

As someone in the hometown of fisher industries the creepy shit goes way further and they are a match made in heaven

[@snowblood74]

You beat me to it /D

[@DougGrinbergs]

Imagine if Dems went for the jugular on all these...

[@mj-f7135]

So right. Copy

[@iamthatguy8071]

John oliver is a universal treasure , for real the world needs more of this man ❤️

[@laurahubbard6906]

And the people who were scammed will still vote for Trump in November.

[@kappadarwin9476]

They will most likely do it out of hatred for the other side.

[@laurahubbard6906]

@@kappadarwin9476 And the'll refuse to believe Trump was part of it.

[@barrymccockner3683]

The other side is worse 😂, blame him for our high COVID rates when all the blm leftists obviously increased them

[@onesandzeroes]

Yes, because "Trump doesn't know Steve Bannon".

[@Kavai-yc6zk]

@@barrymccockner3683 I'm not from america so I might be wrong but didn't you guys have protest againt wearing masks? All people from blm I saw were wearing masks during protesting

[@namunaama]

The ending of this episode really made me realize how exhausted John must be from doing the job of every major news network

[@dustyjordan460]

It's one of the big reasons why we lost Jon Stewart from The Daily Show. You can only beat the drums and sound the alarms for so long. It wears you down over time, especially when it feels like it's all in vain. You can go back through Last Week Tonight's episode history and see some of these same issues John Oliver has been sounding the alarm on for years now. I don't know how much longer we'll have him now either, and that is quite depressing.

[@MrCmon113]

The job of news networks shouldn't be political propaganda.

[@AlexVyncke]

@@MrCmon113 this isn't political propaganda. Last week tonight is well known to slash at both sides of the Isle when necessary

[@MrCmon113]

@@AlexVyncke No, he really isn't. I'm not saying political propaganda is bad. I'm saying comedy like this is an instance of it.

[@jinxterpinxter]

@@MrCmon113 Stating facts that you disagree with is "political propaganda"? Poor baby needs a safe space to cry.

[@raodenraoden9796]

Hello John, fan from Belarus here. Please talk about Belarus. It could really help us and could mean even if a little bit of more safety for us if the world is watching

[@samvidas9599]

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[@mariag.8242]

We’re watching! What do you want us to push our governments to do?

[@phthalo7401]

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[@vonHammersmark]

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[@McAmberlee]

Yes! That would be a great video.

[@GiubileiFernando]

Conservatives: The government shouldn't be wasting so much money Also conservatives: Anyway, here's borderwall!

[@GiubileiFernando]

@ No, it doesn't. The wall doesn't "pay" for anything, as it's very expensive and doesn't reduce other expenses.

[@neilemminger8628]

We need to stop referring to them as conservatives.. The Republican Party hasn't been conservative for years.

[@neilemminger8628]

@ When do they start the Border Patrol layoffs?

[@dashiellhaubrich2372]

@Te do I was with u till the end dude Jesus

[@bradennewell100]

@@zoomerst.7345 wait why are you here? i assume people like you would hate john oliver

[@RSJohnson-Author]

Well, that explains 2020. We disturbed Indian burial grounds.

[@jambajoby32]

Daaaann you’re so right 😗😟

[@Rasip]

The entire country is built on disturbed Native American burial grounds.

[@williamgregory1848]

America has been destroying Native Americans’ land since forever

[@RSJohnson-Author]

@@Rasip True 😞

[@capnsteele3365]

It does explain something

[@LCA312]

“He looks like his parents started with the name Chad Wolf and found a baby to match” 😂😂😂

[@Olhado256]

The whole Chad Wolf segment had me crying with laughter

[@connormcgilvray2400]

I literally just saw his face and started laughing cause it just perfectly suits his name, he looks like a rich teen from the sixties who just pulled up in a Cadillac

[@modernorpheus]

"This is his monumnet. And there's, perhaps, nothing more emblematic of his presidency than this wall: it's destructive, pointless, ineffective, racist, weak, and something the damages of which we're gonna have to be dealing with for a very long time." - John Oliver, the Man

[@davidmhh9977]

I've been hearing pot shots at Trump for 4 years. As much as I hate the guy, I've kind of become numb to them. You can only hear that Trump has small hands and weird hair so many times. This one really put into perspective what an absurd and despicable person Trump really is. He gets mocked so much that you end up forgetting how malevolent he actually is, and I have to commend John Oliver for putting this into perspective, instead of getting a cheap laugh.

[@dennisschwartzentruber3204]

Well put and very poetic a that !

[@veryanonymous3630]

@ Did you see the film of the man climbing over the wall?

[@SirNarax]

@ "Stupid people have no idea how stupid they are." - John Cleese. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than it does knowledge..." -Charles Darwin. You sir, are a very fine example of the Dunning-Kruger effect. You are so far off in your own world that the only people that don't laugh at your nonsense are the people also off in that twisted ignorant world.

[@SirNarax]

@ Lets start with the problem. And how non existent it is. In the US there are 12 million people that have arrived here illegally. Of that 12 million 80% of which have been here for over 10 years. The number of illegal people in the US has been on the decline since 2007 as these people are either found or more commonly become legal citizens. Then lets' talk about how these people are getting in, the border control. Nearly all of the people that come illegally arrive legally with a visa and just never go back. Which a wall does nothing for. Not even to mention that there are videos of people scaling the wall quite easily with neither much skill, time or effort. If someone was determined enough to leave their country a little fence that falls over if you push too hard on is not going to stop them. Which by the way some parts of the wall have fallen over.

[@c4os79]

"it's destructive, pointless, ineffective, racist, weak and something the damaging of which we have to be dealing with for a very long time" Trump presidency in a nutshell

[@leejohnson6975]

Wall being finished in secret by Biden.....waiting for your outrage

[@c4os79]

so secrectly that you find it out by sitting in your chair, in your house, with your shitty computer while eating meatball pasta. Wow, not so secret after all

[@MasterOfViewership]

@@leejohnson6975 nice lie

[@MasterOfViewership]

@@c4os79 give him a break. He's taking copium

[@user-cw1ht6vc4k]

John oliver is so passionate, i could feel the anger and frustration in his voice at the end.

[@notavailable9919]

That's the constipation.

[@clarkvaughan]

Because John Oliver is more of a patriot than our President.

[@phix3000]

Agreed. I think that made it more impactful when the video ends. All through you laugh and joke, but that ending, really hit me with the feels.

[@user-cw1ht6vc4k]

Juan López I agree with everything he said and certainly feel the same way you do. I just don’t understand how some people choose to blindly over look the truth 🤦🏾‍♂️ 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@willychimp]

@Roger Cox hahaha calling him an idiot for his interpretation of a show? You're just mad cause you got swindled by donating to "We build The wall"

[@wouter6539]

I love how you see John is actually pissed off about this.

[@LadyDoomsinger]

Of course he is; the reboot of the Gilmore Girls was ridiculous.

[@JoeMama-fw3xu]

This guy has never felt emotion in his life, for he is a robot

[@akrybion]

And rightfully so. Even if you are anti-immigration and don't care about the animals and natives harmed, the wall should piss you off as being ineffectual and costing the tax payer billions.

[@STSWB5SG1FAN]

@Allison You have to remember, even though John became a US citizen, he's still British. They're all like that, the whole "stiff upper lip thing" learned during the Blitz.

[@giobaldu]

@James Town Russians seem pretty happy.

[@Onomere]

That running joke with Adam Driver never gets old.

[@ricofico]

That hairless, square chested beastman! (I need to work on my John Oliver impersonations)

[@longleaf1217]

i swear i laugh harder every time i hear it.

[@Canada1994]

I remember seeing on the Daily Show that those metal pipes could be cut by any handsaw that you find at a hardware store.

[@mlpfanboy1701]

I remember seeing on samantha bees show people just climbing over it. The youngest one being 9.

[@Canada1994]

@@mlpfanboy1701 I haven't seen full frontal in a while

[@asherortiz9329]

The face of The guy sitting next to Steve bannon when he spilled the beans on TV.... priceless😂

[@missharmon]

It's crazy, I served with that guy in the AF. I never thought he was a racist POS and a thief but here we are. He was actually a pretty cool guy, wtf.

[@ainumahtar]

It's an amazing thing that grifters like Bannon do all the time, joke about the shit they are pulling, and somehow they keep fooling people into giving them literal millions of dollars.

[@enyukay]

The Native American man crying near the end is extremely sad. Like wtf.

[@bbpyno]

Yeah.. That voice.. It still plays in my head. Very sad

[@slasch465]

The people that supported Brett Kavanaugh's crocodile tears will probably laugh.

[@theRealDavidn]

a far more real american than dump or any of his cabal

[@HeilRay]

@@theRealDavidn Or his enemies.

[@eddixon2015]

It's disgusting. We still continue to fail the Native People after centuries. The lack of empathy is just so telling. And does it matter to anyone in power, no? But at this point if Trump did build a wall through Arlington Cemetery, I think his base would find a way to rationalize it.

[@jayman48044]

I see and hear the frustration, exasperation, and desperation in John’s voice and expression at the end there, and I share it. Week after week this circus becomes more dystopian. I sense a lot of people completely losing faith in their fellow man and our nation. It angers and saddens me for our future.

[@abiyoyo9831]

Honestly, it’s just you and your camp who feel that way. The rest of us returned to our normal lives months ago.

[@SwampyMusic]

Lol adrians got it...you want to stop this hate? I agree. Its horrible. Tell your dem. Leaders to stop pushing this racist idea that black ppl are all screwed in this country, rit large due to "systemic racism". Your angering black and white people, and honestly black people are getting the worst of it. Go figure. Were are we at, 30+ deaths in these protests turned riots? This is good for black people, well done people. Another quick way to put a damper on racism, stop saying it exists in places it does not exist.

[@abiyoyo9831]

SwampyMusic OP is probably European honestly. He probably doesn’t care about black people other than being able to use them to craft a negative narrative about America.

[@laurie_guilbeau]

@mike brink That's great, John works to clean up bullshit.

[@laurie_guilbeau]

It's hard not to feel that way. As an "essential" employee, I see members of the public not giving a shit about their fellow man on a daily basis.

[@bmogs1720]

Your summary at the end made me begin to cry. America will never be the same again. I worry for the people, they need a real leader!

[@infinitysalinity7981]

Which is why communists will vote brain-dead biden 😆😆

[@amysteriousstranger1221]

@@infinitysalinity7981 can you morons please try to differentiate between Democrats and communists. Also he is not braindead, he’s just a bit older than trump (who is in his 70s).

[@SupaDanteX]

I know this is horrible. But "You can't get down....Maybe a rope." Continues to crack me up every time I hear it.

[@pranav3848]

Why is that "horrible?"

[@SupaDanteX]

@@pranav3848 Because America has a president so stupid that his entire campaign was built around a promise that he himself came up with a fatal flaw for just off the top of his head without meaning to, and said it out loud, while rambling about said promise. And then he won the election. And that is both terrifying and horrible. But him saying it is still hilarious.

[@mariag.8242]

Because lots of Black people have been dropped from a height with a rope around their necks - horrible, right?

[@rgwak]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[@zoravar.k7904]

@@mariag.8242 maybe the wall would work against you, but anyone with the intelligence to aquire basic problem solving skills would tie it under their arms and lower themselves slowly.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.” ― Robert A. Heinlein

[@MubashirullahD]

That one man on logic would be worth more.

[@desidaru1118]

german genomic engineer?

[@lilacdoe7945]

@@drunkensailor3736 I was suspicious when I saw his username and low subscriber count, but that was an excellent analysis. Thanks for showing me a new deep-dive channel.

[@drunkensailor3736]

@@lilacdoe7945 No problem bro happy to help

[@XxThunderflamexX]

Where do you think the xenophobia comes from? Quash diversity and you get more people with the same prejudices.

[@Pjmurph3]

I'm really surprised John didn't mention anything about sections of the wall being blown down in one of the more recent hurricanes

[@Pudeta]

Wasn't a segment even sawn through? I think I remember something like that.

[@Evy2526]

@@Pudeta I think it was Stephen Colbert. Could be wrong.

[@azoth6641]

Napoleon Blownaparte Um, you do realize that emphasis on America's ethnic diversity has been one of the winning formulas of the Democratic Party ever since Lyndon B. Johnson (a Texas Democrat) signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, even as a lot of white supremacists (and Southern Democrats; Strom Thurmond, anyone?) defected en masse to the Republicans?

[@proffesseurevil]

that's an even stupider attack against the wall wtf are you on about Is he now responsible for the weather? Big tall things dont resist hurricanes for long go figure.

[@wannabehistorian371]

Koala ...They’re saying that a wall which can’t even withstand a hurricane, something which isn’t uncommon in summer, is probably not a good wall.

[@AFN2750]

I would like to point out that any thin wall can be scaled with a grappling hook, technology that has existed for a long, long time. All of the wall designs could be climbed that way.

[@leejohnson6975]

Wall being finished in secret by Biden.....waiting for your outrage

[@antanis]

@@leejohnson6975 yeah no, this is completely false. They stayed the building process and last month biden returned 2 billion to the pentagon and is planning on using the rest for environmental repairs as a result of the initial crappy construction job.

[@leejohnson6975]

@@antanis yeah no, they hadn’t finished the flood defence works….. Army in finishing it off….Biden too quick writing stupid orders on day 1again without knowing the implications….. your info is as false as this TV show. thehill.com/homenews/administration/553267-army-corps-of-engineer-resume-border-wall-levee-work-on-rio-grande?amp

[@antanis]

@@leejohnson6975 you are wrong. www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2021/06/11/fact-sheet-department-of-defense-and-department-of-homeland-security-plans-for-border-wall-funds/

[@leejohnson6975]

@@antanis I sent you an actual independent newspaper report, actual evidence and you respond with a Whitehouse “Fact” sheet, Keep following the Flock my friend…..

[@kirschitz64]

“4 years ago, when I was 50 years younger” mood

[@luisttriolet8876]

The “super duper” wall sounds like an evil villain’s wall they built around their hideout in a stupid cartoon no one remembers.

[@swim_ad]

You think that you're Space Ghost? You're wanted coast to coast.

[@PartnershipsForYou]

DOOFENSHMIRTZ SUPER WALL INCORPORTAAAATTEEEDDD!

[@Fredroc57]

Everything is "super duper" with tRump. Remember, we are now supposedly building "super duper missiles" that are faster than anything else. He's really good with words, he knows a lot of words.

[@TieflingKumasi]

Super Hero Squad Show?

[@CreativeArtistLB]

Trump wishes he had a bat mobile. He was gonna change Air Force One. I hope that’s over now that Melania ruined the garden!

[@clayman1980]

If John ever has Adam Driver as a guest, it's going to be soooooo awkward.

[@McShweezy]

for Adam!

[@bluegreenglue6565]

Oh, and I'll be watching...

[@Julia-iw8dd]

or Adam would play into it since he's also a comedian and it'd be soooooo gay.

[@ezekielmartin4323]

What I wanna see is Adam appearing as a guest, with both of them planning on weirding the other out by playing into the gay thing, and they take it too far and actually start making out. ...fuck, am I gonna write Drivoliver slashfic?

[@1ericedwards]

@@ezekielmartin4323 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[@danieljgore1]

A(nother) moment of appreciation for John ending this segment genuinely angry. Thank you, Last Week Tonight

[@InvestingBookSummaries]

Previously never shut up about building a wall, now we never hear about it.

[@Nipplator99999999999]

nope it got him elected, so they shifted the dot of the laser pointer for him to chase...

[@swamivardana9911]

@UC3ZZfLlnPz3pQcg13ItG4Hg the private wall is not a scam. You are believing Oliver crap.

[@lisahogholt9713]

probably because if people were to pay more attention to it, they would recognize how much of a failure this project actually was, and how much money americans got scammed out of

[@ckkitty]

Mizo's Channel hi Steve bannon!

[@swamivardana9911]

@@lisahogholt9713 about 70% went into the wall. This is the normal ratio. This is another fake investigation.

[@NoahPlaysMC3]

Honestly his journalism is amazing. He dives below surface level and presents the information in a detailed yet concise, humourous manner... Love it

[@cellophanity]

he is like a male Rachel Maddow... and I think he is also a lesbian.

[@mzx380]

"destructive, pointless, ineffective, racist, weak". He hit the nail on the head on this one

[@dustinhouck2606]

Kind of like your Knicks ay buddy? I'm sorry that was a cheap shot I just couldn't help myself 😊

[@karendeaton9297]

The grand finale of this evening's show!

[@pattyfayejas]

Human trafficking has to stop. The southern border is where a lot cross with their victims. Trump made more human trafficking arrests in his first three years than any other president.

[@pappyodanial]

It means something to be an American citizen. The wall defines that.

[@MWB_FoolsParadisePictures]

Daaamn... That closing statement comparing the wall to this administration was straight up poetry. This is one of the most important popular shows.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell, 1984

[@elly2178]

Im shocked only 15 people understood the reference. That book should be mandatory lecture for all nations, of all cultures.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

@@elly2178 Posted late, maybe that's the reason. I also think how to detect fake news should be mandatory course in schools? What's your opinion on that?

[@elly2178]

@@QuestionEverythingButWHY definitely! But social engineering is a real thing, therefore it will never happen. In school (ex comunist state) the teacher mentioned fake news once (it was the first time i heard that from an adult in 9 years of school). Needles to say, that it was also the last time she mentioned it... I have a friend from Turkey and i was telling him to read 1984. After one week he said that he didnt find a copy of it in Turkish and his English/ German isnt good enough to understand the book. In that moment, i realised, that people who might want information, will never get it.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

@@elly2178 that was an interesting reply. Thanks for sharing. It's weird out there. People are restricted access to information at some level at most places. When I was teenager I used to say that political parties will always make its people fight against each other on a petty things so that they will never get a time to realize what their government is up to. I've an involvement with an NGO and we're planning to give a session on fake news and how to detect one. If it can't be made mandatory then we can find other ways to work on this.

[@tyler1234321]

The same people that want southern general monuments up can't understand why natives wouldn't want their oldest monuments destroyed... So sad.

[@arutka2000]

We could teach them how it feels. Let's go dynamite Stone Mountain in Georgia.

[@vicious3904]

@@arutka2000 You won't you don't have the balls or the skills.

[@arutka2000]

@@vicious3904 Wow. Feeling a little triggered there bud?

[@vicious3904]

@@arutka2000 no just pointing out the fact you're only saying something to say it. You have not the skill or conviction to actually do it. We both know I'm right.

[@coogrfan]

@@vicious3904 I think most people understood that arutka2000 was using an example to make a point.

[@richardpatton2502]

Trump: “Who’s this Bannon? Never heard of him, never met him”

[@gentillygirl545]

He's the father on Speed Racer.

[@TwoGerbils]

“Bannon? Isn’t that one of my kids?”

[@clipsandlive7426]

#Trump2020

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

American Patriot #TrumpForPrison2020

[@SuperKamiGuru-i3c]

I'm compelled to ask if he really said that, or you're making a joke. I wish I didn't have to ask that.

[@neveroddoreven6597]

My hope in human intelligence is slowly rocketing down a rollercoaster while everybody cheers for you. They’ll never realize I’ll die before the ride is finished.

[@TheResearchGirl]

John's thirst for Adam Driver is unquenchable.

[@MrCmon113]

Makes sense. They both look a bit like rodents.

[@Sinstarclair]

@@MrCmon113 that's more of a compliment than an insult tbh judging from John's Nature

[@shrtstack21]

Taxtro I’m guessing you have no idea that Adam Driver fans are called rats bc of a line Adam says in a Law and Order episode 😂

[@MrCmon113]

@@shrtstack21 Really? So John's jokes are a reference to that? 🤔

[@shrtstack21]

Taxtro I mean, anything is possible 😂

[@12x2richter]

"Expensive and Pointless" could be the slogan of the Trump presidency.

[@NotIfWhen]

The whole Trump family.

[@gentillygirl545]

I would add destructive and dehumanizing.

[@Karimi1994-c5y]

Hahahahaha

[@jadersanctem]

Ha! XD

[@abiyoyo9831]

Or the slogan for this episode.

[@papajeff5486]

President Trump’s legacy, “The Wall: destructive, pointless, ineffective, racist, weak and something we’re gonna have to deal with for a very long time”. Whew... Describes his presidency well. Texas

[@isdowning883]

Glad someone else got to this comment first so I didn’t have to type it out. 🙂

[@TerkanTyr]

Yeah, that one struck me as piercingly accurate as well. I can't wait to see Trump in jail after this year is over.

[@abates3747]

John's list missed "expensive"... it should be in there. The moron shut the country down twice over it...

[@dewaynethomas3122]

An being blown around by small gusts of wind. I still can't believe he made it all the way down that ramp.

[@tdbomba8496]

Sex trafficking is at a all time high

[@ih8study]

I now want to buy a brick and have the inscription read "the country is open! Everyone is welcome!" In english and spanish

[@deelish22]

I love how he sneaks Adam Driver into these segments.

[@naptown]

"Load bearing behemoth" is my new tinder profile description.

[@banmnx4823]

😮😮👌🏻

[@qjames0077]

I drive a forklift. Should mine be, "Looking to Fork some Loads"?

[@ryanagee5540]

VALENTINA for the win!

[@seangoggin6685]

God I love the internet

[@MexikonJunglista]

Collapse on my chest you impenetrable barrier, crush my rib cage... 🔥🔥🔥

[@SuperWoodsTar]

I can not get my head around how people can actually stand behind this president and support him...

[@eschwarz1003]

Basically Fox News blatant misinformation.

[@wilfdarr]

Because he's better than the alternative. For the second time in a row. There were a dozen democratic candidates that would have won, but again, the DNC picks an obvious looser.

[@Sigita989]

@@wilfdarr better? For who? White old men?

[@tbirdguy1]

@@wilfdarr Literally a golden retriever would be better then Trump. Don't try and both sides this. Biden was VP for 8 years, and there was never this level of insanity and crazy in the whitehouse. You may not like Biden, but he won't be this dumpster fire. If trump wins again, and lets your family drop into abject poverty, don't go blaming democrats, you only have yourself to blame for being an easy mark.

[@glhmedic]

Wilfred Darr troll

[@Dustyplastic73]

That was the single best sign off I’ve ever seen from John, and I’ve been binging this show quite a lot lately

[@SirPoofyPants]

Imagine if all the time, money, and effort wasted on this was instead invested to repairing existing infrastructure and building a high speed rail. Sigh.

[@Lectrikfro]

Welcome to Infrastructure Week... (part.... umm... 160)

[@RmcBlueSky]

That was what that 5mil government funding was for. And the 10mil was supposed to go for military family assistance. Bc Trump is the president and McConnell the head of the Senate. We all got a big F*-%K U.

[@rasheedqe]

How dare you bring that logical,well reasoned point. You take that type of thinking and go to China or Japan or Spain of France or the UK or any generally every other modern developed country. We build hyperloops and badly constructed walls in America.

[@Mondfischli]

...stop complaining, nobody else has a Space force 🤣..🤧..😷

[@glenellisquinn]

repairing existing infrastructure? you mean one of the only things a lot of people, including me, were on board with when he promised it? color me stupid. I still didn't vote for him, but i admit it sounded like a good use of government funds. so if anyone is keeping score, he really has only implemented his bad ideas. keep up the great work.

[@chadnorth3300]

This wall is Trump's monument: "Destructive, Pointless, Ineffective, Racist, Weak, and something we'll be dealing with the damages of for a long time..." Very well said.

[@toniroberts8117]

Most of his wall work was re-doing areas that already had wall. Only 5 miles of new wall area. I don’t know the math but that’s maybe 1/50th of one percent of the US southern border. I certainly don’t encourage illegal activity, but I’m waiting to laugh at the fancy tunnel immigration will discover in that 5 mile span of “new” Trump wall 😂

[@snoglydox]

@@toniroberts8117 : Or the billions spent on the continuous maintenance/repairs. Trump doesn't care; as he doesn't even pay taxes, so he's not paying for it, and he certainly is not starving, like million's of American's are.

[@toniroberts8117]

Snoglydox Fortunately Trump wasn’t able to put up hardly any new wall, so maintenance will be extremely minimal compared to if he built the wall on the entire southern border like he intended too. The creepy weird part is that I highly doubt Trump could care less about the wall. He only fought for it during his presidency because it was a huge reason he got elected. Why that is, is beyond me and scary frankly. It sickens me how Trump promised Mexico would pay for the wall during the campaign, but not ONCE did Trump say (again during his campaign) that “by Mexico paying for the wall” actually means the United States tax payers are paying for it, but will “supposedly” get that money back somehow due to the “benefits” of having the wall. Effin liar scamming POS.

[@toniroberts8117]

This sounds crazy, but in the 1950’s, there was a western TV series called track down. They once featured an episode about a con man villain who came to town named “Trump”. This con man claimed that everyone will die in the town unless they “build a wall” around the town to protect them. It’s so weird and creepy watching that episode. You should google it. The villain hugely resembles trumps father and I heard the show was based on his father. It’s pretty incredible. I find it hard to believe our President hasn’t seen that show. Pretty interesting if he did see it and still used the wall idea to become president

[@fguledh]

@Woohoo Obama really lives in your head rent free 24/7. Get over it they guy is not president anymore!!!

[@Theycallmejugzy]

His one sided love affair with Adam Driver gets into my very core.

[@truebornseeker9767]

Nobody, besides teachers and literal children, should ever use the words ‘super-duper’ to describe literally *anything*

[@keetopuffs]

They raised 25 million dollars and couldn't get the children of the military a school without mold??

[@Nicholas-f5]

That apparently wasn't the point of the fraud 😀

[@11cabadger]

@jmh harris people make me sick

[@1987Liono]

If those people had donated the money to the school instead of the wall, they would have done more good with their lives.

[@MadnessBomber]

Course not. No profit in that. Why give the money that you wrongfully earned to people who need it when you can keep and and do whatever the hell you want with it? :/

[@aikenodubitan5256]

It's just madness Kee. Sheer madness.

[@ReethCaldarson]

Man John looks so genuinely angry about this and a can really feel him

[@moonflowr]

@gr8 b8 m8 what

[@miloblackmetalhate]

@gr8 b8 m8 wot?

[@duncanbrown4184]

John O does barely contained anger very well. But if someone can't get angry about this I wonder what happened to their moral compass.

[@williamgregory1848]

You’d be angry to at the government destroying land that was important to your culture.

[@peppeddu]

We gotta give Trump credit though. He's really, I mean *really* good at making sure there's always someone else to take the blame when things go south.

[@m.r.6264]

Not really. It's just that some of the people that we've elected and what seems like most of the press are not constantly holding him accountable for the stupid sh!t he does

[@ixchelssong]

@@m.r.6264 I think it must be hard to choose which stupid shit to follow and hold him accountable for.

[@kuufnar]

I see what you mean but we should still reprimand him heavily. Just because someone does something evil or wrong in a calculated fashion doesn't mean they deserve praise for their wrongdoing.

[@santiagovasquez1404]

@@m.r.6264 i agree with your thoughts here. it would be fine with me for the press to call him out on every statement. meaning that as soon as the telecast begins they out line the lies and all the bull that comes with this entire party and when they are done with the prefix they can begin adding to the deception. the issue here is that there's so much bull you just throw so much of it to the back and for this reason it gets forgotten. i also think an effective political message strategy should outline all this bull. If the voting public is accepting of this bull & re-elects this party then i believe this country is going to go through its toughest period ever. the truth is in the open now lets see how the country responds

[@flewkisdead]

@@santiagovasquez1404 They do. There are various media outlets that spend a shitload of time pointing out his mistakes. There are also those who will use fake news to defend Trump. In the end, trying to blame the media or other politicians is nonsensical. He was voted into office just like the Senators and Representatives that support him. Votes matter.

[@damadus6738]

The sheer vehemence he has in his voice at the end segment was genuinely rallying, he unflinchingly voices something I can't believe all Americans aren't behind, as an Australian I understand we have our share of issues with our own childlike government, inept policies and honestly just straight up cringe worthy parliamentary debates, but you America, are in a league all of your own.

[@KathyHussey063]

+Damadus Actually it's not all of America, it's a part of America you're referring to and trust me we who are existing here in the saner more normal other half of reality, we who can understand the difference between straight up liars and thieves and the usual regular brand of politicians,.... we agree totally. These peeps are off their rockers ! This is what you get when you cross lack of education with gullible people looking for a scapegoat.

[@eddixon2015]

Honestly, I have a hard time sympathizing with people who's money got stolen because they donated to build the wall.

[@spiffanator]

What's that saying about a fool and his money? XD

[@kennedykariukin]

I bet a majority of the people that donated towards that stupid wall are also the ones protesting face masks😂... I say let Natural selection do its work

[@seabassjames8222]

@@kennedykariukin The problem with that is the anti-maskers can infect anyone they come in contact with. The masks are to stop the spread from the wearer, not protect the wearer from others. If an anti-masker coughs on someone wearing a mask, it can infect them. If someone wearing a mask coughs, the mask catches most of their cough.

[@mea2429]

my first thought was honestly “great idea! i should get in on it. i wanna scam racists out of their money”

[@yeahyeah8522]

What about the tax payers that, through Trumps executive order, gave these conmen 2 billion dollars? Technically, if you're from the USA, you also got you money stolen.

[@sminthian]

A thing that I just learned today: Adam Driver is a Marines veteran, and runs a charity for veterans that want to get into acting.

[@TheLionPear]

that is a really specific charity. I find those to be the best and most effective kind. Good for him.

[@amellirizarry9503]

that guy is awesome, no wonder john has such a crush on him

[@patrickpatterson4292]

I'm proud to call him one of my brothers in arms.

[@andrewwalker9960]

New life plan! Join the military, serve my four years, dip, and hello, Hollywood!

[@Justanotherconsumer]

The reality is that having control over your own emotions is something marines and actors have in common. Overriding your own opinions and feelings and doing what’s expected without complaint... Eh, Hollywood is easy compared to what Marines have to do.

[@ncdogg425]

You could tell John was genuinely mad and disgusted towards the last minute of this show.

[@pavannoolvi4274]

Poor John trying to save America from clown with mummified foreskin.

[@gentillygirl545]

I love the British. I wish to God I could be so composed, and not angry, screaming and flailing.

[@droptimistic]

America: The World’s Florida

[@zombieguy4444]

F*ck it America: America’s Florida

[@declanhandley-byrne4335]

@@zombieguy4444 Donald Trump: humanity's Florida

[@zombieguy4444]

@@declanhandley-byrne4335 Donald Trump: what happens when humanity’s self-doubt f*cks Chester Cheetah

[@Dwarg91]

You can tell that he is just absolutely exhausted and done with Trump, and honestly I am too.

[@ALT3PFL3G3R]

@@jaguarkaboom8967 wow many words to say not a thing.

[@wesleyrichardson2841]

@@ALT3PFL3G3R you must never have learned to read.

[@Wastingsometimehere]

@@jaguarkaboom8967 Most illegals are expired visas not wall crossers. Facts don't care about your feelings.

[@kriegmeister6843]

@@jaguarkaboom8967 Yes, illegal immigrants from Mexico... And what about illegal immigrants from all of Europe? People from England/Scotland that already speak English that come overseas and stay without anyone knowing... You can bet not every one of them has U.S. citizenship. You do know it can take a long time for any Mexican to apply and get U.S. citizenship, and if they're living a life of hardships, when push comes to shove... and they have families that need providing... they'll risk it all coming over the border for the slimmest chance at a better life. And you would do the exact same thing. Some of these people can't afford to wait months or years to finally be legally accepted.

[@CasiodorusRex]

I'm exhausted of the media attacking Trump and people like you falling for it.

[@SmithYorkinster]

"Standing for 150 years" for a wall, is actually pretty shitty for a building even if it does stand for that time. You've got walls from medieval and pre-medieval times that still stand today.

[@commonsense320]

But that's the kind of statement you make when you're too stupid to have read a history book, or even a travel brochure from the Great Wall of China!

[@candyland3606]

I live in a 130 year old building. It’s just a building. He just imagines a world without him is super far away and impressive.

[@SallyB_23]

Please, please, PLEASE don’t ever stop doing the Adam Driver thirst jokes, they are absolutely SENDING ME!!!

[@gorvindougwinkristoffiplob5137]

69th like ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@mb3938]

That guy is UAF

[@HowToChangeName]

Be happy season 7 ended with Driver's ultimatum

[@Butterfly-fh9yw]

I feel safe in this comment section thank you guys ✨

[@leejohnson6975]

Wall being finished in secret by Biden.....waiting for your outrage

[@Butterfly-fh9yw]

@@leejohnson6975 what dude I’m 15 I can’t vote i couldn’t care less

[@leejohnson6975]

@@Butterfly-fh9yw good lad.... stranger things out soon... must watch

[@JohnZimmer-MannerofSpeaking]

"Destructive, pointless, ineffective, racist, weak and something, the damages of which, we're going to have to be dealing with for a very long time." Yes, that pretty much sums up America's 45th President.

[@jeffreygreen9315]

Absolutely! John Oliver always wraps up his segments well. This was no exception 👏

[@jessemh2009]

That wrap up gave me chills, it was so accurate 😭

[@wolframstahl1263]

Well, then let's hope that the "eroding foundation and - in part - imminent collapse" is also an accurate part of the metaphor.

[@cynthiamorris2667]

I literally fist pumped at that part, sitting at my breakfast table with my coffee. Such a freakin accurate and scathing commentary on this administration.

[@z-beeblebrox]

Especially that last part. Here I thought 8 years of W's damage to this country was going to be a nightmare to fix, but holy shit it pales in comparison to the damage 45 has done in just 4 years. Our fuckin great-great-grandchildren are gonna be like "wait why the fuck is this a thing?" "The Trump administration."

[@FangFeyDraws]

Hearing the break in Chairman Norman’s voice just sent a devastating chill down my spine. I hate this with all my being

[@PoseidonXIII]

I broke into tears hearing him speak. It cut so deep.

[@krissip1711]

I can’t even imagine the depth of his pain.

[@Marauder99991]

What makes it even worse is nobody responsible for it is going to care in the least. I would bet all my Legos that once the mics were off it was just hours of racist "indian" jokes coming from people in the administration.

[@ericasteele5199]

@@Marauder99991 You're gonna need a shit ton of Legos.

[@RusstheTroubadour]

John : ' Four years ago when I was 50 years younger" 😉🙃

[@nikanj]

Trump 2016: We're going to build a wall and Mexico is going to pay for it. Mexico 2016: Haha. Fat chance. Mexico 2020 (watching everything that is unfolding in the US): Maybe we should pay for that wall.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

I know this is largely tongue-in-cheek but... My fear is that, the second Mexico laid the first brick, America would storm over the border looking for whatever it was they were keeping them out for.

[@coreylineberry8557]

@@clockworkkirlia7475 That pretty much sounds like a South Park episode.

[@karenshaub8273]

@@coreylineberry8557 TRump was CREATED by his maker to be a Satiric cartoon. The problem is that his maker screwed up when He created almost 45% of the rest of humanity unable to see the humor in the Big Joke that is trump.

[@coreylineberry8557]

@@karenshaub8273 I agree with you, but I meant that literally, as in that was literally a South Park episode. Except it was Canada that built the wall.

[@kyleking3839]

@@coreylineberry8557 if canada wasn't so dependent on america I honestly think canada would build a wall by now

[@AndyGilleand]

Should have mentioned how one section of the wall did in fact fall down

[@mannhouse8014]

@Paper St. Soap Co. The irony!

[@seafoam6119]

@Paper St. Soap Co. what a hero of a tree, putting itself in danger so his ugly fence doesn't dirty the ground before it.

[@Hadar1991]

It was part under construction, so it extremely unfair to blame Trump for that. Wall that is completely constructed (except that little part build by that charity) is quite sturdy.

[@AndyGilleand]

@@Hadar1991 it's... really not

[@jenkem4464]

@@Hadar1991 What kind of excuse is "it was part under construction"? When is it ok for under construction buildings to to fall down? That exemplifies SHITTY CONSTRUCTION. What an idiotic statement.

[@AmplifiedYeesh]

"Her love language is apparently white men begging for attention" is probably my favourite sentence from this one 🤣

[@audieh]

Percy Shelley’s “Ozymandias” should be etched on that wall I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.

[@TheOrangeneck]

Big throwback. This was also inspiration for Gregory Maguire’s portrayal of the Wizard of Oz and the Wicked Witch.

[@TheLionPear]

I love this poem. It can be taken at least two different ways.

[@amellirizarry9503]

i love that poem

[@tdsims1963]

Perfect.

[@timothylacey1555]

@Egon Freeman Unless he (and others) "know of" something we don't.

[@kaloofy3500]

“The biggest scholarship opportunity for camels” oooo nice callback lmao

[@imandan1966]

"I take no responsibility at all" - Donald J Trump. Who can vote for any President that says that?

[@marloyorkrodriguez9975]

Chuck in ‘it is what it is’ then we still haven’t yet completed Trump Bingo.

[@vividleo]

People who are brainwashed

[@zombieguy4444]

The electoral college

[@karenshaub8273]

I remember trump's infamous line going, "I don't stand by anything I say." Or it could be my subconcious completing his sentence to read the way it should be read. Either way it means the same thing.

[@matthewshiers9038]

People who also don't take responsibility for their actions. And if that's not true for the people who voted him in, it's certainly true for anyone who did not vote him out.

[@Mekose]

One of the scariest parts about all this is how helpless I feel fighting stupidity with intelligence, research, facts, etc because it never seems to phase trump supporters. I bet even after all these scandals get proven, and the wall collapses, and we've wasted billions of taxpayer dollars; the trump supporters will praise how amazing and successful the project is. It's terrifying.

[@Sparkitto]

No joke.

[@rodgerickmoore4228]

It's like they have a mental defect that makes them impervious to reality

[@rotschadel3574]

Just move to another country.

[@dustinc9387]

The feeling mutual towards you Biden supporters

[@StopLizard]

I feel you, I have close family members that still say Trump is the greatest president we've ever had.

[@abochelopr]

I’m pretty sure that the only word Trump heard was “weak” at the end. “Get ready for the twitter storm!

[@FizzleFX]

Eh He fell asleep after minute five and fell off the shitter

[@thomasridley8675]

Every time trump hears the word weak. He thinks about his last sexual encounter.

[@Tintedmafia]

Yeah

[@Nala15-Artist]

14:38 That weird moment when you hear your name the way you tell others to pronounce it when it almost NEVER happens outside of IRL. O.o And in a John Oliver video of all things. XD

[@nittanydragon1420]

I’m actually really liking this audience-free LWT

[@PhantomDragon77]

The tribal chairman's testimony shattered my heart. When will the oppression of native peoples end?

[@gentillygirl545]

This is America. It is not going to end

[@HypocritesExposd]

Most people would rather ignore the atrocities our ancestors have committed than to learn about and from them. Because of this, we are far more likely to keep committing the same or similar atrocities.

[@chriskorringa7303]

The oppression will end only when everyone sees them as humans.

[@jschuler53]

@@chriskorringa7303 excellent comment. We cannot keep dehumanizing and demonizing each other no matter what. Even if someone disagrees with you or supports something you wouldn't dream of, we all deserve to be addressed how we ourselves want to be addressed. It is a simple golden rule that I think would help this situation we are in.

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

PhantomDragon77 Never!

[@michaeladames4932]

He should've taken your advice and just give everyone waffle makers...

[@bararobberbaron859]

Especially during Covid-19 with everyone at home.. Gosh, a waffle maker would have made things less drab.

[@sc2_Nightmare]

Would have been the first time in almost 30 years that I would actually have envied Americans.

[@jamesahern9236]

Bara Robber Baron vvszssSnk

[@boosted211]

You can make hash browns in a waffle maker 👍

[@kuzmavolkov]

hmm waffles actually sound good this morning. If only I had a waffle maker...

[@briankeyes268]

There were actual climbers who made short work of climbing the wall.

[@jasonpop1628]

12 yr old girl climbed it ,dad taught her !

[@briankeyes268]

@Aditya Chavarkar too funny.

[@mlpfanboy1701]

@@jasonpop1628 a 9 year old was the first to climb it.