Musk Defends Gaetz Amid Sex Trafficking Allegations; Trump Cabinet Adds Oz, McMahon: A Closer Look

[@markoicu]

"Bernie's right." Truer words have never been spoken. That and, "Bernie was right."

[@randyross5630]

Bernie couldn't even get his Sexuality Right, because it's Pretty Obvious Bernie is Gay as Huck!

[@paulyricca3881]

😆 PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAW TRUMP WON LETS PARTY YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAW YEEEHAAAW YOUR MAJESTY SIR TRUMP 😆 BWAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@SafetySpooon]

Yeah, if only he would actually work on the things he says he supports instead of killing any legislation that he finds imperfect.

[@TheAGcollector101]

Weird ​@@paulyricca3881

[@swingforthefences777]

Easy words for a multi millionaire……TRUMP WON CRY LIBERALS

[@Mr.N3cro]

Dr. Oz has been laughingstock for decades!!!

[@DSAK55]

as has trump

[@wetbadger2]

So has Trump!

[@glenm99]

Sure, he promotes weird pseudoscience that'll kill a lot of Americans... but he's not a thief, sex offender, or pedophile, has never stolen national secrets or supported autocratic enemies... so he'll be one of the best people in the next administration....

[@Thadmotor1044]

snake oil salesman . corrupt jag off .

[@P.G.1966]

He would prescibe glasses to a fish.

[@KyleRayner12]

I'm a doctor. I get into at least five protracted battles over insurance companies that won't cover essential medications every week. It's the worst part of my job. Giving more power to an industry that makes its billions by playing keep-away with people's lives is going to raise the mortality rate in this country to an unprecedented degree.

[@ungenannt8774]

Please come to Canada. As a doctor, you and your family would be fast tracked. Plus, universal healthcare means you, as the doctor, make the decisions on what treatments need to be done, and insurance companies are not involved. No arguments.

[@SherryEllesson]

Having been a Physicians Billing Liaison for a hospital here in Delaware for six months, it always was an argument. Who's saying the patient needs this? and is anyone else going to pay before we do? It was disgusting.

[@CountryMusicMann]

So often, I hear Republicans, elected and voter, speak against Medicare-for-All by saying, "We don't want to kick millions off their private insurance." To which I've always thought in response, "Sorry, who actually LIKES their private health insurance?"

[@tarain417land]

Thank you for fighting for the health of your patients. ❤ I'm a full-time student trying to fight for my health with doctors who don't seem to care because I have medicaid. I don't want to be permanently disabled. I want to feel better and live a productive life, but that's not covered.

[@whyythestupidithurts5564]

USA is cooked...brace for the burn coming.

[@tomg6318]

Whenever I blog about having a wealth tax on billionaires, I get so much hate from people who are actually paying the taxes billionaires should be paying, it just boggles my mind

[@midi1529]

So how stupid do you estimate the USA is now?

[@aaronaragon7838]

Protecting the rich is an American thing...white Americans identify with the white rich and not the darker poor.

[@satisfiedcustomer2444]

Exactly! It's always the lower class people defending them not paying their fair share. 🤯 While they file for bankruptcy and have no health care insurance.

[@satisfiedcustomer2444]

Musk will be the one who ensures anyone who strikes gets fired! That's why Dummo Trump is in love with him. He thinks he will be able to override FLSA and unions. This world would end up in a National gridlock.

[@thomasbraeking6225]

@@aaronaragon7838 Much like the "po' waht trash" sharecroppers that died trying to preserve the system of slavery that kept them poor. Their myriad inbred descendants are still willing to die, so that their rich oppressors can live in luxury.

[@JacobGood-t5s]

I prefer billionaires who don’t try to defend someone who’s being accused of sex trafficking and having sex with a 17 year old and using Venmo to pay for sex

[@heatherr4321]

….do those even exist…?

[@DennisMoore664]

I prefer billionaires who have had their assets frozen, government contracts revoked, their citizenship revoked, and who have been sent back to South Africa.

[@Adade999]

Innocent until proven guilty means nothing to folks anymore?

[@TheGeosto]

@@Adade999 so release the report then.

[@OratoryJamesIV]

​@@Adade999That's rich, considering Republicans have been claiming for FOUR YEARS that Biden accepted bribes when they haven't provided one shred of evidence to prove it.

[@DeathByRabbit]

If Billionaires wanted to make life better for other Americans, there was nothing stopping them beforehand. /shrug

[@richizzle39]

Can you imagine if they started giving their money away? I actually can’t, and I have a good imagination.

[@DayTukErrJawbs]

Exactly. What has Elon done. At least bill gatez does a ton of charity work. Vaccines etc. and even he says he should be taxed more

[@wetbadger2]

Bill Gates! He’s doing more to help humanity than any government

[@lindyb78]

They could start paying an equal share of taxes. That would make life better for other Americans

[@rasmie8858]

Americans don't like philanthropists. Just look how much hate Bill Gates gets, even though he's giving away literally all of his wealth

[@mattgreven7615]

you don't suppose a cabinet full of billionaires will govern to make THEMSELVES richer, do you? nah, I'm sure they'll care about the lives/jobs/livelihoods of the "little people."

[@stephaniebrooks8044]

Ikr! Really?? Wat a disaster!🤨

[@MelodicQuest]

As we were once told, the wealth will trickle down

[@stephaniebrooks8044]

@MelodicQuest Yeah. Wouldn't hold my breath.

[@ryanking7849]

What a surprise!! Only 14 years after the Supreme Court ruled that money is free speech, billionaires have taken over the government and the United States has become an oligarchy. Who could have predicted that?

[@J.M.-nb4gw]

Yeah we're totally f'cked now 😢

[@nickAmir-h9n]

Thank you seth for still standing up and speaking truth to power!! You,the jimmy,s,the colbert, and Oliver are my heros!! Keep the good work.

[@disappointingdbdclips]

Three things I hate about musk: his insufferable personality, his unethically-sourced wealth being used as a political lever, and that post's lack of an Oxford comma.

[@sherinameless1618]

I hate his name too. And his trucks.

[@old-fashionedcoughypot]

l hate the Musk aroma.

[@manuelahrasky8472]

Yay, another lover of the Oxford comma!

[@J.M.-nb4gw]

​@@sherinameless1618Leon Musk is such a HUGE prick and I actually saw one of those stupid Tesla trucks being hauled off on a flatbed truck recently 😂

[@pbf7719]

I also hate the way he jumps. His weird voice. His weirder need for validation. His cringy dark gothic MAGA line at the MSG rally. His oddly built body that resembles a Tesla cybertruck. His…

[@octoBadger]

This is actually getting genuinely depressing

[@dreambrother1240]

Welcome; most of us have an eight year head start, and are happy to answer any questions you might (one day) have...

[@kimberlys8422]

Knowing Drumpf will get his way like the spoiled brat he is...yep.

[@carinmiller9211]

Getting... 😭😫🤮😫😭

[@shermanculbertson6244]

I can't even begin to imagine what the next 4 years will be like. I feel better knowing Seth will be with us.

[@SherryEllesson]

Let's just HOPE he is. He and the other smart folks on late night TV tend to have a handle on reality instead of what the far right want it to be.

[@lucifercon4868]

i feel like we won't survive the next 4 years. any who do survive will be too beaten and scared to speak up like a dystopian novel.

[@heartstrings4961]

Unless Trump takes everything away

[@DSAK55]

Seth is in a vulnerable position. NBS is owned by major defense contractor General Electric, see what happen to _Morning Joe_

[@armie4172]

I can imagine it and it’s horrific.

[@busylawbee]

George Santos must be sitting by the phone, at this rate it can’t be long until he gets tapped for Treasury

[@Rxke]

Ministry of Truth (social)

[@DryBones271]

One has to wonder, when someone defends a pedophile, maybe they not only knew, but participated.

[@YouTuber-r5c8x]

Do you even know what a pedophile is?

[@cal2780]

Epstein's jet belongs to Donald. That's what he's flying around in NOW.

[@ytgytgy]

I've been calling Q-anon the worlds largest sextrafficking ring since 2017, because that's exactly what they are. They're trying to force society to accept them with their obsessions involving the subject manifesting social norms, and the fact that white straight conservative dudes keep getting arrested for crimes involving the subject. They want us to accept them as superior. They're destroying the LGBT+ community and it makes me so mad, that I think about doing things I don't normally think about.

[@mikedelay8373]

They are all sexual predators. They don't understand what the big deal is.

[@whoaskedforthisbs]

Brett Kavenaugh... Jeffrey Epstein... this is who he is.

[@bera0014]

Trumps isn't filling a cabinet, he's filling a junk drawer....

[@gilb6982]

He is filling the swamp !

[@crunchytoast6007]

How did you know! loose condiment packets was Trump pick for Secretary of the Interior

[@f1jones544]

You win. Seth, hire this guy as a writer so he can be fired when Trump makes NBC illegal.

[@2Treesandahorse]

I can not help but think that it's a smoke screen to cause outrage and focus while the people pulling the strings are quietly in the background turing the screws.

[@rvdb7363]

It's an "as seen on TV" cabinet. Trump is selecting them for their TV personalities. Not their qualifications.

[@gracecarcich2712]

Thank you Bernie, hit the nail on the head. Last of the honest leaders. Reverse Citizens United!

[@zenon3021]

in Canada you're only allowed to donate a maximum of $1,750 to political campaigns. Just for comparison :P

[@ytgytgy]

@@zenon3021 zetus lapetus!!

[@archmage_of_the_aether]

​@@zenon3021and yet we still have a 3 way fight with 3 crappy candidates as usual. With a 3 term nepo incumbent coming second to a smug beige charisma vacuum, and a second less beige charisma vacuum.

[@workingmamma5342]

@@archmage_of_the_aether True, but we're still anywhere near the trainwreck of the USA.

[@archmage_of_the_aether]

@@workingmamma5342 madam, you are not at all correct. And I regret the reality behind my words. We are in the toilet.

[@heyheytaytay]

This is literally what happened in college when a frat boy became Student Body President. He appointed all of his bros to his "administration" and all they did was use resources, party and leave a mess at the end of the school year.

[@Duskwind_]

Substituting the frat boys with the Celebites from Hellraiser is a better comparison 😱

[@f1jones544]

​​@@Duskwind_the Cenobites were frat boys.

[@NWPaul72]

Sounds like the story of every republican administration of my life.

[@canadaclaret]

Just when you thought USA had the least democratic approach to health care in the world, here comes Oz, to make it worse.

[@jamesnelson6656]

He has no license to practice. How more literal can he be?! the Wizard of Oz was a sham too

[@Sylenced1]

Just wait for Repeal and Replace 2.0 - this time w/o the courage of one man, John McCain to prevent the destruction of the ACA. Good times.

[@balok63a40]

At least under the Trump administration, Medicare will cover the cost of crudites.

[@nsaurabh25]

Trump is the Emperor God. We love him.

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

I have never seen billionaires interested in civil service jobs before. I can't imagine why they would suddenly be interested now.

[@00SmileTime00]

Because they're not smart enough to realise the whole point of being a shadowy puppeteer is being in the shadows.

[@davidblair3861]

Guaranteed money

[@pdxpete48]

None of these people with all their wealth can relate to the lower class struggles, it makes no sense to have them at the wheel.

[@lisadeak5723]

Call your senators and demand competence NOW.

[@ytgytgy]

@@lisadeak5723 I think we're too busy struggling and know our calls/emails won't ever be seen or heard by the right people. I've sent so many calls and emails to my representatives and I'm done. It is not our jobs to tell our senators to do their fucking jobs. They all need to be replaced by working people as OP said

[@thomasbraeking6225]

It does make sense to have all of iDJiT's nominees broken on the wheel.

[@f1jones544]

It makes sense when you understand that the lower and middle classes were never going to be addressed by this administration. He was caught privately saying to a room of billionaires at Mar a Lago that they're all rich and Trump's going to make them richer. They don't get richer while everyone else does too. We have the money left that they don't, and they're out for it. But no, eggs cost $.50 more than they should through no reason that the federal government controls, so I'm voting for cheap eggs because who the hell lives on eggs anyway, dammit!

[@graceaute3648]

I love this so much. The writing, the delivery.. it’s perfect. I need this right now.

[@anthonysilvestri4946]

Putting Gaetz in charge of the DOJ is tantamount to putting Dracula in charge of a blood bank!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Opinionsrnotfacts574]

Or Jeffrey Epstein in charge of Child Services.

[@DennisMoore664]

or letting a child molester run a daycare.

[@erikwigelandiestad2270]

Mr Wolf and Mr Fox tag team in the hen house

[@ollieoliver3356]

Actually it isn't. Dracula would make sure there was always a blood supply. He might skim off the top but he'd keep it open. Gaetz is more akin to putting a pig in charge of an abattoir.

[@armie4172]

Next up, an arsonist to run HUD…😓

[@charybdis8113]

In Russia the oligarchies bows to Putin. In USA the president bows to the oligarchies.

[@peternicholas2393]

Putin is ruthless; Trump is a doofus.

[@gmun2248]

Sorry to be pedantic, but the correct word for your comment is oligarchs, the individuals. Oligarchy refers to the system, e.g. both Russia and the US are oligarchies run by oligarchs. Sadly.

[@robertalter3186]

Thanks, Yakov.

[@brandonolivas3013]

Thank You for the levity. We all need this.

[@anthonycudahy-ee8qy]

Too bad we'll have to evolve giraffe neck muscles to keep our head's held high.

[@paulyricca3881]

👴🏻🥃😆😫WE BOW TO HIS MAJESTY SIR TRUMP WE LOVE U TRUMP YOUR MAJESTY SIR TRUMP 😆 YES YES YES BWAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@annmarie3773]

The Dr. Oz thing is the epitome of F around and Find Out. Hope all the seniors who voted for Trump and rely on Medicare have the day they deserve.

[@ShinyTillDawn]

They'll just blame it on millennials and younger generations.

[@carolinacooper7068]

Unfortunately those of us seniors who did not nor ever would vote for Trump will suffer just as much as those who did.

[@kerrysullivan9907]

They'll still have Medicare, it will just be funded by a new payroll tax that we will all pay for >

[@00SmileTime00]

So desperate to see people less fortunate than you suffer 🤮

[@alias093001]

Sometimes, I wonder what the world would have been like if Bernie Sanders was the 2016 Democratic nominee.

[@johnwattdotca]

Bernie is an independent. He could never take over the Democrat or Republican party as an outsider. Trump was a non-elected, political outsider, seeing him as fronting for the Bush famly.

[@SherryEllesson]

I wonder what it would've been like if he had been elected President. No bullsh*t, straight talk, good programs, and any debate would've taken Trump back down to the swamps where he belongs.

[@jeddsmom3564]

I feel like Bernie was robbed....still 😢

[@DNTXPCTMCH]

I wanted to vote for Bernie

[@RogerLewis-ey2tt]

Or the 2020 nominee. Or the 2024 nominee, ffs!! The Democratic National Committee and their billionaire donors have driven the Party into the ground!

[@genericusername5909]

There’s no way to have thoughts about this without breaking every terms of service, and possibly some laws. That’s how putrid this political gacy basement is.

[@JoelDJohnson1986]

Seth, thank you for a closer look. I love these so much, and today is usually a sad day for me. I lost my mom 15 years ago today, and every time I see videos like yours, it makes me feel better and laugh about life these days. Just thank you, man.

[@sunshine3914]

Same with Drumpf. Crazy azz b down the street, “He’s the only one who can save us.”. He wouldn’t spit on her nor any of his family, if they were on fire.

[@psithurism241]

RIP

[@SherryEllesson]

Joel, I am sorry for your loss.

[@lisadeak5723]

Not everyone had such a great mom, still missed after all of these years. That’s pretty cool!

[@JoelDJohnson1986]

@SherryEllesson Thank you, Sherry 😊

[@OratoryJamesIV]

Judge Dredd is literally an anti-police satire and even an eight-year-old could see that by reading it for six seconds. Which explains why that level of nuance went over King Elon's head.

[@dejugulators]

Yep. "Judge Dredd stories often satirize American and British culture, with a focus on authoritarianism and police brutality."

[@ThomasMink]

Probably only saw the Stallone movie.

[@d.b.4671]

Responding in the hope of elevating this comment higher in the list.

[@justaguy6100]

Oligarchic form of society is the first phase of the Feudal system. Are you a baron, or a serf? Because really, that's all there is.

[@BibbityBibbs]

Oh great- womp womp on me😂

[@irairod5160]

His youngest son's name is Barron...

[@Other_Robots]

In russia we call them oligarchs but here we call them billionaires

[@valeriechism2588]

Both are a$$holes

[@NewMessage]

Donnie's second term hasn't even started yet, and I'm already at the end of my rope.

[@ellengrace4609]

One thing I’m doing to stay sane is I turned off all of my notifications on my phone. All those blips from news sources with “breaking news” all day long isn’t good for mental health. Since the election, Seth’s show is all the news I’m consuming.

[@internetperson8911]

Get off of social media. Whatever you like to comment on, probably wanna delete it. If it's important, you'll hear about it, otherwise stay out of the news.

[@laurenmalone8335]

@@ellengrace4609same here. I was doing a bit of doom scrolling but it was taking an effect on me. I have political channels I follow on KZbin but I’m tuning them out for now.

[@GabrielAlcala956]

@@ellengrace4609 WE ARE DONE AND I AM MOVING MY ENTIRE FAMILY TO Ciudad Juarez Mexico!!! We are escaping political corruption! And my children are coming with me Ellen!!!!!

[@randy7003]

Try the MTN network.

[@benkromphardt1916]

The cabinet picks are like Scooby-Doo villains. This would be really funny if it wasn't actually happening.

[@canadaclaret]

The fact that your campaigns are non-stop marathons involving billions in advertising and rally shenanigans would be a hint that the oligarchy fix is in.

[@rjs51259]

Thank you for helping us laugh. The next four years will be a total nightmare.

[@brandonf.8360]

Just remember, creeps roll in packs.

[@dark14life]

Yup. Odds are, Elon's got some experience with young girls. Just like Trump who nominated him. Birds of a feather...

[@brandonf.8360]

@@dark14life yes, elon has a certain "musk" on him.

[@tazerwazerman]

@@dark14life I hope the wax melts when flying too high.

[@Ross-z5h]

Capo Don is building a mafia

[@Sci-lives]

Yep. These boys have always hung together, since high school. 🚩

[@johnopalko5223]

It's actually worse than an oligarchy. It's also a plutocracy. Bad combination, there.

[@careyculbert5071]

And about to become a kakistocracy 😢

[@johnopalko5223]

@@careyculbert5071 Well said. I was unfamiliar with that term, and I thank you for introducing me to it. The best and the brightest? More like the worst and the dimmest.

[@GarthTheDestroyer]

@@careyculbert5071 And an idiocracy.

[@thianzmom]

​@@careyculbert5071Yes, I really appreciate knowing this succinct term! Thanks! Wish I could keep my knowledge of the topic itself just theoretical instead of bearing witness.

[@mwatkins0420]

I yearn for 9 o'clock... When Seth gets posted on KZbin. Gotta love it 🤙✌️

[@IloveRumania]

For the first time in a really long time, I am legitimately terrified for my life.

[@stop_lying_to_me]

Idiocracy, a prophetic vision of modern America.

[@carolinacooper7068]

Call it what it is: kakistocracy

[@hellomello258]

Idiocracy was eugenics fear mongering in comedy form.

[@atila620]

I wish, at least the president in that movie thought it would be a good idea to listen to the "smart" guy and try his ideas.

[@javaman7199]

Idiocracy was set 500 years in the future, not 20.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Idiocracy has less sexual assailants in office :/

[@RootedInThePastWoodworking]

Our country is such a joke

[@gohabs8918]

What really sucks about it is Usa is a huge exporter of culture. I’m in Canada and I see maga hats HERE, maga car decals HERE. It is lunacy

[@ctloo0808]

Yup , it’s such a joke with jokers like you 😅

[@ctloo0808]

@ yup because it’s run by left wing lunatics for so far long who believed that men can give birth .. so congratulations to those Canadians who actually have a brain .

[@ctloo0808]

@ 😴😴😴😴😴

[@NewMessage]

We... At least we know that all the money in the world can't make you cool. So there's that.

[@sherinameless1618]

Once Elon owns all media, he will just make trendsetters and influencers say that "cool" is now defined as whatever he is.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Zucks and Bezzies have been proving that for years now :/

[@thomasbraeking6225]

But can all that money keep one safe from one's own "security" staff? History says, NOT!

[@Llddj502]

we failed Bernie. If we would’ve been smarter as a society and less hateful, he’s the best choice to run a country.

[@estherthorp1608]

Thank you all of you writers and staff Thank you Seth and you got me through last orange skid mark

[@RicSandblom]

It’s crazy that in the US, the cabinet gets picked by the President, who can choose any unelected crony he likes. The system is broken.

[@NWPaul72]

It made more sense when the judicial and legislative branches could be relied upon to do their jobs, the president needed executive allies. Now it's more of a perk of corruption.

[@nzephier]

Linda McMahon!?! He's literally just watching TV and adding anyone at this point! Let's put some GOOD people on Fox!

[@jembozaba4864]

What did you expect. TV is how he judges everything. And the only TV he watches are people who tell him whatever he wants to hear

[@Jay-is2jy]

He owed Vince after they taught him to cut his ear to fake an incident

[@hksoundpro]

Hey, her twenty million dollar donation was rewarded. What did you expect?

[@sherinameless1618]

Maybe he will nominate one of the guys from an E.D. commercial to be Director of Female Body Inspectors.

[@Jay-is2jy]

@@sherinameless1618 think he paid that debt to red bull and ED meds with gaetz?

[@katthefantastic]

You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists" ~Abbie Hoffman ✊️✊️✊️

[@christophermarshall527]

Im not sure I can take all the lies and misdemeanors from these scumbags for four more years..

[@danielgregory3295]

They don't bother with misdemeanors....go straight to the felonies!!😮😢

[@thomasbraeking6225]

It's almost like iDJiT is BEGGING for a 2A rejection of his nominees!

[@ColinFilm]

Seth Goes Day Drinking has now made its way into A Closer Look.

[@sherinameless1618]

My favorite thing from the Matt Gaetz Venmo receipts is him putting "for being my friend" in the item line, to account for one of the payments totalling $10,000 that he paid to two girls he trafficked.

[@thomasbraeking6225]

I'm surprised the idiot didn't just put "for services rendered"!

[@troywilliams844]

@@thomasbraeking6225 probably can't spell anything more than 5 letters long

[@thomasbraeking6225]

@@troywilliams844 😆

[@SierraVilláfranca]

Please allow the option for subtitles

[@RevolutionRecorder]

Wow, this is getting worse everyday. Thanks for the update.

[@Bete_Noir]

"...that a government of the billionaires, by the billionaires, and for the billionaires..."

[@NWPaul72]

"...shall last at least long enough to drain the Treasury and claim the natural resources..."

[@canadiantexan5]

I sure hope Bernie has at least four more years left in him. It seems like he is needed now more than ever!

[@ytgytgy]

let go of hope and just enjoy each day. democrats spend so much time hoping for things. we need action now.

[@Tugela60]

He will never win a national race. He could win the Democratic nomination, but not the general election. America is simply too conservative to elect someone like him.

[@crunchytoast6007]

Hey uh, no. Democrats have gotta start thinking young at some point here, old white dude worked for Biden but it bit them in the ass the 2nd time. They need a young charismatic figure with as little baggage as possible to focus around

[@pinkpanther4291]

This applied to him in 2020 btw

[@NWPaul72]

I hope Bernie retires and has a podcast from a comfy chair where he explains current events and ends each show with, "I tried to warn you people!"

[@sam6235]

What’s really funny/sad/interesting is that the people being nominated for positions they aren’t qualified for, and know they’re not, don’t have the better judgment to NOT accept the position. Just watching the nation burn seems to be on the agenda.

[@ShinyTillDawn]

It's like a business deal with Trump. Also, many government officials are above the law.

[@gmun2248]

Something that is weird to me is that none of them _need_ these positions. Why do they want to take on extra work that they don't need, and - as you point out - they aren't qualified to do? What is actually in it for them? Tax breaks, more ways to keep their money, yeah yeah. That's going to happen under a republican administration anyway, whomever is in the cabinet. Why are they accepting these jobs? It's weird.

[@ShinyTillDawn]

It's a business deal between the Republican pres-elect and the billionaires. (Y*uTube, stop deleting my comments!) He gave them positions of power to evade accountability in exchange for supporting him prior to the election.

[@abrakkehakka1357]

@@gmun2248They’re psychopaths who want absolute power with sadism as a means to cause fear and control. They’re malignant narcissists who believe they know what is absolutely best. But for Trump, it’s the Bannon agenda and the project 2025 agenda in one: To burn everything down and create a christian nationalist state. Controlling the DOJ, DOD, DOE, and the treasury is the most important. The two first get them the means to permanently hold power, the second is to brainwash the coming generations to make them believe this new world is the perfect one. The third… for their own gains, and to pay for their means of control.

[@bdell519]

I'm SO glad you are here, Seth ❤😅

[@bitbugsbyte]

The Rock Bakes Blueberry Pie Crust: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp salt 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes 1/4 cup ice-cold water 1 tsp vanilla extract Filling: 4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 tbsp cornstarch 1/4 cup water 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash) Instructions: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Make the crust: In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Add butter and use a pastry blender or your fingers to work it into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add ice-cold water, stirring with a fork until the dough comes together in a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Roll out the crust: On a lightly floured surface, roll out the chilled dough to a thickness of about 1/8 inch (3 mm). Transfer to a 9-inch pie dish and trim the edges to fit. Prepare the filling: In a separate bowl, whisk together blueberries, granulated sugar, cornstarch, and spices. Add melted butter, vanilla extract, and beaten egg. Mix until well combined. Fill the crust: Pour the blueberry filling into the pie crust, spreading it evenly. Top with another crust (optional): Roll out the remaining dough to a thickness of about 1/8 inch (3 mm). Use a pastry cutter or a knife to cut slits in the top crust for ventilation. Place the top crust over the filling and crimp the edges to seal. Brush with egg wash: Beat an egg with a tablespoon of water and brush the mixture over the top crust. Bake: Place the pie on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Cool: Let the pie cool on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes before serving. Tips from The Rock: Use fresh blueberries for the best flavor and texture. Don’t overmix the filling, or it’ll become too thick. If you’re feeling extra fancy, add a lattice-top crust or a crumb topping for added texture and visual appeal. And remember, “Can you smell what The Rock is cookin’?”

[@Agra586]

I love Bernie ❤ His insights will definitely keep coming up for a long time into the future

[@AlanDampog]

Bernie Sanders has been saying the same thing for the last 30 years... capitalism is failing america.

[@NWPaul72]

America will be okay, it's Americans that capitalism is using up at an unsustainable rate.

[@humpmunky]

TRUCK FUMP!!!

[@paulyricca3881]

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[@andyevans2336]

@@paulyricca3881"laugh it up scumball" Han Solo. Look where it got him.

[@paulyricca3881]

@@andyevans2336 😆 BWAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA TRUMP WON YES YES YES 😆 HIS MAJESTY KING TRUMP WON LETS PARTY YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAW YEEEHAAAW YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAW YEEEHAAAW YEEEHAAAW YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAW YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAW YEEEHAAAW YEEEHAAAW YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAW YEEEHAAAW 😆 SIR TRUMP IS KING OF THE WORLD 🌍 😆BWAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@SayAhh]

​@@paulyricca3881 Musk fired all the competent ppl at Twitter. He will do the same for the government to save money. Penny wise, pound foolish. Why spend money on eye goggles when you can pay out millions for an injured and blinded eye? Oh, wait, he is also going to get rid of workers comp, isn't he? Get hurt, walk it off. GOP = the party of empathy and responsibility. NOT!

[@jagster59]

​@@paulyricca3881*IMBECILE ALERT!!*

[@susanbrown4891]

Thank you, Seth. We appreciate your show.

[@paulopheim4224]

Love the jokes Seth, as always, but Bernie is spot on in speaking about oligarchs and money in politics.

[@OTFStudios]

I wish we were finishing 8yrs of a Sanders presidency. The world would have been a much better place with his leadership.

[@Heather-vg2tq]

Bernie tried to tell us this in 2016!! Just sayin…

[@ShinyTillDawn]

If only Trump's cult wasn't so powerful...

[@ytgytgy]

@@ShinyTillDawn they have no power, we just aren't doing anything to stop them

[@DSAK55]

Eisenhower tried to tell us this in 1961 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZiQm6l-rtODb7s

[@davidt3956]

Anyone who says "just sayin..." has nothing to say. A lot more people than the left wing's demagogue said the same thing in 2016 and before.

[@NWPaul72]

Bernie's been resisting this kind of crap since the eighties, probably longer.

[@rodthebodfromcanada]

Of all his cons, the biggest was Trump convincing his supporters he cares about them

[@user-th3xx1em1u]

Thing is he actually told his supporters and I quote "I don't care about you, I just want your vote."

[@michaellombardi1620]

Dr Oz, I'm shocked but also not surprised, if that makes any sense

[@sherinameless1618]

He does have a great track record of scamming the elderly, so he is the perfect Trump choice.

[@samredbird4225]

It’s ok. Nothing makes any sense anymore.

[@TheFlyguywill]

It’s still mind-boggling to me that over half of Americans blindly voted against their own interests without even knowing all of the policies and facts. Like Latino men realizing their Abuela could be deported, or the farmer who would be negatively impacted by tariffs, and I could go on.

[@killawofe]

How are poor people who need to stretch what they have somehow less knowledgeable about efficiency than billionaires who can spend freely?

[@sherinameless1618]

It's the modern version of The Divine Right of Kings, which holds that they wouldn't have been born rich if they weren't smarter and better at everything than the common folk.

[@Davideo523]

As an Australian, I'm going to enjoy watching Seth's slow descent into madness.

[@andrewollmann304]

Buddy, that happened during COVID. Now, he’s talking torobit voices like they’re people!

[@old-fashionedcoughypot]

ln the Northern Hemisphere, he'll descend in a clockwise direction.

[@sherinameless1618]

​@@old-fashionedcoughypotThis made me laugh, but now I feel guilty about finding amusement in Seth's sanity going out to sea.

[@PeleKen8]

Seth's impression game is underrated 👍

[@stephaniebrooks8044]

I luuuuv his Biden!😄

[@canadaclaret]

The Jackie Mason reference was great! And so timely!

[@pauldiamond9219]

I wonder how many of his voters are starting to get worried? "What you mean he was serious about getting rid of Obamacare, selling cabinet positions to billionaires, sending 11 million people to camps and being a dictator on day 1? I just wanted cheaper eggs!"

[@ShinyTillDawn]

They'll be told to blame the democrats.

[@andrewollmann304]

Some are already experiencing buyer’s remorse….but they wanted this.

[@pauldiamond9219]

@@andrewollmann304 No doubt. Am torn between hoping trump doesnt drive the country into the ground and hoping he does just enough damage for EVERYONE to see what an incompetant and corrupt fool he (and his minions) are. Of course even then, many will say its not his fault, its 'the deep state' or libs or Jews or friggin lizard people...but never his doing.

[@thomasbraeking6225]

They're even too stupid to realize that the "vaccines and antibiotics" that make egg factories possible will be outlawed, meaning that the only "cheap" eggs will be the ones from their backyard flocks.

[@gmun2248]

I've seen people comment they had conversations with people who have stated they want to keep the ACA and get rid of Obamacare. Multiple comments across different platforms have relayed similar conversations & said people have expressed surprise when they tell them it's the same thing.

[@0_44_4]

We the CEOs of the United Corporations of America in order to form a more perfect Capitalist Oligarchy...

[@The_Hagseed]

I'm glad I'm old and have been anarchist at heart my whole life. Sitting back and watching it all fall apart is a nice show to watch before the final season.

[@NWPaul72]

Always more and more pleased with my decision to remain childless. This world has no hostage to coerce my participation.

[@peted9205]

Bernie is the best president we never had.

[@WaningGibbous]

Well said.

[@riverlove6820]

In 2916, I agree. Gore would have set us on a different path than where baby bush took us in 2000. I now feel that Kamala Harris was the best president we never had because she would have had a qualified, experienced and diverse cabinet of people with the intent of making the country better for the whole country and not just the rich and she would be preserving our democracy while showing the world that we are not a dangerous joke. Like Bernie, she was not corruptible.

[@ultraviolettas]

She was corrupted by Dick Cheney

[@pressinpickle345]

Literally the government in Idiocracy.

[@mattwtf49]

Being clean and sober isn't going to cut it much longer.

[@BibbityBibbs]

I feel ya!

[@lisadeak5723]

One day at a time people. Nothing has happened yet.

[@pepsiwepsi1952]

I decided to go sober the week before the election. 😅

[@thomasbraeking6225]

@@pepsiwepsi1952 Feeling like Lloyd Bridges' character in "Airplane"?

[@dreambrother1240]

@@thomasbraeking6225 Looks like you picked the wrong week to stop being insensitive with your jokes.

[@PoliticalEndgame]

Oooh I love the new emphasis on Closer. “A CLOSER Look”

[@Renastarsong]

Someone get Bernie a suite of bodyguards immediately. For the sake of some continued sanity. Please.

[@johnmiranda2307]

Wasn't Trump using one of Epstein's old jets for the campaign? Who has the pics of who doing what or what doing who?

[@jb888888888]

#NoTrumper the plane itself didn't do anything wrong. It's a _Shining_ level conspiracy theory to think that that's relevant.

[@joycesmith1818]

Government by billionaires for billionaires.

[@rocqitmon]

elected by lots and lots of thousandaires

[@mk40846]

There should be a law in politics that allocates a fixed amount of money to each candidate - the same to every candidate - and that's what they get to spend. That's it.

[@maplebones]

Absolutely agree. Bernie's been advocating that for decades.

[@BlacklistBill]

Correction: Anesthesia is the state you are in. An anesthetic is what you take to get there. As an example, "Late Night with Seth Meyers is my anesthetic of choice."

[@ruthbennett7563]

Perhaps we should blame the scotch? Which is, of course, an inadequate anaesthetic to create the necessary state of anaesthesia I require to survive the foreseeable future (Yes. A genuine jackal requires diphthongs 😂😂😂)

[@NWPaul72]

Jackal.

[@simonharris4488]

could, could you just not with the diabetes jokes. It just already adds to the stigma that diabetes is related to being unhealthy. I assure you, I was in my prime when my pancreas died. It just died. That's how type 1 diabetes works. Also, I freaking love doughnuts.

[@smooshiebear80]

It really makes me wish T1 was called something totally different. I’m a T1, and love doughnuts, too.

[@d.b.4671]

@@smooshiebear80 - Well said, my congenital kinfolk.

[@hakimitus]

You don't COOK blueberry pies, you BAKE 'EM, JABRONEY

[@ruthbennett7563]

Jackals Assemble!

[@maplebones]

Bake, fry, boil, broil, saute, etc. all forms of Cooking.

[@00SmileTime00]

"This isn't a CAR, it's a MERCEDES!" 🤣

[@Arken2249]

That's a great "Closer Look"!! Keep up the great observations & commentary, Seth!! America needs these to maintain our sanity.🔥🏅👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏

[@jayz.life.1183]

We ALL know Billionaires are more than happy to INCREASE their own TAXES.. Especially if it BENEFITS the AVERAGE AMERICAN TAXPAYER!! 😂😂

[@alejandroriano3246]

Cheers...thank for your animosity in the upcoming 4 years of drama

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Bernie Sanders should be in his 2nd Term as President.

[@00SmileTime00]

In the good timeline we're just now reaching the end of his second term and his even more progressive VP (The Henry Wallace to his FDR if you will) has just won their first.

[@Factless_Wonder]

Annnnd the media is already referring to cabinet members as "czars".

[@thomasbraeking6225]

"Czars/Tsars" had a bad time of it in 1917. Let's see if THAT part of history repeats!

[@mattgreven7615]

boy, Trump sure is draining the swamp! MAGA should be thrilled.

[@DembaiVT]

Draining it by putting it right in the white house. I'm still curious how the right wing isn't hopping mad.

[@lukenosewalkerbruno]

*insert sarcasm here ☝️

[@ThomasMink]

Pro-Trump coworkers of mine actually are. It's mind-boggling to me.

[@thompsonnoel]

Bernie has been saying the same things for 50 years. It breaks my heart that people are starting to listen to him now when he missed his chance to run for higher office and is surely in his last term as senator. Thank you Seth for giving him so much airtime. I hope he's given a bigger platform these next few years to leave people with as much wisdom as possible. #ListenToBernie

[@tylerhackner9731]

Bernie’s right. The truest words that have ever been spoken.

[@ChristinaRicks144]

Thank you Seth, another interesting ‘Closer Look’

[@ChristinaRicks144]

You are cute

[@COMPFUNK2]

I guess it’s fitting that Matt Gaetz pay so much attention to kids; because Elon sure doesn’t.

[@gilb6982]

And elon defend gaetz like an as_ defend his hol_

[@CubsFan2023]

In addition to oligarchy, we should all get used to hearing "kakistocracy".

[@kennethellison9713]

Seth, I'm 67 and can barely remember Jackie Mason. Who wrote that joke, your grandfather?

[@cornhustlah]

my 40 year old friend was laughing his ass off

[@sherinameless1618]

He's Krusty the Clown's father, so everybody knows him.

[@NWPaul72]

I'm too young to remember Jackie Mason. I always thought that Bernie sounded like the Aardvark from Pink Panther that hung out with the Ant.

[@lesliemarcus4671]

We’re not in Kansas anymore….Dr Oz …. Yikes !

[@LoriHarris-x3r]

Why isn’t Congress going crazy over Margie’s tweet to her Republican Colleagues?!

[@old_lady_young_heart]

Because the Republicans know that their base doesn't care if they are rapists, sexual abusers, or buddies with Jeffrey Epstein. Case in point: They elected trump.

[@sherinameless1618]

Because they are cowering in fear about her threat to out them all as friends of Epstein. Intimidation and coercion work. She is sure to be named Trump's Capo now.

[@sherinameless1618]

Because extortion works. She will be a great Consiglier for Trump.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Because it’s the first thing she’s ever said that’s made sense :/

[@Crimethoughtfull]

They don't plan to release the report anyway, so her threat is meaningless...the real question is why the media isn't going crazy about "and WHAT sex crimes, exactly, are we talking about??"

[@skcamerican]

Right on. Forget the billionaires and corporations and TV sleazeballs, lining up to suck money out of our pockets. I want working-class people running my government. Working-class people who are decent, law-abiding and smart. Is that so damn wrong?

[@NWPaul72]

Working class people are afforded neither the money nor the time to effectively campaign, that's why it's all rich pricks running things.

[@bridgettedavid1342]

Bad news, great Seth!