S3 E22: Charter Schools, Trump & the Olympics: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Season 3, Episode 22. August 21st, 2016. John Oliver explains the complications of charter schools being privately run but publicly funded and makes a personal appeal to Donald Trump, and Ryan Lochte faces some controversy in Rio.
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[@bttrflymagic]

The kid in the book saying “I didn’t want to incite a riot” hits different after January 6 😂

[@GuntherRommel]

Finland has the best schools. They banned private schools and made it law that every child is educated to the same standard, so the rich ensure that their kids have the best education possible. Which means *every child does*.

[@jackster9775]

They also ditched homework and replaced it with a mandatory session of review after school.

[@adamdaniel8909]

​@@jackster9775 I wish my country does this...

[@ingridakerblom7577]

Makes the whole country more equal. Not only between genders.. We don't care as much about your income.. If you are a decent person who doesn't harm others, that matters more than your job, "class" etc

[@Bearded1one]

4:41

[@Detson404]

It’s interesting that Finland can pass so many laws that serve the public good. That would never fly here, the rich would lose their minds.

[@blairshepard4169]

Talking about how the Cosby mention didn’t age well right after mentioning Diddy is amazing. 🤣

[@donovanlocust1106]

Do not go to the Diddy school

[@ponyov.8308]

We truly are living in the worst timeline...

[@coolioso808]

Worst current timeline, but the future isn't written yet. Our collective actions today, and the years to come could fundamentally change the society for the better, depending on what we do. Do we let the ruling class keep the divisive status quo owners profiting from exploiting workers to our own demise? Or do we stand up, unite and build a better system through collective grassroots, system change mutual aid action? Both options are available to us.

[@raineob4996]

I live in the only province in Canada where charter schools are legal. We’re having a huge issue with them siphoning off public funds.

[@Jagubb]

Hey John! My fav thing in community is when you use your restraining order to make Chang not eat cafeteria food. I love you

[@NLite486]

john is NOT gonna see that 💀💀💀

[@ingridakerblom7577]

John doesn't even remember being in community 😅

[@TheFury390]

how has nobody brought up that entire segment after 22:50? its actually insane and i love it

[@steveaust5047]

Lochte makes Gronk look like a genius.

[@mollybeebee]

wow. this one. actually hurts.

[@jeandrzyzgula]

"I didn't want to incite a riot or anything" is quite a line

[@TP_Rockstar]

30:56, "I didn't want to incite a riot". More a biography that is really comfortable, even though they mistakenly added a "didn't"

[@jackster9775]

31:19 seriously as a teacher though I agree with the “no more homework,” sentiment. We should instead provide a review session at the end of the day. The students who are good enough to not need help won’t be affected and it gives our students who struggle a chance to get help.

[@TinyHyena1967]

Watching these shows in July 2024, each one of John's 2016 segments about Donald Trump get more and more on point about what we're dealing with today concerning that horrible man.

[@Dinlitla]

Funny how a video so old can be so relevant... Oh wait... It is not funny...

[@tabularasa0606]

It's terrifying

[@gerardcagna7323]

😂😂😂.. John Oliver.. Harambee is the correct spelling.. its a Swahili word that means pulling together.. so probably the school was pulling together with the strip club.. 😂

[@TheP3NGU1N]

2016..?

[@bailbondsyesbailbonds]

Coming from the Deep South to a a private university in a northern city, scared me how few people ever went to a public school

[@Raphotron2000]

I love that book

[@ronboprime]

hey man. big fan, and all that stuff... but, I'm also doughboy mafia... and I gotta tell ya, I've called it the pizza shop, many many many times. and he's right. you only gonna get as much peperoni, as is necessary, to give you. best way, to get better pizza, is to introduce competition. Magoo's represent!

[@Enjoyurble]

I can't believe anyone involved with the Olympics would disappoint us, John. I can't believe it. I can't. Next, you're going to tell me many of our politicians are corrupt. Say it ain't so, John. Say it ain't so.

[@eviehistory]

Diddy backing a charter school hasn’t aged the best…

[@7MGTEsupra89]

This world has gone to shit since Harambe was taken from us. R.I.P King

[@sahjhan1]

He was quietly keeping all of existence together. Now the tapestry of the universe is unraveling.

[@stephaniehendricks3537]

John oliver has made fun of PA, ahhh!

[@pikeyMcBarkin]

I'm having 2016 PTSD flashbacks about 2016..

[@TinyHyena1967]

@pikeyMcBarkin ~ Same! So well put!

[@techninja3001]

I live in Florida and am moving to Nevada. Charter Schools are the only reason I can send my daughter to a god school without forking over $30-$50k a year on top of taxes.

[@tourmalino3205]

John lives in New York and doesn't know the local pizza stores are called pizza shops/ pizza spots? lol

[@goldenburger836]

i remember the kid who ran for presdient. I forgot about it and not that i think about it... Judson is pretty much donald trump

[@zumabbar]

donnie, doniel, donathan, dondrew, it's still not too late now, you have another opportunity, donda...

[@LunaryxDiarmait]

Trump thinks lying is the same thing as winning.

[@jacob-4595]

My charter school was an incredibly corrupt organization, but I got a great education, so I’m kind of ok with it.

[@evlsc400]

25:30 :(

[@ZT1ST]

@32:35; Unfortunately, as we later found out, Trump probably wouldn't be able to recite that speech in whole, word for word, without getting sidetracked.

[@karlaeickhoff3594]

10:35 Whoa, this is before John discovered the truth about the Olsen Twin!

[@flyingpancake3983]

ok

[@samuelbarber6177]

To be fair, arning does sound like a word, does it not?

[@californiacloud1036]

Comment for the algorithm…

[@ElectricPickleAttack]

Comment

[@pikeyMcBarkin]

the last 10 minutes were fucking comedy gold.

[@TinyHyena1967]

@pikeyMcBarkin ~ AND a nightmare, considering everything that has happened since.

[@christopherjones6802]

Sorry John, but Pink Floyd was right and you have misinterpreted it... "We don't need" means that we DON'T NEED what follows, "No Education" - speaks for itself, so if you look at it properly, it is saying that "We don't need a place with no Education"...

[@pikeyMcBarkin]

I'm less than 2:30 in this video, and John's sass cancelled 30 grown adults. The horror.

[@Pseudo___]

[@satanicmicrochipv5656]

Superstition fails. .