William Barr: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses William Barr’s attitude toward authority and executive power, how that attitude has influenced Donald Trump’s presidency, and what it could mean if Trump wins a second term.
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[@L0LWTF1337]

A President that answers to no one is called a dictator.

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

Dictators aren't elected by its people. Dictators can't be withdrawn by the Senate. Dictators wouldn't be limited by several different institutions, checks and balances and the constitution. Pro-dictatorship pundits and any independent watchdogs are fully aware that the US is a form of a representative democracy where citizens decides the outcome of who becomes the president, which senators/representatives should represent each state/city in the House/Senate and which governors should rule a decentralized state/city in the United States. If Trump was an actual dictator, I'm sure you'd notice. Because you'd probably be stuck behind a jail cell for questioning the system. A lot of issues would've been solved without having to pander to the people or Congress. BLM would've been crushed in three minutes. The police officers handling the long-term convict back in May would've been given a medal for protecting their nation from decadence (and maybe criticized for not tackling and handling the convict hard enough).

[@Sniperbear13]

or a King/Queen, Emperor/Empress.

[@BruhWhyDidTheyChangeThis]

@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 dictators very much have been elected by the people, read a book

[@BruhWhyDidTheyChangeThis]

I could break down every sentence you wrote but this is KZbin.

[@wartome3196]

One that tells state government to run their own state? This is a dictator? You know all the previous ones, always sharing power 😂

[@SaiyukiHime]

When having “an adult in the room” is a standard for this administration...

[@spritemon98]

I'd rather have dbza goku as an adult

[@CZpersi]

Interesting that even Fox used the phrase. If Barr is the adult, who is the kid, right?

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

@@drunkensailor3736 Stop spamming your self-promotion BS without any substance. At least contribute with something worthy.

[@arcturionblade1077]

A standard that they don't even meet given Barry's "quaint" and "folksy" stories about sucking off authoritarianism and disgusting conduct to cover up Trump's many, many crimes and unmitigated corruption.

[@agavelobo]

This isn't the "who is older " card in the room... scarily sobering

[@Mariana-xk3bp]

"If there ever is real anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot." My god I love this man

[@alexisjuillard4816]

real anarchy would probably involve poor people being shot. as well as rich people black people blonde people and more generally peoplepeople doing bad thing to other people... for a while. things would settle down quickly to a sort of social equilibrium, peolple don't naturally want to just destroy others. the problem is what balance would arrise, it could be almost the same lifestyle as today with bakers continuing to bake their bread and exange it for stuff or money or a despotic asshole taking power by force... i think its something we should study more and think about, the concept is interesting in an abstrac social/philosophical way sure but more importantly that's where at least some if not most countries are going... at the end of the 21rst century the world will be much more harsh and inhabitable and nobody is planning anything

[@snoozley853]

I came to the comments to mention this exact line. And the commenter above me is missing the point.

[@keabonhall9046]

people seriously think no poor people would be shot? The working class is full of people turned against each other so why would poor people not have any quarrels

[@crimsontowers]

What's insane is threatening to charge protestors exorcizing their basic American right to protest with sedition..but their side has literal goddamn ACTUAL seditionists that attacked the capital to prevent the legal transition of power, which is traitorous and the right would demand they would be hanged if the left did that, and that's if they were white, if that were minority groups attacking the capital it wouldnt have gotten that far, they'd have been shot on sight as terrorists, wouldnt be painted as patriotic good ol boys but horrible un American terrorists

[@RubbishFPS]

GOD DAMN RIGHT. My second amendment loves to hunt rich pricks.

[@narcolepticcow807]

As a Scotsman, I greatly appreciate the "Bagpipe Promise".

[@spongeintheshoe]

We’ll be holding him to it.

[@elaineb7065]

Same here

[@crazycatlady7143]

Best quote: "If this was REAL anarchy, it wouldn't be poor people who'd be shot."

[@RustinChole]

Eventually, the 99.9% are gonna come for the .1% for a payday, or a reckoning.

[@sapphireriddles6692]

Only a matter of time till someone said it

[@unikracoon1913]

That was so based wtf

[@jayabacromby675]

That's the best news I've heard in a long time.

[@squidcultist0022]

"By making peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution inevitable"

[@catlover0000]

"Pepper spray is not a chemical." EVERYTHING IS A CHEMICAL BILL!

[@swistedfilms]

Spoken like a true chemist!

[@coreyflynn8445]

Lmfao, fair point. Pretty much everything IS a chemical, by definition 🤣

[@copiousamountsofrandomness4952]

@Steve N overall it doesn’t matter if it’s a chemical or not, violent force was used against peaceful protesters and I think he’s just knit picking to take away from that point, an awful tactic, just a way to distract the media

[@copiousamountsofrandomness4952]

@@studentsforademocraticsoci9836 it may turn them into super protesters, and give them constitutional powers and maybe the government would listen to them instead of just crushing their rights and fix the problems with America

[@catlover0000]

@American Nacirema A naturally occuring CHEMICAL. Chemical does not mean artifical.

[@beatfriseur]

Anyone noticing that “anarchist jurisdictions” seems sort of contradictory in terms 😅?

[@spaceclouds8345]

And don't forget, "secular religion"

[@alegarza]

It's an oxymoron.

[@_HuffleProud_]

Same thing when people say “communist country/state” like fuckin pardon?

[@donk1890]

@@_HuffleProud_ Exactly! communism is a state-less money-less society.

[@HandsOfHatred]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@maxwelldanger1929]

"...The bagpipes, basically a noisy sex doll for octopusses" is probably one of the best things I've ever heard.

[@BirdMoose]

Barr: The only limits on the president should be election and impeachment. Also Barr: The president should be allowed to use the government to interfere in elections and impeachment.

[@DrBananaPig]

Yes, exactly. Take them at their word. That is exactly what they want.

[@OakleyMoodie]

further addendum: The president is above the law and may not be charged or prosecuted for obstructing impeachment or committing election fraud. As long as Barr is there Americans do not live in a Democratic Republic. Sorry Americans but you NOW live in an Autocratic Corporatocrasy.

[@sniffles8672]

They just want a absolutist monarch.... First emperor of america

[@jenniferh7020]

@@OakleyMoodie Correct, but "Emperor Dictator of the United Stats of America" would be even more apt, since Trump is the sole head of that Corporatocracy.

[@chaddumas4488]

At the point that those become the only limits we shall start the revolution/assassination process #DownWithTyrrants

[@pauljmorton]

"Earn protection by respecting the protectors" sounds like mafia to me.

[@danielramsey6141]

And especially true when Police can be Bought for the Right amount of money and used like hired Thugs!

[@rgderen88]

It would be a shame if something happened to this lovely democracy you have. Perhaps you should vote for us to protect it.

[@deckelf5272]

Exactly

[@connormauer848]

@@danielramsey6141 "Innocent until proven guilty. Guilty until proven wealthy."

[@copiousamountsofrandomness4952]

Soon New York will have to bribe the cops and corruption wouldn’t be good, I bet the cops would crack down more on minorities and soon we become China

[@blinkohama5516]

"They want to design utopia for all of us. And that's what turns them on." Does he know what the word utopia means? If you're admitting the other side wants to create an actual utopia, and you're standing in the way, you're the bad guy.

[@daarianaharis]

He does. He also knows that the concept of utopia is a highly subjective one. He is echoing THEIR perspective, expecting you as the self-reliant viewer that you are, to understand that THEIR utopia is not going to be yours. Hitler wanted to create a utopia for the German people (and the world, he thought). We know that, and we also understand that that doesn't make people standing in his way the bad guys.

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

Wrong. Everyone has their own idea of what utopia is, and imposing it on others is downright wrong and likely evil.

[@hypernovaneedsachillpill7088]

utopia is an imaginary perfect place, and a pun with the greek words "ou-topos" meaning 'no place' or 'nowhere' and "eu-topos" meaning 'a good place'. it was coined by Sir Thomas More (1477 - 1535) More was an English lawyer, writer, and statesman. He was at one time, one of Henry VIII's most trusted civil servants, becoming Chancellor of England in 1529. there, truth and the british library

[@MicahMicahel]

but Utopia will be slavery and starvation. The beliefs of utopia are naive and lead to deaths. Mao killed more people than Hitler and Stalin combined and now we're copying CCP China.

[@sethbritton6970]

@@MicahMicahel Why would 'Utopia' automatically include slavery?

[@16tonw8]

"Let me put it this way: if there ever is real anarchy [in America], it won't be POOR people getting shot." Incredibly fucking based

[@makhnobux]

@Brendan McMahon based is a newer slang term meaning “being yourself and not caring what others think of you” in this instance, John is speaking his mind and stating what we’re all thinking, despite the possible consequences of doing so.

[@kristielannette1070]

The only person shot dead to rights on Jan 6th was Ashli B. Please do your homework the govt is lying.

[@16tonw8]

@@kristielannette1070 I mean yeah, the gov't is lying constantly, just look at the coverage about Cuba rn. What's your point?

[@adelaide7822]

Ancom John goes off

[@HobbesHobbiton]

"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out- because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me." -Martin Niemöller

[@RojaJaneman]

Hobbes Hobbiton That’s why humans survived in societies. When we act decisively and in timely manner to work together (elect proper leadership and support them with action) we thrive. It’s always together.

[@herbertschulz4313]

"You can take our lives, you can take our freedom, but you will never take our honour. We utterly defensless, but not honourless." -Otto Wels, the last free speech in the german Reichstag of 1933

[@sundhaug92]

Even that's the softened version

[@alphaomega5878]

@@herbertschulz4313 I'm sure the victims of nazi Germany are glad Otto Wels kept his honour.

[@indraservo5764]

That phrases doesn't matter for someone who's "lay down their lives to own libs"

[@user-ys9lh8le1b]

"He is an adult." You literally can't set the bar lower than that.

[@Khalid-kd4fu]

Exactly I mean eventually everyone becomes an adult if they live long enough

[@josyfstandars1552]

"can't set the barr lower than that"

[@OliverFlinn]

You cant set the barr lower than that *da bum tss*

[@zacfrancis6365]

@@OliverFlinn you’re literally copying the comment above you and adding nothing of relevance. Weak

[@OliverFlinn]

@@zacfrancis6365 look whos talking about not adding nothing of relevance. wack

[@robinsoto2700]

"His attitude was get it done but he didnt say go do it" mafia boss stuff

[@aaronjanusch6090]

The same way forcing us to have insurance is federally "legalized" racketeering. Way to go, American't!

[@hedgehog3180]

@@aaronjanusch6090 what

[@informationyes]

I can imagine this guy absolutely loving working for Darth Sidious and being like "well we were just moving the perimeter and planet was in the way, No we used a lazer on the death star but it wasn't powered by Khyber crystals and you know I didn't make the tactical decisions I said get it done, I hear these breathless attacks on Sith dominance in the galaxy WHA"

[@TheRumpletiltskin]

"If there's ever Anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot." Let everyone remember that.

[@ewwpoorpeople5684]

No need. It comes naturally, normally.

[@stogie2338]

@@picklerick1104 it's basically civilians acting like kids and larping

[@sorrykid8538]

OH NO BIDEN BROS HOW COME TRUMP WON?!

[@TheRumpletiltskin]

@@sorrykid8538 he didn't, so there's that.

[@TheRumpletiltskin]

great how people like you make wild assumptions of others without knowing what they've been through or done, and just love fantasizing about how they know everything.

[@AFN2750]

Fun fact about chemicals: literally everything is chemicals

[@rickross9829]

fun fact: that's not true

[@MkeKen67]

​@@rickross9829 - Everything is a bunch of atoms and empty space.

[@laurajoe2002]

@Goth Vaush - Jedi Master Engineer did you just.... motivate me?

[@AFN2750]

@@rickross9829 yes. Literally everything is chemicals.

[@DavyH65]

The reflection of John’s tie is one of the most disconcerting things I’ve ever seen. Aside from Jabba the Barr bringing my chosen instrument into disrepute, that is.

[@MkeKen67]

It is weird to see the tie stripes through the reflection of the tie strips. (I'm guessing he went with solid colors after this episode, but I have not checked on that.)

[@juliewattigney1287]

Yes! His reflection wearing a different tie is a bit distracting.

[@trevorhensley3185]

Don't drag Jabba down like that. He can do that on his own.

[@laalaa99stl]

Don't be lulled into a false sense of security by the polls. Polls can't predict turnout, and that's going to be the key. No mistakes this time. Turn out, and vote him out!

[@GaudyGabriev]

And back to the same old shit. The shit that made Trump possible in the first place, mind you.

[@drunkensailor3736]

Exactly! We are days away from the vote and a disputed election scenario and the associated chaos seem increasingly likely. For a great analysis of how the election will unfold and how such a disputed election would go down check out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/faXWpXZ_ftCCd6s&ab_channel=MyTake

[@GaudyGabriev]

@Ronnie The problem is you're not gonna learn anything. Politics in the US since Reagan has been broken beyond repair. The hope was getting Trump in that office would be a disaster big enough that society collectively would get scared enough to "wake up". Instead, all that's happenned is everything's gotten even more polarized, and the DNC did everything in their power, and actually succeded, in just trying to get back to the earlier years, where everything is fucked up beyond belief all the same, just not with a complete moron at the helm. Al in all, the US is fucked to a point that's even hard to believe, something that will just keep going when the democrats are back, and meanwhile people are focusing on the last stupidity that comes out of Trumps mouths, as if what he's been doing is that much worse than the last 40 years. Sure, it's worse, but it's a matter of degrees paralel to "here are the choices. would you rather get fucked by a horse or an elephant".

[@indraservo5764]

More like polls can't predict frauds & cheats

[@grmpEqweer]

@@GaudyGabriev The Mr Hands argument?

[@Kayizcray]

every time john drops "if trump wins" i feel like dying

[@crystalwaters2260]

The fact that it’s even a possibility at all is mind boggling. After ALL he’s done??

[@elfo182]

Get ready to feel like dying for another 4 years

[@nole8146]

as a black man in 2020, this scares me

[@Glaswalker1001]

He should say "when Trump has won", because everything is pointing into this direction.

[@donald12998]

Yea, should be "when trump wins"

[@vonkaiser6817]

Barr: criticised the left’s secular religion Should we tell him what secular means

[@MicahMicahel]

The left is on amoral outrage with cancel culture. It’s like a cult

[@stephengrigg5988]

@@MicahMicahel the right doesn't seem to be a cult to you? Didnt they just try to overthrow a democratic election? Oh yea, they did.

[@andrewharper1609]

@@MicahMicahel You call the left a cult when the right is in bed with televangelists? You have a warped sense of reality. Secularism means not concerning itself with religion. Personally I'm more anti Theist. Yahweh doesn't exist (we know this because he was supposed to be a God of wind and earthquakes which are caused by evaporation and plate tectonics respectively) so I think all churches, synagogues, temples, fanes,Televangelists and Mosques should be liquidated to redeem the debts of the poor which shouldn't have been allowed to get to this state of affairs even before Covid.

[@MicahMicahel]

@@stephengrigg5988 you don't realize none of the evidence was looked at. Trump's cases were all rejected on procedural grounds , except for the two he won. Did China hack the election? The big hack was blamed on Russia but there was zero evidence it was Russia! Tell me what makes the right a cult? The left is behind cancel culture. The left wants us all to accept their moral beliefs. They are even changing language. We have to use their terms or we get cancelled. This is cult stuff. I can't say there are only two genders. I have to believe things that seem ludicrous because there's a small group of radicals that protest and riot. They are against free speech. Cults hate free expression of ideas. Cults are controlling. The right wants free speech but the left is controlling. The left wants you to stay in your house and wear masks. The left wants me unarmed. The left makes all sorts of Demands. Right wingers just want to work. They don't like P.C. you call that a cult? Don't you realize cults all want you to follow their rules? The left is very controlling! How can you not see the left is in favour of the lockdowns?

[@MicahMicahel]

@@andrewharper1609 televangelists? Are you from the 1980s? there are Christians that are Trump supporters but that's not he focus. Are all leftists Muslims? It's kooky to have your focus, like as if you are intentionally missing the point with that cliché guiding you. Its a thought killing cliché

[@decoygamer142]

"The police should earn respect by protecting the community" hits extra hard in the wake of Uvalde

[@Supernov4]

"..no limit on the President's authority.." One way ticket to a dictatorship... alrighty then..

[@llPalazzosama]

Darth Sidious: [Triumphantly] “POWER!!!! UNLIMITED POWER!!!!”

[@MACAVELLE50]

Spending years trying to put your elected opponent in jail is a one way ticket to dictatorship. Pot, kettle, kettle, pot.

[@rodney2x48]

@@MACAVELLE50 That doesn't make any goddamn sense. Investigating a man for possible corruption and collusion, holding him accountable for his actions, isn't a ''one way ticker to dictatorship''. That's ridiculous.

[@rgderen88]

@@MACAVELLE50 So who's the pot and who's the kettle?

[@silcrow4045]

@@MACAVELLE50 so you agree that they're both bad candidates for president and that they're highly corrupt and should be removed from power? Poggers bro viva la revolution!

[@vaish7627]

I'm both delighted to have two Oliver episodes and mortified we need them in the first place. Good luck tomorrow, America.

[@adrienneb.7290]

Thank you. We're gonna need it!

[@eponymousmoi]

Thanks, pal. We got this. [I hope. Dear dog, I do so hope. *continues to drink*]

[@Malik-Ibi]

Just my thoughts

[@vaish7627]

Thanks everyone, hope we're okay. My state went blue as I knew it would, now to see where the swings go.

[@seanmoloney9548]

John deserves and has my massive respect for doing this without an audience and nailing it.I actually quite like it without one

[@Pathwalker12]

I'm just impressed that John managed to work the word 'aglets' into a joke.

[@kingofnerds7693]

Must have been a writer’s room bet

[@abdsalamelkhamlichi6677]

Is there anyone left in the trump's circle who isn't a lunatic criminal?

[@skysnow2495]

Fauci Maybe Tiffany?

[@VaanOtacon]

Not vocally at least. I mean, if at your job you noticed that the only people that weren't getting fired were the ones that seemed a metric ton's worth of wax short of a box a crayons you would at least PRETEND to have lost your marbles right? Not that I think they are pretending, just saying that at this stage I think it's written in the job description.

[@casteri]

That implies that there ever was one in the first place

[@haichie1341]

Possibly mike pence's rabbit but apart from that no, and we don't get to see mr bundo's tax returns so we really can't tell...

[@cullermann2]

@@skysnow2495 Tiffany is just a bit dim witted but she also has no influence on anything, so I'd say that is a correct answer

[@Ezzxe22]

Once a wiser man said: "People should not be afraid of their governments, government should be afraid of their people."

[@brandonangstman]

Is that a v for vendetta reference?

[@mandarindarkbeat]

that's my quote.

[@StarlahMutiny]

@@brandonangstman yes it is.

[@JohnSilverHawkins]

@@StarlahMutiny It is actually a variation of a quote from John Basil Barnhill, which is often misattributed to Thomas Jefferson. In full, it reads: "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty."

[@infinitesentient3545]

Here's to wishing everybody the best of luck in all this. Either direction the election goes, I'm super worried about what's going to pop off. I want it to be ok but realistically, this is a powder keg

[@ZIEIaou]

"if there is ever real anarchy it wont be poor people getting shot" just made up for the year i had

[@mattr8750]

Well. Squirtlocker is a word I can't unhear now..

[@gamerguy425]

"pepper spray is not a chemical irritant" "would you like to try some then?"

[@matthewjarek3026]

"Why yes I wou-AAARGH!!!"

[@CaTastrophy427]

Technically, most tap water is a chemical. Fresh-squeezed juice is a chemical. Tea and coffee are chemicals. Table salt is a chemical. As such, obviously, pepper extract is a chemical. And of those, not one is not an irritant in certain situations, though if you only look at the eyes, nose, skin, and throat, water (usually) is not. There's a reason many countries have outlawed it, with several banning it - along with other things - under various forms of "chemical weapons" bans.

[@onkelpappkov2666]

I would pay to watch that happen.

[@jeffjeffries3469]

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[@TheBrowncoatcat]

"Not saying go do it, but get it done." Or as Shakespeare said "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest."

[@finosuilleabhain7781]

* Henry II (supposedly).

[@robertfalconer5089]

definition of a true gentleman: Someone who knows how to play the bagpipes, but doesn't.

[@michaelvirgini2388]

Slavery is a “different kind of restraint” just like shooting unarmed black men is a “different kind of public service”.

[@nsevv]

Yup kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5TckqapbJqDisk

[@daarianaharis]

What worries me is that this suggests that he believes slavery to be just a - somewhat tolerable - restraint/limitation of freedoms instead of the totally amoral, torturous, dehumanizing, evil disenfranchisement it is. It's just not comparable. It's like comparing social distancing to the suppression of resistance during the 3rd Reich, as some right wingers do in Germany at the moment.

[@stevenbuck07]

You mean public policy. Shooting unarmed black men could hardly be called 'a service'.

[@De-Nigma]

@@stevenbuck07 Oh, don’t tempt fate, they’ll find a way.

[@quirkyblackenby]

😯

[@memerminecraft585]

I feel like John Oliver would've ended peoples' political careers back in the day but now hardly anything is scandal enough to warrant shit actually happening

[@SolidSiren]

I know it's very hard, but try not to lose all faith. I believe it's still possible (though a long road ahead) for our country to reimpose actual law and order, and resolidify the tradition of respect, honor, and integrity of both the office of the President and those of Congress, particularly the Senate. I believe Biden can begin resetting the norms back to decency, competency, and true patriotism.

[@dawnsandra3808]

@@SolidSiren you are Soo right! I ,also,believe that Biden will start bringing Americans together. Can't wait for the 36th president to be Our new beginning!

[@jamirimaj6880]

If you hear a politician "investigated the other party's headquarters" or "kept some money he was given as campaign donation" nowadays, it might not even be considered as top-of-the-hour news story, but it was literally the Watergate and Checkers scandal that rocked Nixon like 50 years ago lol

[@supC_]

@@SolidSiren Don’t put too much faith in Biden. He’s gonna undo Trump’s nonsense and then sit on his ass for 4 years, I’d guess.

[@HoHhoch]

@@supC_ It'll be difficult to do anything when you have the opposite party gung-ho and stopping anything and everything from happening.

[@fabistheman]

Who’s here after trump supporters calling him a leftist traitor for saying there’s no election fraud 😂

[@vivian-alexandrarivers897]

Glad there's at least a comment about it!

[@quizzabella]

Barr is awful, but I'm glad he said it. Trump is really scrambling around now. He know's he's lost.

[@christopherbennett5858]

@@quizzabella Barr probably saw what was going on with the lawyers and went "I am not touching that crazy."

[@pills-]

Oof. Has that started already? The trump supporters have started eating their own?

[@heyyoitsmebrian]

@@pills- theres are to be a divide... or maybe there already is one. the diehard trump loyalists republicans who are shouting "fraud!" an the other republicans saying "ok... thas enough.... cut the crap dude"

[@petermcgill1315]

Well, having just watched this for the first time... that was a close call

[@whynot-tomorrow_1945]

'Hey, let's do dictatorship.' -- William Barr

[@surfpsych]

✔🎭

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

Still waiting for that fabricated illusion of an ongoing dictatorship turning out to be true. By independent and objective standards, there's zero such indications in reality.

[@reterbid6215]

@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 The president has been open to finding ways to postpone the election when it was clear he may lose, he tried to seize "emergency power" to extend his presidency, something his own party warned against doing. He refused to denounce white supremacists after the Charlottesville riots, has been openly admiring authoritarian dictators, and has tried to expand his power, disenfranchise the very electoral process, impeachment process, even basic justice process. You're right, we just need time for it to come true.

[@wartome3196]

He let the states run their own state and this is a dictatorship?

[@lizisasleep]

War Tome He’s not letting “the states run their own state” he’s trying to force my state (Pa) to throw out the way we’ve always counted votes in order to make sure we count fewer of them. He’s brought numerous farcical lawsuits, all of which have been defeated, to actively interfere with our states ability to “run our own state.”

[@professorstiles7987]

"if ever there is real anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot".

[@Adrian-ip5vc]

I'm gonna tattoo this one

[@Overika]

/our guy/ omegalul

[@lenschwedt9646]

Poor people cant aford guns.

[@timothymoore8549]

I’ll go get my guillotine

[@MichaelJames-zm8qc]

@@lenschwedt9646 that's why they lay in ambush ,and relieve their oppressors of their weapons after cutting their throats. Remember every revolution was fought by the oppressed people who had inferior weaponry.

[@SouthernCom]

John Oliver is an international treasure. Sometimes I binge re-watch his shows and they still keep me laughing and educated about the state of the world. One of the all time Real News greats together with the amazing John Steward and "Titanium Balls" Stephen Colbert

[@Lionlover666]

Funny, but educational is a perfect Discription of john

[@Butterflier00]

who else is back after Barr has said that he's stepping down...

[@nikkohewitt8848]

I am

[@malloryg4251]

YES! Holy crap, I am so ready for that ugly toad to be gone

[@MicahMicahel]

He backstabbed Trump. He’s really on the Democrats side. Trump supporters hate him. He’s establishment

[@nikkohewitt8848]

@@MicahMicahel he... He was always establishment. Trump knew this. Everyone knew this.

[@mattc5491]

the algorithm has brought us together

[@k.a.s1812]

Nothing like getting my blood righteously boiling for 20 min at 12:50 am

[@jadelilly420]

Lol I stay up late on Sundays just to get my blood boiled up

[@drunkensailor3736]

Keep it boiling because the more I look at Trump’s authoritarian tendencies, the more likely it seems that the election will be violently contested by his supporters if he loses. If you're wondering whether that could be the spark for CIVIL WAR, there's a great analysis that looks into that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5apZ2SCh76Ggc0&ab_channel=MyTake

[@eaterdrinker000]

@Scribbli Chheery : I'm a cynical ass who stereotypes groups frequently, but I strongly doubt your conjecture.

[@mariannecontrino6297]

They uploaded two videos tonight, so if you have a weak heart, may I suggest saving the other til tomorrow.

[@k.a.s1812]

Just go 🗳

[@finnian_20]

"If there is true anarchy, it won´t be the poor people getting shot" -John Oliver 2020

[@nenrit-elijahgreen3571]

Based

[@jonathanhandsmusic]

Finnian Ottinger I think John is right. If there really is anarchy here, it will be a bloodbath for everyone. I think it's possible but mostly unlikely. At least that's what I hope.

[@saoirsecameron]

the first, and perhaps only time a mainstream pundit will ever accurately describe anarchist political theory and practice

[@tonypollock9900]

@@saoirsecameron right

[@jeroenvanduijn2680]

yeah, if you think actual anarchy will magically bypass poor people your delusional lol.

[@MoneyGist]

"This is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history" ...and the crowd applauded 😔

[@spongeintheshoe]

That’s what what bothers me. Even more than that they actually say it.

[@briangronberg6507]

“Get it done,” but not “Go do it.” That reminds me: will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?

[@joshuacampbell1625]

That's actually a good comparison.

[@haydenmack3784]

Henry II and Thomas Becket. I hadn't even thought of it that way

[@banjoist123]

Remember Trump eliciting praise for Ji Xinping when he was effectively made ruler for life? "Maybe we’ll have to give that a shot someday,” That should have chilled us to the bone.

[@OliverFlinn]

Hogs be like: "YEEEAAHH BROTHER! THIS IS WHAT WE NEED! IMPEACH OUR FREEDOM BROTHER! YEEHAAAW"

[@datyellaman447]

They are so scared that we will actually have EQUAL RIGHTS, that’s all we want

[@dietotaku]

it's really telling that they describe UTOPIA as a BAD THING. "these radical lefties want to design a UTOPIA for us all, we can't let them get away with it!"

[@rgderen88]

They're scared because they hear about the radical far left and assume all liberals are like that instead of realizing it's something like 0.01%, just like how racist white nationalists are a small fringe 0.01% or less of conservatives.

[@rgderen88]

@@dietotaku One man's utopia is another man's dystopia. The government should be focused on protecting our freedom to choose, not building what some view as a utopia.

[@erickamakeeaina1649]

@@rgderen88 A perfect society is impossible, But striving to improve society should not be Dismissed or Villainized And the issue is, while its true one man's utopia is another's dystopia, we shouldn't treat them as equivalent, a Conservatives Dystopia is a world where we force Billionares to help Fix poverty, capitalism and Nationalism are frowned upon, and Bigotry is seen as undebatably horrible as opposed to just seen as a different opinion. And all of those things would be greatly beneficial to society.

[@rgderen88]

@@erickamakeeaina1649 That's part of the problem though, for every conservative that refuses to recognize the flaws in our system there's a liberal that insists they know what's best for us and we should let them build a utopia for us even if we don't want it. People and politicians on both sides need to start drawing back towards the middle.

[@ericktellez7632]

Cant believe there are people who clap to slavery being “a different kind of restraint “

[@LizLuvsCupcakes]

That’s what we get when we don’t educate about slavery.

[@yible3278]

0:19 as an Englishman, I can feel the second hand embarrassment radiating from Scotland.

[@senselocke]

I don't comment often. But I need to re-iterate that you and your team do an ASTOUNDINGLY good job deep-diving into important topics and laying out issues therein. `Some More News` does it very well too, but doesn't have the same reach or air of legitimacy. I'm very, very glad you are doing this, and feel it's desperately important. Thank you John and team.

[@halcyon_echo42]

The drastic nature of these audience-less shows have been so heart wrenching and accurate when this information so critical to the nation right now; I do hope for his sake the blue wave is overwhelming so he can have a fun relaxing show at some point in the future though

[@JRacer524]

@@halcyon_echo42 yeah I miss the audience laughter on his show.

[@nikolazaimov87]

I have got to vehemently disagree about this episode. Like, I’m not for Trump, but John Oliver and his type are not meant to be in depth.... you think 20-30 minutes is enough time to have a useful conversation? How about the fact that almost none of the things Oliver brings up have been fixed? It’s not his fault at all, but please do step back and realize the junk food reporting you’re consuming compared to full journalistic investigations

[@o.b.7217]

You misheard that, John...they didn't say "adult in the room", they said "a dolt in the room".

[@JLF201]

That is what it started sounding like to me!

[@u2htdaab]

I cannot recommend this comment enough!

[@Secret_Moon]

Don't you mean "adolf in the room"?

[@bzymek7054]

thanks for teaching me a new word, i'm sure it will come in handy.

[@clarkeysam]

I was so distracted by the reflection of John's tie being checkered and not diagonal. My brain couldn't work it out.

[@roojay9271]

It's a glass table, so you're seeing both the tie through the table and the reflection of the table, hence criss-cross, not diagonals

[@thecornettmultiverse]

If your biggest praise for someone is that they're the "adult in the room", maybe that should be your first clue that the bar has been set VERY low by your own choice.

[@kudzaizvikwende9600]

I'm really worried for those who actually clapped for what he said.

[@jimdavey9727]

@chris younts otherwise known as the federalist society - which is pretty close!

[@1985072168]

Exactly!!

[@links-gut-versifftergrunme1809]

Oh no. Two Last Week Tonight Epsiodes on one day. We are in deep shit lads.

[@erickamakeeaina1649]

100th like

[@ralphcrilly387]

Adult? Really? So what.😠

[@morenitanegrita8793]

“The cover up General” hits really different in 2021.

[@Pjkameniar]

We just went through a three day lockdown in Adelaide when we had an outbreak. Glad to do it. Now back to no new infections again. Everyone happy. Civil Rights hahaha

[@MicahMicahel]

Lockdowns don’t work. They are to establish leftist authoritarianism

[@Pjkameniar]

@@MicahMicahel then why are we back to normal again. You don’t know what you’re talking about. We happily go through it and we have a conservative government at both State and Federal level. This is a pandemic mate. Try to think more clearly.

[@MicahMicahel]

@@Pjkameniar you insult because you are low information. That's the tactic of people that don't know the facts. The left is calling for martial law and their politicians are making people follow unconstitutional edicts. The left is pro-censorship and they read censored news. After they do they always seem to forget their source is heavily censoring all of their stories usually with the specific intent to spread rage and hatred against Trump and his supporters. We have a 0.01% death rate. Try not to be such a coward. I don't mean to insult you with that. I just mean people are acting like babies that need the government to help them. You will just make your immune system delicate through the lockdowns and become weaker.

[@Pjkameniar]

@@MicahMicahel again, we have conservative governments at State and Commonwealth level. How is that a left wing conspiracy. Again, educate yourself other than listening to propaganda.

[@Pjkameniar]

@@MicahMicahel and now the UK is in lockdown. Boris Johnson is about as far right as you can get. Kind of shoots holes in your argument doesn’t it!!

[@discingaround]

Barr's gas lighting could power our entire country. We need him OUT of this government.

[@moorch5359]

Oh justice is coming

[@hbeachley]

Maybe he can gaslight himself out of existence?

[@jeffjeffries3469]

Hearing the REPEATING of "actually" "obviously" "basically" "a little bit" by TV trolls? Learn more about the reason & about a hate /smear campaign @ facebook.com/ColePhoenixWolvesforHire - ALLEGEDLY- A similar NBC News 20/20 story is here on KZbin (Organized Stalking in Hubbard Ohio.)

[@simonmaduxx6777]

Dude is done. They trying to pass thier anarchy laws in the next 30 days, the washington swamp toilet is getting flushed

[@heatherbotez]

He is fired

[@blueeyedtech1234]

“The truth is obedience and respect should not be automatic, they should be earned.” -George Carlin

[@FlawlesSanshiro]

..imagine what he would have said to us if he was alive now....

[@blueeyedtech1234]

@@FlawlesSanshiro that is something I would love to have seen.

[@jackychen7769]

@@FlawlesSanshiro “Y’all are f*cked.” -George Carlin (in an alternate timeline)

[@shanecurtis1974]

@@blueeyedtech1234 he was so ahead of his time a real stable genius

[@XxTaraneaxX]

The problem is "respect" can mean "treat them like a human being" or "treat them like an authority" and people often demand the latter for themselves while not affording the former to others

[@nanniwa]

When Barr was laughing in that clip, his grin momentarily looked like the Cheshire Cat.

[@andrewmcguire3402]

Did he just insult the bagpipes SCOTLAND WE ATTACK!!!!!!

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

"If the President does it, it's not illegal." -Richard M. Nixon

[@RodrigoroRex]

"I was tired of abusing article 2, i had to quit for my own well being" -Richard M. Nixon

[@mista7028]

"lol I'm dead" -Richard M. Nixon

[@squidcultist0022]

Rest in piss

[@Polyglot_English]

***VOTE THIRD PARTY*** kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZzSdn6Hgdx8rck

[@drewgoin8849]

Someone watched that Vanity Fair video the other day

[@johnstonsan]

I love the bagpipes, and it makes me a little sad to see Barr playing "Scotland the Brave".

[@rockandrollfantasy86]

Respect is not demanded, it is earned.

[@Dolly-bc1dy]

Two videos in one day? I feel spoiled lol. If only the news wasn’t horrible

[@nickromo8195]

Seriously I hope this is the start of him doing this every week!

[@TheMangomelon789]

Yeah, I'm a little confused about it honestly. Was one of these from another week?

[@bluetom8319]

@@TheMangomelon789 pretty sure it's done to try and have some impact on the elections this week.

[@lolathesinger8192]

I was thrilled for a second and then I rememebered what tomorrow is and immediately became horrified

[@Fabelot1]

I am nervous for the week to come. Please everyone in the US, go and vote! Good luck from Europe

[@ArchangelsBeats]

"It means Bad...babies and dogs know that" literally LOLd

[@andrewharper1609]

If any US biopics feature Steve Minuchin I wouldn't be surprised to see John Oliver cropping up in the role.

[@deebzscrub]

I'm out of words at this point. I'm terrified for the future of this country. Tomorrow is going to be a very, very bad day. All I have left to say is (and I can't stress this enough) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@Resi1ience]

Chill. Biden has this in the bag.

[@chimedemon]

aha good sir! I have one BETTER! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA* :D

[@selahtaylor4049]

@@Resi1ience Please don't say that, I am superstitious and I am terrified, I don't want anything to jinx this.

[@3am_vdb]

The sad part is, half of the US feels they are represented with this kind of people in power... Sad and really dangerous.

[@squidcultist0022]

@chris younts rather, their vote isn't gonna get rid of a Capitalist plutocracy larping as a democracy

[@shammy7653]

Those Americans love fascism, they'll say liberals call everything fascist in order to justify their behavior. Basically don't be a authoritarian prick that all the dems want

[@carniecapinc.carniecapinc553]

Yes, but our country in its purest form was founded with the knowledge that people are going to have different opinions and different blind spots. The pro Trumpers believe the rest of us have the blind spots while they see clearly. It is their right to think so. And we will never convince someone who needs to be right that they’re wrong (a very emotionally charged word at best) by telling them they are wrong. We have to show respect to teach respect. Nevertheless I’m glad and relieved of the outcome of this election and hoping it will not turn into a more catistrophic time for our country between now and Jan. 20th.

[@spongeintheshoe]

Not half, but they _do_ have most of the fanatics. And fundamentally, Democracy rewards the people who show up.

[@oldmandancing]

"Pepper spray is not a chemical irritant. It's not chemical." Even barr is not THAT stupid.

[@potaterjim]

And yet you heard him say it on national television

[@blackice9088]

Uhh yeah, he is, he just said that...

[@hiramhiram872]

"A gentleman is someone that knows how to play the bagpipes and choses not to"- Tom Waits

[@morganalabeille5004]

"If there ever is real anarchy it won't be poor people getting shot" Holy shit.

[@bensaylor9093]

Yeah that phrase stuck with me.

[@kayskidf1]

i'd say bull sh*t

[@pills-]

This doesn't really hold up well. Poor people are usually the first to "get shot" when unrest happens, unless it's specifically targeting those in power, like the French Revolution (and even then, i'd like to see how many poor people died compared to rich). Did i miss something in what he was trying to say? Was this out of context or sarcasm?

[@efffvss]

@@pills- I think (being charitable to John Oliver here) what you've missed is the difference between 'unrest' (when the status quo is disturbed) and 'real anarchy' (complete disorder, hierarchical breakdown, no government, no status quo), because Oliver was talking about the latter. The point being made imo is that without the institutions of the state (police, laws, military etc.) to protect them the rich/elite would be the first targets. Sure, the massed poor, having removed their former oppressors would then likely turn on themselves (as famously happened in Revolutionary France). But the point wasn't that 'in real anarchy the poor won't get shot', merely that they won't be shot 'first'. Of course there's more nuance in reality than can be conveyed in either a one liner on a comedy show, or a short paragraph in the comments section but I hope this made at least some sense.

[@bensaylor9093]

I think that what he meant is that poor people dying violently is a fact of life in a so-called normal state of governance, and that the rich would lose those protections under real, actual anarchy.

[@kaylaskilling715]

So he's like a male version of Dolores "The Ministry is always right" Umbridge.

[@ForrestFox626]

That is terrifying!

[@blinkohama5516]

Man, this guy is really giving McConnell a run for his money as the most blatantly evil man in the administration.

[@AndroidSpirit]

Bingo

[@Dong_Harvey]

@@blinkohama5516 technically McConnell is not in the administration, but his wife is.. Btw, Mrs.McConnell, Elaine Chao, is the daughter of China's biggest shipping magnate, and despite the 'trade war' .. her dad's company gets a free pass on any tariffs and fees any competition gets hit by shipping to/from China So, yeah still pretty fucked up

[@mlpfanboy1701]

@@blinkohama5516 there is no good man in his administration except Anthony fouchi

[@kristn6513]

John Oliver is brilliant, best journalist of our time. Thank you✌️💙

[@AJDENG]

I wish John Oliver had a podcast version of the show. I'd drift to sleep peacefully in the sweet sound of him roasting literally everything 🥰

[@AJDENG]

Yeaah, wouldn't ve much of a podcast, though. It'd more of a... how do you say... late night show!

[@thilomanten8701]

"I'm not involved in giving tactical commands like that" would have made a great excuse at the Nuremberg trials...

[@daswasich1147]

"Just told the Men to get it done while eating Meth-chocolate, i'm clearly innocent your honor"

[@snazzypazzy]

"The eugenics movement became associated with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust when the defense of many of the defendants at the Nuremberg trials of 1945 to 1946 attempted to justify their human-rights abuses by claiming there was little difference between the Nazi eugenics programs and the U.S. eugenics programs." Just reminded me of this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics#Eugenics_and_racism_in_the_United_States

[@carniecapinc.carniecapinc553]

Not very original of him

[@davidrichard7662]

Bagpipes aside, Bill Barr can do a wicked piano version of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".

[@debbievoss3709]

Thank You HBO for truth well presented by John Oliver and all the people on the team.

[@fredrickholster4105]

Hello how are you doing?

[@amityville666]

I'd assume Barr also thinks mustard gas isn't a chemical, it's a condiment.

[@mry82]

@Mustard Guy I think Amit is aware of this. The joke was solid!

[@Malisman77]

@Mustard Guy Learn to read ;)

[@Malisman77]

@Mustard Guy Well the only interesting part is that you think people are dumb and do not know what mustard gas is. Face it, you misfired :D You replied as first to the comment that 100% was for people who knows what mustard gas is. People who do not know would ask, something like: "is this joke? i do not understand". Or simply not react at all.

[@GEBUS12]

@Mustard Guy what's the best kind of Mustard. If you are the true Mustard Guy then I want proof of your superiority!

[@NapFloridian]

Cyclone B is good for your skin (Barr)

[@vonneely1977]

The bagpipe player was an invaluable unit in the Scottish military during the age of muskets. His purpose was to lure the enemy into wasting their entire opening volley on just one guy.

[@1IGG]

Heh. I like bagpipes, though. My favorite metal bands use bagpipes in their music.

[@VaanOtacon]

Made my chuckle, good on you sir. I will be remembering this one.

[@carniecapinc.carniecapinc553]

Seems apt

[@Lucywin97]

"If there ever is real anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot" God DAMN, John.

[@SirEvilestDeath]

Who else is a 90’s child and remembers Bill Clinton playing the Saxophone?

[@Jollyjewel94]

Can't stop looking at Johns Tie, which is obviously striped, but checkered in the reflection on the table. :D

[@kardondo]

Good eye

[@newflesh666]

thanks for giving me a brief respite from the terrible reality of the world by calling my attending to the tie reflection.

[@Jollyjewel94]

@@newflesh666 Glad to contribute to getting you through the day!

[@Jollyjewel94]

Can somebody explain why this happens?

[@obsolete18]

@@Jollyjewel94 you are seeing the reflection as well as the actual tie through the transparent glass table

[@meis18mofo77]

"If there ever is real Anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot" based, I love that 10/10, the man knows what Anarchy is.

[@Chefgrlangel]

Dammit. I love the bagpipes lmao

[@ashman8891]

Barr: This is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history Edward Snowden:

[@joeyj6808]

@@drunkensailor3736 We WILL take to the streets. I promise you, he will NOT stage a coup uncontested. He is no Pinochet.

[@DC-ru5xz]

US government: do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down

[@joeyj6808]

@@wantse-rita25y.oopenmycana50 I have no idea what you are trying to communicate, sorry.

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

Snowden is pretty much a traitor. He turned the american people against surveillance and anti-terror campaigns by releasing what he did for no reason. No innocent person has been targeted by the surveillance tactics. Snowden released a bunch of info that jeopardized US national security and NSA's way of conducting scrutiny and examination. In a way, he deserves to be punished.

[@j-dubb614]

Apparently Japanese internment was just a nice little vacation. Not to mention the "Patriot Act," Its funny how back in the 2000's the conservatives were all "I'd gladly give up my liberty to protect my freedom" when a couple thousand people died to terrorist attacks, but 200,000+ people die from a pandemic and they're all "GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH".

[@bertobedini]

Nobody on here talking about how John's tie is checkered in the reflection on his desk? Priorities, people!

[@toughtittypdiddy4634]

Because you’re not just seeing the reflection. It’s a glass table, so you can still see the tie below the glass, while the top part of his tie is seen reflection

[@CerseiDM]

@@toughtittypdiddy4634 ooooh this is why!! Thank you. I was also wondering about this apparent magic trick XD

[@shammy7653]

@@toughtittypdiddy4634 this this is what I've been looking for, thank you

[@boathousejoed9005]

I thought it was from the trump collection😆

[@lastfirst5238]

Dope!

[@ih8myfriends]

I was there on June 1st in DC there was absolutely pepper spray. I witnessed police using it and I smelled it myself. There were also snipers in helicopters flying all over the city.

[@rebootukology1014]

Thank you again, I do not believe I could have gone thru this bizarre surreal political shattering with out you and your amazing team of reporters🥰 you have given us the bad news in a funny format.

[@MSV94]

Barr: the president should have virtually complete and total executive power *states enforcing quarantine and lockdown because of a pandemic Barr: this is the greates intrusion on civil liberties in american history, second to slavery ofc

[@boygenius538_8]

I wonder what he’d say if the president mandated it

[@HamsterDesertEagle]

then i guess Biden has some massive power to execute when he gets into power.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

Barr wants Trump to have his enabling act, the same power Adolf Hitler had. Which was "if Hitler said it, it is law"....

[@jkuebbing12358]

Second to slavery Japanese internment?

[@hangingwithmygnomes2067]

We all know that, next time a democrat will be in office he won't be promoting total power to the president, much the contrary... GOP rules only apply when it favors the GOP

[@anthonysclafani3963]

As an almost-lawyer, seeing Barr in power is sickening. I can't wait till he's out of office

[@sergey_zhuk]

USSR!

[@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121]

I laughed WAY more than I probably should have at the bagpipe promise

[@normanshadow1]

I like before I even hear the video...because he always delivers!

[@seanmaloney6342]

While collecting taxes: it's serving your nation. When it comes to providing services: did you vote for me?

[@jasonpuskar209412]

It's the perpetual hypocrisy for me

[@c_xela]

Then vote to lower our taxes

[@aldenheterodyne2833]

@Bruce Gruetzmacher T-that's what the government is for. The government provides services like roads, schools, fire departments, police, military, social security, Medicaid, food stamps, etc. Services to shore up the weaknesses of capitalism. An advocate for the people. That's what it's supposed to be anyway. It's not supposed to be a dog-eat-dog world. The purpose of government is supposed to be the ability to sleep at night without looking over your shoulder. I mean, if you want to play out your Walking Dead wet dream, go to rural Alaska and have fun. But don't drag civilization down with you.

[@kabirchattopadhyay533]

I swear this sentiment scares the fuck out of me. I'm an Indian citizen (currently living in Ireland). One of our elected ministers (equivalent to an US state senator), running for re-election, effectively told her constituents, "If I am still a minister after this election, and I find out your province did not vote for me, do not expect any help from me." It was.... Disturbing.

[@sorrykid8538]

OH NO BIDEN BROS HOW COME TRUMP WON?!

[@Tephomab]

I love what the reflection is doing to your tie.

[@DR-qi3pv]

Yeah its cool

[@HeartFeathers]

My darker side imagined after Barr said that Pepper spray wasn't a chemical irritant that the reporter then pepper sprayed him while saying "Are you sure?"

[@HobbesHobbiton]

"If there ever is real anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot." Well said. #GetOutTheVote ✔

[@cy-one]

Ya sure about that? Cause the rich people will have armored cars and armed bodyguards. The poor people? Neither. I still see "the poor people getting shot." Anarchy is the _ultimate_ "Might makes right" situation.

[@NEPAAlchey]

Army is pretty brainwashed, they will have no qualms walking street by street shooting anything that moves.

[@sunfeatherX3]

@@NEPAAlchey the military is beaten down to remove any sense of self and reeducated to follow orders. They won't help us. You're right.

[@cjfilmproductions]

Have you ever heard of Afghanistan? Both of the world's mightiest powers failed to conquer a bunch of sheep hearderders.

[@NEPAAlchey]

@Donald Drumpf sure thing, I bet people in Hong Kong said the same thing.

[@wilmafistfit4788]

Lmao John about princess Di was too good