He’s just some guy they use to fundraise so he can grunt about personalized bricks. I would say it’s better for the middle school kids in Kentucky to have a secure border. And I had no idea that calamari was Rhode Island’s official state appetizer. Put your name on it for eternity, cause you’re not gonna last forever. And the story behind that arrest is absolutely fascinating, and I promise we’ll get into it later in this piece. Not enough Paris. In the first show from his makeshift home studio, John covers the horrible way COVID-19 pandemic is going and how Trump is mishandling it, how TV hosts are practicing social distancing, and how profoundly gleeful 90s erotic rat art can be. And there’s perhaps nothing more emblematic of his presidency than this wall: it’s destructive, pointless, ineffective, racist, weak, and something the damages of which we’re going to be dealing with for a very long time. Here he is on Laura Ingraham‘s show, giving him the hard sell. 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If they ever get up there, they’re in trouble, because there’s no way to get down. Of course not. It was founded by a veteran named Brian Kolfage, and it took money from individual donors, with the promise that it would build new sections of wall on private land. [ABC News] Steve Bannon and three others are accused of defrauding hundreds of thousands of people by personally profiting off a scheme to raise money to help build president Trump’s border wall. Here's a thought: if you give a 1-star rating to a show you love to complain about Amazon service, don't they win? All original photographs and articles are copyright to their respective owners. John Oliver talks about multiple pressing issues. No, thank you. Also, some people refuse to wear masks, and Papa John embraces TikTok. So what Trump did was start building in the places where it was easiest to do that — specifically, where barriers were already in place. Without that reform, the gap between minorities and whites will continue to extend, as well as the misconception of white supremacy will prevail in the society. Not only that, it details how Roger Stone tried to get WikiLeaks to drop damaging emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair, just as the “access Hollywood” tape came out. Which I do admit are a great idea, because we all know the best way to deter someone who’s crossing the border is for them to see the message, “to the one and only Kiersten, may our love be as strong as this wall.” And as ridiculous as that may seem, “We Build the Wall” raised $25 million. It’s a very attractive quality. I just — I don’t — I don’t agree with the assertion that we’re simply replacing wall. Every year, people who like pumpkin spice kind of get made fun of. Because the fact is, this wall is not a functional barrier. And do you really think now is the time to argue we need fewer camels in stem? But he is actually right there. Where he gave updates about the wall situation, who is funding it and why it is still absurd initiative. If I knew nothing else abou t Donald Trump, based solely on his appearance, I’d immediately make three assumptions: bad knees. It might be tempting to think, “oh, well, then he hasn’t done very much, has he?” But Trump’s acting secretary of homeland security, a man named Chad Wolf, pushes back on that claim, hard. Because despite what you may think, “foreman mike” is not a promo for a new WWE character whose signature move is “the chaotic sales pitch.” In fact, he isn’t even the foreman on the project, just as “We Build the Wall construction” is not a real construction company. TV show guide for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. But spending so much of their convention underscoring Trump’s unfitness for office may’ve been redundant, given that Trump spent the entire week basically making that case for them, by continuing to sow distrust of voting by mail, calling for a boycott of an American company that employs over 60,000 workers, and refusing to disavow the QAnon conspiracy theory. That was Trump, recognizing in real time that his signature plan could be completely undone by thick string. For our main story tonight, we thought we’d look at the border wall. Overview; Episodes; More like this; Sky Comedy HD. John discusses the United States Postal Service which is in dire need of economic assistance from the government. Mexico, obviously, is not paying for the wall. Because while, yes, there were brief appearances from stars like AOC and Stacey Abrams, a lot of time was given to republicans like Meg Whitman, Colin Powell, and John Kasich, who delivered his remarks standing at a literal crossroads. Instead, we are, and in the dumbest way possible. Crush my rib cage, you load-bearing behemoth. Aside, of course, from the fact that it doesn’t include the city of Danbury, Connecticut. In fact, just before the pandemic, he was reassuring attendees at a rally that things were going great. And of course he did! [Phoenix News] A propublica and “Texas Tribune” investigation found erosion beneath the foundation of a stretch of wall in Texas. If that clip’s familiar to you, it might be because we played it in our first piece on the wall four years ago, when I was approximately 50 years younger. For instance, the roll call of delegates was done virtually this year, with states and territories finding novel ways to showcase themselves. It looks like the tie that Santa Claus wears to elf funerals. And that wall does appear to feature some personalized bricks, like this one that Kolfage excitedly put on Instagram, which says, “Thicc latinas will not be deported,” which is just fucking disgusting. John: Okay, there’s a lot to digest there. Other segments: 2020 Democratic National Convention, Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, “It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” The episode will be available, and when you click on it, nothing happens. And in that show, we discussed how the wall seemed — in addition to being transparently racist — like it was going to be both expensive and pointless. Main story: What’s being done to fight coronavirus as it spreads to the U.S.; plus, John offers the Phillie Phanatic a new job. And the thing is, should Trump be re-elected, all of this is only going to accelerate — in fact, his administration seems to be stepping up its efforts, attempting to take private land by filing more eminent domain lawsuits during the pandemic than at any other time in his presidency. Here is the new structure. You can buy a bollard panel. And look, if you’re going to hold a weird contest in the middle of the desert, at least make it Saudi Arabia’s actual beauty pageant for camels. All of this was stupider than even I thought was possible. But they’re very good. Everything about that is bad. The replacement wall is a completely new physical infrastructure. An update on Trump's border wall; plus, The "Uncoventional Convention"; the return of Pumpkin Spice. With the 2020 election underway, John Oliver explains how the Trump administration has handled asylum seekers over the past four years, why it matters, and what we can do about it. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. [KPNX, 2017] Fisher has been hit with lawsuits, one from the federal government for sexual discrimination in New Mexico. The company and the founder’s son were both accused of tax fraud in 2009. This stone wall? John explains how the Trump administration failed to protect the unemployed, small businesses and essential workers during the pandemic, the peeps make their unholy return, and 90s rat erotica makes John's day once again. [C-Span] Rhode Island, the ocean state. It has become a part of our life. But wait — I’m still not done. USA is appointing a new supreme court judge in the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death.