Conventional wisdom says there are several ways to tell when someone is lying. Body-language cues, like crossing one’s arms, can reveal a liar. Being overly insistent about one’s innocence is a dead giveaway. And anyone over 40 who says they’re bummed they missed Coachella? Definitely a liar. Thing is, the …
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Last Week Tonight With John Oliver broadcast its season premiere on Sunday, returning after it last aired just days after the presidential election. While a lot has happened since then —including the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, the Wall Street’s Gamestop rollercoaster and Donald Trump’s impeachment trial culminating in an acquittal — …
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John Oliver tore into President Donald Trump‘s handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, criticizing his “callous indifference to human life” on Last Week Tonight Sunday. Oliver focused on the slew of bad information about the outbreak coming from the administration, with The Independent noting that at one …
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John Oliver discussed Brazil’s imminent presidential election on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, highlighting the alarming rise of its far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, who is nicknamed “Brazilian Donald Trump” for his militaristic, homophobic and misogynistic views. Bolsonaroended the first round of voting with 46 percent of the tally, which means he …
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John Oliver devoted most of Sunday’s Last Week Tonight to “Supreme Court nominee and walking crushed beer can” Brett Kavanaugh, rehashing the judge’s emotional, angry and controversial testimony on Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The host’s ultimate question was simple: “Why this particular asshole?” he asked. “Why is he …
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TheTrump administration’s senior policy advisor Stephen Miller is being considered to replace former White House communications director Anthony “Mooch” Scaramucci. So on Sunday,John Oliverdevoted an entire segment to the controversial figure, whom he blasted as a “Vitamin D-deficient Minion.” Last week, Miller spoke at a White House press briefing in …
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