John Oliver did a deep dive on Project 2025 tonight that should be required viewing. Frightening shit. Hasn't been posted on their YT channel yet, but it's a must watch. Great reporting.
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It's almost funny that a group who claim to opposed "jihadism" are so eager to perform a religious purge of the country, instilling 'Christian' values into every aspect of life.
you should check out dead domain on youtube if you haven't heard of them, they're the person who snuck into the Republican convention in stealth to break this story.
It is if you watch YouTube from outside the US, or appear to. The whole episodes are uploaded worldwide as soon as the show ends, with the main piece uploaded Wednesday for US viewers.
It wins the Emmy every year and is one of the highest-rated shows they have. It may be cheap to make, versus big dramas.
Though, at Oliver's recent contract renewal Zaslav refused him the raise he wanted (more interesting as a sign than reason to worry for Oliver, gets $1 million per episode).
Personally, I don't have as much time on Sunday / Monday... So maybe I'll reserve my VPN for very special Last Week Tonight episodes. (Maybe like this one :o )
As @warondumb.bsky.social terms it, Alabamafication (ie R super majority that rules all, w any opposition quickly crushed, co-opted or paid off, so, wide open corruption where Law is solely their own to use as a weapon)
Another banger by John Oliver. I'm glad to see more coverage of Project 2025. There are a lot of people even in the government who aren't aware of Trump's plans with Schedule F.
Must watch TV for sure! I heard about it from a sincere but poorly-educated old friend who learns heavily toward the batshit crazy side of life/media/politics/religion. Can’t wait to see what John Oliver does with it!
I watch him regularly, and it's true, he's even mentioned it a couple times. Years before starting the channel, he got caught forging immigration applications to bring people in from Eastern Europe to work seasonal resort jobs. He did 3 years in federal prison.
He ran a company that brought in eastern European women on false pretenses and forged visas, had them in the usual cramped conditions, he did his time in jail and this YouTube thing is what he has done since.
I'm mostly meh on it because people can reform and he served his time.
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1) bibi Netanyahu
2) Gerard Barron
3) Paul dans
https://x.com/BidenHQ/status/1803110928885456961
Seriously, been 🤢 for over a year on Project 2025. Oliver does fantastic research & funny delivery. I'll watch, and not enjoy.
Scarey shit.
Though, at Oliver's recent contract renewal Zaslav refused him the raise he wanted (more interesting as a sign than reason to worry for Oliver, gets $1 million per episode).
Personally, I don't have as much time on Sunday / Monday... So maybe I'll reserve my VPN for very special Last Week Tonight episodes. (Maybe like this one :o )
Rabbit hole here: https://www.americanprogress.org/series/project-2025-exposing-the-far-right-assault-on-america/
I fear too many think “wolf” was cried before.
As @warondumb.bsky.social terms it, Alabamafication (ie R super majority that rules all, w any opposition quickly crushed, co-opted or paid off, so, wide open corruption where Law is solely their own to use as a weapon)
https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2008/February/08_crm_145.html
I'm mostly meh on it because people can reform and he served his time.