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February 8, 2018

Seth Meyers - Trump Wants a Military Parade, Lies About Immigration: A Closer Look



Seth takes a closer look at President Trump ordering the Pentagon to plan a military parade while his administration takes a harsher stance on immigration and insults Dreamers.
February 8, 2018

The Daily Show: Of Course Trump Wants to Throw Himself a Military Parade



President Trump asked the Pentagon to throw him a Bastille Day-style military parade, which Trevor thinks is just the latest move in his quest to become a dictator.
February 7, 2018

Trump Wants Offshore Drilling, but States Are Choosing Wind Energy

States bordering the outer continental shelf are looking for carbon-free electricity as the Trump administration rolls back rules requiring it

Atlantic coast states might be protesting President Trump's plan to expand offshore oil drilling, but they're increasingly embracing a different kind of seaborne energy: wind.

States bordering the outer continental shelf are looking for carbon-free electricity, even as the Trump administration rolls back rules requiring it. Last week, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced that his state will aim for 3,500 megawatts of installed offshore wind by 2030, enough to power 1 million homes. Massachusetts has a goal to build 1,600 MW of offshore wind power by 2027, and New York has committed to 2,400 MW by 2030.

At the same time, wind technology is quickly advancing, thanks to its popularity in Europe. Ten countries across Europe had deployed 12,600 MW of offshore wind power by the end of 2016. In the United States, the Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued 13 wind energy leases off the Atlantic coast. In late 2016, the first offshore wind farm in the United States came online about 4 miles off the coast of Block Island, R.I.

It's unclear how the growth in offshore wind might be affected by Trump's plan to open nearly all U.S. waters to oil and gas drilling.

But there are hints that the two types of development could come into contact on the open water.


More: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-wants-offshore-drilling-but-states-are-choosing-wind-energy/


February 7, 2018

Stephen Colbert - Guest Wanda Sykes' Idea To Fix D.C.: Bring Back The Duel



'Talk Show the Game Show' executive producer Wanda Sykes thinks one arcane tradition could solve a lot of problems in D.C.
February 7, 2018

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 2/6/18

Why Trump Doesn't Want To Talk To Robert Mueller



With Trump still undecided about sitting down with Robert Mueller, Stephen illustrates a point using a KFC bucket.



A Footnote Completely Ruins Devin Nunes' Argument



House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes might want to read the fine print next time.



Stephen Crowns Elon Musk As The King Nerd



Stephen looks at this week's scientific advancements in astronautics and unnecessary snack gendering.



G.I. Joe's New Companion Is. . . Cadet Bone Spurs!



Get this inaction figure now! Bravery not included.
February 7, 2018

Seth Meyers: Late Night White House Press Briefing What Was Trump Doing on Boat with Stormy Daniels?



Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds an impromptu press briefing to answer burning questions, like "What does Melania want for her birthday?"
February 7, 2018

Seth Meyers - Philadelphia Wins the Super Bowl, Doritos' Lady-Friendly Chips - Monologue - 2/5/18





Extreme Dog Shaming: Eating Sunglasses, Digging Up Flower Beds



Seth shames some very bad dogs, including the one that killed the dad on This Is Us.
February 7, 2018

The Daily Show: Trump the Jokester Accuses Democrats of Treason



After President Trump accuses Democrats of treason for not applauding him, the White House calls his comment a joke.
February 6, 2018

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 2/5/18

Trump Touted The Economy As The Stock Market Plunged



Many networks switched from a live feed of President Trump's speech in Cincinnati about tax cuts and the economy to coverage of the plummeting U.S. stock market.



The MLK Super Bowl Ad Dodge Didn't Show You



The Late Show has an exclusive release of Dodge's follow-up commercial to the Super Bowl LII ad that used a fifty-year-old speech from Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to sell Ram trucks.



Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions, Vol. XXXVII



I casually sprinkle my conversation with foreign phrases to make myself look sophisticated. I'm not sure it always trabajos.



The Dossier Meets The Nunes Memo



It's a battle of writs between the Steele dossier and the Nunes memo, using only language pulled from the actual declassified documents.



Philly's Post-Super Bowl Local News Coverage



After the Eagles' win, Philadelphia's 'The City of Brotherly Love' nickname seemed to be a reference to Cain and Abel.

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