June 23, 2020

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 6/22/20

Trump Does An Epic Walk Of Shame After TikTok Users And K-Pop Fans Troll His Tulsa Rally



The President's rambling, racist speech was as disappointing as the turnout after an overconfident Trump campaign was tricked into expecting a crowd ten times the size of the one that showed up in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday.




Melania Trump Rates The President's Performance At His Tulsa Rally Debacle



Stephen asks the First Lady, brilliantly portrayed by our friend Laura Benanti, what she thought of the President's campaign rally in Tulsa and whether or not we should believe the stories about her in the book "The Art of Her Deal."




President Trump's post-rally walk of shame



Secret Service agents console President Trump as he does a sad walk of shame back to the White House following a poor showing at his Tulsa rally.




Bright Eyes "Mariana Trench"



Bright Eyes are back with a new album and performing together for the first time in nearly a decade, and they're celebrating on A Late Show with this #PlayAtHome performance of the first single "Mariana Trench." The new album "Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was" is due out August 21st.




Oklahoma! Where the Crowd Turnout Was Really Lame



Donald Trump's embarrassing night in Oklahoma is a boon for fans of musical theater.

June 23, 2020

Barr Emboldened To Attack SDNY After Success Hijacking DC Office In Trump's Favor - Maddow - MSNBC

Rachel Maddow notes that Bill Barr's botched effort to reshape the U.S. Attorney's Office in the South District of New York to be more favorable to Donald Trump came after Barr was successful in conducting the same kind of overhaul with the D.C. Attorney's Office and did not suffer any repercussions for doing so. Aired on 6/22/2020.




Barr's Botched Effort To Rig SDNY For Trump Prompts Investigation - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC



Rachel Maddow reviews the many investigations being conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York that touch upon some aspect of Donald Trump's affairs, which may explain Bill Barr's eagerness to recast the office with people more favorable to Trump. Aired on 6/22/2020.




Nadler: House Judiciary To Subpoena Attorney General Barr - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC



Rep. Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, tells Rachel Maddow that the committee is putting together a subpoena for Attorney General William Barr to testify in their investigation of corruption at the DOJ, suggesting that the DOJ budget could be used as leverage to compel Barr to comply. Aired on 6/22/2020.

June 23, 2020

Rep. Schiff: John Bolton's Testimony Could Have Led To 'An Unraveling Of The Trump Defense' - MSNBC

Rep. Adam Schiff, Chairman of the House Intel. Committee, joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss why some senators voted against subpoenaing John Bolton: because they were “afraid of what John Bolton would say” that would be damning to Pres. Trump. Aired on 6/22/2020.

June 23, 2020

Seth Meyers - Trump's Tulsa Rally Was a Flop: A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at President Trump staking his political fortunes on a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that turned out to be a dud.


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June 23, 2020

Trump Calls Drinking Glass of Water Proudest Achievement as President

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump on Monday called his successful drinking of a glass of water at his Tulsa rally his proudest achievement as President.

“I brought that glass of water up to my mouth and drank from it without spilling a drop on my tie,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “You can look at the tape. There was not a single drop of spillage.”

Trump added that, while drinking a glass of water was an impressive achievement in itself, executing it so well in front of such a large crowd made it even more extraordinary.

“There was a lot of pressure on me to drink that water right,” he said. “There must have been forty thousand people there.”

Trump lashed out at the media for emphasizing the missteps of his Presidency while failing to cover his crowning moments, such as his flawless quaffing of a glass of water.

“I guarantee you, all the dishonest media is going to want to talk about this week is the coronavirus and unemployment and protests,” he said. “You people will act as though me drinking that glass of water never happened.”

In his most stunning claim, Trump argued that he might be “better at drinking a glass of water than any other President in history.”

“You won’t find any tape of Obama drinking water, probably, because he was afraid of spilling,” Trump said. “Honest Abe, I will bet you anything, got water on his beard, which is disgusting. Look at the tape of me again and decide for yourself. I drank a perfect glass of water. Anyone who says differently is a horrible human being.”


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-calls-drinking-glass-of-water-proudest-achievement-as-president

June 23, 2020

The Daily Show - Gun Masks: The Only Mask That's Also a Gun

Finally, a compromise for tough guys who don't want to wear masks.

June 23, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show: Trump's Tulsa Rally Flop

President Trump’s Tulsa, Oklahoma rally has a lower turnout than expected after TikTok teens flood Trump’s campaign with false registrations, and Trump seems noticeably disheartened by the low attendance.

June 22, 2020

Trump to Hold Next Rally in Bunker

TULSA (The Borowitz Report)—Stung by the paltry turnout at his Saturday-night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Donald J. Trump’s campaign has announced plans to hold his next rally in the bunker beneath the White House.

In announcing the rally, Brad Parscale, the chairman of Trump’s reëlection campaign, denied that the choice of venue reflected a tepid level of enthusiasm to see the candidate speak.

“The bunker holds forty people,” Parscale said. “That is a much larger seating capacity than Joe Biden’s basement.”

Despite the choice of such an intimate venue, however, Trump campaign sources are privately worried that they may have difficulty filling the bunker.

According to one source, Jared Kushner spent all of Sunday morning on the phone begging people to attend the bunker rally.

“All of Jared’s friends said they’re coming, so that’s five seats right there,” the source said.


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-to-hold-next-rally-in-bunker



Photograph by Evan Vucci / AP / Shutterstock

June 22, 2020

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Coronavirus VIII: Prisons & Jails

As US prisons and jails see an alarming spike in COVID-19 infections, John Oliver discusses why the virus has spread so rapidly behind bars and what we can do to stop it.

June 21, 2020

What I Did During Lockdown

This black kitty looks so like my Felix - who is 6 approximately today. The vet said he was just about 7 weeks old when I found him in a supermarket parking lot on August 12, 2014.