John Oliver has some important thoughts on the current state of cereal, which he shared in a clip on Last Week Tonight. “I’m aware that there is a lot going on in the world right now,” Oliver says in the clip. “But instead of focusing on any of that I’d …
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John Oliver took toLast Week TonightSunday to explain the dangers of facial recognition and its role in the anti-police brutality protests that have swept the nation. “This technology raises troubling philosophical questions about personal freedom,” the host said at the beginning of the clip. “And right now, there are some …
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John Oliver delivered a seething takedown of Confederate monuments on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, which featured a guest appearance by Stephen Colbert. “In recent years, there has been a robust debate over Confederate symbols, from flags being taken down to statues being removed to the white nationalist rallies in Charlottesville, …
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Forensic evidence may appear foolproof on flashy TV crime dramas, but as John Oliver detailed on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, these techniques often breed “bullshit” results in real life. “Prosecutors often complain about a so-called ‘CSI effect,’ where jurors expect to see forensic evidence in every case,” the comedian said. …
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