/r/johnoliver

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Welcome to the unofficial community for John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight!

Feel free to use this sub for anything relating to John Oliver.

Any violations of the rules will result in an immediate ban.

John Oliver is a comedian most noted for his stint on the daily show, and his new show last week tonight.

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Trump & Syria: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): still time to make a choice

I love themes the echoe through time like ripples on a pond, also, rewatching old LWT episodes. THERE IS STILL TIME TO CHOOSE YOUR... COSTUME

40 Comments
2024/10/31
11:07 UTC

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Turnout and the level of voter suppression is going to be key in the 2024 US Elections

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I remember that's been the map for a few weeks now.

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It seems the Governorships will be either 23-24 Democratic, 26-27 Republican.

If Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters simply voted at high-enough percentages and if voter suppression was limited, both Texas and Florida would be light-blue States at-worst for Democrats.

Doomerism, not voting, voting 3rd Party at the State or national level, etc. is all counterproductive and irrational.

Simply on federal judicial nominees alone, people who aren't MAGA Republicans should vote for Democrats at the national (including for President, US Representative, and US Senator) level.

Vote for Democrats and convince others to vote for Democrats. And even if SCOTUS isn't Expanded, 2-Terms of a Harris Administration would very likely make SCOTUS at least 6-4 Democratic majority.

10 Comments
2024/10/30
19:41 UTC

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Idea for gamified voting app inspired by John's "This Is a Pyramid Scheme"

We know that telling your friends to vote is an effective way to increase turnout.

So what if we harnessed the evil powers of MLMs and pyramid schemes for good?

I'm imagining a simple, free web app that would create a personalized score card for you based on how many people in your personal network you get to commit to voting (and registering on the app).

The people in your downline would recruit other people to vote and so on via tracking links (or another way - open to suggestions!) that would give the rest of you points on your scorecard. For each recruit you'd get, by level in your downline:

Direct recruit - 10 points
One level down - 5 points
Two levels down - 3 points
Three levels down - 1 point

You'd have the option to make your scorecard public and appear on a leaderboard for extra points.

An app like this could be promoted on Reddit, Product Hunt and other places to get rapid adoption in this last week before Election Day (yeah, I really wish I had this idea sooner!).

There are existing efforts to encourage building voter teams and conducting outreach among people you know, but I haven't seen a way to gamify it and share it publicly (if anyone has let me know, I'd love to use it!), and gamification can be a powerful motivator. Also, seeing the downline effect can drive home the impact for current and potential participants.

I'm not a coder and, embarrassingly, even no code stumps me somewhat, so if anyone has any suggestions on if/how it would be possible to make this idea a reality in this crucial final week, I'd love to create a pyramid scheme to get folks to commit to voting!

4 Comments
2024/10/29
19:32 UTC

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Savage!

79 Comments
2024/10/28
18:40 UTC

2,330

Just watched John's show about mass deportations. Stop asking why is this election still so close. You might as well ask why you can't buy whiskey at the shops in Afghanistan.

Stop criticizing those who endorse him; you're wasting your time. No more pontificating and navel gazing. Yes, Trump's a idiot. But he's a useful idiot for those more clever than him, more nefarious than him and they're playing the long game. Trump won't be the last of his kind. Either solidify the wall, or be swamped by the flood of MAGA that will come in Trump's wake. All must give some, cos on the MAGA side, some will give all. Just vote BLUE.

400 Comments
2024/10/28
17:10 UTC

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End song

Anyone know if they will put a digital download for end song of todays Episode

1 Comment
2024/10/28
03:43 UTC

19,476

If YOU do not act NOW, Trump may win. Please read.

For the next week of your life, you must fully embrace the idea that if YOU do not go to Pennsylvania (especially), North Carolina, or Nevada to help get out the vote, Trump will win. No one will do it for you. It has to be you. If you live in one of those states, have the means to travel or are within proximity to one of those states, you must cancel your plans next weekend (or more) and help.

Forget about Georgia. Forget about Arizona. We are looking good enough in Michigan. We are looking good enough in Wisconsin. Pennsylvania. Nevada. North Carolina.

Be scared and ACT NOW. If you haven’t voted, vote today. Regardless of your vote, come and help. Scare your friends and family into coming with you. We should all be scared. Don’t let your kids ask you “Where were you?” without being able to say “I tried.”

2424 Comments
2024/10/27
13:39 UTC

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Redhat Arrested in Texas for Punching and Attacking Elderly Female Poll Workers Who Requested He Remove His MAGA Cap per Voting Rules.

401 Comments
2024/10/26
14:51 UTC

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