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April 28, 2021

Dr. Patel On Tucker Carlson's Latest Rant - Deadline - MSNBC



Former Obama White House health policy director Dr. Kavita Patel and former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi react to a Fox News host telling people to call the police when they see children wearing masks outside, and discuss how doing so could potentially be illegal.


April 28, 2021

Seth Meyers - Caitlyn Jenner Announces Run for Governor of California - Monologue 4/26/21






Amber Ruffin Recaps the 2021 Oscars



Amber Ruffin recaps everything that happened at the 2021 Oscars in under a minute.




Fred Armisen and Seth Chat About the Cover of Modern Drummer



Seth shows off this month's cover of Modern Drummer, which features Fred Armisen and Late Night producer Eric Leiderman.


April 28, 2021

The Daily Show: Fox's Red Meat Panic



Prayers up for Fox News’s three-day burger ban fear-mongering campaign.


April 28, 2021

Why there won't be a designated survivor at Biden's 1st speech to Congress

There will be no designated survivor when President Biden delivers his first joint address to Congress Wednesday night, the White House announced Tuesday.

“There does not need to be a designated survivor because the Cabinet will be watching from their offices or home, but they will not be joining him for the speech,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.

Whenever the president addresses Congress, the White House usually keeps one member of the Cabinet away from the Capitol in a secure location while the other Cabinet secretaries attend the speech. The Cabinet member who stays behind is known as the “designated survivor,” and would become president should an attack wipe out the rest of the presidential line of succession.

This year, however, concerns about the ongoing pandemic have limited the number of people who will be present in the Capitol for the speech, and only two Cabinet secretaries will be there.

Roughly 200 people will be attending the speech at the Capitol, including the four people directly in line of succession following Biden: Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Should disaster befall the highly secure building during Biden’s speech, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen would be next in line to take over.


Read more: https://www.aol.com/why-wont-designated-survivor-bidens-204940283.html

April 28, 2021

The Daily Show: The CDC's New Mask Guidelines Make No Sense



The CDC says that fully vaccinated Americans don't need to wear masks outside unless they're in a large group, but their chart doesn’t make much sense.


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April 28, 2021

This is how the GQP is Pillaging America for Profit - The MeidasTouch Podcast



Hill Harper explains how GQP policies are intentionally designed to pillage and destroy America for profit.


April 28, 2021

Doctor warns people skipping second COVID-19 vaccine dose give up their immunity - CBS This Morning



Across the country, millions of people are missing appointments for their second vaccine dose. The CDC says the second shot is critical in helping protect people from the virus. Adriana Diaz spoke to one woman hesitant about getting the second dose and a doctor warning of consequences if people skip out.


April 27, 2021

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 4/26/21

Jon Batiste Wins An Oscar! And Vaccinated Americans Win A Chance To Visit Europe



Our beloved Jon Batiste won big at the Academy Awards last night, bringing home the trophy for Best Score for the film "Soul." Congratulations Jon! Travel-hungry Americans may also feel like winners today after learning that Europe will allow them to visit this summer, provided they show proof of vaccination.




Quarantinewhile... Will D.C. Police Face Justice After Drag Race Wreck?



Quarantinewhile... Stephen expresses concern about the dangerous and irresponsible actions of some speed-demon cops in the nation's capital.




Bouncer kicks out Lindsey Graham for insane argument



After Lindsey Graham told Chris Wallace he doesn't believe systemic racism exists because of Barack Obama and Kamala Harris's electoral success, a bouncer kicks him out for his spurious argument.




Daniel Kaluuya Isn't The Only Oscar Winner To Thank Their Parents For Having Sex



The adrenaline that comes with giving an acceptance speech occasionally makes you embarrass your parents!


April 27, 2021

Trump Effort To Corrupt Census Haunts Release Of New Numbers, Next Decade Of Reports - Rachel Maddow



Rachel Maddow reviews the ways that the Donald Trump administration tried to ensure an undercount of the people living in the United States in a way that would benefit Republicans politically, and the questions that raises now that the census numbers are being published. Aired on 04/26/2021.




Draft Of A New Federal OSHA Rule On Masks In The Workplace Delivered To White House - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC



Rachel Maddow reports that after missing President Joe Biden's deadline by more than a month, OSHA has now submitted to the White House a draft of a federal rule on requiring masks in the workplace. Aired on 04/26/2021.




Republicans Put On Show Of Outrage Over Fabricated 'Meat Ban' Boogeyman - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC



There is no meat ban. No one is banning meat. And yet the loudest voices on the right spent the weekend being upset about a meat ban they invented all by themselves. Aired on 04/26/2021.

April 27, 2021

Company Hired For AZ Republican Ballot Audit Stunt Abandons Pretense Of Transparency - Rachel Maddow



Roopali Desai, attorney for Arizona Democrats suing to stop the Republican ballot audit stunt, talks with Rachel Maddow about the case against how the audit is being conducted, concerns about transparency in what is, on its face, an agenda-driven endeavor, and concerns, also, about the long term effects on democracy of what Arizona Republicans are attempting to do. Aired on 04/26/2021.




Anecdote In NYT Report Paints McCarthy's Leadership During 1/6 Trump Riot In Poor Light - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC



Rachel Maddow shares a small detail from near the end of a lengthy New York Times story about Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in which McCarthy flees to safety ahead of rioting Trump supporters in the Capitol on January 6th, and leaves behind a Republican congressman to hide in McCarthy's bathroom with only an antique sword as defense. Aired on 04/26/2021.

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