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June 11, 2020

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 6/10/20

Voter Suppression Plagues Georgia's Primary Election While Trump Sues CNN Over Low Poll Numbers



On a day that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's mishandling of an election was dubbed "a hot flaming mess," President Trump tried to put out a fire of his own, threatening to sue CNN for reporting on his precipitous fall in election polling.

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The Flaming Lips "Race For The Prize"



Leave it to our wild and wonderful friends The Flaming Lips to solve the riddle of the socially-distant concert! Watch as they once again bring cutting-edge innovation to their Late Show appearance, performing their 1999 fan favorite "Race For The Prize," which appears on their latest release "The Soft Bulletin: Live at Red Rocks featuring The Colorado Symphony Orchestra."




Think You Can Get Past Georgia's Voter Suppression Boss?



The Late Show has obtained this exclusive footage of minority voters in Georgia attempting to vote.


June 11, 2020

Trump Ends Obama-Era Ban On 'Barbaric' Hunting Practices - The 11th Hour - MSNBC



The Trump administration has ended several Obama-era bans on 'barbaric' hunting practices championed by Donald Trump Jr. according to The New York Times. MSNBC's Brian Williams has the details. Aired on 6/10/2020.


June 11, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show: Georgia's Disastrous Primary



Voters in Georgia face a disorganized primary election, with Black communities having a disproportionate amount of trouble casting their ballots.


June 11, 2020

Seth Meyers - Trump Sinks in Polls, Protesters Call to Defund the Police: A Closer Look



Seth takes a closer look at how the protests sweeping the country have rocked Donald Trump’s presidency and galvanized public opinion in favor of a fundamental rethinking of how policing works in the United States.


Late Night with Seth Meyers is supporting City Harvest to help those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. City Harvest is New York City’s largest food rescue organization, working to end hunger throughout its communities by rescuing 66 million pounds of food each year and delivering it, free of charge, to hundreds of food pantries, soup kitchens and other community partners across five boroughs. Click the button on the above/below to donate or visit https://www.cityharvest.org/.

June 11, 2020

Abrams Slams Georgia Leaders For 'Incompetence' And 'Malice' In Election Disaster - All In - MSNBC



Stacey Abrams: “There is malfeasance that is permeating the entirety of our voting system, and it’s exacerbated by the incompetence of the leadership that refuses to number one: do its job, and two: doesn’t seem to understand what the job is. That’s what we face in Georgia.” Aired on 6/10/2020.


June 11, 2020

The Lincoln Project: Flag of Treason



No American should celebrate traitorous Generals whose actions resulted in the deaths of 620,000+ Americans.

Trump is keeping their names on our installations and we're demanding that those names be removed.

Sign our petition: https://lincolnproject.us/landing/rename-petition/


*I know that the video was previously posted in this forum, but the petition is new, added today.

June 11, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show: Joe Biden - Reforming the Police



Joe Biden unpacks his plans to fix policing, discusses situations better handled by non-police professionals, and his ideas for increasing police accountability and getting unions on board with reform.


June 11, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show: What Does It Mean to Defund or Abolish the Police?



Trevor talks to Patrisse Cullors, Josie Duffy Rice, Sam Sinyangwe, Mychal Denzel Smith and Alex S. Vitale about the recent progress of the Black Lives Matter movement, the call to defund the police, and alternative community-based programs to prevent crime and resolve conflict.


June 10, 2020

Stephen Colbert: Guest Chris Wallace

Chris Wallace: Trump Missed Opportunities To Engage With George Floyd's Family And Black Leaders



The "Fox News Sunday" anchor talks to Stephen Colbert about President Trump's inherently divisive nature and why he's ill equipped to bring the country together. Chris Wallace is the author of a new book titled, "Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the 116 Days that Changed the World."




Chris Wallace's New Book About History Reads Like A Modern Thriller



The "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace is the author of a new book about President Truman's decisions along the way to dropping the bomb on Hiroshima. The book is titled, "Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the 116 Days that Changed the World."


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