You're listening to Comedy Central coming to you from New York City, the only city in America. It's the Daily Show tonight. Jed Cruz comes to New York, Jordan Clipper fingers the poll, and John David Washington. This is the Daily Show with Driver Nolo. Everybody, welcome to the day Shark No, thank you so much for tuning in and people coming out and put amazing, He sells, We're gonna have some fun like a peanut taken seat, everybody. We thought a great show for you tonight. The United Kingdom has a new Prime minut that to replace their new Prime Minister. China celebrates Zijing Ping in the most awkward way possible, and our very own Jordan Clapper starts a civil war. Plus the one and only John David Washington is joining about it. So I feel as people, Let's come straight to today's headlines. Right before we get into the big stories, let's catch up on a few other things going on in the world. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, US students have suffered a record drop in their math scores. Now, many experts say that the two years of COVID disruptions are to blame for this, but in my opinion, everyone would do better if the smart kids would just stop hiding their answers. Yeah, Lucy up, Angela, we get it. You study, let's open it up. And I know, I know, I know. This is distressing news for all the parents out there, but but just remember this is the best time to cheat your kids out of their allowance. They won't know the difference. Yeah, five plus two. Yeah, that's that's what you get. That's ten. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, officials are coming under fire after it came out that a new public toilets that is being built in a popular tourist spot will cost the city one point seven million dollars a single public toilets. Now, before you complain, remember this toilet is going to be top of the line. The seap will come prepete on, and the graffiti on the walls will be written by George R. R. Martin Wow. In sports news, the Houston Astros swept the Yankees to win a spot in the World Series and attending the game, Oh you're gonna save those booze because attending the game in New York was Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Yeah, who was greeted by Yankee fans just like that. Yeah, there were a lot of booze, a lot of extended middle fingers, which at this point, people, why does anyone bother ted? Cruisings so soft? And he may not even be offended, all right, he might just think that's how people wave now, just like Hi, Hello, how are you hello? Hi Jack cruise. All right, let's move on some of the biggest stories of the day. You know, with food prices going up, gas prices going up, and walk crippling Europe, it may be easy to get distracted by short term problems and loose sights of the long term problems that will actually kill us all, which is why climate activists are going to extreme measures to get our attention. Another act of food and fuse art vandalism, this time with mashed potatoes. That's right. Climate change activists tossed potatoes onto a cloud Monet painting at a German museum. Look at this. Officials there say the painting, it wasn't damaged and that it's covered by glass. Last week, activists through tomato soup on the Vincent van Go sunflower is at the National Gallery in London. There was some minor damage to the frame, but the painting was unharmed, and in both cases activist then glued their hands to the wall. Yeah. Increasingly around the world, climate change activists of vandalizing famous arts to bring attention to climate change. First, they splashed food on Evan go now a Monai. They also hit the Jackson Pollock, but no one noticed. And as much as I agree with the message, I don't know if a museum is the right place to do this because think about if you protest in the streets, everyone knows it's a protest, but if anything happens in the museum, half the people are just gonna think it's part of the art. We know. Yeah, you could be in front of a painting like not ever a heart attack to be like a very powerful, very powerful no help me, ah, yes, the cry for help we all feel in the modern world. Bravo, bravo. Also, I feel like at this point the problem with climate change isn't a lack of awareness, right, It's more the fact that a ton of people just don't give a ship. And I stand to be corrected, but I just don't think that those people who don't care about climate change care about fancy art you know, I doubt your Maga uncle is gonna be like, no, not Monai's water lilies. No, all right, you win, you can tax carbon. I agree with you. You know, if anything, these protests might bring more publicity to the art than to climate change. Yeah, like, you tell me when was the last time you thought about monae and sex dreams? Don't counch like if I was a painting in a museum right now, I would be begging. I've been begging to get some food thrown on me. Oh look, look, someone's walking up to us right now with a child pool up pudding. This could be our brick break the pudding is Oh no, wait, they're just eating it. What the hell man went snack to bring your museum? Come on, people, I want to go viral, or somebody throw some food at me. You know who? I hate the pool up as I hate them by coke drinking. He loses. They deserve to die. Nothing, all right, forget it. I guess factor staring at people's butts are all day. Oh that's a nice pot to look at that one. Look at that one. Oh all right, let's make like America's money and move on to China. Over the last decade, j Jing Ping has gradually taken full control of the Chinese Communist Party. He's put his people in all of the top positions, He's pushed out all of his top rivals, and he is the sole owner of the password for the country's Netflix accounts. Yeah, so no one in China can watch Dama without him. He's like, no, don't watch without me. That's one of our shows together. They're like, these are all our shows together. We're communists anyway. Anyway, over the weekend, President g was formally re upped as Communist leader of the party. Right, that's what he was for an unprecedented third term, which means he will rule over the nation of one point four billion people for at least another five years. And if anyone doubts on how power full Jijing Ping has become, just look at how he treats of China's previous leader. China's leader, Shi jing Ping, is beginning an historic third term in office after being annoyed again as the head of the country's Communist Party. But there was an unexpected twist in the normally highly choreographed Chinese National Congress over the weekend, when his predecessor was escorted off the stage. Two aids appeared to remove shi Jinping's predecessor, Hu Jintao from the front row, who appears confused even to resist, while shi Jinping shows zero sympathy. Was the seventy nine year old who unwell or was it some kind of political power play. We'll probably never know, as the incident has already been scrubbed from Chinese TV and social media. God damn, yeah, scrubbed from social media and TV. And did you see that They picked that old man out and just escorted him. The just scorted him out like he was Kanye too, mitzvah. And did you see jes Ping? What's even what's even wild? He's just sitting there like he can't do anything, Like the old man taps him, like, hey, you're gonna do it. He's the most powerful person in China, and he's like, sorry, there must be some rule or something. I'm new here. I don't know. I can't help you. I can't do anything. I don't even know what this means. Was it supposed to send the message? Was it not? Because if it did, I don't think it worked because nobody knows what happened, right, They either took this guy away as some kind of power grab or because he just had one too many island iced tease. We don't know, right, who knows? I mean, I guess I guess we do know that it didn't go according to plan because they scrubbed all the video of it from the internet. They wouldn't do that if they wanted people to see it. You know, it's like your browser history. Yeah, nobody's clearing it because they donate it to charity. You know. No one's like, I can't let my wife see what a good person I am. I can't. So yeah, this is a weird, opaque story that has left everyone guessing. And I guess the only question I have is can we hire those eyes for whenever Joe Biden starts rambling in a speech, can we, you know, just to bring that me? And he's like, I passed a student build debt with fifty and he and a hundred thousand and fifty six thousand, and I don't know. Okay, sir, come on with us. Come on, let's take everywhere we hired Commala, come on, let's go all right. Finally, let's move on from China to a country with the leadership situation is a little less secure Great Britain. Last week, Let's Trust announced, after just forty four days in office, she would be stepping down as Prime Minister so she could move on to becoming that person who everyone recognizes but they can't quite remember from where, like did we go to a high school? To oh, you're the prime minister. Oh so sorry about it? Anyway, I can I have two large popcorns please? And uh? Anyway, Let's Trust is gone and it looks like the UK has got a brand new man. We begin in the United Kingdom, which is about to get its third prime minister in less than two months. Just a short time ago, the ru In Conservative Party announced that former Finance Minister Rici Sunac won the race to become partner leader and Prime Minister. Una will become this country's first ever prime minister of color, first ever Asian prime minister, and first ever Hindu Prime minister. Richie Sunac not only the first person of color to walk through ten daddy also the youngest prime minister here in about two centuries. Really a historic day. A former investment banker, he and his wife are reported to be among the country's richest people. It is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party I love and give back to the country I owe so much too. Yeah, that's right. The UK's new Prime Minister is former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and he's Indian, he's Hindu, and he's only forty two years old, which means he will probably serve well into his forty two and a half's easily. And let's not forget, let's not forget another important first. He's also the first prime minister who's an absolute snack. Yeah, look at you, Risci. And before you're thinking, oh is he don't forget who came before? Don't forget. We're moving on upw Of course, of course, not everyone in the UK is happy about Rishi Sunac taking the top spot and making history. And it's not because of his policies or because of his personality. No, there are some people who have a problem with something else, as as this caller to a British radio show so eloquently explained. Is the real problem here, Jerry? That Chi sac as a brown man and you don't trust him at the top of this country. Well, did you imagine him going to the Scottish nationalists and being the prime Minister of the Scottish nationalists. Could you imagine me becoming the prime minister of Pakistan or star of the Arabia. No, these things matter. Sorry you don't like it, but this is predominantly we're talking about England. Right of English people. Yes, are white english people and they want to see a prime minister that reflects them. Yeah. Yeah, this guy has a good point. Can you imagine if white English people wanted to rule countries when no one looked like them, I wouldn't never happened. Can you imagine that wrong? What would that wrong be like? Now? You know what's so funny to me? It's funny how racists always say colonization was fine, it was a business. Until they feel like they're being colonized. Then all of a sudden's like something they still be done, something that to be done, not even being colonized. The guy is British. What's wrong with you? You You know? And if you ask me, British racists are looking at this whole thing all wrong. This could be a good thing for you people. After four years you'll finally get to legitimately blame a brown person for your country's problems. You're living your dreams. Wake up. I mean there is a part of me, there's a part of me that feels a little bad for England's racists. No, because because I remember remember they voted for Brexit specifically to keep Britain white, and that vote started a seven year chain of dominoes that has now led directly to an Indian prime minister. Oh yeah, they're probably like, oh, this is certainly a rich irony at my expense in it. Yeah, And here's the thing. Keep in mind, this corner even says that he is Tory, so this is the same party as Richie Sunak, right, which means they probably agree on all the same policies. He just doesn't like that he's not white, which I don't understand. I truly don't understand. What are you scared of? What is this? What is this call is scared of? Does he think Snaka is gonna walk up to the podium on his first day in office and be like, it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to give back to the country I owe so much too, and to show my gratitude, I just want to say I'm selling datac under the India that prevene time you botin. This is a planned all time happy divini bitches. It's not gonna happen, you racist. All right, that's it for the headlines before we got a break start for checking all the later social media trends without very own fronty changing everybody travel. All right, let's see what's blowing up social media today. We got Taylor Swift, anti Semitiza, Tom Brady, you know the usual. But what's lighting social media in England up right now is the new Prime Minister of the week Rieshi Sunac. And I know everyone is really excited that this is the first Asian prime minister. But let's be clear. Indians are not Asians. Okay, okay, that's still people, great people, They're just not Asian people. Okay, no, no, no answer me this. If this guy is Asian, how come when he became Prime minister? I felt absolutely nothing. I mean when I was down at dim some palace this morning. Yeah, the fellas want like, oh ship, that's me up there. I feel seen. I love how Indians trying to have it both ways, like being Indian and Asian. Pick a lane, okay, yeah, I bet if I show up in a Bollywood film. I'm just gonna blend right in right, because all just one people just having a good time. Also, speaking of Asians and Indians, real quick, you mentioned America's math scores were dropping since COVID or something, right, I mean, mass schools in America were bad before COVID. How could you? How could I get any worse? Like the question used to be what time did the train leave the station? Now you gotta explain what train is? But but, but the biggest trending story has got to be the climate change protest the videos. Okay, and my question is who the hell is doing museum security these days? You see people walking in with two buckets of massed potatoes and a high visibility vest and you don't think anything's going on, or you caught by surprise, and now he's like sneaking around. I mean the people show up in high visible visibility construction vests. Just keep an eye on them. Okay, just imagine this ven diagram. It's real simple. In one circle, you've got people wearing construction vests. In the other circle, you've got people with no upper body strength. Okay, Now when they overlap in the middle, then those are climate activists. Make sure you check every cavity for sloppy Joe's Also the worst part is this painting. Wasn't even expecting it at least saw it at the painting that's ready. I mean, see, this guy knows some bad ships about to go down. Alright, what they even doing? What thoring guacamoli a odd isn't gonna change anything? All right? The only people who care about out our pretentious douche bags like check out this tweet I found online for some random moron. All right, look at the lobe. I saw Mona Lisa for the first time, and she's smiling or not. It's so powerful everyone should see. Oh really, you think everyone should see the most famous painting ever? What a great discovery. I mean, I wonder what else this guy likes? You like the Beatles breaking bad? Let me guess you gave off season five stars? I mean, how basic can a bitch get? Whoever he is? Back to you, Trevor, I think that was a great treaty, chatting everybody back to stop the thick about what's that of the Civil War? Your state? There's gonna be on, so don't go away. Welcome back to the day the show. You know, there's no question, there's no question that America is becoming more and more polarized, and it has a lot of people wondering could this division turn into violence? Well, we sent Jordan Clapper to find out for another episode of Fingers the Pulse. When you've been to as many rallies as I have, you get used to hearing things you don't encounter in everyday life, like go to Hell and clippers a bit. But lately the crowds have been coalescing around, in particular idea that nobody wants to hear civil war. Civil War, the Civil War, our country's bitter attempt at divorce that ended with mom and Dad back together in a state of constant resentment. Of Americans think it's very likely there's a civil war in the next decade. Um, okay, I'm gonna be perfectly straight up and honest. Is gonna happen much sooner than that? How soon? Because I have an Airbnb rented in the Outer Banks. But it turns out a lot of Americans think this way, and not just your uncle who has been hoarding weapons and Vienna sausages in this basement bunker. Even sitting members of Congress, like January six Committee member Adam Kinzinger, how close are we to another civil war? I think we're closer than we'd like to think. And I used to be afraid to talk about it. Now I think it's important for us to talk about to talk about a civil war, because I think we have to be aware of where we're at. I don't think it's gonna be north and South with large marching armies. You know, if I live in Illinois, there's gonna be Republicans and Democrats in Illinois. I do think it could get violent easily. I mean, that's scary. If a city and representative like Kinzinger thinks a second civil war is possible, it's something we need to take seriously. So I decided to gather Americans in one of our most sacred traditions of civic unity, the Corporate Focus Group, bringing together conservatives and liberals in Purple Arizona who all think civil war is a real possibility, the civil wars tomorrow. What is the skill set you bring to the Battlefaild Well, I'm good with a gun. Yeah, yeah, okay, James. I have survival skills. I was in the military. I know how to shoot a weapon hand hand combat. If I have to, I could stick you with a knife and not you know, cry about it. We're laughing about sticky people with a knife. But okay, lansing with skills, leadership, leadership, Yeah, I just feel there's going to need to be some leaders. What skills do you have? Critical thinking? Jesus for all of the liberals, here we have a leader and a critical thinker. This is why the blue side is. But if America was going to be divided in a civil war, where would the modern day Mason Dixon linefall? It was time for a state by state fantasy draft, Well, nightmare draft. We've terra formed the states that have been red in blue to kind of create one land mass who sees themselves as conservative part of the red map. Here are these the states you would want? Oh? I much prefer the red states. What breaks your heart? What are you gonna miss? Well, Arizona isn't that supposed to be a red state. Let's say we give you Arizona. Where do you want to travel to? Well? I love California, but it's turned into such a ship hole. Let's be fair. As a red state guy, the blue state has the best food. Oh yeah, right, bow, what would you miss? Not a ton As a liberal, you're feeling pretty good about the states you get. Honestly, I feel all right, we got Hawaii. You do have Hawaii, James, what are you missing? You're gonna be in what this red conglossed on the families from back eastern Ohio? So yeah, I mean that would be you'd miss Ohio. I wouldn't trade Cleveland for anything. I trade Texas for California so I can go to San Diego. Okay, any other trades Texas for California, Blue side? Would you allow that trade? I'll take Austin for Cleveland, but I don't need all of Texas. We'll do in Austin for Cleveland. I don't want Cleveland, he's in Cleveland. I want San Diego. Oh you give up for San Diego. I would give up Florida. No thanks, there's no takers on Florida. Okay, So I guess the ocean can have Florida, which is helpful because it will probably take it anyway. And now that we have our newly divided states of America, we get to draft some new constitutions. If there is a new America, you're going to need new laws. Are there any laws you would want to change? Get rid of the petty ones? I mean there's lots of petty laws out there. I mean if you pee in public, I mean really going to be in the sex crime registry now because you pete in public? Stupid, It's a crack in the system. That's the first law that comes to head. It's, you know, it's the petty laws you get put in the in the in the general sex crimes registry, if you if you take if you take a leak outside, it's just pretty dumb. That's just an example. We just talked about a sub a war tearing this country into you finally get your way. The first law that jumps to mind is peing in public? Does your side not have toilets? With the vision of the new Confederacy already collapsing under the burden of sewage infrastructure, I thought it was time to cut to the chase and ask the biggest question of all, which side wins? We all lose? Yeah, there's no winning there. What if one side loses and then refuses to concede. Well, I don't know if I feel any better about the future of America. But for now, at least we still have elections. In fact, check out my new half hour special where I dive into the mid terms and ask the very important question democracy we still cool? If you knew you got fewer votes, you wouldn't concede. What is conceding yet? It means accepting laws? Now? Is democracy mean tomorrow? If the wrong thing happens, you were there anyway, sick. It was the most beautiful thing I ever saw. Birds chirping, police officers screaming no, thank you so much for that, trying to check out everybody before a check out. He's should check out Jordan's special next Tuesday at even right after the show. All right, stay tuned because when we come back, John David Washington will be joining me right here. Welcome back to the Dayly Show. My back tonight was an actor you know from films like Black Plansman and Sanna. Here's here tonight to talk about making his Broadway debut in a revival of August Wilson's The Piano. Listen. Please welcome John David Washington. John David Washington, Hello, welcome back to the Daily Show. Thanks for having me. Glad to be bad. Yeah, it's it's been a while since you've been here. I think it was maybe twenty ninety. It was Black Clansmen at the time. And I mean, you have just ascended consistently and constantly tenant, phenomenal, absolutely for the past that we could understand, because let me let me ask you that before we get into what you're doing now, Like, do you guys know what what was? Because I love the movie. I love no I'm genuine I love all Christomer Nolan's films, and I watched it and I watched it again. I watched this first time to enjoy it, second time to understand what's happening. But then there's like parts people on internet, and then you gotta run an internet interview. So when you guys are in the scene, do you can you hear each other? Do you know what's happening? I don't listen. Christopher Nolan's always watching, So I'm gonna say yeah, yeah, totally, totally was in control. Knew everything. I knew it. I knew every plot point, I knew everything I was going on. That's another thing I wanted to do. You understand the movie when you're in the movie, Like when when when you're doing the stuff and backwards is happening to you And because you're you're convincing I didn't watch it and go John David Wathington doesn't know what's happening. Yeah, yeah, you believe me. That means I did, you know what amazing? You know? I mean, honestly, there was a lot of training that went into it. So the physicality of learning how to fight backwards, blink backwards, walk backwards, all that stuff. I mean, it was like backwards fighting school we went to. We're trained for like a month and month and change. And uh so, once I got it into my body, I felt it was actually helping me understand the plot a little more and then opening up the world and the possibilities of what Christopher Nolan was trying to do. That's probably why you were so good at it. So that's I feel like, I feel like you're good at everything because of just you. You immerse yourself, you know, going you know, and in Borders, you were amazing one of my favorite parts of the show. And then but then I found out you you played football. I did gotten was like that cheating, I know, but I'm nothing like that guy. Reggie Jeremy or not. I don't like it at all, but still don't count Still, Oh my god, you you you immerse yourself in your roles in a really powerful way. I mean, it's it's why you get accolade. Off the accolade. People love seeing you on the screen. But now you're moving into Broadway, which every actor has said across the board is terrifying. Oh my goodness, why would you do this? It's so it's a full contact sport. I wanted to challenge myself. It was it was about saying, trying to test my abilities, trying to grow as an artist. I wanted to keep searching, and I dove, you know, I dove head in, you know, I was I was going forward. I felt like the words of of August Wilson would lead me to the promised Land. There was a character that I really loved and enjoyed every time I read it. And uh so, I just wanted to explore and see how far I can go with my abilities and what I can learn. I feel like I'm in in grad school really, you know. With with Latonia Jackson, our our our leader director and Sam Jackson, who originated the role he played Boy Willie seven. So here I am with him every night and he's playing the uncle Dolker role now. But I'm looking at him across the stage like, I know, you originated this role. I'm doing my best, you know, but it was it was a way that and he's been so supportive and and seeing just the entire yes, you know. So it's been a learning a very great learning situation for me. And it's it's it's been life changing what I'm learning. I can't imagine how surreal that must be for you, because, as you said, Samuel L. Jackson originated the role. Right, his wife is directing and she's making her directorial debut on Broadway, right, So this is this is like a family affair, but it's legends only you're playing. You're playing the role that he originated across from him, but he's now playing the uncle. And it's it's this really fascinating story on multiple levels about a family arguing about an heirloom, you know, And I don't want to spoil it for people, but it really is the question of, you know, what does a family need to keep in order to maintain themselves as a family, and can they let go of those things and still respect where they come from. It feel was pertinent to you on a on a personal level as well as as well as a character because you know, you grew up around Samuel Jacksons and you I did, I did. Uh. Well, I've re examined the word um. Inheritance, you know, and and learning how to work hard for something. Learning how to act, I think is something that I feel like I've inherited in a way and like and through this process, learning how to make choices on stage, how to immerse yourself in the role, and to just the work ethic, you know, something that you can learn. You can learn how to work hard, you know. And uh, That's what I've been discovering a lot on in this process. Would you would you say? Would you say being on Broadway is harder than being on from all? Let me ask it to you differently, What are the harder aspects of doing Broadway, you know, as opposed to being on camera. Um, it's harder in that it's every night, different crowds. You know, you got to deliver sometimes, you know, you get two shows on Wednesday, two shows on Saturday, so you have to deliver sometimes twice a day. And um, you know, and and you have to you have to be on it. You have to have the same energy every night, you know. And it's not like you can yell cut and let me start that over crowd, let me wait, it's none of that happened. You got to go. They are waiting on you. You gotta go. So so you know, it's it's it's something that I think it It builds you up. To me, I have more courage and trying things when I when I get back to film because of because of this experience. You You've always talked about how you know, you you were retient when it came to getting into acting. You had this you have this idea of like your father is Denzel Washington. I mean, we go this is one of the greatest actors who has ever lived on this planet, right, and one of the greatest to ever do it. And then you step into the game and you've always said you didn't want to. At first, you're like, this is this This feels like a burden. But everyone can agree. You've stepped into it. You've made it your own. You know, you still have characteristics that remind us of your dad because you are his son. But but but what's that journey been like for you? You know, in finding your own but also accepting your aloom that you know, like the piece that you've inherited from him. I'm finding it, um, you know with every project. You know, Spike Lee helped me find my my my identity. Christopher Nolan helped me find my identity. This play in so many ways, it's helping me find my identity, what my process even is, you know, and and what uh you know, like different power spots on stage and how I relate to characters and what my way in is all that, all those things I'm discovering on my journey and um, and the support I've gotten from the directors I just name have been you know, UM, just so important for my growth and for my confidence and the support I've gotten from my family you know, Uh, no handouts, you know, it's it's I've been working very hard to work very hard on this play and UM, I'm proud of what what we're doing with it. You see it. You know, you can tell when somebody's passionate and when they work beyond where they where they ever thought they could. You you you always put the effort in. It always comes across the play is also fascinating. It's it's a great story that is being told by great people, great actors, a great director. And one thing that surprised me about the play is that it's also you know, as as as the director asself says, it's like, this is also a ghost story. And I found myself thinking in life, you know, there are two types of ghosts. The ghosts we carry, you know, almost like and then they're like ghost Coast. Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah that actually no, no, you know what I mean, there's like ghost Coast. Do you believe in ghosts? Absolutely? Yeah, yeah. Halloween's always I mean, I love Halloween, but I definitely sleep with the light on around this time ago, so I don't, I don't mess around. I don't. I don't play with that ghost stuff. It's really you know, you're superstitious like that. Yep, ye, you're you know, like for the night light on, I believe in ghosts and uh, but it's also it's this this play. Yes, it's a ghost story. It's it's also incredibly funny. It's got a lot of humor in it. It's I mean, August Wilson is a genius, and it's it's loaded with you know, family situations and dynamics that are universal, not just the African American experience, but a universal experience and uh, family arguments, you know, nephew and uncle, sister and brother things. So so there's so many things and so many themes in this story that are relatable. That which which is what I love. I think it's relatable. I think it's a continued celebration of black excellence in Broadway, which we've we've seen in everything from Slave Play, you know, through to Strange Loop, all of the Yeah, exactly, it's time. It's really been growing and it's a great time. And I'll recommend everybody go and watch it because when will you ever get the opportunity to be almost this close to John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson at the same time. Thank you so much, greatfu were do you know? David Watchington, everybody, I'm gonna take a quick place over Lack after the form the Great We'll not talking to Mike, but before we go, before we go, Before we go, peaceful protesters in Iran are risking their lives to be heard. The Senser for Human Rights in the Iran is helping to bring their voices to the important into national stage, and it provides legal aid for political prisoners and victims of violence. So please, if you can. All you need to do is follow the link below to help them in their work. Until next time, stay safe out there, and remember, if you're really hungry but don't want to spend any money, just pretend you're painting and wait. 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According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, US students have suffered a record drop in their math scores. Now, many experts say that the two years of COVID disruptions are to blame for this, but in my opinion, everyone would do better if the smart kids would just stop hiding their answers. Yeah, Lucy up, Angela, we get it. You study, let's open it up. And I know, I know, I know. This is distressing news for all the parents out there, but but just remember this is the best time to cheat your kids out of their allowance. They won't know the difference. Yeah, five plus two. Yeah, that's that's what you get. That's ten. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, officials are coming under fire after it came out that a new public toilets that is being built in a popular tourist spot will cost the city one point seven million dollars a single public toilets. Now, before you complain, remember this toilet is going to be top of the line. The seap will come prepete on, and the graffiti on the walls will be written by George R. R. Martin Wow. In sports news, the Houston Astros swept the Yankees to win a spot in the World Series and attending the game, Oh you're gonna save those booze because attending the game in New York was Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Yeah, who was greeted by Yankee fans just like that. Yeah, there were a lot of booze, a lot of extended middle fingers, which at this point, people, why does anyone bother ted? Cruisings so soft? And he may not even be offended, all right, he might just think that's how people wave now, just like Hi, Hello, how are you hello? Hi Jack cruise. All right, let's move on some of the biggest stories of the day. You know, with food prices going up, gas prices going up, and walk crippling Europe, it may be easy to get distracted by short term problems and loose sights of the long term problems that will actually kill us all, which is why climate activists are going to extreme measures to get our attention. Another act of food and fuse art vandalism, this time with mashed potatoes. That's right. Climate change activists tossed potatoes onto a cloud Monet painting at a German museum. Look at this. Officials there say the painting, it wasn't damaged and that it's covered by glass. Last week, activists through tomato soup on the Vincent van Go sunflower is at the National Gallery in London. There was some minor damage to the frame, but the painting was unharmed, and in both cases activist then glued their hands to the wall. Yeah. Increasingly around the world, climate change activists of vandalizing famous arts to bring attention to climate change. First, they splashed food on Evan go now a Monai. They also hit the Jackson Pollock, but no one noticed. And as much as I agree with the message, I don't know if a museum is the right place to do this because think about if you protest in the streets, everyone knows it's a protest, but if anything happens in the museum, half the people are just gonna think it's part of the art. We know. Yeah, you could be in front of a painting like not ever a heart attack to be like a very powerful, very powerful no help me, ah, yes, the cry for help we all feel in the modern world. Bravo, bravo. Also, I feel like at this point the problem with climate change isn't a lack of awareness, right, It's more the fact that a ton of people just don't give a ship. And I stand to be corrected, but I just don't think that those people who don't care about climate change care about fancy art you know, I doubt your Maga uncle is gonna be like, no, not Monai's water lilies. No, all right, you win, you can tax carbon. I agree with you. You know, if anything, these protests might bring more publicity to the art than to climate change. Yeah, like, you tell me when was the last time you thought about monae and sex dreams? Don't counch like if I was a painting in a museum right now, I would be begging. I've been begging to get some food thrown on me. Oh look, look, someone's walking up to us right now with a child pool up pudding. This could be our brick break the pudding is Oh no, wait, they're just eating it. What the hell man went snack to bring your museum? Come on, people, I want to go viral, or somebody throw some food at me. You know who? I hate the pool up as I hate them by coke drinking. He loses. They deserve to die. Nothing, all right, forget it. I guess factor staring at people's butts are all day. Oh that's a nice pot to look at that one. Look at that one. Oh all right, let's make like America's money and move on to China. Over the last decade, j Jing Ping has gradually taken full control of the Chinese Communist Party. He's put his people in all of the top positions, He's pushed out all of his top rivals, and he is the sole owner of the password for the country's Netflix accounts. Yeah, so no one in China can watch Dama without him. He's like, no, don't watch without me. That's one of our shows together. They're like, these are all our shows together. We're communists anyway. Anyway, over the weekend, President g was formally re upped as Communist leader of the party. Right, that's what he was for an unprecedented third term, which means he will rule over the nation of one point four billion people for at least another five years. And if anyone doubts on how power full Jijing Ping has become, just look at how he treats of China's previous leader. China's leader, Shi jing Ping, is beginning an historic third term in office after being annoyed again as the head of the country's Communist Party. But there was an unexpected twist in the normally highly choreographed Chinese National Congress over the weekend, when his predecessor was escorted off the stage. Two aids appeared to remove shi Jinping's predecessor, Hu Jintao from the front row, who appears confused even to resist, while shi Jinping shows zero sympathy. Was the seventy nine year old who unwell or was it some kind of political power play. We'll probably never know, as the incident has already been scrubbed from Chinese TV and social media. God damn, yeah, scrubbed from social media and TV. And did you see that They picked that old man out and just escorted him. The just scorted him out like he was Kanye too, mitzvah. And did you see jes Ping? What's even what's even wild? He's just sitting there like he can't do anything, Like the old man taps him, like, hey, you're gonna do it. He's the most powerful person in China, and he's like, sorry, there must be some rule or something. I'm new here. I don't know. I can't help you. I can't do anything. I don't even know what this means. Was it supposed to send the message? Was it not? Because if it did, I don't think it worked because nobody knows what happened, right, They either took this guy away as some kind of power grab or because he just had one too many island iced tease. We don't know, right, who knows? I mean, I guess I guess we do know that it didn't go according to plan because they scrubbed all the video of it from the internet. They wouldn't do that if they wanted people to see it. You know, it's like your browser history. Yeah, nobody's clearing it because they donate it to charity. You know. No one's like, I can't let my wife see what a good person I am. I can't. So yeah, this is a weird, opaque story that has left everyone guessing. And I guess the only question I have is can we hire those eyes for whenever Joe Biden starts rambling in a speech, can we, you know, just to bring that me? And he's like, I passed a student build debt with fifty and he and a hundred thousand and fifty six thousand, and I don't know. Okay, sir, come on with us. Come on, let's take everywhere we hired Commala, come on, let's go all right. Finally, let's move on from China to a country with the leadership situation is a little less secure Great Britain. Last week, Let's Trust announced, after just forty four days in office, she would be stepping down as Prime Minister so she could move on to becoming that person who everyone recognizes but they can't quite remember from where, like did we go to a high school? To oh, you're the prime minister. Oh so sorry about it? Anyway, I can I have two large popcorns please? And uh? Anyway, Let's Trust is gone and it looks like the UK has got a brand new man. We begin in the United Kingdom, which is about to get its third prime minister in less than two months. Just a short time ago, the ru In Conservative Party announced that former Finance Minister Rici Sunac won the race to become partner leader and Prime Minister. Una will become this country's first ever prime minister of color, first ever Asian prime minister, and first ever Hindu Prime minister. Richie Sunac not only the first person of color to walk through ten daddy also the youngest prime minister here in about two centuries. Really a historic day. A former investment banker, he and his wife are reported to be among the country's richest people. It is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party I love and give back to the country I owe so much too. Yeah, that's right. The UK's new Prime Minister is former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and he's Indian, he's Hindu, and he's only forty two years old, which means he will probably serve well into his forty two and a half's easily. And let's not forget, let's not forget another important first. He's also the first prime minister who's an absolute snack. Yeah, look at you, Risci. And before you're thinking, oh is he don't forget who came before? Don't forget. We're moving on upw Of course, of course, not everyone in the UK is happy about Rishi Sunac taking the top spot and making history. And it's not because of his policies or because of his personality. No, there are some people who have a problem with something else, as as this caller to a British radio show so eloquently explained. Is the real problem here, Jerry? That Chi sac as a brown man and you don't trust him at the top of this country. Well, did you imagine him going to the Scottish nationalists and being the prime Minister of the Scottish nationalists. Could you imagine me becoming the prime minister of Pakistan or star of the Arabia. No, these things matter. Sorry you don't like it, but this is predominantly we're talking about England. Right of English people. Yes, are white english people and they want to see a prime minister that reflects them. Yeah. Yeah, this guy has a good point. Can you imagine if white English people wanted to rule countries when no one looked like them, I wouldn't never happened. Can you imagine that wrong? What would that wrong be like? Now? You know what's so funny to me? It's funny how racists always say colonization was fine, it was a business. Until they feel like they're being colonized. Then all of a sudden's like something they still be done, something that to be done, not even being colonized. The guy is British. What's wrong with you? You You know? And if you ask me, British racists are looking at this whole thing all wrong. This could be a good thing for you people. After four years you'll finally get to legitimately blame a brown person for your country's problems. You're living your dreams. Wake up. I mean there is a part of me, there's a part of me that feels a little bad for England's racists. No, because because I remember remember they voted for Brexit specifically to keep Britain white, and that vote started a seven year chain of dominoes that has now led directly to an Indian prime minister. Oh yeah, they're probably like, oh, this is certainly a rich irony at my expense in it. Yeah, And here's the thing. Keep in mind, this corner even says that he is Tory, so this is the same party as Richie Sunak, right, which means they probably agree on all the same policies. He just doesn't like that he's not white, which I don't understand. I truly don't understand. What are you scared of? What is this? What is this call is scared of? Does he think Snaka is gonna walk up to the podium on his first day in office and be like, it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to give back to the country I owe so much too, and to show my gratitude, I just want to say I'm selling datac under the India that prevene time you botin. This is a planned all time happy divini bitches. It's not gonna happen, you racist. All right, that's it for the headlines before we got a break start for checking all the later social media trends without very own fronty changing everybody travel. All right, let's see what's blowing up social media today. We got Taylor Swift, anti Semitiza, Tom Brady, you know the usual. But what's lighting social media in England up right now is the new Prime Minister of the week Rieshi Sunac. And I know everyone is really excited that this is the first Asian prime minister. But let's be clear. Indians are not Asians. Okay, okay, that's still people, great people, They're just not Asian people. Okay, no, no, no answer me this. If this guy is Asian, how come when he became Prime minister? I felt absolutely nothing. I mean when I was down at dim some palace this morning. Yeah, the fellas want like, oh ship, that's me up there. I feel seen. I love how Indians trying to have it both ways, like being Indian and Asian. Pick a lane, okay, yeah, I bet if I show up in a Bollywood film. I'm just gonna blend right in right, because all just one people just having a good time. Also, speaking of Asians and Indians, real quick, you mentioned America's math scores were dropping since COVID or something, right, I mean, mass schools in America were bad before COVID. How could you? How could I get any worse? Like the question used to be what time did the train leave the station? Now you gotta explain what train is? But but, but the biggest trending story has got to be the climate change protest the videos. Okay, and my question is who the hell is doing museum security these days? You see people walking in with two buckets of massed potatoes and a high visibility vest and you don't think anything's going on, or you caught by surprise, and now he's like sneaking around. I mean the people show up in high visible visibility construction vests. Just keep an eye on them. Okay, just imagine this ven diagram. It's real simple. In one circle, you've got people wearing construction vests. In the other circle, you've got people with no upper body strength. Okay, Now when they overlap in the middle, then those are climate activists. Make sure you check every cavity for sloppy Joe's Also the worst part is this painting. Wasn't even expecting it at least saw it at the painting that's ready. I mean, see, this guy knows some bad ships about to go down. Alright, what they even doing? What thoring guacamoli a odd isn't gonna change anything? All right? The only people who care about out our pretentious douche bags like check out this tweet I found online for some random moron. All right, look at the lobe. I saw Mona Lisa for the first time, and she's smiling or not. It's so powerful everyone should see. Oh really, you think everyone should see the most famous painting ever? What a great discovery. I mean, I wonder what else this guy likes? You like the Beatles breaking bad? Let me guess you gave off season five stars? I mean, how basic can a bitch get? Whoever he is? Back to you, Trevor, I think that was a great treaty, chatting everybody back to stop the thick about what's that of the Civil War? Your state? There's gonna be on, so don't go away. Welcome back to the day the show. You know, there's no question, there's no question that America is becoming more and more polarized, and it has a lot of people wondering could this division turn into violence? Well, we sent Jordan Clapper to find out for another episode of Fingers the Pulse. When you've been to as many rallies as I have, you get used to hearing things you don't encounter in everyday life, like go to Hell and clippers a bit. But lately the crowds have been coalescing around, in particular idea that nobody wants to hear civil war. Civil War, the Civil War, our country's bitter attempt at divorce that ended with mom and Dad back together in a state of constant resentment. Of Americans think it's very likely there's a civil war in the next decade. Um, okay, I'm gonna be perfectly straight up and honest. Is gonna happen much sooner than that? How soon? Because I have an Airbnb rented in the Outer Banks. But it turns out a lot of Americans think this way, and not just your uncle who has been hoarding weapons and Vienna sausages in this basement bunker. Even sitting members of Congress, like January six Committee member Adam Kinzinger, how close are we to another civil war? I think we're closer than we'd like to think. And I used to be afraid to talk about it. Now I think it's important for us to talk about to talk about a civil war, because I think we have to be aware of where we're at. I don't think it's gonna be north and South with large marching armies. You know, if I live in Illinois, there's gonna be Republicans and Democrats in Illinois. I do think it could get violent easily. I mean, that's scary. If a city and representative like Kinzinger thinks a second civil war is possible, it's something we need to take seriously. So I decided to gather Americans in one of our most sacred traditions of civic unity, the Corporate Focus Group, bringing together conservatives and liberals in Purple Arizona who all think civil war is a real possibility, the civil wars tomorrow. What is the skill set you bring to the Battlefaild Well, I'm good with a gun. Yeah, yeah, okay, James. I have survival skills. I was in the military. I know how to shoot a weapon hand hand combat. If I have to, I could stick you with a knife and not you know, cry about it. We're laughing about sticky people with a knife. But okay, lansing with skills, leadership, leadership, Yeah, I just feel there's going to need to be some leaders. What skills do you have? Critical thinking? Jesus for all of the liberals, here we have a leader and a critical thinker. This is why the blue side is. But if America was going to be divided in a civil war, where would the modern day Mason Dixon linefall? It was time for a state by state fantasy draft, Well, nightmare draft. We've terra formed the states that have been red in blue to kind of create one land mass who sees themselves as conservative part of the red map. Here are these the states you would want? Oh? I much prefer the red states. What breaks your heart? What are you gonna miss? Well, Arizona isn't that supposed to be a red state. Let's say we give you Arizona. Where do you want to travel to? Well? I love California, but it's turned into such a ship hole. Let's be fair. As a red state guy, the blue state has the best food. Oh yeah, right, bow, what would you miss? Not a ton As a liberal, you're feeling pretty good about the states you get. Honestly, I feel all right, we got Hawaii. You do have Hawaii, James, what are you missing? You're gonna be in what this red conglossed on the families from back eastern Ohio? So yeah, I mean that would be you'd miss Ohio. I wouldn't trade Cleveland for anything. I trade Texas for California so I can go to San Diego. Okay, any other trades Texas for California, Blue side? Would you allow that trade? I'll take Austin for Cleveland, but I don't need all of Texas. We'll do in Austin for Cleveland. I don't want Cleveland, he's in Cleveland. I want San Diego. Oh you give up for San Diego. I would give up Florida. No thanks, there's no takers on Florida. Okay, So I guess the ocean can have Florida, which is helpful because it will probably take it anyway. And now that we have our newly divided states of America, we get to draft some new constitutions. If there is a new America, you're going to need new laws. Are there any laws you would want to change? Get rid of the petty ones? I mean there's lots of petty laws out there. I mean if you pee in public, I mean really going to be in the sex crime registry now because you pete in public? Stupid, It's a crack in the system. That's the first law that comes to head. It's, you know, it's the petty laws you get put in the in the in the general sex crimes registry, if you if you take if you take a leak outside, it's just pretty dumb. That's just an example. We just talked about a sub a war tearing this country into you finally get your way. The first law that jumps to mind is peing in public? Does your side not have toilets? With the vision of the new Confederacy already collapsing under the burden of sewage infrastructure, I thought it was time to cut to the chase and ask the biggest question of all, which side wins? We all lose? Yeah, there's no winning there. What if one side loses and then refuses to concede. Well, I don't know if I feel any better about the future of America. But for now, at least we still have elections. In fact, check out my new half hour special where I dive into the mid terms and ask the very important question democracy we still cool? If you knew you got fewer votes, you wouldn't concede. What is conceding yet? It means accepting laws? Now? Is democracy mean tomorrow? If the wrong thing happens, you were there anyway, sick. It was the most beautiful thing I ever saw. Birds chirping, police officers screaming no, thank you so much for that, trying to check out everybody before a check out. He's should check out Jordan's special next Tuesday at even right after the show. All right, stay tuned because when we come back, John David Washington will be joining me right here. Welcome back to the Dayly Show. My back tonight was an actor you know from films like Black Plansman and Sanna. Here's here tonight to talk about making his Broadway debut in a revival of August Wilson's The Piano. Listen. Please welcome John David Washington. John David Washington, Hello, welcome back to the Daily Show. Thanks for having me. Glad to be bad. Yeah, it's it's been a while since you've been here. I think it was maybe twenty ninety. It was Black Clansmen at the time. And I mean, you have just ascended consistently and constantly tenant, phenomenal, absolutely for the past that we could understand, because let me let me ask you that before we get into what you're doing now, Like, do you guys know what what was? Because I love the movie. I love no I'm genuine I love all Christomer Nolan's films, and I watched it and I watched it again. I watched this first time to enjoy it, second time to understand what's happening. But then there's like parts people on internet, and then you gotta run an internet interview. So when you guys are in the scene, do you can you hear each other? Do you know what's happening? I don't listen. Christopher Nolan's always watching, So I'm gonna say yeah, yeah, totally, totally was in control. Knew everything. I knew it. I knew every plot point, I knew everything I was going on. That's another thing I wanted to do. You understand the movie when you're in the movie, Like when when when you're doing the stuff and backwards is happening to you And because you're you're convincing I didn't watch it and go John David Wathington doesn't know what's happening. Yeah, yeah, you believe me. That means I did, you know what amazing? You know? I mean, honestly, there was a lot of training that went into it. So the physicality of learning how to fight backwards, blink backwards, walk backwards, all that stuff. I mean, it was like backwards fighting school we went to. We're trained for like a month and month and change. And uh so, once I got it into my body, I felt it was actually helping me understand the plot a little more and then opening up the world and the possibilities of what Christopher Nolan was trying to do. That's probably why you were so good at it. So that's I feel like, I feel like you're good at everything because of just you. You immerse yourself, you know, going you know, and in Borders, you were amazing one of my favorite parts of the show. And then but then I found out you you played football. I did gotten was like that cheating, I know, but I'm nothing like that guy. Reggie Jeremy or not. I don't like it at all, but still don't count Still, Oh my god, you you you immerse yourself in your roles in a really powerful way. I mean, it's it's why you get accolade. Off the accolade. People love seeing you on the screen. But now you're moving into Broadway, which every actor has said across the board is terrifying. Oh my goodness, why would you do this? It's so it's a full contact sport. I wanted to challenge myself. It was it was about saying, trying to test my abilities, trying to grow as an artist. I wanted to keep searching, and I dove, you know, I dove head in, you know, I was I was going forward. I felt like the words of of August Wilson would lead me to the promised Land. There was a character that I really loved and enjoyed every time I read it. And uh so, I just wanted to explore and see how far I can go with my abilities and what I can learn. I feel like I'm in in grad school really, you know. With with Latonia Jackson, our our our leader director and Sam Jackson, who originated the role he played Boy Willie seven. So here I am with him every night and he's playing the uncle Dolker role now. But I'm looking at him across the stage like, I know, you originated this role. I'm doing my best, you know, but it was it was a way that and he's been so supportive and and seeing just the entire yes, you know. So it's been a learning a very great learning situation for me. And it's it's it's been life changing what I'm learning. I can't imagine how surreal that must be for you, because, as you said, Samuel L. Jackson originated the role. Right, his wife is directing and she's making her directorial debut on Broadway, right, So this is this is like a family affair, but it's legends only you're playing. You're playing the role that he originated across from him, but he's now playing the uncle. And it's it's this really fascinating story on multiple levels about a family arguing about an heirloom, you know, And I don't want to spoil it for people, but it really is the question of, you know, what does a family need to keep in order to maintain themselves as a family, and can they let go of those things and still respect where they come from. It feel was pertinent to you on a on a personal level as well as as well as a character because you know, you grew up around Samuel Jacksons and you I did, I did. Uh. Well, I've re examined the word um. Inheritance, you know, and and learning how to work hard for something. Learning how to act, I think is something that I feel like I've inherited in a way and like and through this process, learning how to make choices on stage, how to immerse yourself in the role, and to just the work ethic, you know, something that you can learn. You can learn how to work hard, you know. And uh, That's what I've been discovering a lot on in this process. Would you would you say? Would you say being on Broadway is harder than being on from all? Let me ask it to you differently, What are the harder aspects of doing Broadway, you know, as opposed to being on camera. Um, it's harder in that it's every night, different crowds. You know, you got to deliver sometimes, you know, you get two shows on Wednesday, two shows on Saturday, so you have to deliver sometimes twice a day. And um, you know, and and you have to you have to be on it. You have to have the same energy every night, you know. And it's not like you can yell cut and let me start that over crowd, let me wait, it's none of that happened. You got to go. They are waiting on you. You gotta go. So so you know, it's it's it's something that I think it It builds you up. To me, I have more courage and trying things when I when I get back to film because of because of this experience. You You've always talked about how you know, you you were retient when it came to getting into acting. You had this you have this idea of like your father is Denzel Washington. I mean, we go this is one of the greatest actors who has ever lived on this planet, right, and one of the greatest to ever do it. And then you step into the game and you've always said you didn't want to. At first, you're like, this is this This feels like a burden. But everyone can agree. You've stepped into it. You've made it your own. You know, you still have characteristics that remind us of your dad because you are his son. But but but what's that journey been like for you? You know, in finding your own but also accepting your aloom that you know, like the piece that you've inherited from him. I'm finding it, um, you know with every project. You know, Spike Lee helped me find my my my identity. Christopher Nolan helped me find my identity. This play in so many ways, it's helping me find my identity, what my process even is, you know, and and what uh you know, like different power spots on stage and how I relate to characters and what my way in is all that, all those things I'm discovering on my journey and um, and the support I've gotten from the directors I just name have been you know, UM, just so important for my growth and for my confidence and the support I've gotten from my family you know, Uh, no handouts, you know, it's it's I've been working very hard to work very hard on this play and UM, I'm proud of what what we're doing with it. You see it. You know, you can tell when somebody's passionate and when they work beyond where they where they ever thought they could. You you you always put the effort in. It always comes across the play is also fascinating. It's it's a great story that is being told by great people, great actors, a great director. And one thing that surprised me about the play is that it's also you know, as as as the director asself says, it's like, this is also a ghost story. And I found myself thinking in life, you know, there are two types of ghosts. The ghosts we carry, you know, almost like and then they're like ghost Coast. Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah that actually no, no, you know what I mean, there's like ghost Coast. Do you believe in ghosts? Absolutely? Yeah, yeah. Halloween's always I mean, I love Halloween, but I definitely sleep with the light on around this time ago, so I don't, I don't mess around. I don't. I don't play with that ghost stuff. It's really you know, you're superstitious like that. Yep, ye, you're you know, like for the night light on, I believe in ghosts and uh, but it's also it's this this play. Yes, it's a ghost story. It's it's also incredibly funny. It's got a lot of humor in it. It's I mean, August Wilson is a genius, and it's it's loaded with you know, family situations and dynamics that are universal, not just the African American experience, but a universal experience and uh, family arguments, you know, nephew and uncle, sister and brother things. So so there's so many things and so many themes in this story that are relatable. That which which is what I love. I think it's relatable. I think it's a continued celebration of black excellence in Broadway, which we've we've seen in everything from Slave Play, you know, through to Strange Loop, all of the Yeah, exactly, it's time. It's really been growing and it's a great time. And I'll recommend everybody go and watch it because when will you ever get the opportunity to be almost this close to John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson at the same time. Thank you so much, greatfu were do you know? David Watchington, everybody, I'm gonna take a quick place over Lack after the form the Great We'll not talking to Mike, but before we go, before we go, Before we go, peaceful protesters in Iran are risking their lives to be heard. The Senser for Human Rights in the Iran is helping to bring their voices to the important into national stage, and it provides legal aid for political prisoners and victims of violence. So please, if you can. All you need to do is follow the link below to help them in their work. Until next time, stay safe out there, and remember, if you're really hungry but don't want to spend any money, just pretend you're painting and wait. 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