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minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·9 months agoDid John Oliver have a story about this? Or at least featured this exact thing in a story?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up38·9 months agoHe did. It was part of his prison labor segment. In 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjqaNQ018zU 5 years later and it’s even worse.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·9 months agoI knew I remembered that yeah, thanks. 5 years later and it’s even worse. That applies to pretty much most of the subjects they he covered, unfortunately.
Did John Oliver have a story about this?
Or at least featured this exact thing in a story?
He did. It was part of his prison labor segment.
In 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjqaNQ018zU
5 years later and it’s even worse.
I knew I remembered that yeah, thanks.
That applies to pretty much most of the subjects they he covered, unfortunately.