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>> trevor:ly, what's going on everybody. welcome to "the daily social distancing show." i'm trevor noah. today is wednesday, july 29, and here's your exercise tip of the day: if you're trying to work out at home but you don't have weights, just lift your baby instead. yeah, babies are surprisingly heavy. and if you don't have a baby, you can find one outside in a stroller. they're everywhere! anyway, on tonight's episode, we talk about the history of black women being erased from history, the conversation trump repewss to have with his pal putin, and we'll find out who is america's top basisose? so let's do this, people! welcome to "the daily social distancing show." >> announcer: from trevor's couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is "the daily social distancing show," with trevor noah." >> trevor: let's kick it off with some good news from hollywood. the only city that's got a name tag, in case you forget where you are. yesterday, the 2020 emmy

nominations were announced, and it was an especially great day for black performers, who got a record 34% of the nominations, which is huge and well deserved. but it's still not enough. that's r5ght, i won't be satisfied until black people get 100% of the nominations. yeah, you heard me. we're coming for you white people. in fact, we want every role to be played by black actors. i won't be happy until kevin hart is playing queen elizabeth in "the crown." is "let me tell you something, prince charles. we at the "daily show" are extra grateful. once again we were nominated so to you, the viewers i want to thank you so much. without you, there would be no show, and no one would be tweeting me to criticize my

apartmentica cor. but let's move on to the ongoing tensions between the united states and china. first, there was a fierce battle over trade. then the u.s. began blaming china for the coronavirus. and last week, the state department expelled chinese diplomats from a consulate in texas, claiming that they were using it for spying, which then caused china to shut down an american embassy in response all of that is the diplomat equivalent of unfollowing each other on instagram. so with all of that going on, it's no surprise that this story has people freaking out. >> now to a growing mystery surrounding unsolicited packages of seeds randomly being sent to americans across the country. agriculture officials are warning residents if you didn't order the seeds, do not plant them. the packages appear to have originated in china. >> trevor: okay, this is really bizarre. people all across america are getting unexpected packages of seeds in the mail from china. and what's even weirder is that some people might actually be

planting them? who just gets an unexpected packet of seeds in the mail and goes, "well, i wasn't planning on planting any mystery vegetables in my backyard, but now it would be rude not to!" haven't people learned anything from "jack and the beanstalk"? you can't just go around planting random shit people give you, because then, before you know it, you're climbing up a giant beanstalk into the sky, and then you're killing a giant. and now you're wanted for giant murder, and you have to change your identity and pretend you're the south african host of a late-night show. and you know what? i've already said too much. now, when i first heard this story, i didn't know what to think. why would china be sending random packets of seeds to americans? in three months, are these seeds going to bloom into chinese soldiers? but it turns out the real explanation might not have anything to do with espionage. basically, chinese businesses could be sending seeds to people in america, simply as a way to generate a fake sale, and fake

positive review, which then boosts their online ratings. which it me seems like a waste of time. it's already easy to spot fake positive reviews online, because every positive review is fake. people only write reviews when they're pissed off. nobody is taking the time to go on amazon like, "broom works as advertised. pushes dirt from one spot to another place. 5 stars." either way, joke's on you, china. because plants are the only thing keeping me company the last few months. you're just sending me new friends. isn't that right, jeremy? jeremy! jeremy, you take that all lives matter bullshit somewhere else. you gotta move out. it's not tool, man. moving on to today's big tech news. with jeff bezos testifying in congress for the first time ever, his ex-wife, mackenzie scott was, making news of her own. because "forbes" magazine recently named her the third richest woman in america, but

she's working hard on moving down the list. >> mackenzie scott, who used to be married to jeff bezos, says she's donated $1.7 billion to causes that she believes are important to her. the money will go to more than 100 organizations in nine areas of need. that includes racial and l.g.b.t.q. equality. scott, who changed her name to her middle name following her divorce, received a quarter of bezos' shares when they divorced, and that was worth $35 billion at the time. >> trevor: damn, $1.7 billion to charity! it's almost like mackenzie scott is determined to be the anti-bezos. she's woke, she doesn't hoard her money, and she has a full head of hair. i guess the only downside is if she ever starts a home delivery service, nothing you order will ever arrive in time. it's great that she's being this charitable, because $35 billion is a shit ton of money. she's so rich, when she checks her balance on her phone, she has to turn it sideways. when you're in landscape mode,

you're rich-rich. and you can't even say she's doing it for the tax write-off, because billionaires don't pay taxes! speaking of billionaires who lose money: donald trump. unlike every other american president, he's been oddly chilled out about russian aggression towards the u.s. and now, he's basically giving a big shrug to one of russia's deadliest schemes yet. >> it's been widely reported that the u.s. has intelligence that russia paid bounties or offered to pay bounties to taliban fighters to kill american soldiers. you had a phone call with vladimir putin on july 23. did you bring up this issue? >> no, that was a phone call to discuss other things. >> and you've never discussed it with him? >> i have never discussed it with him, no. it never reached my desk. you know why? because they didn't think it-- intelligence-- they didn't think it was real. >> it was in your written brief, though. do you read your written brief? >> i do. i read a lot. you know i read a lot. read. i read a lot. >> your daily intelligence brief? >> i comprehend extraordinarily

well. >> trevor: okay, first of all, i believe trump when he says this intelligence briefing never reached his desk, because it's so full of goya beans, where were they going to put the files? but it is bizarre that trump is the most impulsive president ever, except when it comes to russia. i mean, people are protesting against the police. "we gotta send in the troops. break it up!" but when russia is putting bounties on american troops: "they're only lashing out because we hurt them. like dr. jen says, 'hurt people hurt people.'" i mean, i guess i can understand where trump is coming from. it is super awkward bringing up to your buddy how he put a bounty on your soldiers. you're talking sports, you're talking chicks-- you don't want ruin the vibe with how he's spearheading a campaign to compensate enemy combatants for killing your troops. zero chill, man, zero chill! and, finally, an update on the protests that have been shaking portland. >> just moments ago, the governor of oregon says federal agents are looking at leaving the city in a-- quote-- phased

withdrawal. those were the governor's words. however, this was president trump appearing to dismiss that idea this morning: >> you hear all sort of reports about possibly leaving. we're not leaving until they secure their city. if they don't secure their city soon, we have no choice. we're going to have to go in and clean it out. >> trevor: you want to clean out portland? that's a good idea. you left a lot of tear gas canisters and flash knre nades lying around the place. look, this portland thing has been very scary for america as a whole, and especially for black people. portland is the whitest city in america, and they're still sending in federal troops to use overwhelming force. i mean, if that's what they're willing to do there, who knows what they're willing to do to minority groups. it's like seeing a white person kick a golden retriever. if that dog isn't safe, you know damn well your black ass isn't. one thing that's weird for me is seeing how enthusiastic so many conservatives have been about sending federal troops to arrest american citizens,

because for years, that's one of the things they were most afraid of. in fact, back in 2014, president obama deployed federal agents to confront a group of ranchers who were trespassing on federal land. and, well, check out how different the response was back then. the president is expanding the effort. operation legend is a beginning. it's greatly needed in all of these cities. >> i am having a hard time understanding why the government would create a confrontation like this. the government has gone way overboard here and i think they need to pull back fast. >> the city of portland has been under siege. >> d.h.s., and d.o.j. officers and agents have been deployed to keep the mobs in check. >> as we watch the estimated two00 federal agents and local law enforcement surround the ranch, the word of this evening is "tyranny" as in the arc temporary, unrestrained exercise of power. >> when somebody looks at lawlessness and says it's a local problem, you can do that

to dismiss all bad behaviors. >> even though there's some lawlessness involved here, the inclination is to be for the individual, even if the individual may have broken some laws. >> mobs of crazy people have roamed this country terrorizing citizens gee, it was the armed agents who were scarier. how you can say cliveen bundy is threatening. >> to protect the city's federal buildings, they were accused of "acting like an occupying army." >> the federal government needs to pull back. they need to think about what is the end game here? are they willing to tase people, fight people? i saw one picture of a bloodied up woman, an elderly woman thrown to the ground. >> 200 agents, snipers, surrounding a ranch. seemed a little over the top to me. >> it's over the top. it's very strong. >> trevor: hmmm, i wonder what the difference was between now and back then. i guess i'll never know.

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killings of black men is is not extended to black women. >> often, black women, black trans women, are left out of the conversation. >> while the names most associated with the black lives matter movement are male, black women and girls are regularly victims to police brutality in the u.s. >> black women experiences of police brutality tend to receive far less media and political

attention. dealing with this double layer of discrimination, black women have often been at the heart of key civil rights movements. for example, the black lives matter movement was founded by three women back in 2013. >> trevor: yeah, think about it. there's this giant, historic movement sweeping the country, and 99% of us have never even heard of the women who founded which is pretty egregious. i mean, we all know who founded k.f.c., and that's not even a movement for racial equality. that's a movement for destroying your bowels. and, look, i'll be honest. i didn't know black women started the black lives matter movement, partly because aunt becky told me it was her daughter. it was really convincing. she had a resume and everything. but the unfortunate truth is overlooking the role of black women in leading movements of social justice isn't anything new, as we'll find out in another installment of "if you don't know, now you know."

although black women have been the pioneers of so many movements that have changed the world, the erasure of black women from the story of these movements is something we've seen many times throughout american history, starting all the way back with the women's suffrage movement. >> african american women, in particular, played a significant and sometimes overlooked role in the suffrage movement. >> there were african american women fighting for suffrage from the beginning: sojourner truth in the time of the civil war. ida b. wells barnet and mary church terrell. >> they built a movement that would grow to half a million, but they would never find acceptance among mainstream suffragists. at that time, suffrage leaders were actively wooing southern white members. to appease the southerners, white suffragists found it expedient to abandon their black sisters. >> they minimized the presence of black women in that struggle. elizabeth cady stanton seized control of suffrage history in

this multivolume book that still dominates history and essentially wrote black women out of that. >> trevor: that's right, black suffragettes were literally written out of the history books by white women in the movement. and just look at their faces. it's like they had already seen the future and were like, "mmm, i'm not gonna get credit for any of this, am i?" because the truth is, certain white feminist heroes were super problematic. i mean, people remember them like they were early versions of wonder woman, when in reality, they were more like the mom from "get out." now, you may not be surprised that these 1920s karens were eager to accept black women's work but give them none of the credit. but what may surprise you is that black men in the civil rights movement were also happy to do a similar thing. >> most women who worked in the movement, who were the actual backbone of the civil rights movement, weren't really known. >> media attention would always be drawn to the men of the movement as they're doing work, the martin luther kings and others, but would not necessarily go to women like

ella baker, who was a long-time activist who helped to nurture and birth the student movement. >> diane nash was the lead strategist behind the sit-ins in nashville and the freedom riders. she played a critical role in organizing the selma marches. >> dorothy height was the godmother of the civil rights movement, but because she was a woman, she was often off to the side, behind the podium, behind the scenes. >> she was a guiding force at the table when the big six planned the historic march on washington in 1963, the lone woman at a table full of men. yet, despite all her efforts, height could not convince them that a woman should be allowed to speak at the podium the day of the march. >> trevor: come on, man. this is so messed up. black women were the lifeblood of the civil rights movement, and still they got cock-blocked by the dudes. i mean, the reverends got half a dozen microphones right there. you can't break one of those off for my girl dorothy? she was one of the big six. it's like if the avengers were fighting thanos, but they made

iron man cheer from the stands. and this shows you that black women don't just have to deal with racism from the world, but oftentimes they have to deal with sexism within their communities and the world at large. there's actually a term for it-- "misogynoir"-- which means misogyny against black women. and it also sounds like the title of a fancy french movie. ( french man ) >> i am sorry, but i cannot, because you're a black woman. >> somebody will get their ass kicked! so throughout history, black women have had their contributions to groundbreaking movements minimized or erased, whether it's women's suffrage or civil rights. and the list goes on and on. >> the role of black women in starting and founding the women's movement and feminism altogether is still not in the history books. >> many don't know this, but the #metoo movement was started by a

black women, tarana burke, 12 years ago, to support victims and survivors of sexual violence. >> in the modern-day calls for justice and equality, there's an echo of another social movement for l.g.b.t.q.+ rights, a movement sparked and sustained by black trans women. >> we never would have had a stonewall if it wasn't for a black trans woman saying enough due to police brutality and police misconduct. >> they fought back against the police, in particular marsha p. johnson, sylvia rivera, and miss major. in 2015, when they did the "stonewall" movie, although we all knew that these black transgender women started that riot that evening, they whitewashed it and they started it and replaced them with white, queer characters as the leaders of that. >> trevor: damn. they pulled a reverse "hamilton" on the "stonewall" movie! you know what we need to do? we need to add these women into the movie with c.g.i. george lucas has the technology. and, he owes us all reparations

for jar jar binks. you know, when you think about it, the gay rights movement was basically like all the cool slang on twitter: you thought it came from white gay men, but they actually got it from black women. the next time you march with black lives matter or your dance moves go viral on tik tok, don't forget black women were a major part of making that happen. and if you don't know, you noyou know. okay, when we come back, i'll be talking to michael tubbs, the 29-year-old mayor of stockton, california, who wants to give everyone free money. don't go away.

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daily social distancing show." so, earlier today, i spoke with stockton, california, mayor michael tubbs. the youngest mayor in america and a man who has transformed the city of stockton as we know it. we looked at his hbo, document, "stockton on my mind." >> my father has been incarcerated for the 25 of the 27 years i have been alive. some of my best friend that in fact today are either in prison or dead, and that was almost my end. but luckily, and thanks to god, i was able to go to stanford on a full scholarship, i was able to go to the white house and have lunch with oprah winfrey. i don't say that to brag. i say my success has been motivated by a central question how in the world did i make it? >> trevor: mayor tubbs, welcome to the "the daily social distancing show." >> thanks so much for having me. >> really, for those viewers who

don't know you and your story, i think, when reading your list of achievements, they'll come to understand why somebody is making a documentary about your life. i just want to read some of these thungz here that are so impressive. you have-- since you have been mayor, stockton has seen a 40% reduction in homicides. the implementation of the first citywide scholarship program offered to all graduating high school students. the implementation of the first guaranteed income program. stockton went from filing for bankruptcy in 2012 to becoming the second most fiscally healthy city in the state of california. stockton was named an all-american city by the national civic league, and on top of that, stockton has led california in 2019 in the decline of officer-involved shootings. so, clearly, you have a handbook on how to fix america, and you're not sharing it with anyone. you're a 29-year-old mayor. i mean, that's-- that's record breaking. what are you doing differently, in your opinion? >> yeah, well, first, i have to say i have a great team. so i think part of the secret is

not trying to fix everything but listening to experts, listening to some of the people who came before in terms of the things that are working. but in terms of the new things we're doing, a lot of it has been motivated by the fact that i think government at its best is to invest in people. it's the wisest investment we can make. government is nothing but the people. the citizens make it the way it is. so prioritizing the needs of all of our residents, but also not being afraid to talk about equity, about the need to do more for people that have had more done against them. and sometimes it's controversial, but it is yielding the results that we like to see in terms of a safer community, a more fiscally healthy community, and a community that people are looking to for solutions instead of problems. >> trevor: let's talk a little bit about your relationship with the police chief. america has been through a period of now of a few weeks, or months, really, where police brutality has come to the fore. stockton also has a story, has a history with how the police engage with the community. you have now been instrumental in working with your team to

reduce police shootings and police violence towards the community by a huge amount. what did you find actually yields results between a community and its police? >> yeah, well park of it is policy changes, so having rules on the book that make it illegal and punishable to use force excessively. and part of it is also ongoing training. our police chief, he has been really great, since 2014, bringing us through this truth and reconciliation process, where our police chief, our police officers are in conversations with the community members, many of whom have been swact account intad by police violence. and the fact that every single officer of ours goes for training, not once, not twice, but continuously. we have a police chief who goes to black churches and says, "i want to start by saying i understand policing in america started with slave patrols, and that's an ugly racist history." >> trevor: wow. >> exactly, powerful. i think that's led the community to trust more.

but it doesn't mean we're out of the woods yet. we have a lot more work to do. i think if you look at the reconduction in police shootings, part of it is significant because the number was so high before, and that is-- that there was a real issue and so we're creating a new baseline, but always seeking to improve and get better, and also now having a conversation, like many other cities,and how we don't want cops responding to homelessness. we don't want cops responding to poverty. we don't want cops responding to mental health. we have to credit a new cast of characters and first responders who are more responsive to those needs so we don't have to have police officers being social workers or homeless adicators. >> trevor: let's talk about the program that blew your name up all over america, and that was the guaranteed income program. that was the first time i heard of your name. they said, man, there's this young mayor who is out of california, and his plan is to give people, just to give them

$500 a month, and that's it. no strengths attached, just, "here's your $500." and immediately, obviously, there was backlash. people saying, "so this is what america is turning into? we just give people free money now? are they blackmailing us? we give them money not to commit crime." but you saw this in a really different light. you said the reason we need to do is is for everyone's gain and that's what with you've been doing. tell me what you've learned from the program so far, giving people guaranteed income. >> trevor, what i learned, is number one, a lot of the tropes even i had about the economy aren't really true, the first one being that if people work-- we've seen it particularly now during covid-19, but even before, that people are working two jobs, three jobs, and still can't pay for necessities. and the second thing i learned is that you can trust people. in our society we have examples of people that we trust. we trust billionaires and corporations. every time there's time for a

bailout, we just give them money. we bail out industries. we give tax breaks and implicitly we say we trust those individuals to make good decisions with the money. what i found sucan trust regular people like you and me with money as well, that folks spend money, how people spend money because they're people. in stockton we found that the money is spent on food. on utilities, or on taking time off of work when you're sick, or of taking time off of work to interview for other jobs. anden this the last thing i've learned for the issue with our economy is we attach dignity to work. everyone talks about the dignity of work, but i don't think there's anything dignified about working yourself to death to pay for necessities. we need to get to as a society is really the dignity of humanity. like human dignity, that our dignity happens before we get to work, so when we go to work, we have dignified protections, like unions, like paid time off, like family leave, and like wages that pay.

the fact that people make more unemployed than employed is a problem with how we're paying wages and how we're valley the-- quote, unquote-- the dignity that comes from work. >> trevor: the one question i would love to know the answer to is how did you convince your detractors? how did you convince them that the city giving people money would actually benefit everybody? >> well, in our case, we were lucky for the initial pilots to use sort of private-public partnerships. so to really prove the concept, saying, "hey, this is-- this is money from flp." but there has still been a lot of backlash and detractors. what we're saying is the community is all of us, universal, you and i, and we all truly do better when we do better. i talk about my personal experience. i talk about how my mother had me as a teenager, how my father is still incarcerated and all the tropes i hear about people incarcerated or people who are poor aren't true to my experience and the experience of

the people in your community. it's a lot of conversations, a lot of relationship building. we're still not all the way there yet but if we wit to get complete agreement on everything we'll never move forward. it's right and beneficial for the people we have to move forward it it. >> trevor: i'll tell you this, man asht 29 years old you've already shifted a city in a giant way. you started to shift america, and i can't wait to see what you're doing at 39 years old. thank you so much for the time, man. >> thank you for that. thank you for having me. >> trevor: i appreciate you. stick around, because when we come back i'll be talking to the multitalented liza koshy about her new netflix f hike! simon pagenaud takes the lead at the indy 500! coming to the green flag, racing at daytona. they're off... in the kentucky derby. rory mcllroy is a two time champion at east lake.

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daily social distancing show." earlier today, i spoke with youtube megastar, actor, and producer liza koshy. we talked about her working with michelle obama to get more young people to vote, and about her new netflix film, "work it." >> you seriously felt so threatened by us you had to sabotage our team? >> i didn't do anything. you did that all on your own. >> see, i still remember when we were freshmen, and you didn't make the birds but you pegged, and you did the seniors' homework, and washed their cars.

>> you know, a lots changed, jess. now everyone washes my car. >> it's so clean, you could eat sushi off it e. >> i did it once. >> enjoy your poke off your prius while you can. >> trevor: liza koshy, welcome to the "the daily social distancing show." >> thank you, thank you, it's an honor to be here, an honor to speak with emmy-nominated "daily show." >> trevor: shucks, i appreciate that. it really is amazing to have you here, just because you have managed to find a way to do everything in your life exceptionally well. you managed to turn what you were doing on youtube into a presence on instagram. you moved it to another platform. you have now moved into tv. you've moved into film as well. as we saw in the clip you just played, you're in a new movie where you're playing a character who is a dancer. and, i mean, that's pretty much, you, right? >> that's pretty much me. i tapped into a little bit of channing tatum. i channeled the channing for

this one. i had been dancing on line for years and didn't realize i was auditioning for this role in this movie to be the best dancer. and i say every time we have the best damn editor because i'm definitely not the best dancer. it's a dream come true. >> trevor: i feel like you're good-- you're good at self-deprecating humor, but you are actually-- i remember the first video i saw of yours. i said, "this is funny. she's acting like she can dance. and then i saw another and i was like, "no, she can dance of the of the i couldn't find research. are you professionally trained or you were just like, "no, i just dance. i had it in my bones. of the. >> i cleared out google. i started doing ballet and jazz and tap, and i went to drill in high school, had my "friday night lights" dream. i'm a professional dancer now. and i'm very proud of that. >> trevor: you've taken the following that you've gathered

in all these different mediums and now you've gone, hey, i want to use this following to get people to vote. you teamed up with michelle obama. >> that's right. >> trevor: to get people to the polls. tell me a little bit about that. >> yeah, so i feel like my journey, or my audition for mrs. michelle obama was back when i interviewed from barack obama in 2016. so i auditioned to work with michelle. and that really started my journey and that journey continued whenever i-- in 2018 went into a couple high schools in texas with miss alicia keys and miss america ferrera, and got to go and speak out to gen z., and speak to crowds in the schools, and to see a student raise their hand, "i don't know how to vote but can't wait to do it when i can." that was exciting and invigorate rathe toy soot empowerment in one kid and i thought why not do that with all the kids in the audience i have online. now i'm so happy to be working with "when we all vote," and

getting the vote out. gen z. is so scary. they're brilliant, but and i'm on the cusp of gen z., and millennials. so i-- i'm right on that fine line. i'm talking to both crowds here. and i love-- you know, i love how brilliant they are. they will make a cinematic master pieceon tik tok but don't know how to vote. they have the information in the palm of their hand but there's the shame in not knowing it. so encouraging gen z.to step out of the shame, step into empowerment, and get excited about voting, having their voice heard. it's okay to care about issues that affect your day-to-day life. >> trevor: your journey has been creating, you know, from your house, bringing us to your couch, tell us stories from your home. and then you were, like, working so hard, and you got into tv. you got into hollywood. and now liza koshy's star is blowing up. and coronavirus hits, and now all the tv shows are coming from your house and from people's

apartments and from the couch. do you feel like you've got-- you got to the mountentop, but it turns out it was in the valley. is there a part of you that goes, "wait, this is what i've been doing my whole life. i'm back on the couch." >> i'm happy to be on my parents' couch and being like a parasite sucking up their love and piece peace. i'm proud to be transitioning to digital. you're doing my job now, trevor. you look good. it feels good to be back in a familiar space with brand-new eyes to see the world in a different way after bif within been in traditional production and director and executive producer. and now i get to come at content in such a new way and trying to blend those worlds. it's all entertainment now, right. it's not traditional digital. you're just being entertained or you're being informed and there's a lot out there. >> trevor: now it feels like a lot of youtube were once considered the kids on youtube. you're leading conversations,

talking about social justice issues. you have evolved as a group, which is really interesting to see. do you think youtube is also taking themselves more seriously than people used to take youtubers. >> i think so. we're holding ourselves up to a different standard, at least i am in evolution as a creator and producer i have been. i think we realize how crucial and important our platform can be and how powerful our voice can be. and especially with the world shifting, too. i think we're all having this internal shift. if you weren't introspective before, you definitely are now,lying in the mirror too long. it's a matter of time for people to care about political issues, social issues and express their voicevoices and opinions onlined kind of guide their audience to resources that, you know, they're tapping into that they're excited about. i have to thank you because i am a sponge of information and you are an absolute wealth of knowledge. ( laughter ) and i'm a suck-up for sure, but i soak it up, too. so thank you for being, like, my

place to go to to inform myself all the more. but, yeah, i'm just happy to share those resources are my audience. i think a lot of other creators are, too. when we all vote, i'm so happy to share that as a resource to figure out how to vote, where to vote, and the different world we're living in that's adjusted. so keeping yourself update up to date with the newest information. >> trevor: you thank me, and i thank you for teaching me how to make a show from home. liza koshy thank you so much for joining me. >> thank you so much. you're killing it. make a tik tok. make a tik tok. they're harder than they look. >> trevor: they're very hard. they tack more time and are way harder than they look. thanks so much. good luck with everything. i hope i see you again. >> appreciate it. i hope so, too >> trevor: thanks, liza. that's our show for tonight, but before we go: america is facing a nationwide poll worker shortage, and because most poll workers are

over 60, and with covid still in out there they are understandably not showing up. but fewer poll workers means fewer polling stations open, and it means longer lines that not everybody can afford to stay and wait in, especially in communities of color. but the good news is most poll working is paid, and in some states, you can be as young as 16 to do it. so if you're interested and have the time, this is your chance to save your grandpa, protect democracy, and earn money, too. sign up at the link below to learn more. until tomorrow, stay safe out there, wash your hands, and don't plant strange seeds! just eat them. -- and now, here it is your moment of zen. >> it's not that all lives don't matter, but right now, our lives matter. black lives matter. black trans lives matter. don't let nobody take away your blackness from you. your blackness is not supposed to be subdued at all. it's not! captioning sponsored b