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Friday Nite Videos | November 23, 2018

Saudi Arabia. Alexandria Goes to Washington. The Quickie: Sarah on Prom Nazis. Get This: It's Not 'Both Sides'. Ion Drive: The First Flight

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Saudi Arabia

Hasan Minhaj tackles the reality of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's autocratic rule and, as a Muslim and an American, breaks down why the world should reassess its relationship with Saudi Arabia.

Alexandria Goes to Washington


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been live broadcasting congressional orientation, speaking directly to her viewers and constituents in a way members of Congress have never done before.

The Quickie: Sarah on Prom Nazis

Sarah Silverman on the Nazi salute prom photo from Wisconsin and the need for intersectionality.

Get This: It's Not 'Both Sides'

Neither party is perfect, but Republicans in Congress have been drifting towards political extremism since long before Trump, and they’re making it impossible for Congress to work the way it’s supposed to.

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Ion Drive: The First Flight

Researchers from MIT have flown a plane without moving parts for the first time. It is powered by an ‘ion drive’ which uses high powered electrodes to ionise and accelerate air particles, creating an ‘ionic wind’.