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- John Oliver dedicated the majority of Sunday night's Emmy-winning 'Last Week Tonight' to the Secret Service's failings in recent years.
- Oliver declined to address the week's major media news: David Ellison's newly-formed Skydance Corp. swallowing up Warner Bros. Discovery.
Why it matters: Oliver's editorial pass is notable because the Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger is one of the year's biggest media consolidation stories, the kind of moment late-night hosts typically mine for commentary; choosing a national-security topic instead signals how he weighs political accountability against industry spectacle.
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