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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 22, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Ben, John, and Jimmy Dore hosting. The first Fox GOP debate will only allow the top 10 competitors based on poll numbers, leaving a few big names off the list, including Rick Santorum, who is now complaining. Ben thinks his complaints are valid. New AG Loretta Lynch is defending the NSA program, hoping that that the spying portion won’t expire with scare tactics about Americans being in harm’s way. Videos of her making her case to CBS’ morning show.

Hour 2: Ana replaces John for SCS. The Duggar’s eldest son has admitted to doing inappropriate sexual acts as a teenager, forcing him to resign from his lobbying position with Family Research Council. When his parents were made aware of his activities, they proceeded to cover it up multiple times. Mike Huckabee jumped to Duggar’s defense via Facebook. Jimmy talks about how big of a hypocrite Huckabee is. Ana points out that when Lena Dunham revealed that she had sexual curiosity with her little sister at age 7, the National Review went after her, but they haven’t touched this story at all.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 21, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Johnny Pie and Ben “The Tank” Mankiewicz hosting. Jeb Bush has now renege his observation on climate change and says the climate is changing, its convoluted and we must adapt to it. Update on Bernie Sanders “College For All” with attack from Ben Stein saying that most college kids will smoke weed while their tuition will be subsidized. Sen Tom Cotton still supports the idea that the decision of going to war in Iraq was the right decision and the past cannot be reversed.

Hour 2: The Ben Ana hour with Ben Mankiewicz and Ana Kasparian hosting. Parents in various states, are facing time in prison, for lying on where they live, so they can enroll their children to better schools. Bill O’Reilly is facing a custody battle over her daughter with transcripts released to the media of observations from his daughter on his treatment towards her mother from Billo. The Santa Barbara oil spill is highlighted with concerns of safety and operator violations from a LA Times story.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 20, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: It’s the double J hour with Johnny Pie & Jimmy Dore. A new poll has shown that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would not make a good president along with suffering a high disapproval rating as governor, Chris Christie appeared on Fox News to defend himself against the poll. Video from Open Carry Advocate shows the differences of how the police treats a gun owner who is white and who is not.

Hour 2: Karamo Brown, Becca Frucht and Ana Kasparian hosting. High School Graduate Waverly Wilson has been denied in placing an eagle feather on her graduation hat to honor her Native American heritage, her wearing the feather conflicts with the school’s zero tolerance on its dress code. Valencia Community College is dealing with a lawsuit, regarding students who were asked to take a vaginal probe on their bodies in order to understand the medical examination. A local news investigation has shown that two New Orleans police officers Bradley Wax and Michael Tommasi are still working even though they are charged with child molestation and rape.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 19, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk and Kyle Kulinski @ YouTube Space New York.

Hour 2: Ana and Becca Frucht hosting. The California Drought continues with officials trying to curb water usage, with fines up to $1,000 and a  new hashtag called #droughtshaming ,that highlights famous people who are not going along with water conservation. People are filing a lawsuit over the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight for not presenting an entertaining fight.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 18, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Hour 1: John and Jimmy host. Police get armored vehicles to deal with riots and protests. Jimmy believes law enforcement views protesters as terrorists. Lindsey Graham announced his republican presidential candidacy. Also has strong words for those considering joining terrorist groups. Rick Santorum also wants to bomb the extremists worldwide.

Hour 2: Ana joins jimmy and john as host. Sgt. James Brown reported to turn himself in on a drunk driving charge. Brown was killed by police while in custody. His death was said to be a result of “sickle cell”. Police continue to treat those in their custody as “throwaways”. Rep sanchez has some unsavory comments about the native american  people. Oklahoma fracking reports have been compromised by being evaluated by someone invested in petrol, creating a conflict of interests.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 15, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Hour 1: Ana, Iadarola, and Jimmy hosting the Power Panel. On Sean Hannity’s show, Gavin McInnis spouted that women should be at home since they don’t have the same ambition in the workforce. Videos of him berating his female co-host Tamara Holder. Video of Eric Bolling railing on a high school art exhibit that depicted police brutality, claiming that the teachers should take it down, despite 1st Amendment. Another video of Bolling praising the Muhammad drawing contest, supporting 1st Amendment rights. To wrap up his horrible week, Jeb Bush said that the Apple Watch will soon be able to monitor health patterns like diabetes so much that it can be the answer to our healthcare problems.

Hour 2: Same panel. A woman that has severe depression and anxiety is filing a lawsuit against her nursing school for not accommodating her disabilities during testing for the degree, which caused her to fail the course two times. With all of these disabilities based on stressful situations, Ana wonders if she should even be in the nursing profession. A restaurant in China utilizes online dating to get more customers to dine there. They hire an attractive woman to go on dating sites, pick up a guy, and go on a dinner date with them at their establishment where he spends a bunch of money, only to never hear from the woman again after the date. Johnny Depp was forced to fly his two dogs back to the U.S. from Australia on a private jet since the authorities there were threatening to euthanize them since he neglected to have them properly vaccinated to enter the country.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 14, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Hour 1: Cenk hosting. Jeb Bush’s bad week on the unofficial campaign trail. He accidentally announced that he’s running for president, he was torn apart by a 19 year old college student about the creation of ISIS, and he went back and forth 4 times on whether or not he’d invade Iraq. The woman has not gotten a lot of political attention after confronting Jeb. Video of Bush’s back and forth on Iraq decisions. Video of Scarborough wondering what’s wrong with Jeb and his brain. Cenk is pointing out that Republicans have finally figured that the invasion was a horrible idea. The latest polls show that Jeb is 5th in Republican support for president, and a 48% negative view. 60% of all voters wouldn’t consider voting for him. With these numbers, Cenk is annoyed about him being considered a frontrunner. Fox News’ Stuart Varney strongly disputed Obama’s criticism of the network’s negative portrayal of the poor. Video of some of the instances that Varney demonized the poor and exalted the rich. Kim Jong Un of N. Korea has killed another close military advisor by obliterating him with an anti-aircraft weapon since he dozed off at a military event. Cenk sees Kim Jong Un as Joffrey from Game of Thrones. Other reports say that he also had his aunt poisoned because she complained of him having his uncle, aka her husband, killed.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. The House has voted for an overhaul of the NSA’s bulk phone collection practices, forcing the agency to get a warrant before searching someone’s records. Boehner is pushing for the Senate to approve this as well, but McConnell is pushing back. Cenk asks if Ana or Jayar would do the same thing Edward Snowden did and deal with the consequences of being exiled. Rick Santorum told a Conservative organization that men who father children among more than one woman are “sexual predators.” Ana lists some prominent Republicans that fathered children from multiple women, the kinds of people that Santorum considers sexual predators. The cherry on the top is Ronald Reagan. Now that Austin, TX has a majority of women in the city council, the city manager had an expert that has worked with a female commission come in and tell the audience how to work with women. Video of him explaining how differently women process things.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 13, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk and John hosting. The Trans Pacific Partnership has been delayed by the Democrats with a filibuster from the senate. President Obama has been criticizing the critics of TPP, like Elizabeth Warren, with a video saying that “her arguments don’t stand the test of fact and scrutiny”. President Obama made an appearance at Georgetown University with video of him saying that to suggest that “the poor are lazy and sponges” from watching Fox News, but Stuart Varney says that Fox News are just “honest messengers” for criticizing President Obama’s policies.

Hour 2: Cenk and Ana hosting. New Adventure Travel has released a new ad on bus stops with a topless woman saying “Ride Me All Day for 3 Pounds” and has received criticism of the context. Home Misteer is a lingerie company that caters to men who likes to wear bras and other lingerie. A petition to change the face of the $20.00 bill is on the move with Harriet Tubman in the lead to replace Andrew Jackson.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 12, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk hosting. Seymour Hersh wrote an article that disputes the official story of the Osama bin Laden raid and killing that was told by the Administration and the military. His story is thinly sourced and has caused a lot of reaction and scrutiny. Cenk explains why he falls somewhere in the middle between the two camps. The detractors and protectors of the Establishment came out in full force against Hersh and his story. Videos of many usual critics of president Obama that are now supporting his story.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. A female employee of a company deleted a tracking app from her phone that allowed her employer to track her every move when she wasn’t at work. After her boss bragged about being able to watch her every move when she is on her personal time, she deleted it, so she was fired. A failed furniture store owner in Lawrence, KS has gone on tirades with aggressive messages targeting “commies & Liberals” of the area. A new pipeline is being proposed to go through parts of Iowa, and when the corporation ran into a landowner that refused to sell out, they offered him prostitutes, and eventually underaged prostitutes.

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