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

Cenk, Ben, Iadarola, and Richard Eskow hosting today. The outside possibility of Al Gore jumping into the presidential race is being leaked, despite the fact that his spokesperson denied it. Cenk doesn’t believe that it’s completely out of the question. Discussion of who would be hurt the most by Gore entering the race.

A breathable bar in London allows patrons to take in their alcohol via the mist in the air filling the bar. The humidity is set at 140% and a moody pop electro soundtrack playing. The LA Reservoir will use 96 million reflective balls to sit on top of the water there to prevent much of the water from evaporating. Ball jokes throughout.

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What the Flick?! reviews Straight Outta Compton, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mistress America, and Mr Holmes.

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

Cenk hosting. Story of two Texas cops, White & Black posting a viral picture showing that each other’s lives matter, not just Black lives. Video of White chief talking about how they’re both hated on because they’re fat, which is similar to Black people dealing with racial tensions. Video of the Black cop declaring that law enforcement doesn’t see color. Proof that rich donors dominate American elections. Videos of Donald Trump telling the debate audience and CNN that he gave money to politicians, making them available to him anytime he wanted.

Ana joins Cenk for SCS. TYT Amazon link winner that bought a 24 inch stainless steel spoon has been found. 3 more women have come forward with specific sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby. Video of some of the accusers’ stories. AJ Plus video asking some Conservatives about their thoughts on the Iran deal, finding cluelessness. Kim Kardashian is in hot water for promoting a morning sickness drug without detailing the potential side effects. The FDA has forced her to take down the online ad that received over 460K IG mentions.

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

Cenk and Iadarola hosting. Bernie Sanders’ big move up in polls. He has overtaken Hillary in NH after originally being down 44-7. Black Lives Matter Boston members were kept out of Hillary Clinton’s event they were planning on interrupting. She later spoke to the group once the event was over. Talk about whether or not this tactic will work better for her than Sanders. Video of one of the BLM organizers telling CNN about the interview. Donald Trump criticized Sanders’ reaction to the Seattle interruption, insinuating that he’d physically fight if two women stormed his stage. Donald Trump told Hannity that Planned Parenthood actually services women, not only abortions. Video of his defense of the group. Planned Parenthood released a statement in support of Trump’s words, while a couple of Conservative organizations lashed out at him.

A German study found that the effect of a new baby on a person’s life is worse than divorce, unemployment, and death of a partner. This makes Ana change her mind about having kids. Societal pressure to have kids. A wealthy 20 year old in Switzerland was caught trying to burn his Ferrari in order to get the newest upgraded one.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 11, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

John Iadarola and Jimmy Dore hosting. TYT’s coverage of Bernie Sanders’ campaign stop in Los Angeles yesterday. Sanders has also introduced a bill that would create a federal election day and that would automatically make 18 year olds able to vote on their 18th birthday. Video of Sanders speaking about the lack of healthcare rights in America. Sanders also spoke about the disastrous results of Citizens United. Video of him specifically naming the Koch Brothers as the main beneficiaries of the broken system. Jimmy is concerned with Bernie’s lack of excitement and presentation when speaking. Talk about the stark difference in response from Ferguson police toward protesters and heavily armed Oath Keepers. Two reporters from HuffPo and WaPost have finally been charged in their arrests from last year in Ferguson during the original protests, while typing at a local McDonald’s. Jimmy talks about how cops are hopped up on energy drinks and simply wanted to slap a couple of nerdy journalists around for kicks.

A frat house at Univ of Michigan is proposing to have mothers of house members serve as directors to combat the negative actions the frat boys pull off. David Beckham is firing back at a Daily Mail article that judged the fact that his 4 year old daughter was pictured sucking on a pacifier. A local morning news show host in Orlando walked off set when they began yet another ridiculous conversation about the Kardashian’s and their new rabbit named Bruce.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 10, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

John Iadarola and Jimmy Dore hosting today. The Black Lives Movement in Seattle interrupted and shut down another Bernie Sanders event. Video of two female protesters storming the stage. Talk about whether or not this approach is working to progress the movement. The Donald Trump/Megyn Kelly battle progressed over the weekend as Trump went after Kelly relentlessly over the weekend into Monday. Video of Trump claiming that Kelly was bleeding from her eyes and “wherever” while asking him questions. Megyn Kelly defended her questions on Fox in response to his attacks. The latest standings among GOP candidates has Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson in the top 5, with Trump still holding the top spot. Video of Rand Paul telling Chris Wallace that income inequality is simply one person working harder than another, having nothing to do with bad tax plans and favorable selection. During the peaceful rally of the Ferguson PD killing of Michael Brown, violence broke out between an armed man and the police, resulting in serious injury.

A children’s illustrator is catching heat from fans after she posted a drawing of a Black mother having to teach her young son about police brutality. A study showed that sexting is good for your health. A study shows that men ejaculate faster and produce more quality sperm to stranger women. This makes Ana worry. A NYT expose reveals that Coca Cola has been paying some scientists to tell the public that sugar doesn’t have the negative effects on the body that it does.

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Max Lugavere, Kim Horcher, and Ana Kasparian talk about Hulk Hogan, Car Hackers, Censorship, Adderall, Transgender Models and Squats on this week's episode of The Point.

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Christian Lopez, Wendy Carrillo and Ana Kasparian talk about Shark Attacks, Embarrassing Moments, Dildos, Instagram Bans and Smoking Weed on this week's episode of The Point.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 7, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Ben, John, and Jimmy hosting. Talk about the GOP debate from last night and the fact checking that took down many of the assertions the candidates put forward. Video of Donald Trump being grilled by Megyn Kelly about his sexism. Talk about how the establishment of Fox News came the hardest at the two candidates they don’t want in the race; Trump and Rand Paul. Video of Trump calling American leaders stupid when it comes to illegal immigration. Frank Luntz’ focus group told Megyn Kelly that they had a very negative opinion of Trump after the debate. Trump tweeted aggressively at Megyn Kelly and Luntz over their coverage. Video of Trump’s assertion that he gets whatever he wants from politicians after he gives money to them. Talk about how he made a perfect case for getting money out of politics.

Video of Chris Christie and Rand Paul arguing at the debate over surveillance for terrorism prevention. Video of Rand Paul being forced to back peddle on his previous statements about GOP hawks being responsible for the rise of ISIS. Comparison videos of Canada’s debates last night to the GOP one.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 6, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Ben and Iadarola hosting. Today is the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima back in 1945. Ben details some of the specifics behind the bombing, including the fact that 80% were civilians. Details of our firebombing of Tokyo, which killed more people than the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

Some updates from the “Kiddie Debate” on Fox News. Rick Santorum’s idiotic talking points when debating the gay marriage decision. A federal appeals court struck down Texas’ voter ID law. After conspiracy theories about the Clintons working in cahoots with Trump to run for president to sabotage the GOP surfaced and receded, it has been reported that Bill Clinton and Trump spoke about him running. After the latest attempted theatre shooting Fox’s Shep Smith interviewed an employee of a Sprint store next door. Video of the employee selling the store’s tagline two times while describing the scene. Sprint responded by promising some punishment.

A White Supremacist in NC accidentally blew off one of his legs while building improvised bombs in his garage. He is currently being held while authorities figure out if he was planning to use the weapons to hurt society. His attorney claimed he was going to use the bombs to remove tree stumps. Update on the no names in the GOP’s lesser debate.

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Hour 1: Ben and Iadarola hosting. The Jade Helm military exercises have been targeted by some Right Wing nuts that have bought into the incessant fear mongering many public figures have been pushing. 3 men from North Carolina have been busted for planning an attack, stockpiling weapons, and building home explosives to use on American officials. In Mississippi, anti-American men targeting soldiers taking part in Jade Helm military exercises are being pursued after two straight days of taking shots at officials. The Republican candidates that have been relegated to the “Kids Table” debate are firing back for the unfair move. Video of Bobby Jindal’s ad to be released during the main debate on Fox News that calls him “real” and not a celebrity. Video of Carly Fiorina telling Joe Scarborough that she’s not on the main debate stage because she’s not a career politician whose names are more recognizable. Donald Trump told Breitbart that the reason Rick Perry and Lindsey Graham are at the bottom of the polls is because they attacked him the most. Graham told FB followers to watch the Kiddies debate over the “debacle” that will feature Donald Trump. Rick Santorum released a statement calling it incredibly flawed and preposterous. Ben completely agrees with his argument.

Hour 2: Ana and Ben for SCS. An Indiana teenager has to be on the Michigan sex offender registry after meeting a girl on the dating app Hot or Not. He eventually had sex with what he thought was a 17 year old girl, who was actually 14. Authorities arrested him and told him she was an underaged teenager. Despite the fact the girl and her mother showed up to his trial claiming responsibility, he was still given a harsh sentence. He also can’t live at home because he has a 15 year old brother. India has lifted the ban on porn websites available to citizens. Netflix has unveiled its employee plan of unlimited paternity leave during the 1st year for new fathers. Ben thinks that it’s a good idea, but too much.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 5, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 4, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Lindsey Graham attacked Hillary Clinton on her honesty by evoking Monica Lewinsky. Video of his pitch. The top 10 lineup for the main GOP debate has been announced. Discussion about the talking points that will most likely be covered by the candidates. Ag-Gag laws were passed in Utah to keep activists from recording and exposing inhuman and safety protocols in meat packing plants. Video of some workers abusing cows in factory farms. Bobby Jindal has announced he will be eliminating Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood offices in Louisiana over the heavily edited tapes of PP officials discussing transportation of fetal tissue. There are already only two facilities in the state.

Ana, Karamo Brown, and Becca Frucht for SCS. A hitchhiking robot that successfully made it from Canada thru Europe, was destroyed when it made it to Philadelphia. Ana and Karamo don’t care about this, while Becca sees the societal implications. An elementary school officer handcuffed an 8 year old boy that suffers from PTSD and ADHD. Video of the abuse. The officer has a history of doing this to children. Darren Wilson was interviewed by the New Yorker about his thoughts on Black and White culture in America. Ana reads some excerpts that illustrate his thoughts on how Black Americans choose the wrong one. After calling the Black upbringing full of failure, he revealed that his mother was a thief that took from him, without recognition of irony.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 3, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

John and Ana hosting. Ted Cruz released a video where he cooks bacon on the nozzle of an automatic rifle to show he’s American and badass. Smith & Wesson released a statement telling people not to try this. Hillary Clinton released one of her 1st campaign ads that focused on her mother’s struggles, similar to the common man. Jeb Bush has released an outline of his 6 part plan to take care of the immigration issues. John and Ana breakdown his plan.

The family of a 7 year old kid is suing his school after a teacher isolated him from classmates during lunchtime because he told friends he doesn’t believe in God. Due to the teacher’s decision to ostracize the kid, he went home crying for the 3 straight days he was punished. A Russian Senator has proposed to ban all gay emojis, claiming that they promote non-traditional family values. A popular cam girl has been kicked off of her hosting site because she did a Nazi themed performance to her live audience. During the performance, she made $3300 in tips. Discussion of whether or not MyFreeCams should’ve taken her down. The cast of the Fantastic 4 film walked out of a radio interview after several inappropriate questions from the interviewer. One was about how they’d convince audiences that the Black guy and White woman were brother and sister. It went too far when he told the female actress that she shouldn’t have cut her hair, because she used to be hot. Videos of the offensive interview.

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What the Flick?! reviews End of the Tour, Best of Enemies, Vacation and Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.

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Cenk Uygur, Jimmy Dore and Steve Oh hosting today. The guys discuss an exciting new edition to ShopTYT. Steve talks about his experience in a frat. Binge drinking is discussed which leads to a TYT poll. Who’s the bigger dork Steve or Cenk? After recent news of another mass shooting, police shootings are discussed. Jimmy’s Father was a police officer so Jimmy breaks down the difference between Police Officers of his father’s generation and today’s cops. Cenk lays out his three things that should be taught to every student in America. Steve asks the panel whether or not he should put a urinal in his house. Jimmy goes on an epic rant on renovations. The guys end the show by playing a game of name that tune.


A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 31, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Politico article on how Rand Paul’s campaign is in shambles. Cenk talks about how ridiculous the cycle is in calling the end of Paul’s campaign in July of 2015, more than a year before the election will take place. They’ve claimed that the biggest problem he’s got is the lack of fundraising b/c he won’t do the stroking and courting that powerful donors expect. The article continued to outline the pitfalls of not cowtowing to rich donors, or playing “the game.” An ultra Orthodox Jewish man attacked a gay pride parade in Israel with a knife, stabbing and wounding 6 people. Audio of Louie Gohmert telling a Conservative group that if we put gay male couples, female gay couples, and straight couples on an island, nature would determine which marriage is preferred for existence.

Ana replaces John for SCS. Actor James Woods is suing a Twitter user for $10 million for defamation after he suggested Woods is a cocaine addict. Other twitter users pointed out instances where Woods calls people names and disparages their character via Twitter. Comedian Kevin Hart’s comments about not being comfortable with having a gay son is causing an uproar. Cenk and Jimmy are torn on the failed joke.

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Hour 1: Cenk hosting today. Bill O’Reilly demonized the Black Lives Matter movement. Videos of him and Andrea Tantaros calling it radical and dismissive of White Culture. Video of O’Reilly telling an opposing voice that he is the one person that sheds the most light on Black lives being lost. Sarah Palin went on O’Reilly’s show to talk about how Planned Parenthood kills more Black people than the followers of the Confederate flag. Video of her rambling about PP targeting Black people, but won’t admit that she’s insinuating they’re racist.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Update on Mia Farrow story. She tweeted the business address of the MN dentist that killed a lion in Zimbabwe, but has received threats herself from people online. A federal court ruled that a woman who threatened an abortion provider should be held responsible for her actions after a lower court let her off the hook. Her attorney tried to explain away her obvious threats. Alabama is threatening to take away the parental rights of a pregnant inmate that wants to get an abortion. The state has appointed a guardian to look out for the rights of the fetus. The government is trying out a program that would give Pell grants to inmates for college while they are still incarcerated.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 30, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

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Hour 1: Cenk hosting. Another unarmed Black man was shot and killed by Univ of Cincinnati police officer. After days of trying to avoid showing the bodycam footage, the cop has been indicted, and the tape has been released. Video of the traffic stop and murder. The sheriff of the county where Sandra Bland was arrested and found dead is denying the fact that racism exists in his county. Cenk details the many instances of racism in the county, including the fact that the sheriff was fired from his last job due to allegations of racism against him. Turkey is getting involved in the ISIS fight, but it may not be beneficial to America’s interests in wiping ISIS out. Cenk explains the complicated factions that have fueled the fighting. Breakdown of how the president of Turkey is making these moves to create more power for himself.

Hour 2: After the MN dentist was identified as the hunter that killed the beloved lion in Zimbabwe, PETA and others have come out incensed. Peta called for him to be charged and hanged. Cenk and Ana don’t like the rhetoric they used in protesting this act. Comparisons between our outrage over the killing of animals vs the killing of humans. Glenn Beck criticized Jimmy Kimmel’s tearful reaction to the killing of Cecil. More and more stories of women of color being found dead in police custody are becoming widely known. The latest is of Native American woman Sarah Lee Circle Bear dying in South Dakota police custody. A 911 dispatcher has resigned after dismissing an emergency caller that was tending to a friend that had just been shot. The caller lost patience with the operator, which caused him to hang up on her. The 17 year old kid that was shot ended up dying.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 29, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 28, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Cenk hosting. The Daily Beast article that highlighted rape allegations in Donald Trump’s divorce proceedings with Ivana Trump have made headlines. She spoke about being being raped by Trump during the marriage after getting a bad and painful plastic surgery job. She has recently changed her interpretation of the rape, calling it totally without merit. Trump’s spokesperson came forward and sent a string of threats at the Daily Beast writer, including asserting that a person cannot rape their spouse. The spox had to eventually apologize for the profanity laced tirade against the writer. Cenk remembers the ad Trump ran in 1989 that called for the death penalty on 5 falsely accused Black men of rape in NYC.

A dentist from Minnesota has been identified as the man that killed a famous lion in Zimbabwe that was known to be friendly toward humans. He bribed someone $55K to lure the lion out of the national park before he shot him with a crossbow and eventually decapitated it. A new ruling allows women with a high level of testosterone to continue to compete against other women without. The phenomenon of “Moss Viewing” is picking up momentum in Japan, where many people gather to analyze and admire moss. Jayar gives his zapped theory on Japan again. San Francisco is trying to minimize their public urination problem by using a repellant paint that causes urine to bounce back onto the pisser.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 27, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Cenk Uygur hosting the 1st hour.  Republicans reaction on guns to the movies.  Perry point of view is gun free zone. Sandra Bland good update there will be federal investigation.  Talking to a inmate….inmate said she was crying.  She was excited to get out of jail. She shouldn’t be in jail all because of traffic signal. Autopsy says 30 to 40 cuts on her arms and find a little drugs. Video of Elizabeth Hasselbeck proposing the possibility that Bland could’ve used her cigarette as a weapon on the cop. Mike Huckabee appeared on a Breitbart radio show and while speaking out about the Iran deal, he claimed Obama is ushering Israelis to the door of “the oven.” Audio of the outrageous comparison. Cenk dismantles Huckabee’s Iran stance with his own previous quotes that called for negotiations with them, to avoid war. Video of President Obama responding to the ridiculous rhetoric by Republican leaders. After being condemned by Jewish groups and even Conservatives, Huckabee stands by his comments, and doubled down. He released a tweet that restated the oven comment.

Ana joins Cenk for SCS. New York Magazine cover shows 35 of Cosby’s 46 victims, along with one empty chair to signify the ones that have not yet come forward. A pastor spoke to his congregation about hypocritical judgemental Christians have towards gays when they break rules of the Bible all the time. Video of one part of the sermon. Pat Robertson tackled the problem of SCOTUS justices that ruled against God’s Will. Video of Pat telling a viewer that he can’t answer why God didn’t strike them down. Another video of Robertson claiming that the Justices brought into the rhetoric of Planned Parenthood that had plans of conducting eugenics on Black Americans.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 24, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, Michael Shure and Jayar Jackson hosting today’s Power Panel. Details on the Lafayette Movie Theatre shooting, with accounts of the shooting from theatre patrons. Twitter posts by the shooter John Russell Houser are read showing his beliefs on racism and the political parties in America.  Before the Lafayette shooting, President Obama discusses his frustration of current gun laws in America. Fox News displays their take on the shooter, characterizing more of the shooting as a random situation and not examining it as a regular occurrence in America. John displays gun stats that goes against the Fox News narrative, along with Australia having the lowest gun homicide and America being Number 1.

Wyatt Cenac criticizes Jon Stewart over a Daily Show bit of Stewart’s impersonation of Herman Cain regarding Stewart’s tone of voice, Jon Stewart reacts harshly from Wyatt Cenac’s criticism by telling him to “fuck off”, but later apologises.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 23, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Jimmy talks about how Chris Christie has turned his support from Springsteen and given it to Bon Jovi since Bruce has been making fun of him and Bridgegate. While more details emerge in the death of Sandra Bland, a voicemail she left a friend from jail has become public. Video of the friend playing the voicemail where she spoke about being puzzled that they arrested her for a minor traffic violation. Authorities have also claimed that she consumed or smoked a large amount of marijuana in the jail. Jimmy rants on the original stop and provocation from the officer. Trump is threatening to run as a 3rd Party candidate since the RNC keeps treating him like garbage. This comes right after he vowed to not run as a 3rd Party candidate. Jimmy points out that the GOP doesn’t like him because he exposes them as the ass kissers they have always been. Jeb Bush told a constituent that he is in favor of ending subsidies for the fossil fuel industry, as well as wind & solar so that future energy can be developed. Video of the exchange. Jimmy isn’t buying his assertion.

Real Sports revealed that the rate of domestic abuse cases among MMA fighters more than triples the cases among NFL players. AAJ Plus video on how the cost of living has skyrocketed while wages have gone down. Talk about how trickle down economics don’t work. NetFling is a dating app that gathers data from your Netflix viewing habits and matches you with a partner that has similar interests.

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

Wired magazine released an article that illustrates how our cars can be hacked into and controlled remotely. They conducted the experiment on a Jeep. Dash cam video of the arrest of Sandra Bland have been released as well as video of the hallway leading to her jail cell where she was found dead. Rand Paul has decided to run an ad destroying the many pages of the tax code to look tough. Video of Zoolander destroying files on a computer. Ben Shapiro of Breitbart appeared on Dr. Drew’s show where he insulted Zoey Tur, a transgender reporter that called him a little boy several times during their debate. Video of the discussion. After the appearance, Shapiro asked to get escorted to his car after Tur threatened to put him in an ambulance.

Ana joins Cenk for SCS. The NY Times has published an article calling out the campaign of deception on Planned Parenthood. Video of NYPD confronting and beating a 24 year old Black man on suspicion of stealing a piece of $3 pizza. Study showed that gamers who lose tend to attack female gamers the most. Kim Horcher joins the discussion.

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

Cenk hosting. TYT adopts an iguana and asks the viewers to name it Iggy Azalea or Rick James. Cenk gives out the current results of the “Freak 16” and outrageous poll numbers on Donald Trump with a Washington Post/ABC Poll with the Don at the top with 24% and tapping into the base’s desire of wanting a “strong leader”, according to the poll. Lindsey Graham thinks he is in a fight with the Don, by stooping to his level with an appearance on CNN defending John McCain by calling Donald Trump a “jackass” and is pissed, the Don replys that he is a stiff an idiot, couldn’t get a job in the private sector and gives out Lindsey’s cell number on top of all that. Rush Limbaugh gives his observations and his love for The Don regarding his lack of an apology towards John McCain and veterans.

Cenk & Ana hosting. The conservative group looking to take down Planned Parenthood has released another secret taped video of a conversation about fetal tissue. Video of a negotiation about costs for shipping the tissue. The Conservative group’s “buyer” was the person that increased the price via negotiation. Another part of the video is where they discussed methods to abort fetuses and notifying the patient of the alternative method for scientific research. Cenk talks about how he’s evolved on the abortion issue.  A Right Wing Evangelical preacher traveled to Uganda, Russia, and Eastern Europe to spread his message of hate towards gay rights and push legislation to kill gay activists. Lots of anti-gay sentiment rose in these areas after this flood of hate was injected.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 10, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Cenk hosting. Donald Trump calls John McCain a loser for being a POW and likes people that weren’t captured. Cenk doesn’t think this will run Trump out of the campaign even though many people think this is the end. Cenk illustrates it with What About Bob video. Video of Marco Rubio claiming that these comments disqualify Trump from the race. Cenk also remembers when the Bush campaign insinuated that McCain had an illegitimate Black daughter to Southern voters in the 2000 primary. Mitt Romney sent a shot at Trump via Twitter, forgetting that he sought out and got Trump’s endorsement in 2008. Video of their niceties. Lindsey Graham responded by defending McCain on the loser debate, and defending illegal immigrants that Trump offended. With all of the condemnation coming from GOPers toward Trump over his disrespectful words about a decorated hero like McCain, they didn’t have as much ire when they swiftboated John Kerry in the 2004 election. Video of Jake Tapper challenging one GOP Congressman on their swiftboating.

Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Latest developments on the group that put out the secretly filmed Planned Parenthood meeting about fetus organs. The group misrepresented itself in its tax status, deceiving the people that donate money to them. AshleyMadison.com was hacked, revealing information of many of the customers, threatening to do more unless their demands were met to shut down the site. Discussion about what kind of group may be behind this, based on morality or just anger. After Gawker caught hell for running a story outing an executive that was being blackmailed by his secret gay prostitute, two managing editors have stepped down. Conversation about the immorality of outing a gay person for no reason.

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Hank Chen, Karamo Brown and Ana Kasparian talk about Bill Cosby, Donald Trump, Cyberbullying, iPhone Gun Cases and Masturbation on this week's episode of The Point.

Topics Include:

Topic 1: Cosby Confession: I Drugged Women For SEX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P04QOzN45gY

Topic 2: Bigot Donald Trump Shoves His Foot In His Mouth AGAIN!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xiEax_ipPc

Topic 3: Beauty Blogger Shames Bullies In POWERFUL Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXUZcjS27Qk

Topic 4: YOUR iPhone Case Could KILL You [WARNING]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7lzjlc0OUQ

Topic 5: Women Masturbate For The Love Of Art [Photos]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeQU24Z1quM

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Host:
Ana Kasparian
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Guests:
Hank Chen
https://twitter.com/Hanksterchen

Karamo Brown
https://twitter.com/KaramoBrown

The Point with Ana Kasparian is a smart and fast-paced panel show giving you a weekly round up of the hottest stories of the week. Each week Ana sits down with some of your favorite hosts from The Young Turks and other interesting personalities that each bring their unique perspectives on everything from news to pop culture.

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On April 15, 2015, 61-year-old rural mail carrier Doug Hughes grabbed headlines after flying his one-man gyrocopter from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Washington DC and touching down on the west lawn of the Capitol building, bringing with him 535 letters - one for each member of Congress to draw attention to the pressing need for campaign finance reform.

In this interview with The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur, Hughes talks about:

- How he came up with the idea for his historic flight
- Whether he was concerned about being shot out of the air
- How politicians, the moneyed interests and the mainstream media all conspire to perpetuate a corrupt system
- How the right and left can come together to battle corporate cronyism and government corruption
- The felony and misdemeanor charges against him and the upcoming trial that could send him away for X years in prison
- How crony capitalism and a corrupt Congress are intentionally driving the US Postal Service into bankruptcy
- The next stunt he’s planning to shake Americans out of their complacency about the need to get money out of politics and restore democracy.

Want to support Douglas Hughes in his crusade to get money out of politics?

- Follow him on Twitter: @DougHughesDCfly
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- Learn more about Douglas Hughes and the battle to get money out of politics here: http://thedemocracyclub.org


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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 17, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Power Panel; Cenk, Ben, Ana, and guest Maz Jobrani hosting. Donald Trump has gone after Republican critics like John McCain and Rick Perry on Twitter. Called McCain dummy and said Perry should have to take an IQ test before being allowed in a debate. Even John Dingell, the longest serving Congressman in American history told Trump he should delete his Twitter account. Lawrence O’Donnell has become the next MSNBC host to apologize for no reason. Video of O’Donnell outlining why he loves Trump and that he didn’t want to become part of the story of Trump’s campaign. He later apologized for questioning Trump’s salary from NBC for The Apprentice. Donald Trump is polling at 18% and leading 2nd place by 4% points. Talk about how incompetent someone would have to be to lose their job to an immigrant that doesn’t know the language.

Lil Wayne was the target of an attempted murder plot carried out by Birdman and Young Thug. This was the culmination of the money dispute between Wayne and the label Young Money, who sued the label for over $50 million. With a new male CEO, Reddit continues to ban things like spam, copyrighted material, publication of someone’s private info, inciting harm or violence, and sexualy suggestive content that includes minors.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 16, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk hosting. A military recruiting and training center in Tennessee was attacked today, killing 4 members of the military. The shooter fired a very powerful automatic rifle. The dead shooter was a 24 year old Muslim man that was an American citizen. Cenk is annoyed that the Dylann Roof mass shooting wasn’t considered a terrorist attack when it was just like this terrorist attack. Sandra Bland, a Black woman, was arrested on Friday by Texas police officers and held until Monday, when they found her dead body in the holding cell. Officials have called it suicide, but friends and family are disputing the claim. Video of officers making the arrest where they claim she assaulted the cop. After the deal in Greece and the Europeans was approved by the government, citizens took to the streets in protest. The peaceful protests turned into violence against riot police officers.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Controversy over Caitlyn Jenner winning the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs. Bob Costas went on the Dan Patrick show and called it a crass exploitation play and that they could’ve found someone more deserving. Actor and director Peter Berg posted a picture of a soldier that lost his legs that was rumored to have lost the award to Jenner at the last minute, saying he lost 2 legs for this “man” to lose two balls. It has also been rumored that Caitlyn Jenner won the award because it was in exchange for the exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer earlier this year.

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

 

Hour 1: After Bill O’Reilly defended Trump’s statements about undocumented immigrants, he became outraged by the media’s reporting of it. Video of his ambush interviews on SF government officials. Video of O’Reilly going after Salon, Media Matters, and SJ Mercury News for reporting his support for Trump by comparing them to White Supremacist group Stormfront. A Satanic temple in Detroit was planning to unveil a statue of satan after they were repeatedly threatened by Christians. Discussion about how they sound just like Muslim terrorists, targeting an opposing religion. A federal judge forced Gardena police to release a police video from 2013 of officers killing an unarmed Latino man over a stolen bike that he didn’t steal. Video of the murder.

 

Hour 2: Cenk and Ana. New video of Mexican drug lord El Chapo’s escape has been released by the Mexican government. A RW anti-abortion group has released a video of their meeting with a Planned Parenthood executive that they claim shows PP taking part in selling fetal organs to a biotech company. In response, Louisiana Gov Bobby Jindal has halted all plans for New Orleans to open a PP office while an investigation takes place. A bill that would raise $4.75 million for breast cancer research was also eliminated in Congress over the video.

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

 

Hour 1: Cenk hosting. We have struck a deal with Iran over their nuclear program and Conservatives are losing their minds. Videos of President Obama speaking about how great the deal is and how it will prevent war and their development of a nuclear bomb. Cenk supports the deal. He sifts through Richard Engel’s reporting about the potential downsides of the deal, that it could worsen the bad blood that already exists between ISIS and Iran. Benjamin Netanyahu called the deal a historic mistake. Video of his comments filled with lies, fear mongering, and violent rhetoric. Videos of Tom Cotton making up reasons that the deal won’t stop Iran’s nuclear program. Glenn Beck compared this agreement to Neville Chamberlain’s decision, among other statements dripping with irony.

 

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. A teacher has been sentenced to to 22 years in prison for a sexual relationship with an underaged student. Cenk thinks she should get help, but no jail time, while Ana thinks she needs some jail time, but not 22 years. Alabama Police at a hip hop concert tasered a young girl that was experiencing a seizure. When her mother showed up to help, she was also tased and arrested. Officials are working to lift the military ban on transgender Americans to join. The Boy Scouts have decided to possibly lift a ban on gay employees.

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

 

Hour 1: Cenk, Ben, and Ana hosting. Cenk announces that TYT has compiled 2 billion views. EuroZone leaders have come up with an agreement with Greece to rescue them from their economic woes. Ana outlines the deal. Discussion about the usefulness and effectiveness of the deal. Cenk doesn’t think this plan will stand. Chris Christie showed his annoyance with being asked questions about Donald Trump’s immigration comments on Fox. Videos of his angry response. Talk about how GOP candidates talking about it hurts them and helps Trump. Scott Walker presidential announcement ad that touted his economic victories and balanced budgets. Ana illustrates the many times he openly lied about his accomplishments.

 

Hour 2: Ben leaves, just Cenk and Ana for SCS. The former leader of a huge drug cartel in Mexico has escaped prison for the 2nd time. The FBI is protecting Donald Trump after El Chapo’s son threatened him over his Mexican immigrant comments. Trump is responding by claiming these tweets legitimize his hateful words, and that he would kick his ass rather than negotiate with these murderous cartels. The CEO of Reddit has stepped down under the pressure of many users calling for her resignation.

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One of the earliest digital entrepreneurs, Drew Curtis built Fark.com into a hugely popular news aggregation site to rival Huffington Post, Drudge Report and Yahoo. Now he’s set his sights on a new challenge: an upstart independent campaign for governor of Kentucky, running on a platform of getting money out of politics, data-driven policy making and adopting best practices from other states’ experiences. Does he really have a chance?

In this interview, Curtis and The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur discuss:

- What, exactly, “Fark” means anyway
- How idiotic non-news has come to dominate the mainstream news media
- Whether the electorate is primed for a candidate who’s not about “business as usual”
- Massive government corruption that’s hidden in plain sight
- Can a gubernatorial candidate win by admitting that his/her state is not number one?
- How fact-and-data-based governance would function
- Curtis’ chances of breaking up the two-party duopoly in Kentucky and across the country

Check out the Drew Curtis for Governor campaign online at www.drewcurtis.com

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In this episode of Old School, Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks) and Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) talk about Florida State University quarterback De'Andre Johnson punching a woman in a bar.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 10, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk, Ana, Jimmy, Wes Clark hosting the Power Panel today. Wes mentions the book he published just yesterday. Kentucky has multiple instances of people defying the gay marriage laws. Even after meeting with the Governor, County Clerk Casey Davis refuses to do so. Videos of Davis telling MSNBC that he refuses. Ted Cruz’ supporters are pissed that his book isn’t on the NY Times Best Seller list even though its at #3 as far as numbers of sales go. NYT claims that the book has been bought in bulk sales in order to get on the list. Donald Trump is leading the GOP presidential field in a new poll. While this news spreads, he has announced that he has to move his latest event to the Phoenix Convention Center due to the extremely high numbers of attendees. Wes talks about how Trump really has no chances, while Cenk thinks there is a possibility.

Hour 2: Update on the Oregon bakery that was forced to pay $135K in damages to a same sex couple that they refused service to. After everyone thought the monetary amount was over refusal of service, the real reason is that the bakery revealed personal information of the couple, leading to death threats and potentially losing their adopted kids. A gay porn star has been convicted of extortion after trying to blackmail a very wealthy businessman he was sleeping with for money. He requested tons of money and an Audi, which he received. It ended when the porn star went back for more money. MasterCard did a study that found more people are worried about their financial information being leaked than nude photos being leaked.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 9, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Hour 1: Cenk hosting today. Ted Cruz appeared on Hardball and got into an exchange with Matthews about his new lack of support for the Supreme Court when he was all aboard when the Court ruled in favor of Bush in 2000 for his election. Videos of the cornering that led to Cruz calling the truth just “talking points.” Donald Trump continues to dig an even larger hole regarding his immigration comments, calling them criminals and rapists. Video of his appearance on Anderson Cooper’s show where he said it all over again. Since the Republican Presidential field won’t distance themselves from his rhetoric, the DNC released an ad that illustrated how Trump is running the Party. Despite the GOP’s talking point that they want to reach out to Latino voters, every candidate turned down the National Council of La Raza for a speaking engagement. La Raza is the largest Latino advocacy organization. Jeb Bush told a NH paper that in order for the country to grow out of the rut we’re in, people need to work longer hours. Video of his original comments and his clarification after he caught hell. He explained that he meant more full time work rather than part time hours. Cenk gives facts that show Americans work more than all other industrialized countries, and full time workers work an average of 47 hours.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Giants Defensive End Jason Pierre Paul had to have his right index finger amputated due to his fireworks injuries. TYT poll on whether or not he should’ve tried to save the finger and take much more time off from football for recovery. A divorced father of 3 kids was having trouble continuing a relationship with the kids, as they refused to have lunch with their father. The judge in the case ruled that the kids were in contempt and put them in juvenile hall, speaking out in favor of the father that simply wants to have a relationship. Singer Ariana Grande was caught on tape licking donuts in a donut shop while the employee was in the back room. She later said she hates Americans and America. Her PR apology about the obesity problem in America was ridiculous.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 8, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Hour 1: Ana and John Iadarola hosting. Videos of Greg Gutfeld tearing into Bernie Sanders, claiming he’s a nutty Socialist that is getting princess treatment from the media. John thinks this shows that even though he thinks Sanders is simply a joke, he’s attacking him because he knows Bernie is a real threat. Memphis city council is taking the 1st step to remove the remains and statue of the original Grand Wizard of the KKK. Video: Donald Trump told NBC that he will win the Latino vote.

Hour 2: Karamo Brown replaces John for SCS. A woman created an adult preschool to help people re-learn things from those glory years for as much as $999/month. YouTube superstar PewDiePie has been rumored to make $10s of millions of dollars. When this became public, haters came out in droves. Video of PewDiePie responding.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 7, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Ana joins Cenk for SCS. The Florida man that was caught having sex on a beach has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison and will have to register as sex offenders. Cenk and Ana completely disagree with this level of punishment. Duck Dynasty star Si Robertson was being interviewed and claimed that there is no such thing as an atheist since they use calendars and yell out, “Oh God help me” when in trouble. The Washington Post has exposed the fact that many of the workers building Donald Trump’s new hotel in DC are undocumented workers that had illegally crossed the southern border. Trump denies these facts. Cenk thinks the saddest part is that the undocumented workers will be fired so that Trump can cover his ass. Trump and Modern Family writer Danny Zuker got into a Twitter fight that was very one sided.

After the latest revelations about Bill Cosby’s purchasing of drugs to rape women, Whoopi Goldberg and Raven Simone are holding onto their support. Video of the View segment where she vehemently continued to ask for proof. Jill Scott was previously one of the few that defended Cosby, but she has flipped on it after the latest facts. Florida State QB has been caught on video punching a woman in a bar. His attorney claimed that she hit him multiple times first and threw racial epithets at him. Ana doesn’t see this story as the same as Ray Rice punching his wife, and that the woman started the fight, even throwing the 1st punch. Cenk thinks size and gender should be taken into effect by guys getting into altercations. Thousands of people are looking to get the CEO of Reddit fired over getting rid of the employee that started the AMA portion of the site.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 6, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk hosting today. Bernie Sanders’ latest success has Hillary Clinton’s camp worried. After the unexpected success, he was asked what his economic cabinet team would look like, and he named Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz, and Robert Reich. Cenk calls it the biggest Lib Dream Team ever. Donald Trump continues to feel the burn of many companies parting ways with him after calling Mexican immigrants rapists. He wrote to the President of Univision, calling him a Mexican when he’s American. He lashed out at Jeb Bush’s Mexican wife on Twitter, and he vowed that he parted ways with Macy’s. Videos of Trump telling Fox and Friends that he didn’t know the backlash would be this severe, and that this is bad for his brand and his businesses. Ted Cruz appeared on MTP and claimed that he salutes Trump for bringing the subject of illegal immigration up, and refuses to attack a fellow Republican. Video of Cruz saluting Trump. Video of Cruz avoiding the question of what to do with the 11 million illegal immigrants several times with Chuck Todd. Although Lindsey Graham is a huge warmonger, he stood up against the idea that we should outlaw Islam in the country. He told a potential voter that he doesn’t want them to vote for him with that stance.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Breaking news on Bill Cosby’s 2005 testimony about drugging a Temple Univ employee. He admitted that he bought drugs to use on women he wanted to forcibly sleep with. He also admitted that he had done it in the past. Cenk sounds the gavel on whether or not Cosby is a rapist. A 22 year old man in Maine was killed after firing a fireworks mortar off the top of his head. NY Giants Defensive End Jean Pierre Paul severely injured his hand while playing with huge fireworks over the weekend. Video of JPP’s Instagram video getting hyped up for the lighting of fireworks. Video of a fireworks plant blowing up.

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Hosted by Ben Mankiewicz and Mark Thompson. Cenk appeared on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, the guys discuss how funny that show is and the impact of losing Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart at the same time. Ben discusses a book he recently read about Hollywood’s cooperation with the US government during World War II. Ben discusses the work involved in prepping for his TCM job and how busy he is in general which leads to a discussion about how terrible Magic Mike XXL is and the new Terminator surprised him. Mark discusses his podcast The Edge. Ben tells a story about experiences his Dad had with Steve McQueen and Joan Collins. Donald Trump’s campaign for President is discussed, along with this history of saying stupid things. Ben and Mark discuss the most recent celebrity divorce Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. Mark tells a story about Sean Penn that isn’t exactly favorable to Sean which leads to a story from Ben about Jeff Goldblum and Guy Ferrari. The guys discuss getting feedback from fans.

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What the Flick?! reviews Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike XXL.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 2, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Johnny Pie and Ana hosting. As promised from yesterday TPP. There are some stipulations on TPP. In the eyes of the Obama administration slave labor is ok. In Malaysia, they have slave labor. The deal is to negotiate with different countries about slave labor or trade. We need to know all portions on the negotiation so we can talk to our Representative. Part of the negotiation is that Generic drugs won’t be affordable and Healthcare will raise up their prices. This is a life and death issue. The reason why these Generic drugs need to be patterned to make money. Not sure when the TPP will be available. Bernie Sanders-did a speech in Wisconsin and he drew huge crowds. Sanders wants to run for President.  He speaks on the behave of what people needs are. Bernie Sanders is now favored by 33% of Democrats. He’s the only one that cares about Students and Higher Education. He cut Hillary’s lead in half. Hillary Clinton has raised 45 million and Bernie Sanders raised 15 million for their campaigns. Hillary has drawn a massive crowd than Bernie Sanders. Hillary has support over decades. Now Sen. McCaskill is running for the 2016 presidency. During her interview, she was flustered because she couldn’t answer the questions about Bernie Sanders.

Hour 2: NBC will no longer run any of Trumps beauty pageants. A network, Reelz, will air his beauty pageants.  The Reelz network is independent. Catholicvote.org has a video about people speaking out not believing gay marriage. A Tennessee store put a sign that says no gays allowed. 19 states ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. In 31 states LBGT committee are not protected from losing their jobs or place to live based on the sexual orientation.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 1, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Johnny Pie and Ana hosting. Donald Trump is asking for 500 million dollars from Univision for suppression of his 1st Amendment rights, regarding his derogatory statements towards illegal immigrants from Mexico. Bodycam video of a Colorado policeman Mark Magness beating up a man who is handcuffed in a holding cell and not fighting back, officer Mark Magness has pleaded guilty.

Hour 2: John and Ana continues on in the second hour. A Canadian lawsuit involving Fitbit data that is being used in a criminal case against a personal trainer is highlighted and questions are raised involving privacy concerns for those who use Fitbit. Neuroscientists from UCLA are making the claim that continuous viewing of pornorgraphy is not addictive and the brain’s normal reaction is reversed, according to the study.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from June 30, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Johnny Pie and Ben “The Tank” Mankiewicz hosting. Senator Ted Cruz appears on Fox and Friends and is defending Donald Trump’s derogatory statements toward illegal immigrants from Mexico saying he speaks the truth and should not apologize. Mexicans have created a unique way of striking back at Donald Trump by creating pinatas from maker Dalton Ramirez. Fox Host Julie Banderas is defending and supporting same sex marriage by highlighting her observations on the matter. A 24 year old female known as “Laura” from Belgium has been suffering from depression along with being institutionalized for 21 years is pursuing the path of euthanasia and Belgium will allow it. The Loyal White Knights of the KKK are planning a rally at the South Carolina capitol building, to show their support of the Confederate Flag.

Hour 2: Ana & Ben Mankiewicz hosting. The Huffington Post is reporting that Chinese researchers have conducted a study on how attractive people get what they want and how it affects people who are not. Paris Hilton is suing Ramez Galal over a prank of her being in airplane that is about to crash.

50 Shades of Gray author EL James has been subjected to blunt questions from the internet like when will your writer’s block end.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from June 29, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk hosting. Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma despises the recent Supreme Court decision on gay marriage, saying that his friends in the gay community were disappointed with the decision. Bobby Jindal recently announced his candidacy for president making him number 16 in the field and has revealed his logo for his campaign ”Tanned, Rested, Ready to Go”. CNN reports on spotting an ISIS flag at a gay pride parade in London, Cenk reveals the true design of the flag, along with Lucy Pawle from CNN being totally unaware of the flag design. In Istanbul Turkey a gay pride was disrupted in Taksim Square by police with water cannons, the motives for the disruption is unclear, but a beautiful rainbow was created by the water cannons.

Hour 2: Bristol Palin has revealed that getting pregnant for the second time is planned and says that “it’s not a mistake according to the giddy assholes”. A shocking video has surfaced of a Philadelphia cop assaulting and arresting a man, for not paying the train fare, with his young daughter watching the incident. Rihanna duct tapes Floyd Mayweather’s mouth shut at a BET awards ceremony, in an attempt of making a joke that goes wrong. Southern Poverty Law Center reports that six black churches last week, have been the victim of arson, in the reaction from the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from June 26, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Hour 1: Cenk, Ana, and John hosting. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of marriage equality nationwide. Video of President Obama’s words after the ruling came down. Although Obama was insincere about his stance on gay rights in the past, Cenk welcomes his part in changing the opinion of the country on the issue. Justices Scalia and Roberts both wrote very scathing dissenting opinions on the gay marriage ruling.

Hour 2: Hannah Cranston replaces John for SCS. AJ Plus video about a Chinese man that fought gay conversion therapy and won. Bristol Palin has announced that she is pregnant with her 2nd child as she and her fiance broke up. She pointed out that this is a huge disappointment to her family, and asked for privacy. Cenk takes the “low road” and talks about how America treats the Palin’s with kids’ gloves but treats everyone else like a piece of garbage. Facebook has released their diversity numbers in employing more than just White males, and it doesn’t look very diverse.

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In this episode of Old School, Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz talk about the “Father’s Day trap”.  After they come to a consensus about what fathers really want.  Cenk drops a new rule about the difference between “as soon as possible” and ASAP.  Both guys agree that car truck doors have gotten too heavy and there have been more than a few unnecessary improvements to cars.  Neither of them plans on riding a motorcycle without a helmet anytime soon.  Cenk pines about the pomposity of debunkers. The guys also discuss if you can mess up your reputation by living too long.

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Cenk, Ben, and Michael Shure. Cenk decides that Old School is his “therapy session” and wants to know if the crazy stuff he thinks of, is also in the minds of others. Ben and Michael reveal that they are both going to the same therapist for couples counseling. All the guys then talk about life coaches, therapists, what they prefer to get out of each one, and which real life public figures they would like to have as life coaches. They then talk about showboating in sports and how it was only objected when black people did it. After, they dive into sports coaches and managers. Cenk wonders if everyone is like him and obsessed with winning. He thinks about it at work (ex- YouTube views) and life in general. Ben and Michael talk about their perspectives on winning. Ben asks Cenk who he thinks can run TYT if Cenk can’t do it anymore. The guys talk about their love for food and how long they savor a certain food. Ben talks about Uber’s food delivery service. The guys agree that natural Peanut Butter is the worst thing ever. Ben talks about his horrible diet. The guys talk about great foods around the country. Eventually, they all agreed that they don’t like French Fries! Cenk talks about his “flannel” shirt and how he hates rolling up sleeves. Cenk says he is a hoarder and then the guys talk about memories and nostalgia. Ben talks about an authoritative portrait of his great grandfather, Franz Mankiewicz. Cenk talks about an award he won and the portrait that came along with it. Cenk brings up a poll they made a few weeks ago. He then talks about watching a show when he saw the billboard for it. The guys then talk about some stories about Kylie and Kendall Jenner. They then talk about when popular figures make speeches. Cenk thinks that people are too Politically Correct nowadays. Then he talks about people accusing him of being heteronormative.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from June 25, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Cenk hosting. Supreme Court upheld ObamaCare. Video of Obama pointing out that healthcare is here to stay. Conservative response was harsh and immediately attacking to ObamaCare and the SCOTUS.

Former chair of the TX Republican Party told David Schuster that men aren’t made for penetration when asked if she’d abide by SCOTUS to allow gay marriage. Video of her dodging, and eventually disregarding the potential ruling because of God. Insanely offensive blogger Charles C. Johnson is suing Gawker for defamation when a commenter claimed that Johnson was known for pooping in the dorms at their college and the online publication asked the question in response. Conservatives are piping mad that the Roof murders have sparked a debate about racism in America. Video of Rush Limbaugh claiming that the focus on racism in the South is an all out assault on the Republican Party. Bill O’Reilly screamed about how Libs are telling the world that America has a White Supremacy problem, but it’s actually Black people. Video of O’Reilly ready to fight a war over people calling out Fox News. Video of Sean Hannity calling for the ban of the sale of rap music and Beyonce music since they’re worried about offending people with hate speech. Ted Cruz also dodged the question about the Confederate flag, claiming people outside of the states shouldn’t parachute in and tell them what to do. Cenk talks about how this sounds like the racist argument of Northern Agitators that need to mind their own business. Video of another Black Conservative on Fox claiming that Libs created Dylann Roof and that they just want to eliminate history they disagree with.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from June 24, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk and John hosting. Bill O’Reilly fought with Kirsten Powers over a debate about whether or not racism is an epidemic in the country. Videos of the two fighting over the state of racism. O’Reilly told Powers to stop snorting over the other guest before she asked if he has any Black friends. Bill Kristol also got argued down over his tweets claiming that the Left isn’t going to stop until all Confederate history is eliminated. Video of John Heilemann pointing out Kristol’s strawman argument.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Clothing retailer Zara has been identified as a company that systematically takes part in discrimination and racism towards employees and customers of color. The results are particular to the NYC stores. A group of teenagers have developed a condom that detects STIs before having intercourse. A small town in Brazil feverishly celebrates the Confederacy and the Confederate flag. Many modern day citizens are descendants of fleeing Confederates after they lost the Civil War, and after many years of expanding, some residents are Black and mixed but still celebrate the flag. They have no political affiliation to the roots of the flag in America.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from June 23, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk hosting. Once authorities finally caught up with and arrested Dylann Roof, it has been confirmed that while being transported back to Charleston, they stopped at Burger King and grabbed him some food. The discussions over the Confederate flag continue as Mississippi and Virginia are also considering pulling the flag from their government buildings and license plates. Video of Haley Barbour telling Morning Joe that he isn’t offended at all by the Confederate flag, but some people are, as he constantly dodged the question of whether or not it should be taken down. Since so many people are claiming that the Confederate flag is about Southern tradition, Cenk breaks down the real origin of the flag, which was introduced and flown as a sign against Civil Rights. Video of Bill O’Reilly claiming that the Confederate flag is a symbol of bravery to many regarding the Civil War. Reading of seceding states’ manifestos over wanting to keep the institution of slavery.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Don Lemon intro that featured displaying the Confederate flag and a poster of the word Nigger. Video of CNN’s legal analyst disputing Lemon’s use of the word. The internet turned Lemon’s intro into hilarious memes. Piers Morgan is arguing that people using the N-word should be jailed since it leads to widespread racist attitudes. This opinion is based in many European countries’ policy that hate speech is punishable with jail time. A BuzzFeed writer posted about her period on Twitter and the idea of sharing details about one’s menstrual cycle took off. This came up after a user posted a picture of a woman lying in bed with blood showing through her pants, and was swiftly banned. Ana isn’t really in favor of this campaign.

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

Hour 1: Cenk hosting today in the new studio with the new set! During Dylann Roof’s bond hearing, the judge seeing the case said now is the time for forgiveness from the victims. Video of his words to Fox News. Cenk compares this response to what we say after Middle Eastern terrorists strike. He also pointed out that we should recognize the other  victims, Roof’s family. It also came out that in the past, this judge told a Black defendant that there are 4 kinds of people, one being “niggers.” Conservative reaction to the murders in South Carolina blamed Obama and tried to make the point that we need more guns, and for pastors to be armed. Video of Mike Huckabee saying Obama is going after our guns, right before politicizing it himself. An NRA board member blamed the murdered pastor for the killings, claiming that he voted against widening gun rights, but he made that up. Ted Cruz continued with his gun jokes just 2 days after this killing spree in SC. Debate about the Confederate flag flying in South Carolina is heating up after the shooting. Video of Graham claiming that having it up “works” for SC. Video of GOP candidates avoiding the issue surrounding the Confederate flag. WH Spox told reporters that Obama thinks the flag belongs in a museum. This half assed response annoyed Cenk. A Republican SC state legislator said he will introduce legislation to take down the flag. Video of Nikki Haley announcing they will take the Confederate flag down from the statehouse. Several other Republicans have begun the back peddle in their support for the Confederate flag.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Erick Erickson blamed Caitlyn Jenner for the murders in South Carolina last week.

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

Hour 1: Cenk hosting. Yesterday’s mass shooting at a historic Black church in Charleston, SC has dominated the news today. A 21-year-old White man killed 9 congregants at a Bible study. Conservatives have claimed this is a sign of attacks on religious freedom when it’s obvious that it was an attack on Black Americans based on racism. Video of Rev. EW Jackson telling Fox & Friends that it’s about Christianity and not about race. Steve Doocy called it extraordinary that it’s being deemed a hate crime. Video of Lindsey Graham pointing out that this shooting isn’t indicative of the character of South Carolina, but it’s not about race, he’s just whacked out. Video of Rick Santorum claiming it’s about attacks on religious freedom. Cenk details the many reasons it’s obvious that the shooter was motivated by race. Former classmates talked about how he’d tell racist jokes, calling him simply proud of his Southern heritage. A White Supremacist group posted to one of the murdered Reverends that his group can run for his seat since he’s dead now. While GOPers try to deny the link between SC and racism, there are at least 19 hate groups that reside in the state. Quotes from other racists that mirror the things that are often openly spouted by Conservatives. Apologists have also ignored the strong history of Black churches being bombed in American history. Cenk details why this attack was also an act of terrorism, despite media’s fear to describe it that way. The government’s plan to monitor Right Wing terrorism was vehemently opposed by Conservatives and Conservative talkers, forcing it to be shut down even though it’s the most common form of terrorism in America. The shooter’s uncle talked about how his father gave him a .45 caliber pistol for his birthday after they acknowledged he has some societal issues. Cenk proves the case that this attack is also due to our horrific gun culture and easy access to the weapons. Video of Obama pointing out the obvious fact that the gun culture is partially responsible. Video of EW Jackson making the case for pastors to begin arming themselves to protect “their flock.”

Hour 2: John and Hannah join Cenk for SCS. The treasury has announced it will feature a woman on the $10 bill, replacing Alexander Hamilton. The panel gives their choices of which woman should get the nod. Harriet Tubman has won other polls. Cenk proposes Sandra Day O’Connor and Barbara Bush (George Washington). John proposes Harriet Tubman and Amelia Earhardt. Hannah proposes Eleanor Roosevelt and Beyonce. John rants about some talkers that have said some deplorable things regarding the upcoming change. AJ Plus video about female prisoners in solitary confinement and the unsanitary nature, especially during a woman’s time of the month. Hannah outlines the other mental issues solitary does to the human brain. Famous transgender woman Laverne Cox spoke about the shame men that date trans women feel. They even hide the fact they date a trans woman to everyone they know.

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Cenk hosting. Now that the Pope’s encyclical on Climate Change has been leaked, Conservatives have turned on him just as Cenk predicted yesterday. Video of Cenk’s prediction. Video mashup of Conservatives going after the Pope. Donald Trump is pushing the lie that the only people crossing our southern border are rapists and drug dealers. He also made false assertions about the economy and job growth. A PPP poll showed that Mitt Romney voters largely see the Duggar family in a more positive light than President Obama, even after the sexual assault scandal that Josh took part in, and they covered up.

The TPP agreement details are being kept secret from the public while the government negotiates with multinational corporations that have tons of money to gain from it. A good cop in Baltimore, named Joe Crystal, was at the scene of a gruesome beating a few of his partners illegally carried out on a drug suspect. When Crystal felt conflicted about witnessing the crime, superiors told him to keep quiet. When the official report came out with egregiously false information accusing the suspect of starting the fight that led to his beating, Crystal pointed out the lies only to have his career abruptly ended. The approach from the top was straight out of a gang movie.

A couple that was accused of having sex too loud and fighting too loud attacked a neighbor after he complained. After they were arrested, it became known that they have been arrested 45 and 31 times since 2001 for various charges. Cenk is amazed that they continue to be released from jail, and wonders how many years a Black citizen would get for doing a small fraction of these violent crimes. A British paper, The Sunday Times published an article that claimed British spies’ names were given to Russian and Chinese spies by Snowden. It turns out The Times published this simply because it is exactly what the government told them to print.

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Hour 1: Cenk and John. Electile Dysfunction segment. After Marco Rubio participated in a Koch Brothers’ sponsored event for presidential candidates claiming that the rich donors don’t want anything from the bought candidates, many lobbyists have been seen around him. Videos of Rubio playing dumb, and Ted Cruz voicing his disgust for people calling out the Kochs. During Jeb Bush’s campaign launch speech, he blatantly mischaracterized Hillary Clinton’s previous words about helping kids in foreign countries whose rights are limited based on radical Islamic beliefs. Video of Jeb forming her words to paint her as biased against Christianity in America. Although TYT has a ban on Donald Trump, his announcement to run for President forces us to cover it. Video highlights of his comical announcement.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. They rave about NatureBox. After a gun toting mall security guard murdered a 20 year old woman that resisted his advances, the response from the MRA groups is very supportive of the killer. Latest on Rachel Dolezar now that she’s making the media rounds. Kareem Abdul Jabbar has come out in support of her efforts, claiming that the Black community is better off with her work. Funny memes of Rachel are now circulating. A principal gave a graduation speech in support of the school cheerleaders that caught hell for dressing up as “Mexican gangsters.” He admired them for their strength and courage.

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Hour 1: Cenk hosting. The Koch Bros and Sheldon Adelson are teaming up for campaign season to collectively rig the election in their favor. Cenk outlines the Koch Brothers’ favorite candidates as well as Adelson’s. A heavily armed gunman with an armored vehicle started a shootout with Dallas Police at the police station on Saturday. He was a Conservative that felt the PD was too Liberal, and blamed them for his losing custody of his son. CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield called the shooter courageous and brave while talking about his plan to take on the entire police force. Video of her comments and eventual apology after she caught hell. Cenk is annoyed by the level of Political Correctness coming from Conservatives over this. Gun advocacy groups are up in arms over proposed legislation to force potential gun buyers to have a license and be at least 21 years old. Meanwhile, an Iowa mall cop whose online presence was full of open carry gun toting memes and 2nd Amendment talk, has been arrested for shooting and killing a 20 year old woman that worked at the mall. After she reported him for sexual harassment, he was fired, and he returned to get revenge on her.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Despite the drought California is experiencing, some rich residents are complaining about water limits that they feel should exempt them. Ana quotes a Conservative talk show host that gave the WashPost an unbelievably elitist quote. Seth MacFarlane responded to criticism over Family Guy’s past jokes about Caitlyn Jenner’s transgender identity. Keith Ablow gave his 2 cents on “transracial” Rachel Dolezar by connecting it to Caitlyn Jenner and his desire to claim he’s a senior citizen eligible for Medicare. A man facing a paternity test for a newborn baby sent a lookalike to take the test so he could be off the hook for child support, but was busted. Ana gives her theory on dating a good looking guy and how many women throw themselves at him.

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HBO's Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 9 S05E09 ("The Dance Of Dragons") is reviewed.

Find out what Ben Mankiewicz, Cenk Uygur, and John Iadarola of Think Tank think in this discussion and review of HBO's Game of Throne's season 5 episode 9, "The Dance Of Dragons"!

What was your favorite scene in this episode? What do you hope to see happen in season 5? Who do you think will be the next to die? Let us know what you think in the comments!

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Hour 1: Cara, Cenk, and Ben hosting. Nancy Pelosi disagrees with Obama on big labor policies. Cenk says the big picture is money. Republicans and democrats work together all with ulterior motives. Cenk thinks Obama is ignorant of his own wrongdoings, preaching change on the outside, and continuity on the inside. Seinfeld says colleges are too PC, his daughter and friends overuse “that’s racist” “that’s sexist. Ben appreciates the honesty. Cara stresses context on the situation. Whoopi Goldberg says comics are offensive by nature, but is aware of sensitivities. Cenk agrees that comics are comics, “give ‘em a break!!”. Cenk reads poll from TYT app.

Hour 2: Hannah joins Cara, Ben and Cenk for SCS. First man to have successful penile transplant conceives baby. Alamo man has sex with horse, gets his leg broken. Columbia University graduate Emma Sulkowicz publishes film which she warns “may resemble rape.”

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Hour 1: John Iadarola and Jimmy Dore hosting. A Secret Service agent has been placed on administrative leave for sending lewd text messages to an unnamed DC Staffer after working an event that Michelle Obama was attending. The texts were sent 9 hours after the completion of the event, while he was off the clock. John doesn’t understand the reason for the uproar. Jimmy is torn, and understands why a boss may fire an employee that is doing this. For over a decade, UN Peacekeepers have been bartering relief aid for sex in countries they are sent to for help. Haiti victims were specifically detailed in these findings. Idaho legislators are proposing the Bible to be used for a litany of school subjects as a guide to learn them. Some outrageous ones include science, geology, law, and math.

Hour 2: Becca Frucht joins John and Jimmy for SCS. A Nobel Prize winning scientist and professor caught hell for sexist comments about his frustrations in working with “girls.” He has since lost his job. Discussion on where his intentions were in his statements. Michigan’s GOP governor has allowed adoption agencies to deny same sex couples rights to adoption based on their religious beliefs. An elderly couple has been busted for being Kingpins of a huge pill dealing organization.

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Hour 1: Cenk and Iadarola hosting. John delivers positive updates to several previous depressing stories TYT has covered. Saudi Arabia has lifted the ban on women to only leave the house with a male chaperone. Iran has lifted a ban on its women from attending sporting events. Kansas has removed the $25/day maximum ATM withdrawal amount for welfare recipients. The Mississippi family that was arrested and charged for cheering on their daughter at graduation have been set free without a ticket. Fox Business’ Stuart Varney got into a debate with an anti-fracking documentary creator on his show. Videos of their discussion, which led to Varney kicking his guest off the show. A Saudi blogger that was convicted of insulting the government and Islam through electronic channels is having his sentence of 1000 lashes and 10 years in prison taken out. Video of his 1st 50 public lashes being delivered.

Hour 2: Becca Frucht joins Cenk for SCS. An Indian Prime Minister tried to compliment a female member of government on her stance against terrorism, but prefaced it with, “despite being a woman.” His inadvertent mysoginism sent Twitter into a mocking frenzy. An Australian straight couple have decided to divorce as a protest to acceptance of same sex marriage. They point out that it disrespects traditional marriage. A kid from Kazakhstan pursues a romantic gesture, by dressing up as his girlfriend, so he could take her college exams.

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Hour 1: Cenk hosting. George W. Bush charged up to $250,000 to speak at a homeless shelter. King vs. Burwell is the latest Supreme Court battle from conservatives to eliminate the subsidies that Obama care provides for people who have medical insurance. Republicans are figuring out how to blame Democrats in eliminating the subsidies, like a tweet from Sen. John Thure. Cenk goes “Cenko Unchained” over the Republicans plan and how the mainstream media is not pointing that out.

Hour 2: Becca and Jimmy join Cenk for SCS. Jimmy talks about seeing a bizarre Gallagher show a couple of days ago. The man that called the police to the pool party in McKinney TX is being mercilessly mocked on Twitter for his fearful call. Two NYPD officers pulled over and cuffed a man. His cell phone caught them admitting to each other that they don’t have a reason to arrest him, and that they would just make something up. Video of the crime.

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Cenk hosting. Story of McKinney Texas police officers harassing, and attacking Black teenagers at a pool party. Videos of one particular officer that threw many of the kids on the sidewalk, pinned one girl on the ground for talking back, and pulling his gun on the outraged kids. Cenk talks about the background of the officer that had many police brutality videos saved on his YouTube page. Some of the racist homeowners spoke out in support of the cops’ overreactions.

The SC cop that killed Walter Scott has been indicted for murder. Huge elections in Turkey resulted in President Erdogan’s party losing the Parliamentary majority in significant fashion. The Rand Corporation has done a study on the economic effects of peace vs more violence in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestine. If peace occurs, Israel would gain $120 billion, while Palestine would gain $50 billion. If conflict continues, Israel would lose $250 billion, and Palestine’s economy would drop by over 40%. Rick Perry went on FTN and complained about Wall St banks being allowed to run roughshod with no regulation, right before complaining about too much regulation on banks…small ones. Rick Santorum went on Fox News and got his ass handed to him on his flat tax proposal, telling the Pope to leave climate science up to scientists, and his complaining about not being invited to Fox’s GOP debate. Videos of the grilling.

Electile Disfunction Segment. Ted Cruz has invited one lucky campaign supporter on a shooting excursion with him as part of a sweepstakes. One curious caveat is that the winner will have to take part in a background check even though Cruz voted against expansion of background checks. His campaign gave a bunch of senseless reasons for this hypocrisy. Lindsey Graham told CNN that Caitlyn Jenner is welcome in his Republican Party even though he’s against many rights Jenner wishes to enjoy. After Hillary Clinton seemingly endorsed a $15 minimum wage, she backed out of the assertion when it made news. After Bill O’Reilly learned that a large majority of millennials get their news from Facebook and the internet in general, he spoke to Bernie Goldberg about his outrage and disdain for young people’s cluelessness.

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Cenk and Ben sit down and discuss if Dick Cheney roots for Petyr Baelish in Game of Thrones, and how Sepp Blatter and Roger Goodell compare. Ben theorizes that sometimes backroom deals are necessary to get things done in government. Cenk counters with the evils of Chris Christie's backroom dealings. The FIFA arrests are explored and why the FIFA executives should be scared. How does familiarity of newsmakers effect objective journalism? Cenk has no interest in Gwyneth Paltrow's social club. Who was more influential, Kramer or George Costanza? Cenk explains how Julia Louis-Dreyfus earned her fortune and Jamie Dimon did not. The guys argue: Is it blow-dryed, or blown-dry? How important is "happy wife, happy life." Finally, Cenk taught his son the importance of making power rankings.

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HBO's Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 8 S05E08 ("Hardhome") is reviewed.

Find out what Ben Mankiewicz, Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola of Think Tank think in this discussion and review of HBO's Game of Throne's season 5 episode 7, "The Gift"!

What was your favorite scene in this episode? What do you hope to see happen in season 5? Who do you think will be the next to die? Let us know what you think in the comments!

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Hour 1: Power Panel with Cenk, Jimmy, Ben and Jimmy Dore. Marco Rubio told Fox’s Outnumbered that he is not in favor of nation building, but is in favor of building nations. Video of his confusing points. Glenn Beck continues to lose his mind. Video of Beck talking about the Black Robe Regiment of ministers that are willing to walk into sure death to serve God over man. A new EPA report claims that fracking doesn’t pose a massive risk to our drinking water. The operative word is “massive” as it admitted that it does contaminate water, but it hasn’t affected widespread amounts of water in the nation. Cenk is torn, and doesn’t know if he should trust the EPA, while Jimmy isn’t confused at all, that this report is flawed since the fracking companies didn’t cooperate. Louie Gohmert complained about President Obama’s handling of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict by quoting some radical leaders’ comments about wiping Israel off the map. Video of Gohmert accusing Obama of being an accessory to terrorism.

Hour 2: Ana replaces John for SCS. An opponent of Caitlyn Jenner disputed her courage by comparing her to men with real courage, soldiers. He posted a picture of a couple of soldiers in battle to illustrate, but didn’t realize that it was a sculpture created by an artist that has endured ridicule and near death beatings for cross dressing as a woman. A researcher has discovered that financial dependence affects whether or not someone cheats. In every variable, men are more likely to cheat when they are more dependent, and when they are the breadwinner. A California Geometry teacher is under fire for asking his students to take a selfie with their parents’ sex toys for extra credit. After one student pulled off the feat, the teacher shared it with the class. Cenk and Ben wouldn’t fire this teacher, while Jimmy and Ana would fire him immediately.

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Hour 1: Cenk and Ana hosting. Nature Box plug. A study showed which career fields tend to be full of Republicans vs Democrats. Ted Cruz was speaking to a supportive crowd at a campaign stop and made a few jokes about VP Biden. Videos of his jokes, and him walking away from a reporter that asked him why he chose to target Biden during his time of grieving over his son’s death. Cenk gives him the benefit of the doubt that he possibly forgot the horrible news about his son until he saw him walk away from the question. The anti-choice legislation that Scott Walker is planning on signing includes language that would allow the father of the baby to sue the doctor for “emotional distress.” This comes right after Walker claimed women that are raped get over it in the 1st couple of months of the pregnancy, so its ok to force them to carry out the pregnancy.

Hour 2: Meundies plug. Video of Tara Lynn Belcher from South Carolina loses her nerve against a customer by calling him the “N” word because she says she’s “an angry bitch”. Video from AJPlus goes into exploring the definition of “terrorism”. Comedian Amy Schumer recently received the trailblazer from Glamour magazine with an acceptance speech from Amy, claiming in receiving “a lot of dicks”.

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Hour 1: Cenk and John hosting. The revised Patriot Act has been passed with a few less mass data collection techniques. Cenk has more hope in these reforms than John does. President Obama spoke to a group at the White House about how the United States is once again the most respected country in the world, when we dropped behind China and Russia while Bush was on office. Videos of Fox News’ Outnumbered panel including actor Paul Sorvino disputing the fact that the country is respected. After Pope Francis has announced he will put out an encyclical about climate change, Rick Santorum told a radio show that the Church should leave science to the scientists since they’re wrong on this. Scott Walker responded to the critics of his anti-abortion bill that wouldn’t protect victims of rape or incest by claiming they only worry about it during the 1st couple of months. Video.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Preview of Megyn Kelly’s interview with the Duggars, where they are clearly out to do damage control and have their victim daughters say everything is ok. Kelly already said she will not ask them any tough questions. An Atlanta man went to the airport and carried an AR-15 with a 100 round drum to drop his daughter off for a flight. He knew it was legal to walk through the unsecured areas, where he was only asked questions by a few law enforcement officials. He was offended he was even asked about his gun and permit. Cenk imagines what the scene would be if a Muslim did the same thing. A Black family in Mississippi was arrested and cited a week after their child graduated from high school for celebrating as her name was called the ceremony. They were also kicked out of the event when it happened.

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Cenk hosting today on the 1st National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Rush Limbaugh went after Sec of St John Kerry for riding a bicycle, falling, and breaking his leg. Videos of Limbaugh claiming that Kerry is too old, is just doing it for a photo op, and that other distinguished Republican Sec of State would never ride bikes. Pictures of the most beloved Republicans upon bikes. Video of Limbaugh railing on “exercise freaks” that hurt themselves all the time and burden the Healthcare system. Glenn Beck and his crew disputed the fact that global warming caused the drought and flooding in Texas, right before claiming that it was because of Rick Perry’s prayer and fasting in Idaho that the drought ended. Cenk remembers that Glenn Beck is really losing his mind, video of him claiming that his time of calling is coming, where giants will be made. Sepp Blatter has resigned as head of FIFA, just days after his reelection.

An 18 year old Black man was shot and killed by police at a WalMart. Authorities claimed he was shoplifting without proof, and threatened to arrest his mother when she asked what was going on. The officer that killed the man has a history of killing unarmed citizens, posting Nazi imagery online, and one of his supervisors warned that the officer is dangerous and likely to cause more harm. Findings show that cops are responsible for 1 in every 13 gun deaths, and that the rate is rising. One third of the time a Black citizen is killed by cops, they are unarmed, and two thirds are all minorities. The crime of manspreading on NYC subways that was created to allow more space for subway riders has been applied to harass and arrest primarily Black and Latino riders. 94% of the people detained via this law were minorities.

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Hour 1: Cenk hosting today. Bernie Sanders is attracting big crowds in Iowa, to the surprise of the Establishment. Cenk talks about the political thought process the media took this to mean when real world Americans don’t operate that way. Jeb Bush told Bob Schieffer that he supports raising retirement age to 68-70 so that Social Security is sustainable. Cenko Unchained on Jeb’s comments that describe SS recipients as entitled when he’s the most entitled person in the nation right now. VP Biden’s son, Beau Biden died of brain cancer over the weekend. Cenk talks about Joe Biden’s previous experiences with losing his wife and daughter in a car accident in 1972. Videos of Biden speaking to a group of army families in 2012 that have lost someone in the military, relaying his experiences and pain.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Bruce Jenner is now Caitlyn Jenner and appeared in her new body on the cover of Vanity Fair. Cenk details why he’s conflicted on this story. He dislikes that this is leading to a new reality show on E! Tracy Morgan appeared on the Today Show to talk about his extremely devastating car accident that killed his friend, and nearly killed him. Cenk talks about the likely scenario in the settlement process that would have Morgan speak highly of their reaction to the accident. A Muslim woman was denied an unopened can of Coke on a United airlines flight, because they claimed policy won’t allow it since it could be used as a weapon. When she noticed that her neighboring passenger was given a closed can of beer, she asked others if its unfair, only to be berated with a racial tirade.

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Cenk and Ben hosting. The guys talk about San Andreas and who would survive the apocalypse. They decide which key TYT employees would be on their survival team. Cenk quotes himself.


Cenk Uygur interviews legendary TV Producer Norman Lear.

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Hour 1: Today’s Power Panel for both hours Ben, John, Cenk, Jimmy Dore hosting. More of the same reckless behavior from Wall St. is still happening, from a poll by Notre Dame,with 23% of people who knowingly observe others, pursuing financial misdeeds, and 25% would do insider trading with a big pay and no arrest. Video of a cop from Minneapolis telling a black kid that he feels like arresting him and will break his legs.

Hour 2: Sepp Blatter has prevailed over the FIFA scandal by winning re-election as President of the organization and thanked the organization, along with receiving a standing ovation from his acceptance speech. Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has been indicted for paying someone $1.7 million to keep hush over sexual abuse when he was a teacher and wrestling coach in Illinois, along with C SPAN video of a caller by the name of Bruce calling in to talk to Hastert.

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Hour 1: Ben, John, and Jimmy Dore hosting. New study shows that people identify as liberal on social issues just as much as they identify as conservative. This is the 1st time the numbers are even since the ‘90s. Videos of Bill O’Reilly blaming the change on the internet, young people living in a fantasy world, the entertainment industry, and the TV show Modern Family. Ben points out that O’Reilly is right about media driving the gay rights debate in the correct direction. He’s just against it. A pregnant Black woman was slammed and arrested by Barstow, CA police officers after she was questioned in a road rage incident with a White woman that the officers treated differently. Videos of their interactions with the police. An Arizona man is planning another Mohammed cartoon drawing contest at the mosque the previous cartoon shooters used to attend. In his Facebook post to promote the event, he called it a peaceful protest right before encouraging attendees to bring their guns to exercise both their 1st and 2nd Amendment rights.

TYT Sports’ Francis Maxwell replaces John to discuss the latest on the FIFA scandal of corruption and bribery charges.

Hour 2: Karamo Brown and Ana Kasparian join Ben for SCS.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 27, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Hour 1: Ana and John hosting. Rick Santorum has entered the race for president. In his announcement, he presented the problems he wants to solve, but has never had an answer to do so. Fox News’ Outnumbered show lamented the fact that many women’s magazines seem to be in favor of Hillary Clinton, but don’t publish favorable articles about Conservative women like Carly Fiorina. Video of Tantaros complaining about it. Carly Fiorina also complained about the media not asking Hillary Clinton about her vote on Iraq until Andrea Mitchell corrected her.

Hour 2: Ana, Karamo Brown, and Becca Frucht for SCS. Two Illinois police officers have been fired after a photo of the two cops posing with a Black suspect was leaked. In the picture, they placed antlers on the victim, making him look like a big game animal that they bagged. An NYPD official used dept funds to build a Zumba studio in an old building space. When he took Chief Bill Bratton to the new studio, he was greeted with disdain from Bratton.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 26, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk, Ana, and John hosting. Memorial Day weekend saw a rise in shootings and killings in Baltimore, which prompted police apologists and Conservatives to claim that the police protests are to blame. Video of Fox News guest Rod Wheeler pointing out that the cops there have backed away from answering emergency calls where killings occur. John points out that previous years in Baltimore have seen a large number of homicides when police brutality wasn’t a front page story. Video of Lindsey Graham pointing out that due to his time working in his parents’ pool hall, he knows that Iranians are all liars. The NYT published an article that blasted Turkey for their policies, which prompted the President of Turkey to strongly fire back at the newspaper.

Hour 2: Cenk and Ana. A surveillance video shows a waitress that was groped by a male patron, which led to her beating him down. Kylie Jenner has come out as a believer in chemtrails, providing some celebrity endorsement to many conspiracy theorists. Nevada lawmakers are attempting to pass regulations on the porn industry that would force the industry to use protective eye gear for the actors for certain scenes. Adult Friend Finder’s personal information of 3.5 million users has been compromised by a hacker. Their sexual preferences and fetishes are exposed.

A new viral game called “Charlie Charlie” similar to Bloody Mary of the past, is taking over. Charlie is a Mexican demon that moves crossed pencils on a piece of paper when the participants ask him to. Video of the internet phenomenon. Cenk and Ana go into debunking the perceived paranormal activity.

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HBO's Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 5 S05E06 ("Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken") is reviewed.

Find out what Ben Mankiewicz, Matt Atchity (Rotten Tomatoes), and John Iadarola of Think Tank think in this discussion and review of HBO's Game of Throne's season 5 episode 5, "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken"!

What was your favorite scene in this episode? What do you hope to see happen in season 5? Who do you think will be the next to die? Let us know what you think in the comments!

The Young Turks's Ben Mankiewicz, Matt Atchity, and John Iadarola of Think Tank discuss all the ins and outs of GOT S05E06 'Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken'.

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Ben Mankiewicz invites legendary LA local broadcaster, Mark Thompson!

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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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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 11, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Hour 1: Cenk hosting today. Steve King and Peter King both approached the police brutality stories, specifically Baltimore from left field. Video of Steve King blaming Obama for pushing wedge issues in America, with the latest being between police and criminals. He went on to say that Obama drove the culture of Ferguson, which led to the unrest in Baltimore. Video of Peter King blindly siding with Baltimore cops, calling the killings a handful of cases that turned out to be untrue. Video of King and Megyn Kelly criticizing Loretta Lynch for launching an investigation into Baltimore cops when an NYPD officer was being laid to rest. Glenn Greenwald story about the Canadian government’s plan to make it illegal through hate crime laws for advocacy groups to encourage boycotts of Israel.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. George Zimmerman has been injured in another road rage incident where the other driver shot at GZ, shattering his window. A Vermont State Senator has been arrested for sexual assault and also solicited sex with housing tenants in place of rent. Cenk wonders, since TYT is in favor of legal prostitution, if it’s wrong for a landlord to ask for sex to be given in place of rent. Ana vehemently disagrees with this being legitimate. Some politicians and lobbyists are offering constituents to pay thousands of dollars to go to Taylor Swift concerts with them.

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John Iadarola & Hannah Cranston!

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Cenk & Ben hosting. The guys talk about the couple in Florida who were caught grinding on the beach and were arrested by the cops and sentence to jail for over 15 years. Cenk talks about his sex on the beach experience and when guys want sex on the beach. Ben is “anti-sand” when sitting on the beach. Cenk talks about Steve O’s scary bag. Ben and Cenk talk about rings on the table and Old School Rule #31. Cenk mentions the problem of his bedroom curtains growing up. Ben uses another alternative for using curtains. Cenk discusses driving in Miami. Ben is a big fan of parking on the sidewalk (Old School Rule #32). The guys give a take on garages in Los Angeles. Ben brings in a story about military maneuvers in Texas with commentaries from Ted Cruz and Louie Gohmert. Cenk talks about a joke that went bad towards Wendy and asks Ben if its acceptable. Ben talk about a town famous for its rapeseed and a robbery at a Popeyes in Texas.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 8, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk, Ben, and John hosting. Darrell Issa, the richest Congressman told CNN Money that our poor people are the envy of poor people in 3rd World countries. Videos of Issa’s ridiculous answers. John details some of the 3rd World-like situations America’s poor are facing on a daily basis. Lawyers for Congress argued that lawmakers should be exempt from SEC rules that don’t allow insider trading. A Dover, DE police abuse video from 2013 has just become public showing a cop kicking a surrendering suspect in the face. Video of the incident. The cop that was avoiding prosecution before is now being charged with assault when the Grand Jury declined bringing any charges. A Russian woman created an online picture album of Russian citizens’ happy social media pictures along with their extremely hateful language directed at her LGBT group.

Hour 2: Ana replaces John for SCS. A 22 year old man left home in Michigan and headed to Los Angeles on a train to pursue his music industry dreams with $16,000 he had saved. DEA agents confronted him on the train in New Mexico, discovered his money, assumed he was a drug dealer, and took his cash with no criminal charges. Statistics on how much money the DEA steals from citizens each year, but never returns. Jackie Chan’s son was busted on drug trafficking, which prompted the elder Chan to advocate for the death penalty for drug dealers. Cenk speculates that Jackie is possibly a seething mad father that is extremely upset with his son. A NJ woman that needed support for her twins went to the state for assistance. Upon finding out who the biological father of the twins is, it was discovered that the father only fathered one of the twins. She apparently had sex with 2 different men during the same menstrual cycle and both eggs were fertilized. Researchers have discovered that millennials are having less sexual partners than baby boomers have had. Cenk talks about how he’s proud of the number of sexual partners he’s had in comparison to Millennials.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 7, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Ana, John, and Jimmy hosting. A Superior court ruled that the government’s NSA spying practices are unconstitutional. Republican Senators collectively defended the Patriot Act renewal by using 9/11 as a scare tactic over and over again. Video of McCain, McConnell, Rubio, Sessions, & Burr incessantly using the fear tactic on the Senate floor. Another circuit court ruled that a man’s rights weren’t violated when he was tracked via his phone data.

Hour 2: Results of the NFL’s Deflategate investigation has implicated QB Tom Brady as “generally aware” of the scheme. Miley Cyrus opened up about her own sexuality, mentioning that not all of her relationships have been heterosexual. She brought this up when speaking about her charity that helps young homeless LGBT citizens. Talk about how some of her tactics rub people the wrong way. The Microsoft website called “How Old” had some fine print for the internet users that submitted their pictures to be analyzed for age recognition. Upon submission, Microsoft and their affiliated companies were given license rights to use them in any way they’d like.

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The Young Turks - 5.6.15: Rush Limbaugh, Marilyn Mosby, IDF Soldier Interviews, Sexists People & Internet Man

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 6, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com.

Hour 1: Cenk hosting today. Rush Limbaugh gave his 2 cents on the Baltimore unrest, particularly with the prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, and how she’s just like the rioting mob. Videos of his empty and racist opinions. A Miami cop has been suspended for punching and kicking a handcuffed woman. Surveillance video of the abuse. A group in Israel interviewed several soldiers of IDF and was told that they carried out egregious and purposeful killing of innocent Palestinian civilians as directed by their superiors.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. A survey looked to figure out where the most beautiful people come from. The sexiest nationalities for women ranged from Lebanese at #10 to Armenian at #1. Ana uses this opportunity to brag. For men it ranged from Spanish at #10 to Irish at #1. Cenk and Ana agree that Dominicans have been shafted. A Chinese man collapsed after spending 14 days straight on internet games. Upon being revived, he immediately asked to be reconnected to the internet.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 5, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Hour 1: Cenk hosting today. Mike Huckabee has announced his candidacy for president. Cenk goes through the details of who he is and where he lies on policies. Video of Huckabee’s announcement from Hope, Arkansas. Economic conservatives that only care about tax cuts for the rich have a serious problem with him since he’s not big on corporate handouts and zero taxes. A searing ad from Club for Growth takes Huckabee down on the subject, masking it as his policies tearing the economy apart. Mitt Romney and Fox’s Brian Kilmeade criticized the Maryland prosecutor, and spoke out in favor of Baltimore cops, no matter what the situation is. Video of Romney claiming that Hillary’s comments about the mass incarceration of many in the Baltimore area is troubling because she’s pandering to Black voters.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. A 5 year old boy that has special needs (ADHD, OCD) was handcuffed by police after he threw an epic meltdown at school. Instead of calling his parents as they had been instructed to do, they called the police, who promptly cuffed him. Cenk isn’t sure on whether or not they should’ve cuffed him and shackled his legs since he was attempting to harm himself. A Florida couple is facing 15 years in jail after being caught on camera having sex on a beach in broad daylight in the presence of kids. A D.A.R.E. article was published on their website that was full of discrepancies and ridiculous assertions about marijuana. It turns out that the “facts” in the article came from a satirical website.

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 4, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Hour 1: Cenk and John Iadarola hosting. Carly Fiorina has announced her campaign to run for president on the GOP side. Video of her announcement campaign. John dives into Fiorina’s record as CEO of Hewlett Packard. Video of Fiorina’s old Senate campaign ad that featured a hilariously fake evil sheep. Ben Carson has also announced his bid to become the next president. John reads through some of Carson’s craziest quotes. A waitress in Kansas decided to give the governor a good political statement when she noticed that he was sitting in her section at the restaurant she worked at. Upon delivering the check to him, she cut out the “tip” section and wrote in for him to “tip the schools” since his policies strip the school system in favor of the rich. Despite the note, Brownback left a 10% tip for her. Cenk asks John, a former waiter, if this move was generous or dirty since it was only 10%.

Hour 2: Ana replaces John for SCS. The investigation into the shooting of Tamir Rice is slowly ongoing by authorities as they’ve asked the Rice family to drop their civil suit so that the murderous officers can be protected in their criminal case without their civil suit comments being used against them. Before the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight happened on Saturday night, the media closely covered Mayweather’s history of domestic violence that was previously swept under the rug. In response, the Mayweather crew denied press credentials to Rachel Nichols and Michelle Beadle. Rick Santorum spoke out in favor of Bruce Jenner’s gender identity story, claiming that “if he says he’s a woman, then he’s a woman.” Throughout his seemingly thoughtful statement, Santorum mentioned “business” multiple times. Cenk points out that gay business leaders that give them money probably spoke out and told these open bigots to STFU with their anti-gay rhetoric. Others in the business community that aren’t gay are worried about how homophobes are now in the minority, which could hurt their bottom line with consumers.

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Hour 1: Cenk, Ben, John hosting. Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced charges on all 6 officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. Videos of her findings and charges. Cenk points out that this may be the Civil Rights fight of this generation. Mosby also spoke to the Baltimore youth that are fighting for justice, calling it their moment. Conservative attacks on Marilyn Mosby began immediately, disparaging her motivations and background in relation to this case about cops. Fox News’ Todd Starnes tweeted that Mosby has declared a war on law enforcement, leading the way for other idiotic tweets. Videos of Fox News’ John Scott and Judge Ferrer disputing the validity of Mosby and the charges. The man who taped the arrest of Freddie Gray was later arrested by Baltimore police when they posted pictures of him, claiming he was wanted.

Hour 2: Ana replaces John for SCS. $20 million has been promised from the DOJ for implementation of body cameras in police departments across the country. The over 200 protesters that were arrested in the Baltimore protests and riots have been treated inhumanely while in cells. They were also being held with no formal charges and without a bail being set. Cenk talks about the most egregious parts of the treatment, including toilet patrol. In response to the Baltimore protests, Khloe Kardashian posted a message on Instagram that read, “Pray for Baltimore.” The internet responded with vitriol and ire.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 1, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

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Hour 1: Ben and John Iadarola hosting. Ben talks about his disdain for Hooters. Bernie Sanders has announced that he is running for president, and that he is in the race to win, not to be a symbolic candidate. John goes over some of Sanders’ stances on major issues. Video of Bernie Sanders declaring that he never runs negative campaigns. More details on the Freddie Gray arrest and eventual death at the hands of the Baltimore police have become public. Although the cops floated the story that Gray killed himself in the back of the police van by banging himself into the walls. Videos of Bo Deitl claiming on FoxNews that Gray was possibly drunk and didn’t have a broken spine. Texas Rep Bill Flores told Tony Perkins that the fallout in Baltimore is due to the breakdown of the family, which is due to gay marriage.

Hour 2: Ana replaces John for SCS. Video has been released of police officers beating a 28 year old woman found drunk on a BART station platform. Before the video came out, the officers claimed that they “guided” her to the floor and the contact was brought on by her. A 10 year old girl in Paraguay was raped by her stepfather, impregnated, and is being forced to have the baby. Amnesty International is bringing attention to the situation. The laws in the country deny abortions for women if their life isn’t in danger.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from April 30, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

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Hour 1: John Iadarola & Mark Sovel hosting. The Democratic Primaries will get interesting with VT (I) Senator Bernie Sanders expected to announce his candidacy, along with changing his party affiliation to Democrat, to challenge Hillary Clinton’s ties to Wall St. and foreign policy. The usage of the word “thug” is examined regarding the riots in Baltimore from President Obama, the Mayor of Baltimore and Erin Burnett. Arrest numbers are also looked at with comparisons between Baltimore and Furgeson. The disappearance of activist Joseph Kent from Ferguson is in question with footage from CNN showing what happen to him.

Hour 2: Ana Kasparian, Karamo Brown and Becca Frucht hosting. Some children have been rescued from Bookum Harum. Anheuser Busch is apologizing for an ad campaign that may encourage sexual assault. Mattel has decided to discontinue a Barbie doll that is dressed as a Seaworld trainer, which lead some to speculate Mattel’s decision resulted from the documentary Blackfish.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from April 29, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

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Hour 1: John, Ana & Jimmy Dore hosting. Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland has called for a state of emergency for the city of Baltimore, over rioting from the death of Freddie Gray, with the media focusing more attention on the looting, instead of the clean up. Fox News rolls out the demonization of the riots, but Dr. Phil goes against that, by appearing on Fox & Friends, in calling out the social and economic plight of Baltimore. Parents are taking control of the their kids in Baltimore, with a video of a mother grabbing and smacking her kid, for participating in the mayhem. Ben Carson gives a shallow observation of Baltimore wondering why is there rioting over one cop.

Hour 2: Ana, John & Jimmy Dore hosting. One protester lighten up the mood in the rioting in Baltimore, by dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”. Adam Sandler is facing harsh criticism from Native Americans actors who walked out of Sandler’s film “The Ridiculous 6” in regard to incentives towards Native Americans. Actor Alice Eve has criticized Bruce Jenner ‘s 20/20 interview by turning it into a feminist issue for economic reasons and that Bruce is playing a woman to receive the same benefits as a man.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from April 28, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

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Hour 1: Johnny Pie and Jimmy Dore hosting. Deadly earthquake in Nepal over the weekend with a magnitude of 7.8 along with over 100 aftershocks as of today, making it difficult for relief workers to get to those who need help. Looking to cash in on the tragedy in Nepal, tweets from evangelical Christians are mentioning a life without Christ for causing the earthquake. Family and friends of Freddie Gray gathered over the weekend for his funeral, Freddie suffered a spinal injury from police brutality, some protesters caused property damage, along with the assault of a few journalists from the protesters.

Hour 2: Ana Kasparian & Karamo Brown hosting. Bruce Jenner has identified himself as transgender from an 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer last Friday along with negative tweets from Perez Hilton about Chris Jenner. Three Russian women were sentenced up to 15 days in jail, for their hooliganism, by dancing near a WW2 memorial.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from April 27, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

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TYT LIVE from The Newseum, in Washington D.C., with Cenk Ugyur and Ben Mankiewicz!

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from April 24, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com

Direct download: tytTEASE_20150424.mp3
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