The Young Turks, August 14, 2013

The Young Turks: August 14, 2013

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Violence in Egypt between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood.  Bradley Manning’s testimony in court while facing 90 years in prison.  Cenk is disappointed that he was apologetic and contrite. The beef between Russell Simmons and Don Lemon over the blame of the plight of the Black Community solely on the Black people that live there.  Bill O’Reilly continued to speak against Black people by disputing the validity of the NYC judge’s ruling against Stop and Frisk. Jesse Jackson, Jr was sentenced to 30 months in jail for using $750K of campaign donations for his own personal use, to buy things like a mink cashmere cape, Bruce Lee memorabilia, and a Rolex watch.  Two mid-level bankers have been charged over fraudulent practices of their banks.

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Google is facing a class action lawsuit b/c they share info about its users to companies looking to sell direct sales towards them.  Their defense says that a person doesn’t have a legitimate assumption of privacy when giving information to another party.  Man whose dog was shot by police is now facing new charges. A new app takes a picture of a woman’s breasts to determine the best bra size for her.   Michelle Obama is creating a hip hop album focusing on a healthy lifestyle and eating. #tytlive and Member thanks.  Big Sean’s song featuring Kendrick Lamar’s verse that goes after every other popular rapper out today.  Ana and Cenk speculate on why he did this.  Jennifer Gardner and Halle Berry are pushing a bill to change the way paparazzi can approach the children of celebrities.  A couple’s Internet-based video baby monitor was hacked into by a stranger that harassed their 2 year old girl as she slept.  A study on White people and their beliefs on meritocracy showed that it changes based on whether or not it benefits them.

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Bonus Episode, August 14, 2013

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Talk about how Cenk is conflicted about the end of The Young Turks on Current.  He’s looking forward to having more time to taking care of himself, since he’s the heaviest he’s ever been, but how he liked doing the TV show.  

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