The Young Turks, April 17, 2014

The Young Turks: April 17, 2014

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Cenk and Ana hosting. Video: A selfie of a boot to the head from a moving train. TYT Supreme Court decides if the conductor should have kept his boot inside of the train. An armed robber was sentenced to prison but was never told to report, TYT Supreme Court decides if the armed robber should serve his sentence now.  In Florida, Ryan Hall lends his car to a friend and gets life in prison. In Warren, Michigan the mayor bans an atheist display station called the “Reason” booth. A New Jersey professor is suspended for showing a picture of a family member wearing a Game Of Thrones t-shirt. A Texas judge ruled that Go Daddy.com is not responsible for hosting a revenge porn site. In Japan, zentai fetish (wearing a full bodysuit from head to toe) is the latest craze. Hour 2 Source Articles Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Update: That incredible train selfie video is, in fact, real. Here’s why the victim wasn’t hurt. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/04/16/why-is-no-one-skeptical-of-this-train-selfie-video/?dfgh Why Is a Florida Man Facing Life in Prison For Lending a Friend His Car and Going to Sleep? http://www.thenation.com/article/178984/why-florida-man-facing-life-prison-lending-out-his-car-and-going-sleep# An Armed Robber Was Given A 13-Year Sentence In 1999, Except No One Ever Took Him To Prison http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/an-armed-robber-was-given-a-13-year-sentence-in-1999-except Professor suspended for Game Of Thrones shirt that threatened community college kingdom http://www.avclub.com/article/professor-suspended-game-thrones-shirt-threatened--203579

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Cenk hosting. Cenk announces a new investor in The Young Turks. Putin is on the march in Ukraine dubbing Crimea "New Russia". Obama says there will be “consequences” for Putin's actions which were done out of “weakness”. Putin jokes about taking over Alaska in a staged question and answer session on RT.  Leaflets were handed out to Jewish residents in the Ukraine saying that Ukrainian Jews are not “Pro Slavic” and ID and passports are required for registration. Princeton researchers released a study on policy initiatives and their impact on the average US citizen from the last 30 years and the monied elite's undue influence on such policies. Elizabeth Warren releases a new book (“A Fighting Chance”) revealing that her job was defined by the Obama administration to be a “cheerleader” for the administration instead of protecting consumers as head of the Consumer Finance Protection Agency. She also given a choice, during a conversation with Larry Summers, on either being an “insider” or an “outsider”. Twitter Storm with Rick Strom. Questions on religion, Game Of Thrones, a “TYT Ban”, pacifism,TYT 140 and “Bane Uyger” . Hour 1 Source Articles Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD US Is an Oligarchy Not a Democracy, says Scientific Study https://www.commondreams.org/view/2014/04/14 Leaflet tells Jews to register in East Ukraine http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/04/17/jews-ordered-to-register-in-east-ukraine/7816951/ Obama: ‘We Don’t Need a War’ With Russia http://time.com/66402/barack-obama-war-russia-putin/ Putin's Choice Of Words Shed Light On Ukraine http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=304039624

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Bonus Episode, April 17, 2014

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Cenk tells a story of how his dad respects law enforcement. Text and email etiquette in the modern age is discussed.

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Pop Trigger, April 17, 2014

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This Man Has A Kardashian Family Phobia That Makes Him Vomit 'The Other Woman’ Star Cameron Diaz Doesn’t Believe in Monogamy High school does a really impressive lip sync for school pride and charity, goes viral Scientifically proven ways to flirt Viewer Q&A #46 Host: Samantha Schacher Co-Hosts: Bree Essrig Vanessa Gomez Jason Horton

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