The Young Turks, May 26, 2015

The Young Turks: May 26, 2015

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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. As Rand Paul continues his crusade against the bulk collection of data of Americans through the NSA he claimed that Obama started the program, so he can stop it. Video of his derangement. In reality, President Reagan started the program of collecting Americans’ records. Video: Mike Huckabee hinted that he wouldn’t obey the SCOTUS ruling on gay marriage because they don’t have supremacy over the other branches of government. Video: Fox and Friends’ hosts Scott Brown and Brian Kilmeade took part in a manhood challenge to change a tire, but it failed miserably. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Deadly month sees 35 killings in Baltimore http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-memorial-day-homicides-20150525-story.html#page=1 Most painful ‘Fox & Friends’ segment ever? Hosts fail ‘manhood’ test after tire change ends in near disaster http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/most-painful-fox-friends-segment-ever-hosts-fail-manhood-test-after-tire-change-ends-in-near-disaster/ Sen. Lindsey Graham: Iranians in Pool Halls Are All Liars http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/05/sen-lindsey-graham-iranians-pool-halls-are-all-liars Turkey's Erdogan slams the New York Times: Know your place http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.658059 Sen Rand Paul Questions President Barack Obama’s Intentions On Government Surveillance http://www.ibtimes.com/sen-rand-paul-questions-president-barack-obamas-intentions-government-surveillance-1938060

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Cenk and Ana. He talks about how he has changed some tires before, despite the fact that he’s a spaz. More supporters of Josh Duggar are coming out in defense of the child molester. His sister’s father in law wrote a blog about how although he did a horrible thing, he has repented and has been forgiven by God and therefore, no one can criticize them. A Conservative Arkansas Rep believes the police official that blew the lid off of the Duggar incest secrets should be fired. In the most ironic development, Josh’s father Jim Bob railed on incest and rape during his run for office in 2002, calling for perpetrators of the acts to be executed. 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. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Charlie Charlie Challenge explained: it's not a Mexican demon being summoned — it's gravity http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/charlie-charlie-challenge-explained-its-not-a-mexican-demon-being-summoned--its-gravity-10276557.html Kylie Jenner Has Some Questions About Chemtrails https://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/kylie-jenner-has-some-questions-about-chemtrails-154817355.html Viral: Waitress Groped While Taking Payment From Customer, Responds By Beating Him To The Floor [Video] http://www.inquisitr.com/2115326/viral-waitress-groped-while-taking-payment-from-customer-responds-by-beating-him-to-the-floor-video/ Online Dating Site Hack Exposes Millions Of Users’ Sexual Preferences http://www.buzzfeed.com/tamerragriffin/adult-friend-finder-hack#.vjAnN8P971 Josh Duggar ‘found forgiveness and cleansing from Jesus Christ,’ in-law says http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/05/26/josh-duggar-found-forgiveness-and-cleansing-from-jesus-christ-relative-says/ GOPer Wants Police Chief Who Released Duggar Offense Report To Be Fired http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/bart-hester-fire-police-chief-duggar-report

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Bonus Episode, May 26, 2015

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Cenk talks about the hell of going through graduation ceremonies and the discovery of “45”. Ana reflects on her experiences of graduation ceremonies. Cenk wonders if giving advice is a wasted endeavor and has a Steve Oh story on graduation.

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