The Young Turks, November 25, 2015

The Young Turks: November 25, 2015

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Video of Chicago police murder. Media reaction. Black protests. Sam Harris and nuclear weapons. Middle East. Trump and Jeb Bush reactions. Cenk hosting. Video of the Chicago police officer murder in 2014 of 17 year old Laquan McDonald was released yesterday. The original police story was that McDonald lunged at the cops that shot him 16 times. Video of the reality of the murder. Officer Van Dyke has had 18 previous incident complaints filed against him, and he was never disciplined. Even after this killing from 1 year ago, he wasn’t charged, as he was put on paid desk duty. Video of Van Dyke’s attorney telling CNN that the video shows he was justified in murdering the victim because video is only 2 dimensional. Cenk details the story of a former cop that had countless complaints against him that later admitted his actions were known by the department and was encouraged. After the Chicago killing was released, Bill O’Reilly blamed Black people. Video of O’Reilly’s panel pointing out 2 instances of Black on White crime, claiming the real problem in America is Black people. Bill O’Reilly counseled Donald Trump for his racist retweet, telling him to stop showing his racism show boldy. Videos of O’Reilly and Trump discussing how to spread racism without being so easily called out by “Liberals and the Democrats.” After 5 Black protesters were shot in Minneapolis over another police murder, video has emerged of a couple of 4Chan users that were bragging about heading into Minneapolis to start trouble with the protesters. Video of the racist-filled car ride. Cenk discusses Sam Harris’ opinion about utilizing nuclear weapons to rid the world of terrorism. Harris wrote that if our enemies get their hands on nuclear weapons, we may have to conduct a nuclear 1st strike, even though it would be an unthinkable crime on humanity. Cenk compares this wording with the way Donald Trump endorses a horrible plan while distancing himself from it at the same time. Jeb Bush’s call for a religious test for refugees to enter the country has finally forced him to answer how. Video of Bush’s original thoughts of prioritizing Christians over Muslims with no real answer of how. Jeb’s latest answer is to check their last names and birth certificates to determine if they’re Christian. Cenk talks about an assessment from two articles that show how the Middle East used to be much more secular, and how it came to be so fundamentalist.

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Ana joins Cenk for SCS. The outgoing Democratic governor of Kentucky has signed an executive order to allow ex-felons the right to vote. A federal court rejected a Wisconsin law that would limit abortion rights for women in the state. Elementary school teachers make a fraction of money that other college educated professions make. A 20 year old man shared his story of being permanently neurologically damaged by a bad ecstasy pill while partying. Video of him showing how his speech and movement have been heavily affected. Ana thinks this is another reason to legalize drugs, so that they can be regulated and monitored. A man visiting DC for a drug policy reform policy was found naked and passed out in the a flower bed, on bath salts. A new trend has bearded men filling their beards with glitter. The man that was fighting Facebook over his name, Phuc Dat Bich, has admitted it's not really his name. This admission came after tons of people supported him in his name fight against Facebook. Cenk and Ana don’t like what this guy did, in using people’s support for his own notoriety. Some internet users are conducting the condom challenge. In these videos to prove the durability of condoms, proponents are filling them up with water and dropping them on people’s heads. Video of a couple of the challenges. A NYC postal worker harassed two Muslim women from the street to a deli. Video of his harassment in the store. The postman has been charged for his harassment and endangerment.

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TYT Special Coverage, November 25, 2015

TYT Special Coverage: November 25, 2015

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Extra content from Cenk Uygur on Thanksgiving Eve. Weather disasters. Chelsea Clinton and Mike Allen of Politico. Real Housewives of ISIS.

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