The Young Turks, February 20, 2014

The Young Turks: February 20, 2014

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Cenk Uygur hosting from TYT Headquarters. Things are only getting worse in the Ukraine protests. The death count is now over 100 people. 67 police officers have been captured. There seems to be significant violent action on both sides and things seem to be spinning out of control and toward civil war. Massive protests are also occurring in Venezuela. Video has emerged in which at least one protester appears to have been shot by police. Ted Nugent’s clownish statements continue and Wolf Blitzer sets him straight. President Obama comes to his senses and takes preemptive social security cuts off of the table. However, the chained CPI proposal is still potentially in play. Obama continues his corporatist leanings along with the leaders of Mexico and Canada as they pursue economically questionable trade deals in secret, such as the TPP. Apparently democracy is too inconvenient for these so-called democratic leaders. HLN regular, Frank Taaffe, is saying a bunch of ridiculous and outrageously racist things on twitter and, unsurprisingly, claims his account was hacked. Unfortunately, he said similar things on his podcast. Oops. He also despicably said a black life was validated when a white person killed them and disgustingly called Oprah the n-word. Asshole. The Obama administration’s drone use continues to kill innocent civilians as new facts come to light regarding the strike on the Yemeni wedding back in December. Hank Thompson joins Cenk for a twitter storm. Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum

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 Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Cenk reads #tytlive tweets. Yesterday TYT reported on the Pussy Riot protest in Sochi where the Cossacks cracked down on them with whips and other heavy-handed tactics. The New York Post featured the phrase ‘Pussy Whipped’ on their cover. Guess who beat them to punch? Sorry! We denounce and reject ourselves. Facebook has purchased What’s App for a whopping $19 billion dollars. The buyout has many implicaitons for the future of social media. Cenk reads #tytlive tweets. A new app allows you to bet on your friend’s or a celebrity’s relationship prospects. Lloyd Oliver, the democratic nominee for DA  in Harris county Texas says that domestic violence is overrated. The United Nations released a detailed adn troubling report regarding torture in North Korean prison camps. Disturbing video interviews and drawings of prisoners’ recollections have also come to light. Cenk reads #tytlive tweets. Jason Roberts of the You Tube channel Simple Misfits releases a social experiment video testing to see what would happen if a white guy pretends to break in to his own car versus what happens when a black guy tries the same thing. You can guess what happens next. Johnathan Meister, a deaf and non-verbal man, is suing the Hawthorne police department after he was wrongfully tazed and assaulted during an altercation. His sign language was mistaken for aggressiveness and noncompliance. Heather Levia, a former McDonalds employee of 8 years, was fired after the good deed of paying for firefighters’ lunches.  Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum

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Bonus Episode, February 20, 2014

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Cenk talks about his new personal trainer. Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum

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Pop Trigger, February 20, 2014

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Julianne Hough Wanted To Be Single For A Year After Her Breakup With Ryan Seacrest Leighton Meester, Adam Brody Married In Secret Wedding? Guest Interview Men And Women Have Different Nightmares Quiz: What State Do You Belong In? Host: Samantha Schacher Co-Hosts: Bree Essrig Brett Erlich Alicia Minshew

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