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The Young Turks, April 29, 2014

The Young Turks: April 29, 2014

SCS hour with Ana, David Rubin, Jimmy Dore, and Desi Doyen. Donald Sterling has been banned for life from the NBA for his racist comments caught on tape. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban denounced Sterling’s remarks but didn’t want him to be kicked out of the league for it due to a slippery slope. A new study shows that nearly 4% of death row inmates in America are probably innocent. A few clergymen in North Carolina are suing the state for the religious right to conduct same sex marriages. They claim that their religious beliefs coincide with same sex marriage. Researchers looked into the ramifications of fat shaming young girls. They found that the negative effects on their psyche and weight for the rest of their lives were significant. Desi rants about how horrific it is that Ana’s dance instructor told her she was fat at age 4. European food safety authority is banning imports of apples from America because of a chemical DPA that is attached to them.

52 minutes

Ana, David Rubin, Jimmy Dore, and Desi Doyen hosting. John Kerry has caught hell from Conservatives for saying that Israel risks being an Apartheid state. Kerry responded that he won’t be bullied, but regrets the choice of words. Video of Ted Cruz calling for Kerry to resign. Talk about the importance of Net Neutrality. Video of John Boehner responding to flak for mocking his GOP colleagues that don’t want to advance immigration reform. Videos of Hannity’s marijuana panel commentators espousing ridiculous arguments about the threats weed has on the country. Former Dept of Justice Legal Counsel John Yoo spoke with Kilmeade about Obama’s weakness on not using torture the way the Bush Admin did to have terrorists on the run. Kilmeade wondered if Obama has a manhood problem in the Middle East.

51 minutes

Think Tank, April 29, 2014

sorority girl's epic college sendoff letter (just a tad NSFW)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/23/sorority-girl-crazy-sendoff-letter_n_5194207.html?utm_hp_ref=collegeknoxville cop fired after allegedly choking out a student (gif)http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/04/28/knoxville-cop-fired-immediately-after-photos-show-brutal-choking-of-student/?tid=hp_mmColumbia's "sexual violence prevention" cake not a big fan with foodcritics, studentshttps://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/columbia-university-responds-to-cake-controversy-160344286.htmlWhat majors are companies hiring from? (chart time)http://www.brobible.com/college/article/college-majors-hiring/Dude's graduation celebration doesn't quite work outhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/28/davenport-graduation-backflip-fail-hard_n_5227758.html?utm_hp_ref=collegeYear end show canceled so students can prepare for college. Oh, andthe students in question are in kindergartenhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/04/26/kindergarten-show-canceled-so-kids-can-keep-working-to-become-college-and-career-ready-really/Student denied admission to community college because god is "mostimportant" thing in his lifehttp://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/christianity/college-student-denied-admission-because-god-most-important-his-lifeBYU student sexuality survey has interesting optionshttp://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2014/04/28/3431437/brigham-young-university-survey/let's discuss common myths about introvertsTrendy or trashy: Battle of the Instagram Butt Selfie Queens (JennSelter vs Laura KopelHumpology: She's just not that into you (while sexting) + other sexting factshttp://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/04/11/sexting_lies_study_finds_that_women_tap_out_untruths_more_than_men_in_their.html

55 minutes

Bonus Episode, April 29, 2014

Continuing conversation about GMOs and the fat study. Jimmy was under the impression that NYC fruit stands were super healthy until Rubin shot down his beliefs.

11 minutes

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