Bonus Episode, January 22, 2015

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Ben, Ana & Kim Horcher is in the post game. Ana discusses the strange world of “acrobatic yoga”. Ben talks about his pilates experience. Kim wonders if hot yoga smells like feet?   

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The Young Turks, January 22, 2015

The Young Turks: January 22, 2015

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Ben, Ana, and Iadarola hosting. The Senate passed an amendment to the Keystone Pipeline bill that declared climate change is not a hoax. Only one Senator voted against it. Sen Jim Inhofe voted in favor of this amendment, but took to the Senate floor later in the day to call climate change a hoax. BP tweeted that climate change is indeed real, but it has been taken down. Additionally, Mitt Romney admitted that he’s one of those Republicans that believes climate change is real. GOP Senators overwhelmingly rejected amendments that used the term “significantly” when describing human contributions to climate change. Ben points out that Romney and Jeb Bush met this week, possibly to talk about their separate plans to run for president. After Joni Ernst responded to the SOTU address with a poor upbringing story, it has been discovered that her family received nearly $500K in farm subsidies. She also debated that she is against subsidies while campaigning. Video of Mitt Romney’s ad that targeted Mike Huckabee with a Willie Horton-style message, that he never ran in the 2008 campaign. Ben talks about the horrible details of the serial rapist Huckabee released in Arkansas. Video of Steve Doocy’s kid, Peter reporting on a hurricane before falling into a hole, getting stuck. Bill O’Reilly responded to Obama’s push for minimum wage hike by claiming its for teenagers that are getting their 1st job, not people supporting their families. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Bill O'Reilly Downplays Impact Of Minimum Wage Increase For Low-Income Workers http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/01/21/bill-oreilly-downplays-impact-of-minimum-wage-i/202230 US Senate refuses to accept humanity's role in global climate change, again http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/22/us-senate-man-climate-change-global-warming-hoax Watch The Brutal Romney Ad Against Mike Huckabee That Never Aired http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mitt-romney-mike-huckabee-2008-wayne-dumond Sen. Joni Ernst’s family actually received more than $460,000 in federal subsidies http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/sen-joni-ernsts-family-actually-received-more-than-460000-in-federal-subsidies/  

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Facebook looks to combat scam stories and inaccurate news stories that mislead many users. The reporting of false news stories would be reported by other users, and after enough users have reported a story as fake, it would be eliminated. The potential problem with this new policy is that disagreeable users will just flag a story that is against their views, but not fake or misleading. As marijuana gets discussed more for legalization, the question of whether or not it can be considered a performance enhancing drug, as it helps some people focus and lower anxiety. Jamaica is considering decriminalizing marijuana. Japan is dealing with a very, very low birth rate problem. In 2014, more people died than were born. The entire population is expected to drop by ⅓ in the next 50 years. Jayar argues his theory that the Japanese and their obsession with technology is playing a role in zapping residents’ desire to have human relationships. Controversy has broken out at the Australian Open when a 20 year old female player was asked to twirl and show off her outfit. The reporter has been called sexist. A man that is having trouble getting dates due to the cost has launched a crowdfunding campaign to take 13 women out. Ana outlines each perk for different amounts of contributions. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Eugenie Bouchard bounced into ‘Twirlgate’ by Australian reporter http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jan/22/eugenie-bouchard-twirlgate-australian-sports-reporter Jamaica May Soon Decriminalize Marijuana Possession http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/21/jamaica-marijuana_n_6520006.html Facebook will start cracking down on hoaxes http://www.dailydot.com/technology/facebook-bad-news-crackdown/ Japan’s birth rate problem is way worse than anyone imagined http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/01/07/japans-birth-rate-problem-is-way-worse-than-anyone-imagined/

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