Bonus Episode, February 13, 2015

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Will Smith did an interview with Esquire magazine about how TYT made Willow Smith cry after we made fun of her weird interview. Ana feels horrible, but Cenk doesn’t think we should feel bad about it. Cenk doesn’t think we screwed up.

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The Young Turks, February 13, 2015

The Young Turks: February 13, 2015

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Ana joins Cenk for SCS. An 18 year old woman from Texas is going through an identity nightmare since her extremely Christian parents birthed her at their home, never sent her to public school, and never got any documentation on her life, including birth certificate and social security number. Facebook is dealing with the handling of users’ FB page in the event of their passing away. The new rules are called the Legacy rules. A South Carolina prison puts inmates in solitary confinement for years over updating their Facebook statuses, or even asking family members to do so. One inmate received 37 years on isolation for repeated facebook usage. The Pope spoke out about how couples that don’t have kids are being selfish and greedy. A 17 year old kid is the first person in the U.S. to have a penis reduction procedure. Although it was only 7 inches long, it was 10 inches in circumference. It would swell with blood due to blockages. A hidden dark side of plastic surgery in Thailand has been revealed. Video report of the dangerous procedure. Colorado is looking to reform their public education by getting rid of subjects that they deem unnecessary. The two up for elimination are Social Studies and Science. Cenk and Ana lament this potential decision. Show notes by Jayar Jackson Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Teenager undergoes world's first penis reduction operation http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/mens-health/11410326/Teenager-undergoes-worlds-first-penis-reduction-operation.html Alecia Pennington can't prove she's an American – or even exists. What would you do? http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2015/0212/Alecia-Pennington-can-t-prove-she-s-an-American-or-even-exists.-What-would-you-do Dying on Facebook Just Got a Little Less Awkward http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/02/12/facebook_legacy_contact_who_manages_account_when_you_die.html Couples Who Choose Not To Have Children Are 'Selfish,' Pope Says http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/02/12/385735269/couples-who-chose-not-to-have-children-are-selfish-pope-says

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Cenk hosts TYT. A scientific study predicts that an unprecedented 35 yearlong mega drought will hit the country in the upcoming future. It has been discovered that Rand Paul didn’t actually finish his undergrad degree from Baylor Univ before getting his medical degree from Duke. Cenk details previous conversations where Paul claimed he has Biology and English degrees from Baylor. Cenk is expected Rand Paul to be kicked out of his job the same way Brian Williams was. Jayar talks about how no one remembers what they learned from their English degrees in order to make a success of their lives. After the RNC pushed a theme of “Where’s Hillary?” Fox News took up a segment with Elisabeth Hasselbeck that mirrored the RNC’s talking points to rile up their audience and do the bidding of the Republican Party. Rick Perry attacked Obama, saying that the country is ready to move past this very attractive, and amazing orator. This made Cenk wonder why Perry was so focused on Obama’s looks, causing him to remember Perry’s old ad with the Brokeback Mountain coat. The Koch Brothers are forcing the governor of Tennessee to turn down $1 billion from ObamaCare to help mold the law to work best for his state. AFP ran ads and intimidated politicians around him with their cash to make him pull back. The Montana wing of the Koch Bros group also went after another Republican Rep from the state to force a primary against him since he was accepting Medicaid expansion for the state. When a town hall was planned and the Rep wasn’t invited, he showed up anyway and stood his ground, leading to the citizenry to laugh, shout, and boo the AFP presenters off the stage. The hacking group Anonymous has waged cyber war on ISIS. The radical Islamic group is good at recruiting and spreading their hate via the internet and hacking. When Anonymous came after them, they controlled and disabled many ISIS accounts and websites. Sen Jim Inhofe tried to make his case for heavily arming Ukraine in front of the Armed Services Committee by showing alarming pictures of Russian troops invading Ukraine with a line of scary tanks. It turns out that the photos were not actually exclusive as they were file photos from 2008. Inhofe claimed that the pics came from military leadership in Ukraine. After being busted, Inhofe blamed the Ukrainian officials he claimed he got them from, citing his extreme anger. Despite the Republican Party’s declarations that they are not waging a war on women, as of last week, lawmakers have introduced more than 100 bills to outlaw reproductive rights of women throughout the country. Show notes by Jayar Jackson Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Koch stooges booed off stage in disastrous attempt to meddle in Montana’s Medicaid debate http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/koch-stooges-booed-off-stage-in-disastrous-attempt-to-meddle-in-montanas-medicaid-debate/ Sen. Inhofe Blames ‘Ukrainian Delegation’ for Providing Him with Bogus War Atrocity Photos http://www.mediaite.com/online/inhofe-blames-ukrainian-delegation-for-providing-him-with-bogus-war-atrocity-photos/ Rand Paul’s claim — twice in one day — that he has a biology degree http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2015/02/13/rand-pauls-claim-twice-in-one-day-that-he-has-a-biology-degree/ Fox News Plagiarizes RNC's Hillary Clinton Attack Campaign http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/02/13/fox-news-plagiarizes-rncs-hillary-clinton-attac/202523

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