The Young Turks, July 31, 2013

The Young Turks: July 31, 2013

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Edward Snowden has released information on another of the NSA’s information gathering programing called XKeystone.  President Obama has continued to speak out against the supposed employment benefits of building the Keystone Pipeline.  Fallout and reaction continue from Reza Aslan’s interview on Fox News.  Reza pointed out that he felt sorry for Lauren Green and Brent Bozell backed up her idiotic line of questioning. 3 Way Cat fight between Chris Christie, Rand Paul, and Peter King.  Gov Scott Walker of MN is hinting to restrict collective bargaining rights for police and firefighters.  Video of Rush Limbaugh espousing his beliefs that Republicans shouldn’t compromise with Democrats at all because they always have to give away everything.  He also attacked Black people in Detroit with the reason for its bankruptcy. Anthony Weiner campaign turmoil has bubbled to public view after a former intern exposed all of the problems to the NY Daily News. The Communications Director of the campaign called her a multitude of names. Ana, John, and Dave Rubin hosting.  

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Ana, John, and David Rubin for SCS stories.  A reporter wrote a piece about how he discovered that there are hidden cameras on NYC city bikes. http://johnjpowers.blogspot.com/2013/07/citi-bike-latest-nyc-surveillance.html  Researchers have created a lab grown burger. http://www.businessinsider.com/an-unknown-diner-will-taste-the-worlds-first-lab-grown-burger-2013-7  Researchers have grown a new kind of human ear.  http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-07/artificial-human-ear-good-shape   Russia is now doubling down on their anti-gay laws as their hosting the Olympics approaches.  They are pushing back against the protests by declaring any gay athlete will face consequences. http://gawker.com/russian-official-says-gay-olympic-athletes-will-be-subj-974566901  Some pro-gay rights bars in W Hollywood are not using Stoli vodka because the country the company is based out of has such discriminatory policies. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/29/west-hollywood-stoli_n_3671364.html  A USA Today writer published an op-ed claiming that gay conversion therapy works. http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/07/31/2387381/usa-today-ex-gay-therapy/   A UCSD student was arrested while attending a party that was full of drugs and thrown in a jail cell where they forgot him for 4 days.  After suing the DEA, he just won a $4.1 million settlement. http://gawker.com/student-forgotten-in-dea-cell-for-4-days-awarded-4-1-m-971303768  Some rich NYC parents are hiring social norm professionals to prep their children for interviews at elite schools. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/muffy_can_play_AP6ELbpb1BiTQgonhOrCTJ  The heaviest baby was born in Germany at 13.4 lbs.  

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Bonus Episode, July 31, 2013

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Ana talks about the fears of being single for the 1st time in her adult life.  Many staff members of TYT chime in with input.  

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