Bonus Episode, February 27, 2015

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Dave Koller talks about the origins and the evolution of the popular board game Monopoly on this edition of the Friday post game.

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The Young Turks, February 27, 2015

The Young Turks: February 27, 2015

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Ana replaces John for SCS. The TSA reports that there is a simple thermite based explosive mixture that can easily be smuggled onto a flight without their knowledge. A court ruled that an NYPD whistleblower cop that was fired for exposing their quota system can pursue his lawsuit. Russian police raided a lesbian club after a lesbian couple took a photo sharing a kiss with an anti-gay politician in the background. After the picture went viral, the police retaliated by raiding the club owned by one of the women in the pic. After the story of two escaped llamas hit the news cycle, CNN decided to have Don Lemon interview one of the most famous llamas in another sideshow segment. Accused shoplifters are being given an option of paying over $300 in fines or have charges filed against them. A large majority of people choose to pay the fine even though they didn’t even shoplift in order to avoid the legal justice system. Since coercion is involved in confronting the potential criminals, the ethics of the company is called into question. The USGS found that fracking causes more earthquakes, and in higher magnitude in Oklahoma. Show notes by Jayar Jackson

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Iadarola, Rubin, Jimmy Dore, and Desi Doyen hosting. Leonard Nimoy has passed away. John remembers his career and unknown things he did other than Star Trek. Sen Jim Inhofe brought a snowball into the Senate to prove that global warming is a hoax. Desi explains the simple concept of climate change existing even though it still snows outside in the middle of winter. Video of Sen Sheldon Whitehouse refuting Inhofe’s mindless assertion by citing the many scientists and reputable entities vs. “the Senator with a snowball.” John mentions Bill O’Reilly’s latest exaggeration. More on the details of Bill O’Reilly’s latest exaggerated lie about being confronted by LA rioters in a very scary way. CPAC day #2 included the shenanigans of Sarah Palin. Video of Palin claiming that since we “killed all the Nazis,” we can kill our way out of this war with ISIS. Talk about the senselessness of Log Cabin Republicans associating with the GOP. Jimmy Dore compares them to a Black guy working with the KKK. Rubin talks about interviewing the founder of Log Cabin and the shoutfest that ensued. Video of Sarah Palin disqualifying everyone that doesn’t make the same sacrifice as the military from being president. Video of Sean Hannity telling an odd pregnancy joke to the young women in the CPAC crowd. Show notes by Jayar Jackson

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