The Young Turks, April 22, 2015

The Young Turks: April 22, 2015

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Iadarola, Michael Shure, and Jimmy Dore hosting. For Earth Day, John discusses Nestle’s wasteful water system in the middle of California’s water crisis. The fracking process has been creating daily earthquakes in parts of the country that never had any. A graph illustrates the sharp increase in earthquakes in the state near the fracking sites. A pro Israeli group is creating more Islamophobic banners and billboards to be posted on buses in NYC claiming that Muslims are after a Jihad. After the hateful language was originally banned, a judge ruled in favor of allowing the ads to be posted. The group neglected to understand that there are American Christians that speak the same way that Muslim jihadists do. Similar billboards of the hate speech created by TYT. GOP Congressmen Ken Buck and Trey Gowdy caught some heat for posing with an AR-15 in Buck’s congressional office. An attorney general notified the DC police since they had an assault weapon in the building. After they were cleared of any wrongdoing, Buck sent out a fundraising mailer to constituents claiming that the gun control Libs tried to take away his guns! GOP Rep Steve Knight almost got into a fight with a Conservative constituent after a disagreement and a pat on the shoulder. After they accused him of voting for amnesty, he threatened to drop one constituent if he touched him again.  

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Karamo Brown and Becca Frucht on for SCS stories. Kylie Jenner’s new lip look has triggered #KylieJennerChallenge where young girls & women increased their lips by sucking into a jar. After many do it, they find that it bruises their lips for an extended time. After a famous actor’s wife posted a picture of herself breastfeeding her baby while on the toilet, she has caught heat from unapproving followers. An escaped convict that has been on the run for 39 years has turned himself back in so that he could receive health care after he suffered a stroke. Karamo points out that some chronically homeless people pull small crimes so that they can get free prison healthcare. A Texas cop karate kicked a surrendering suspect off of his motorcycle. Video of the action packed kick. A pregnant Popeyes employee was fired after an armed robber stole $400 from her register. The manager told her to either pay the $400 or be fired. She broke company policy by not emptying her register of that much money. The first Halal sex shop will be opening up in Saudi Arabia. The owner pointed out that they won’t have sex toys or videos, but will have items that will enhance love making sessions. A map of NYC shows where the loudest sex is being had throughout the city. One specific couple in Brooklyn garnered multiple complaints that were logged onto this system.

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Bonus Episode, April 22, 2015

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Karamo Brown and Becca Frucht for the post game show. Inspired from the New York city story on maps showing the loudest sex, Karamo and Becca drop some knowledge on affairs of the heart. Becca mentions running the risk on “gambling on your ovaries”. Karamo gives clarity on the thought process on men in relationship to taxi cabs.

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