A school in Huntsville, Alabama is spying on their students, worrying about potential gang activity on Facebook. When their actions were brought to light, they claimed that the NSA told them to monitor the students, but the NSA denied this excuse. Ben thinks it makes some sense for the school to monitor bad behavior of students in order to protect …
The Young Turks September 24, 2014 Hour 2
Ana, John, and Jimmy Dore host SCS. Ana reads some #TYTLive tweets. A woman films undercover in Syria on the ISIS takeover. The first part of a video shows many people walking around with rifles and the repressive nature of the ISIS rule. The second part of the video shows French women, who joined ISIS, talking with their families about …
The Young Turks September 23, 2014 Hour 2
Ana and John host SCS. After a local news reporter quit on a live broadcast using the words, “fuck it,” a firestorm has ensued. The FCC is coming after her for the words. She later put up a video explaining in more detail about why she left and what her future plans are. NH police raided a home and shot …
The Young Turks September 22, 2014 Hour 2
Ana joins Ben for SCS. With the new release of the latest Apple products, they’ve made it much tougher for anyone, including law enforcement and Apple itself, to go through the owner’s information. A Pakistani professor has been shot and killed for his moderate views that he openly espoused. Journalist LZ Granderson brought up the double standard of allowing Hope Solo …
The Young Turks September 19, 2014 Hour 2
Ana joins Cenk, Ben, and Wes Clark Jr for SCS. A Squarespace website winner for the week is selected. Iran has arrested and convicted a few young people that posted an internet video of themselves dancing to Pharrell’s song, “Happy.” The group has had their sentence of 6 months in jail and 91 lashes suspended as long as they don’t …
The Young Turks September 18, 2014 Hour 2
Ana joins John for SCS. Occupy Wall Street has an initiative to reduce student loan debt. They purchased debts for thousands of students from their collectors at extreme discounts and dismissed the loans for the graduates. The story of the Django Unchained actress that got into a dispute with cops after they accused her of being a prostitute is updated. …
The Young Turks September 17, 2014 Hour 2
Cenk and Ana host SCS. Adrian Peterson’s woes continue. The NFL claims that it was not pressure from advertisers and sponsors that prompted their decision to indefinitely suspend Peterson. Cenk and Ana beg to differ. The libertarian utopia “Galt’s Gulch Chile” has been discovered and a few unfortunate Ayn Rand-ians were taken for a ride. Investment fraud charges have been filed. In Queens Village …