October 2, 2013 Hour 2

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Ana Kasparian joins Cenk for the second hour.  Cenk reads #TYTLive tweets. Officials and furloughed employees of the Craters of the Moon National Monument volunteer to search for a 63-year-old woman during the government shutdown. Michelle Rodriguez admits she “goes both ways” in an Entertainment Weekly interview. Why are people obsessed with celebrities’ sex-lives? The boss and co-workers of the Taiwanese media outlet where a woman quit in a viral dance video posted on YouTube retaliate with a parody video of their own.

Cenk reads #TYTLive tweets and member shoutouts. California Governor Jerry Brown signs a law banning revenge porn. The legislation does not include selfies. New Jersey is the only other state with a similar law on the books. This law will be difficult to prosecute because the intent to cause distress will have to be proven. It will also be difficult to realistically enforce. A 33 year old woman in Illinois was forcibly stripped by male and female officers and held nude in a cell after a DUI arrest. The incident was caught on video. After plowing through a blockade of bikers with an SUV, a man and his family were swarmed by the bikers and assaulted along a New York City highway. It is unclear what provoked the initial assault by the man with the SUV. Walmart pulls Osama bin Laden costumes from their shelves for fear of wearers of the costume being confused with members of the Sikh community.

Cenk reads #TYTLive tweets. Authorities have shut down Silk Road, an internet black market website where drugs and other items were sold using methods of encryption and e-currency.

 

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