John Pike, the UC Davis police officer caught in a viral video pepper spraying peaceful protesters in the face during the Occupy Movement, received a larger settlement than the students he assaulted. The settlement was awarded for psychiatric stress from public backlash. Russell Brand gets fired up in a BBC interview with a pompous and dismissive Jeremy Paxman. Brand seems …
TYT 10.23.13 Hour 2
Cenk Uygur joins John, Ben, and Ana for the second hour. Pope Francis suspends Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Germany and the so-called “bishop of bling” for spending $55 million on residence renovation. Jofi Joseph, a White House staffer, was fired for running an anonymous twitter account where he humiliated foreign policy and national security dignitaries. According to a study conducted …
October 22, 2013 Hour 2
Ana Kasparian joins Cenk for the second hour. Toby Sheldon, a Justin Bieber fan priorly diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder, spends $100,000 on plastic surgery to look more like pop star. A new Drake-taunting meme emerges on twitter after the recording artist publicly stated he didn’t like being labeled “lonely and emotional”. A new halal sex shop for Muslims opens …
October 21, 2013 Hour 2
Ana Kasparian joins Michael and Ben for the second hour. Vivian Vosburg, the step mother of the cyber bully who drove a teen to suicide, has been arrested for child abuse after a video showing her beating a child was posted on Facebook. A California science review panel approves a study on MDMA, the active ingredient in the street drug …
October 18, 2013 Hour 2
Indiegogo donations have passed $60,000! Thank you. American heroes, all. Ambassador Jenny may be coming to a town near you on her way to Chicago. Go to tytnetwork.com/meetups for more info. The government of Switzerland is considering giving out $2,800 a month to all of its citizens. Will this be a disincentive to work? The TYT Supreme Court considers the …
October 17, 2013 Hour 2
Ana Kasparian joins Cenk for the second hour. Cenk gives Indiegogo shoutouts. After being cyber-bullied for nearly a year, a teen commits suicide. After the death, the bullies allegedly made a post on Facebook saying, “‘Yes, I bullied Rebecca and she killed herself but I don’t give a …” The parents of the bullies claimed the Facebook account was hacked. …
October 16, 2013 Hour 2
Ana Kasparian joins Cenk for the second hour. Cenk gives member and Indiegogo shoutouts. Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner pleads guilty to three criminal counts related to the sexual harassment allegations while he was in office. As part of a plea deal he will avoid jail time, but will have to forfeit his pension and undergo mental health treatment. …