Ana joins Cenk for the second hour. Cenk reads #TYTLive tweets. A portion of the anti-abortion law passed by the Texas legislature after the epic filibuster effort by state representative Wendy Davis has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge. The legislation was ruled to be an “undue burden” on women seeking reproductive health care. Some members of the US …
October 29, 2013 Hour 1
Cenk Uygur hosting from YouTube Space LA. Hearings are being held on Capitol hill to put a human face on those considered by some to be “collateral damage” after the Obama administration finally admitted to civilian deaths in the targeted drone strike program. Momina Bibi, a 67 year old midwife and grandmother living in Waziristan, was a victim of a …
October 28, 2013 Hour 2
In the wake of the racial profiling incident at Barney’s in New York City in which Trayon Christian was held because he was thought not to be able to afford a $350 belt presumably because he is black. Jay Z has not responded to the incident. Jay Z’s silence is unexpected because he has an upcoming partnership with Barney’s to …
October 28, 2013 Hour 1
NSA spying on Spain. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was also spied on. It also turns out that President Obama knew about the spying all along. Not only did Obama know about the ongoing spying, he refused to put an end to it. Pro-surveillance bias in major news outlets. On this issue there isn’t a liberal bias at all, despite what …
October 25, 2013 Hour 2
University of Colorado Boulder issues a warning to students to consider other people when making a Halloween costume choice. An Ohio high school football player gets suspended for four days over writing a poem in his english class where he bad-mouths his coach and a fellow team mate. Absurd news alert! Shreddies, a new underwear product line with carbon infused …
October 25, 2013 Hour 1
Earthquake off the coast of Japan near Fukushima. Fortunately there was no tsunami, but radiation leak fears from the spent fuel rods are an ongoing concern. Senator Harry Reid says he will not seek to make a “grand bargain” with insane and unreasonable Republicans in a radio interview in Nevada. Senator Reid also regrets the concessions Democrats have already made …
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 …