State Senator Wendy Davis, who filibustered anti-abortion legislation, is being blamed for forcing special sessions that cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/anakasparian) of The Young Turks discuss. Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/08/01/2395671/wendy-davis-special-session-pay/ Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://www.youtube.com/user/theyoungturks Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on …

“The leader of a small Michigan college referred to the faces of minorities on his campus as “dark ones” during an appearance Wednesday before a legislative subcommittee in Lansing but later issued an apology. Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn was speaking against the state’s adoption of Common Core standards in …

“Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald tussled with CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin over the release of NSA surveillance programs, only this time he was joined by New York Times journalist James Risen (who’s currently involved in a leak case of his own). Greenwald and Risen tag-teamed Toobin to rebut some of …

“As news broke Thursday that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was granted temporary asylum in Russia, a new poll shows that a majority of Americans view him as a whistleblower rather than a traitor.” Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses his opinion of Edward Snowden. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/edward-snowden-nsa-leak-poll-95054.html?hp=r2 …

“As the Washington Post reported today (8/1/13), retired Brig. Gen. Robert Carr testified about the work that was done by his Information Release Task Force–a 125-person group that “operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week” at a cost of $6.2 million–all to establish the harm done by Manning. …

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What is the difference between simplified and traditional Chinese characters? On this episode of China Uncensored, Chris Chappell discusses the history of one of the world’s oldest systems of writing and the reasons behind the Chinese Communist Party creation of a simplified writing system. Subscribe for more China Uncensored: http://www.youtube.com/ntdchinauncensored …

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The Moto X is here… rumors indicate Apple is readying a Retina iPad mini… James Cameron will release the first of three ‘Avatar’ sequels in 2016. http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/1/4578890/this-is-the-moto-x http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/1/4577638/retina-ipad-mini-likely-coming-this-year-wsj http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/1/4579506/james-cameron-is-making-three-avatar-sequels-first-released-in-december-2016 Written by Nathan Cykiert and Bryan Bishop. Video and production by Regina Dellea and Zach Goldstein. More from The Verge: Subscribe: …

“A University of California San Diego student left unmonitored in a holding cell for five days by the Drug Enforcement Administration has settled a lawsuit for $4.1 million, his attorney said. “This was a mistake of unbelievable and unimaginable proportions,” attorney Julia Yoo said on Tuesday. Daniel Chong, 25, drank …