“Leah Gordon, the staff member of U.S. Rep. Vance McAllister who is accused of leaking the video of the congressman’s scandalous kiss, has resigned as his Monroe District Office manager. Adam Terry, McAllister’s chief of staff, confirmed her resignation late Wednesday. He said Gordon wasn’t fired.”* Cenk Uygur, Jimmy Dore …
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Countries Can Pixelate Tweets They Don’t Like
“Twitter has reportedly given in to some of the Turkish government’s demands, and will ban some users’ accounts. A senior Turkish official proclaimed Monday night that the service will ban a number of accounts at the government’s request, Reuters reported. The two parties have had an extremely strained relationship for …
Read More »Ban Religion, Joffrey, TYT Bans, Pacifism, #TYT140, Broken Government, Bane
In this weekly segment, Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) responds to viewer questions from Twitter– both personal and serious. You can join in by using #askcenk and #tytlive on Twitter! This week: If Cenk were King, would he make religion illegal? Would Cenk be for the death penalty in the case of …
Read More »‘Revenge Porn’ Victims Are Right To Be Angry, But Perhaps Not Here
“A legal effort by several Texas women to attack a “revenge porn” site that posted nude photos of them can go forward against the site’s creators. However, the women won’t be allowed to sue Go Daddy, which provided hosting services for the now-defunct Texxxan.com website. The lawyer representing the women, …
Read More »Be A Cheerleader, Obama Official Told Elizabeth Warren
“A new book authored by progressive icon Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reveals her insider accounts of her interactions with President Barack Obama and his staff. According to The Boston Globe, which obtained an early copy of the book A Fighting Chance, Warren reveals a series of interactions with Obama and …
Read More »London Barber Targeted By Kim Jong Un For ‘Bad Hair Day?’ Poster
“North Korean diplomats have asked the British government to step in after a London hairdresser used an image of the secretive regime’s leader in a promotion for cheaper hair cuts. The poster displayed in the window at M&M Hair Academy in South Ealing, west London, featured an image of Kim …
Read More »In Public But Totally Anonymous | ‘Zentai Fetishists’ Do Them
“Hokkyoku Nigo is part of a small subset in Japan with a fetish for wearing outfits called “zentai” — an abbreviation of “zenshintaitsu”, which means “full body suit” — who say they are seeking liberation by effacing the physical self. Some meet through Internet forums and through gatherings like the …
Read More »Bloomberg Organizes Big Money To Challenge The NRA
SUPPORT the 28th Amendment to #GetMoneyOut http://www.wolf-pac.com/petition?=tyt13gmo. CLICK here to support Wolf PAC: http://www.wolf-pac.com/wolf_pac_membership_recurring_payment?=tyt13mswp “Michael R. Bloomberg, making his first major political investment since leaving office, plans to spend $50 million this year building a nationwide grass-roots network to motivate voters who feel strongly about curbing gun violence, an organization …
Read More »The Dear Leader Can Read Minds – North Korea Brainwashing
“I lived in North Korea for the first 15 years of my life, believing Kim Jong-il was a god. I never doubted it because I didn’t know anything else. I could not even imagine life outside of the regime. It was like living in hell. There were constant power outages, …
Read More »The Shroom Biz | National Geographic
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