“On Monday, though, a beautiful study was published in Annals of Internal Medicine that provides some of the best data we have connecting health coverage to saved lives. It’s changed my thinking, too. I’m more confident than I was last week that the ACA will save many thousands of lives …
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Money In Politics, Cenk & Ana Memes, George RR Martin, Corporatist Obama, Net Neutrality
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: Where was Cenk this whole week? What’s the deal with the MayOne Super PAC? Will limiting money in politics include …
Read More »‘You Damned Dirty Ape’ – What Actual Racism Tweets Like
“A Dutchess County official has touched off a furor by telling a black MSNBC news anchor on Twitter, “Keep your stinking paws off my kid, you damned dirty ape.” The remark by Jim Coughlan, the Dutchess County controller and a candidate for state Senate, was directed at Melissa Harris-Perry in …
Read More »Woman To Be Caned For Being Raped By 8 Men
“A woman in Indonesia could face a public caning of nine lashes after she was accused of having an affair with a married man, gang-raped by eight men, and turned over to Islamic police last week in the conservative Aceh province in the western part of the country. The 25-year-old …
Read More »Supreme Court & Citizens United Reviled By Key Group: Americans
SUPPORT the 28th Amendment to #GetMoneyOut http://www.wolf-pac.com/petition?=tyt…. CLICK HERE to support Wolf PAC: http://www.wolf-pac.com/wolf_pac_memb… CLICK HERE to take action in your state: http://www.wolf-pac.com/states “An overwhelming majority of voters would support sweeping reforms to the Supreme Court, as trust and confidence in the institution has eroded in recent years, according to …
Read More »Mother’s Day Causes Women To Cheat
“Dating website AshleyMadison.com conducted research that found there was a spike in the number of married women signing up the day after Mother’s Day. Site founder and CEO Noel Biderman said another increase in subscribers was anticipated this year. “Forty-eight percent of women sign up due to a lack of …
Read More »More Police Have Died From 9/11 Illnesses Than On 9/11 Itself
“More police officers have now died as a result of illnesses blamed on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks than the number of cops killed during the actual event as the tragedy unfolded 12-and-a-half years ago. On Tuesday this week, 20 new names were added to the New York State …
Read More »Do You Like Big Butts? How Bout Trillions Of Them?
“Scientists have discovered new evidence to make smokers feel even guiltier about their foul habit. Not only are the tobacco and chemicals in cigarettes carcinogenic. It turns out that their filters are so toxic that discarded butts have become a major threat to the planet’s health, according to San Diego …
Read More »One Thumbnail To Rule Them All (And Score Big Points)
The TYT thumbnail contest was a huge success. So many wonderful and amazing entries were submitted, making choosing a winner a difficult decision and proving why the TYT Army is too strong! Ana & Cenk guide you through some honorable mentions and then reveal the winner, earning a whopping 300 …
Read More »Gun-Totin’ Mom’s Trigger-Happy Campaign Commercial
Iowa Republican senate candidate Jodi Ernst released a campaign commercial where she touts her experience as a lieutenant colonel and a mother, then takes out a gun and shoots at a target labeled “Obamacare.” In this video, The Young Turks’ John Iadarola, Michael Shure and Jimmy Dore break down the …
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