“Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses Oklahoma Republican Senator Jim Inhofe’s new evidence to back up his claims disproving climate change. Senator Inhofe has a flare for the theatric. This was shown earlier this year when he walked into the Senate with a snowball to ‘disprove’ global …
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Chris Christie Caught Stealing $1 Billion From Pensions
“Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses the most recent troubles and allegations of corruption against New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Chris Christie has a long history of dubious actions with pension funds and what taxes are used for, and now there is yet another possible sign of …
Read More »Why Do Foreigners Join ISIS?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Recently, three New York men were arrested by the FBI, suspected of trying to join ISIS. A day later, Jihadi John was revealed as a recruit from UK. So how many foreign fighters have joined ISIS and why? Learn More: ‘Jihadi John’: Islamic State killer is identified as …
Read More »Bunnies Used To Fight Against Marijuana Legalization
“Where would this country be if Peter Cottontail got cottonmouth? Matt Fairbanks, an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s “marijuana eradication” team in Utah, testified to a state Senate panel last week, and said rabbits could get addicted to pot, lose their natural instincts and sit around getting high all …
Read More »The 3 most important parts of Obama’s emotional speech in Selma
President Barack Obama spoke in Selma, Alabama on Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the day civil rights protesters were brutally beaten by police officers when they tried to march in support of voting rights. Obama addressed racial progress in America, called on Congress to restore the …
Read More »New Boko Haram Tape Released. Two Beheaded In Nigeria
“Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses the actions of ISIS copycat group that has beheaded two people while claiming to be Islamic extremists. Some notice the similarities between the video released and recent ISIS execution videos. The group, coming from Nigeria, Boko Haram has released a video …
Read More »The Meanings Of Hand Gestures Around The World
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Read More »ISIS = Islamic Extremists? ‘No’ Says Obama and Jordan’s King Abdullah II
“Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses the most recent comments by Jordan King Abdullah II who claims that ISIS is not an example of Islamic Extremists. During an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, the Jordanian King stated that he agreed with earlier statements from U.S. President Obama …
Read More »What Happens When You Win The Lottery?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml The chances of winning the lottery are one in 175 million. So how does the lottery work and what should you do if you win? Learn More: Lottery Funds At Work http://www.calottery.com/giving-back/education/lottery-funds-at-work “Recognized as one of the fastest growing lotteries in the United States, the California Lottery saw …
Read More »Behind the scenes with MKBHD at Mobile World Congress
This week we met up with Marques Brownlee at MWC in Barcelona and got a look at how he covered HTC’s One M9 launch event. Check out Marques’ HTC One M9 Impressions! that came from this shoot at MWC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXF3tUfvuLU Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/lfcGfq Visit …
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