The Young Turks, December 24, 2013

The Young Turks: December 24, 2013

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Wolf Pac announcement.  Holiday plans, LoL and Chinese food.  Snowden - mission accomplished.  Snowden exposed NSA and let the U.S. decide what they want to do about it.  Does Snowden have more information than he has released? Of Coooooooourse.  Ben talks about sports… Pope approval ratings - 88% from Catholics.  Up  from 62%.  75% of all Americans (number may be wrong). Jimmy Dore joins us at the Rebel Headquarters. Price of solar power on the decline. Arizona punishes solar users by imposing a fine on energy metering - 5$ fine.  Free market haters the Koch Bros. and ALEC are responsible for the lobbying that resulted in the fine implementation. Crony capitalism at its finest. Koch family financial history - working with communists. Kim Jong-Un was drunk when he had family executed. Frat connections to financial positions.  Secret handshakes and code words lead to positions at the country’s top financial firms.  Fraternities are coaching their members for these jobs. Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum    

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Ana Kasparian joins the power panel.  Sarah Palin is an idiot.  Gave money back to the Alaskan citizens from the oil companies giving her an 80% approval rating.  She never appears in a situation that can lead to a debate.  Marijuana legalization in Uruguay is leading to further legalization in other Latin American Countries. Wolf Pac update.  Porn actress broke into a school and masturbates with a crucifix.  Sentenced to 45 days in jail.  She appealed and is out on bail currently but could face 30 days. 2nd Wolf-Pac update for Leon Lovelace.  Canadian model gets plastic surgery to get elf ears.  Cenk disagrees and wants a Klingon forehead. Santa and the reindeer are pricks. British govt. finally posthumously pardon Turing.  Alan Turing is the father of computers.  Turing test is used to measure sentience. Anti-revenge porn bill in ____.  Need a person’s permission to post “humiliating” photos and video.  Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum  

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