The Young Turks, February 15, 2016

The Young Turks: February 15, 2016

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Hillary and Bernie have new ads about Wall Street. Employee reaction to announcements of a plant closing, and how this video reflects what is going on in the US. Hillary Clinton's credentials as supporting of African Americans. The Bill Clinton "Crime Bill". Republicans think they should be the ones to replace Scalia. Candidates thoughts at the GOP debate Saturday night. Scalia death conspiracies. Microcephaly in Brazil might not come from mosquitos at all. Cenk hosting. Hillary Clinton & Bernie Sanders both have ads about their Wall St records, both seem to help out Bernie Sanders’ case. Video of Bernie Sanders ad. Video of Hillary Clinton ad. There was a layoff at for Carrier’s workers at its Indianapolis plant, despite having made major profits in the past year. Their jobs are being outsourced to Mexico. Video of workers being laid off. Hillary Clinton is claiming she is the best choice for African-Americans, but a video has surfaced of her using racially coded rhetoric to describe black children as animals. Video of Hillary Clinton supporting Bill Clinton’s crime bill, calling black children “super predators.” Justice Scalia needs to be replaced, but Republicans believe Obama should not be the one to nominate the replacement. They claim the nomination shouldn’t happen because they do not usually confirm Supreme Court nominations during the election. Video of candidates discussing Scalia’s replacement at the Republican debate. Video of Marco Rubio saying Obama should allow the next president to appoint the new justice. Justice Scalia was in a remote area of Texas when he passed away of natural causes. Conspiracy theories have begun circling that something else happened because he was discovered with a pillow over his head at the time of his death, conspiracy theories have begun circling. New evidence shows the birth defect microcephaly may not be linked to the Zika virus. A group of doctors are claiming that the microcephaly cases have risen due to a toxic chemical in Brazil’s water supply. A Christian group called “Let Them Marry,” compared girls to apples and their father’s to farmers, whose job it is to care for them.

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Kentucky bill requires men to get permission from their wives before getting a Viagra prescription. It would also force them to swear on a Bible of their morality and intentions in using the drug. Time Warner Cable has bought stake in Hulu, and they are considering changing the format of the provider to not allow users to watch episodes of series immediately after it airs on TV. They are trying to avoid people ditching cable for these providers as a replacement. New York Success Academy teacher rips up homework and shames a first grader for getting a math problem wrong. Video of teacher ripping up the student’s homework. A teenager tried to steal sneaker from a person he made a deal with online. Video of teenager trying to steal the shoes. He pulled out a gun on the seller, but it was jammed. He was hit by the car of man he tried to rob while he tried to get away. Kanye West had a meltdown on Twitter because he hasn’t won enough awards. He reached out to Mark Zuckerberg, asking him to invest his money in him. Glamour magazine conducted a survey asking women if they would date a man who has slept with another man.

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