The Young Turks, February 24, 2016

The Young Turks: February 24, 2016

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Nevada Caucus results. Trump won, including a majority of the Hispanic vote. Results in Nevada weren't good for Bernie Sanders, but since then he's done better. Another example of the establishment in opposition to Trump - Washington Post editorial criticizing Reince Preibus. Videos of Chris Matthews, Mika Brzenzinski and Joe Scarborough. Obama considering a Republican nominee to SCOTUS. Cenk prediction of debate questions for Sanders and Clinton regarding an Obama nominee. Cenk and Iadarola hosting. Trump won the Nevada caucus. He won the majority of the Latino vote. Video of Cenk predicting Trump will win Nevada by 21 points. Video of Trump’s victory speech in Nevada. What happened in Nevada wasn’t good for Bernie, but since then he has been doing better. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus was attacked in a Washington Post editorial for supporting whoever the Republican nominee is, even if it is Trump. Video of Priebus responding to accusations. Video of Chris Matthews criticizing GOP for not forcing an establishment candidate. Audio of Mika Brzenzinski and Joe Scarborough having a friendly and supportive conversation with Trump during one of the breaks at Trump’s town hall. President Obama is considering nominating a Republican as SCOTUS to appease the GOP. One of the Republicans Obama is specifically considering selecting is Brian Sandoval, Republican governor of Nevada. Video of Cenk saying Obama might nominate a Republican to negotiate with the GOP. Cenk predicts Hillary will support nominating a Republican for SCOTUS, just to back Obama. Cenk also predicts moderators will ask Bernie if he supports Obama’s possible nomination, but not Hillary.

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Ana and Cenk hosting. Pictures are emerging of people dressing as members of the KKK in Nevada during the Republican caucus. Some say they are Trump supporters, but it could also be supporters of a different group trying to make Trump supporters look worse than they already do. According to a YouGOv survey, nearly 20\% of Trump supporters disapprove of Lincoln’s executive order to free slaves. Public colleges and universities in Texas will allow students to carry concealed weapons on campus. The advice the University of Houston gave students in order to avoid gun violence on campus was to avoid talking about controversial topics with others. NYU found traces of bath salts in more than 40 percent of ecstasy users who reported never taking them. A man was fined for burping too loudly at an amusement park because he  offended “public decency with a loud belch next to a police officer.” Kendall Jenner is getting negative press attention because some of her blogs are now behind a paywall. Content like Kendall Jenner’s is being monetized even though it has no real value, while news writers go unpaid for the research and writing they do. Waze is providing a new feature which will allow users to hear Morgan Freeman’s voice giving them directions. A 16 year-old gamer won an online competition to live in a hotel with a Russian porn star for a month.

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