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October 31 2017 – Tamara Estes
Scariest Halloween Of Our Time
Halloween eve came with news that was exciting, yet terrifying. Yesterday, the public learned that the first charges in the Mueller Russia probe have been filed. The first wave of charges included conspiracy, money laundering, and lying for top tier Trump campaign officials, Paul Manufort and Rick Gates. Following this, George Papadopoulos, who worked as Trump's foreign policy advisor, turned himself in for lying...
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October 27 2017 – Tamara Estes
We're Bringing Bernie Back
Written by Stacey Khizder Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders and organizers of the Women's March experienced a major backlash after Sen. Sanders was announced as an opener of the Women's Convention. Critics say that Sen. Sanders should not be front-lining a Women's conference, as he is a white man who is not in a major oppressed group. Other critics claim that Sen. Sanders should not...
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October 24 2017 – Tamara Estes
BiC Graphics Doesn't Understand The First Amendment, Apparently
Written by Stacey Khizder Through out the primaries, the general election, and his Presidency, Donald Trump has stood for nothing but hatred, bigotry, sexism, greed, and selfishness. If BiC Graphics rejects these rightful criticisms of our President, then what do they aim to represent? If you're familiar with ShopTYT, you know that 'Bitchy Rich' and 'Jurassic Prick' are some of our original and...
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October 17 2017 – Tamara Estes
We're Fucked
Written by Stacey Khizder Within the last week, 41 people have died as a result of a series of ravaging wildfires in Northern California, making 2017 the worst year for California wildfires on record. The timing of this is directly aligned with the rise in global warming. This year, at least 15 different wildfires destroyed up to 5,700 homes and businesses. Also...
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October 12 2017 – Tamara Estes
Media Wars
Written by Stacey Khizder The new Star Wars trailer is finally here. In other news, the President of the United States is continuing to wage war against the media. Yesterday, Donald Trump tweeted that NBC is fake news, and basically threatened to "challenge" and "revoke" the network's media license as a punishment. Threatening the media's Freedom of the Press is extremely...
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October 10 2017 – Tamara Estes
Stay Nasty
Written by Stacey Khizder After receiving criticism from Americans over his poor relief efforts in response to Hurricane Maria, Donald Trump took to Twitter to lash out against San Juan's Mayor, Carmen Yulín Cruz. He tweeted that she has "been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump", which repeats a phrase that we've heard from Trump before: Nasty...
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October 05 2017 – Tamara Estes
The First Amendment Doesn't Protect Our Own, Or Anyone
Written by Stacey Khizder Last night, our very own Jordan Chariton and Ty Bayliss, were arrested after covering a peaceful protest against police brutality in St. Louis, Missouri. Not only is this an outrage, but it is a violation of the First Amendment. Without a doubt, the St. Louis police department violated our Constitution as soon as they decided that Americans did...
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October 03 2017 – Tamara Estes
Gun Control. Now.
Written by Stacey Khizder On Tuesday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, the deadliest mass shooting in United States history took place, leaving over 50 people dead, and over 500 wounded. Right now, I am looking at Congress to treat this as one of the worst domestic terror attacks of our time, because it is. Our majority leaders will be silent...
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September 28 2017 – Tamara Estes
Thank you, TYT Army!
Thanks to you, The Young Turks won a Streamy for best show in News and Culture! If it wasn't for our loyal audience, passionate and enthusiastic fans, this Streamy award would not have been possible. Thank you for continuing to give truth to power, and supporting independent media in a time when it is most crucial to. Celebrate by flaunting...
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September 26 2017 – Tamara Estes
#TakeTheKnee
Written by Stacey Khizder Last Summer quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem to protest the systematic, institutionalized, social, and political racial oppression that is present in modern America. It's been over a year later, and NFL owners have shunned Kaepernick from their teams in response to taking the knee. Now, activists from across the country have vowed to...
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September 22 2017 – Tamara Estes
Save the ACA, Then Push #MedicareForAll
Written by Stacey Khizder The GOP has one more chance to repeal and replace Obamacare, and they're taking full advantage of that. The latest health care replacement that the Republicans are pushing is called Graham-Cassidy, and would throw roughly 33 million off of health insurance. The new bill also doesn't cover pre-existing conditions, some of which are common and potentially...
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September 20 2017 – Tamara Estes
Legalize Voting
Written by Stacey Khizder While we continue to re-hash the 2016 election and make assumptions about who's running in the next Presidential election, we forget that 2018 is approximately 3 months away. The results of the 2016 general election signifies the importance of local and state elections. When we can't rely on our executive government to lead us, we must...
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September 12 2017 – Tamara Estes
Mother Nature Isn't Messing Around
Written by Stacey Khizder Over the past few weeks, North America has seen an influx of unusual and destructive natural disasters. While Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma were putting the Southern parts of the continent under water, damaging homes, and leaving many injured and wounded, the Northwest saw an unexpected increase of severe wildfires. Meanwhile, last week, Mexico was victim...
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September 07 2017 – Tamara Estes
Feel the Heisenbern
Written by Stacey Khizder On September 13th, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) plans to introduce his long-anticipated Medicare for All bill. Shortly after, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) announced that she will co-sponsor the bill. As this bill is going to make its way through the legislative process, it is intended to implement a single-payer health insurance system for all Americans, regardless...
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September 05 2017 – Tamara Estes
#DefendDACA
Written by Stacey Khizder Jeff Sessions has announced that the Trump administration plans to rescind DACA, a program found under the Obama administration, which protects 800,000 undocumented children and young adults from deportation. As a result of ending DACA, 800,000 young immigrants who depend on the program will no longer have access to higher education education, be able to pay...
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August 31 2017 – Tamara Estes
TYT is Growing, Thanks To You!
Written by Stacey Khizder The Wall Street Journal published an article on The Young Turks Network's achievement of raising $20 million, which will go towards expanding the network and its resources. As the article notes, the company currently employs about 100 people, however, The Young Turks Network has become the largest online news network in the entire world, with record breaking...
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August 23 2017 – Tamara Estes
Gear Up Against White Supremacy
Written by Stacey Khizder It's been roughly 10 days since the horrific domestic terror attacks took place in Charlottesville, Virginia. Since then, President Trump came to their defense as he addressed that there are "very nice people" on both sides, one of them being the side with neo-Nazi's, KKK members, racists, and bigots. Since then, zero arrests have been made...
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August 09 2017 – Tamara Estes
Pass That Bill!
Written by Stacey Khizder Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has proposed legislation that would legalize the use of marijuana, and would expunge all marijuana-related crimes, convictions, and arrests. This bill also includes protections against racial bias, and aims to fund community programs that aid in job training, and other public services. Although Sen. Booker is not a favorite amongst progressives as he raises...
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