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While major news networks have struggled to figure out the right way to cover the Trump administration, political satirists like Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers have demonstrated why comedy can be such a powerful antidote to bullshit.
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ColiBreh1 said:
How is the mainstream media covering this? I haven't been paying attention and only seen headlines on Twitter & YouTube. I would assume they are playing dumb & obtuse and totally ignore the hypocrisy.
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There shouldn't be a great deal of coverage about this. This is what's supposed to happen when cops kill the innocent.

But, had the police department dropped the ball or had he gotten off, then there should've been an uproar.

But, let's not kid ourselves. Had that child been black and the officer white, he'd have gotten off and been back on the streets. All he would have had to say was he feared for his life.

That one sentence is the National L.E.O. get out of jail free card. And, it rarely expires.
 
Bernie’s numbers are leaving corporate media in the dust. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Watch Bernie TV here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/senatorsanders/videos/

"While the establishment press focuses its time on Donald Trump’s tweets, and the ongoing alleged Russia scandal, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is quietly growing his base and addressing the issues people are passionate about — by creating his own Facebook Live show called “The Bernie Sanders Show.”

“It gives me an opportunity to speak directly to many millions of people about the work that we’re doing about the issues that we consider to be important,” Sanders told NBC News.

Sanders “is viral gold,” according to the senator’s media producer, Armand Aviram, who says the statesman in his 70s has been able to capture the attention of millennials like no other politician. According to NBC News, the senator from Vermont has amassed 4.7 million followers on Twitter, and more than 7 million likes on Facebook. To add some context, he has more than twice the following of his closest competitors — Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker.

Sanders also doesn’t spend money on advertising or promoted content. This follows the model set by his presidential campaign that refused to create a super PAC. His small media production is hosted right from his Senate office. Despite this, Sanders’ show has met with plenty of success. Discussing issues like Medicare for all, renewable energy, the increasing wealth gap and prescription drug price reform, Sanders has found topics that people love to hear about.”*

Read more here: Forget Trump TV. Bernie Sanders has struck gold with his new Facebook Live show

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samson1701 said:
There shouldn't be a great deal of coverage about this. This is what's supposed to happen when cops kill the innocent.

But, had the police department dropped the ball or had he gotten off, then there should've been an uproar.

But, let's not kid ourselves. Had that child been black and the officer white, he'd have gotten off and been back on the streets. All he would have had to say was he feared for his life.

That one sentence is the National L.E.O. get out of jail free card. And, it rarely expires.
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Yeah well they did pull that LEO card, TYVM!

It didn't work because the third cop WHO DIDN'T fire and whose bodycam caught the shooting said he didn't fear for his life.

The unarmed driver had his hands OUTSIDE the window but the two cops decided to shoot EIGHTEEN TIMES into his vehicle anyway.

Don't tell me that had that been a SIX YEAR OLD NON-VERBAL AUTISTIC child who was shot multiple times in the head and chest was a black child they would have walked!
In fact before a trial EVER went down, ANERICA would have burned, and you KNOW IT!
This wasn't one bullet those cops shot into a stopped vehicle with surrender..it was 18! And he had a personal vendetta towards the driver because he knew him.

Furthernore he was convicted of a lesser charge and not what he should have gotten.

"Jurors found Derrick Stafford guilty of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter charges, multiple news outlets reported. He had faced charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the case.multiple news outlets reported. He had faced charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the case."

This was a SIX YEAR OLD child! Don't dare bring in your racist politics as a reason these cops were convicted. Any unarmed six year old sitting in his seatbelt getting 18 bullets fly his way would garner a guilty verdict - No exceptions!
 
Bliss said:
Yeah well they did pull that LEO card, TYVM!

It didn't work because the third cop WHO DIDN'T fire and whose bodycam caught the shooting said he didn't fear for his life.

The unarmed driver had his hands OUTSIDE the window but the two cops decided to shoot EIGHTEEN TIMES into his vehicle anyway.

Don't tell me that had that been a SIX YEAR OLD NON-VERBAL AUTISTIC child who was shot multiple times in the head and chest was a black child they would have walked!
In fact before a trial EVER went down, ANERICA would have burned, and you KNOW IT!
This wasn't one bullet those cops shot into a stopped vehicle with surrender..it was 18! And he had a personal vendetta towards the driver because he knew him.

Furthernore he was convicted of a lesser charge and not what he should have gotten.

"Jurors found Derrick Stafford guilty of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter charges, multiple news outlets reported. He had faced charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the case.multiple news outlets reported. He had faced charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the case."

This was a SIX YEAR OLD child! Don't dare bring in your racist politics as a reason these cops were convicted. Any unarmed six year old sitting in his seatbelt getting 18 bullets fly his way would garner a guilty verdict - No exceptions!
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Try again Bliss. Seriously what America are you living In?

http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/aiyana-stanley-jones-raid/
 
The Dark King said:
Try again Bliss. Seriously what America are you living In?

http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/aiyana-stanley-jones-raid/
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Bull, TDK. That was a planned Raid on a house where her grandmother admitted she reached to grab his gun to stop him pointing it at her, and it went off striking the innocent sleeping girl with a single bullet.
Its horrible, tragic but how is that the same as surrendering but deliberately firing 18 bullets into a car anyway?

They even had TWO deadlocked trials for the case you with an appeal for a third, so it's not over.

These are completely different circumstances and cases - the autistic case was of excessive deadly force.
Once you start grabbing swat cop's guns and it goes off, it's hard to get a unanimous jury to convict.
 
Bliss said:
Yeah well they did pull that LEO card, TYVM!

It didn't work because the third cop WHO DIDN'T fire and whose bodycam caught the shooting said he didn't fear for his life.

The unarmed driver had his hands OUTSIDE the window but the two cops decided to shoot EIGHTEEN TIMES into his vehicle anyway.

Don't tell me that had that been a SIX YEAR OLD NON-VERBAL AUTISTIC child who was shot multiple times in the head and chest was a black child they would have walked!
In fact before a trial EVER went down, ANERICA would have burned, and you KNOW IT!
This wasn't one bullet those cops shot into a stopped vehicle with surrender..it was 18! And he had a personal vendetta towards the driver because he knew him.

Furthernore he was convicted of a lesser charge and not what he should have gotten.

"Jurors found Derrick Stafford guilty of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter charges, multiple news outlets reported. He had faced charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the case.multiple news outlets reported. He had faced charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the case."

This was a SIX YEAR OLD child! Don't dare bring in your racist politics as a reason these cops were convicted. Any unarmed six year old sitting in his seatbelt getting 18 bullets fly his way would garner a guilty verdict - No exceptions!
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Bliss said:
Bull, TDK. That was a planned Raid on a house where her grandmother admitted she reached to grab his gun to stop him pointing it at her, and it went off striking the innocent sleeping girl with a single bullet.
Its horrible, tragic but how is that the same as surrendering but deliberately firing 18 bullets into a car anyway?

They even had TWO deadlocked trials for the case you with an appeal for a third, so it's not over.

These are completely different circumstances and cases - the autistic case was of excessive deadly force.
Once you start grabbing swat cop's guns and it goes off, it's hard to get a unanimous jury to convict.
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Bliss said:
Yeah well they did pull that LEO card, TYVM!

It didn't work because the third cop WHO DIDN'T fire and whose bodycam caught the shooting said he didn't fear for his life.

The unarmed driver had his hands OUTSIDE the window but the two cops decided to shoot EIGHTEEN TIMES into his vehicle anyway.

Don't tell me that had that been a SIX YEAR OLD NON-VERBAL AUTISTIC child who was shot multiple times in the head and chest was a black child they would have walked!
In fact before a trial EVER went down, ANERICA would have burned, and you KNOW IT!
This wasn't one bullet those cops shot into a stopped vehicle with surrender..it was 18! And he had a personal vendetta towards the driver because he knew him.

Furthernore he was convicted of a lesser charge and not what he should have gotten.

"Jurors found Derrick Stafford guilty of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter charges, multiple news outlets reported. He had faced charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the case.multiple news outlets reported. He had faced charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the case."

This was a SIX YEAR OLD child! Don't dare bring in your racist politics as a reason these cops were convicted. Any unarmed six year old sitting in his seatbelt getting 18 bullets fly his way would garner a guilty verdict - No exceptions!
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Try again Bliss, try again...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Tamir_Rice
 
Bliss said:
Bull, TDK. That was a planned Raid on a house where her grandmother admitted she reached to grab his gun to stop him pointing it at her, and it went off striking the innocent sleeping girl with a single bullet.
Its horrible, tragic but how is that the same as surrendering but deliberately firing 18 bullets into a car anyway?

They even had TWO deadlocked trials for the case you with an appeal for a third, so it's not over.

These are completely different circumstances and cases - the autistic case was of excessive deadly force.
Once you start grabbing swat cop's guns and it goes off, it's hard to get a unanimous jury to convict.
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Try again Bliss, try again....
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/breaking-cop-guilty-jumped-hood-car-murdered-unarmed-couple/
 
Bliss said:
Bull, TDK. That was a planned Raid on a house where her grandmother admitted she reached to grab his gun to stop him pointing it at her, and it went off striking the innocent sleeping girl with a single bullet.
Its horrible, tragic but how is that the same as surrendering but deliberately firing 18 bullets into a car anyway?

They even had TWO deadlocked trials for the case you with an appeal for a third, so it's not over.

These are completely different circumstances and cases - the autistic case was of excessive deadly force.
Once you start grabbing swat cop's guns and it goes off, it's hard to get a unanimous jury to convict.
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Not going to play the alternative facts game with you. If your reality dictates that nonsense so be it
 
Bliss said:
Yeah well they did pull that LEO card, TYVM!

It didn't work because the third cop WHO DIDN'T fire and whose bodycam caught the shooting said he didn't fear for his life.

The unarmed driver had his hands OUTSIDE the window but the two cops decided to shoot EIGHTEEN TIMES into his vehicle anyway.

Don't tell me that had that been a SIX YEAR OLD NON-VERBAL AUTISTIC child who was shot multiple times in the head and chest was a black child they would have walked!
In fact before a trial EVER went down, ANERICA would have burned, and you KNOW IT!
This wasn't one bullet those cops shot into a stopped vehicle with surrender..it was 18! And he had a personal vendetta towards the driver because he knew him.

Furthernore he was convicted of a lesser charge and not what he should have gotten.

"Jurors found Derrick Stafford guilty of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter charges, multiple news outlets reported. He had faced charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the case.multiple news outlets reported. He had faced charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the case."

This was a SIX YEAR OLD child! Don't dare bring in your racist politics as a reason these cops were convicted. Any unarmed six year old sitting in his seatbelt getting 18 bullets fly his way would garner a guilty verdict - No exceptions!
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I usually don't engage with you because it's a waste of time. Neither facts nor context mean anything to you. I figured you would pick up on that by now. But, whatever ...

Anyway, explain to me how anything I said was racist. Give me a logical and factual explanation of why what I said was racist. If you can't do it, it says more about you than it ever could about my motivations. So go ahead, take your shot. I'm in that kind of mood today.
 
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45 signs order that rolls back a number of Obama-era protections for women in the workplace

The US President last week revoked the 2014 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces order, which President Barack Obama put in place to ensure companies given federal contracts complied with a raft of labour and civil rights laws.

These included two rules that helped protect female employees: wage transparency and a ban on forced arbitration clauses for sexual harassment, known as “cover-up clauses” by critics.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...es-barack-obama-women-workplace-a7665946.html


 
Bliss said:
What the hell does this story have to do with the killing of a 6 year old child that we were discussing??

YOU try again
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Did you NOT read the article? Jumping on the hood of a car and firing MORE that a 100 rounds is NOT a problem? You sound sick...
 

For Bliss....3:40 to 4:15.

This is the reality many of us recognized about Trump from the beginning, yet many of his core supporters are pretending Trump has become something different in his 70s that he's never been his entire life.

Trump has NEVER looked out for the interests of someone else above his own. Even most congressman who are former lawyers at least had a financial and ethical responsibility to represent the best interest of their clients.

That's never been Trump's M.O..
 
Steve Bannon played it cool like he wanted to be removed and it was a joint decision that he's totally fine with. This is unlikely. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.

"President Trump reshuffled his national security organization on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, from a top policy-making committee and restoring senior military and intelligence officials who had been downgraded when he first came into office.

The shift was orchestrated by Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who was tapped as Mr. Trump’s national security adviser after the resignation of Michael T. Flynn, who stepped down in February after being caught misleading Vice President Mike Pence and other White House officials about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador.

General McMaster inherited an organizational scheme for the National Security Council that stirred protests because of Mr. Bannon’s role. The original setup made Mr. Bannon, the former chairman of Breitbart News, a member of the principals committee that typically includes cabinet-level officials like the vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary. The original order also made the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the director of national intelligence only occasional participants as issues demanded.

Critics said Mr. Bannon’s presence in a national security policy-making structure risked politicizing foreign policy.”*

Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/us/politics/national-security-council-stephen-bannon.html

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola
Cast: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola
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Steve Bannon reportedly called Jared Kushner a globalist and a cuck. They apparently have a serious beef. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down.

"Donald Trump’s chief strategist Stephen Bannon has called the president’s senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner a “cuck” and a “globalist” during a time of high tension between the two top aides, several Trump administration officials told The Daily Beast.

The fighting between Kushner and Bannon has been “nonstop” in recent weeks, according to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. It’s been an “open secret” that Bannon and Kushner often clash “face-to-face,” according to senior officials.

One official said Bannon has lately complained about Kushner trying to “shiv him and push him out the door” and likened him to a fifth column in the White House.

“[Steve] recently vented to us about Jared being a ‘globalist’ and a ‘cuck’…He actually said ‘cuck,’ as in “cuckservative,’” the administration official told The Daily Beast.

“Cuckservative,” a portmanteau of “cuckold” and “conservative,” has become a favorite slur on the right, used like a sexually and racially charged version of “RINO,” a Republican In Name Only. “Globalist” is a term typically used by nationalist, pro-Trump right-wingers against political opponents; however, the term has also come under fire for at times carrying anti-Semitic tones. (Kushner is Jewish.)

Bannon is a self-described “nationalist” and long-time Republican, while Kushner was, until his father-in-law ran for president, a lifelong liberal and a Democratic donor.”*

Read more here: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...ner-a-cuck-and-globalist-behind-his-back.html

Hosts: Cenk Uygur
Cast: Cenk Uygur
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