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Al Arabiya
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Iran vs Israel debate: Cenk Uyger vs Jake Wallis Simons on Gaza, ceasefire and Trump
In this episode of CounterPoints, host Melinda Nucifora moderates a compelling debate between Cenk Uygur, founder of The Young Turks, and Telegraph columnist and author Jake Wallis Simons. The discussion centers on the proposed ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the threat of nuclear weapons in the region, and the lasting impact of President Donald Trump's foreign policy.
The Independent
19-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
MAGA pundit throws tampon at liberal colleague after calling her ‘pretty emotional' during fiery debate about Iran
A MAGA pundit has hurled a tampon at a colleague during a heated debate about the Iran-Israel conflict after describing her behavior as 'pretty emotional right now.' In the clip, podcaster Adam Sosnick asks Ana Kasparian, one of the four women on the current affairs show Her Take debate panel, 'Did you vote for Trump? Let me ask you, who did you vote for?' 'Adam, are you f****** kidding me right now? You can be 'America first' and not vote for Trump,' Kasparian, who is a host and producer of the online news show The Young Turks, scolds. 'No, if you were 'America first,' you would've voted for Trump,' Sosnick says, before calling her 'a progressive.' The conversation then escalates to an awkward and bizarre moment. Sosnick took aim at Kasparian after she called out the IDF for 'killing a lot of innocent people,' as well as those who are not willing to criticize Israel. 'I'm critical of Israel just like I'm critical of America, so if America makes mistakes, I'll call them out,' Sosnick says after shutting down Lindy Li, who attempts to interject. 'If Israel makes mistakes, I will call them out. I don't understand what you're doing when you're trying to be pro-Hamas and pro-Iran,' he adds. 'I'm trying to have an honest exchange with you – I'm not putting words in your mouth, please don't put words in my mouth,' Kasparian says. 'You can talk when I'm done talking, and that's how this will work, no?' he says. 'But you straw-man me and argue that I'm making arguments that I didn't make, ' says Kasparian. 'Just like you straw-manned me and said that I'm Israel-first,' says Sosnick. 'I'm going to interrupt you. I'm going to interrupt you if you lie about what I'm saying,' she says. 'So you're a grown-up when you argue. Got it,' he says. 'I am a grown-up, yeah. Go ahead,' she says. 'So, you seem very emotional, and I threw you a tissue just in case. I also have a tampon in case you need a tampon,' he says before throwing a tampon from his pocket and onto the panel top. The sarcastic stunt prompts Jillian Michaels to say, 'Adam, she's going to beat the s*** out of you, and I'm going to let her.' 'It's a tampon, just in case you start crying,' he adds. Amy Dangerfield quickly swipes the tampon from the table, throwing it behind her and shaking her head in dismay. The conversation then resumes on Israel. X user Leslie Torres slated Sosnick on X after the clip surfaced, writing: 'How pathetic is Adam that he had to bring a tampon to the debate because he knew he would lose against you lmao.' Kasparian responded Tuesday, writing, 'He came prepared with a tampon in his pocket because he had no rebuttals or substantive counters. Pathetic.' The debate show, which premiered in May, aims to be a segment 'where bold women tackle culture, business, politics, and relationships — with no filters and no scripts,' according to its producers.
CBC
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Co-host of The Young Turks on the future of left-wing media
Cenk Uygur, founder of the popular news commentary show 'The Young Turks,' is speaking on panels about A.I. and disinformation in Vancouver at the Web Summit. CBC's On the Coast host Gloria Macarenko spoke with Uygur in studio.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ana Kasparian on Comeygate: ‘Poor taste' but likely a troll
Former FBI Director James Comey was interviewed by the Secret Service on Friday about a social media post that Republicans insist was a threat against the president. Ana Kasparian, executive producer and host of The Young Turks, tells Jillian Michaels on NewsNation's 'On Balance' that the post was in 'poor taste.' However, Kasparian believes Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's call for Comey to be 'put behind bars' is 'ridiculous.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Progressive journalist says Newsom must take 'accountability' for how he 'destroyed' California
Ana Kasparian of "The Young Turks" declared she will never take Gov. Gavin Newsom seriously as a potential Democratic presidential candidate until he takes responsibility for California's decline. On "Her Take," a new Valuetainment Studios podcast, co-hosts spoke about the current crop of Democratic leaders who may be vying to lead the party in the 2028 election. In the wake of President Donald Trump's historic victory in 2024, the Democratic Party has been deeply divided over not just who should take the reins, but whether they need a fundamental shift in policy. Co-host Jillian Michaels, a former Californian, brought up how Newsom is a potential frontrunner for the upcoming election, drawing an immediate wave of dismay from her co-hosts. "This guy has tried," Michaels said, noting that the governor is changing his tactics. "He's taken notes, he's tried to be somewhat critical of his own party, he's tried to reach out to the other side. He's tried to be antithetical to, you know, 'everything exists in our silo, and we don't reach across the aisle.' He's tried to show himself." Kasparian, a left-wing commentator who frequently shreds California's far-left policies, replied, "I will never take that piece of crap seriously, and yes, I'm calling Gavin Newsom, my governor unfortunately, a piece of crap until he does some accountability for how he destroyed the state of California." 'Woke Is Their God': Ex-dem Fundraiser Says Party 'In Shambles' After 2024 Election Losses Read On The Fox News App Rather than take a broad look at the Democratic Party, Kasparian recommended that Newsom "look inward and take a good hard look at the policies that you championed in our state that have completely destroyed the state." "He's trying to blame Donald Trump for the loss of jobs in California," she added. "Are you kidding me? The loss of jobs started well before Trump won the election, and it was the result of his policies, cumbersome regulations, that have now led to oil companies, for instance, deciding, 'We're not doing this anymore, we're going to leave.'" Kasparian also argued that crime has exploded under his watch. "You have rampant crime that Democrats want to deny exists, but it obviously does when businesses close up shop and move to other states because the cost of doing business is so expensive," she said. "Insuring businesses in California is astronomical because of the issues with crime." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture Kasparian went on to condemn the governor, claiming, "in an effort to save California money, he preemptively shut down four state prisons. There is no room to put any of these inmates in." This has caused an issue for the state, she said, where now county jails that were already overflowing now have to release inmates "regardless of how much time they've served." "Even if they've been sentenced to decades behind bars, they're being released after serving two, three years because there's no room for them," Kasparian said. Michaels shared a story about a man who was released early from jail after he invaded her house with a video camera and duct tape. "Gavin Newsom is a wrecking ball to California. He is, as [Adam] Corolla says, a 'policy disaster,'" she article source: Progressive journalist says Newsom must take 'accountability' for how he 'destroyed' California
