The Skepticrat

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  • Covering politics from the far center
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  • 234: Skepticrat234 - Liar Liar Vance on Fire Edition

    234: Skepticrat234 - Liar Liar Vance on Fire Edition
    Oct 7 2024
    On this week's episode: JD Vance fails to human ... The taxpayer funded Oklahoma Bible story somehow manages to get worse ... And a family values Republican steals a family because of its value.

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    Headline Sources:

    Walz/Vance debate:
    https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/02/politics/vp-debate-key-lines-what-matters/index.html

    Gilead Agrees to Allow Generic Version of Groundbreaking H.I.V. Shot in Poor Countries: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/health/lenacapavir-hiv-shot-prep.html

    Hurricane Helene conspiracies: https://grist.org/article/fact-checking-the-wild-conspiracies-in-the-wake-of-hurricane-helene/
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/04/trump-hurricane-helene-fema-money-misinformation/

    Childless GOP Candidate Posed With Friend's Wife And Kids For Campaign Video: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/us/politics/republican-candidates-wives-ads.html

    MAGA candidate says drag queens ruin the military in rant about soldiers eating intestines: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/10/gop-maga-candidate-says-drag-queens-are-ruining-the-military-in-bizarre-rant-about-self-cannibalism/

    OK School Superintendent who wants to buy 55,000 bibles wants TRUMP Bibles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/10/04/oklahoma-schools-trump-bible/
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    49 mins
  • 233: Skepticrat233 - Debaiting the Hook Edition

    233: Skepticrat233 - Debaiting the Hook Edition
    Sep 23 2024
    On this week's episode: Mark Robinson gets caught being Mark Robinson ... Donald Trump’s stock is checking for remnants of the Titan submersible while it’s down there anyway ... And New York City celebrated happily the day after the debate on September 10th.

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    Headline Sources:

    Debate recap: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/11/presidential-debate-takeaways/

    NC governor race jolted by report that GOP nominee called himself a ‘Black Nazi’: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/politics/mark-robinson-north-carolina-gubernatorial-race.html

    DJT stock plunges to incredible new depths: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-media-djt-stock-new-low-lockup-donald-trump
    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-lashes-nasdaq-over-routine-143127592.html

    RFK Jr. continues being a lunatic: https://www.newsweek.com/robert-kennedy-jr-investigated-collecting-dead-whale-1956501
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/business/media/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-jr.html?searchResultPosition=2

    Ig Nobel prizes: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335091-900-ig-nobel-prizes-2024-the-unexpected-science-that-won-this-year/

    Chinese zoo admits pandas were actually painted dogs: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/09/20/travel/guangdong-china-panda-dog-zoo-intl-hnk
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    47 mins
  • 232: Skepticrat232 - DNC Myself Out Edition

    232: Skepticrat232 - DNC Myself Out Edition
    Aug 26 2024
    On this week's episode: We find out how much it costs to get Nigel Farage out of your town ... RFK Jr. puts an old bicycle on top of his campaign so nobody’ll know how it died ... And Donald Trump is gonna be hosting a treason-based awards show.

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    Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:
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    Headline Sources:

    Obamas slay at the DNC: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/politics/michelle-obama-dnc-speech.html
    And Trump in a snit after getting roasted: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/us/politics/trump-reaction-harris-dnc.html

    Farage earns more than £1m a year for non-MP work: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wjgkr1750o
    Farage set to make third visit to US in two months since elected Reform MP: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/21/farage-set-to-make-third-visit-to-us-in-two-months-since-elected-reform-mp

    Kennedy suspends campaign, endorses Trump: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/23/rfk-jr-trump/

    Trump will be hosting a "J6 Awards Gala" at Bedminster golf course: https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-will-host-january-6th-awards-gala-in-september

    Rioters attack hotel housing asylum seekers amid far-right violence: https://youtu.be/GT36LUdle-I?t=191

    Mike Lindell gets absolutely schools by 12 year old at DNC: https://newrepublic.com/post/185161/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-fight-child-knowa-dnc
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    48 mins

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