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171: Skepticrat171 – Ketanji Brown Jackson Edition
On this week’s episode: Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed to the Supreme Court … Donald Trump Jr all but texts “let’s criminally crime crimes” to Mark Meadows … And being a Republican means arguing that Fig Newtons are moist and wonderful and better than Oreos. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: KBJ confirmed, Republicans walk out during ovation, SCOTUS still terrible overall: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/06/supreme-court-shadow-docket-clean-water-act/ https://www.businessinsider.com/ketanji-brown-jackson-republicans-walk-out-senate-confirmation-video-2022-4 Donald Trump Jr.’s texts to Mark Meadows even worse than Ginni Thomas’s: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/donald-trump-jr-meadows-text/index.html 2 Men Posing as Federal Agents Duped Secret Service, U.S. Says: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/us/impersonators-secret-service.html?smid=url-share Conservatives failing at more boycotts including Disney and Oreo: https://www.salon.com/2022/04/05/i-do-not-like-gay-cookies-conservatives-vow-to-boycott-oreo-over-new-ad/ Truth Social hemorrhaging executives: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/05/donald-trump-truth-social-senior-executives-resign Major Cheese Heist Puts Dutch Dairy Farmers on Alert: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/world/europe/cheese-theft-netherlands.html?smid=url-share
170: Skepticrat170 – KBJ FTW Edition
On this week’s episode: Vladimir Putin fights for a different kind of TERF … A South Carolina man proves you can save someone from drowning on a technicality … And Ted Cruz thinks he might be turning Japanese – he really thinks so. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: KBJ confirmation hearings: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-ketanji-brown-jackson-hearings-takeaways/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-woman-definition.html https://www.npr.org/2022/03/24/1088217548/hawleys-attacks-on-ketanji-brown-jackson-fuel-a-surge-in-online-conspiracy-chatt Putin Goes Into Battle on a Second Front…Culture: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/world/europe/putin-cancel-culture-rowling.html Ginni Thomas did a bunch of sedition texting: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/ GOP Senator Mike Braun says Ginni and Clarence’s marriage should be illegal in some states: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/opinion/mike-braun-loving-virginia.html Trump endorsements don’t seem to matter: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-03-23/trump-endorsed-candidates-struggle-idaho-governor-little-mcgeachin Shitty dude gets shot by guy rescuing him: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10649259/Teen-jet-skier-shot-dead-Lake-Keowee-Good-Samaritan.html FBI and Anonymous hacktivists fucking with Russia: https://www.rawstory.com/r-2656999569/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/fbi-trolls-russian-embassy-with-geotargeted-ads-for-disgruntled-spies/
169: Skepticrat169 – Go Tuck Yourself Edition
On this week’s episode: The court system tells Fox News to go Tuck itself … A lot of conservatives consider a truck convoy to protest high gas prices … And Rudy Giuliani unzipped his face again so there’s gonna be a flying spider attack. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: NY judge uses Tucker Carlson’s own words against Fox News: https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/n-y-judge-uses-tucker-carlsons-words-against-fox-news-while-refusing-to-scuttle-smartmatic-defamation-lawsuit https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/09/judge-uses-tucker-carlsons-own-words-against-fox-news/ Judge issues temporary injunction barring Texas from investigating pediatric gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse’: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/us/texas-transgender-minor-investigations/index.html All of Virginia’s educational system asks Glenn Youngkin to fuck off: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/11/virginia-youngkin-superintendents-tip-line/ Annnnd we’re getting invaded by giant parachuting spiders: https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/03/09/giant-joro-spiders-east-coast-may People’s convoy is no match for DC traffic: https://www.thedailybeast.com/peoples-convoy-truckers-struggle-to-defeat-dc-traffic-on-beltway-in-protest-over-pandemic-restrictions Madison Cawthorn charged for driving with a revoked license…again: https://www.salon.com/2022/03/10/why-has-madison-cawthorn-been-repeatedly-charged-for-driving-with-a-revoked-license/ After calling Zelensky a “thug”: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/politics/madison-cawthorn-volodymyr-zelensky-comments/index.html
168: Skepticrat168 – Ukraine or Shine Edition
On this week’s episode: We’ll try to make the opening salvo of WWIII funny … We’ll find out if Ketanji Brown Jackson has been boofing with Squee … And Andrew Torrez will be here to see if Elon Musk can feel shame. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheist To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ Headline Sources: Trump praises Putin for Ukraine invasion: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/13/timeline-how-the-ukraine-russia-crisis-reached-the-brink-of-war and https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/elise-stefanik-biden-putin-russia-ukraine-invasion/index.html and https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/25/how-republicans-moved-reagans-evil-empire-trumps-praise-putin/ and https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/business/fox-news-russia-ukraine.html VOX profile of KBJ: https://www.vox.com/2022/2/25/22912842/supreme-court-nominee-ketanji-brown-jackson-biden Williamson hit piece in TNR: https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/02/against-judge-jackson/ And yes, Williamson’s amazing Mitt Romney cover story https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2012/08/27/boss/?pg=1 COVID is over…OR IS IT? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/health/cdc-covid-metrics-mask-guidance/index.html Space junk hitting moon update: https://www.space.com/china-denies-moonbound-rocket-stage Starlink active in Ukraine https://teslanorth.com/2022/02/26/spacex-starlink-internet-now-live-in-ukraine-says-elon-musk/ Nathan Robinson, ”Surely We Can Do Better than Elon Musk?” Current Affairs, April 7, 2021 https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/04/surely-we-can-do-better-than-elon-musk S. Derek Turner, “Broadband Boondoggle: Ajit Pai’s $886M Gift to Elon Musk,” Free Press, December 14, 2020 https://www.freepress.net/our-response/expert-analysis/insights-opinions/broadband-boondoggle-ajit-pais-886m-gift-elon-musk Starbucks unionization: https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/business/starbucks-union-vote-mesa-arizona/index.html
167: Skepticrat167 – Vichyssoise France Edition
On this week’s episode: Tom and Cecil sit through most of our intro in quiet discomfort … Marjorie Taylor Greene goes full Soup Nazi … And we talk about a scam that Eli hasn’t fallen for yet. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Tom and Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance, go here: https://dissonancepod.com/ To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Russia planned deep fake video as pretext for Ukraine invasion: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/03/ukraine-russia-fake-attack-video-us-claims Trump thought ripping paper made it stop existing: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/05/trump-ripping-documents/ White House toilet repeatedly clogged with torn documents: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-swiped-possible-classified-material-from-white-house-report-says?ref=home Butterfly sanctuary had to shut down because people think they’re child sex traffickers: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/us/butterfly-center-texas.html Marjorie Taylor Greene addresses ‘gazpacho police’ gaffe and makes it worse: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-taylor-greene-gazpacho-police-response_n_6207756de4b083bd1cbef09a Marketplace suspends most NFT sales citing rampant fakes and plagiarism: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/nft-marketplace-shuts-citing-rampant-fakes-plagiarism-problem-2022-02-11/
166: Skepticrat166 – Sex and Candy Edition
On this week’s episode: Joe Rogan fans didn’t want hearts of gold anyway … We do the SCOTUS version of Monty Python’s “Bring Out Your Dead” scene … And Fox News examines the best footwear for the chocolate you wanna fuck. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Stephen Breyer is retiring: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/stephen-breyer/index.html Biden gets a cat: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/us/politics/biden-cat-willow.html Neil Young leaves Spotify: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/arts/music/spotify-neil-young-joe-rogan.html Follow-up on Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes and follow-up on anti-vaxers drinking urine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/stewart-rhodes-insurrection-act-trump/2022/01/23/fa009626-7c47-11ec-bf02-f9e24ccef149_story.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-alex-jones-pal-behind-the-anti-vaccine-rights-urine-drinking-covid-cure Webb telescope reaches its final destination without issue: https://manilastandard.net/news/314173247/webb-telescope-reaches-final-destination-a-million-miles-from-earth.html SpaceX rocket slams into the moon because of careless nonsense: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/an-old-falcon-9-rocket-may-strike-the-moon-within-weeks/ Really big pot brownie: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/850-pound-brownie-mari-med_n_61afc956e4b0eb35170a40b4 Tucker Carlson is “totally turned off” by “less sexy” female M&M’s: https://www.salon.com/2022/01/22/tucker-carlson-bemoans-fact-hes-no-longer-attracted-to-less-sexy-mandm-cartoons/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/candace-owens-sees-plot-to-destroy-fabrics-of-society-in-minnie-mouse-wearing-a-pantsuit
165: Skepticrat165 – Urea 51 Edition
On this week’s episode: The Supreme Court doesn’t understand what a plague has to do with health or safety … If you’re an anti-vaxer, urine for a treat … And Tom and Cecil will be here to make the improvising around the news stuff look easy. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Tom and Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance, go here: https://dissonancepod.com/ To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: SCOTUS blocks vaccination-or-testing requirement for large companies: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-biden-vaccine-rules/2022/01/13/2e6e4b9e-749e-11ec-bc13-18891499c514_story.html Russia clearly about to invade Ukraine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/14/ukraine-russia-cyber-attack/ Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes charged with seditious conspiracy: https://www.rawstory.com/oath-keepers-leader-charged-with-seditious-conspiracy-for-jan-6-insurrection-report/ GOP Senator Roger Marshall got called a moron by Fauci so he’s introducing the “FAUCI Act” to make the doctor’s already public financial records even more public: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fauci-act-roger-marshall-anthony-fauci-moron-argument-1284867/ Anti-vaxers are drinking pee now: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/11/urine-therapy-latest-covid-antidote/9169167002/
164: Skepticrat164 – Matrix Edition
On this week’s episode: Donald trump makes Candace Owens look stupid … We get the best Jordanian fist fight since Creed … And we learn that Skynet is playing the long game with mostly low-level pranks. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Candace Owens, Donald Trump, and Alex Jones have idiot fight: https://www.newsweek.com/alex-jones-urges-followers-move-trump-warns-hell-dish-all-dirt-1664473 Jordanian lawmakers punch each other: https://abc17news.com/news/2021/12/29/jordanian-lawmakers-trade-punches-in-parliament-amid-heated-discussion-on-womens-rights/ Alaska sets record high December temperature: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/29/alaska-sets-record-high-december-temperature-of-194c Madison Cawthorn divorcing his Russian honeypot wife: https://www.newsweek.com/madison-cawthorn-laughs-off-suggestions-wife-russian-honeypot-1663560 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0ceTz8tAc Waymo’s autonomous vehicles keep getting stuck in a dead-end street in San Francisco: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/14/22726534/waymo-autonomous-vehicles-stuck-san-francisco-dead-end Alexa tries to murder a child: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59810383
163: Skepticrat163 – Pocalypse-tacular Edition
On this week’s episode: Noah gives up a cool space story to talk about idiots irradiating themselves … Eli gives up important political stories to talk about syrup … And we celebrate the end of the year with a very special pocalypse-tacular. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: CDC warns of omicron variant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/14/omicron-us-spread/ Canada dips into their maple syrup reserves: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/world/canada-maple-syrup-reserve-shortage/67-d42eb5f2-be13-43d5-86ef-fb3316e5ea52 DeSantis unveils the Stop WOKE Act so parents can sue if their kid learns about CRT: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/15/desantis-stop-woke-act-mlk-crt/ Necklace advertised as “anti-5G” turns out to be radioactive: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59703523 Scorpion-pocalypse: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1055680400/3-dead-hundreds-injured-after-storms-rouse-scorpions-in-egypt 21 things that made the world a better place in 2021: https://www.wired.com/story/2021-positive-news/
162: Skepticrat162 – Ruh Roe Edition
On this week’s episode: The Supreme Court has a reply for the voters who sent a message in 2016 … We’ll get far enough into the Greek alphabet to find Decepticons … And we learn how a sentient swarm of tiny frogs could affect your holiday travel plans. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat125 Headline Sources: SCOTUS seems ready to take apart Roe v Wade: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/us/politics/supreme-court-mississippi-abortion-law.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/us/mississippi-supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madison-cawthorns-simplistic-abortion-analogy-misses-the-point_n_61ab8ba1e4b0ae9a42bd4c76 Omicron variant: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/03/health/omicron-cdc-walensky-testing/index.html Scientists create first self-replicating biological robots: https://www.livescience.com/self-replicating-biological-robots Lin Wood tries to clarify which version of crazy he is: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lin-wood-qanon-deep-state-michael-flynn_n_61aaa010e4b0ae9a42bcce0c Dude totally got away with robbing a bank: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/29/metro/hiding-plain-sight-how-one-countrys-most-wanted-fugitives-led-quiet-life-lynnfield/ Trump social media site misses self-imposed deadline for beta version: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/01/trump-spac-social-media-company-appears-to-miss-first-deadline.html