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121: Skepticrat121 – Running-Kruger Edition
On this week’s episode: Georgia values bowling over voting … When one billionaire criminal appoints another to administer a slush fund, somehow most of that money gets “lost” … And Donald Trump gives a coronavirus briefing sponsored by ForHims. 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/?fref=ts To help out some people who really need it, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/ Headline Sources: Large public companies are looting relief funds for small business payroll: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/21/large-public-companies-are-taking-small-businesses-payroll-loans.html https://seekingalpha.com/news/3562741-publicly-traded-companies-raided-ppp-pantry Trump tells his supporters to drink bleach: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/24/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-disinfectant-sunlight-science/index.html It was hard to get it aroused but Trump got it aroused (and other coronavirus briefing highlights): https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-sunday/index.html Trump administration is hiring fundamentalist Christian teenagers to run major sections of the executive branch: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/21/democrats-blast-trump-federal-workers-coronavirus-199026 https://catalog.liberty.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts-sciences/history/history-ba-bs/history-ba-resident/ Brian Kemp opens Georgia back up: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/politics/georgia-governor-coronavirus-backlash/index.html ACU rankings for Biden: http://acuratings.conservative.org/acu-federal-legislative-ratings/?year1=2008&chamber=13&state1=21&sortable=1
120: Skepticrat120 – Sheeple Steeple Edition
On this week’s episode: The Governor of Florida will find out you can get COVID-19 no matter WHAT beer you drink … We’ll point out that frying the brains of 5G conspiracy theorists wouldn’t make a difference anyway … And Fox News gets taken to court for felonious Fox Newsing. 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/?fref=ts To help out some people who really need it, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/ Headline Sources: Fox News murdered people with coronavirus lies and they’re getting sued for the murdering: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/fox-news-prepares-coronavirus-misinformation-lawsuits Gov. DeSantis Says Kids Not Dying From COVID-19; CDC Says Not True: https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/coronavirus/2020/04/10/ongoing-coronavirus-reporting YouTube deletes videos blaming 5G for coronavirus after UK vandalism: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/05/youtube-to-suppress-content-spreading-coronavirus-5g-conspiracy-theory Bernie Sanders drops out of primary: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/us/politics/bernie-sanders-concession-speech.html Smoking weed and coronavirus: Even occasional use raises risk of Covid-19 complications https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/10/health/smoking-weed-coronavirus-wellness/index.html Trump signs EO urging the US to mine the moon for minerals: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/07/trump-mining-moon-executive-order
119: Skepticrat119 – Neoconsequentialist Edition
On this week’s episode: We’ll keep up with the Kardashians … We find out that apparently being old is suddenly cool if you’re a Turkish sword … And we learn about Sarah Huckabee Sanders using the family cob instead of the family cloth. 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/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Two trillion dollar stimulus bill should level things off for a good six minutes: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/25/whats-in-stimulus-package-coronavirus-149282 5000-year-old sword is discovered by an archaeology student at a Venetian monastery: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/5000-year-old-sword-discovered-in-italy-trnd/index.html Economics and ethics of recession death vs virus death: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/business/economy/coronavirus-economy.html https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19/2020/3/27/21193879/coronavirus-covid-19-social-distancing-economy-recession-depression Walmart sees rise in sales of tops, but not bottoms: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/business/walmart-tops-bottoms-sales-trnd/ Kim and Kourtney Kardashian get into physical altercation on season 18 of KUWTK: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/entertainment/kim-kardashain-kourtney-kardashian-fight-season-18-kuwtk-trnd/index.html Mike Huckabee ass-corn and other bad information about coronavirus: https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-huckabee-suggests-replacing-toilet-paper-with-corn-cobs-2020-3 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/coronavirus-china-bat-patent-conspiracy-theory-942416/
118: Skepticrat118 – BRWHHHH@#$%!!! Edition
On this week’s episode: Coronavirus donates 50 thousand dollars to the Trump campaign … Betsy Devos reminds us that she was a plague before it was cool … And we learn that the relevant data is strongly suggesting BRWHHHH@#$%!!! And yes, I Heath am aware that I mixed up Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich. I’m fine with it. Retroactive spite. 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/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump wanted coronavirus numbers to stay low to help re-election: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/12/814881355/white-house-knew-coronavirus-would-be-a-major-threat-but-response-fell-short Katie Porter brutalizes Dr. Redfield of CDC until he agrees to pay for testing: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/politics/katie-porter-cdc-coronavirus-testing-white-board/index.html Eli chooses an important story in our politics show about The Bachelor: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/entertainment/peter-weber-madison-prewett-bachelor-breakup/index.html Betsy Devos draws bipartisan rebuke for wanton evil: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/11/betsy-devos-senate-vote-student-debt-relief-125826 The world is on fire and I think we could all use a quick puppy break: https://www.bwrhhhhh@#$%!!!.com Harvey Weinstein is going to die in jail: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/11/us/harvey-weinstein-sentence/index.html Jared Kushner crowdsources Corona policy on Facebook: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/jared-kushner-combat-coronavirus-facebook-127941
117: Skepticrat117 – Bidentity Crisis Edition
On this week’s episode: Were all gonna die from that beer virus … We’re all gonna deserve the ever loving hell out of it whether we do or not … And we’ll all learn an important lesson about ass-potatoes. 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/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Joe Biden wins the South Carolina primary: https://www.npr.org/2020/02/29/810477647/biden-wins-south-carolina-primary-ap-projects Trump has no idea what a virus is and appoints Pence to be in charge of coronavirus response: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-cdc.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-border-wall-coronavirus-rally_n_5e59c9d8c5b601022110dd75 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/28/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ted-cruz-coronavirus Steven Seagal charged by SEC with failing to disclose payments: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/27/entertainment/steven-seagal-sec-charges/index.html A tiny little moon followed Earth home but we can’t keep it: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2235427-earth-has-acquired-a-brand-new-moon-thats-about-the-size-of-a-car/#ixzz6F6Y9rpdp Actresses walk out of ‘French Oscars’ after Roman Polanski wins top awards: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/europe/roman-polanski-actresses-walk-out-cesar-awards-intl/index.html Putting potatoes up your butt won’t cure hemorrhoids, doctors warn: https://nypost.com/2020/02/27/putting-potatoes-up-your-butt-wont-cure-hemorrhoids-doctors-warn/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow
116: Skepticrat116 – Optimist Primary Edition
On this week’s episode: We’ll take a sad, sorry look at the state of our union … The Oscars will be a para…site for sore eyes … And Andrew Torrez will be here to explain how he rigged the Iowa Caucuses. 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/?fref=ts Headline Sources: State of the Union address is just so much lying: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/fact-check-state-of-the-union-02-04 Parasite Wins Best Picture: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/movies/parasite-movie-oscars-best-picture.html China continues to die of coronavirus: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-china-live-updates/2020/02/11/2b8de3ba-4c5c-11ea-b721-9f4cdc90bc1c_story.html
115: Skepticrat115 – Nice Little Friday Edition
On this week’s episode: Our nation unites for our quadrennial caring about Iowa … Everyone on Fifth Avenue without a bulletproof vest should be nervous as fuck … And Michael Marshall will join us for a Brexit interview. 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/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Republicans refuse to know how guilty the man they’re exonerating is: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/us/politics/trump-impeachment-trial.html and https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/31/politics/marco-rubio-donald-trump-senate-impeachment-trial/index.html Coronavirus is going to kill us all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/201920_Wuhan_coronavirus_outbreak Iowa Caucuses: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/24/how-iowa-caucuses-work/?arc404=true https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-iowa-caucuses-are-in-4-days-almost-anything-could-still-happen/ Facebook to Pay $550 Million to Settle Facial Recognition Suit: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/technology/facebook-privacy-lawsuit-earnings.html
114: Skepticrat114 – Goops I Did it Again Edition
On this week’s episode: Trump will assemble evil lawyer Voltron … MLK had a nightmare too; it was called 2016-2020 … And the National Archive will celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage by literally erasing their voices from the historical record. 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/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump’s impeachment trial team is gross: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/us/politics/trump-impeachment-lawyers-starr-dershowitz.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage New evidence of Trump’s guilt emerging at rate of 2.6 smoking guns per hour: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-senate-must-not-ignore-the-new-evidence-on-ukraine/2020/01/17/8397b60e-394b-11ea-bf30-ad313e4ec754_story.html Overblown feud between Bernie Sanders and Liz Warren is a bad idea: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/us/politics/warren-vs-sanders-democratic-debate.html US drone program may shut down because it’s letting China spy on us: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51100759 National Archives tweak photo to literally erase the voices of women: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-depressing-that-the-national-archives-is-altering-history/2020/01/18/b1e72374-39f9-11ea-bb7b-265f4554af6d_story.html Gwyneth Paltrow is selling a candle that “smells like my vagina”: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/jan/13/why-is-gwyneth-paltrow-selling-a-candle-that-smells-like-her-vagina-goop https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lostinshowbiz/2020/jan/16/do-not-adjust-your-set-gwyneth-paltrow-is-spreading-goop-all-over-tv Space Force’s goddamn uniforms are camo: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/18/politics/space-force-uniforms-trnd/index.html
113: Skepticrat113 – Contra Iran Edition
On this week’s episode: Donald Trump sees if killing a bunch of his supporters’ kids raises his approval rating … Chicago does its best to throw more smoke in the air than Australia … And Nancy Pelosi is gonna count to three…One…TWO…TWO AND A HALF… 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/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump stumbles into war with Iran: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-plunges-toward-the-kind-of-middle-eastern-conflict-he-pledged-to-avoid/2020/01/03/ Australia is on fire: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50986363 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/opinion/australia-fires-climate-change.html Impeachment Impasse Deepens in Senate, Leaving Trump’s Trial in Doubt: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/us/politics/trump-impeachment-senate-trial.html Poll: Ivanka and Don Jr. among favorite for GOP voters in 2024: https://www.axios.com/2024-election-polls-republicans-60f37160-a4fb-48e6-b054-22bd303604a6.html Noah wants to visit Tom and Cecil more often: https://abcnews.go.com/US/marijuana-sales-illinois-top-3m-day-legal-recreational/story?id=68051493 The Golden Globes dinner is going vegan for the first time ever: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/the-golden-globes-are-going-vegan-for-the-first-time-ever-to-send-a-good-message/
112: Skepticrat112 – Impeachment Chocolate Chip Edition
On this week’s episode: The President keeps asking what his handcuff size is just in case … A 17-year-old reenacts every flight Noah’s ever taken on United … And Donald Trump catches Nancy Pelosi red-handed doing both THIS and THAT. 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/?fref=ts Headline Sources: We impeached the motherfucker but he’s not going anywhere: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/us/politics/impeachment-trump-senate-trial.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/12/18/two-lone-democrats-vote-against-impeachment/#747f2fea2cd8 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/19/heres-how-long-pelosi-should-hold-onto-articles/ Teenager steals plane and runs it into a fence: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fresno-teen-plane-theft_n_5dfbee98e4b01834791dfce8 Trump threatens shut down over releasing aid to Ukraine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/12/20/trump-administration-demanded-democrats-strip-ukraine-aid-language-spending-package/ Trump thinks we need to make dishwashers explode again and thinks he’s The Godfather: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/12/19/trump-was-impeached-dishwashers-that-go-boom-are-his-mind/ https://nypost.com/2019/12/19/trump-tweets-post-impeachment-meme-to-supporters-theyre-after-you/ Visibly Damp Papa John’s Founder Says He Ate 40 Pizzas In 30 Days In Viral Interview: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/papa-johns-john-schnatter-40-pizzas_n_5ddd413ae4b00149f724b7cf Trump officially launches the “Space Force”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/space-force-will-start-small-but-let-trump-claim-a-big-win/2019/12/20/dd781bfa-2393-11ea-b034-de7dc2b5199b_story.html