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101: Skepticrat101 – Requiem for Sarah Huckabee Edition
On this week’s episode: We give Sarah Huckabee Sanders the send off … Opioid manufacturers will admit that their “all the cool kids are doing it” marketing campaign was ill advised … And Kellyanne Conway tries to rank the races unironically on the White House lawn. 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: House holds Wilbur Ross and William Barr in contempt for withholding census question info: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/us/politics/barr-ross-contempt-vote.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage Iran not fucking around: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49053383 and https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/19/iran-disputes-trump-claim-u-s-navy-destroyed-its-drone/1775051001/ Conway gets question about Trump’s racist tweets and asks reporter “What’s your ethnicity?”: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/kellyanne-conway-trump-race-ethnicity/index.html Documents reveal that the opioid crisis was kind of the point all along: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/internal-drug-company-emails-show-indifference-to-opioid-epidemic-ship-ship-ship/2019/07/19/003d58f6-a993-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html?utm_term=.3f251d734829 Sarah Huckabee Sanders leaving the White House: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/us/politics/sarah-sanders-leaving-white-house.html
100: Skepticrat100 – Hundo Edition
On this week’s episode: Andrew tells us where to put the beeps live and in person … We learn it’s pretty much just a full-episode beep over Eli … And Donald Trump makes an executive order that you’re allowed to make an executive order to overrule the Supreme Court. 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: Supreme Court rules that there are no rules about gerrymandering: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/politics/supreme-court-gerrymandering.html Department of Commerce v. New York https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/18-966_bq7c.pdf Transcript of Proceedings Before Judge Hazel https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M3Y6vj3QlQpSdlYcCdq3BkbnnWIrEPlf/view The concentration camp guards aren’t nice people: https://www.propublica.org/article/secret-border-patrol-facebook-group-agents-joke-about-migrant-deaths-post-sexist-memes Bernie Sanders was right about 3 richest people having more than bottom half: https://www.thenation.com/article/washington-post-bernie-sanders-2020/ Chris Coons’s “think piece” in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/2020-democrats-are-talking-about-religious-faith/592966/ Donald Trump’s giant shitty celebration of himself and his stupid airports thing: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-washington-dc-july-4-2019/index.html
99: Skepticrat099 – Reparations Edition
On this week’s episode: Eli proclaims himself a hero … Another Christian album burning is thwarted by Spotify not being flammable … And Donald Trump celebrates Juneteenth by announcing his re-election campaign on one of the June teenths. 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: House of Representatives debates a bill to explore reparations: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/us/politics/slavery-reparations-hearing.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.theroot.com/ta-nehisi-coates-clapped-back-at-mitch-mcconnell-for-sa-1835674314 Extinction Rebellion protests NYT climate change desk: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/22/us/extinction-rebellion-new-york-times-arrests/index.html We’re not at war with Iran yet: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/20/middleeast/iran-drone-claim-hnk-intl/index.html https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/iran-us-tensions-latest-intl/index.html SCOTUS tells Virginia that they can’t re-gerrymander their voting districts: https://ballotpedia.org/Redistricting_in_Virginia https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/us/politics/virginia-racial-gerrymandering-supreme-court.html https://www.npr.org/2019/06/17/733389132/supreme-court-hands-democrats-a-win-on-racial-gerrymandering-in-virginia https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/politics/supreme-court-racial-virginia-gerrymandering-case/index.html People are fighting over whether concentration camps are concentration camps: https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2019/06/22/tribune-editorial-yes-we/ Petition asks Netflix not to make Amazon show anymore: https://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-good-omens-protest-cancel-neil-gaiman-20190621-story.html
98: Skepticrat098 – Wilhelm Scream 2020 Edition
On this week’s episode: [Eli sarcasm voice] Heath will advocate for President Pete because it turns out they’re both racist … [Noah literal truth voice] Noah will cringe at the makeshift studio in our Air BnB … [Heath angry that this is still even slightly controversial voice] And you should’ve voted for Hillary Clinton. 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
97: Skepticrat097 – Oreo Speedwagon Edition
On this week’s episode: The Supreme Court rules that declaring yourself king is PERFECTLY constitutional … Fox News viewers everywhere wonder if agreeing with Mayor Pete made them gay … And Ben Carson hears about REO Speedwagon right before his face explodes. 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 tells Barr to declassify whatever makes him look not-guilty: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/barr-could-expose-secrets-politicize-intelligence-with-review-of-russia-probe-current-and-former-officials-fear/2019/05/24/58f822f8-7e2f-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html?utm_term=.0fa8a48a4c61 Supreme Court blocks redrawing of Ohio, Michigan electoral maps: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-gerrymandering/us-supreme-court-blocks-redrawing-of-ohio-michigan-electoral-maps-idUSKCN1SU292 Liz Warren rejects Fox interview; Pete Buttigieg does the opposite: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/14/politics/elizabeth-warren-fox-news-town-hall/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/business/media/fox-news-pete-buttigieg-chris-wallace.html Steve Mnuchin announces that Harriet Tubman twenty not coming any time soon: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/us/harriet-tubman-bill.html Theresa May announces she will resign on 7 June https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/24/theresa-may-steps-down-resigns-tory-leader-conservative-brexit Ben Carson gets led through an easy answer like a slow-witted first grader: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/21/politics/ben-carson-katie-porter-oreo/index.html
96: Skepticrat096 – Wohl E Coyote Super Boy Genius Edition
On this week’s episode: Jacob Wohl runs into a wall he painted a tunnel onto … Eli’s ‘gross, poor person’ character will become official school policy in Rhode Island … And Donald Trump tries weirdly hard to hide a 450-page essay about how innocent he is. And yes, I’m aware it’s actually Josiah “Jed” Bartlet. 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: A decade of Trump’s tax records confirm he’s bad at everything: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/07/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage Rhode Island lunch law co-opted by yogurt company charity: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/10/us/rhode-island-lunch-debts-warwick-chobani-trnd/index.html Giuliani plans/cancels trip to Ukraine for dirt on Joe Biden’s son: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/trumps-interest-stirring-ukraine-investigations-sows-confusion-in-kiev/2019/05/11/cb94f7f4-73ea-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48estory.html?utmterm=.ec02b1f1dc75 Jacob Wohl trolls himself wrong while trying to frame Mayor Pete for sexual misconduct: https://www.thedailybeast.com/jacob-wohl-tried-to-create-a-fake-counter-protest-to-his-own-press-conference https://www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-smear-merchants-jacob-wohl-and-jack-burkman-try-to-slime-pete-buttigieg-with-bogus-sex-assault-claim Nick Di Paolo triggers Eli with new album on YouTube: https://www.nickdip.com/breath-of-fresh-air Donald Trump pardons another evil person: https://www.npr.org/2019/05/07/720967513/trump-pardons-former-soldier-convicted-of-killing-iraqi-prisoner
95: Skepticrat095 – Endgame Edition
On this week’s episode: Twitter finds out the Nazis were calling from inside the government … Eli will misunderstand the assignment and think “Avengers came out” is a news story … And Sophocles and Freud have NOTHING to do with Heath’s adoration of Liz Warren. 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 seeks to keep everyone from testifying about everything: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/24/how-trump-congress-subpoena-fight-is-likely-play-out/?utmterm=.ea751870f288 and https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-approves-officials-testimony-after-contempt-threat/2019/04/27/ec8cbbea-68f5-11e9-83df-04f4d124151fstory.html?utm_term=.591656283fc9 Twitter can’t ban white supremacists because Steve King would get banned: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3xgq5/why-wont-twitter-treat-white-supremacy-like-isis-because-it-would-mean-banning-some-republican-politicians-too Trump says DJIA beats collusion, praises Robert E. Lee, and plans to hire misogynist for Fed: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/04/donald-trump-impeachment-rebuttal https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/us/politics/stephen-moore-women.html?module=inline https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/26/what-trump-gets-wrong-about-robert-e-lee/?utm_term=.306b4dcade5f North Korea presents US with $2 million bill for Otto Warmbier’s medical treatment: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-northkorea-warmbier/trump-approved-payment-of-2-million-north-korea-bill-for-care-of-warmbier-report-idUSKCN1S124E Avengers series wrap-up (no spoilers): https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/28/media/avengers-endgame-box-office-record/index.html Liz Warren has actual policy plans to make shit better for average people: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/24/18196275/elizabeth-warren-wealth-tax https://www.vox.com/2019/4/11/18305108/elizabeth-warren-real-corporate-tax
94: Skepticrat094 – Political Pseudoscience Edition
Disclaimer: Anything that sounded like a suggestion of genociding anti-vaxxers was 100% sarcastic regardless of how offensive that target group might be. On this week’s episode: President Trump sure hopes nothing bad happens to Ilhan Omar … New York will get constitutionally protected measles … And Donald Trump holds interviews for the Acting Acting Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, just to be thorough. 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 more high-ranking officials leave the Trump administration: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/04/08/politics/randolph-tex-alles-secret-service-director/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/homeland-security-secretary-kirstjen-nielsen-leaving-trump-administration-amid-surge-of-migrants/2019/04/07/97d20358-597d-11e9-b8e3-b03311fbbbfestory.html?utmterm=.bd46c4b11976 Trump threatens to release immigrants into ‘sanctuary cities’: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/12/712760676/trump-threatens-to-send-detained-immigrants-to-sanctuary-cities Anti-vaxxers using Holocaust symbols to promote their murderous cause: https://nypost.com/2019/04/08/anti-vaxxers-slammed-for-using-star-of-david-to-promote-cause/ Thomas Massie questioning John Kerry: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/12/18307727/thomas-massie-john-kerry-video-political-science
93: Skepticrat093 – Redacted Edition
On this week’s episode: Alex Jones calls Alex Jones psychotic … The GOP points to an apple surplus as evidence we no longer need affordable healthcare … And we learn that unlike Congressman Mo Brooks, Hitler at least had the integrity to be honest about his “big lie” propaganda. 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: Mueller Report being teased like next Avengers Movie: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-29/barr-promises-congress-redacted-mueller-report-by-mid-april-jtugkss9 Alex Jones calls Alex Jones psychotic: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/30/us/alex-jones-psychosis-sandy-hook/index.html Alabama congressman quotes Mein Kampf to describe Democrats: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/mo-brooks-mein-kampf-quote-big-lie.html Trump administration decides American healthcare can go fuck itself: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/03/26/trump-administration-asks-court-totally-repeal-obamas-affordable-care-act/?utm_term=.430108fc065f Purdue Pharma settles opioid lawsuit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/purdue-pharma-state-of-oklahoma-reach-settlement-in-landmark-opioid-lawsuit/2019/03/26/69aa5cda-4f11-11e9-a3f7-78b7525a8d5fstory.html?noredirect=on&utmterm=.cd4e68a5f8f3
92: Skepticrat092 – Varsity Blue Lives Matter Edition
On this week’s episode: Donald Trump had no idea someone was gonna follow that recipe he kept tweeting out … Mario Cuomo’s kid opens his primetime CNN show by telling us nepotism might be a problem in the US … And Mitt Romney removes his birthday candles one at a time to blow em out like a serial killer. 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: Rich people cheating their kids into college: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/arts/huffman-loughlin-college-scandal.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/us/college-admissions-cheating-scandal.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage https://twitter.com/gokpkd/status/1105501340581744640 British House of Commons votes to delay Brexit: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47576813 Trump fails to call out white supremacy in wake of NZ attacks: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/16/politics/donald-trump-new-zealand-white-supremacy-muslims/index.html Trump claims he said “Tim Apple” to save time: https://www.vox.com/2019/3/11/18259996/trump-tim-cook-apple-tweet-time-and-words US grounds Boeing 737 max (eventually): https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/13/boeing-shares-fall-after-report-says-us-expected-to-ground-737-max-fleet.html House votes unanimously to release Mueller report; Graham blocks senate vote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/15/house-voted-release-mueller-report-so-why-is-lindsey-graham-blocking-it/?utm_term=.a94714ad31ab