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91: Skepticrat091 – Baby Cheesing Edition
On this week’s episode: We replaced Noah with our other smart guy … We manage to do half as many headlines but take twice as long now that I’m here … And we learn that Spike Lee can’t read, which is why he knows nothing about the abolition of civil rights. 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: Mark Harris will not be running the new election for NC’s ninth district: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/us/mark-harris-north-carolina-election.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/us/mark-harris-nc-voter-fraud.html?module=inline Michael Cohen describes giant pattern of Trump lies at hearing: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/michael-cohen-trump.html Baby cheesing is a real thing that people are doing: https://nypost.com/2019/03/01/why-people-are-throwing-cheese-at-babies/?utmsource=NYPTwitter&utmmedium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow Trump/Kim summit collapses with no progress made: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/world/asia/trump-north-korea-nuclear-sanctions.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage
90: Skepticrat090 – Art of the Green New Deal Edition
On this week’s episode: The green new deal is both of those things … Eli will lose an old friend … And Virginia abolishes abolition during the intro. And now they’re all doing soft shoe. 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: Green New Deal resolution gets officially submitted: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/11/whats-actually-green-new-deal-democrats/?utm_term=.b149e2fde390 https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/ocasio-cortez.house.gov/files/ResolutiononaGreenNewDeal.pdf Trump declares national emergency to build wall: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-border-emergency-the-president-plans-a-10-am-announcement-in-the-rose-garden/2019/02/15/f0310e62-3110-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01story.html?utmterm=.56fe2bd78687 Mueller recommends 25 years for Paul Manafort: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/paul-manafort-prosecutors.html So much more follow-up on blackface stuff and Liam Neeson hate crime stuff since last time: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-atty-gen-herring-appears-in-blackface-in-photo-from-college-days/2019/02/06/9aa4aff8-2a26-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81story.html?utmterm=.ecef10832d41 https://www.essence.com/news/virginia-police-sergeant-on-paid-leave-after-antifacist-group-exposes-alleged-white-nationalist-ties/ Mars Rover breaks down; people are weirdly emotional about it: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasas-record-setting-opportunity-rover-mission-on-mars-comes-to-end Payless is closing and I’m deeply sad: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/15/payless-shoesource-all-u-s-stores-liquidating-and-closing/2885949002/
89: Skepticrat089 – Black Face the Nation Edition
On this week’s episode: The governor of Virginia calls blacksies … Survivalists will seem nominally less crazy … And we learn that Donald Trump’s skin tone isn’t from tanning; it’s actually from his top-of-the-pyramid Oompa Loompa genes. 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: Northam is a bigot with a time machine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/northam-mum-about-his-plans-after-a-flood-of-calls-for-his-resignation-for-racist-and-offensive-photo/2019/02/02/5883402a-26e9-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17story.html?utmterm=.67ad3dc8a2a5 The Supreme Court isn’t getting rid of abortion…YET: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/politics/louisiana-abortion-supreme-court/index.html Trump interview with the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/us/politics/donald-trump-interview-takeaways.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage Trump administration suspends cold war era arms treaty: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/following-us-putin-suspends-nuclear-pact-and-promises-new-weapons/2019/02/02/8160c78e-26e3-11e9-ad53-824486280311story.html?utmterm=.2624c959ddd2 Woman paid for hotel rooms for 100 homeless people: https://wgntv.com/2019/02/01/after-one-woman-saved-chicagos-homeless-from-the-cold-an-army-of-strangers-followed-her-lead/ Mitch McConnell says making Election Day a federal holiday is a power grab by Democrats: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-says-bill-that-would-make-election-day-a-federal-holiday-is-a-power-grab-by-democrats/2019/01/30/57421dd6-24bd-11e9-ad53-824486280311story.html?utmterm=.359095d7c763
88: Skepticrat088 – Chuck a l'Orange Edition
On this week’s episode: Eli will be deemed nonessential during the ongoing shutdown … Donald Trump gets stuck with a truck full of watermelons after he’s forced to change his catering plans last minute … And all of you promise not to Eli this isn’t a federal job. 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 cancels Pelosi’s flights for spite over SOTU remark as shutdown continues: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46911478 Buzzfeed: Trump directed Cohen to lie to congress about Trump Tower Moscow negotiations: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/trump-russia-cohen-moscow-tower-mueller-investigation Steve King removed from committee assignments after latest white supremacy remark: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/politics/steve-king-white-supremacy.html?module=inline William Barr confirmation hearings: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/barr-confirmation-hearing-trumps-attorney-general-nominee-likely-to-face-tough-questioning-today-from-senate-panel/2019/01/15/02467a16-15e0-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9story.html?utmterm=.f298ad3c032f Trump serves fast food buffet to Clemson football team during White House visit: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/1/15/18183617/trump-clemson-mcdonalds-burger-king-wendys-dominos Man injects semen into his arm to cure back pain: https://www.sciencealert.com/patient-injected-himself-with-semen-thinking-it-would-cure-his-back-pain
87: Skepticrat087 – AOCcupy the Dance Floor Edition
On this week’s episode: The future is female … The Kuiper belt will continue to be bafflingly cutsie … And Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez teams up with Kevin Bacon to legalize dancing at the federal level. 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: Pence and White House officials meet with congressional aides in effort to end shutdown: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pence-and-white-house-officials-meet-with-congressional-aides-in-effort-to-end-shutdown/2019/01/05/7840bf4a-10fb-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7story.html?utmterm=.e4f48db61f00 Conservatives panicky about “Impeach the motherfucker” and AOC dancing: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theaterdanc/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-dance-video-is-goofy-joyful–and-absolutely-nothing-to-be-ashamed-of/2019/01/04/5f3add42-1046-11e9-92b8-6dd99e2d80e1story.html?utmterm=.28adfc9ee011 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/04/hours-after-making-history-rep-rashida-tlaib-profanely-promises-impeach-trump/?utmterm=.045a55a1fb75 Congress has women and brown people in it kinda: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/day-historic-firsts-congress-n954236 New Horizons passes Ultima Thule: https://www.space.com/42903-new-horizons-ultima-thule-flyby-data-intermission.html China lands on far side of the moon: https://www.space.com/42914-china-far-side-moon-landing-crewed-lunar-plans.html Kidnapper chases lady into a karate dojo: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kidnapper-got-more-than-he-bargained-for-when-he-chased-woman-into-karate-dojo/ Trump press conference after Schumer/Pelosi meeting: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/4/18168860/trump-news-conference-shutdown
86: Skepticrat086 – Rod Bless Us Everyone Edition
On this week’s episode: We give Donald Trump the dickens … Cancer’s family will express concern over its bout of Ruth Bader Ginsburg … And the CEO of Google explains to Congress that you have to put the VCR and the TV on channel 3. 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: Government shutdown because Trump doesn’t get his wall funding: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/us/politics/trump-shutdown-border-wall.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage Trump withdraws from Syria; Mattis fucks off: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/a-tumultuous-week-began-with-a-phone-call-between-trump-and-the-turkish-president/2018/12/21/ Google CEO tries to explain internets to old people: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/11/congresswoman-google-ceo-why-when-i-search-idiot-do-i-get-pictures-trump/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.41e0edfb0856 https://thenextweb.com/insider/2018/12/12/watch-google-ceo-pichai-explains-to-congress-that-google-doesnt-make-iphones/ RBG recovering from lung surgery: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/21/679065534/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-undergoes-surgery-for-lung-cancer
85: Skepticrat085 – G-20.in Edition
On this week’s episode: We visit some of the great losers of history … Wisconsin Republicans have a go at just making democrats illegal … And PETA can go fuck itself a dead horse. To make a donation for the Vulgarity For Charity campaign, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/index.asp 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: Democracy unravels in Wisconsin: https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/what-happened-while-you-slept-a-guide-to-wisconsin-s/article_2b2bb8a3-9166-5ada-9a0a-be3e7deb4486.html Woman shocked that naming her kid Abcde results in mockery: https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/11/29/little-girl-named-abcde-was-mocked-by-southwest-gate-agent-airline-has-apologized/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.df41481301bf GHWB funeral reminds us of how bad we fucked up in 2016: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/us/politics/bush-funeral-national-cathedral.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage Giuliani doesn’t get Twitter: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/12/05/rudy-giulianis-typo-became-an-anti-trump-message-he-blamed-twitter-this-atlanta-man-pranked-him/?utm_term=.ef65efd0c1a8 French destroy the only things worth going to France for over gas prices: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/02/paris-riots-worst-unrest-decade-with-shops-and-cars-set-alight-gilets-jaunes PETA says phrases like “bring home the bacon” are comparable to racism and homophobia: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/europe/peta-meat-idioms-scli-intl/index.html
84: Skepticrat084 – Mueller's Crossing Edition
On this week’s episode: Donald trump appoints a whipping boy just in case he gets convicted of treason … We’ll examine a supply side solution to global warming … And Heath tells California that their wildfire nomenclature should have an exception if the origin is called Camp, Dumpster, or Schoolbus. To make a donation for the Vulgarity For Charity campaign, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/index.asp 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: Congress again calling for protection of Mueller probe against potential Whitaker sabotage: https://thinkprogress.org/republicans-dont-think-mueller-needs-protection-b61a000cf484/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/11/18/trump-tweet-adam-schiff/2048756002/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/us/politics/trump-mueller-questions-answers.html American preacher guy gets killed on remote island off of India: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/american-killed-remote-islandus5bf57271e4b03b230f9d8393 Ivanka uses private email for gov’t business: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46271021 Scientists propose dimming the sun with atmospheric sulfate injections to slow global warming: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/23/health/sun-dimming-aerosols-global-warming-intl-scli/index.html?utmterm=link&utmcontent=2018-11-23T154004&utmsource=twCNN&utmmedium=social World chess championship all draws so far: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/nov/22/magnus-carlsen-v-fabiano-caruana-world-chess-championship-game-10-live Trump has a weird hangup about electromagnets: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-questions-technology-central-to-pentagons-plans-for-launching-aircraft-at-sea/2018/11/23/6b6384c6-ef34-11e8-baac-2a674e91502bstory.html?utmterm=.148bda88efb9
83: Skepticrat083 – Midterminator Edition
On this week’s episode: Eli serves as the midterm’s Eeyore … Noah assure everyone that it’s because Eli’s knowledge of politics is primarily derived from jerking off to The West Wing … And Donald Trump calls a rain out on his speech because umbrellas are terrifying. To make a donation for the Vulgarity For Charity campaign, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/index.asp 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: SHS tweets doctored video to make Jim Acosta look violent: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-acosta-sarah-sanders-cnn-reporter-white-house-intern-video-doctored/ Trump sends antagonistic tweet about Macron right before meeting in France: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/10/politics/donald-trump-emmanuel-macron/index.html Trump fires Sessions, replaces him with “MAGA Edition Chatty Cathy”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-investigators-scrutinized-whitakers-role-in-patent-company-accused-of-fraud-according-to-people-with-knowledge-of-case/2018/11/09/e826a404-e456-11e8-ab2c-b31dcd53ca6bstory.html?utmterm=.42396f5a0143 Alibaba Singles Day sales hit over $1 billion in 85 seconds: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/10/tech/alibaba-singles-day/index.html Idiot troll tries to frame Robert Mueller: https://www.vox.com/2018/10/30/18044110/robert-mueller-jacob-wohl-jack-burkman-surefire
82: Skepticrat082 – Stupid Bomb Edition
On this week’s episode: We all collectively created the MAGA bomber with our imaginations … A Florida man will put the “Aiyee!” back in IED … And Megyn Kelly considers blackface affirmative action to get rehired by NBC. 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: Turns out mail bombing campaign was not a false flag operation by Democrats: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/false-flag-conspiracies-fly-after-explosives-mailed-to-prominent-democrats/ Shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/us/active-shooter-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting.html Trump admits MBS might have been involved in Khashoggi killing: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/jamal-khashoggi-trump-cover-up-sanctions-visas Megyn Kelly finds out that blackface is offensive: https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2018-10-26/nbc-says-megyn-kelly-today-not-returning-to-the-air Trump says he’s a nationalist: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/24/trump-says-hes-nationalist-what-means-why-its-controversial/1748521002/ Trump uses unsecured phone to discuss national secrets: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/us/politics/trump-phone-security.html