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151: Skepticrat151 – A Tax of the Clones Edition
On this week’s episode: Dallas will host the political suicide squad … Andrew’s unrequited crush on Liz Warren continues … And we talk about Andrew’s colleague as a member of the bar Sidney Powell. 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.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: QAnon conference in Dallas: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/05/28/trump-fans-find-fellowship-at-3-day-dallas-conference-to-talk-god-country-and-patriotism/ Sidney Powell says Trump can get “reinstated”: https://uproxx.com/viral/sidney-powell-trump-reinstated-qanon-conference/ Lindell’s law firm fires lawyer who filed lawsuit for Mike Lindell: https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/law-firm-dumps-mike-lindell-as-client-severs-ties-with-attorney-less-than-one-day-after-lawsuit-against-dominion-smartmatic/ Alec Beck in the SHRM on 2020 voting rights: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/many-states-require-employers-to-provide-time-off-to-vote.aspx G7 Countries Agree to Minimum Corporate Tax: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/06/05/g7-tax-us-yellen/ Republicans complain about Kamala Harris and celebrate Memorial Day with shocking stupidity: https://www.mediaite.com/weird/writer-tricks-matt-gaetz-matt-schlapp-and-dinesh-dsouza-to-post-tweet-honoring-lee-harvey-oswald/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/hypocritical-fox-news-attacks-kamala-harris-pre-memorial-day-tweet-tweeted-cocktails/ SEC fires Trump hack: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/04/sec-fires-republican-watchdog-491939 Trump shuts down his blog: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/politics/trump-shuts-down-blog.html
150: Skepticrat150 – The Gang Ruins the Gas Crisis Edition
On this week’s episode: New Jersey is top 8 in something and Eli is legally obligated to talk about it … Georgia is in the bottom 8 of that same thing, because of fucking course it is … And even if you have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn’t mean that you too can’t not die in a freak gasoline fight accident. 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://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: GOP would like to know as little as possible about January 6th insurrection: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/19/mcconnell-opposes-houses-bipartisan-jan-6-commission-bill-489573 8 states are now above 70% of residents with at least on shot of the COVID vaccine: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/23/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations Tucker says we’re ignoring UFOs and focusing on woke soldiers: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9591969/Carlson-claims-military-ignoring-UFOs-busy-purging-soldiers-not-woke-enough.html China becomes second nation to land a rover on Mars: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57122914 Crypto Crash: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/22/investing/crypto-crash-bitcoin-regulation/index.html Pipeline hacked so gas hoarders blow themselves up: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/us/politics/pipeline-hack.html https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-south-carolina-woman-hoarding-gas-fire-crash-explosion-20210514-td5tf535svgtdnyfyp4672puai-story.html https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/suv-burst-into-flames-after-containers-with-gas-ignite-in-central-florida/2451127/
149: Skepticrat149 – OK Bamboomer Edition
On this week’s episode: Arizona Republicans check for Chinese printed on the inside of their ballots … China does another “bad guy from a comic book” looking thing … And we need Bugs Bunny to cut off Florida with a saw now more than ever. 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.ipvanish.com/skepticrat/ https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Florida is garbage: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/us/politics/florida-voting-rights-bill.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/03/florida-covid-restrictions-gov-ron-desantis-lifts-rules-statewide/4923900001/ https://deadline.com/2021/05/florida-bill-would-stop-social-media-companies-from-deplatforming-users-1234748489/ Herd immunity unreachable: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/health/covid-herd-immunity-vaccine.html Tucker Carlson is garbage: https://www.thedailybeast.com/msnbcs-joy-reid-fires-back-after-tucker-carlson-calls-her-the-race-lady?ref=scroll Arizona’s bullshit recount is looking for bamboo in the ballots as proof that the Chinese did it: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/07/politics/arizona-recount-bamboo-state-senate/index.html Giant Chinese rocket splashes down in Indian Ocean: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/08/china-rocket-landing/
148: Skepticrat148 – BOYOYOYOING Edition
On this week’s episode: The United States once again whips out its johnson … A Minnesota jury finds that black lives actually do matter … And we learn that we can’t afford NOT to buy some blockchain art. 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://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/derek-chauvin-verdict-reached-trial-over-george-floyd-s-death-n1264565 J&J vaccine resumes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/health/johnson-vaccine-resume.html Trump does Hannity interview in first on-camera appearance since leaving the White House: https://www.thewrap.com/trump-fox-news-sean-hannity-2024/ House passes resolution on DC statehood: https://apnews.com/article/dc-statehood-congress-9edf21fe93e813808f1488ceb0b7900b Gender reveal party explosion: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/23/us/gender-reveal-explosion-new-hampshire-trnd/index.html Investors are going crazy for NFT artwork and virtual real estate: https://www.reuters.com/business/metaverse-bet-crypto-rich-investors-snap-up-virtual-real-estate-2021-04-19/
147: Skepticrat147 – Tuck Your Face Edition
On this week’s episode: Matt Gaetz is going to jail … Amazon workers reject collectivism in favor of everybody having their own pee bottle … And all of a sudden Mitch McConnell is a communist who hates freedom. 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.keeps.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: MLB pulls All-Star Game from Georgia: https://www.vox.com/2021/4/3/22365408/mlb-all-star-game-atlanta-explained-voter-suppression-bills Mitch McConnell hates free speech all of a sudden: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/05/mcconnell-corporate-america-woke-parallel-government-479042 Matt Gaetz is going to jail: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/matt-gaetz-joel-greenberg-venmo https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/politics/house-ethics-committee-investigation-gaetz/index.html Russian forces at Ukraine border swell to unprecedented numbers: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-troops-intervention.html Piers Morgan tells his tragic story of victimhood on Tucker Carlson Today: https://www.thedailybeast.com/piers-morgan-bemoans-his-cancellation-over-meghan-in-hourlong-fox-news-primetime-tucker-carlson-special Union Loss May Bring New Phase of Campaign Against Amazon: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/business/economy/amazon-labor-unions.html Egypt discovers lost city: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/egyptologists-find-vast-millenia-old-lost-golden-city/ar-BB1frDXx Also parades mummies around like they’re asking for it: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-egypt-paraded-22-ancient-pharaohs-through-streets-cairo-180977430/
146: Skepticrat146 – Throw in the Powell Edition
On this week’s episode: Jim Crow calls Georgia’s election bill a little blatant … The Suez canal does its impression of Alex Jones’ colon … And the American South uses Google to learn about hammer technology. 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.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Georgia decides not to do Black people votes anymore: https://www.ajc.com/politics/bill-changing-georgia-voting-rules-passes-state-house/ Boat blocking the Suez Canal: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/middleeast/suez-canal-ship-blockage-intl-hnk/index.html Sidney Powell is using the Tucker Carlson defense: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/23/sidney-powells-tucker-carlson-esque-defense/ Vatican issues pay cuts for cardinals amid huge financial deficits: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56515367 Arkansas governor signs anti-trans sports bill: https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/breaking-arkansas-gov-asa-hutchinson-signs-anti-trans-sports-bill Republicans are shockingly dumb on Google: https://www.estately.com/blog/you-wont-believe-the-questions-each-state-googles-more-than-any-other-state/
145: Skepticrat145 – Piers Pressure Edition
On this week’s episode: The entire marketing department of Burger King comes down with type one diabetes … Mike Lindell runs out of websites to get kicked off of so he starts making his own … And beware the ides if you’re a fascist who deserves to get stabbed. 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.keeps.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Meghan and Harry talk to Oprah: https://www.thedailybeast.com/conservative-media-stars-triggered-by-meghan-markles-claim-of-royal-racism Burger King’s International Women’s Day campaign decried for sexism: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/burger-king-s-international-women-s-day-campaign-decried-sexism-n1260039 Hubble walking with noticeable limp now: https://earthsky.org/space/hubble-space-telescope-enters-safe-mode-after-unexpected-glitch-march7-2021 Mike Lindell Is Trying To Launch a Social Media Site: https://www.thedailybeast.com/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-is-trying-to-launch-a-social-media-site-and-its-already-resulted-in-a-legal-threat?ref=home Guy blames saying the N-word on his diabetes: https://www.radio.com/sports/announcer-who-used-n-word-on-hot-mic-cites-blood-sugar-spike Trump team to vaccinated people: “You’re welcome”: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/donald-trump-covid-vaccine-credit
144: Skepticrat144 – Starchy Bunker Edition
On this week’s episode: This year’s CPAC machine is anything but a snore … Biden makes it more than 30 days without bombing a brown person to death … And Ted Cruz lives out the tragic farce of a 5-year-old getting caught in a lie, at age 50. 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.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Line up at CPAC is a GAM-tacular: https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/z3v9be/a-japanese-cult-that-believes-its-leader-is-an-alien-from-venus-is-speaking-at-cpac Biden gives up on a $15 minimum wage for no reason at all, he just hates me and freedom: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/politics/minimum-wage-covid-relief-senate-parliamentarian/index.html Ted Cruz is an embarrassment: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/opinions/ted-cruz-weather-cancun-embarrassment-to-texas-moore/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold Biden bombs Syria out of his unabiding hatred of brown people: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/26/us-strikes-iranian-backed-military-infrastructure-in-syria Babies in cages at the Mexico border: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/migrant-children-border-detained.html We have a gender neutral Potato Head: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/business/mr-potato-head-gender-neutral.html
143: Skepticrat143 – Acquit While You're Behind Edition
On this week’s episode: Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor … We learn that Disney Plus has higher ethical standards than the US Senate … And it’s gonna be more like a trot or MAYBE a light canter for governor. 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.keeps.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Impeachment trial ends with Trump being guilty and acquitted: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/us/politics/impeachment-donald-trump.html Biden administration finalizes deal for 200 million vaccine doses from Pfizer, Moderna: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-administration-finalizes-deal-200-million-vaccine-doses-pfizer-moderna-n1257560 GA DA opens criminal probe into Trump’s call to GA Sec of State: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966332808/georgia-district-attorney-is-investigating-trumps-call-to-overturn-election Gina Carano teams up with Ben Shapiro after getting fired from The Mandalorian: https://www.vox.com/culture/2021/2/12/22280565/gina-carano-fired-star-wars-mandalorian-social-media-conservative Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/08/politics/arkansas-republican-governor-tim-griffin-sarah-huckabee-sanders/index.htmll This is a pretty sweet week to be a Mars nerd: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55998848 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56013041 https://www.space.com/mars-rover-perseverance-landing-4k-video-animation
142: Skepticrat142 – Jewish Space Laser Edition
On this week’s episode: Republicans make Joe Biden an offer he can absolutely refuse … We’ll tell you what we’re gonna do with our space laser timeshare … And we’ll impeach Donald Trump again, because impeachin’ makes us feel good. 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/the-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/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Headline Sources: Gamestop thing: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers-finance/sns-what-is-a-short-sale-gamestop-explained-20210128-dkdmjirbw5c2hkwzmounyx6gla-list.html Joe biden’s fight to pass covid relief https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics/biden-covid-19-relief-urgency/index.html Feinstein’s failure to disclose https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/dianne-feinstein-stock-purchase-husband-b1794169.html Previous story: https://apnews.com/article/dianne-feinstein-california-archive-b15af83719be0468f336b170e03a52c6 Marjorie Taylor-Greene more batshit crazy than we were giving her credit for: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-qanon-wildfires-space-laser-rothschild-execute.html Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Offers Strong Protection https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/health/covid-vaccine-johnson-and-johnson-variants.html NY Mag timeline on impeachment: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/timeline-trump-second-impeachment.html
141: Skepticrat141 – Denauguration Edition
On this week’s episode: We’ll say our goodbyes to Trump and Tall Tyler … The three of us will stage as effective a coup as the one Trump’s supporters managed … And Donald Trump is literally pouting in his room with his phone privileges taken away. 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 Headline Sources: Highlights from the literal coup attempt: https://www.loremipsum.com/neonazisedition/fuckyourface A guy tasered himself while stealing a painting: http://www.yik-yak.com/actuallythiswasnotevenpublishedbyyikyak Former MI Governor charged in Flint water scandal: https://apnews.com/article/environment-michigan-flint-rick-snyder-f5987ee1f56b62b6858052bb759f996f MyPillow Guy wants to declare martial law: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/1/16/22234546/my-pillow-guy-notes-martial-law There is no federal reserve of COVID vaccines: https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/534524-federal-covid-19-vaccine-reserve-is-now-empty Australia rebrands it’s N-word Cheese: https://manilastandard.net/news/world-news/344298/australian-cheese-rebrands-after-20-year-racism-battle.html
140: Skepticrat140 – Hindsight is 2020 Edition
On this week’s episode: House Republicans try to put an end to this silly democracy thing once and for all … “HAVE YOU SEEN ME” pics of the Pfizer vaccine are showing up on the side of milk cartons … And we play you the slideshow of our trip to 2020. 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 Headline Sources: Senate overrides Trump’s veto on Defense bill: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01/us/politics/senate-override-trump-defense-bill.html 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes, two GOP lawmakers say: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/31/politics/electoral-college-house-republicans/index.html 2020 year in review via social media: https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/insights/2020/spending-2020-together-on-twitter.html Iran announces it will enrich uranium to 20%: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55509048 Vaccine distribution is going great: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/31/world/coronavirus-updates#spoiled-vaccine-doses-pharmacist-arrested https://www.cbsnews.com/news/west-virginia-42-people-mistakenly-given-antibodies-instead-coronavirus-vaccine/ Retrospective of Trump’s less dangerous stupidity: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/01/donald-trump-presidency-funny-moments