The Skepticrat

On this week's episode: Alaskan republicans get straight up WABBIT seasoned ... His Majesty’s Prisons start planning a welcome home party for Tommy Robinson ... And Marsh gives Peter Thiel a little scorn on the bayeux tapestry.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratmintmobile.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline sources:Republican idiots in Alaska tricked into voting for a different Dan Sullivan and now they're mad: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/politics/alaska-dan-sullivan-conspiracy-peltola.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/alaska-dan-sullivan-peltola-ballot-investigation-trump.htmlTommy Robinson faces up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of harassing journalists: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/tommy-robinson-found-guilty-of-harassing-journalistsCourt Rejects Latest Trump Effort to Impound California Ballots: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/30/us/midterms-elections-trumpTory activist in 'contract killing broker' claim had worked for party HQ: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c63r5779vyl9oFormer Tory candidate suspended over contract killer claims was adviser in Kemi Badenoch’s office: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/25/former-tory-candidate-suspended-over-contract-killer-claims-was-adviser-in-kemi-badenoch-office-jack-rossCheesecake Factory insanity: https://www.npr.org/2026/10/30/nx-s1-6023106/cheesecake-factory-culture-war-affordability-trump-obamahttps://thecomeback.com/culture/stolen-valor-clay-travis-caught-lying-about-cheesecake-factory.htmlVideo of Obama follow-up at a rally in Georgia: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/28/politics/video/obama-tease-trump-cheesecake-factory-digvidBritish Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/31/british-museum-hosted-palantir-founder-peter-thiel-private-viewing-bayeux-tapestryGeorge Osborne ‘thought Peter Thiel’s Bayeux tapestry visit would be secret’: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/19/george-osborne-peter-thiel-bayeux-tapestry-visit

On this week’s episode: Eli learns we’re having one of them election thingies again this year ... Republicans want to trigger some libs with an actual trigger ... And we’ll get one step closer to the Kash Patel versus Heath Enwright drunken cage match we’ve all been waiting for.Check out more from Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance and the Know Rogan ExperienceTo support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratHeadlines:Election update: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/midterm-elections-early-voting-tracker-battleground-states.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/politics/james-talarico-ohio-texas-senate-race.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/paxton-dubai-fugitive-fraud-allegations-texas.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/politics/trump-hasan-fort-hood-execution-livestream.htmlTrump Cancels Planned Execution Livestream of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter - The New York TimesThe Kelly Clarkson Store Saga Has Only One Guilty Party, and It Is Her: https://slate.com/life/2026/10/kelly-clarkson-art-of-play-brooklyn-store-bird.htmlTrump trots out another stepford press secretary: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/us/politics/katie-zacharia-white-house-first-briefing.htmlTrump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid High Prices - The New York TimesOpinion | Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All - The New York TimesWhy Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs - The New York TimesAfter Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over Ukraine - The New York TimesFBI awarding UFC exclusive agreement to train agents: https://www.reuters.com/sports/report-fbi-awarding-ufc-exclusive-agreement-train-agents--flm-2026-10-10/

On this week's episode: Trump handles being midterm like a sickly preemie ... We’ll apply for White House press credentials because why not ... And if we move the clock FOUR hours we can REALLY ramp up the daylight saving.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratmintmobile.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline sources and links:Candidates of the day:https://www.sherrodbrown.com/https://angienixon.com/Trump's insane interview with Time: https://time.com/article/2026/10/01/donald-trump-2026-interview-transcript/Eli explains how the Daily Wire is trying to cancel our GAM episode: https://youtu.be/4nZYgLcQR5U Man builds AI torture chamber after discovering artificial intelligence ‘feels pain’: https://nz.finance.yahoo.com/news/man-builds-ai-torture-chamber-103106113.htmlTrump boots White House reporters, takes out tax-payer funded ads about how he’s actually pretty great: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/business/trump-white-house-ban-cnn-politico-ms-now.hthttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/politics/trump-ads.htmlAttempted gotcha on Jack Smith goes SO BADLY for GOP senator: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6124359-schmitt-perjury-claim-debunked/https://www.ms.now/news/eric-schmitt-jack-smith-texts-grassley-judiciaryElon Musk And Shivon Zilis Have Broken Up, She Says: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/10/02/elon-musk-and-shivon-zilis-have-broken-up-she-says/Trump shares Tom Cotton’s personal cell number in effort to solve DST in the dumb way: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/03/trump-tom-cotton-cell-phone-daylight-savings-01105998

On this week's episode: The Iran war is somehow going less awesome than we were hoping ... We’ll admit that a pile of demolished rubble is a fitting memorial to Trump ... And we learn about the time Ka$h Patel wanted to fistfight a Twitter bot.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratmintmobile.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline Sources:Iran situation gets somehow worse for Trump; gas is out of fucking control: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/17/diesel-gas-prices-oil-us-economy.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/trump-oil-gas-prices-midterm-elections.htmlAlso, new cat discovered: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/science/tilcayo-new-cat-species-bolivia.htmlPhotos Spur Speculation About Possible Demolition of Kennedy Center: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center-photos.htmlThe House is heading home ahead of the midterms even earlier than planned: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/mike-johnson-cancels-house-vote-hegsethICE warns about fake Tradwives looking to dox agents: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/fbi-ice-tradwife-doxingEnglish village votes to leave the UK over migrant housing plan: https://apnews.com/article/uk-village-piddington-independence-vote-migrants-camp-72d568813051c91e4e6590970abedcd9Ka$h Patel Told FBI To Reply to Epstein Troll Account:https://www.newsweek.com/kash-patel-troll-account-fbi-said-no-12430600Ka$h tries to defend his work during insane Senate hearing: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/patel-fbi-agents-election.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/09/kash-patel-senate-hearing-bestiality/688658/

On this week's episode: Trump limits mail in voting to whites-only envelopes ... We learn how to join the FBI just by drawing the turtle on the matchbox ... And bad video game design flips Noah to a solid Democrat.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:mintmobile.com/skepticratquince.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline Sources:Trump administration asks SCOTUS to allow anti-democracy mail voting scheme: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-mail-ballots.html https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-clear-the-way-for-new-mail-in-voting-rule-to-be-imple/FBI lowers hiring standards for applicants who solicited sex workers, stole, or engaged in bestiality: https://people.com/fbi-lowers-hiring-standards-for-applicants-who-solicited-sex-workers-report-12072726Pentagon secretly hires right wing influencers to sell their wars: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/Pete Hegseth is an idiot who needs to be fired: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/03/politics/pete-hegseth-problem-trump https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/driscoll-hegseth-military-resignation/688479/The Lion King composer ordered to pay comedian after $27m lawsuit over podcast joke backfires: https://thetab.com/2026/09/02/the-lion-king-composer-ordered-to-pay-comedian-after-27m-lawsuit-over-podcast-joke-backfiresTrump administration debuts low res video games that promote their agenda: https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-video-game-arcade-d540ff089ed5b1d432715a4209b16a23