The Skepticrat

On this week's episode: People are DYING for loans in Brazil ... We finally break our silence on history’s most fuckable popcorn bucket ... And Donald Trump is losing bigly at everything...except for national polling somehow. 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://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Bipartisan coalition in the House pass aid for Ukraine and Israel: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/20/house-vote-ukraine-israel-aid-johnson/ AMC Exec: "We wouldn't have made the Dune popcorn if we knew you'd be sickos about it": https://gizmodo.com/dune-2-popcorn-bucket-amc-regrets-wormussy-1851397128 Truth Social is a giant failure: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/truth-social-drama-donald-trump-lawsuits-ipo-1234999198/ https://www.rawstory.com/trump-social-media-stock-2667811934/ https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/03/trump-media-is-the-most-expensive-us-stock-to-short-by-far.html High speed rail line between LA and Vegas breaks ground this week: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/04/20/high-speed-rail-construction-california-las-vegas/ Lady takes her dead uncle to the bank for a loan: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/brazil-woman-corpse-bank-fraud Judge reads roasty memes from prospective jurors and Trump has to sit there quietly: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-jury-selection-hush-money-case-social-media-rcna148168

On this week's episode: The world finds a new way to BUG Noah Lugeons ... We reveal Rishi Sunak’s cunning plan to bankrupt every wealthy Tory racist ... And it might be the end times because of a shadow. 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://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Eclipse conspiracy theories:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/conspiracy-theory-eclipse-illinois https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/conspiracies-orbit-the-upcoming-april-8-2024-solar-eclipse Biggest Tory donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/11/biggest-tory-donor-looking-diane-abbott-hate-all-black-women Rishi Sunak says he won't return money from donor Frank Hester who is accused of racism: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68554476 Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon: https://apnews.com/article/periodical-cicada-invasion-bugs-everywhere-locusts-evolution-e57f708cdcf144a20fe8f694e95b5d44 SCOTUS to weigh in on interpreting a very clear law that was broken on January 6th: https://www.vox.com/scotus/2024/3/25/24108640/supreme-court-january-6-insurrection-fischer-united-states-obstruct Boat Race rowers told not to enter Thames due to high levels of E. coli: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68674088  Raw sewage spills into England rivers and seas doubles in 2023: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68665335 Children race to collect marshmallows dropped from a helicopter at a Detroit-area park: https://apnews.com/article/marshmallow-helicopter-children-park-spring-ebc354cd8c8203ad835e4908158df63a MP William Wragg tells paper he is sorry for sharing private phone numbers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68731683

On this week's episode: We’ll follow up on the hilarious antics of those wacky British royals ... Donald Trump realizes he should’ve been making his coffee at home ... And the chemtrail mind control grid might soon be missing a little strip in the shape of Tennessee. 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://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Trump faces cash crunch in court and on the campaign trail: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/politics/trump-464-million-dollar-bond/index.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/22/trump-claims-to-have-about-500m-cash-as-he-fights-fraud-appeal-bond.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-finance.html Catherine, Princess of Wales, Reveals She Has Cancer: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/22/world/princess-kate-middleton-cancer Tennessee passes a bill banning chemtrails: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2024/03/20/tennessee-senate-passes-bill-banning-chemtrails-what-to-know/73027586007/ https://www.wonkette.com/p/tennessee-senate-takes-bold-stance Republican rats abandoning ship: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/22/republican-house-majority-mike-gallagher AI-powered robot can serve you food, stack the dishes, and have a conversation with you: https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/ai-powered-humanoid-robot-figure-01-can-serve-you-food-stack-the-dishes-and-have-a-conversation-with-you RFK Jr. says his running mate shortlist includes Aaron Rodgers: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/politics/aaron-rodgers-sandy-hook-conspiracy-theories/index.html https://www.businessinsider.com/aaron-rodgers-strangest-unique-health-hacks-2023-9

On this week's episode: Joe Biden tries to find a united state ... New York tries to make itself safer by adding more guns ... And the UK once again shows it cannot be trusted with a Princess of Wales. 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://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://policygenius.com Headline Sources: Katie Britt delivers insane rebuttal to the State of the Union: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/08/katie-britt-sotu-reaction National Guard and State Police Will Patrol the Subways and Check Bags: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/nyregion/subway-national-guard-police.html Palace breaks silence on Kate Middleton health conspiracy theories on social media: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/kate-middleton-health-rumours-abdominal-surgery-b2508431.html  Pentagon releases yet another stupid “UFO” report: https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/pentagon-ufo-report-says-most-sightings-ordinary-objects-phenomena-2024-03-08/ An iconic WWII photo showing a non consensual kiss was almost banned from display. It didn’t last long: https://apnews.com/article/times-square-kiss-photo-veterans-affairs-memo-b24d5dba6930be867e9ac1be6dff16e5 Rochdale by-election - Landslide win for George Galloway: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68443430

On this week's episode: Donald Trump tries to CHUCK a few BUCKS ... We’ll rank the (Presidential) races ... And George Santos files a lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel for aggravated irony. 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://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://policygenius.com https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Donald Trump has a sneaker: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/18/trump-sneaker/ The Informant Turned Defendant Who Took Aim at the Bidens: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/us/politics/smirnov-fbi-biden-russia.html New historical ranking of US Presidents just dropped: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/20/presidents-ranking-trump-biden-list George Santos sues Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making Cameo videos: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/19/business/george-santos-sues-jimmy-kimmel/index.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/jimmy-kimmel-ap-george-santos-new-york-republican-b2498076.html Hiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies: https://apnews.com/article/hiker-kills-coyote-with-bare-hands-f5a5ad44ee8ea98729c85f95d7fed434 Intuitive Machines becomes first private company to land on the moon: https://www.space.com/intuitive-machines-odysseus-moon-lander-tipped-over Lindell ordered by judge to pay $5 million for losing the bet he made: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/federal-judge-affirms-mypillow-mike-lindell-must-pay-5m-in-election-data-dispute/

On this week's episode: We unveil some horrifying Groundhog Day lore ... We find out just how popular the Popular Conservatives are ... And Twitter deals with Russian misinformation for the very first time. 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://policygenius.com https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Tucker Carlson interviews Vladimir Putin: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/02/tucker-carlson-putin-interview-fact-check-history.html King diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68208157  King Charles criticised for appointing pro-homeopathy doctor: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/10/king-charles-criticised-appointing-homeopath-michael-dixon-head-royal-medical-household Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring: https://apnews.com/article/groundhog-day-punxsutawney-phil-d73f9f79e4b5232bf573100136a6b86f Republicans don't know how to count: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congress-republicans-alejandro-mayorkas-impeachment-border-deal-failures_n_65c2d67ae4b093b2e7816d96 Truss’s PopCon group splinters on launch but attacks Sunak’s policies: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/06/popular-conservatism-has-splintered-but-is-united-in-criticism-of-sunaks-policies Taylor Drift and Clark W. Blizzwald take top honors in Minnesota snowplow-naming contest: https://apnews.com/article/snowplow-contest-taylor-drift-blizzwald-beyonsleigh-0525c86addd6f8f4e579ccc3fd340238 Laurence Fox loses libel battle: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/jan/29/laurence-fox-loses-libel-battle-with-twitter-x-users-he-called-paedophiles

On this week's episode: The British Post Office will try to argue that justice got lost in the mail ... Donald Trump asks E Jean Carroll how much she’d knock off if he let her be his running mate ... And Colorado District 4 rolls out the red carpetbag for Lauren Boebert. 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://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://policygenius.com https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Trump ordered to pay in E Jean Carroll defamation case: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-e-jean-carroll-trial-closing-arguments-courtroom/ UK conservatives plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-61782866  Trump wins Iowa and New Hampshire and GOP dropouts all of a sudden love him again: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/26/gops-awkward-2016-flip-flops-trump-make-comeback-2024/ Trump's possible picks for VP: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/25/donald-trump-vice-president-pick-candidates/ Sarah Huckabee Sanders bought a lectern for $19,000 with a government credit card: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/13/sarah-huckabee-sanders-lectern/ Mars helicopter is dead: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/after-three-years-on-mars-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-mission-ends Japan’s upside down moon lander: https://apnews.com/article/japan-moon-lander-slim-probe-pinpoint-2908c74d9e3c4c8a5eabfb6b1625c617 UK Post Office "Horizon scandal" explained: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56718036 Lauren Boebert among field of other criminal idiots in first Republican debate for CO-4: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/25/lauren-boebert-republican-primary-debate-colorado/32f8b740-bb40-11ee-b176-fe5fd794e716_story.html https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/27/lauren-boebert-arrests-colorado-3rd-mitsch-bush/

On this week's episode: Alaska Airlines catches a little TOO much air ... We’ll explain to Ron DeSantis that thought police aren’t supposed to go after all thought ... And we learn about darts from our intrepid sports reporter Eli Bosnick. 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://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://policygenius.com https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Trump's Iowa town hall recap: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/us/politics/trump-town-hall-fox.html https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2024/01/10/trump-fox-news-town-hall-iowa-caucuses-highlights-christie/72163126007/ FAA Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/business/faa-boeing-737-boeing-max-investigation.html DefSec doesn’t bother to tell anyone he’ll be out of commission: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/08/congress-austin-pentagon-hospital-defense-00134286 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/us/politics/lloyd-austin-private-public.html Lauren Boebert did not punch her ex-husband in the face or he's letting it go: https://apnews.com/article/lauren-boebert-exhusband-altercation-arrest-ed3ba1a94e6dba08bf67f1d5d54ad9b3 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67911826 AP PHOTOS: Raucous British fans put on a show at the world darts championship: https://apnews.com/article/world-darts-championship-photos-e0aa730a30d305310b386cd101dc3e07 Florida schools remove dictionaries for being too woke: https://popular.info/p/florida-school-district-removes-dictionaries

On this week's episode: Rudy Giuliani just needs a little help til Friday ... Ben Shapiro commits to the “it was for research” excuse after his wife catches him watching porn ... And everything is going wrong for Elon Musk. 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://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com/  (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Rudy Giuliani order to pay $148 million in Georgia election defamation case: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-defamation-trial-damages.html Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones: https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-x-account-elon-musk-90cfc990631dec5e8f337167fbe16372 Daily Wire pundit claims Pornhub is "converting" cishet men with secret messages: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/12/rightwing-pundit-claims-popular-adult-website-is-converting-straight-men-with-secret-messages/ Tesla recalls all of their cars: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67693935 Santacon: https://apnews.com/article/christmas-santa-pub-crawl-new-york-city-616ee17f07906fde81d7378f6ba206d5 Elon Musk's Grok Twitter AI is actually 'woke'...hilarity ensues: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/12/10/elon-musks-grok-twitter-ai-is-actually-woke-hilarity-ensues/?sh=36a6cc336bce

On this week's episode: Henry Kissinger kills one last noncombatant ... Apple will take ownership of all of your photos at midnight ... And after a 2nd test, Donald Trump is now a double stable double genius. 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://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com/  (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Trump says he's "seriously looking" at Obamacare alternatives: https://www.axios.com/2023/11/26/trump-obamacare-affordable-care-act https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/us/politics/trump-biden-obamacare.html Trump "aces" another cognitive exam: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-obama-aced-cognitive-test_n_6564a795e4b0f35896f6c583 Henry Kissinger Was A War Criminal, But Presidents And Celebrities Smiled With Him: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/henry-kissinger-dead-leaders_n_5d10ef86e4b0aa375f50baf0 Police Departments get in on weird hysteria over Apple’s “Namedrop” system: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/27/namedrop-iphone-ios17-safety/ The sound of crunching chips is annoying, so Doritos made a silencer: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/11/27/doritos-silent-gaming-crunch-cancellation/ Trump tries to embrace Black Lives Matter, a group he previously said ‘hates our country’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/29/trump-blm-endorsement-dispute/ Airplane crosses the Atlantic using sugar and fat as fuel: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/11/28/virgin-atlantic-sustainable-flight-lands-saf

On this week's episode: George Santos enters the find out era of political tenure ... The Macy’s Day Parade will go woke ... And there's a US senator named Markwayne. 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.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Ethics panel releases findings on George Santos, Santos says he won’t seek reelection: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/nyregion/george-santos-ethics-committee.html Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade tells off One Million Moms: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/nyregion/thanksgiving-parade-nonbinary-lgbt-protest.html Georgia GOP official says God attacks her opponents with brain tumors and puts them in wheelchairs: https://www.meidastouch.com/news/georgia-gop-official-says-god-attacks-her-opponents-with-brain-tumors-puts-them-in-wheelchairs Harrison Floyd cries racism as Fani Willis moves to revoke his bond: https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/harrison-floyd-trevian-kutti-racism-fani-willis-rcna125743 Facebook will now allow ads claiming the 2020 election was stolen: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/15/facebook-ads-2020-election-rigged-stolen-instagram-policy Theft of 2 million dimes leaves four facing federal charges: https://apnews.com/article/millions-dimes-stolen-truck-theft-philadelphia-mint-c141bc2e0f974dc3c8c12ddaf809c12a Oklahoma senator challenges Teamsters president to fight at U.S. Senate hearing: https://kansasreflector.com/2023/11/14/oklahoma-senator-challenges-teamsters-president-to-fight-at-u-s-senate-hearing/

On this week's episode: Donald Trump’s gag orders expand into the literal ... Dominic Cummings will teach the BBC some naughty words ... And Trump's legal team defends him from the abolitionists of Colorado. 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.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Appeals court freezes gag order on Trump in DC trial: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/politics/chutkan-trump-gag-order-freeze/index.html Judge in Trump's NY fraud trial expands gag order: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/politics/trump-gag-order-engoron-clerk/index.html Defendant in GA election case using the argument that the election really was stolen by Biden: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/11/03/trump-codefendant-georgia-election-case/ Boris Johnson asked if blowing hairdryer up nose could kill Covid, says ex-aide Cummings: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/boris-johnson-hairdryer-covid-dominic-cummings-b2439809.html Colorado judge chides company that tried to pay $23,500 settlement in coins weighing 3 tons: https://ktla.com/strange-news/ap-strange-news/ap-colorado-judge-chides-company-that-tried-to-pay-23500-settlement-in-coins-weighing-3-tons/ Colorado trial to remove Trump from the ballot: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/politics/14th-amendment-colorado-trump-trial/index.html Labour accuses Rishi Sunak of angling for job after Elon Musk interview: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/03/labour-accuses-rishi-sunak-of-angling-for-job-after-elon-musk-interview  Minister denies ‘cultural issue’ among Tory MPs after Crispin Blunt’s arrest: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/27/minister-denies-cultural-issue-among-tory-mps-after-crispin-blunts-arrest Swans in Florida that date to Queen Elizabeth II gift are rounded up for their annual physicals: https://apnews.com/article/swan-roundup-florida-lakeland-8c878efccd378e3694eff9785dd86c4b

On this week's episode: A lying poker player gets called on his bluff ... a lying Congressman does too ... and Jim Jordan angrily looks for the receipt for his custom solid gold gavel. 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.policygenius.com https://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Still no House speaker: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/20/house-speaker-race-candidates-jim-jordan/ Poker player who drew donations for Las Vegas event lied about dying from cancer: https://apnews.com/article/world-series-of-poker-cancer-lie-37c639515dabcfac20597489620cdac4 SCOTUS lifts restriction on Biden admins communications with social media companies: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/20/politics/supreme-court-social-media/ GA election case judge skeptical of asking potential jurors about "MAGA Republicans": https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/16/politics/georgia-election-subversion-case-jury/index.html And Sidney Powell just flipped on Trump: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/sidney-powell-plea-deal-donald-trump-ouch.html Football coach whose team called ‘Nazi’ during game says he was forced to resign, no ill intent: https://apnews.com/article/ohio-football-nazi-play-resign-brooklyn-beachwood-426a125a44790906c52601a654ad7998 George Santos somehow even worse: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/santos-charged-identity-theft-rcna119819 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/11/george-santos-republican-resolution-expel-house

On this week's episode: Eli will file a motion to vacate against Heath ... Republicans continue their Mexican standoff against themselves ... and Mike Lindell will put the “fraud” into “schadenfreude”…again. 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.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: McCarthy ousted as house speaker: https://apnews.com/article/mccarthy-gaetz-speaker-motion-to-vacate-congress-327e294a39f8de079ef5e4abfb1fa555 Nobel prize winners  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/6/who-are-the-2023-nobel-prize-winners-so-far Trump accidentally shared nuclear secrets… again: https://abcnews.go.com/US/after-white-house-trump-allegedly-discussed-potentially-sensitive/story FDA panel says common over-the-counter decongestant doesn’t work https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-panel-says-common-counter-decongestant-phneylephrine-doesnt-work-rcna104424 Lindell’s legal team quits en masse: https://www.thedailybeast.com/mike-lindell-and-mypillow-owe-millions-to-lawyers-actively-trying-to-ditch-them https://apnews.com/article/mike-lindell-mypillow-no-money-election-lawsuits-047932c7207734c080b07dca8d8868a5 The Hollywood writers’ strike is over — and they won big https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/9/24/23888673/wga-strike-end-sag-aftra-contract

On this week's episode: We'll put the "cynic" back in arsenic ... we'll share a difficult story about our X ... and we'll join Lauren Boebert for a night at the theater. 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.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com

On this week's episode: The Republican primary choice is none of the above ... We make it through a story about the moon’s south pole with no ass jokes ... And Mitch McConnell runs out of dial-up hours again. 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.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: GOP primary debate: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/23/first-republican-debate-highlights-00112617 Elon bought Twitter because it made his daughter hate him: https://www.express.co.uk/news/us/1810891/elon-musk-twitter-transgender-daughter-biography Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years for seditious conspiracy: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66712589 Mitch McConnell Says He's Not Going Anywhere: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-health-freeze_n_64f8cdf4e4b0c9c32dede1e1 English townie reports yoga class as mass killing: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/europe/yoga-confused-mass-murder-gbr-scli-intl/index.html Japan launches lunar lander: https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/japan-launches-rocket-carrying-moon-lander-slim-after-three-delays-2023-09-06/  India lands one: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-counts-down-crucial-moon-landing-2023-08-23/ Russia fails spectacularly: https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/20/world/luna-25-spacecraft-moon-collision-intl

On this week's episode: We’ll talk about a giant Republican pee pee ... You’ll learn that Eli isn’t talking about the debate ... And Florida supplements its school of hard knocks curriculum with material from PragerU. 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.policygenius.com https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Virginia GOP Official Displays 16 Foot Penis Sign at Youth Baseball Game to Protest Woke: https://www.meidastouch.com/news/virginia-gop-official-displays-16-foot-penis-sign-at-youth-baseball-game-to-protest-woke

On this week's episode: Republicans won't rest until the highest court in the land finds Hunter Biden just a guy who did meth a few times ... We take bets on whether Trump can make it to this episode airing before violating his protective order ... And a very sad white nationalist militia does some dive action roll playing. 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.policygenius.com https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: DOJ Assigns special counsel to Hunter Biden case: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/us/politics/republicans-hunter-biden-special-counsel.html Supreme Court pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/supreme-court-purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement.html Judge limits Trump's ability to share evidence: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/trump-judge-protective-order.html Twitch streamer causes chaos with PS5 giveaway in Union Square: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/nyregion/kai-cenat-union-square-nyc-riot.html An otter turned outlaw continues to evade wildlife officials in Santa Cruz: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/22/1189352338/sea-otter-search-santa-cruz-surfers He infiltrated a notorious white nationalist group and now, he’s being sued for exposing them: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/white-nationalist-patriot-front-antifa-lawsuit-1234804251/ AMAZING video of "patriot" training camp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vFAlrFZTTo&ab_channel=UnicornRiot

On this week's episode: ALIENS ARE REAL ... Rishi Sunak falls narrowly short of being the biggest loser in half a century ... And after his MyPillow garage sale, Mike Lindell's net worth remains at approximately negative 1.3 billion. 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 https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought ‘Personal Benefit’ to Black People: https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-schools-will-teach-how-slavery-brought-personal-benefit-to-black-people https://time.com/6296413/florida-board-of-education-black-history/ Aliens are real: https://thehill.com/homenews/space/4116688-heres-what-scientists-say-about-whistleblower-claims-that-pentagon-has-evidence-of-alien-crashes/ Big defeats for Tories but party holds on to Uxbridge: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66264317 Mike Lindell Auction Flops As Multiple MyPillow Products Fail To Sell: https://www.newsweek.com/mike-lindell-auction-flops-multiple-mypillow-products-fail-sell-1813941 Christopher Rufo Decodes Cultural Shifts in America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wwlFEfSyeo&t=4142s Elon Musk fails to rename his company: https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-clumsy-twitter-rebrand-to-x-draws-mockery-falls-flat-on-its-face GB News Star Dan Wootton Unmasked in Cash-for-Sexual Images Catfishing Scandal: https://bylinetimes.com/2023/07/17/gb-news-star-dan-wootton-unmasked-in-cash-for-sexual-images-catfishing-scandal/  Dan Wootton Paid Porn Stars with Sun’s Depp Money for Covert Catfish Sex Videos: https://bylinetimes.com/2023/07/26/dan-wootton-paid-porn-stars-with-suns-depp-money-for-covert-catfish-sex-videos/ Mitch McConnell needs to hit refresh: https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-health-republican-leader-07bdd2f78545b92bb8d2dd32395ff956

On this week's episode: Hollywood finds a SAG it can root for ... We’ll learn that anything can be a UFO if you’re dumb enough ... And Mike Lindell is selling "bag of pretty good pillow stuff" on Facebook Marketplace. 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.auraframes.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: MyPillow is auctioning equipment after a sales slump: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-lindell-mypillow-auction-equipment-cancel-culture/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/mike-lindell-floats-nutty-my-cousin-vinny-scenario-where-he-beats-dominion SAG-AFTRA goes on strike because Bob Iger is an idiot: https://www.nytimes.com/article/actors-strike-why.html GOP uses defense bill to push anti-abortion, anti-diversity agenda: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/13/pentagon-abortion-policy-house-republicans/ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. press dinner explodes in war of words and farting: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/12/rfk-jr-press-dinner-explodes-in-war-of-words-and-farts/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jr-covid-19-ethnically-targeted-to-spare-jews-and-chinese Raw milk is being legalized in more states: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/well/eat/raw-milk-risks.html Defense bill contains silly UFO bullshit: https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/07-14-2023/defense-bills-meet-ufos/