The Skepticrat

On this week's episode: The Epstein files completely ignore Trump’s golf score ... Donald Trump hides his declaration of war behind a lace fan ... And Andrew Cuomo just keeps losing elections to the same guy. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://bsky.app/profile/susiedent.com Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: New emails released from Epstein files: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/epstein-emails-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/business/media/epstein-trump-emails-conservative-media.html Trump summons Boebert in order to pressure against Epstein files release: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/trump-epstein-vote-boebert.html Democrats cave on shutdown: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/held-democratic-voters-support-party-after-shutdown-ends/story?id=127542740 Trump would like to go to war with Venezuela, please: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-venezuela-sort-of-made-up-mind-after-top-officials-spent-3rd-day/ Big wins on Election Day: https://apnews.com/article/virginia-new-jersey-trump-election-democrat-republican-fad109893cfd4be5b49a5bb1b0138d8d Drinking is cool: https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/heavy-drinking-youth-career-success-b92scqwdh Russian robot faceplants in its debut: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/technology/ai-robot-russia-falls.html

On this week's episode: We’ll check in with American democracy quick while we still can ... Our trip to Europe matches up with a jewel heist as a COINCIDENCE ... And Elon Musk will continue to try to build a world where he’s right rather than admit he was wrong. Learn more about Vulgarity for Charity here: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/ 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

On this week's episode: RFK Jr. tries to give Tylenol credit for Eli's son's puzzle skills ... It turns out Hitler was just a young guy making offensive jokes ... And Dr. Phil is a sad pile of failure. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://bsky.app/profile/susiedent.com Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: Young Republicans' group chat: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146 NYC mayoral race debate featuring Mamdani, Cuomo, and Sliwa: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/16/nyregion/nyc-mayor-debate-mamdani-cuomo-sliwa RFK Jr. v Tylenol continues: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/reupping-unproven-claims-about-tylenol-kennedy-claims-a-link-between-circumcision-and-autism DHS claims that Mexican cartels are offering bounties on ICE officers up to $50,000: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/mexico-sheinbaum-cartel-bounties-immigration-officials Bari Weiss is now editor-in-chief of CBS News: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/queer-anti-woke-journalist-bari-weiss-is-now-cbs-news-editor-in-chief-thats-troubling/ Everything going very badly for Dr. Phil: https://slate.com/business/2025/10/dr-phil-mcgraw-donald-trump-merit-media-maga.html https://www.nationalmemo.com/dr-phil-bankrupt

On this week's episode: Trump gives the troops a talking to ... Republicans get more frightened by a bunny than anyone since Arthurian England ... And ICE completely missed a big opportunity at the UN General Assembly. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://bsky.app/profile/susiedent.com Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat ExpressVPN.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: Hegseth and Trump lecture generals and admirals: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/hegseth-military-officers.html https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/30/hegseth-meeting-pushback-00588181 Government shuts down, Trump DESPERATELY blames Democrats: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrj1znp0pyo MAGA has racist, homophobic meltdown over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/demonic-maga-has-homophobic-meltdown-over-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-performance/ Trump claims the UN sabotaged his escalator and teleprompter at UNGA: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/25/nx-s1-5553272/trump-escalator-united-nations-investigation Iranian diplomats attending UNGA banned from Costco: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/world/middleeast/iran-diplomats-costco-ban-trump.html Stuck in Traffic, French President Macron Calls Trump About His Motorcade: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/macron-trump-unga-motorcade.html A zoo in Denmark asked patrons to donate their pets for food: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/06/nx-s1-5493363/denmark-zoo-donate-pets-feeding-animals Trump wants his face on a dollar coin: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/03/treasury-department-trump-dollar-coin-00593368

On this week's episode: The Trump administration sentences the country to Jimmy Fallon ... British racists will show off their patriotism in a roundabout way ... And we learn about the worst science of the year and then we talk about the Ig Nobel Prizes after RFK Jr. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat ExpressVPN.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: Kimmel got pulled because of government coercion: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/us/politics/supreme-court-jimmy-kimmel-free-speech.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/business/timeline-jimmy-kimmel-suspension-vis Thousands of St George's flags have gone up in UK cities and towns: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626vxyxgj6o  ‘Operation Raise the Colours’ Organised by Well-Known Far-Right Extremists: https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/operation-raise-the-colours-organised-by-well-known-far-right-extremists/ Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/health/cdc-vaccines-mmrv-hepatitis-b.html Far-right London rally sees record crowds and violent clashes with police: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/13/unite-the-kingdom-far-right-rally-london-tommy-robinson-police-assaulted Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/13/elon-musk-calls-for-dissolution-of-parliament-at-far-right-rally-in-london Police seek man who called for Keir Starmer to be ‘assassinated’ at far-right rally: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/14/police-seek-man-called-keir-starmer-assassinated-far-right-rally Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners: https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/meet-the-2025-ig-nobel-prize-winners/

On this week's episode: Trump lowers the crime rate in Washington DC by committing fewer crimes ... It ain’t easy being green energy ... And America just says no to Cracker Barrel. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat ExpressVPN.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: Trump threatens to take over other cities now that DC is under his control: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/22/trump-troops-dc-new-york-chicago How Trump Used 10 Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of Actions: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-emergency-immigration-tariffs-crime.html Hegseth and RFK Jr make a very sad push-ups and pull-ups fitness challenge video together: https://www.dailydot.com/viral-politics/pete-hegseth-mocked-over-pull-up/ Trump targets Smithsonian: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2025/08/21/white-house-smithsonian-exhibitions-targets/ Tariffs on Wind Turbines: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/trump-investigation-tariffs-wind-turbines.html Cracker Barrel does VERY badly with logo change and pegging: https://www.axios.com/2025/08/21/cracker-barrel-new-logo-stocks-maga https://www.huffpost.com/entry/right-winger-slams-new-woke-version-of-cracker-barrel-game_n_68a7518be4b0e8c4a7241889

On this week's episode: Marsh needs to see some ID before he can tell you what’s happening in his country ... The DOJ is definitely hiring from Monster.com ... And we learn how flying monsters from the Book of Revelation might affect your weekend. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat ExpressVPN.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: Texas enlists FBI to hunt down fugitive Democrats: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/07/fbi-cornyn-texas-democratic-lawmakers-flee/ What are the new UK online safety rules and how will age checks on adult content be enforced?: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/24/what-are-the-new-uk-online-safety-rules-and-how-will-they-be-enforced Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/07/nx-s1-5493197/doj-trump-jan-6-defendant-jared-wise-capitol-riot Tim Cook hands Trump a bribe trophy at the White House on live TV: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/07/trump-tim-cook-gift-white-house-apple/ MP mistakes charity rowers for 'illegal migrants': https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd32lnq445o ICE Offers, Then Quickly Withdraws, Cash Bonuses for Swiftly Deporting Immigrants: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/politics/ice-bonuses-immigrants-deportations.html RADIOACTIVE WASPS ARE A THING NOW: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/science/radioactive-wasps-nuclear-savannah-river.html

On this week's episode: The Department of Justice wonders if a find and replace for JUMP will work out for them ... Trump will stop just short of throwing a smoke bomb in the middle of a press conference ... And we talk about solutions to the long history of misandrist toilet technology. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: groundnews.com/skepticrat quince.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat ExpressVPN.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: Trump retaliates against Wall Street Journal after they publish naked lady bday letter to Epstein:  https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796 FBI asked to "flag" Epstein files that mention Trump: https://www.axios.com/2025/07/18/epstein-documents-trump-fbi-senator Johnson Cuts Short House Business to Avoid Vote on Releasing Epstein Files: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/us/politics/mike-johnson-ends-house-session-epstein-vote.html Coca-Cola to launch new US soda with cane sugar this fall: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coca-cola-cane-sugar-trump-post/ Trump’s bid for autocracy scores key wins in the media and academia:  https://apnews.com/article/stephen-colbert-late-show-cbs-end-8bad9f16f076df62c0ffc50e9c8adbab https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/26/columbia-university-settlement-monitor/ Trump to sign executive order to push cities to make homelessness more illegal: https://ground.news/article/trump-to-sign-order-pressuring-cities-states-on-homelessness You can Venmo the national debt, apparently: https://www.axios.com/2025/07/24/venmo-gifts-public-debt Trump tries to rewrite history on being ‘fooled’ by Putin: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/politics/trump-putin-rewrite-history-analysis Trump's new plan is to sell weapons to NATO allies and they'll give support to Ukraine: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/foreign-policy/a-smart-plan-ambassador-matthew-whitaker-explains-us-deal-to-sell-weapons-to-nato-for-ukraine US Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker sold big dick toilets: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/democrats-demand-info-on-acting-attorney-general-matthew-whitaker-masculine-toilet-scam

On this week's episode: We’ll spend more time digging into the details of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” than most of the people who voted for it ... Marsh will try not to get us arrested by the UK government for terrorism ... And Marco Rubio takes on a 5th job as the Prince of Nigeria? To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: ExpressVPN.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat quince.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: Insane, evil, and incredibly reviled One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now law: https://www.vox.com/politics/418599/one-big-beautiful-bill-act-details-explained https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0eqpz23l9jo Priest, 83, arrested at Palestine Action protest: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vrjkev802o New direct action group 'Yvette Cooper' emerges: https://www.thenational.scot/news/25291394.new-direct-action-group-yvette-cooper-emerges/ Grok goes full Mecha-Hitler, its words: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/grok-ai-praised-hitler-antisemitism-x-ntwnfb Rift erupts among Justice, FBI leaders over Epstein memo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/11/trump-bondi-patel-bongino-epstein-files/ https://www.wonkette.com/p/fbi-epstein-client-list-does-not Reform UK puts teenagers in charge of vital public services: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/05/nigel-farage-reform-uk-teenage-councillors-vital-public-services Reform councillor’s boast about removing ‘trans-ideological’ books from children’s library sections falls flat: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/04/reform-councillors-boast-about-removing-trans-ideological-books-from-childrens-library-sections-falls-flat  Reform UK to introduce less stringent ‘common sense’ vetting system for candidates: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/07/reform-uk-to-introduce-less-stringent-common-sense-vetting-system-for-candidates Scammer clones Marco Rubio’s voice, fools disturbing number of people: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/08/marco-rubio-ai-impostor

On this week's episode: The big beautiful bill goes on a parliamentarian diet ... Donald Trump tries to bomb himself into a peace prize ... And Matt Gaetz's mom isn't mad; she's disappointed. 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: quince.com/skepticrat policygenius.com groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: Big Beautiful Bill’s passage in serious question: http://npr.org/2025/06/25/nx-s1-5445185/trump-gop-megabill-senate Can Mamdani’s Energetic Campaign Be a Blueprint for Democrats?: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/politics/mamdani-campaign-democrats.html https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/maga-bigots-are-losing-their-minds-over-a-muslim-socialist-possibly-becoming-nycs-mayor/ Bombing Iran but isolationist style:  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/us/politics/trump-iran-decision-strikes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-program-israeli-us-attacks.html#link-58d1cda https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9x809vgrro Noah's idiot congressman nominates Trump for peace prize: https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-sycophant-buddy-carter-leads-charge-to-get-trump-a-nobel-peace-prize/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/pakistan-trump-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-iran-strikes https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-withdrawn-ukraine-russia-2089818 A Boise Bar’s “Hetero Awesome Fest” Was a Straight-Up Flop: https://www.them.us/story/boise-bar-hetero-awesome-fest-daniel-hamrick-protest-song https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/dozens-attend-hetero-festival-in-idaho-boise/277-64864d25-d10a-49d8-bb05-57b943c08ab8 Matt Gaetz's embarrassing text conversation with his mom is revealed by person sitting behind him on a plane: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14842867/matt-gaetz-messages-mother-advice-trump.html

On this week's episode: We’ll go full tea on the Musk-Trump breakup ... At least 1.6% of America showed up to make sure Trump had a shitty birthday ... And Heath's getting married. 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: policygenius.com groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat quince.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: Best worst best best messy breakup fight of all time: https://www.cnn.com/business/timeline-elon-musk-trump-x-dg https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-musk-timeline-twitter-truth-social-apology-regret-b2767891.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/politics/musk-vance-wiles-phone-call Trump’s expensive stupid teeny tiny parade: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/13/us/trump-military-parade.html And wanting to use it on protesters: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/politics/trump-military-parade-protests.html Democratic lawmaker forcibly removed from Kristi Noem’s press conference: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ygn48djrko NYC mayor's race in final stretch with Andrew Cuomo somehow still in front: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/nyregion/debate-takeaways-mayor-nyc.html Mamdani and Lander cross-endorse each other to leverage ranked-choice voting: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/nyregion/mamdani-lander-endorsement-nyc-mayor.html New China trade ‘deal’ takes US back to where it started: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/us-china-trade-deal-trump.html Anti-Trump protests are yuge: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/06/14/no-kings-protests-anti-trump-rallies-us/

On this week's episode: Make America Healthy Again starts to sound an awful lot like the great reset ... We start wondering why there isn’t a Pulitzer for “best press conference question” ... And X hits a person like a Tesla on autopilot. 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: policygenius.com betterhelp.com/skepticrat quince.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: MAHA report is full of enormous amounts of nonsense: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/maha-report-mostly-data-vibes https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/05/30/maha-report-ai-white-house/ Harvard wins initial court fight to keep its international students: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/harvard-international-students-trumps.html A hidden measure in the big beautiful bill would crown Trump king:  https://www.justsecurity.org/113529/terrible-idea-contempt-court/ Donald Trump learns about TACO trade: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-lashes-viral-taco-trade-meme-stand/story?id=122323324 Elon leaves the White House with a bunch of lies: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/politics/fact-check-elon-musk-trump.html Elon Musk got punched in the face by a 5-year-old: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/politics/elon-musk-black-eye.html

On this week's episode: Donald Trump is Qat-hard pressed to refuse a gift ... RFK Jr. goes swimming in water that had disgusting, disease-causing sewage in it before he got in ... And the White House has a very special birthday boy. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To support our shows during this very special Maytreon, go here: www.maytreon.com 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: policygenius.com quince.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: Trump does a Middle East bribing tour: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/politics/trump-middle-east-visit.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/12/trump-plane-qatar-politics/ https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-administration-qatar-links-2072706 DHS Reviews Reality Show Pitch Where Immigrants Compete for US Citizenship: https://ground.news/article/kristi-noem-working-on-reality-show-pitting-immigrants-against-each-other-for-citizenship Trump's big beautiful bill is doomed: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/16/gop-hard-liners-block-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-taxes-immigration/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-republicans-put-house-notice-wont-accept-trump-agenda-bill-chan-rcna206705 RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage with his family: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/rfk-jr-rock-creek-bacteria.html And openly admits you should NOT take health advice from him: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/politics/rfk-jr-hhs-overhaul-hearing.html TX Democrats propose resolution to ban Cruz from college playoffs calling him a "well known curse": https://ground.news/article/houston-democrats-eyeing-to-end-cruz-curse-with-banning-of-senator Trump’s fascism parade will cost well over $45 million: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/politics/trump-parade-army-birthday-cost.html

On this week's episode: Elon Musk spends infinity dollars for everyone to hate him ... Americans "celebrate" DJT’s first 100 days of the term ... And Trump drove our Chevy to the levy but the levy was high. 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: groundnews.com/skepticrat go.privacyhawk.com/skepticrat  (code: SKEPTIC20 [iOS] / skeptic20 [Android]) policygenius.com betterhelp.com/skepticrat factormeals.com/factorpodcast (code: FACTORPODCAST) trustandwill.com/skepticrat bamboohr.com/freedemo mintmobile.com/skepticrat acorns.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) incogni.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Elon Musk on his way out:  https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-doge-tesla-government-cuts-c47211544c5382a6207779ee95c6060b  https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/02/musk-doge-cuts-congress-budget/  https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/business/tesla-board-elon-musk-ceo-search/index.html Anonymous HHS report recommends conversion therapy without consulting any experts: https://ground.news/article/trumps-health-agency-urges-therapy-for-transgender-youth-not-broader-gender-affirming-health-care_577b6d Trump says kids need to take some economic pain: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/us/politics/trump-tariffs-dolls-comment.html Tariff nonsense being claimed as a "winning deal" by Howard Lutnick: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/business/economy/howard-lutnick-trump-tariffs.html Trump celebrates 100 days in office with sycophantic cabinet meeting: https://newrepublic.com/post/194648/maga-far-right-reaction-trump-kim-jong-il-style-cabinet-meeting Apple Violated Antitrust Ruling, Federal Judge Finds: https://ground.news/article/apple-violated-antitrust-ruling-federal-judge-finds_60156e Pete Hegseth is having a really bad time:  https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/22/pentagon-infighting-hegseth-fired-officials-00302709  https://www.npr.org/2025/04/28/nx-s1-5380220/trump-hegseth-pentagon  https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5271365-colin-carroll-pentagon-official-fired/

On this week's episode: A Democratic senator gets to do his very own Taken movie ... The Secretary of Education gets a little saucy ... And Vice President Vance shows off his football skills with a very sad endzone jance dance. 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: Get PrivacyHawk and run your FREE privacy scan here:  go.privacyhawk.com/skepticrat Use code SKEPTIC20 (iOS) / skeptic20 (Android) for full access to the Platinum Suite: $1M ID theft recovery insurance, dark web alerts, sensitive info monitoring, and much more—all at a special price! policygenius.com betterhelp.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat factormeals.com/factorpodcast (code: FACTORPODCAST) trustandwill.com/skepticrat bamboohr.com/freedemo mintmobile.com/skepticrat acorns.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) incogni.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://bsky.app/profile/susiedent.com Headline Sources: Senator meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/us/politics/abrego-garcia-chris-van-hollen-el-salvador.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/18/nayib-bukele-tweet-margaritas-kilmar-abrego-garcia/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/timeline-wrongful-deportation-kilmar-abrego-garcia-el-salvador/story?id=120803843 RFK seeks the 'environmental' cause of autism; scientists say it's not that simple: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/16/nx-s1-5366676/autism-cdc-rates-rfk-research SCOTUS keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments: https://ground.news/article/61859ea0-7270-41a4-a748-faa73998aee4 Trump’s Education Chief Linda McMahon Repeatedly Calls AI ‘A1’ in School Speech: https://gizmodo.com/trumps-education-chief-linda-mcmahon-repeatedly-calls-ai-a1-in-school-speech-2000587329 A.1. responds after Linda McMahon mistakes it with AI: https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-responds-linda-mcmahon-mistakes-181537903.html CNN Data Chief Says Talk About Trump World Is Part Of A 'Fanciful Universe': https://ground.news/article/do-americans-regret-voting-for-trump-here-are-the-facts-worldnetdaily-by-wnd-staff?utm_source=headline-link&utm_medium=share JD Vance drops college football national championship trophy: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/politics/jd-vance-ohio-state-football-trophy.html

On this week's episode: The punishment for coming here gets almost as bad as being here ... Even podcasters will be impressed with how long Cory Booker can vamp ... And Heath asks ChatGPT how to fix the country, but he's not allowed to say the answer for legal reasons. 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: betterhelp.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat policygenius.com factormeals.com/factorpodcast (code: FACTORPODCAST) trustandwill.com/skepticrat bamboohr.com/freedemo mintmobile.com/skepticrat acorns.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) incogni.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://bsky.app/profile/susiedent.com Headline Sources: Trump’s fascist deportations are catching US citizens: https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/04/04/judge-orders-trump-administration-bring-back-md-man-mistakenly-deported/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/04/05/us-citizens-deported-immigration/ Nancy Mace got an activist arrested after he shook her hand - charges just got dropped: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/nancy-mace-got-an-activist-arrested-after-he-shook-her-hand-charges-just-got-dropped/ Release of Signal chat leads to SO MUCH LYING:  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trumps-top-intelligence-officials-claim-no-classified-information-was-rcna197954 https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/gabbard-ratcliffe-senate-hearing-signal-yemen-texts-rcna198047 NSA Director gets fired by Trump on the advice of Laura Loomer: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/03/nsa-director-fired-tim-haugh/ Phone numbers, emails, and passwords of Gabbard, Waltz, and Hegseth found online: https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/pete-hegseth-mike-waltz-tulsi-gabbard-private-data-and-passwords-of-senior-u-s-security-officials-found-online-a-14221f90-e5c2-48e5-bc63-10b705521fb7 Cory Booker delivers record setting “are we really letting this happen?” speech: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/nyregion/cory-booker-speech-reactions.html Eric Adams will skip the Democratic primary and run for reelection as an independent: https://apnews.com/article/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-independent-1bfd61ad5d266b030996dfe516c77a17 Trump tariff strategy cites economists - they all said he's stupid: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/04/tariffs-economists-trump-formula/ And he clearly copied his homework from an AI overview: https://www.theverge.com/news/642620/trump-tariffs-formula-ai-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok

On this week's episode: Federal courts rule on if we can have a deportation catapult ... Trump voters argue that at least he makes the planes crash on time ... And Heath was excited by a headline about the Kennedy assassination but then he realized it's about JFK. 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: policygenius.com factormeals.com/factorpodcast (code: FACTORPODCAST) trustandwill.com/skepticrat bamboohr.com/freedemo mintmobile.com/skepticrat acorns.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) incogni.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://bsky.app/profile/susiedent.com Headline Sources: Judge Appears Skeptical of Trump’s Use of Wartime Law to Deport Venezuelans: nytimes.com/2025/03/21/us/politics/trump-deportations-alien-enemies-act-block.html Mahmoud Khalil got abducted by the US government: apnews.com/article/columbia-protests-immigration-detention-mahmoud-khalil-755774045e5e82849e3281e8ff72f26d Trump tries to dismantle the education department: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/can-trump-dismantle-education-department.html Trump pretends Joe Biden’s pardons don’t count: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/business/media/autopen-biden-trump-conspiracy-theory.html Trump has Tesla sales event on White House lawn: washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/16/elon-musk-tesla-trump-sales-republicans/ DOGE is ridiculously inefficient:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/22/irs-tax-revenue-loss-federal-budget/https https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/lawmakers-fear-doge-cuts-will-drive-away-generation-federal-workers-rcna197085 Were the Kennedy Files a Bust?...Not So Fast, Historians Say: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/jfk-assassination-files-cia.html

On this week's episode: Al Green is the only guy with those glasses from “They Live” ... The US will raise its ticket prices just when nobody wants to come anymore ... And Hillary Clinton's pizza and ping-pong dungeon remains a secret...for now. 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: factormeals.com/factorpodcast (code: FACTORPODCAST) trustandwill.com/skepticrat bamboohr.com/freedemo mintmobile.com/skepticrat acorns.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) incogni.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat policygenius.com Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://bsky.app/profile/susiedent.com Headline Sources: Trump’s Joint Address to Congress is filled with insane lies: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/04/g-s1-50488/trump-congress-joint-address-fact-check https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/03/06/trans-mice-claim-false-donald-trump-transgenic/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/yes-biden-spent-millions-on-transgender-animal-experiments/ U.S. and Ukrainian Officials to Meet Next Week About Path to End War: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/ukraine-zelensky-trump-russia.html Trump plans to offer "gold card" visas for $5 million: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-gold-card-eb5-visa-5-million-immigration-oligarch-cbs-news-explains/ Trump seems to be falling out of love with Musk: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/06/trump-musk-cabinet-federal-worker-cuts/ https://mashable.com/article/tesla-cybertruck-mardia-gras-new-orleans-boo https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/04/congress/gop-town-halls-richard-hudson-00210024 Luigi Mangione pleads with fans to stop sending him so many photos: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-court-update-fan-mail-b2706446.html Released "Epstein Files" disappoint anticipators; a Republican rickroll didn't help: https://time.com/7262658/epstein-files-released-reactions-disappointment-republicans-rickroll/ https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-pam-bondi-trump-1a6af3e9fa1cfb6d267985a971a4929a https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/03/maga-already-calling-on-trump-to-fire-ag-pam-bondi-heres-why.html

On this week's episode: We cover the heilz and lows of CPAC ... The AP will ask us what we heard about Trump’s latest presser ... And in addition to an apanthropist, Heath is also a misanthropist based on REALLY hating 49.8% of the people. 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: bamboohr.com/freedemo policygenius.com factormeals.com/skepticrat50off (code: skepticrat50off) trustandwill.com/skepticrat mintmobile.com/skepticrat acorns.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) incogni.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: CPAC highlights including Elon Musk waving a chainsaw and Steve Bannon doing a nazi salute: https://apnews.com/article/musk-chainsaw-trump-doge-6568e9e0cfc42ad6cdcfd58a409eb312 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5156631-elon-musk-cpac-5-takeaways/ https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-cpac-nazi-salute-gesture-wave-43a06de6184fe58940c8ae3d743bc6ba Fox News, CNN, and Other News Outlets Urge White House to Drop Ban on The AP: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/business/media/ap-white-house-ban-cnn-fox.html Trump parrots Russian propaganda about Ukraine: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/world/trump-putin-russia-ukraine.html DOGE fires nuclear safety staff, then has to unfire them after deleting their email accounts: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/climate/trump-nnsa-nuclear-staff-reinstated/index.html New Kennedy Center President Says Trump Wants to “Make Art Great Again”: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/kennedy-center-changes-trump-christmas-show-1236143238/ Chris Kluwe arrested for protesting MAGA library installation: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-nfl-punter-chris-kluwe-arrested-anti-trump-protest-city-council-rcna192978

On this week's episode: The first month of Trump's second term is awfully tarrific ... Noah reminds Canada that they’ve got more experience burning down the White House than anybody ... And hot tea is good sometimes...I like chamomile. 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: factormeals.com/skepticrat50off (code: skepticrat50off) trustandwill.com/skepticrat policygenius.com mintmobile.com/skepticrat acorns.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) incogni.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Trump tries to tariff and it goes very badly: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariffs-what-concessions-from-mexico-canada-really-mean-rcna190784 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/usps-resume-accepting-china-shipments-after-initial-pause-rcna190766 Trump claims he ordered ‘obliteration’ of Iran if he’s assassinated in chilling warning: https://nypost.com/2025/02/04/us-news/trump-claims-he-ordered-obliteration-of-iran-if-hes-assassinated/ No, the USAID didn't fund a transgender opera in Colombia: https://www.notus.org/foreign-policy/white-house-keeps-insane-usaid-spending-not-usaid Three states sue Trump for EO targeting trans care: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/07/trump-transgender-care-lawsuit/ Waffle House is passing along the sky high cost of eggs to diners with a 50 cent surcharge: https://apnews.com/article/waffle-house-eggs-bird-flu-89025262684f051bdf8f7350dcf1613a More Super Bowl conspiracies and Trump telling obvious lie about Patrick Mahomes: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/super-bowl-logo-conspiracy-theory/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-tommy-tuberville-patrick-mahomes_n_67a42526e4b064daf3a783c9