The Skepticrat

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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50)https://trustandwill.com/skepticrathttps://policygenius.comhttps://betterhelp.com/skepticratAnother amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline 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.htmlNew historical ranking of US Presidents just dropped: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/20/presidents-ranking-trump-biden-listGeorge 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.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/jimmy-kimmel-ap-george-santos-new-york-republican-b2498076.htmlHiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies: https://apnews.com/article/hiker-kills-coyote-with-bare-hands-f5a5ad44ee8ea98729c85f95d7fed434Intuitive Machines becomes first private company to land on the moon: https://www.space.com/intuitive-machines-odysseus-moon-lander-tipped-overLindell 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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://policygenius.comhttps://betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://trustandwill.com/skepticrathttps://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Tucker Carlson interviews Vladimir Putin: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/02/tucker-carlson-putin-interview-fact-check-history.htmlKing 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-d73f9f79e4b5232bf573100136a6b86fRepublicans don't know how to count: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congress-republicans-alejandro-mayorkas-impeachment-border-deal-failures_n_65c2d67ae4b093b2e7816d96Truss’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-0525c86addd6f8f4e579ccc3fd340238Laurence 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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://policygenius.comhttps://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)https://trustandwill.com/skepticratAnother amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Trump's Iowa town hall recap: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/us/politics/trump-town-hall-fox.htmlhttps://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.htmlDefSec 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-00134286https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/us/politics/lloyd-austin-private-public.htmlLauren 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-ed3ba1a94e6dba08bf67f1d5d54ad9b3https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67911826AP PHOTOS: Raucous British fans put on a show at the world darts championship:https://apnews.com/article/world-darts-championship-photos-e0aa730a30d305310b386cd101dc3e07Florida 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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://auraframes.com/ (code: SKEPTICRAT)https://trustandwill.com/skepticratHeadline 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.htmlElon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones: https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-x-account-elon-musk-90cfc990631dec5e8f337167fbe16372Daily 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-67693935Santacon: https://apnews.com/article/christmas-santa-pub-crawl-new-york-city-616ee17f07906fde81d7378f6ba206d5Elon 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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://auraframes.com/ (code: SKEPTICRAT)https://trustandwill.com/skepticratAnother amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Trump says he's "seriously looking" at Obamacare alternatives: https://www.axios.com/2023/11/26/trump-obamacare-affordable-care-acthttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/us/politics/trump-biden-obamacare.htmlTrump "aces" another cognitive exam: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-obama-aced-cognitive-test_n_6564a795e4b0f35896f6c583Henry Kissinger Was A War Criminal, But Presidents And Celebrities Smiled With Him: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/henry-kissinger-dead-leaders_n_5d10ef86e4b0aa375f50baf0Police 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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrathttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticratAnother amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline 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.htmlMacy’s Thanksgiving Day parade tells off One Million Moms: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/nyregion/thanksgiving-parade-nonbinary-lgbt-protest.htmlGeorgia 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-wheelchairsHarrison 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-rcna125743Facebook 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-policyTheft of 2 million dimes leaves four facing federal charges: https://apnews.com/article/millions-dimes-stolen-truck-theft-philadelphia-mint-c141bc2e0f974dc3c8c12ddaf809c12aOklahoma 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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrathttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticratAnother amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline 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.htmlJudge in Trump's NY fraud trial expands gag order: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/politics/trump-gag-order-engoron-clerk/index.htmlDefendant 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.htmlColorado 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.htmlLabour 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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrathttps://www.auraframes.com/skepticratAnother amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline 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-37c639515dabcfac20597489620cdac4SCOTUS 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.htmlAnd Sidney Powell just flipped on Trump: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/sidney-powell-plea-deal-donald-trump-ouch.htmlFootball 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-426a125a44790906c52601a654ad7998George Santos somehow even worse: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/santos-charged-identity-theft-rcna119819https://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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrathttps://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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrathttps://www.auraframes.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comHeadline Sources:GOP primary debate: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/23/first-republican-debate-highlights-00112617Elon bought Twitter because it made his daughter hate him: https://www.express.co.uk/news/us/1810891/elon-musk-twitter-transgender-daughter-biographyEnrique Tarrio gets 22 years for seditious conspiracy: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66712589Mitch McConnell Says He's Not Going Anywhere: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-health-freeze_n_64f8cdf4e4b0c9c32dede1e1English townie reports yoga class as mass killing: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/europe/yoga-confused-mass-murder-gbr-scli-intl/index.htmlJapan 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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.auraframes.com/skepticratAnother amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline 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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.auraframes.com/skepticratAnother amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:DOJ Assigns special counsel to Hunter Biden case: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/us/politics/republicans-hunter-biden-special-counsel.htmlSupreme Court pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/supreme-court-purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement.htmlJudge limits Trump's ability to share evidence: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/trump-judge-protective-order.htmlTwitch streamer causes chaos with PS5 giveaway in Union Square: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/nyregion/kai-cenat-union-square-nyc-riot.htmlAn otter turned outlaw continues to evade wildlife officials in Santa Cruz: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/22/1189352338/sea-otter-search-santa-cruz-surfersHe 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/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.auraframes.com/skepticrathttps://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT)Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline 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-peoplehttps://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-66264317Mike Lindell Auction Flops As Multiple MyPillow Products Fail To Sell: https://www.newsweek.com/mike-lindell-auction-flops-multiple-mypillow-products-fail-sell-1813941Christopher 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-faceGB 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/

This week, Marsh joins us for a follow up to his investigative report from the previous episode -- in which Eli gets the cops called on him by a bank. For reals.---To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsThis episode is sponsored by Better Help. Give Better Help a try here: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticratAnother amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Supreme Court descends all the way into “tool of oppression” territory: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/07/us/major-supreme-court-cases-2023.htmlSouth Koreans grow younger overnight as the country changes how it counts people’s ages: https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-age-counting-law-a38a4a6b47c6864bd13433fdac071cecSchool at the centre of row over pupils identifying as animals is facing a government probe after teacher dismissed a girl's claim that 'she's a cat': https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12217791/School-centre-row-pupils-identifying-animals-facing-government-probe.htmlChildren identifying as cats are wearing 'tails and ears' in class, warns Britain's toughest headteacher as she cautions that teachers' authority over their pupils is 'long gone' amid rise of the 'furries': https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12219913/Children-identifying-cats-wearing-ears-class-warns-Britains-toughest-headteacher.html The circus around Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's much-vaunted fight is getting even stranger, with suggestions the bout could happen in the Colosseum: https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-v-mark-zuckerberg-could-happen-in-romes-colosseum-2023-6MTG thinks the nefarious actors are gonna kill her with her TV: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/26/greene-television-laptops/

On this week's episode: Fox News wades into a Twitter fight ... The party’s finally over for Boris Johnson ... And Republicans buy something even dumber than Donald Trump's innocence.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.auraframes.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT)Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Trump arraigned for a small number of his crimes: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/13/trump-new-jersey-speech-after-arraignment And stiffs supporters afterwards: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/16/trump-unkept-promises-analysis/Fox News Tells Tucker Carlson to Stop Posting Videos on Twitter: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/business/media/fox-news-tucker-carlson-twitter.htmlBoris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over Partygate, MPs find: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65913692 GOP pump fakes bribery allegations against Biden again: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/13/gop-biden-allegation-analysis/Scammers are conning Trump supporters out of thousands with 'Trump Bucks' they claim can be exchanged for real cash: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-bucks-promise-wealth-maga-loyalty-lose-thousands-rcna84965Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo isn’t dead… but the credibility of Twitter ads might well be: https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2023/06/celebrity-chef-gino-dacampo-isnt-dead-but-the-credibility-of-twitter-ads-might-well-be/

On this week's episode: India embraces ignorance as their national anthem ... Trump will make “at least Jack Teixeira got Minecraft discord server cred” a genuine consideration ... And Ron DeSantis almost kills Big Bird with his disaster of a campaign launch.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://auraframes.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT)https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Prosecutors have recording of Trump discussing sensitive Iran document: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/31/trump-recording-classified-iran/And they have video of staff moving boxes at Mar-a-Lago right before DOJ and FBI showed up: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/30/trump-mar-a-lago-surveillance-camera/Uganda enacts even more draconian anti-gay laws: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ugandas-museveni-approves-anti-gay-law-parliament-speaker-says-2023-05-29/Taco Bell challenges “Taco Tuesday” trademark: https://apnews.com/article/taco-tuesday-trademark-taco-bell-911e62f2dc664c2a428c6741a94955e5Ron DeSantis campaign launch and everything else he does going very badly:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/25/what-happened-ron-desantis-us-presidential-campaign-launch-twitter-elon-muskIndia removes evolution and the periodic table from public education: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/india-cuts-periodic-table-and-evolution-from-school-textbooks/Meteorite crashes into New Jersey home: https://apnews.com/article/meteorite-hits-home-hopewell-new-jersey-91fecf2eb7e5ffb938bfb68920dc6011

On this week's episode: The price of freedom might be Robux ... Mickey Mouse kicks DeSantis in the balls so hard their vocal ranges match ... And we start a GoFundMe to clone George Santos and ask it what George would say. 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.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: George Santos charged with telling all the lies and doing all the crimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/nyregion/george-santos-charges.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/guide-george-santos-lies.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/nyregion/george-santos-vote-expulsion.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/19/politics/george-santos-treasurer-campaign-committee/index.html Guardsman Jack Teixeira, Pentagon leak suspect, to remain jailed as he awaits trial: https://apnews.com/article/guardsman-teixeira-military-classified-documents-leak-detention-65658c291d097c37d2b272ae5fb24a5d Russian mercenary leader offered to sell out Russian troops to Ukraine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/14/prigozhin-wagner-ukraine-leaked-documents/ Marjorie Taylor Greene is in a legal mess after Milo allegedly scammed her out of $7K: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/marjorie-taylor-greene-is-in-a-legal-mess-after-milo-allegedly-scammed-her-out-of-7k/ New York education officials issue guidance about Indigenous team names: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/20/us/new-york-schools-indigenous-ban-guidelines/index.html Ron DeSantis still getting ass handed to him by Disney: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/18/disney-cancels-1bn-florida-campus-2000-jobs

On this week's episode: Someone tries to make a fagioli out of New Jersey ... The Supreme Court proves they’re above reproach by jumping really high ... And Tucker Carlson wants to connect with you on LinkenIn.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT)https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Headline Sources:Enrique Tarrio and three other “Proud Boys” found guilty of seditious conspiracy: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/politics/proud-boys-seditious-conspiracy-verdict/index.htmlKing Charles crowned: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/05/06/world/coronation-king-charles-ukSenate GOP Says Congress Can't Do Anything About Clarence Thomas' Ethics Mess: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scotus-ethics-clarence-thomas_n_6451572ee4b0bc1dad79bce9Fox News asks Media Matters to stop embarrassing them with Tucker Carlson revelations: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/fox-media-matters-leaked-tucker-carlson-videosSomeone dumps 500 pounds of raw pasta in New Jersey: https://apnews.com/article/pasta-dump-old-bridge-new-jersey-48ff3c58ea645d9bf15ad8591623541dLouisville officer who killed Breonna Taylor hired by police force in nearby county: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/24/1171597304/breonna-taylor-officer-myles-cosgrove-police-hiredVermont To Allow Nonresidents To Use Its Assisted Suicide Law:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vermont-assisted-suicide-non-residents_n_64513468e4b0a36ba6c3c1a9Fake doctor Steve Gevorkian gets in trouble for practicing medicine without a license: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/los-angeles-fake-doctor-stephan-gevorkian-practicing-medicine-without-license/

On this week's episode: The Supreme Court puts evil on pause ... Belgium proves you don’t have to be a bigot to destroy beer for stupid reasons ... And bad people lose SO MUCH MONEY.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT)https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Fox pays Dominion $787 million settlement: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/foxs-primetime-hosts-dominion-settlement-1234717513/Supreme Court temporarily protects access to abortion pill: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/21/politics/supreme-court-abortion-pill-mifepristone/index.htmlElon Musk’s no good, very bad week: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/21/elon-musk-had-a-rough-week-across-tesla-twitter-and-spacex.html https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/21/twitter-drops-state-affiliated-government-funded-labelsBelgium destroys beer for labeling itself as champagne: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/22/europe/belgium-destroys-beer-champagne-intl-hnk/index.htmlArbitrator says Mike Lindell has to pay $5 million to guy who proved him wrong: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/04/20/mike-lindell-prove-wrong-contest/

On this week's episode: The image of Donald Trump in an orange jumpsuit is Eli's patronus ... Gwyneth Paltrow wins the homeopathic equivalent of a three million dollar settlement ... And Lauren Boebert puts the pee in GOP.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT)https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Trump Indictment: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/nyregion/alvin-bragg-trump-investigation.html https://www.salon.com/2023/03/31/reportedly-caught-off-guard-by-34-count-indictment--melts-down-all-night-on-truth-social/ https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/30/desantis-trump-indictment-00089865Gwyneth Paltrow wins her trial even though she’s a crazy person:https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/3/28/23660309/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-court-trial-utahRon DeSantis got tricked so hard by Disney: https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/3/30/23663345/disney-desantis-florida-board-reedy-creekScientists make mammoth meatballs: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/28/world/mammoth-meatballs-cultured-meat-climate-scn/index.htmlLauren Boebert is wrong about public urination so many times in a row: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/lauren-boebert-obsesses-public-urination-crime-hearing-1234705824/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGPxOD5X_5Q

On this week's episode: Congress takes on the tick-a-ma-tocks ... Noah makes Eli listen to astronomy words ... And we explore the burgeoning alt-right semen sector.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT)https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:TikTok CEO in the hot seat - 5 takeaways from his first appearance before Congress: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/tech/tiktok-ceo-hearing/index.htmlFlorida principal resigns because students saw David’s sculpture penis: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/03/24/florida-principal-michelangelo-david-parents/Gettr is considering pivoting the business to an anti-vaxxer semen marketplace: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/covid-vaccines-infertility-antivax-gettr-social-media-1234697898/https://www.pcmag.com/news/authorities-seize-27m-from-gettr-platformFantasy Author Brandon Sanderson Asks Fans To Calm Down After Getting Slammed: https://kotaku.com/brandon-sanderson-wired-wheel-of-time-mistborn-1850262249Scientists may have solved the mystery of Oumuamua: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1164814086/scientists-think-they-know-why-interstellar-object-oumuamua-moved-so-strangelyRussia recruits Steven Seagal to teach martial arts to its soldiers: https://www.newsweek.com/steven-seagal-opens-center-teach-russian-military-recruits-martial-arts-1789837

On this week's episode: Watching the January 6th tapes backwards shows they were actually cleaning ... We get an inside look into just how incompetently the Tories handled COVID ... And Dilbert gets called in for a tough meeting with HR. 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.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Fox News' Tucker Carlson is not credible, White House says after Jan. 6 coverage: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fox-news-tucker-carlson-is-not-credible-white-house-says-after-jan-6-coverage-2023-03-08/ Mitch McConnell fell and hurt himself: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/politics/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized/index.html Matt Hancock: More leaked texts mock people in hotel quarantine: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64831240 Boris Johnson’s massive maths mistake over Covid deaths is an embarrassment: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/boris-johnson-covid-coronavirus-whatsapp-math-b2292682.html Scott Adams says Black people are a hate group: https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/03/06/scott-adams-dilbert-cartoon-controversy/ Elon Musk publicly mocks laid-off Twitter employee with a disability then apologizes: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/elon-musk-publicly-mocks-laid-off-twitter-employee/story?id=97708515 IMF downgrades UK growth forecast, predicting only economic decline among G-7 countries: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/31/imf-downgrades-uk-growth-forecast-predicting-only-decline-in-g7-.html Sunak hails ‘new chapter’ in UK-EU relations as Northern Ireland deal is agreed https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/27/rishi-sunak-deal-eu-brexit-northern-ireland-protocol

On this week's episode: We’ll lend a whole new meaning to smeared in the press ... We’ll talk about Navy SEAL cum astronaut George Santos ... And Donald Trump orders food at McDonald's SUPER DUPER BIGMACLY WELL.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Headline Sources:Train derailment spills toxic chemicals all the hell over the place in Ohio: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/24/us/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-friday/index.htmlGeorge Santos can’t stop lying about his lies: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/21/politics/fact-check-george-santos-piers-morgan-liesMcCarthy gives Capitol surveillance footage from J6 to Tucker Carlson:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/us/politics/tucker-carlson-jan-6-mccarthy.htmlMike Lindell is gonna sue McCarthy for not giving it to Lindell-TV: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3872605-mike-lindell-says-he-will-sue-mccarthy-for-sharing-jan-6-footage-only-with-tucker-carlson/Tucker Carlson text messages released during Dominion lawsuit against Fox News: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/tucker-carlson-text-messages-dominion-lawsuit-fox-news.htmlBing AI loses its mind: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/microsofts-controversial-bing-ai-chatbot/story?id=97353148 https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/15/23599072/microsoft-ai-bing-personality-conversations-spy-employees-webcamsGerman Ballet Director Formally Apologizes For Smearing Feces In Critic’s Face: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/martin-goecke-smeared-feces_n_63ec06ebe4b0063ccb291466Tucker Carlson fawns over Donald Trump ordering McDonald's: https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-fawns-over-trump-ordering-mcdonalds-treat-yourself

On this week's episode: Sarah Huckabee Sanders enters the state of the union from the top rope ... Marjorie Taylor Greene gets jealous of people with thought balloons and goes for a DYI ... And the House Oversight Committee holds an Acme hearing that does NOT end well for them.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:SHS does the Republican response to Biden's SOTU address: www.gimmebackmyfuckingcheeseplate.comhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/politics/republican-response-sarah-huckabee-sanders-biden-sotu/index.htmlhttps://twitter.com/GOP/status/1623710847691366400Supreme Court investigation into the leak of the Dobbs draft: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/us/supreme-court-investigation.htmlChinese spy balloon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Chinese_balloon_incidentRepublicans held a hearing to prove Twitter's bias against them and it backfired HARD: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/media/republicans-hearing-twitter-bias-reliable-sources/index.htmlGirl asks police to run DNA test on Christmas cookies for evidence of Santa Claus: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/22/1150596852/girl-asks-police-to-run-dna-test-on-christmas-cookie-for-evidence-of-santa-clausInternal memo at Project Veritas describes James O’Keefe as ‘outright cruel’: https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-okeefe-outright-cruel-to-project-veritas-employees-internal-memo

On this week's episode: The US addresses the balance of trade with Brazil by exporting insane insurrections ... Ron DeSantis continues trying to make it illegal to learn just how racist he is ... And Tucker Carlson tells us about the dangers of M&Ms and the power of cigarettes.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Ron DeSantis removes black history AP courses from Florida high schools: https://apnews.com/article/ron-desantis-florida-education-6603c0aa4de0098423eb7b6c04846d0cBiden Says U.S. And Allies Are Sending Tanks To Ukraine: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tanks-ukraine-biden_n_63d13bd8e4b01a43638ae4beUkraine Ministry of Defense tweeted the BEST idea for how the US can spin it: https://twitter.com/defenceu/status/1613599573955444751Earth’s core hasn’t stopped spinning: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/25/world/earth-core-turning-scli-scn-intl/index.html https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00167-1Brazil Congress: Lula vows to punish supporters of Bolsonaro after riot: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64204860 Tucker Carlson's war on M&M's: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/business/m-m-candy-controversy-tucker-carlson.htmlTucker Carlson rips menthol cigarette bans, saying nicotine "frees your mind": https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-rips-menthol-cigarette-bans-says-nicotine-frees-your-mind-1775482

On this week's episode: Kevin McCarthy speaks for a house divided ... We finally find the line for “bullshit not even the Tories will support” ... And now that we got the private sector involved, space travel is finally failing EFFICIENTLY. To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Headline Sources:US House barely gets McCarthy as speaker and immediately does horrible things: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/us/politics/house-republicans-irs-funding.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/12/trump-impeachment-mccarthy-house-republicans/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/us/politics/house-republican-committee-weaponization-government.htmlRail and ambulance strikes: when is industrial action planned?: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/11/rail-ambulance-strikes-when-is-industrial-action-planned-in-january Anti-strike bill: Shapps to get power to decide minimum service levels: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/10/anti-strike-bill-unveiled-in-commons-but-no-detail-on-minimum-service-levels Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders bans use of term ‘Latinx’ in state documents: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/politics/latinx-sarah-huckabee-sanders-order-arkansas-reajAttempt at First Satellite Launch From Britain Fails: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/business/uk-satellite-launch.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64218883UK politician suspended for comparing COVID-19 shots to Holocaust: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/11/conservative-mp-suspended-for-comparing-covid-jabs-to-holocaust

On this week's episode: Southwest Airlines tries to commit suicide by customer ... Trump’s taxes show suspiciously large write offs for “magical beans” ... And a men's rights activist makes a reGRETAble mistake. 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.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Headline Sources: Dems release Trump’s tax returns: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/politics/donald-trump-tax-returns-released/index.html Southwest sucks so hard: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/business/southwest-flights-canceled-travel.html Greta Thunberg triggers Andrew Tate into helping police arrest him (but not really): https://www.npr.org/2022/12/30/1146257976/andrew-tate-greta-thunberg-romania-arrest-trafficking https://www.calmdownben.com/p/romanian-cops-did-not-find-andrew?sd=pf George Santos is an epic-level liar: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyregion/george-santos-ny-republicans.html Psychic's advice from deceased father leads man to $40,000 lottery win: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/12/29/lotto-Maryland-Lottery-psychic-message-father/6621672346839/ Ben Shapiro hated Glass Onion because the plot of the mystery movie was deceptive: https://uproxx.com/viral/ben-shapiro-glass-onion-complains-deceptive-plotting-twitter-reactions/

On this week's episode: We’ll wrap up the year because we forgot to get you a Christmas present ... We’ll miss obvious topical references because we recorded this a week early ... And lots of tea, lots of schadenfreude.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Ted Cruz is an embarrassing failure: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/us/politics/cruz-jackson-antiracist-baby.htmlChat GPT freaks a bunch of people out, is cool: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/05/what-is-ai-chatbot-phenomenon-chatgpt-and-could-it-replace-humansTrump’s legal woes plague him all year: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/donald-trump-investigations-lawsuits/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/politics/trump-organization-fraud-trial-verdict/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/politics/judge-throws-out-trumps-rico-lawsuit-against-hillary-clinton-and-democrats/index.html https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/18/garland-to-appoint-special-counsel-for-trump-criminal-probes-00069451 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trumps-tax-returns-now-hands-house-democrats-lengthy-court-battle-rcna59488Stewart Rhodes convicted for seditious conspiracy: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/29/1139454126/oath-keepers-stewart-rhodes-seditious-conspiracy-verdict-trialAlex Jones sentenced to pay $1 billion to Sandy Hook families: https://apnews.com/article/shootings-school-connecticut-conspiracy-alex-jones-3f579380515fdd6eb59f5bf0e3e1c08f And another $0.4 billion: https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-shootings-business-connecticut-alex-jones-c6d0563dc17e7bfa83a881b44e7b9eecMahsa Amini protests lead to possible abolition of Iran’s morality police: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/04/world/middleeast/iran-morality-police.html

On this week's episode: Joe Biden murders Thomas the Tank Engine with his BARE HANDS ... We learn that the sentence for voter fraud in Ohio is basically noogies ... And Alex Jones plays host to a nazi-themed episode of The Masked Singer.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent:https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Biden administration passes bill to avert rail strike: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/us/politics/rail-strike-biden.htmlKanye West praises Hitler in Alex Jones interview: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/01/kanye-west-alex-jones-hilter-interview/Elon Musk leaks internal Twitter discussions about Hunter Biden's laptop: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/02/musk-leak-twitter-hunter-biden-files-00072015https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/tech/musk-twitter-hunter-biden/index.htmlMauna Loa volcano erupts: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/03/mauna-loa-volcano-tourism-crowds/A hard look at New York’s controversial new approach to the homeless: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/03/politics/nyc-hospitalize-mentally-ill-what-matters/index.htmlAfter using robocalls to suppress votes, Wohl and Burkman have to register voters: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/us/politics/wohl-burkman-voter-suppression-ohio.html

On this week's episode: Elon makes us long for the humble brilliance of Krang ... The World Cup gets so immoral even NFL fans will get uneasy ... And Herschel Walker has some important information that could affect your vampire weekend.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dentHeadline Sources:Trump announces 2024 campaign and MAGAGA plan:https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/fact-check-trump-announcement-speech-2024Respect for Marriage Act gets Republican support in the Senate: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/us/politics/same-sex-marriage-bill-senate.htmlTwitter death spiral: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/technology/elon-musk-twitter-workers-quit.htmlQatar bans beer sales at FIFA stadium: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/sports/soccer/world-cup-beer-qatar.htmlHerschel Walker veered off in a campaign speech to rant about werewolves killing vampires: https://www.businessinsider.com/herschel-walker-veers-off-speech-to-rant-about-werewolves-vampires-2022-11Honey, wake up; the new metric prefixes just dropped: https://phys.org/news/2022-11-earth-ronnagrams-metric-prefixes-voted.html

On this week's episode: Lulu la doing democracy stuff ... Elon Musk literally borrows our oddly charming "giving away a free thing" business model ... And Andrew Torrez has some helpful tips on how to set up your panic room on Tuesday night.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65Headline Sources:Brazil's Bolsonaro does not concede to Lula, but authorizes transition: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazilian-court-orders-roadblocks-cleared-bolsonaro-silent-election-loss-2022-11-01/Netanyahu on course to lead Israel’s most right-wing government ever: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/02/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-election-results-intl/index.htmlBiden Warns That ‘Big Lie’ Republicans Imperil American Democracy: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/us/politics/biden-speech-democracy-election.htmlRecreational marijuana legalization is on the ballot in these states this November: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/04/politics/marijuana-initiatives-arkansas-maryland-missouri-north-dakota-south-dakota/index.htmlArchitect of the Capitol is hilariously corrupt: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/02/architect-capitol-blanton-cars-investigation/#TrumpIsDead trends on Twitter as users test Elon Musk's approach to fake news: https://news.sky.com/story/trumpisdead-trends-on-twitter-as-users-test-elon-musks-approach-to-fake-news-12736249Elon Musk Takes a Page Out of Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Media Playbook: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/technology/musk-twitter-advertisers-civil-rights.htmlStephen King tells Elon Musk to go fuck himself over monthly charge for blue checks: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-tells-stephen-king-104157420.htmlIna Garten’s husband sexting: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/03/entertainment/ina-garten-jeffrey-texts

On this week's episode: Tim Ryan is coming to save us ... Donald Trump will finally get some competition in the “hilariously inept, celebrity-owned, right-wing, bigot-themed social media” space ... And Liz Truss gets out after 6 weeks, just in time to satisfy the heartbeat rule.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65https://www.policygenius.comHeadline Sources:Liz Truss is gone after the shortest PM term in British history:https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/20/world/liz-truss-newshttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/10/all-hell-broke-loose-for-liz-truss-on-wednesday.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/19/world/europe/liz-truss-lettuce-stream.htmlTim Ryan Beats the crap out of JD Vance: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-vance-alex-jones-ohio-debate_n_634e1b5ee4b051268c4cf1e6Appeals court blocks Biden’s student loan cancellation efforts: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130705453/student-loan-cancellation-blocked-lawsuit-appealKanye West is buying Parler: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/17/23408443/kanye-west-ye-parler-free-speech-social-media-platformFDA Warns Against Using NyQuil As A Chicken Marinade: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fda-nyquil-chicken-warning_n_632a1a3ce4b0ed991abdeadaAnti-woke superhero movie conned out of a million dollars in fan donations: https://gizmodo.com/vox-day-anti-woke-rebel-s-run-1849682896About Chuck tingle pounding Theodore Beale in the butt: https://www.vox.com/2016/5/26/11759842/chuck-tingle-hugo-award-rabid-puppies-explained

On this week's episode: Far leftist and marijuana crusader Joe Biden? ... Herschel Walker will make it most of the way through this intro without a new scandal breaking ... Annnd he just said "I'm DB Cooper." 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.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Russo-Ukraine war inches ever closer to possible nuclear conflict: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/7/biden-says-nuclear-armageddon-risk-highest-in-60-years https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/03/russia-has-no-full-control-of-any-of-four-annexed-ukrainian-provinces https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/07/russia-military-commanders-dismissed-war/ At NYU, students were failing organic chemistry so they fired the professor: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/us/nyu-organic-chemistry-petition.html Area man is arrested for parody and The Onion files a Supreme Court amicus brief: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/us/the-onion-supreme-court.html https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-293/242292/20221003125252896_35295545_1-22.10.03%20-%20Novak-Parma%20-%20Onion%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf Herschel Walker took a hit out on a fetus: https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-life-herschel-walker-paid-for-girlfriends-abortion-georgia-senate https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/07/walker-abortion-georgia-senate/ Biden pardons federal simple possession charges for marijuana: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/us/politics/biden-marijuana-pardon.html Lizzo plays a 200-year-old crystal flute, accidentally summons a swarm of trolls: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2022/10/02/lizzo-plays-a-200-year-old-crystal-flute-accidentally-summons-a-swarm-of-trolls

On this week's episode: We'll get cheeky about a chess cheater's choices ... Mike Lindell will get something in the drive thru that’s unpleasant even by Hardee’s standards ... And Donald Trump declassifies nuclear secrets while drinking a glass of water. 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.greenchef.com/skepticrat135 https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Mike Lindell sues FBI for taking his phone at a Hardee's drive-thru: https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2022/09/21/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-sues-fbi-for-seizing-his-phone-at-a-hardees-drive-through/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-mike-lindell-got-boxed-in-at-the-hardees-drive-thru https://www.newsweek.com/hardees-trolls-mike-lindell-discount-if-you-still-have-phone-1743179 Spotted lanternflies are thriving in the Northeast; scientists fear they could spread farther: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/us/spotted-lanternfly-habitat-expanding-climate/index.html Trump supporters commit still more voter fraud in effort to prove that there was voter fraud: https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-lawsuits-donald-trump-voting-6a1324cc6cf45c95ca086a5c81617b15 Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann cheating scandal: https://en.chessbase.com/post/is-hans-niemann-cheating-world-renowned-expert-ken-regan-analyzes https://nypost.com/2022/09/23/world-class-chess-champ-breaks-silence-after-resignation/ Three baby chimps kidnapped from a sanctuary and their abductors are demanding a ransom: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/africa/chimp-kidnap-dr-congo-intl-scli/index.html NASA seeks to nudge an asteroid on Monday: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/interactive/2021/nasa-rams-an-asteroid-planetary-defense/

On this week's episode, tranphobic trolls lose their safe space, Trump loses at losing again, and the UK reveals its one-in, one-out policy on Lizzes.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.policygenius.comTo check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheistTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo 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/Headline Sources:Queen Lizzy dies: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-britains-longest-reigning-monarch-dies-aged-96Kiwi farms shuts down: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/07/techscape-kiwi-farms-cloudflareJudge tosses Trump’s suit against Hillary Clinton and the rest of Earth: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/09/trump-hillary-clinton-lawsuit-2016-election/Liz Truss becomes UK prime minister after meeting Queen at Balmoral https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/06/liz-truss-becomes-uk-prime-minister-meeting-queen-balmoralNY declares state of emergency over low polio vaccination rates: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/health/new-york-polio-disaster-emergency/index.htmlKim Jong Un declares North Korea a “nuclear weapons state”: https://www.npr.org/2022/09/10/1122196021/north-korea-declares-itself-a-nuclear-weapons-state

On this week's episode we’ll finally have a story about mysterious bones in someone’s yard that doesn’t involve Catholic schools, Donald Trump is deeply confused about how the FBI can just "HAVE a David", and we’ll talk about later cheese of the green variety.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticratTo check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheistTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo 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/Headline Sources: GOP reigning in spending on shitty Senate candidates: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/15/gop-slashes-ads-in-key-senate-battlegrounds-00051969 and https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/26/shifting-strategy-senate-gop-super-pac-cancels-ad-buys-in-arizona-alaska-00053965 and https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/mcconnell-says-republicans-may-not-win-senate-control-citing-candidate-rcna43777Republicans, Once Outraged by Mar-a-Lago Search, Become Quieter as Details Emergehttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/us/trump-search-republican-reactions.htmlFar right Christian cellphone provider takes over multiple school boards: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-christian-cell-company-patriot-mobile-took-four-texas-school-boards-rcna44583Skeleton of an 82-foot-long dinosaur was found in a man's backyard in Portugal. It could be the largest ever found in Europe.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dinosaur-skeleton-backyard-portugal/NASA still planning on 2025 moon mission: https://phys.org/news/2022-08-nasa-artemis-moon-mission.htmlWoman Who Allegedly Took Nancy Pelosi's Laptop On Jan. 6 Gets 'Fair' Break From Arrest https://www.huffpost.com/entry/woman-accused-stealing-nancy-pelosi-laptop_n_62fef15ce4b063894831ab07Truth Social faces uncertain financial future: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/27/trump-truth-social-mar-a-lago-fbi/

On this week's episode: Heath gets robot spider nightmares ... We look at the only kind of honour that Boris Johnson is familiar with ... AND HEATH GETS ZOMBIE ROBOT SPIDER NIGHTMARES!To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat135https://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticratHeadline Sources:Trump gets raided by the FBI and the GOP has a meltdown: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/08/us/trump-fbi-raidHouse passes climate, tax, and health package: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/us/politics/house-climate-tax-bill.htmlVlog Brothers video about the importance of the new climate bill: https://youtu.be/qw5zzrOpo2sBoris Johnson’s plan to create large number of new peers comes under fire: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/23/boris-johnsons-plan-to-create-large-number-of-new-peers-comes-under-fire Boris Johnson’s draft resignation honours list includes wife of former Putin minister: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/07/29/boris-johnsons-draft-resignation-honours-list-includes-wife/ Latest CPAC highlights including performance art of a sobbing J6 rioter in a jail cell: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cpac-fake-jail-jan-6-rioter_n_62ed419fe4b0c5501619eaceLiterally including a banner that said "WE ARE ALL DOMESTIC TERRORISTS": https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cpac-banner-domestic-terrorists/Scientists use necrobotic spiders to grip objects: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-use-dead-spiders-to-grip-objects-180980498/Psychic Uri Geller fires warning to Vladimir Putin about attacking Scotland: https://www.thenational.scot/news/20597816.psychic-uri-geller-fires-warning-vladimir-putin-attacking-scotland/https://twitter.com/theurigeller/status/1554502442829611008 Uri Geller wants to make his island a micronation: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62150163

On this week's episode: Noah will undo both of his stories from the last episode ... Andrew will tell you that the guy some of you only reluctantly voted for - only after Marianne Williamson dropped out of the race - is FUNDING INTERNATIONAL ATHEISM and it’s 100% true ... And we learn about the greatest bird versus drunk guy fight since Peter Griffin and Ernie the Giant Chicken.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10Headline Sources:Trump thinks running for president again is his get out of jail free card: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/07/donald-trump-2024-prisonHomeland Security watchdog halted plan to recover Secret Service texts, records show: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/29/homeland-inspector-general-textsFox News discovers SFOP0007977: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-demand-answers-biden-admin-grants-promote-atheismActual proposal: https://www.state.gov/statements-of-interest-requests-for-proposals-and-notices-of-funding-opportunity/drl-fy20-irf-promoting-and-defending-religious-freedom-inclusive-of-atheist-humanist-non-practicing-and-non-affiliated-individuals/Manchin finally agrees to reduced climate bill, then Sinema remembers she also sucks: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/climate/manchin-climate-deal.html https://www.axios.com/2022/07/30/sinema-schumer-manchin-deal-democratsEmu and chef help stop driver fleeing crash site: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/27/uk-emu-fleeing-driver-chef-hotel/Christianity Today: “With Gen Z, Women Are No Longer More Religious Than Men”: https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/july/young-women-not-more-religious-than-men-gender-gap-gen-z.htmlRussia announces it will drop out of ISS missions after 2024: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-science-241e789005f6375eeac3189acbdbc140

On this week’s episode, Marsh keeps us up to date on the death of the empire, we’ll check in on a Manchin more haunted than Luigi’s, and Eli won’t let Marsh leave America until he fully understands how Prime Ministers are chosen … so he’s pretty much a resident now.—To support the show on Patreon, click here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/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/ Hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Headline Resources:Boris Johnson to resign: https://apnews.com/article/boris-johnson-resignation-60da3c4b29a4e9c93c7db9f53034ad0e Joe Manchin wants everyone to know he sucks even harder: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/07/16/white-house-manchin-biden/ 988 Mental crisis line opens: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/988-suicide-prevention-hotline-launch-nationwide-rcna38297 US/Russia hammer out space carpool rules amid ongoing Russian war crimes: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/nasa-russian-space-agency-sign-deal-share-space-station-flights-roscosmos-2022-07-15/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/15/putin-orders-shake-up-at-russias-space-agency https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/07/14/putin-signs-expanded-foreign-agents-law-a78298 https://www.thejournal.ie/russia-shelling-from-ukraine-nuclear-plant-5818580-Jul2022/ Fetterman trolls Dr. Oz: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/us/politics/snooki-fetterman-new-jersey.html

On this week's episode: Rudy Giuliani hires Jussie Smollett as a very specific acting coach ... Florida will take all your “couldn’t be any stupider” jibes as a challenge ... And Donald Trump has a really fun limo ride with Tall Tyler and Sarah Huckabee Sanders.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10Headline Sources:Fetal personhood is absurd: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/07/04/we-are-not-going-back-to-the-time-before-roe-we-are-going-somewhere-worse https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/if-a-fetus-is-a-person-it-should-get-child-support-due-process-and-citizenship/2019/05/17/7280ae30-78ac-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html N.Y. Lawmakers Respond on Guns and Abortion After Supreme Court Rulings: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/nyregion/ny-guns-abortion-supreme-court.htmlEducating in Florida is as terrifying as you thought: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/02/desantis-civics-separation-church-state/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/01/desantis-florida-universities-laws/Cassidy Hutchinson testimony at J6 hearings: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/06/cassidy-hutchinson-testimony-the-most-explosive-revelations.htmlCOVID-19 Vaccines Authorized for Children 6 Months and Older: https://time.com/6187674/covid-19-vaccines-kids-under-five-fda/Rudy Giuliani freaks the fuck out about tiny little pat on the back: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/nyregion/rudolph-giuliani-smack-charge.html

On this week's episode: The sane wing of Congress rejects the idea that insurrections become legal if they’re stupid enough ... Committed Dogecoin investors get trapped like the passenger of a flaming Tesla that locks itself from the inside ... And a Google AI does a better job mimicking human interaction than the guy who claims it’s sentient ever managed. 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.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Jan 6 Hearings recap: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/10/1104103404/new-revelations-and-other-takeaways-from-first-jan-6-committee-hearing https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104657476/recap-jan-6-committee-hearing https://www.npr.org/2022/06/16/1105513685/recap-jan-6-committee-hearing Elon Musk getting sued for running Dogecoin "pyramid scheme": https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-sued-lawsuit-dogecoin-b2102939.html https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/elon-musk-sued-258-billion-over-alleged-dogecoin-pyramid-scheme-2022-06-16/ Lunatic claims Google AI is sentient, gets put on leave: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/technology/google-chatbot-ai-blake-lemoine.html "How to Murder Your Husband" writer sentenced to life for killing husband: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/14/how-to-murder-your-husband-life-sentence/ Chinese telescope signal turns out not to be extraterrestrial: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/18/science/china-alien-signal.html Mike Lindell has a meltdown after Walmart pulls MyPillow off their shelves: https://www.newsweek.com/mike-lindell-rages-walmart-over-mypillow-pull-youre-canceling-us-1716705

On this week's episode: Marjorie Taylor Greene gets stuck up a speech tree ... The UK will try parading on a reign for a change ... And we'll be speaking with a state representative who made headlines last week by shoving the hypocrisy of anti-choice Republicans right in their faces.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo connect with Representative Mickey Dollens, go here:https://twitter.com/MickeyDollenshttps://www.facebook.com/MickeyDollensOKhttps://www.instagram.com/mickeydollensTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10Headline Sources:MTG is wrong about every single major news item this week: https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxjwa/mtg-trudeau-gun-law-canada-russia https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2022/05/30/marjorie-taylor-greene-is-latest-republican-spreading-lie-uvalde-massacre-gunman-was-transgenderhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/annakaplan/2022/06/01/marjorie-taylor-greene-doubles-down-on-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-suggests-pride-month-needs-to-endhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/06/03/lab-meat-politics Platinum Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/01/jubilee-platinum-queen-elizabeth-guide/Turkey changes its name to Türkiye so that we’ll stop making stupid bird jokes: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61671913

On this week's episode: Primary season makes us miss the time of locusts ... Noah makes a strong case that we should just outsource our voting stuff to Australia ... And against all odds, we learn that Donald Trump is even dumber than we thought.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10Headline Sources:PA Primaries: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/18/oz-mccormick-trump-pennsylvania/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/20/doug-mastriano-pennsylvania-republican-governor-trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/21/voting-is-surging-georgia-despite-controversial-new-election-law/Madison Cawthorn is a losing loser who lost: https://www.thedailybeast.com/madison-cawthorn-vows-dark-maga-takeover-after-losing-to-chuck-edwards-in-north-carolina-primaryActivision Blizzard heavily edits King’s Diversity Generator Blog, removes all race ranking: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/05/14/activision-blizzard-heavily-edits-kings-diversity-generator-blog-removes-all-ranking-images/?sh=2bf293043de0US Congress wastes time with silly UFO shit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/17/ufo-hearing-congress/Jordan Peterson continues to be a parody I couldn’t write if I tried: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/jordan-peterson-twitter-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-yumi-nu-rcna29382Trump kept asking if China was shooting us with a "hurricane gun": https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-hurricane-gun-china-world-war-1350638/

On this week's episode: New Jersey’s weed is as legal as it is expensive ... Madison Cawthorn’s existence continues to be the "free space" of political comedy ... And Twitter just got recalled for running a red light and killing a pedestrian. Also, we recorded this a week earlier than normal, and the news about Roe hadn't come out yet. We'll obviously be yelling about that next episode. But for now, enjoy the one podcast from this week that's not about real life Gilead.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10Headline Sources:Elon Musk is buying Twitter: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/business/elon-musk-twitter-trump-return.html https://stratechery.com/2022/back-to-the-future-of-twitter/ NJ legal weed sales begin: https://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/marijuana/2022/04/27/nj-legal-weed-first-day-sales/9558217002/Trump’s border wall causing grievous injuries: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/29/trump-border-wall-injuries-deaths/Russia bizarrely includes Sims 3 among evidence of 'Staged' assassination plot: https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gpmg/russia-sims-3Dog dumped for being gay is adopted: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fezco-dog-dumped-shelter-gay-adopted_n_623a3dc2e4b0d39357ce1a85Madison Cawthorn somehow keeps getting worse: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/us/politics/madison-cawthorn.html

On this week's episode: A Trump appointee sends masks to jail for their crimes against humanity ... Tucker Carlson’s lie to his wife about it being suntan lotion he was slathering his balls with gets out of hand ... And InfoWars goes from morally bankrupt to the other one too.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10Headline Sources:Florida judge strikes down national mask mandate because insanity is legal: https://apnews.com/article/biden-health-business-travel-tampa-3408cc825582126fbda5fbedd3a49dd3Florida releases 4 examples from math textbooks it rejected for public schools: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.htmlAlex Jones’s Infowars Files for Bankruptcy: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/us/alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy.htmlTucker Carlson urges his viewers to irradiate their testicles: https://www.salon.com/2022/04/21/tucker-carlson-testicle-tanning/MTG testifies in hearing on whether to disqualify her from seeking reelection: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-disqualification/index.htmlWhite House reporters laugh at Peter Doocy after Jen Psaki reminds him he's not a doctor: https://www.rawstory.com/peter-doocy-question-draws-mockery/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10721853/Psaki-says-Doocy-sounds-like-stupid-son-b-h-questions-Fox-gives-him.html

On this week's episode: Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed to the Supreme Court ... Donald Trump Jr all but texts “let’s criminally crime crimes” to Mark Meadows ... And being a Republican means arguing that Fig Newtons are moist and wonderful and better than Oreos. 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.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: KBJ confirmed, Republicans walk out during ovation, SCOTUS still terrible overall: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/06/supreme-court-shadow-docket-clean-water-act/ https://www.businessinsider.com/ketanji-brown-jackson-republicans-walk-out-senate-confirmation-video-2022-4 Donald Trump Jr.’s texts to Mark Meadows even worse than Ginni Thomas’s: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/donald-trump-jr-meadows-text/index.html 2 Men Posing as Federal Agents Duped Secret Service, U.S. Says: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/us/impersonators-secret-service.html?smid=url-share Conservatives failing at more boycotts including Disney and Oreo: https://www.salon.com/2022/04/05/i-do-not-like-gay-cookies-conservatives-vow-to-boycott-oreo-over-new-ad/ Truth Social hemorrhaging executives: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/05/donald-trump-truth-social-senior-executives-resign Major Cheese Heist Puts Dutch Dairy Farmers on Alert: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/world/europe/cheese-theft-netherlands.html?smid=url-share

On this week's episode: Vladimir Putin fights for a different kind of TERF ... A South Carolina man proves you can save someone from drowning on a technicality ... And Ted Cruz thinks he might be turning Japanese - he really thinks so.To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:https://www.policygenius.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrathttps://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10Headline Sources:KBJ confirmation hearings: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-ketanji-brown-jackson-hearings-takeaways/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-woman-definition.html https://www.npr.org/2022/03/24/1088217548/hawleys-attacks-on-ketanji-brown-jackson-fuel-a-surge-in-online-conspiracy-chatt Putin Goes Into Battle on a Second Front...Culture:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/world/europe/putin-cancel-culture-rowling.html Ginni Thomas did a bunch of sedition texting: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/ GOP Senator Mike Braun says Ginni and Clarence's marriage should be illegal in some states: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/opinion/mike-braun-loving-virginia.htmlTrump endorsements don’t seem to matter: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-03-23/trump-endorsed-candidates-struggle-idaho-governor-little-mcgeachinShitty dude gets shot by guy rescuing him: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10649259/Teen-jet-skier-shot-dead-Lake-Keowee-Good-Samaritan.htmlFBI and Anonymous hacktivists fucking with Russia: https://www.rawstory.com/r-2656999569/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/fbi-trolls-russian-embassy-with-geotargeted-ads-for-disgruntled-spies/