The Skepticrat

On this week's episode: WAR! Are we sure it's good for anything? Because it feels like we're gonna have a lot ... John Bolton and a carpenter trick a bunch of clams ... And Mark Zuckerberg explains to the US Senate how to redeem their 50 free hours on AOL. 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/?fref=ts Headline Sources: FBI raids Michael Cohen's office: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/us/politics/fbi-raids-office-of-trumps-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.htmlUS Coalition attacks syria over chemical weapons attack: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/world/middleeast/trump-strikes-syria-attack.htmlZuckerberg questioned by Senate regarding Cambridge Analytica and data usage: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-zuckerberg-testimony-20180410-story.htmlPaul Ryan sees writing on the wall: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-speaker-paul-ryan-will-not-seek-reelection-he-tells-friends-and-colleagues/2018/04/11/0d2719e4-3d83-11e8-8d53-eba0ed2371ccstory.html?utmterm=.9ca28451dc3dComey book to be released this week: https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/602106492/in-a-higher-loyalty-james-comey-describes-an-unethical-untethered-presidentSomebody finally explains the TPP to Trump and he wants back in: http://time.com/5238220/donald-trump-rejoin-trans-pacific-partnership/ Roundup Sources:https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/102837654/exicebreaker-owners-sold-business-for-288-million http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43762251http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-admin-hits-putins-circle-sanctions-russian-oligarchs/story?id=54294201https://news.sky.com/story/worlds-oldest-man-revealed-as-112-year-old-masazo-nonaka-11324957https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/05/conor-mcgregor-ufc-media-day-ruckushttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/04/01/ntsb-unhappy-with-tesla-release-of-investigative-information-in-fatal-crash/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.607f64c76e67http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/news-wire/topless-protester-charges-at-bill-cosby-as-retrial-begins/article_3971bc7d-70e9-54cf-95f4-9191950c1b54.htmlhttps://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-says-idf-will-not-change-open-fire-policy-on-gaza-borderhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/06/live-export-ship-banned-from-leaving-dock-unless-welfare-conditions-methttp://tass.com/world/998892https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/03/us/indiana-firefighters-plane-collision/index.htmlhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/12/holocaust-remembrance-day-americans-forgetting/511320002/https://www.sbnation.com/golf/2018/4/7/17209958/masters-2018-live-scores-leaderboard-sunday-highlights-newshttps://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/eurostar-london-amsterdam-direct-train-live-latest-updates-st-pancras-service-launch-netherlands-a8287041.htmlhttps://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Bathroom-Hand-Dryers-Spread-Fecal-Bacteria-UConn-Study-479721513.html

On this week's episode: High schoolers practice leaving school ALIVE for a change ... Noah will be sick of the term "Blue-nami" even before he hears anyone say it ... And the Senate decides to deregulate piggy banks up to $250 billion in holdings.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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=tsHeadline Sources:Senate votes to roll back Dodd-Frank regulations on all but the largest banks: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43409985Students hold walkout day in protest of weak-ass gun control: http://abcnews.go.com/US/students-country-world-part-national-school-walkout-today/story?id=53712013Trump just making shit up during Trudeau meeting about trade balance with Canada: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/theamericas/after-trumps-misleading-remarks-to-trudeau-canada-restates-the-facts/2018/03/15/c4ee54ee-286a-11e8-a227-fd2b009466bcstory.html? https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/politics/trump-trudeau-trade-meeting/index.htmlMcCabe latest administration dropout: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/16/politics/andrew-mccabe-fired/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/17/politics/mccabe-memos-trump/index.htmlConor Lamb wins special election in PA-18: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/14/us/politics/pennsylvania-congressional-race-conor-lamb-trump.htmlRoundup Sources:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/15/myanmar-willing-to-take-back-fewer-than-400-rohingya-refugees-bangladeshhttp://abcnews.go.com/US/helicopter-crashes-east-river-york-city/story?id=53673315https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-duterte-icc/duterte-to-withdraw-philippines-from-icc-after-outrageous-attacks-idUSKCN1GQ0MAhttp://money.cnn.com/2018/03/15/media/iheartmedia-bankruptcy/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/2018/03/03/technology/youtube-ads-infowars-alex-jones/index.htmlhttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43352078https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-republicans-say-investigation-found-no-evidence-russia-trump-collusion-n855986https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/09/pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2018/03/12/us/texas-austin-blasts/index.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/03/14/toys-r-us-to-close-all-800-of-its-u-s-stores/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/billionaire-sebastian-pinera-inaugurated-as-chile-s-presidenthttp://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43369490http://wgntv.com/2018/03/04/scientists-find-huge-secret-colony-of-penguins/https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/5/17080796/facebook-policy-survey-pedophilia-sexual-pictures-mistake-apology

On this week's episode: Vladimir is Putin on the Ritz ... It turns out that Chinese guy's name is NOT Eleven Jinping ... And we're pretty sure Smith & Wesson is about to end their relationship with the NRA. 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/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Kushner's clearance downgraded after we learn that several foreign intelligence groups were gonna blackmail the shit out of him: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/jared-kushner-manipulation-mexico-israel-china-uae/index.html Trump gets another fraudulent nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/01/someone-forged-a-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-for-trump-norwegian-officials-say/?utm_term=.a3a4186eef6c Trump wants to arm teachers with guns: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/trump-listening-sessions-parkland-students/index.html Trump starts trade war: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/03/02/the-real-reason-trump-wants-to-start-a-trade-war/?utm_term=.6fca226d316d Putin is going to nuke us: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/world/europe/russia-putin-speech.html Mona Charen gets booed at CPAC for saying things that seem impossible to disagree with: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/25/politics/mona-charen-cpac-comments/index.html Roundup Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/24/politics/mexican-president-cancels-white-house-trip/index.html https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/news/goodnight-pyeongchang-2018-the-winter-games-comes-to-an-end-after-an-incredible-closing-ceremony http://www.businessinsider.com/delta-nra-georgia-casey-cagle-threatens-retaliation-2018-2 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-public-spat-trump-taunts-sessions-ag-doesnt-keep-quiet/2018/02/28/b92936f4-1d09-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_story.html www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43197048 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/25/xi-jinping-to-cement-his-power-with-plan-scrap-two-term-limit-china https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/27/trump-names-campaign-manager-for-2020-reelection-bid.html http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22513517/ncaa-denies-louisville-appeal-rules-cardinals-vacate-2013-national-title https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/instead-of-filling-cavities-dentists-may-soon-regenerate-teeth1/ https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/politics/hope-hicks-white-house/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/26/politics/stacey-dash-files-paperwork-congressional-run/index.html https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/news/oar-take-gold-in-overtime http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43269186 http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/22495546/austin-dillon-wins-daytona-500-no-3 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/deadly-shooting-downtown-puerto-rico-comerio/

On this week's episode: Carl the Pugapegacorn starts shilling for the US government ... Fox News pines for the good old Olympic days of 1936 ... And Donald Trump calls "Memo tag, no backsies, no double stamps, timeout I twisted my ankle." 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/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Nunes memo gets released; rebuttal memo gets blocked: https://www.npr.org/2018/02/02/582666768/trump-leans-into-attack-on-fbi-as-clock-ticks-toward-release-of-nunes-memo https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/09/donald-trump-blocks-democrat-nunes-memo-russia That's 4 school shootings in the US in 2018 alone: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/us/school-shootings-in-2018/index.html Fox News column about too many negroes and gays in the Olympics: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-spt-fox-news-olympics-diversity-column-pulled-20180210-story.html Michael Cohen's new story about the Stormy Daniels payment: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-time-to-clear-the-air-about-stormy-daniels/2018/02/14/15803f4e-11be-11e8-9065-e55346f6de81story.html?utmterm=.cf91fae3bbee Trump’s infrastructure plan is stupid: https://slate.com/business/2018/02/trump-infrastructure-plan-you-pay-for-it.html Trump wants to replace SNAP with Blue Apron for poor people: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/13/opinions/trumps-blue-apron-type-plan-is-crumbs-to-the-poor-filipovic/index.html Roundup Sources: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43092085 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/bermuda-repeal-same-sex-marriage https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-iran/israel-shoots-down-iranian-drone-strikes-iranian-targets-in-syria-army-idUSKBN1FU07L http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43091248 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-20180206-story.html https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/police-recommend-israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-be-indicted-corruption-bribery-n847616 http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/cold-poor-south-korean-mountains-winter-olympics-begin-52952010 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43039928 http://www.businessinsider.com/kim-jong-un-impersonator-walks-through-north-koreas-olympic-cheer-squad-2018-2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42976858 http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/29/news/companies/chief-wahoo-cleveland-indians/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/17/americas/mexico-helicopter-crash/index.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ireland-politics-sinnfein/mcdonald-succeeds-gerry-adams-as-sinn-fein-president-idUSKBN1FU0QV https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/think-commas-don-t-matter-omitting-one-cost-maine-dairy-n847151 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/12/egypt-bans-satirical-saturday-night-live-arabia-tv-show-for-being-inappropriate http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/13/son-concorde-plane-fly-london-new-york-three-hours-7309260/ http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42942921

On this week's episode: We watched the State of the Union and it was none of those words ... Trump made it super clear that he wants to fuck a hydrocarbon ... And if you order your copy of the Nunes Memo in the next 10 minutes, you'll get a free set of jingly keys. 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/?fref=ts Source Links:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/us/politics/fact-check-sotu.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/30/us/politics/state-of-the-union-2018-transcript.html

On this week's episode: Donald Trump is long, strong, and can’t keep the government on … The Patriots all die in a fiery plane crash over and over again forever … And everyone's being super judgmental about eating pods of laundry detergent.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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=tsHeadline Links:Walmart faking trickle down: http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/13/opinions/sams-club-walmart-corporate-greed-tasini-opinion/index.html <> https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/11/walmart-boosts-minimum-wage-11-hands-out-bonuses-up-1-000-hourly-workers/1023606001/Government shuts down: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/government-shuts-down-after-senate-bill-collapses-negotiations-fail/2018/01/20/dca0d7e0-fda6-11e7-8f66-2df0b94bb98a_story.htmlTrump's lawyer paid off porn star to stay quiet about affair: https://www.thecut.com/2018/01/everything-to-know-about-the-stormy-danielstrump-scandal.html <> http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/16/media/fox-news-stormy-daniels-trump/index.htmlNew California: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/16/new-california-declares-independence-california-bid-become-51st-state/1036681001/ <> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/17/new-california-five-times-californians-failed-split-golden-state/1040314001/ <> https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/720c6a07-3594-44b7-8098-94fc11bae240/downloads/1bs7g2fao_444861.pdfAll of Africa, El Salvador, and Haiti are shitholes: http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/politics/donald-trump-slur-racial-politics/index.htmlMan shoots at church for being alien spaceship for reptiles: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/01/15/man-shoots-at-church-because-its-an-alien-space-ship-for-reptiles/Roundup Links:http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/politics/trump-black-approval-rating/index.htmlhttps://www.rferl.org/a/russia-deploys-s400-division-crimea/28973635.htmlhttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42752298http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42687970?SThisFBhttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201801161060796179-muslim-clerics-forbid-suicide-attackshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42731112http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/isro-launches-its-100th-satellite-into-space/article10027585.ecehttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42668841https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-21/key-day-could-yield-fast-deal-or-long-impasse-shutdown-updatehttp://www.miningmx.com/news/diamonds/31327-gem-share-flies-910-carat-whopper-recovered-letseng/https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2018-01-16/eu-parliament-calls-for-ban-on-electric-pulse-fishinghttp://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/17/asia/north-south-korea-olympics-flag-intl/index.htmlhttp://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42703888http://en.brinkwire.com/90379/study-identifies-brain-circuit-controlling-social-behavior/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-media/philippines-orders-further-probes-into-news-site-that-angered-duterte-idUSKBN1F61J1https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-immigration-7-eleven/u-s-immigration-operation-targets-7-eleven-stores-in-17-states-idUSKBN1EZ2S4http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-dow-hits-26000-20180116-story.html

On this week's episode: The Trump administration crumbles under the pressure of "a guy listening to what they said" ... The President double dog dares a hostile nation to nuke us AGAIN ... And he also demands that DARPA make him a bomb cyclone button.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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=tsHeadline Links:Trump freaking right the fuck out over new Michael Wolff book: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-free-speech-libel-law-michael-wolff-fire-fury-mental-state-latest-a8145741.htmlSarah Huckabee Sanders wants everyone to stop lying: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/tapper-hits-huckabee-sanders-with-damning-list-of-trump-lies-after-she-claims-people-are-not-entitled-to-their-own-facts/Trump’s climate change denial tweet: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/29/donald-trumps-climate-tweet-is-a-reminder-that-the-gop-embraces-science-denial/Jeff Sessions weakens protections for legal weed: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/06/jeff-sessions-marijuana-legalization-congress-216251The hole in the ozone layer is fixing itself: http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-hole-earths-ozone-layer-finally-closing-humans-did-something-771922Gwyneth Paltrow releases her 2018 detox guide on Goop: https://goop.com/wellness/detox/the-beauty-wellness-detox-guide/ AND: https://quartzy.qz.com/1173239/the-zaniest-products-on-gwyneth-paltrows-2018-goop-detox-list/ Roundup Links:https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-government-supporters-hold-large-rallies-/4193848.htmlhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-fire/blaze-destroys-hundreds-of-cars-melts-floors-of-liverpool-parking-garage-idUSKBN1EQ163http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42553818https://www.apnews.com/e85f4cbac73a475286d9c091d1e42a29/Ethiopia-to-release-all-political-prisoners,-close-camp http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42532776http://time.com/5083272/donald-trump-pakistan-tweets/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-flake-says-theres-no-evidence-cuban-government-attacked-american-diplomats/https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alaska/articles/2018-01-01/alaskas-criminal-bail-changes-to-point-based-system?int=news-rechttp://money.cnn.com/2018/01/03/news/companies/disney-do-not-disturb/index.htmlhttp://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/01/02/hatch-will-hang-it-up-after-this-term/http://time.com/5069621/twitter-white-nationalist-new-rules/http://www.newsweek.com/penis-whitening-laser-procedure-goes-viral-thailand-770962https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/18/571717566/charlottesville-va-police-chief-retiring-after-unite-the-right-rallyhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/17/french-sailor-francois-gabart-fastest-solo-circumnavigationhttp://www.cnn.com/2017/12/31/us/un-secretary-general-2018-message-intl/index.htmlAbuse Your Words:My nuclear button is bigger than your nuclear button: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42549687

On this week's episode: The Senate unveils the tax plan equivalent of welshing on a hooker … Roy Moore will start his very own senate across the street from theirs and his will be way better … And the Republican Party is trying to steal our orgasms.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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=tsHeadline Links:Republicans pretty sure they’re ready to go with tax bill: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/12/15/the-final-gop-tax-bill-is-complete-heres-what-is-in-it/White House forced to withdraw two heinous judicial nominations: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/white-house-withdraws-two-controversial-judicial-nominations/FCC gets rid of net neutrality: http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-to-vote-on-net-neutrality-repeal-2017-12 https://www.wired.com/story/read-fcc-net-neutrality-dissent/Rex Tillerson thinks maybe nuclear war would be bad, but nevermind: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/north-korea-talks-latest-new-rex-tillerson-trump-walks-backs-claims-white-house-contradiction-a8113136.htmlHard-hitting news story about Star Wars movie: http://www.seriousjournalism.comRoundup Links:http://www.newsweek.com/california-wildfires-thomas-fire-now-third-largest-state-history-750468http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42308121https://sports.yahoo.com/russia-banned-2018-winter-olympics-pyeongchang-183735604.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/10/sars-virus-bats-china-severe-acute-respiratory-syndromehttps://www.ft.com/content/ffcbc7ea-df59-11e7-a8a4-0a1e63a52f9chttps://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-12-04/supreme-court-allows-third-trump-travel-ban-into-effecthttps://www.afp.com/en/news/23/philippines-duterte-wins-extra-year-martial-law-powers-doc-v43kn3http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/14/health/liver-initials-surgeon-simon-bramhall-intl-trnd/index.htmlhttp://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/12/13/tina-smith-al-franken-senate/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/14/aung-san-suu-kyi-has-freedom-of-dublin-award-revokedhttp://www.bbc.com/news/business-42353545https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-space/trump-wants-to-send-u-s-astronauts-back-to-moon-someday-mars-idUSKBN1E51QPhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/International/marine-corps-apologizes-aircraft-part-falls-2nd-japanese/story?id=51760688http://www.pcgamer.com/rip-aim-remembering-how-we-used-to-talk-on-the-internet/https://apnews.com/841ff18ab80644d78a88a5d7d5101ba7

For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit http://bit.ly/2qQRi8G and enter skepticrat30.On this week's episode: We mourn a tremendous cut to our taxes ... We'll give the three famous guys who never sexually assaulted anybody a high five ... And Mike Flynn rolls over like he was about to get a happy ending. 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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Links: Tax Bill: http://www.businessinsider.com/gop-tax-bill-senate-budget-committee-vote-2017-11 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/12/01/winners-and-losers-in-the-senate-gop-tax-bill-a-running-list/?utm_term=.35a26ced0a6fTrump makes Pocahontas joke at Navajo veterans' event: http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/27/politics/trump-pocahontas-navajo-code-talkers/index.htMulvaney takes over CFPB in mini-coup: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/28/judge-rules-mick-mulvaney-remain-interim-headin-leadership-fight-consumer-financial-protection-burea/902173001/Literally everyone is a rapist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weinstein_effectNorth Korean ICBM can hit all of US mainland: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42160227Michael Flynn pleads guilty and Trump accidentally tweets about obstructing justice: http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/02/politics/trump-tweet-flynn-firing-fbi-reaction/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/01/politics/michael-flynn-charged/index.htmlPrince Harry is gonna marry an American https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/royal-wedding-looms-prince-harry-meghan-markle-announce-engagement-n817901?cid=emlnbn20171127Roundup Links:http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/20/media/att-time-warner-deal-lawsuit/index.htmlhttps://spaceflightnow.com/2017/11/28/russian-weather-satellite-and-18-secondary-payloads-feared-lost/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42160227https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/01/south-australia-turns-on-teslas-100mw-battery-history-in-the-makinghttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/nov/29/un-war-crimes-defendant-claims-to-drink-poison-at-trial-in-hague-slobodan-praljakhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-29/euthanasia-passes-parliament-in-victoria/9205472https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/105thGreyCuphttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ara-san-juan-latest-submarine-argentina-search-rescue-crew-over-news-a8085911.htmlhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-politics/japans-abe-re-elected-prime-minister-after-big-election-win-idUSKBN1D13LP?il=0http://fortune.com/2017/12/01/bitcoin-price-cme-cftc-futures/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-blast-toll/death-toll-from-somalia-truck-bomb-in-october-now-at-512-probe-committee-idUSKBN1DU2IChttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/02/us/brock-turner-appeal.htmlhttps://qz.com/1120731/paradise-papers-a-guide-to-the-major-revelations/

On this week's episode: We deal with collusion confusion ... Sean Hannity is pretty sure he's awesome ... And Sarah Huckabee Sanders forgets that the highest tax payers also get to be billionaires. 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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Links: Rick Perry says fossil fuels can prevent sexual assault: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41854358Sarah Huckabee Sanders makes worst analogy for taxes ever: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/31/sarah-sanderss-questionable-argument-that-paying-taxes-is-like-buying-beers/?utm_term=.970269bb4decSean Hannity declares himself Oscar-eligible: www.nolink-but-it's/an/amazing.story/anyway

On this week's episode: Florida snowflakes are unable to refute Richard Spencer's ideas ... Millions of Americans learn where Catalonia is ... And the President of the United States spends two weeks failing kindergarten. 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/?fref=ts Headline Links: Trump missteps on questions about fallen soldiers in Niger: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/21/the-cascade-of-missteps-that-turned-one-white-house-error-into-a-messy-week/ Spain strips Catalonia of autonomy: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/world/europe/spain-catalonia-mariano-rajoy.html Malawi police arrest 140 in wake of anti-vampire lynchings: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-malawi-violence/malawi-arrests-140-in-clampdown-after-vampirism-killings-idUSKBN1CP192?il=0 Person people like Eli made famous capitalizes on it: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/us/university-florida-richard-spencer-speech/index.html Trump gives his response to PR 10 out of 10: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/19/trump-gives-puerto-rico-response-a-grade-of-10-out-of-10/?utm_term=.66a73a045b8d

On this week's episode: The Nazis return to the scene of the hate crime ... Trump will take away free birth control but offer his tiny little hand as an IUD if need be ... And we learn that the Secret Service is diving in front of spite-cum more than ever before. 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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Links: Trump administration rolls back birth control mandate: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/06/trump-rolls-back-obamacares-contraception-rule-243537 and Sessions issues government-wide directive that Christianity is a perfectly acceptable reason for LGBT discrimination: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/06/sessions-calls-for-broad-religious-freedom-protections-243536Multiple asshats explain why god allowed Las Vegas shooting: _http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/03/fox-news-host-maybe-the-las-vegas-shooter-just-didnt-believe-in-god/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/02/pat-robertson-blames-vegas-shooting-on-lack-of-respect-for-donald-trump-and-god/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/02/dave-daubenmire-god-let-the-vegas-shooting-occur-because-our-nation-is-wicked/Christian radio host says the atheist NFL is brainwashing everyone with gamma rays: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/01/christian-radio-host-the-anti-christian-nfl-is-brainwashing-us-with-gamma-rays/White supremacists return to Charlottesville: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-protests-charlottesville/white-nationalists-return-to-charlottesville-for-torch-lit-protest-idUSKBN1CD04N

On this week’s episode: Eli guesses it rained or something somewhere ... The future of humanity lies in the balance of a dick measuring contest between psychopaths ... And lots of stupid Irish people lose money when one of the best boxers of all time beats a not-boxer at boxing. 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/?fref=ts Headline Links: Arpaio pardon: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-long-lawless-ride-of-sheriff-joe-arpaio-20120802 http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/politics/sheriff-joe-arpaio-donald-trump-pardon/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/08/30/legal-challenge-to-arpaio-pardon-begins/?utm_term=.c6651ecb06b1 https://twitter.com/phoenixnewtimes/status/901263384087334914?lang=en NK fires missile over Japan https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/world/asia/north-korea-missile.html?mcubz=1 Trump to announce DACA decision on Tuesday: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348906-white-house-daca-decision-coming-tuesday Flood in Texas, lots of explosions: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/harvey-danger-major-chemical-plant-near-houston-likely-explode-facility-n797581 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/arkema-deregulationus59a9ab48e4b0dfaafcf05c5e?section=us_politics Mayweather beats McGregor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FloydMayweatherJr.vs.Conor_McGregor Pentagon fesses up to how many troops are in Afghanistan: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/30/afghanistan-troop-levels-trump-242186 Trump wrong about a bunch of stuff: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-tower-wiretapus59aaf8f3e4b0b5e530ff0a63?section=uspolitics http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-reads-fake-version-of-own-speechus59a9a7e4e4b0dfaafcf04e6e?section=uspolitics http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/trump-interrupts-harvey-relief-mission-to-snipe-at-press-about-the-size-of-his-hands/ http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/donald-trump-cant-donate-1-million-from-his-foundation-to-houston-because-its-under-investigation/ Kenyan Supreme Court annuls presidential election: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41123329 Cops only kill black people: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/08/georgia-cop-remember-kill-black-people/

On this week’s episode: Trump and Tall Tyler get this whole North Korea thing settled ... "Impending nuclear war" will manage to basically fall out of the news cycle ... And we break down how accurate the President was with his "ranking of the races" that he did completely unironically this week. 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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Links: Trump's response to Charlottesville: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-defends-all-sides-comment-n793001 http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/19/politics/trump-remarks-alt-right/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-charlottesville-comments-were-just-another-distraction/2017/08/18/97e6d106-8365-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496story.html?utmterm=.205b0cc1516cNazis starting to get kicked off the internet: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/14/daily-stormer-alt-right-google-go-daddy-charlottesvilleBoston free speech rally fizzles out: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/boston-free-speech-rally-ends-early/The White House quits the show: http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/18/news/donald-trump-carl-icahn/index.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article167952232.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/14/intel-ceo-quit-trumps-manufacturing-council.htmlSteve Bannon forced to resign: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/steve-bannon-white-house-chief-strategist/story?id=49295772

In this week’s episode, the Trump administration finally tackles that ‘positional stability’ problem they were having, we’ll join the nation in mourning the loss of the Mooch, Eli will try to do a story about football players, and Donald Trump decides who to hate next. 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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Links: John Kelly replaces Priebus as WH Chief of Staff: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/politics/john-kelly-chief-of-staff/index.html Martin Shkreli convicted of securities fraud: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-shkreli-idUSKBN1AK27F JD may go after colleges for not taking enough whites: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-universities.html Football player thinks dinosaurs aren’t real http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/29/nfl-player-d-j-reader-dinosaurs-arent-real-and-fossils-are-fake/ New sanctions against North Korea: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-un-idUSKBN1AL0NU Trump transcripts with world leaders released: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.ab42267efeb7

On this week's episode: Letting everyone vote continues to work out the way we thought it would ... Eli's cynical intellectual elitism grows ever more calcified ... And Donald Trump keeps tweeting about how he weighs more than a duck for some reason.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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts

On this week's episode: We check back in with Trump and Tall Tyler ... The White House held a press briefing and we have as much evidence of it as CNN ... And it's totally cool to watch The Cosby Show again ... Also Minnesota COPS.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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts

On this week's show, we release the Trump tapes before Trump does; we stare, jaw agape, at the smoldering, dystopian comic tragedy that is the global political landscape, and Michael Marshall will be here to talk about the UK's latest funkadelic elections.To get tickets to QED, click here: https://qedcon.org/To learn more about the Good Thinking Society, click here: http://goodthinkingsociety.org/To learn more about Merseyside Skeptics, click here: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/To hear Marsh’s podcasts, click here: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts

On this week's episode: Jared Kushner offers Russia a tin can and a really long string ... Trump returns from his first foreign trip despite the numerous trails of Reese's Pieces we put out ... And you'll be stone cold stunned by the latest election results out of Montana.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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts

On this week's episode: We [...] ... Eli asks Rod Rosenstein his opinion on the cops who are looking for Phyllis Schlafly's corpse ... And for the first time in history, France is doing better than the US and the UK at dealing with Nazis.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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts

On this week's episode: We review Trump's first hundred days because we're used to reviewing terrible things ... Noah spends nine hours writing a ninety second bit ... And the Bobs as Donald Trump: "What would you say you do here?"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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts

On this week's episode: Eli isn't here because United Airlines needed the seat and they don't fuck around ... The dictionary people consider Post-Minitrue as the new word for White House ... And we get a new teaser trailer from the upcoming conclusion of the "World Wars" trilogy. 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/?fref=ts

On this week's episode: Brazil makes Michael Vick look good ... The E gets a little less U ... And Heath had too much scotch last night, so his face feels like sand and regret.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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts

In this week's episode: We recount Trump's life story to try to figure out where it all went wrong, we help you out on your office's "first presidential dementia diagnosis" pool, and we help the President figure out which problems are caused by which minorities. 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/?fref=ts

In this week’s episode, the White House stocks up on tinfoil, we wonder why the mainstream media isn’t reporting on the increase in Manufacturer’s new orders for nondefense capital goods since this show came back on, and America is full of pride after hearing the President talk for an hour without the N-word.

On this week's episode, we break down Donald Trump's first solo press conference while taking turns digging the bomb shelter. 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/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts

In this week's long overdue episode, we count down the top twenty things to be terrified about this week; knowing that by the time we're done there will be new stuff to be terrified about.

In this week's episode, we go against Eli's better judgement and talk about the Dakota access pipeline, we find out that Trump totally meant to do that thing with Taiwan, and we'll find out once and for all if Hillary Clinton really curb stomped that baby penguin. If you'd like to make a per episode donation, you should almost certainly check out our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat

On episode 41: The sky’s downward trajectory will continue ... Ginsburg and Breyer get fitted for a Weekend at Bernie's rig just in case ... We’ll begrudgingly acknowledge that newsworthy shit is also happening outside of the US ... And Donald Trump meets with the Serpent of Eden about heading up the Department of Agriculture.

On this week's episode, we just kind of stare at our hands and wish we lived in one of those different universes.

In our long awaited return episode, Heath, Eli, and Noah join forces to break down the most bizarre meltdown in the history of presidential debate. With a run time of an hour and twenty minutes, we try desperately to make up for how long it's been since we've debuted a new episode. And we hope you forgive us.

On episode 38: People who get punched in the head for a living turn out NOT to be on top of social progress ... Tom Cotton grows a beard so that they’ll stop carding him on the way into R-rated movies ... And Tom Cotton still gets carded at R-rated movies. --- Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook page.

On episode 37: We tell the GOP that, while we appreciate the effort, we were perfectly willing to make fun of a sane candidate if they had one ... You'll hear Eli Bosnick do a brief rendition of Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" ... And Tennessee moves to protect its valuable mental illness export business.

On episode 36: Utah will finally tackle foreign dependence on hand-lotion ... Black people finally call it even after getting slightly included in the new currency ... We’ll talk about what’s penetrating Gwyneth Paltrow these days ... And we'll learn how flying penis robots could affect your morning commute.

On episode 35: The Panama papers make doing a political comedy show unnecessarily complicated and researchy ... Indiana women seeking an abortion will have to answer these questions three ... Numerous forest critters will throw their official endorsements behind Bernie Sanders ... And a poor naming choice by George Mason University comes back to bite them in the Antonin Scalia School.

On episode 34: GOP lawmakers in North Carolina remind us that they’re obsessed with the genitals of school children ... The KKK is totally on board with making America great again ... The National Enquirer alleges that Ted Cruz has been fucking women in non-metaphorical ways, too ... And a New York doctor learns the difference between manual labor and a hand job the hard way.

On episode 33 ... The 2016 presidential election will ramp up its efforts to ensure that no matter what happens in 2020, it’s gonna bore the shit out of us; It's been 4 days since the GOP debate started, and Ben Carson still hasn't been allowed to speak yet; Abortion doctors consider putting googly eyes on all their instruments, just so that doomed little zygote thinks it made a friend; And Christian God gets beat up by a lion.

On this week's episode: Eli Bosnick will be here to help us wish it was harder to make fun of these debates, the GOP starts to realize they got made into season 15 of Celebrity Apprentice, we'll get most of the way through a debate before anyone realizes that Jeb isn't there anymore, and the candidates weigh the pros and cons of people dying on the sidewalk.

On this week's episode, Antonin Scalia puts the “bitch” back in obituary, we learn that New Hampshire wants a presidential candidate who possesses the virtue of unelectability, LIGO discovers gravity waves emanating from deep space, and Australian immigration officials immediately draft legislation to turn them back, and the Ted Cruz campaign decides to stop hiring people using a casting couch.

On this week's episode, the presidential election you can't believe isn't over yet gets started, Donald Trump is scared of a girl, the feds divert some of those Jade Helm troops to Oregon for a bit, and Mat Staver warns that something called "Jizya" is behind the widening homosexual tax gap.---Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook page.

This week, Eli Bosnick joins us to break down the latest GOP primary debate, where we learn that the circus might be losing the elephants, but the elephants certainly aren't losing the circus.

In this hour long special, Eli Bosnick joins us to prove that we can make inappropriate jokes in a bipartisan manner, Bernie Sanders delivers some words of wisdom from his founding father, Lincoln Chafee makes it through the entire debate without gobbling, and Hillary Clinton whips it out.

In this week's episode, Mormon god hits the snooze button on the apocalypse one more time; the average skin color in GOP leadership gets eight shades less orange; we'll learn that the Pope did meet with Kim Davis, but he didn't like her, so he didn't inhale; and thanks to Heath's repeated threats of self immolation, McDonalds starts serving breakfast all day.

In this week's hour long special edition, Eli Bosnick joins us to break down the second of what they're swearing are the GOP Primary debates. Listen in as CNN realizes they should have gone with Vince McMahon instead of Jake Tapper. Find out if Scott Walker was able to defeat Nitro in Breakthrough and Conquer. And trust us that we don't find drug addiction fatalaties funny.

In this week's episode; we'll learn that either five randomly plotted points in a plane can form an irregular pentagon, or Christianity is true; New Jersey dabbles in baby fighting; we'll make jokes that you'll feel guilty for laughing at; and Eli Bosnick will be here to kiss some hands and shake some babies.

In this week's episode; we'll urge people to let the Ashley Madison story die out before they reach the Ls; New York City lawmakers deliberate over the optimal level of nipplage in Time Square; Rick Wiles and Jim Bakker will join together to form a giant, homophobic robot; and a high-ranking Hamas general almost gets nudged to death by a Jewish dolphin.

In this fortnight's episode, Eli Bosnick joins us for a special one hour kickoff to the primary debate season.

In this week's episode, we'll get a biology lesson from a guy who thinks demons live in your man-batter, "Pluthers" warn that so-called images of Pluto may contain mind-controlling levels of fluoride, we'll bring you the least erotic story to ever involve a parade of salad tossing men dressed as Spartans, and Donald Trump hopes to be successful like Ross Perot one day.

In this week's episode, God will forget to destroy America over legalized same sex marriage for another week; Jade Helm 15 operatives won't herd citizens into prison camps right away, as a decoy; rapper 50 Cent admits that his stage name grossly exaggerates his net worth; and we learn that where Jared Fogle might be going, he's gonna need all that experience swallowing footlongs.

In this week's episode; Iowa will surprise the world by finding a way to become even less relevant; computer security experts confirm that the jews also control the digital media, Franklin Graham fails to realize that getting f*cked in the *ss by your bank is a figure of speech, and a Texas man tries to prevent the next Million Man March by crowdsourcing each black guy a dollar at a time to stay home.And, in way of apology for abandoning you for the next four Skepticratless weeks, we give you ten bonus minutes.Music by Ryan Slotnick. Hear more here: http://evilgiraffesonmars.com/