The Skepticrat

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  • Covering politics from the far center
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  • 243: Skepticrat243 - You Can Call Me Al Green Edition

    243: Skepticrat243 - You Can Call Me Al Green Edition
    Mar 10 2025
    On this week's episode: Al Green is the only guy with those glasses from “They Live” ... The US will raise its ticket prices just when nobody wants to come anymore ... And Hillary Clinton's pizza and ping-pong dungeon remains a secret...for now.

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    Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:
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    Headline Sources:

    Trump’s Joint Address to Congress is filled with insane lies: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/04/g-s1-50488/trump-congress-joint-address-fact-check
    https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/03/06/trans-mice-claim-false-donald-trump-transgenic/
    https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/yes-biden-spent-millions-on-transgender-animal-experiments/

    U.S. and Ukrainian Officials to Meet Next Week About Path to End War: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/ukraine-zelensky-trump-russia.html

    Trump plans to offer "gold card" visas for $5 million:
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-gold-card-eb5-visa-5-million-immigration-oligarch-cbs-news-explains/

    Trump seems to be falling out of love with Musk: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/06/trump-musk-cabinet-federal-worker-cuts/
    https://mashable.com/article/tesla-cybertruck-mardia-gras-new-orleans-boo
    https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/04/congress/gop-town-halls-richard-hudson-00210024

    Luigi Mangione pleads with fans to stop sending him so many photos: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-court-update-fan-mail-b2706446.html

    Released "Epstein Files" disappoint anticipators; a Republican rickroll didn't help: https://time.com/7262658/epstein-files-released-reactions-disappointment-republicans-rickroll/
    https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-pam-bondi-trump-1a6af3e9fa1cfb6d267985a971a4929a
    https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/03/maga-already-calling-on-trump-to-fire-ag-pam-bondi-heres-why.html
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    43 mins
  • 242: Skepticrat242 - Chainsaw of Fools Edition

    242: Skepticrat242 - Chainsaw of Fools Edition
    Feb 24 2025
    On this week's episode: We cover the heilz and lows of CPAC ... The AP will ask us what we heard about Trump’s latest presser ... And in addition to an apanthropist, Heath is also a misanthropist based on REALLY hating 49.8% of the people.

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    Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:
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    Headline Sources:

    CPAC highlights including Elon Musk waving a chainsaw and Steve Bannon doing a nazi salute: https://apnews.com/article/musk-chainsaw-trump-doge-6568e9e0cfc42ad6cdcfd58a409eb312
    https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5156631-elon-musk-cpac-5-takeaways/
    https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-cpac-nazi-salute-gesture-wave-43a06de6184fe58940c8ae3d743bc6ba

    Fox News, CNN, and Other News Outlets Urge White House to Drop Ban on The AP: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/business/media/ap-white-house-ban-cnn-fox.html

    Trump parrots Russian propaganda about Ukraine: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/world/trump-putin-russia-ukraine.html

    DOGE fires nuclear safety staff, then has to unfire them after deleting their email accounts: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/climate/trump-nnsa-nuclear-staff-reinstated/index.html

    New Kennedy Center President Says Trump Wants to “Make Art Great Again”: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/kennedy-center-changes-trump-christmas-show-1236143238/

    Chris Kluwe arrested for protesting MAGA library installation: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-nfl-punter-chris-kluwe-arrested-anti-trump-protest-city-council-rcna192978
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    54 mins
  • 241: Skepticrat241 - DOGE and Pony Show Edition

    241: Skepticrat241 - DOGE and Pony Show Edition
    Feb 10 2025
    On this week's episode: The first month of Trump's second term is awfully tarrific ... Noah reminds Canada that they’ve got more experience burning down the White House than anybody ... And hot tea is good sometimes...I like chamomile.

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    Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:
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    Headline Sources:

    Trump tries to tariff and it goes very badly: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariffs-what-concessions-from-mexico-canada-really-mean-rcna190784
    https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/usps-resume-accepting-china-shipments-after-initial-pause-rcna190766

    Trump claims he ordered ‘obliteration’ of Iran if he’s assassinated in chilling warning: https://nypost.com/2025/02/04/us-news/trump-claims-he-ordered-obliteration-of-iran-if-hes-assassinated/

    No, the USAID didn't fund a transgender opera in Colombia: https://www.notus.org/foreign-policy/white-house-keeps-insane-usaid-spending-not-usaid

    Three states sue Trump for EO targeting trans care: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/07/trump-transgender-care-lawsuit/

    Waffle House is passing along the sky high cost of eggs to diners with a 50 cent surcharge: https://apnews.com/article/waffle-house-eggs-bird-flu-89025262684f051bdf8f7350dcf1613a

    More Super Bowl conspiracies and Trump telling obvious lie about Patrick Mahomes: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/super-bowl-logo-conspiracy-theory/
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-tommy-tuberville-patrick-mahomes_n_67a42526e4b064daf3a783c9
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    46 mins

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The Deepest Deep Center

You should have voted for Hillary in 2016! That doesn't change because Biden won in 2020. F your face.

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How they do it?

How on earth can these guys make me laugh over bad news.

Their scalpel sharp insights cut pretty close to the bone. I've learned things here.

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Noah, Heath & Eli FTW!!!

I flipping love you guys, your insightful and hilarious podcasts always make my week so, so, so much better.

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High Quality, Smart, and Funny

The Skepticrat may be my favorite podcast. I've been listening for years and I am excited whenever a new episode is available. They work very hard to make podcasting look easy. They have a deep understanding of the political landscape and make it funny and entertaining. Fantastic show.

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Insightful and humorous these fellas never fail to make me laugh. Noah, Heath, and Eli never disappoint!

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