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The Skepticrat

The Skepticrat

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  • 267: Skepticrat267 - Quantum Foreign Entanglement Edition
    Mar 23 2026

    On this week's episode: "Iran So Far Away" becomes more than a Flock of Seagulls song ... Virtual reality will get all the more virtual by existing less ... And the Trump cabinet gets some sweet new kicks for their Foot Klan.

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    Headline Sources:

    Trump starts looking for an off ramp in Iran: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/us/politics/trump-iran-offramp.html

    98th annual Academy Awards: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/movies/oscars-winners-list.html

    Former DOGE guy can't define DEI in deposition video - judge orders video taken down: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/nyregion/doge-depositions-musk-lawsuit.html
    https://abcnews.com/Politics/groups-fight-release-doge-deposition-videos-after-judge/story?id=131150741
    DOGE was even dumber than we thought: https://fortune.com/2026/03/19/doge-cancelled-350000-hvac-grant-dei-lawsuit-elon-musk/
    https://mashable.com/article/former-doge-employees-deposition-inside-look-elon-musk-agency

    Zuckerberg reminds everyone that he’s not a business genius, he was just lucky: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/technology/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-vr-horizon-worlds.html

    Trump makes a Pearl Harbor joke to the Prime Minister of Japan: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/politics/trump-japan-pearl-harbor-oval-office-takaichi.html

    Rubio, Vance wearing clown shoes because Trump is obsessed with Florsheim: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/style/rubio-vance-big-shoes-florsheim-cec
    https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/trump-florsheim-shoes-tucker-carlson-jd-vance-bessent-448567ab
    Megyn Kelly feuding with Mark Levin about micropenis:
    https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/03/mtg-megan-kelly-have-bizarre-feud-over-fox-news-hosts-genitals/

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    57 mins
  • 266: Skepticrat266 - Poly Noemial Edition
    Mar 9 2026

    On this week's episode: The news plays our least favorite repeats of the 90s ... Reform UK will tell us that voting for any party other than them is cheating ... And Kristi Noem gets old yellered but she might need to get shot by a puppy if she wanders back.

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    Headline Sources:

    War with Iran:

    https://www.theinternet.boingsploosh.net
    Polymarket bans "nuclear detonation" bets:
    https://ground.news/article/2a768216-a0a1-44c0-8b14-e57702bfe1fb

    Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cew8jde9pxqt
    Andrew released under investigation after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office - BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx28yel4811o

    Callers to Washington State hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead:
    https://apnews.com/article/washington-dol-spanish-accent-ai-3a1b8438a5674c07242a8d48c057d5a3

    Kristi Noem fired and replaced with a guy named Markwayne:
    https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/kristi-noem-lost-trump-markwayne-mullin

    Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/27/green-party-wins-gorton-and-denton-byelection-in-blow-to-keir-starmer
    Reform and Tories report ‘family voting’ allegations to watchdog | Byelections | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/27/family-voting-allegations-gorton-and-denton-byelection-tories-reform-watchdog

    Osaka stunned by anonymous gold bar gift worth $3.6M to fix aging water pipes:
    https://apnews.com/article/japan-osaka-gold-donation-water-pipes-2f2e68017b7b041858c2de46a67be7ab

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    48 mins
  • 265: Skepticrat265 - Hellebuyck Stops Here Edition
    Feb 23 2026

    On this week's episode: The Supreme Court does a good thing to keep us on our toes ... Obama outs the aliens in hopes they’ll beam him up before it’s too late ... And RFK Jr. is the relatable kind of guy you wanna sit down and have a milk with.

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    Headline Sources:

    Trump’s tariffs ruled invalid: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-tariffs-trump-0485fcda30a7310501123e4931dba3f9

    How Mamdani’s Income and Property Tax Proposals Could Affect New Yorkers: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/nyregion/mamdani-millionaire-tax-property.html

    Obama says we definitely don't have aliens at Area 51 wink:
    https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/politics/obama-clarifies-alien-comments-scli-intl

    Cortina condom shortage: https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics-and-paralympics/cortina-condom-shortage-athletes-were-given-10-000-free-condoms-at-the-olympics-they-disappeared/article_6136a95e-d991-4e4d-95c1-332585a3ed00.html
    https://youtube.com/shorts/3GF43uY2LkU?si=QOu31kbrpOkUo9W1

    SHENANIGANS at the Olympics: https://www.startribune.com/feuding-curlers-slushy-ice-and-other-shocking-olympics-scandals/601583262

    Trump hosts first “board of peace” meeting: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/19/trump-gets-his-board-of-peace-even-as-bigger-countries-steer-clear-00789617
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/azerbaijan-trump-board-peace-protestors

    RFK Jr. and Kid Rock collaborate on MAHA video with hot tub and milk: https://www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jr-and-kid-rock-bizarrely-strip-off-to-push-maha-agenda/

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    50 mins
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