<description>&lt;div&gt;On this week's episode: The Epstein files completely ignore Trump’s golf score ... Donald Trump hides his declaration of war behind a lace fan ... And Andrew Cuomo just keeps losing elections to the same guy.&lt;br&gt;
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New emails released from Epstein files:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/epstein-emails-trump.html"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/epstein-emails-trump.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/business/media/epstein-trump-emails-conservative-media.html"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/business/media/epstein-trump-emails-conservative-media.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Trump summons Boebert in order to pressure against Epstein files release: &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/trump-epstein-vote-boebert.html"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/trump-epstein-vote-boebert.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Democrats cave on shutdown: &lt;a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/held-democratic-voters-support-party-after-shutdown-ends/story?id=127542740"&gt;https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/held-democratic-voters-support-party-after-shutdown-ends/story?id=127542740&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Trump would like to go to war with Venezuela, please: &lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-venezuela-sort-of-made-up-mind-after-top-officials-spent-3rd-day/"&gt;https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-venezuela-sort-of-made-up-mind-after-top-officials-spent-3rd-day/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Big wins on Election Day: &lt;a href="https://apnews.com/article/virginia-new-jersey-trump-election-democrat-republican-fad109893cfd4be5b49a5bb1b0138d8d"&gt;https://apnews.com/article/virginia-new-jersey-trump-election-democrat-republican-fad109893cfd4be5b49a5bb1b0138d8d&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Drinking is cool: &lt;a href="https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/heavy-drinking-youth-career-success-b92scqwdh"&gt;https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/heavy-drinking-youth-career-success-b92scqwdh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Russian robot faceplants in its debut: &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/technology/ai-robot-russia-falls.html"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/technology/ai-robot-russia-falls.html&lt;/a&gt;
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On this week's episode: The Epstein files completely ignore Trump’s golf score ... Donald Trump hides his declaration of war behind a lace fan ... And Andrew Cuomo just keeps losing elections to the same guy.

260: Skepticrat260 - Bubba Trump Pimp Company Edition

<description>&lt;div&gt;On this week's episode: We’ll check in with American democracy quick while we still can ... Our trip to Europe matches up with a jewel heist as a COINCIDENCE ... And Elon Musk will continue to try to build a world where he’s right rather than admit he was wrong.&lt;br&gt;
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On this week's episode: We’ll check in with American democracy quick while we still can ... Our trip to Europe matches up with a jewel heist as a COINCIDENCE ... And Elon Musk will continue to try to build a world where he’s right rather than admit he was wrong.

259: Skepticrat259 - Heath is Furloughed Edition

<description>&lt;div&gt;On this week's episode: RFK Jr. tries to give Tylenol credit for Eli's son's puzzle skills ... It turns out Hitler was just a young guy making offensive jokes ... And Dr. Phil is a sad pile of failure.&lt;br&gt;
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Young Republicans' group chat: &lt;a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146"&gt;https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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NYC mayoral race debate featuring Mamdani, Cuomo, and Sliwa: &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/16/nyregion/nyc-mayor-debate-mamdani-cuomo-sliwa"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/16/nyregion/nyc-mayor-debate-mamdani-cuomo-sliwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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RFK Jr. v Tylenol continues: &lt;a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/reupping-unproven-claims-about-tylenol-kennedy-claims-a-link-between-circumcision-and-autism"&gt;https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/reupping-unproven-claims-about-tylenol-kennedy-claims-a-link-between-circumcision-and-autism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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DHS claims that Mexican cartels are offering bounties on ICE officers up to $50,000: &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/mexico-sheinbaum-cartel-bounties-immigration-officials"&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/mexico-sheinbaum-cartel-bounties-immigration-officials&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Bari Weiss is now editor-in-chief of CBS News:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/queer-anti-woke-journalist-bari-weiss-is-now-cbs-news-editor-in-chief-thats-troubling/"&gt;https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/queer-anti-woke-journalist-bari-weiss-is-now-cbs-news-editor-in-chief-thats-troubling/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Everything going very badly for Dr. Phil: &lt;a href="https://slate.com/business/2025/10/dr-phil-mcgraw-donald-trump-merit-media-maga.html"&gt;https://slate.com/business/2025/10/dr-phil-mcgraw-donald-trump-merit-media-maga.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
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On this week's episode: RFK Jr. tries to give Tylenol credit for Eli's son's puzzle skills ... It turns out Hitler was just a young guy making offensive jokes ... And Dr. Phil is a sad pile of failure.

258: Skepticrat258 - Young Republicans Chat the Bed Edition

<description>&lt;div&gt;On this week's episode: Trump gives the troops a talking to ... Republicans get more frightened by a bunny than anyone since Arthurian England ... And ICE completely missed a big opportunity at the UN General Assembly.&lt;br&gt;
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Hegseth and Trump lecture generals and admirals: &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/hegseth-military-officers.html"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/hegseth-military-officers.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Government shuts down, Trump DESPERATELY blames Democrats: &lt;a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrj1znp0pyo"&gt;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrj1znp0pyo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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MAGA has racist, homophobic meltdown over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance: &lt;a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/demonic-maga-has-homophobic-meltdown-over-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-performance/"&gt;https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/demonic-maga-has-homophobic-meltdown-over-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-performance/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Trump claims the UN sabotaged his escalator and teleprompter at UNGA: &lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/09/25/nx-s1-5553272/trump-escalator-united-nations-investigation"&gt;https://www.npr.org/2025/09/25/nx-s1-5553272/trump-escalator-united-nations-investigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Iranian diplomats attending UNGA banned from Costco: &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/world/middleeast/iran-diplomats-costco-ban-trump.html"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/world/middleeast/iran-diplomats-costco-ban-trump.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Stuck in Traffic, French President Macron Calls Trump About His Motorcade: &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/macron-trump-unga-motorcade.html"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/macron-trump-unga-motorcade.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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A zoo in Denmark asked patrons to donate their pets for food:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/08/06/nx-s1-5493363/denmark-zoo-donate-pets-feeding-animals"&gt;https://www.npr.org/2025/08/06/nx-s1-5493363/denmark-zoo-donate-pets-feeding-animals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Trump wants his face on a dollar coin: &lt;a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/03/treasury-department-trump-dollar-coin-00593368"&gt;https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/03/treasury-department-trump-dollar-coin-00593368&lt;/a&gt;
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On this week's episode: Trump gives the troops a talking to ... Republicans get more frightened by a bunny than anyone since Arthurian England ... And ICE completely missed a big opportunity at the UN General Assembly.

257: Skepticrat257 - Eyes Wide Shutdown Edition

<description>&lt;div&gt;On this week's episode: The Trump administration sentences the country to Jimmy Fallon ... British racists will show off their patriotism in a roundabout way ... And we learn about the worst science of the year and then we talk about the Ig Nobel Prizes after RFK Jr.&lt;br&gt;
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Kimmel got pulled because of government coercion: &lt;br&gt;
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Thousands of St George's flags have gone up in UK cities and towns: &lt;a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626vxyxgj6o"&gt;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626vxyxgj6o&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
‘Operation Raise the Colours’ Organised by Well-Known Far-Right Extremists: &lt;a href="https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/operation-raise-the-colours-organised-by-well-known-far-right-extremists/"&gt;https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/operation-raise-the-colours-organised-by-well-known-far-right-extremists/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots: &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/health/cdc-vaccines-mmrv-hepatitis-b.html"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/health/cdc-vaccines-mmrv-hepatitis-b.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Far-right London rally sees record crowds and violent clashes with police: &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/13/unite-the-kingdom-far-right-rally-london-tommy-robinson-police-assaulted"&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/13/unite-the-kingdom-far-right-rally-london-tommy-robinson-police-assaulted&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London: &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/13/elon-musk-calls-for-dissolution-of-parliament-at-far-right-rally-in-london"&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/13/elon-musk-calls-for-dissolution-of-parliament-at-far-right-rally-in-london&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Police seek man who called for Keir Starmer to be ‘assassinated’ at far-right rally: &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/14/police-seek-man-called-keir-starmer-assassinated-far-right-rally"&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/14/police-seek-man-called-keir-starmer-assassinated-far-right-rally&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
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Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners: &lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/meet-the-2025-ig-nobel-prize-winners/"&gt;https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/meet-the-2025-ig-nobel-prize-winners/&lt;/a&gt;
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On this week's episode: The Trump administration sentences the country to Jimmy Fallon ... British racists will show off their patriotism in a roundabout way ... And we learn about the worst science of the year and then we talk about the Ig Nobel Prizes after RFK Jr.

256: Skepticrat256 - NSFK Edition

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