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The Skepticrat

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

News, Government, Politics

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode: We’ll take a sad, sorry look at the state of our union ... The Oscars will be a para...site for sore eyes ... And Andrew Torrez will be here to explain how he rigged the Iowa Caucuses.

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Headline Sources:

State of the Union address is just so much lying: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/fact-check-state-of-the-union-02-04

Parasite Wins Best Picture: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/movies/parasite-movie-oscars-best-picture.html

China continues to die of coronavirus: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-china-live-updates/2020/02/11/2b8de3ba-4c5c-11ea-b721-9f4cdc90bc1c_story.html

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0:00.0	Andrew was at an age where he was experimenting with cold water therapy.
0:04.4	And Andrew was also at an age where he was experimenting with manscaping.
0:10.4	Hmm. So when he discovered he could save up to 40% in the Amazon Black Friday week
0:15.6	He got a Braun IPL hair removal device and now he's sharing his silky smooth
0:21.1	Dad Bod with his friends at the Coldwater plunge.
0:24.0	Share the joy this Amazon Black Friday week with up to 40% off,
0:27.6	hence 27th of November, while stocks last. It's Monday.
0:33.0	Monday.
0:35.0	It's Monday.
0:37.0	It's Monday.
0:40.0	It's Monday.
0:43.7	February 17th.
0:45.4	And the word of the day is petty fogging, which means placing undue emphasis on petty
0:50.4	details.
0:51.4	Using a sentence, Chief Justice John Roberts warned both sides of the impeachment
0:55.5	trial that they should avoid petty fogging, just in case anyone was planning to delve into
0:59.7	petty minutia like documented evidence and witness testimony.
1:04.4	Oh, fuck, I wore this thematic hoop skirt for nothing.
1:07.8	I gotta start looking up the word.
1:09.8	Not for nothing, you look fantastic.
1:11.8	Thank you.
1:13.0	I'm no illusions.
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