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The Skepticrat

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

Government, News, Politics

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode: We’ll cross “cannibal rat hordes” off our 2020 bingo card ... Andrew will make you nostalgic for one of the best uncredited guest musical appearances of all time ... And Donald Trump tries to bluff his way out of a losing hand in the game of disease poker.

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Headline Sources:

Trump says he’s taking hydroxychloroquine:

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/5/18/21262889/trump-taking-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus

Trump dismisses hydroxychloroquine study as a “Trump enemy statement”: https://www.vox.com/2020/5/19/21263989/trump-hydroxychloroquine-study-enemy-statement-fda

Thousands flock to beaches in Maryland and Virginia: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/thousands-from-coronavirus-hotspots-flocked-to-maryland-and-virginia-as-parts-of-the-states-reopened/2020/05/20/c34172b6-99e7-11ea-89fd-28fb313d1886_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_the_daily_202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_daily202

US to withdraw from “open skies” treaty:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52760420

Flouting Norms, Trump Seeks to Bring Independent Watchdogs to Heel: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/us/politics/trump-inspectors-general.html

ADT Sued For Employee Invasion of Privacy: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2020/05/21/569543.htm

ROUSes latest evidence that 2020 is the Fire Swamp: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/05/23/with-restaurants-closed-cdc-warns-increasingly-aggressive-rodents-looking-new-food-sources/

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's Monday.
0:01.0	Monday.
0:02.0	It's Monday.
0:04.0	It's May 25.
0:05.0	It's Monday.
0:10.0	It's May 25th.
0:12.0	And the word of the day is mondagreen,
0:15.0	which means a misunderstood word or phrase resulting from mishearing the lyrics of a song.
0:20.0	Used in a sentence,
0:21.0	why did I think the credence would dedicate an entire song to announcing
0:25.2	that there is in fact a bathroom on the right?
0:28.0	And why would they even know what direction I'm facing?
0:30.0	That doesn't make any sense.
0:31.2	Well, the answer is, a mondagreen.
0:34.0	Well, excuse me while I kiss this guy.
0:37.0	Well, but sometimes it helps, though, because like a douche is wrapped up at least.
0:42.0	That makes sense.
0:43.4	Fair point.
0:44.6	Anyway, I'm no illusions.
0:46.2	I'm Andrew Torres.
0:47.3	I'm Heath and Right, blinded by the light and broadcasting delayed from America's
0:51.7	far center. We are the Skeptocrats.
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