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The Skepticrat
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
4.8 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2022
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Headline Sources:
Mike Lindell sues FBI for taking his phone at a Hardee's drive-thru: https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2022/09/21/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-sues-fbi-for-seizing-his-phone-at-a-hardees-drive-through/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-mike-lindell-got-boxed-in-at-the-hardees-drive-thru
https://www.newsweek.com/hardees-trolls-mike-lindell-discount-if-you-still-have-phone-1743179
Spotted lanternflies are thriving in the Northeast; scientists fear they could spread farther: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/us/spotted-lanternfly-habitat-expanding-climate/index.html
Trump supporters commit still more voter fraud in effort to prove that there was voter fraud: https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-lawsuits-donald-trump-voting-6a1324cc6cf45c95ca086a5c81617b15
Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann cheating scandal: https://en.chessbase.com/post/is-hans-niemann-cheating-world-renowned-expert-ken-regan-analyzes
https://nypost.com/2022/09/23/world-class-chess-champ-breaks-silence-after-resignation/
Three baby chimps kidnapped from a sanctuary and their abductors are demanding a ransom: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/africa/chimp-kidnap-dr-congo-intl-scli/index.html
NASA seeks to nudge an asteroid on Monday: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/interactive/2021/nasa-rams-an-asteroid-planetary-defense/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's Monday, it's September 26th and the word of the day is old, used to sentence. |
| 0:19.0 | It's Eli's birthday today and he's officially existential crisis years old now. |
| 0:23.8 | He was already doing that for a few decades to be fair, but now it's age appropriate. |
| 0:27.7 | That's nice. |
| 0:28.7 | On all of you, I was born middle-aged looking into the middle distance. |
| 0:34.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:35.7 | It's a big day. |
| 0:36.7 | You're finally at the age that I was when you first started making jokes about how old I was. |
| 0:40.7 | I'm no illusions. |
| 0:42.7 | I'm Eli Bosnick. |
| 0:43.7 | I'm Heathen Wright and Broadcasting Delay from America's Far Center. |
| 0:46.7 | We are the Skeptocrats. |
| 0:48.7 | On this week's episode, we'll get cheeky about a chess cheaters' choices. |
| 0:52.7 | Mike Lindell will get something in the drive-through that's unpleasant even by hearty standards. |
| 0:57.7 | Donald Trump declassifies nuclear secrets while drinking a glass of water. |
| 1:04.7 | But first, the rest of the intro music. |
| 1:16.7 | Joining me for headlines tonight are my fellow Skeptocrats, no illusions in Eli Bosnick. |
| 1:21.7 | Gentlemen, thanks so much for covering me. |
| 1:23.7 | Well, I had a great vacation. |
| 1:25.7 | So much fun. |
| 1:26.7 | Much appreciated for covering me. |
| 1:27.7 | Did you guys manage to fix that, you know, the whole thing with the neo-Nazi-theocrats taking over the country? |
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