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185: Skepticrat185 - Truss Falls Edition

The Skepticrat

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

News, Government, Politics

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode: Tim Ryan is coming to save us ... Donald Trump will finally get some competition in the “hilariously inept, celebrity-owned, right-wing, bigot-themed social media” space ... And Liz Truss gets out after 6 weeks, just in time to satisfy the heartbeat rule.

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Headline Sources:

Liz Truss is gone after the shortest PM term in British history:
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/20/world/liz-truss-news
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/10/all-hell-broke-loose-for-liz-truss-on-wednesday.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/19/world/europe/liz-truss-lettuce-stream.html

Tim Ryan Beats the crap out of JD Vance: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-vance-alex-jones-ohio-debate_n_634e1b5ee4b051268c4cf1e6

Appeals court blocks Biden’s student loan cancellation efforts: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130705453/student-loan-cancellation-blocked-lawsuit-appeal

Kanye West is buying Parler: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/17/23408443/kanye-west-ye-parler-free-speech-social-media-platform

FDA Warns Against Using NyQuil As A Chicken Marinade: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fda-nyquil-chicken-warning_n_632a1a3ce4b0ed991abdeada

Anti-woke superhero movie conned out of a million dollars in fan donations: https://gizmodo.com/vox-day-anti-woke-rebel-s-run-1849682896
About Chuck tingle pounding Theodore Beale in the butt: https://www.vox.com/2016/5/26/11759842/chuck-tingle-hugo-award-rabid-puppies-explained

Transcript

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0:00.0

Peloton has loads of supermotivating classes.

0:03.6

I did an invigorating cycling class just this morning,

0:06.8

but Peloton is also indoor running on the tread,

0:10.2

and an app for yogurt in the park,

0:12.2

dance cardio in the kitchen or boxing,

0:14.8

well, we're over your fancy.

0:16.3

I'm now trying a Peloton sleep meditation.

0:18.8

I wonder how long it takes to...

0:20.4

Mm-mm.

0:21.4

Peloton, for anyone, anywhere.

0:24.2

Internet connection and Peloton,

0:25.5

all access membership required,

0:26.7

age, height and weight restriction supply,

0:28.2

see 1Peloton.co.uk.

0:41.4

It's Monday.

0:43.2

It's October 24th,

0:44.8

and the word of the day is litipulate,

0:47.4

which means to find a corner somewhere and hide in it,

0:51.1

using a sentence.

0:52.4

Lots of us felt the need to litipulate recently,

0:55.5

and then reality spent the last six years

0:58.0

spamming the leg sweep as a corner traplace

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