186: Skepticrat186 - Election Eve '22 Edition
The Skepticrat
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🗓️ 7 November 2022
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Headline Sources:
Brazil's Bolsonaro does not concede to Lula, but authorizes transition: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazilian-court-orders-roadblocks-cleared-bolsonaro-silent-election-loss-2022-11-01/
Netanyahu on course to lead Israel’s most right-wing government ever: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/02/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-election-results-intl/index.html
Biden Warns That ‘Big Lie’ Republicans Imperil American Democracy: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/us/politics/biden-speech-democracy-election.html
Recreational marijuana legalization is on the ballot in these states this November: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/04/politics/marijuana-initiatives-arkansas-maryland-missouri-north-dakota-south-dakota/index.html
Architect of the Capitol is hilariously corrupt: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/02/architect-capitol-blanton-cars-investigation/
#TrumpIsDead trends on Twitter as users test Elon Musk's approach to fake news: https://news.sky.com/story/trumpisdead-trends-on-twitter-as-users-test-elon-musks-approach-to-fake-news-12736249
Elon Musk Takes a Page Out of Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Media Playbook: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/technology/musk-twitter-advertisers-civil-rights.html
Stephen King tells Elon Musk to go fuck himself over monthly charge for blue checks: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-tells-stephen-king-104157420.html
Ina Garten’s husband sexting: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/03/entertainment/ina-garten-jeffrey-texts
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | it's Monday it's November 7th and the word of the day is |
| 0:15.5 | sequacity which means the readiness to follow a person or cause without applying |
| 0:21.3 | any independent judgment used in a sentence |
| 0:24.7 | sequacity sequacity God shed his grace on |
| 0:29.4 | Alright, so hey $100 for the first person that convinces their shitty conservative hometown to change its name to |
| 0:35.1 | Sequas City. Yeah get in there people. I'm no illusions. I mean I was like I'm even right and broadcasting |
| 0:44.0 | Delayed from workers far center we are the skeptic rats on this week's episode |
| 0:49.1 | Luluda doing democracy stop this. |
| 0:52.8 | Elon Musk literally borrows our oddly charming giving away a free thing business model and |
| 0:58.5 | Andrew Torres has some helpful tips on how to set up your panic room on Tuesday night. |
| 1:04.5 | But first, the rest of the intro music. |
| 1:17.4 | Me for headlines tonight are my fellow skeptic rats, no illusions in Eli Bosnick. |
| 1:21.9 | Gentlemen, election day is nine. |
| 1:25.3 | So let's get some predictions in 2023, who controls the house, who controls the Senate, |
| 1:31.0 | and by how many seats in each one. |
| 1:32.7 | Keith, I keep telling you, the elections are on the even numbered years. |
| 1:36.3 | Okay. Okay. |
| 1:37.1 | It just doesn't pay attention. |
| 1:39.1 | So I have, I have the, the dam's picking up one in the Senate. |
| 1:42.5 | But admittedly, that's because it would be hard to hear me if I had to spend the whole |
| 1:45.2 | episode breathing into a paper bag. |
| 1:49.0 | Also, 2022 is an even year. |
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