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The Skepticrat

186: Skepticrat186 - Election Eve '22 Edition

The Skepticrat

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

News, Government, Politics

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode: Lulu la doing democracy stuff ... Elon Musk literally borrows our oddly charming "giving away a free thing" business model ... And Andrew Torrez has some helpful tips on how to set up your panic room on Tuesday night.

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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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