197: Skepticrat197 - Indictment Edition

The Skepticrat

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

Government, News, Politics

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode: The image of Donald Trump in an orange jumpsuit is Eli's patronus ... Gwyneth Paltrow wins the homeopathic equivalent of a three million dollar settlement ... And Lauren Boebert puts the pee in GOP.

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Headline Sources:

Trump Indictment: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/nyregion/alvin-bragg-trump-investigation.html https://www.salon.com/2023/03/31/reportedly-caught-off-guard-by-34-count-indictment--melts-down-all-night-on-truth-social/ https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/30/desantis-trump-indictment-00089865

Gwyneth Paltrow wins her trial even though she’s a crazy person:
https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/3/28/23660309/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-court-trial-utah

Ron DeSantis got tricked so hard by Disney: https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/3/30/23663345/disney-desantis-florida-board-reedy-creek

Scientists make mammoth meatballs: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/28/world/mammoth-meatballs-cultured-meat-climate-scn/index.html

Lauren Boebert is wrong about public urination so many times in a row: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/lauren-boebert-obsesses-public-urination-crime-hearing-1234705824/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGPxOD5X_5Q

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's Monday.
0:13.9	It's April 10th.
0:14.9	And the word of the day is Snollygaster, which means one who relentlessly pursues their
0:20.4	own agenda at the expense of everyone else.
0:23.6	Using a sentence, if you enjoyed Atlas Shrugged, but the libertarian message was a little
0:28.6	too subtle, you will love the virtue of Snollygasterism.
0:33.0	It feels like there's a lot of very serious conversations we're calling somebody a Snollygaster
0:37.4	wouldn't really serve you.
0:38.9	Yeah, which is exactly what a Snollygaster would want.
0:41.7	Ooh, this one's tricky.
0:43.1	I'm no illusions.
0:44.5	I'm Eli Bosnick.
0:45.5	I'm Ethan Wright and Broadcasting Delayed from America's Far-Center.
0:49.4	We are the Skeptocrats.
0:51.1	Oh, this week's episode, the image of Donald Trump and an orange jumpsuit is my patronus.
0:56.4	Gwyneth Faltrow will win the homeopathic equivalent of a $3 billion settlement.
1:01.2	She will.
1:02.4	And Lauren Bobert puts the P in GOP.
1:06.2	But first, the rest of the intro music.
1:17.1	Joining me for headlines tonight are my fellow Skeptocrats, no illusions in Eli Bosnick.
1:21.1	Gentlemen, with A.A. Khan and Phoenix were recording extra early this time around, but
1:25.8	also because happy indictment week, that's right.
	...

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