213: Skepticrat213 - Even More Spurious George Edition

The Skepticrat

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

Government, News, Politics

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode: George Santos enters the find out era of political tenure ... The Macy’s Day Parade will go woke ... And there's a US senator named Markwayne.

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Headline Sources:

Ethics panel releases findings on George Santos, Santos says he won’t seek reelection: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/nyregion/george-santos-ethics-committee.html

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade tells off One Million Moms: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/nyregion/thanksgiving-parade-nonbinary-lgbt-protest.html

Georgia GOP official says God attacks her opponents with brain tumors and puts them in wheelchairs: https://www.meidastouch.com/news/georgia-gop-official-says-god-attacks-her-opponents-with-brain-tumors-puts-them-in-wheelchairs
Harrison Floyd cries racism as Fani Willis moves to revoke his bond: https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/harrison-floyd-trevian-kutti-racism-fani-willis-rcna125743

Facebook will now allow ads claiming the 2020 election was stolen: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/15/facebook-ads-2020-election-rigged-stolen-instagram-policy

Theft of 2 million dimes leaves four facing federal charges: https://apnews.com/article/millions-dimes-stolen-truck-theft-philadelphia-mint-c141bc2e0f974dc3c8c12ddaf809c12a

Oklahoma senator challenges Teamsters president to fight at U.S. Senate hearing: https://kansasreflector.com/2023/11/14/oklahoma-senator-challenges-teamsters-president-to-fight-at-u-s-senate-hearing/

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's Monday.
0:14.0	November 20th.
0:15.0	And the word of the day is fuck pig, which was read aloud into the record of British Parliament
0:20.0	recently and means a contemptible person.
0:22.0	Thanks to lexicographer Susie Dent, here's the origin of the word, as used in a sentence by
0:27.1	T.E. Lawrence. Somebody shouted,
0:29.7	Look me in the face, you short-assed little fuck pig.
0:32.8	Yeah, I feel like fuck pig is a word that sort of existed ethereally
0:36.7	before it was coined.
0:38.6	Yes, but I feel like David Cameron's really the only one to earn it.
0:42.0	You know what I'm saying?
0:42.8	Sure, sure.
0:43.8	Definitely earned.
0:44.8	No illusions.
0:45.8	Ah, Eli Bosnick.
0:46.8	I'm Heath and Wright and Broadcasting Delayed from America's far center.
0:50.0	We are the Skeptocrats.
0:51.8	On this week's episode, George Santos enters the Find Out era of political tenure.
0:57.4	The Macy's Day parade will go woke.
0:59.8	And there's a US senator named Mark Wayne. One word. But first, the rest of the intro music. Joining me for headlines tonight are my fellow skepticism
1:19.2	no illusions in Eli Bosnick.
1:20.8	Gentlemen, happy almost Thanksgiving.
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