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The Skepticrat
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
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🗓️ 10 February 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Headline Sources:
Trump tries to tariff and it goes very badly: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariffs-what-concessions-from-mexico-canada-really-mean-rcna190784
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/usps-resume-accepting-china-shipments-after-initial-pause-rcna190766
Trump claims he ordered ‘obliteration’ of Iran if he’s assassinated in chilling warning: https://nypost.com/2025/02/04/us-news/trump-claims-he-ordered-obliteration-of-iran-if-hes-assassinated/
No, the USAID didn't fund a transgender opera in Colombia: https://www.notus.org/foreign-policy/white-house-keeps-insane-usaid-spending-not-usaid
Three states sue Trump for EO targeting trans care: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/07/trump-transgender-care-lawsuit/
Waffle House is passing along the sky high cost of eggs to diners with a 50 cent surcharge: https://apnews.com/article/waffle-house-eggs-bird-flu-89025262684f051bdf8f7350dcf1613a
More Super Bowl conspiracies and Trump telling obvious lie about Patrick Mahomes: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/super-bowl-logo-conspiracy-theory/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-tommy-tuberville-patrick-mahomes_n_67a42526e4b064daf3a783c9
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's Monday. |
| 0:13.7 | It's February 10th. |
| 0:15.1 | And the word of the day is Yule Hole, which means the furthest notch on your belt that you need to resort to at Christmas. |
| 0:24.0 | Used in a sentence, in order to avoid Yulehole anxiety, I got a ratchet belt so I can get |
| 0:30.0 | analog thicker during any big eating day all year. |
| 0:34.5 | Topicality is for people enslaved by Big Calendar, damn it. |
| 0:37.4 | Thank you, yes. |
| 0:38.3 | And now I have a new term during my Santa roleplay. |
| 0:41.2 | So thank you, Heath. |
| 0:42.1 | There you go. |
| 0:42.9 | I'm no illusions. |
| 0:44.2 | I'm Eli Bosnick. |
| 0:45.4 | I'm Heath-Nright. |
| 0:46.4 | Broadcasting Delayed from America's Far Center. |
| 0:48.6 | We are the skeptocrats. |
| 0:50.3 | On this week's episode, the first month of Trump's second term is awfully terrific. |
| 0:56.7 | I'll remind Canada that they've got more experience burning down the White House than anybody. |
| 1:01.3 | And hot tea is good sometimes. |
| 1:04.1 | Like, chamomile? |
| 1:05.1 | I don't know. |
| 1:06.8 | But first, the rest of the intro music. |
| 1:17.0 | Music. But first, the rest of the intro music. Joining me for headlines tonight are my fellow skeptic rats, |
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