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The Skepticrat
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🗓️ 21 April 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Headline Sources:
Senator meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/us/politics/abrego-garcia-chris-van-hollen-el-salvador.html
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RFK seeks the 'environmental' cause of autism; scientists say it's not that simple:
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/16/nx-s1-5366676/autism-cdc-rates-rfk-research
SCOTUS keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments: https://ground.news/article/61859ea0-7270-41a4-a748-faa73998aee4
Trump’s Education Chief Linda McMahon Repeatedly Calls AI ‘A1’ in School Speech: https://gizmodo.com/trumps-education-chief-linda-mcmahon-repeatedly-calls-ai-a1-in-school-speech-2000587329
A.1. responds after Linda McMahon mistakes it with AI: https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-responds-linda-mcmahon-mistakes-181537903.html
CNN Data Chief Says Talk About Trump World Is Part Of A 'Fanciful Universe': https://ground.news/article/do-americans-regret-voting-for-trump-here-are-the-facts-worldnetdaily-by-wnd-staff?utm_source=headline-link&utm_medium=share
JD Vance drops college football national championship trophy: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/politics/jd-vance-ohio-state-football-trophy.html
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's Monday. |
| 0:13.5 | It's April 21st. |
| 0:15.7 | And the worth of day is Buggyard, which means one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda. |
| 0:25.4 | Using the sentence, it's a buggyard and a feature. |
| 0:28.9 | That's what's happening. |
| 0:30.1 | The most solemn of booyas for that particular buggyard. |
| 0:34.6 | Amazing. |
| 0:35.3 | I'm Cecil Something Italian. |
| 0:36.7 | I'm I'm Yelah Bosnick. I'm Heathil Something Italian. I'm Ilabosnik. |
| 0:37.8 | I'm Heath Unright. |
| 0:38.9 | And broadcasting delay from America's Far Center. |
| 0:41.3 | We are the skeptic. |
| 0:43.1 | Oh, this week's episode. |
| 0:44.7 | A Democratic senator gets to do his very own taken movie. |
| 0:48.6 | A secretary of education gets a little saucy. |
| 0:52.3 | And Vice President Vance shows off his football skills |
| 0:56.5 | with a very sad end zone jance dance. |
| 1:00.2 | But first, the restil, something Italian. |
| 1:22.3 | Gentlemen, I don't fucking know. Happy Easter or whatever. |
| 1:26.8 | Heath, this is the politics show. |
| 1:28.7 | If we say he has risen, it better be a warning from the Secret Service. |
| 1:32.6 | Look, I am a huge fan of any holiday where a biblical savior gets to birth via Cessarian a candy-filled chocolate. |
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