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260: Skepticrat260 - Bubba Trump Pimp Company Edition

The Skepticrat

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

News, Government, Politics

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode: The Epstein files completely ignore Trump’s golf score ... Donald Trump hides his declaration of war behind a lace fan ... And Andrew Cuomo just keeps losing elections to the same guy.

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Headline Sources:

New emails released from Epstein files:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/epstein-emails-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/business/media/epstein-trump-emails-conservative-media.html
Trump summons Boebert in order to pressure against Epstein files release: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/trump-epstein-vote-boebert.html

Democrats cave on shutdown: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/held-democratic-voters-support-party-after-shutdown-ends/story?id=127542740

Trump would like to go to war with Venezuela, please: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-venezuela-sort-of-made-up-mind-after-top-officials-spent-3rd-day/

Big wins on Election Day: https://apnews.com/article/virginia-new-jersey-trump-election-democrat-republican-fad109893cfd4be5b49a5bb1b0138d8d

Drinking is cool: https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/heavy-drinking-youth-career-success-b92scqwdh

Russian robot faceplants in its debut: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/technology/ai-robot-russia-falls.html

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's Monday.

0:14.0

It's November 17th.

0:16.0

And the word of the day is yepsin, which means the amount that can be held in two hands cupped together. Used in a sentence, a yepsen of peanut butter or cheese is a great little snack. Okay, if you're going to do that, Heath, we need to start the only fans I keep talking about. We are leaving money on the table. Yeah, and peanut butter. Well, yeah, right. No illusions.

0:39.0

Ah, me, Lie Bosnick.

0:40.0

Am heathenright.

0:42.4

Broadcasting Delayed from America's Far Center.

0:44.1

We are the skeptocrats.

0:44.4

Oh!

0:49.2

This week's episode, The Epstein Files, completely ignore Trump's golf score.

0:53.0

Donald Trump hides this declaration of war behind a lace fan.

0:57.7

And Andrew Cuomo just keeps losing elections to the same guy.

0:58.2

Crazy.

0:59.1

Can't buy a bucket.

1:01.5

But first, the rest of the intro music. Music. Joining me for headlines tonight are my fellow skeptic rats,

1:19.6

No illusions in Eli Bosnick.

1:21.2

Gentlemen, holiday season is almost here.

1:24.4

Any fun, spite-based charity events happening that you're aware of? Yes. Yes. In fact, yeah, look, people, I assured the wonderful folks over recovering from religion that our listenership was going to donate six figures to them during this fundraiser. And I know middle of the government shut down, not an ideal time for a charity drive, but you all can't make me look bad in front of Darrell motherfucking Ray, okay? All right. We've only raised it. We're over $62,000 right now, and yes, that's incredible. And yes, you guys are awesome. And that's, but it's not enough, okay? So go to recovering from religion.org, donate and click the vulgarity for charity button to submit your roast request. We don't know howners, Darrell, is going to buy with this money. But it's probably less than the last charity. So, yeah, recovering from religion.org, Bulgaria for charity, top of the page. That's cool. He's a grilled cheese guy. I trust, I trust, Darrell. In our lead story tonight, where we go one, we go all.

2:18.7

The Q&ONLUCC were right about a thing

2:20.4

and I don't like it.

2:21.7

No.

2:22.4

But Donald Trump seems very uncomfortable right now,

2:26.3

so I am on board with that.

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