264: Skepticrat264 - Files To Go Before I Sleep Edition
The Skepticrat
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
4.8 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
On this week's episode: Olympians will get private about their jump technique, two thirds of us will not appear in the Epstein files, and we're gonna make you wait way too long to learn which of us is the third.
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Headline Sources:
Epstein document release: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/epstein-files-key-takeaways-trump-musk-rcna256713What do emails between Mandelson and Epstein say?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9vz8d0n85o
'I never left your side': Emails reveal more about Mandelson's Epstein friendship
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevn33kgxgmo
Mandelson offered to help Epstein get Russian visa, documents suggest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r4knee4gno ‘Penis injection’ claims in Winter Olympics ski jumping investigated by Wada
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/05/penis-injection-doping-claims-in-winter-olympics-ski-jumping-investigated-by-wada
Did Trump shit himself on live television? https://uk.news.yahoo.com/no-credible-evidence-trump-pooped-002800721.html
Farage unveils plan to cut price of pint by reinstating two-child benefit cap
https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/03/farage-unveils-plan-cut-price-pint-reinstating-two-child-benefit-cap-26689701/
Braverman and Jenrick 'accidentally' vote for two child cap to be removed in blunder
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/braverman-jenrick-accidentally-vote-two-child-cap-5HjdRpJ_2/
Rupert Lowe’s sim-plistic approach to counting migrants
https://x.com/RupertLowe10/status/2014083705493483760 / https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sack-rupert-lowes-sim-plistic-approach-to-counting-migrants/ (https://archive.is/Ch84S)
Ukip logo 'linked to Nazi symbol' thrown out by Electoral Commission
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25799148.ukip-logo-linked-nazi-symbol-thrown-electoral-commission/Rep. Nancy Mace made aides upvote her in Reddit “who’s hotter” posts, former staff allege
https://dailydot.com/nancy-mace-reddit-polls
Police chief retires over Israeli fans ban row
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77k670ez6yo
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's Monday. |
| 0:15.6 | It's February 9th. |
| 0:16.9 | And the word of the day is duplicative, which you already know the meaning of. I'm not like making some larger point the way that Heath does. I just, I really like to say duplicative. It's got a great mouth feel. Domen of ticophagus. Yeah, and I'm also going to say that I really like to say duplicative and think it's got a good mouthfield. I'm Eli Barnick. I'm Michael Marshall. |
| 0:38.4 | I've no illusions at broadcasting delayed from America's Forest Center. |
| 0:42.1 | We are the skeptocrats. |
| 0:44.4 | On this week's episode, Olympians will get private about their jump technique. |
| 0:48.8 | We will learn that not everyone in the Epstein Files is a bad guy, actually. |
| 0:53.7 | And Marsh will take way too long to give that statement context. |
| 0:58.3 | But first, the rest of the intro music. |
| 1:17.4 | Joining me for headlines tonight are my fellow skeptic rats, Eli, Bosnick, and Michael Marshall, gentlemen. |
| 1:23.2 | Without Heath here, what the hell are we going to do if we need something from that cabinet above the refrigerator? |
| 1:24.4 | Ooh. |
| 1:34.3 | Okay, I don't know, but if the solution involves all of us stacking up on each of the shoulders, I'm calling not it on being underneath Eli. Like, there's nothing in that cabinet that can be worth that. |
| 1:46.5 | That's smart. That's true. Smart. In our lead story tonight, the Justice Department released about three million documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation on January 30th, a mere 72 days after the deadline in the bipartisan law about that that Trump signed. |
| 1:50.9 | This represents about half of the documents they were legally required to have released 72 days |
| 1:56.2 | earlier, and the official line at the moment is that they're done releasing documents. |
| 2:00.5 | But no, the fuck, |
| 2:01.6 | they're not, as investigations in multiple countries not controlled by Trump's cronies can now attest. |
| 2:07.6 | Ah, fuck, guys, we forgot we're not in charge of the entire world again. Oh, man. They do them a lot, yeah. |
| 2:13.6 | Right, yeah, and not to spoil too much of the FBI's no evidence of any criminal wrongdoing |
| 2:18.1 | justification, but my very next story will be about some of the evidence of criminal wrongdoing. |
| 2:24.0 | Yep, sure will. Now, one of the first things that the internet saw and shared from this release |
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