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The Skepticrat

63: Skepticrat063 - Fire and Furry Edition

The Skepticrat

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

News, Government, Politics

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode: The Trump administration crumbles under the pressure of "a guy listening to what they said" ... The President double dog dares a hostile nation to nuke us AGAIN ... And he also demands that DARPA make him a bomb cyclone button.

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Headline Links:

Trump freaking right the fuck out over new Michael Wolff book: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-free-speech-libel-law-michael-wolff-fire-fury-mental-state-latest-a8145741.html

Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants everyone to stop lying: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/tapper-hits-huckabee-sanders-with-damning-list-of-trump-lies-after-she-claims-people-are-not-entitled-to-their-own-facts/

Trump’s climate change denial tweet: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/29/donald-trumps-climate-tweet-is-a-reminder-that-the-gop-embraces-science-denial/

Jeff Sessions weakens protections for legal weed: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/06/jeff-sessions-marijuana-legalization-congress-216251

The hole in the ozone layer is fixing itself: http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-hole-earths-ozone-layer-finally-closing-humans-did-something-771922

Gwyneth Paltrow releases her 2018 detox guide on Goop: https://goop.com/wellness/detox/the-beauty-wellness-detox-guide/ AND: https://quartzy.qz.com/1173239/the-zaniest-products-on-gwyneth-paltrows-2018-goop-detox-list/ 

Roundup Links:

https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-government-supporters-hold-large-rallies-/4193848.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-fire/blaze-destroys-hundreds-of-cars-melts-floors-of-liverpool-parking-garage-idUSKBN1EQ163

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42553818

https://www.apnews.com/e85f4cbac73a475286d9c091d1e42a29/Ethiopia-to-release-all-political-prisoners,-close-camp

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42532776

http://time.com/5083272/donald-trump-pakistan-tweets/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-flake-says-theres-no-evidence-cuban-government-attacked-american-diplomats/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alaska/articles/2018-01-01/alaskas-criminal-bail-changes-to-point-based-system?int=news-rec

http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/03/news/companies/disney-do-not-disturb/index.html

http://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/01/02/hatch-will-hang-it-up-after-this-term/

http://time.com/5069621/twitter-white-nationalist-new-rules/

http://www.newsweek.com/penis-whitening-laser-procedure-goes-viral-thailand-770962

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/18/571717566/charlottesville-va-police-chief-retiring-after-unite-the-right-rally

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/17/french-sailor-francois-gabart-fastest-solo-circumnavigation

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/31/us/un-secretary-general-2018-message-intl/index.html

Abuse Your Words:

My nuclear button is bigger than your nuclear button: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42549687

Transcript

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January 8th. And the word of the day is Lelochizia, which means an emotional relief achieved by using vulgar language. Used in a sentence,

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the President of the United States is playing nuclear chicken on Twitter

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and that's very stressful.

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However...

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My tits. Ah, Léloches, it's a good thing.

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Lélochesia. It's a good thing we learned this today or it would be Noah Lélau

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Kisea.

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As if it's too late, I'm Noah Lale Kesea.

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I'm Eli Bosnick.

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I'm Heath Enwright.

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And broadcasting Delayed from America's far center,

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we are the Skeptocrats. On this week's episode, the Trump

1:24.9

administration crumbles under the pressure of a guy listening to what they

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