281: Skepticrat281 - Sack-ariah Edition

On this week's episode: Alaskan republicans get straight up WABBIT seasoned ... His Majesty’s Prisons start planning a welcome home party for Tommy Robinson ... And Marsh gives Peter Thiel a little scorn on the bayeux tapestry.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratmintmobile.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline sources:Republican idiots in Alaska tricked into voting for a different Dan Sullivan and now they're mad: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/politics/alaska-dan-sullivan-conspiracy-peltola.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/alaska-dan-sullivan-peltola-ballot-investigation-trump.htmlTommy Robinson faces up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of harassing journalists: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/tommy-robinson-found-guilty-of-harassing-journalistsCourt Rejects Latest Trump Effort to Impound California Ballots: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/30/us/midterms-elections-trumpTory activist in 'contract killing broker' claim had worked for party HQ: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c63r5779vyl9oFormer Tory candidate suspended over contract killer claims was adviser in Kemi Badenoch’s office: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/25/former-tory-candidate-suspended-over-contract-killer-claims-was-adviser-in-kemi-badenoch-office-jack-rossCheesecake Factory insanity: https://www.npr.org/2026/10/30/nx-s1-6023106/cheesecake-factory-culture-war-affordability-trump-obamahttps://thecomeback.com/culture/stolen-valor-clay-travis-caught-lying-about-cheesecake-factory.htmlVideo of Obama follow-up at a rally in Georgia: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/28/politics/video/obama-tease-trump-cheesecake-factory-digvidBritish Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/31/british-museum-hosted-palantir-founder-peter-thiel-private-viewing-bayeux-tapestryGeorge Osborne ‘thought Peter Thiel’s Bayeux tapestry visit would be secret’: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/19/george-osborne-peter-thiel-bayeux-tapestry-visit

On this week’s episode: Eli learns we’re having one of them election thingies again this year ... Republicans want to trigger some libs with an actual trigger ... And we’ll get one step closer to the Kash Patel versus Heath Enwright drunken cage match we’ve all been waiting for.Check out more from Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance and the Know Rogan ExperienceTo support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratHeadlines:Election update: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/midterm-elections-early-voting-tracker-battleground-states.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/politics/james-talarico-ohio-texas-senate-race.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/paxton-dubai-fugitive-fraud-allegations-texas.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/politics/trump-hasan-fort-hood-execution-livestream.htmlTrump Cancels Planned Execution Livestream of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter - The New York TimesThe Kelly Clarkson Store Saga Has Only One Guilty Party, and It Is Her: https://slate.com/life/2026/10/kelly-clarkson-art-of-play-brooklyn-store-bird.htmlTrump trots out another stepford press secretary: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/us/politics/katie-zacharia-white-house-first-briefing.htmlTrump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid High Prices - The New York TimesOpinion | Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All - The New York TimesWhy Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs - The New York TimesAfter Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over Ukraine - The New York TimesFBI awarding UFC exclusive agreement to train agents: https://www.reuters.com/sports/report-fbi-awarding-ufc-exclusive-agreement-train-agents--flm-2026-10-10/

On this week's episode: Trump handles being midterm like a sickly preemie ... We’ll apply for White House press credentials because why not ... And if we move the clock FOUR hours we can REALLY ramp up the daylight saving.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratmintmobile.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline sources and links:Candidates of the day:https://www.sherrodbrown.com/https://angienixon.com/Trump's insane interview with Time: https://time.com/article/2026/10/01/donald-trump-2026-interview-transcript/Eli explains how the Daily Wire is trying to cancel our GAM episode: https://youtu.be/4nZYgLcQR5U Man builds AI torture chamber after discovering artificial intelligence ‘feels pain’: https://nz.finance.yahoo.com/news/man-builds-ai-torture-chamber-103106113.htmlTrump boots White House reporters, takes out tax-payer funded ads about how he’s actually pretty great: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/business/trump-white-house-ban-cnn-politico-ms-now.hthttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/politics/trump-ads.htmlAttempted gotcha on Jack Smith goes SO BADLY for GOP senator: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6124359-schmitt-perjury-claim-debunked/https://www.ms.now/news/eric-schmitt-jack-smith-texts-grassley-judiciaryElon Musk And Shivon Zilis Have Broken Up, She Says: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/10/02/elon-musk-and-shivon-zilis-have-broken-up-she-says/Trump shares Tom Cotton’s personal cell number in effort to solve DST in the dumb way: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/03/trump-tom-cotton-cell-phone-daylight-savings-01105998

On this week's episode: The Iran war is somehow going less awesome than we were hoping ... We’ll admit that a pile of demolished rubble is a fitting memorial to Trump ... And we learn about the time Ka$h Patel wanted to fistfight a Twitter bot.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratmintmobile.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline Sources:Iran situation gets somehow worse for Trump; gas is out of fucking control: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/17/diesel-gas-prices-oil-us-economy.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/trump-oil-gas-prices-midterm-elections.htmlAlso, new cat discovered: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/science/tilcayo-new-cat-species-bolivia.htmlPhotos Spur Speculation About Possible Demolition of Kennedy Center: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center-photos.htmlThe House is heading home ahead of the midterms even earlier than planned: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/mike-johnson-cancels-house-vote-hegsethICE warns about fake Tradwives looking to dox agents: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/fbi-ice-tradwife-doxingEnglish village votes to leave the UK over migrant housing plan: https://apnews.com/article/uk-village-piddington-independence-vote-migrants-camp-72d568813051c91e4e6590970abedcd9Ka$h Patel Told FBI To Reply to Epstein Troll Account:https://www.newsweek.com/kash-patel-troll-account-fbi-said-no-12430600Ka$h tries to defend his work during insane Senate hearing: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/patel-fbi-agents-election.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/09/kash-patel-senate-hearing-bestiality/688658/

On this week's episode: Trump limits mail in voting to whites-only envelopes ... We learn how to join the FBI just by drawing the turtle on the matchbox ... And bad video game design flips Noah to a solid Democrat.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:mintmobile.com/skepticratquince.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline Sources:Trump administration asks SCOTUS to allow anti-democracy mail voting scheme: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-mail-ballots.html https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-clear-the-way-for-new-mail-in-voting-rule-to-be-imple/FBI lowers hiring standards for applicants who solicited sex workers, stole, or engaged in bestiality: https://people.com/fbi-lowers-hiring-standards-for-applicants-who-solicited-sex-workers-report-12072726Pentagon secretly hires right wing influencers to sell their wars: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/Pete Hegseth is an idiot who needs to be fired: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/03/politics/pete-hegseth-problem-trump https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/driscoll-hegseth-military-resignation/688479/The Lion King composer ordered to pay comedian after $27m lawsuit over podcast joke backfires: https://thetab.com/2026/09/02/the-lion-king-composer-ordered-to-pay-comedian-after-27m-lawsuit-over-podcast-joke-backfiresTrump administration debuts low res video games that promote their agenda: https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-video-game-arcade-d540ff089ed5b1d432715a4209b16a23

On this week's episode: The country checks the couch for 40 TRILLION dollars ... We’ll find out just how much money there is in Free Speech ... And the Mormons will LEGO of some money they stole.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratmintmobile.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline Sources:Three things to know about the $40 trillion federal debt: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5939473/40-trillion-federal-debtThe Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday: https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/the-peter-thiel-linked-race-science-network-that-penetrated-cambridge-university-and-targeted-jason-arday/Revealed: Toby Young free speech group crowdfunded over £60,000 for legal case fought by pro-bono lawyer: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/18/toby-young-free-speech-union-60000-gbp British free speech group hit by unease over Maga links: https://www.ft.com/content/c15ce62d-fc69-4c2f-ae3b-0dc4dac8a49a?syn-25a6b1a6=1  Tory peer’s free speech group urged JD Vance to lobby UK government: https://www.ft.com/content/402d716a-0cf1-46e6-b09b-e37d6ea428a5?syn-25a6b1a6=1DeSantis ally and appointee is arrested on child sex abuse charges: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/desantis-ally-appointee-arrested-child-sex-abuse-charges-rcna593206Nigel Farage faces renewed watchdog probe after Clacton by-election victory: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62x1gr62m1oPolice dispute Farage claim Clacton count wasn't safe for him - here are the facts: https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/police-dispute-farage-claim-clacton-count-safe-facts-4706958 Bricks & Minifigs’ $200,000 Star Wars Lego Dispute That Spawned Reckless Ben Drama Reaches Partial Settlement: https://kotaku.com/reckless-ben-star-wars-lego-bricks-minifigs-mansell-family-mormon-mafia-2000726238The jaw-dropping list of everything asylum seekers in Thetford were 'given for free': https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2237137/thetford-asylum-seekers-free-goods-list 

On this week's episode: We’ve always been at war with Eastasia ... An old Who’s Woo subject gets in touch with an opportunity too good to turn down ... And presidential hopeful Tucker Carlson wants a house to go with his replacement theory.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:mintmobile.com/skepticratquince.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline Sources: Trump basically resorts to threatening Iran with imaginary missiles: https://abcnews.com/Politics/crucial-us-missile-stockpiles-extremely-low-official/story?id=135428997 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/05/trump-hegseth-clashed-camp-david-over-iran-missile-depletion-concerns/Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor: https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2026/aug/01/playbooks-plagiarism-pigs-head-new-claims-surrounding-cambridge-professor-jason-arday The takedown of Jason Arday has overjoyed the right, and must be a wake-up call for the left: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/06/jason-arday-dei-race-issues-university-of-cambridgeComey prosecution is absurd and Trump reminds us that he was a Russian asset: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/james-comey-seashells-trump-secret-service.htmlhttps://www.axios.com/2026/08/05/trump-russian-asset-comey-fbi-investigationFauci takes the 5th: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/fauci-contempt-of-congress.htmlMichael Marshall has a zoom call with an unsuspecting Brian Rose: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1580651800303373  TUCKER CARLSON puts out 10-point manifesto in possible bid for president: https://www.axios.com/2026/08/06/tucker-carlson-third-party-israel-trump

On this week's episode: Trump finds a new way to bomb ... Americans learn they will diarrhea themselves to death with measles before they’ll vote for a black lady ...And Republicans get mad about the ethnic retcon of the epic poem they all definitely read.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratmintmobile.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline Sources: Trump tries jokes at WHCA dinner 2: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/24/us/trump-news#is-this-supposed-to-be-fun-trump-hurls-insults-at-correspondents-dinnerDr. Phil reveals the White House had him review UFO files to see how the public would react to them: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/dr-phil-trump-ufo-files-b3019901.htmlAmerica, land of diarrhea lettuce and measles: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/well/eat/cyclospora-outbreak-states-cdc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/well/measles-record-united-states-numbers.htmlTrump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/arts/design/smithsonian-signs-trump-executive-order.htmlNew York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/20/sculptor-charlie-kirk-statue-new-yorkElon Musk is gonna make his OWN Odyssey: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/22/elon-musk-grok-imagine-historically-accurate-ai-homers-odyssey-christopher-nolan

On this week's episode: Nigel Farage will argue that, if anything, he’s TOO innocent ... Mitch McConnell is busy hanging out with a cat and some uranium in a secret box ... And Donald Trump will call FIFA to tell them they just need to find him three more goals.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratmintmobile.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline Sources: NATO summit in Turkiye: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/8/five-key-takeaways-from-the-nato-summit-in-ankarahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/08/nato-leaders-world-cup-donald-trump-ankara-summithttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/politics/trump-air-force-one-security.htmlFarage resigns as MP and vows to fight by-election amid finances row: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ly51kzdz3oMitch McConnell is not well: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/mitch-mcconnells-health-absence-mystery-with-us-senate-poised-return-2026-07-09/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/11/mitch-mcconnell-senator-healthStarmer quits as Labour leader and paves way for contest for new prime minister: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxd00lg599oTrump calls FIFA prez to pressure a red card review: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/world/europe/fifa-trump-infantino-world-cup-red-card.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/07/fifa-trump-red-card-belgium/687820/

On this week's episode: Donald Trump surrenders in victory ... Trump aides explain why you can’t waterboard algae ... And we learn about the profound geopolitical impact of Waffle House and ranch dressing.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:mintmobile.com/skepticratquince.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline Sources: US Iran agree to Memorandum of…never mind: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/27/us-iran-trade-strikes-what-to-know-will-it-unravel-the-mouRFK Jr. is in charge of special education: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/us/politics/special-education-rfk.htmlTrump floats reflecting pool sabotage plot: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-floats-up-wild-new-reflecting-pool-sabotage-plot/https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/politics/reflecting-pool-firm-renovation-unfeasibleWhite South African “refugees” in America get a welcome bag: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/politics/south-africa-refugees-welcome-bags.htmlTaylor Swift is getting married at MSG on July 4th: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/nyregion/taylor-swift-wedding-madison-square-garden.html