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  • 264: Skepticrat264 - Files To Go Before I Sleep Edition
    Feb 9 2026

    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

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  • 263: Skepticrat263 - Moral Kombat Edition
    Jan 26 2026

    On this week's episode: After crossing a red line, Trump goes yellow on Greenland ... A Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner bribes a demon kid so she won’t get wished into the cornfield ... And Republicans invite the world's leading expert on Donald Trump's crime to headline a big public hearing on Donald Trump's crime.

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    Headline Sources:

    Trump at Davos: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/politics/trump-davos-speech-takeaways.html
    https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-davos-speech-greenland-stupid-moments.html

    Protest at Minnesota Church Service Adds to Tensions Over ICE Tactics: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/us/politics/minnesota-church-protest-ice.html
    White House Uses AI to Alter Protester’s Face So That She’s Sobbing: https://nz.news.yahoo.com/white-house-uses-ai-alter-211105749.html

    Guinea-Bissau halts RFK Jr. inspired Hep B vaccine trial: https://apnews.com/article/guinea-bissau-suspends-us-hepatitis-b-study-9d172d68afb36c62a85d1236f639ddcf

    Journalist Laura Jedeed applied for a job at ICE as a joke and got the job way too easily:
    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html
    ICE agents slipping on ice in Minnesota and falling so hard:
    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/minneapolis-ice-protest-winter-weather.html
    ICE slipping on ice montage: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minneapolis/comments/1qaljce/ice_agents_slipping_on_ice_a_montage/

    Machado Presents Trump With Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/americas/machado-trump-meeting-nobel-peace-prize.html

    Jack Smith testifies before congress: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/takeaways-jack-smith-congress-testimony.html

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  • 262: Skepticrat262 - Klanifest Destiny Edition
    Jan 12 2026

    On this week's episode: We’ll talk about the most dangerous ICE on the roads ... Elon Musk will show us what he really meant about making Twitter the everything app ... And the original 6-7 is a sex thing that came from Monica Geller on Friends.

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    Headline Sources:

    ICE agent Jonathan Ross executes Renee Good: https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010631041/minneapolis-ice-shooting-video.html
    https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-renee-good-cell-phone-invs
    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/trump-minnesota-ice-shooting-video.html
    We took Venezuela:
    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/us/politics/trump-capture-maduro-venezuela.html
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/09/trump-machado-meet-peace-prize/

    Elon Musk’s Grok Apologizes After Generating Sexual Image of Young Girls: https://www.newsweek.com/grok-apology-deepfake-images-sexualized-young-women-pornography-11297025
    Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid X users after deepfakes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99kn52nx9do

    Betty Boop and Blondie enter the public domain:
    https://apnews.com/article/public-domain-2026-betty-boop-40cb2f7a30ba9d7aec0bfc9191ab02c1

    Trump says he's taking Greenland too: https://ground.news/article/us-weighs-paying-greenlanders-up-to-100-000-to-leave-denmark-reuters_076ad6
    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/world/americas/trump-greenland-annex.html

    Ten found guilty of cyber-bullying Brigitte Macron: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78v6z7597yo

    Viral ‘6-7' tops 2025 list of overused words and phrases: https://apnews.com/article/2025-words-slang-phrases-list-university-67-59f896e28b7b16edfdfcc453a8af388a

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