62: Skepticrat062 - Moore Than Meets the Eye Edition

The Skepticrat

Dec 18, 2017•41 min•Ep. 62

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On this week's episode: The Senate unveils the tax plan equivalent of welshing on a hooker … Roy Moore will start his very own senate across the street from theirs and his will be way better … And the Republican Party is trying to steal our orgasms.

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Headline Links:

Republicans pretty sure they’re ready to go with tax bill: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/12/15/the-final-gop-tax-bill-is-complete-heres-what-is-in-it/

White House forced to withdraw two heinous judicial nominations: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/white-house-withdraws-two-controversial-judicial-nominations/

FCC gets rid of net neutrality: http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-to-vote-on-net-neutrality-repeal-2017-12 https://www.wired.com/story/read-fcc-net-neutrality-dissent/

Rex Tillerson thinks maybe nuclear war would be bad, but nevermind: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/north-korea-talks-latest-new-rex-tillerson-trump-walks-backs-claims-white-house-contradiction-a8113136.html

Hard-hitting news story about Star Wars movie: http://www.seriousjournalism.com

Roundup Links:

http://www.newsweek.com/california-wildfires-thomas-fire-now-third-largest-state-history-750468

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42308121

https://sports.yahoo.com/russia-banned-2018-winter-olympics-pyeongchang-183735604.html