185: Skepticrat185 - Truss Falls Edition

On this week's episode: Tim Ryan is coming to save us ... Donald Trump will finally get some competition in the “hilariously inept, celebrity-owned, right-wing, bigot-themed social media” space ... And Liz Truss gets out after 6 weeks, just in time to satisfy the heartbeat rule.

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Headline Sources:

Liz Truss is gone after the shortest PM term in British history:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/20/world/liz-truss-news

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/10/all-hell-broke-loose-for-liz-truss-on-wednesday.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/19/world/europe/liz-truss-lettuce-stream.html

Tim Ryan Beats the crap out of JD Vance: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-vance-alex-jones-ohio-debate_n_634e1b5ee4b051268c4cf1e6

Appeals court blocks Biden’s student loan cancellation efforts: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130705453/student-loan-cancellation-blocked-lawsuit-appeal

Kanye West is buying Parler: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/17/23408443/kanye-west-ye-parler-free-speech-social-media-platform

FDA Warns Against Using NyQuil As A Chicken Marinade: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fda-nyquil-chicken-warning_n_632a1a3ce4b0ed991abdeada

Anti-woke superhero movie conned out of a million dollars in fan donations: https://gizmodo.com/vox-day-anti-woke-rebel-s-run-1849682896

About Chuck tingle pounding Theodore Beale in the butt: https://www.vox.com/2016/5/26/11759842/chuck-tingle-hugo-award-rabid-puppies-explained