277: Skepticrat277 - Lego My Legos Edition

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.

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Three things to know about the $40 trillion federal debt: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5939473/40-trillion-federal-debt

The 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=1

DeSantis 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-rcna593206

Nigel Farage faces renewed watchdog probe after Clacton by-election victory: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62x1gr62m1o Police 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-2000726238

The 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