279: Skepticrat279 - Empty Your Ka$h Edition

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.

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Headline 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.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/trump-oil-gas-prices-midterm-elections.html Also, new cat discovered: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/science/tilcayo-new-cat-species-bolivia.html

Photos Spur Speculation About Possible Demolition of Kennedy Center: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center-photos.html

The 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-hegseth

ICE warns about fake Tradwives looking to dox agents: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/fbi-ice-tradwife-doxing

English village votes to leave the UK over migrant housing plan: https://apnews.com/article/uk-village-piddington-independence-vote-migrants-camp-72d568813051c91e4e6590970abedcd9

Ka$h Patel Told FBI To Reply to Epstein Troll Account: https://www.newsweek.com/kash-patel-troll-account-fbi-said-no-12430600 Ka$h tries to defend his work during insane Senate hearing: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/patel-fbi-agents-election.html https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/09/kash-patel-senate-hearing-bestiality/688658/