The Skepticrat

On this week's episode: England tries a Comedia del Arte approach to their prime ministry ... America sticks with slapstick ... And Jeffrey Epstein went to NYU.

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Headline Sources:

Boris Johnson becomes the new Prime Minister of the UK: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49084605 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48379730

Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Breaks Record With 17th Week Atop Billboard Hot 100: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8524235/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-longest-number-one-hot-100 The Impossible Whopper is coming to every Burger King in America next week: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/business/impossible-whopper-national/index.html

Ratcliffe withdraws from DNI consideration: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ratcliffe-withdraws-from-consideration-for-intelligence-chief-trump-says/2019/08/02/9f3c42cc-b551-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html?utm_term=.d8eed1d01f87

Epstein was trying to start a master race of sexual predator nerds: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/business/jeffrey-epstein-eugenics.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
US man allegedly wanted to kill American soldiers, arrested while trying to join Taliban https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/27/us-man-accused-trying-join-taliban-kill-american-soldiers/1847346001/
July was the hottest month ever. Again: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/july-weather-hottest-month-ever-climate-change-heatwave-global-warming-wmo-a9035356.html