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Congressman Calls Women “Hosts,” Which Makes Fetuses Parasites
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Sorta transcript: Oklahoma State Republican Justin Humphrey has proposed a bill that would force women seeking abortions to get written consent from the father of the embryo or fetus in question beforehand, unless she’s been raped, which is nice. This has gotten headlines not just because it’s a fucking nightmare situation where a politician…
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Congress Destroying the EPA: What Was Life Like Before We Had It?
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Sorta transcript: A freshman congressman from Florida, Matt Gaetz, has introduced a bill to the House. Now, sometimes these bills can be complicated and difficult to really understand so let’s take this line by line. H.R. 861. Line 1: To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency. Well, shit. The EPA has been in the…
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The TSA’s Bad Science Revealed!
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Sorta transcript: The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, has been groping airline passengers for 15 years now — ever since the September 11th attacks inspired the US to form a single government agency to catch terrorists before they hijack planes. In that time, TSA agents have caught approximately zero terrorists. In all fairness,…
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Bad Chart Thursday: Fox News “Defends” Bannon by Noting He Hasn’t Beheaded Journalists
When your best defense of a man is, “Hey, at least he hasn’t beheaded journalists,” perhaps it’s time to raise your standards. But this is Fox News we’re talking about, specifically Fox host Tucker Carlson, known to many for getting thoroughly owned on his show by Teen Vogue writer Lauren Duca. Carlson’s MO seems to be attempts at being clever…
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Lady Gaga’s Satanic Half-Time Show & Confirmation Bias
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Sorta transcript: So the Super Bowl was yesterday, and I know there’s not a lot of overlap between football fans and, well, my fans, but I have to admit that I love football. I used to play in a flag football league, and I still enjoy watching the game whenever I can. Yesterday’s…
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Heroic Dog Saves Friend from River! Or He Just Wants a Stick.
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Sorta transcript: I know there are a lot of really horrific things happening in the world right now, all of which touch on the topics of science denial, skepticism, and feminism that I specialize in. But I need a break, guys, so let’s talk about a cute dog video someone sent me last…
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Trump Attacks Separation of Church and State
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Sorta transcript: At the National Prayer Breakfast this week, President Donald Trump promised to “totally destroy” the Johnson Amendment, one of the many US laws that protects separation of church and state. The Johnson Amendment was proposed by Lyndon Johnson and enacted by a Republican congress and president in 1954. It prevents tax-exempt…
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Bad Chart Thursday: Trump Less Popular than “The Sex Lives of Potato Men”
Donald Trump’s approval rating has remained at a historic low for a new president: 43%, as of February 1, according to Gallup. A whopping 52% disapprove of the job he’s doing. Since he cares more about how popular he is than he cares about Americans (except wealthy white men), the Constitution, US laws, or even pretending to tell the truth,…
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