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*Updated to include the music for may the 4th*

Trump is stealing Christmas, and the big dummy might not even know it yet. In the seventh episode of ADHD with Doug and Todd, Doug breaks down the 3 pillars of how Trump is jeopardizing Christmas, as well as back-to-school shopping, and any other holidays you might make purchases for.

In News of the Week, we look at the new budget passed in Washington State and a new gun permit law. Will the Governor sign them? We also follow up on the on-going assault on visa holders and the Trump Admin’s attempts to intimidate and remove them. And we finish up politics news with Trump’s most blatant disregard for the Presidency to-date: He admits he doesn’t know if it’s his job to uphold the Constitution.

In What’s Geek this Week, Todd helps us celebrate the May 4th holiday, we mourn the passing of the great Ruth Buzzi, Jeremy Runner gets run over by another soulless machine, and we find a reason to want to visit Pittsburgh.

All that, plus some weird shit, on this week’s episode of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Politics! Turn the volume up and take a ride!

Action links (for political action):

https://5calls.org/

https://www.mobilize.us

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OSWxykA1WHOi0vTPLAJDaCeVhR3uSfh7PhlCj4t4yT0/edit?tab=t.0

Sources

Main Topic

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18BpeQDC4y/

https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fthe.houston.wade%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02sLjxy6KG27nr1JpoMzpXoGUErqBjU6dWvMDAVETrt1pzHzUMCRzrQFK1VgtTSWpAl&;

http://YouTube.com/@houstonwade

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/unsustainable-china-trade-war-retail-shortage-warnings.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/22/bessent-trump-tariffs-china-deescalate.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/china-says-no-talks-with-the-us-on-trade-calls-for-canceling-unilateral-tariffs.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/28/chinese-factories-stop-production-eye-new-markets-as-us-tariffs-hit.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/28/trumps-first-100-days-are-the-worst-for-the-stock-market-since-nixon.html

News of the Week

https://komonews.com/news/local/washington-state-legislature-approves-77-billion-budget-amid-tax-debates-significant-debate-senate-republican-representative-governor-bob-ferguson-federal-government-lawmakers?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ844pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrQL79WddmKeS8NjRXn7mPuDUdw706NyciR3xRCTMtN3yt4T0cAG3qo12FdW_aem_kGiWyl66R0UAKa0X4zhcRA

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/washington-state-lawmakers-approve-new-sales-tax-on-tech-and-digital-services/

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2024/12/01/how-the-50-states-rank-by-tax-burden/103495/

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/04/23/washington-gun-permit-bill

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/02/foreign-visitors-one-strike-policy-rubio-trump/83413717007/

https://time.com/7282450/trump-annex-canada-economy-recession-upholding-the-constitution/

What’s Geek this Week?!

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga

https://hx.hyperx.gg/adhdrocks/ci2MS9K5

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/ruth-buzzi-comedian-known-laugh-194934850.html

https://www.avclub.com/jeremy-renner-hawkeye-season-2-insult-offer

https://comicbookmovie.com/thunderbolts/thunderbolts-post-credits-scenes-explained-marvel-studios-sets-up-an-exciting-new-era-for-spoiler-a219071#gs.m0gy3c

https://nerdist.com/article/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-spock-spongebob-paramount-ad/

https://billontheroad.com/mr-rogers-pittsburgh/

That’s Some Weird Shit!

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/386755/jerry-freeman-the-man-who-snuck-into-area-51-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/386673/experts-tasked-with-weeding-out-ai-images-of-the-loch-ness-monster

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/387117/declassified-cia-file-describes-locations-of-alleged-alien-bases

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