This week on The Um, Sir Podcast, we ask: “Is the government actively trying to make our lives worse or just stunningly incompetent?” Spoiler: Yes.
NOTE: Emily's Medicare/Medicaid overview is a shitshow. All you need to come away with is that to qualify, a family of four must earn less than $45k a year.
Anyway...Emily and Samie unpack how:
Meanwhile, Snohomish County is suing the feds over $17 million in homeless funding being held hostage by anti-DEI and anti-choice policies. But sure, let’s worry about someone maybe getting $200 they didn’t “deserve” instead of Elon Musk dodging taxes while launching dick-shaped rockets.
We also cover:
💥 Racist Border Patrol antics on school trip to Canada
💸 A senior health center closing in Everett because "pro-life" means cutting elder care
🏳️⚧️ Trans folks protesting topless in Scotland to expose legal hypocrisy
🙄 Pamela Hemphill rejecting her Jan 6th pardon (finally, someone opting out of cult life)
🎯 DEI shout-outs, Pride chaos, and the real reason Republicans hate rainbows: they bring joy
Join us as we unpack our current reality: in America, your rights are conditional, especially if the state decides your uterus belongs to Jesus.
Watch:
The Difference Between Democrats and Republicans – Instagram, Amy Zelmer Remix with BernardTaylorForCongress
The Port of Seattle is Suing the Federal Government - TikTok, Commissioner Sam Cho
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on how we’re all going to die –TikTok
Joni’s Shitty Apology – TikTok
The Last of Us – MAX (or is it HBO?!)
Texan, Nick Mollberg, delivered a passionate speech – TikTok, PinkNews
Read:
‘I’ll lose everything’: Snohomish County’s only adult day health center to close – Everett Herald
Sen. Murray hears from county homelessness assistance providers – Everett Herald
Why are so many US trade unions so right-wing and conservative? - Reddit
Medicare Eligibility Overview - Washington State Health Care Authority
Medicaid Cuts Threaten Veterans’ Health Care – Modern Medicaid Alliance
5 reasons federal cuts are hitting veterans especially hard – PBS News
Seattle-area Catholic school says CBP officers detained students of color – Fox13 Seattle
Pamela Hemphill, who rejected her Jan. 6 pardon, says 'it was not OK that day' – USA Today
Missouri Supreme Court order reinstates ‘de facto abortion ban’ across the state –Missouri Independent
Missouri Party Control – They have a trifecta! That ain’t split! – Ballotpedia
Funeral arrangements announced for brain-dead Georgia woman who delivered baby while on life support – Atlanta News First
These States Will Ignore Your Final Wishes Just Because You’re Pregnant - HuffPost
The Overton Window – Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Topless trans protest outside Holyrood a ‘public act of grief, resistance and solidarity’ – PinkNews
Understanding the Implications of the UK Supreme Court’s Ruling Defining ‘Sex’ in the Equality Act – Harvard Kennedy School | Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights
Spend Time or Money:
Menstruatin' with Satan – The Satanic Temple of Washington
