Farmers, Filibusters & Firing Big Bird

🎙️ This week on The Um, Sir Podcast… We’re trying to look on the bright side — but clearly the Republicans on the House DOGE Committee skipped their lessons from Mr. Rogers and forgot how to get to Sesame Street. 🙃 🧀 There’s actual good news out of Wisconsin (miracles happen), Cory Booker brings a glimmer of hope from New Jersey, and Trump is tossing out tariffs like he’s hosting a twisted version of Oprah’s Favorite Things. 📦 Meanwhile, Samie’s got updates on Project 2025 — spoiler: the grind is real, but somehow the GOP is still flunking the group project. Tune in for politics with a side of sass, and a reminder that absurdity is bipartisan. ✌️   Watch: Mister Fred Rogers Senate Statement on PBS – American Rhetoric   Won't You Be My Neighbor? Documentary – IMDB   Best of Cory Booker’s Record-Breaking Senate Speech - TikTok   Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls NPR and PBS "Radical Left-Wing Echo Chambers" – Watch her suck at presenting - CSPAN NPR and PBS Executives Testify Before House DOGE Subcommittee - CSPAN   On Daniel Tiger and Fred Rogers – Rep. Ro Khanna – TikTok   Save Elmo, Fire Elon – Rep. Greg Casar – TikTok   How many Millions – Rep. Greg Casar - TikTok   Read: Propaganda Alert: Insane Press Release and Language Used by our Federal Government – House Oversight Committee   Democrats have a new boogeyman in Elon Musk: Takeaways from Tuesday’s elections – NBC News via Apple News   As Trump tariffs sink in, conservatives challenge whether they’re legal – The Washington Post – Washington Post via Apple News   Listen: As Trump’s tariffs take hold, how much pain can Americans handle? – Apple News Podcast   Kesha and T-Pain Recession Pop – Amazon Music Apple Music Spotify YouTube   Listener Hotline 1-888-416-2018
🎙️ This week on The Um, Sir Podcast

Samie and Emily are trying to look on the bright side, but clearly the Republicans on the House DOGE Committee skipped their lessons from Mr. Rogers and forgot how to get to Sesame Street. 🙃

🧀 There’s actual good news out of Wisconsin (miracles happen), Cory Booker brings a glimmer of hope from New Jersey, and Trump is tossing out tariffs like he’s hosting a twisted version of Oprah’s Favorite Things.

📦 Meanwhile, Samie’s got updates on Project 2025 — spoiler: the grind is real, but somehow the GOP is still flunking the group project.
Tune in for politics with a side of sass, and a reminder that absurdity is bipartisan. ✌️

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