The Um, Sir Podcast

This week, Samie and Emily drag Trump’s sex-offender youth fitness pick, Gates’ Epstein baggage, and Idaho’s OBGYN exodus. Emily breaks down Texas Republicans’ mid-decade gerrymander while Newsom hints at a redistricting war. Veterans lose abortion rights, trans service members lose retirement pay, and salmon lose their last allies.

Plus: South Park melts Kristi Noem’s face, the Constitution vanishes (oops?), and Emily and Samie manage to laugh through the authoritarian dumpster fire.

For your further reading and viewing pleasure...

Resources

Draw Your WA: Washington State Redistricting Commission - Website

City of Everett Redistricting - Website

Redistricted Map of Virginia - Threads

Articles
What to know about Texas' proposed congressional map - Axios San Antonio
Texas governor threatens to remove Dems who fled state over redistricting vote - Axios
Texas GOP now faces clear path to redraw congressional maps in Trump-backed push - CNN
Gavin Newsom's ALL CAPS Tweet Mocking Donald Trump Is Way Funnier Than It Should Be - BuzzFeed
Texas House, Senate panels again advance redrawn congressional map - Texas Tribune
Texas Democrats End Walkout, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass – New York Times
Bicameral Legislature - Fiveable
Seattle woman says state Sen. Joe Fain raped her in 2007; Fain denies allegation - Seattle Times, 2018

We Demand Action on Joe Fain's Appointment to the State Redistricting Commission - NWPCWA, 2018
Feeling flush? Americans can Venmo government to help pay off US debt – The Guardian

A registered sex offender is on White House fitness council – Baptist News Global

Trump ends historic Columbia River deal with tribes, Northwest states on endangered fish - Oregon Live
Change in Number of OB/GYN Physicians Practicing Obstetrics After the Dobbs Decision – JAMA Network
The VA wants to end coverage of abortion for US Military Veterans – Associated Press
Cory Booker Faces Backlash After Voting for Jared Kushner's Father - Newsweek

Books
Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest, by Gregg Olson
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William L. Shirer, First Edition

Things to Watch
Lifelong Republican testifies on Texas map - TikTok
US Air Force to deny retirement  pay to transgender service members – KING 5 News
Parts of the Constitution vanish from the government website – KING 5 NEWS
The Good Place - Netflix or Amazon Prime Video
Hunting Wives - Netflix
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture - Documentary – Greek Therapy
Blood of my Blood - Starz
South Park, Got a Nut, Season 27, Episode 2 - Paramount
Gates Foundation announces $2.5 billion pledge through 2030 for women’s health initiatives worldwide - PBS
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - YouTube
Good Hang with Amy Poehler - YouTube
Stop Giving Men Microphones, Sarah Hester Ross - TikTok

And because Emily had to see it...
Stephen Miller compared to Rectal Polyp - Threads