Cut to Control, Fund to Distract

Emily and Samie break down the flaming garbage heap 🔥🗑️ that is the “Big Beautiful Bill,” where Medicaid’s getting axed ✂️, rural hospitals are on life support 🏥💀, and your grandma better start logging work hours 🧓⏳.

ICE protestors are getting arrested in Spokane 🚓✊. Migrant camps are turning into dystopian nightmares 😱—complete with bugs 🐜 and Clorox poisoning ☠️. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz went sightseeing in Greece while Texas drowned 🌊🏠.

Planned Parenthood funding? Slashed. SNAP benefits? Bye 👋. Education? Good luck affording grad school without selling a kidney 💸 But hey, Harvard’s free now… if you make under $100K and still believe in miracles ✨.

Also: why congressional soccer matches aren’t the vibe, and why small-town mayors shouldn’t play with lawsuits 🤡⚖️.

TL;DR: The government's wildin’ 🏛️🔥, billionaires are chillin’ 🛥️🍷, and the rest of us are rage-scrolling 📱 while watching Netflix’s latest docuseries 🎬 and trying not to cry into our ramen 🍜😭.

For your further reading and viewing pleasure...

Watch: 

Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz on Alligator Alcatraz – OldWivesTaleHerbals, TikTok

FlowerLovingCryBaby Travels to Alligator Alcatraz - FlowerLovingCryBaby, TikTok

Joshua Aaron joined Christina Ruffini to discuss IceBlock – MSNBC, TikTok

Rep. Rick Larsen Statement on Lelo Juarez – RepRickLarsen, Instagram

Rep. Emily Randall Reports from U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, July 15 – RepEmilyRandall, Instagram

Beloved lands in Washington state are “at risk” of going up for auction – Fox13Seattle, TikTok

Mom of 8-year-old killed at Camp Mystic in Texas speaks – CNN, YouTube

The difference between Democrats and Shitty Republicans from Washington state – CSPAN

July 9, 2025, Planned Parenthood Press Conference – EmilyinEverett, Instagram

Read: 

At least 9 Spokanites arrested by federal agents in connection to ICE protests – Range Media

WA farmworker activist arrested by ICE to voluntarily leave U.S. – The Seattle Times

Why Washington faces huge fallout from the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill – Washington State Standard

Budget Reconciliation: Tracking the 2025 Trump Tax Cuts – Tax Foundation

Chris Daniels talks with the Mayor of Cle Elum and Residents about the city's financial situation – KIMA Action News – YouTube

Harvard offers free tuition to students from families earning under $200,000 – The Guardian

Cle Elum declares bankruptcy over $26M debt – The Seattle Times

Statement from City of Cle Elum Mayor Matthew Lundh on Award in Developer Dispute – City of Cle Elum

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