Tax Me Outside

This week, Emily and Samie are coming for your austerity politics and your dumb billionaire worship. They unpack the newest House Republican budget bill—a hot mess of Medicaid cuts, tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, and a big ol’ screw-you to judicial accountability.

✨ Key Topics:

• Medicaid work requirements and paperwork hellscapes
• Susan DelBene’s mic-drop: “Sometimes the fiscally responsible thing to do is spend a little money.”
• Seattle’s ethics scandals and protest fallout, including police violence at Capitol Hill
• Trump’s $400 million jet “gift” from Qatar vs. Hillary’s long-retired jewelry from Saudi Arabia (Spoiler: only one came with a billion-dollar taxpayer-funded makeover)
• How a luxury crypto-fueled fundraiser makes a mockery of campaign finance—and your wallet
• Why American democracy now comes with less oversight, more billionaires, and zero bathrooms for you

🚨 Bonus Segments:

• Emily gets ready for her 40th birthday house party, hopefully headlined by All-American Rejects
• Jodi Messina is coming to Everett—but is she problematic? Samie investigates
• Grease Lightning: still catchy, still wildly inappropriate
• Samie makes her WNBA debut (in the stands)

💥 Final takeaway? Don’t hand your tax dollars to people who want to build walls, steal health care, and ride luxury jets on your dime. Be fiscally responsible. Support women's sports instead.

For your further reading and viewing pleasure...

Watch:

Brian Glenn on Americans getting addicted to health care - TikTok

Maid – Netflix

Speaker Mike Johnson says some Medicaid recipients will 'choose' whether to lose health care under House spending bill – NBC News

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – HBO

Coverage on Seattle May Day USA "Protest" and Counter Protest - Seattle Gay News, TikTok

Seattle City Council Sock Puppet Videos - YouTube

Jon Stewart on Trump's new "flying f*** palace" from Qatar: "Trump's gonna take a $400 million jet from people he would expel from Columbia University." - Reddit

All American Rejects House Parties - TikTok

Read:

Official Statement from GSBA in Regard to the Weekend's Incidents at Cal Anderson Park - Instagram

Seattle sees police hiring surge 500% after sweetening the deal for recruits - The Center Square
Op-Ed: Seattle Police Mishandled Protests Again, We Must Learn from Mistakes - The Urbanist
After anti-LGBTQ+ rally, questions linger about Seattle’s response - Cascade PBSSeattle police allow Christian extremists to provoke Queer protesters, leading to another day of violence and arrests; FBI launches investigation into "targeted violence" - Seattle Gay News⁠Signage from Bennet Hayes ⁠- FacebookI’m an American living in Sweden. Here’s why I came to embrace the higher taxes. - Vox News.css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}