News On Tap For Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Socialism For the Rich, Destitution For The Poor

In today’s “News On Tap” it’s socialism for the rich & to hell with the poor as Senate Republicans ram through the big ugly bill. We’ll go over that, Republicans’ war on American citizenship, Alligator Auschwitz & more with the one & only Charlie Pierce of Esquire today. Grab a drink, and get informed.

First Round - The Big News Of The Day

• One More Step On The Road To Hell

• Senate Republicans Ram Through Massively Destructive Bill, Giving Tax Cuts To Billionaires & Corporations, While Gutting $1 Trillion From Medicaid, Medicare, & The ACA [Gift Link]

• Senate Republicans Pass The Big Ugly Bill As Murkowski Stays Bought

• What’s In The Senate’s Version Of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’? Tax Cuts For The Rich & Mega Corporations, Medicaid Cuts For The Poor, & Other Disasters

• Senate Parliamentarian Allows Republican Amendment To Completely Zero Out All Federal Funds To Planned Parenthood

• Medicaid Cuts From Republicans' Big Ugly Bill Could Now Hit 20 Million Americans

• Yale Budget Lab Finds Bottom 80% Of U.S. Households Lose Under Republicans' Big Ugly Budget Bill

• Charlie Pierce: Disaster-Ravaged Small Louisiana Town Needs A Modernized Hospital. Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill" Will Ruin Its Plans.

• Annie Lowrey: Republicans' Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill Is Anything But Beautiful

Second Round - American Fascism

• Trump & MAGA's Immigration Wars Roll On

• ICE Immigration Raids Are Leaving A Growing Number Of Crops Unharvested, & California Farms At Risk

• DHS New Tent City "Alligator Alcatraz" Immigrant Detention Facility Opens In Florida, With Trump In Attendance

• Joan Walsh: The Abominable Sadism Of “Alligator Auschwitz”

• 75-Year-Old Cuban Immigrant Dies In ICE Custody After Nearly Six Decades In U.S.

• Greg Sargent: Why Did A 75-Year-Old Man In Poor Health Just Die In ICE Custody?

• The Right's War On Citizenship

• Trump DOJ Announces Plans To Prioritize Denaturalization Cases To Revoke Citizenship

• Joyce Vance: Trump's DOJ Is Planning To Take Away Your Citizenship - Yes You Too, White Person

• Charlie Pierce: The Supreme Court Has Just Paved The Way For Trump To End Birthright Citizenship For Good

Third Round - More News To Drink About

• The MAGA War On Functional Govt.

• Former Presidents Obama & Bush Both Deliver Rare Open Criticism Of The Trump Admin. On The Last Day Of USAID As An Independent Agency

• Researchers Confirm Trump & Republican USAID Cuts Will Likely Lead To 14 Million Deaths Over The Next Five Years From AIDS, Malaria, & Tuberculosis

• Trump Admin. Says Key Data Used In Hurricane Forecasting That Comes From NOAA Will Be Cut By End Of July

• States Of Disaster

• Suspect In Fatal Stabbings Of 4 Idaho Students To Plead Guilty To Avoid Death Penalty

• Sniper Suspect Identified In Idaho Firefighter Ambush; Former Classmates Say Suspected Shooter Showed 'Nazi Tendencies' In School

• Boulder Woman, 82, Dies From Injuries Sustained In Antisemitic Firebombing Attack On Pearl Street Mall

• New Pro-Publica Data Analysis Shows After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled To Death During Miscarriage

• California Lawmakers Approve Controversial Major Overhaul Of Landmark Environmental Law To Tackle State’s Severe Housing Shortage

• Charlie Pierce: New Investigation Finds Current DHS Sec. Kristi Noem Took Dark Money When She Was South Dakota Governor

Fourth Round - Entertainment & More

• Media Matters

• Paramount & Trump Now Reportedly In 'Advanced' Settlement Talks, As Paramount/Skydance Merger Deadline Nears

• Iowa Pollster Ann Selzer's Attorneys Slam Trump Regime For Refiling Sham Lawsuit In State Court Right After Dropping Federal Suit

• Entertainment & More

• ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Starts Filming With Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt And Stanley Tucci Returning

• K-Pop Stars BTS Now Expected To Return In Spring 2026 With New Album And World Tour

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander & OKC Thunder Agree To Record $285M Contract Extension

• Paige Bueckers, A'ja Wilson Among Starters Named For WNBA All-Star Game

• Wimbledon Hit By Record-Breaking Heat As Tournament Gets Started

• World No. 1 Jannik Sinner Off To Winning Start At Wimbledon With Rout Of Luca Nardi

Today’s Special Guest

Charlie Pierce, political & sports journalist extraordinaire will join us for a drink - because we could all use one after that record Senate vote-a-rama. We’ll talk with Charlie about how Republicans in Congress are going to kill rural health care, how MAGA & the illegitimate Supreme Court are coming for everyone’s U.S. citizenship, and how Kristi Noem has always been a criminal, as Charlie flirts with Jody for the second time in one day!

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