Air Date: 5-30-2025

Given the overwhelming weirdness of Trump and his malfeasant style of governance, it would be perfectly understandable for casual observers to believe that his signature piece of legislation, weirdly named in reality the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," was itself also likely to be pretty weird; a potential departure from usual Republican Party policy priorities. In reality, what's weird is how deeply normal it is: take from the poor and give to the rich while letting corporations get away with murder.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: All the president's side hustles - Today, Explained - Air Date 5-15-25

KP 2: 'Met Gala of pay-for-play' Trump crypto dinner is brazenly corrupt, says Hayes - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date 5-22-25

KP 3: Historian Julian Zelizer Trump's corruption is the worst ever seen in the White House! - The Dean Obeidallah Show - Air Date 5-13-25

KP 4: Analyst Trumps Middle East Trip Isnt For Peace. Its a Turn Towards Fighting China - BreakThrough News - Air Date 5-16-25

KP 5: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is Baloney - The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich - Air Date 5-17-25

KP 6: Trump-GOP Tax Bill Cuts Medicaid, SNAP To Give Handouts To Billionaires Part 1- The Majority Report - Air Date 5-20-25

KP 7: Trump Castrated the Courts! Big Beautiful Bill ENDS Constitutional Protection Against Dictatorship - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 5-20-25

(00:55:49) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On why seeing is not believing and how that helps Republicans

DEEPER DIVES

(01:02:25) SECTION A: CORRUPTION

A1: Trump's New Air Force One is Dangerous and Illegal - LegalEagle - Air Date 5-15-25

A2: The Big Grift with Wajahat Ali - The Practivist Pod - Air Date 5-15-25

A3: All the president's side hustles Part 2 - Today, Explained - Air Date 5-15-25

A4: Why is Trump involved in crypto - The NPR Politics Podcast - Air Date 5-14-25

A5: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is Baloney Part 2 - The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich - Air Date 5-17-25

A6: Is Trump's Minerals Deal a Fossil Fuel Shakedown Antonia Juhasz on New U.S.-Ukraine Agreement - Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-1-25

(01:45:05) SECTION B: BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL

B1: The Big Grift with Wajahat Ali Part 2 - The Practivist Pod - Air Date 5-15-25

B2: Trump-GOP Tax Bill Cuts Medicaid, SNAP To Give Handouts To Billionaires Part 2 - The Majority Report - Air Date 5-20-25

B3: 'Big, Beautiful' Medicaid Cuts, Explained - Leeja Miller - Air Date 5-21-25

B4: Trump cashes in as Republicans plan to cut Medicaid - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date 5-14-25

(02:19:13) SECTION C: IMPACT

C1: Planes, yachts, and trophy wives Rep. Crockett slams transfer of wealth from Trump agenda bill - MSNBC - Air Date 5-26-25

C2: It Is Going to Kill People Disability Rights Activist Speaks Out on Trumps Big, Beautiful Bill - Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-21-25

C3: Republican Budget Would BANKRUPT Red States - The Ring of Fire - Air Date 5-18-25

C4: How federal funding cuts have hit nonprofits and the communities they serve - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 5-19-25

C5: A giant bitcoin mine moved in next door, then residents started getting sick - The Real News Network - Air Date 5-2-25

C6: Thousands of Baltimore marchers say No to billionaire rule - The Real News Network - Air Date 5-2-25

SHOW IMAGE

Description: Composite image depicting Trump giving a speech at a podium with his hands out and an image of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s face in a circle over his shoulder. Text over the image reads “THE BIG CRUEL STUPID BILL”

Credits: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Photo credit: “President of the United States Donald J. Trump at CPAC 2017 February 24th 2017” by Michael Vadon, Flickr | CC BY 2.0 | Changes: Darkened overlay and text and image overlays | “Mike Johnson”  by Gage Skidmore, Flickr | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped into circle with darker overlay

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