This week on Um, Sir, the world is still on fire, and Trump, tariffs, tire factories, and meat mail all made the same episode. Samie and Emily kick things off with Trump spending Thanksgiving tossing around the R-word like a stale dinner roll, while simultaneously dismantling the Department of Education like it’s a Black Friday doorbuster.  

Meanwhile, Boy Scouts and immigrant truckers are suddenly on the GOP’s hit list; Everett Public Schools is bracing for a LifeWise lawsuit; AI is getting creepier; Charlie’s tail survives; and tire shopping becomes a political crisis. 

Oh, and Emily soft-launches her 2040 presidential campaign and wants to know when her Costco tariff check is coming.

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New moves to dismantle the Education Department raise legal questions - NPR

Trump administration shares plan to dismantle more of the Department of Education - NPR

Documents show Pentagon preparing to sever ties with Scouting - NPR

Pete Hegseth is a F******* Douch - TikTok

The DOT says it wants to make trucking safer, but some see an 'immigration raid' - NPR

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Wrap the Epstein Files Around Your Tree - The Daily Show, Facebook

Rep. Massie Voices Concerns Over Trump and Epstein Files - TikTok

Religious group threatens to sue Everett School District over access restrictions - KIRO 7 News Seattle

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Comments from the National Down Syndrome Society - Instagram
Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree By Department of Education - Nurse.Org

Nursing programs excluded from 'professional degree' status under new federal loan rules. Here's what would change - KING 5

WA becomes third state to allow punishment for 'stealthing' - KOMO News

New law criminalizes disclosure of AI-generated sexual images, videos - Cascadia

Quit Clicking Kids Legislation - Latest Washington Updates

Hope Walz: Trump slur against father unleashed ‘s‑‑‑storm’ toward family - The Hill

Australia's first ‘sexting’ laws have been introduced with those found guilty of distributing naked pictures without consent facing TWO YEARS in jail - The Daily Mail

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