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Bombs, Bills, & Big Drama | Tim on Vibe Check

Bulwark Takes

The Bulwark

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Tim Miller joins Vibe Check to break down Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," a controversial GOP push slashing Medicaid and taxes amidst economic chaos. They explore how Trump’s policies could impact working-class voters and the nation’s debt crisis. The conversation also highlights Pride, activism, and defending immigrants like Andre Hernandez, blending serious political talk with playful vibes.

Vibe Check Live:
https://www.sixthandi.org/event/vibe-check-live/

Vibe Check Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vibe-check/id1637476174

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0:00.0

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0:26.9

Hey, y'all, I got to talk about the big beautiful turd, bomb, boof, whatever, and our big upcoming World Pride event supporting the immigration lawyers that are defending Andri Hernandez-Ramero

0:34.7

and the other Venezuelans who have been disappeared to El Salvador with

0:38.4

some of my new besties over at Vibe Check, Said Jones, Zach Stafford, Sam Sanders. They have a great

0:45.6

pod, which you should check out if you haven't. And we vibed out on all of those issues. We did a little

0:53.4

kind of catty gay talk, but also

0:56.0

covered some real serious stuff. I think as Said put it, he can dance at the club and throw

1:00.5

a Molotov cocktail at the same time. And that's the vibe of the show and also what we're going to

1:05.2

be going for at our fundraiser. So if you're in D.C. June 6, I want to come to the fundraiser,

1:09.6

link in the notes here. And otherwise, enjoy some clips from my appearance on vibe check.

1:16.2

All right, listeners, we're back, and it's now time to talk about the big, beautiful bomb. I mean, Bill.

1:22.2

So much of politics right now feels like it's happening in a fun house mirror the policies don't match the promises and the

1:28.0

consequences seem so dangerous and yet certain americans are not even seeing that way at all

1:35.1

last week house republicans passed a bill that could massively slash medicaid a program that

1:40.2

one in five americans rely on even though their margins and swing districts are razor

1:45.0

thin with the Republican Party right now. So it's this kind of political gamble that feels like it should

1:49.8

back fire, but right now it feels like maybe it's not, or maybe it is, we don't really know.

1:54.7

So we've invited Tim Miller, our friend from the bulwark on, former Republican operative, and just

1:59.2

one of the smartest people we talk to when we can.

2:02.0

And we want to hear from him, what the hell is going on? So first off, Tim Miller, welcome to Back to Vibe Check. How are you doing? It's good to see you. It's good to be back. It's good to see you. I'm a little disappointed in you, though. Big beautiful bomb. We can do better than that. Big.

2:14.2

I liked it.

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