Ronny Chieng (performing a bit)

The last veteran we're gonna learn about today is a living legend, and not how that term is usually used, like if your friend Jake wins a stupid flip cup tournament. I mean an actual legend, Tammy Duckworth. She served as a Blackheart helicopter pilot in Iraq until 2004, when her aircraft was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. She lost her legs and partial use of her right arm.

The last veteran we're gonna learn about today is a living legend, and not how that term is usually used, like if your friend Jake wins a stupid flip cup tournament. I mean an actual legend, Tammy Duckworth. She served as a Blackheart helicopter pilot in Iraq until 2004, when her aircraft was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. She lost her legs and partial use of her right arm.

For her sacrifice, she was honored with a purple heart. I don't know why it's purple. I guess whoever designed it was a huge Prince fan. But her service didn't end with the military. She went on to become the first Thai-American woman and disabled woman elected to Congress. She also became the first woman to bring a baby onto the Senate floor, although it definitely wasn't the first diaper.

For her sacrifice, she was honored with a purple heart. I don't know why it's purple. I guess whoever designed it was a huge Prince fan. But her service didn't end with the military. She went on to become the first Thai-American woman and disabled woman elected to Congress. She also became the first woman to bring a baby onto the Senate floor, although it definitely wasn't the first diaper.

Those dudes are old as shit. So class, in conclusion, from now on, when you think of Asians in American history, don't just think of railroads and that guy from Breakfast at Tiffany's who isn't actually Asian. Think of Tammy Duckworth, Lao Tsing-Ki, and Nieves Fernandez, who kill-built half an army. Speaking of which, I gotta go tend to this neck wound.

Those dudes are old as shit. So class, in conclusion, from now on, when you think of Asians in American history, don't just think of railroads and that guy from Breakfast at Tiffany's who isn't actually Asian. Think of Tammy Duckworth, Lao Tsing-Ki, and Nieves Fernandez, who kill-built half an army. Speaking of which, I gotta go tend to this neck wound.

Knowing how cheap these school districts are, I probably have lead poisoning. Class dismissed.

Knowing how cheap these school districts are, I probably have lead poisoning. Class dismissed.

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A piece of legislation gets body shamed, Medicaid's being taken to a farm upstate, and good news, the government's giving out free vacations to South Sudan. So, let's get into the headlines. President Trump has signed a record number of executive orders since he became president, which makes sense. It's a lot easier than passing laws.

A piece of legislation gets body shamed, Medicaid's being taken to a farm upstate, and good news, the government's giving out free vacations to South Sudan. So, let's get into the headlines. President Trump has signed a record number of executive orders since he became president, which makes sense. It's a lot easier than passing laws.

I mean, to pass the law, you gotta write a bill, then you gotta pass it through the House, and then the Senate, and then checks and balances, and founding fathers, and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. It's a lot easier to just declare shit, all right? Gummy bears are vegetables now, done. But don't forget, Congress is still doing things. They're not just sitting around waiting to die.

I mean, to pass the law, you gotta write a bill, then you gotta pass it through the House, and then the Senate, and then checks and balances, and founding fathers, and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. It's a lot easier to just declare shit, all right? Gummy bears are vegetables now, done. But don't forget, Congress is still doing things. They're not just sitting around waiting to die.

Well, I mean, they're doing that, but they're also doing other things. So last night, House Republicans packed their entire agenda into one enormous bill that's over 1,000 pages long. The question is, what do you call an enormous bill that crams together every single Republican issue?

Well, I mean, they're doing that, but they're also doing other things. So last night, House Republicans packed their entire agenda into one enormous bill that's over 1,000 pages long. The question is, what do you call an enormous bill that crams together every single Republican issue?