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Thursday, March 12th, 2026 Today, an investigation shows it was the US that bombed the school in Iran killing over 150 children; Trump has questioned aides about whether Cory Lewandowski profited off Kristi Noem’s $220M ad deal; white nationalist Jeremy Carl has withdrawn from his nomination to the State Department; Hegseth spent $9M on crab legs, lobster, and steak at the end of the fiscal year; Democrat Shawn Harris forces a runoff in the Georgia special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old seat; Democrats deliver a stunning flip in a New Hampshire special election; the Pentagon bars press photographers over unflattering pictures of Hegseth; and Allison reads your Good News. Dana is out and about. Thank You, Smalls For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping, when you head to Smalls.com/DAILYBEANS. Thank You, 3DayBlinds For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to 3DayBlinds.com/DAILYBEANS. Thank You, LumiGummies Go to LumiGummies.com and use code DAILYBEANS for 30% off your order.   The LatestEpstein/Trump Blackmail Discussion Reported to FBI Days Before Epstein's Death StoriesU.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says | The New York Times US military spent $9 million on crab legs and lobster in the months before Iran war: report | The Independent Trump has questioned aides about Corey Lewandowski's role in DHS ad campaign, sources say | NBC News Trump nominee withdraws after senators press him on remarks about Jews, Israel and 'white culture' | NBC News Democrat Shawn Harris to face Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller in runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene | CNN Politics Democrats deliver ‘stunning’ flip in New Hampshire special election, latest in series of 28 upsets Good Trouble Find out more about H.R.7481 here: Pass Rep. DeLauro's bill to end TSA chaos - Jess Craven Call Your Representative - tell them to support the Bill, and tell your Senators to pass something like it right away- Find Them Here:Find Your Representative | house.govContacting U.S. Senators Or Use 5 Calls5calls.org   →NoKings March 28th →2026 Primary Election Calendar: All the Dates Ahead of Midterms →Public Comment Period Open: White House Ballroom Proposal →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible →Defund ICE | 5Calls →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org →2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning Good NewsADOPT A PET | Pope Memorial SPCA Residents begin cleanup, recovery after tornado leaves trail of damage near Edwardsburg Tyranny Tuesday - Who Really Benefits From This War? - Mobilize Reclaim Our Vote →Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans →Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donationhttps://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Allison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam. Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Join Dana and The Daily Beans with a MATCHED Donation http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation LinksNational Security Counselors - Donate 💰, secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers - email AG at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Dana Goldberg - Dana is on Patreon! At Dana’s Dugout, @dgcomedy - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook,  DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 Today, the Pentagon announces the 8th service member death in the Iran War; Republican Kevin Kiley from California is leaving the Republican party to run as an Independent; two people were taken into custody after a pair “suspicious devices” were ignited Saturday during anti-Islam protests outside of Gracie Mansion; US intelligence intercepted messages that Iran may be be activating sleeper cells; Anthropic AI is suing the Pentagon over their supply chain risk designation; Senator Tim Kaine regrets voting to confirm Kristi Noem but doesn’t seem committed to voting no on Markwayne; an inmate at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York says prison guards discussed covering up Epstein’s death; and Allison and Dana read your Good News. Thank You, DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/DAILYBEANS and use promo code DAILYBEANS at checkout.  Thank You, 3DayBlinds For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to 3DayBlinds.com/DAILYBEANS. Thank You, Lumi Gummies Go to LumiGummies.com and use code DAILYBEANS for 30% off your order. Guest: Adam KlasfeldAll Rise News@allrisenews|Bluesky, @klasfeldreports.com|BlueSky, @KlasfeldReports|Twitter, @senecaprojectus - InstagramThe Halkbank saga's final chapter? Come out and see Dana March 11, Wednesday night at Zany's in Nashville, TennesseeDana is on Patreon! At Dana’s Dugout The LatestHalkbank Deferred Prosecution | Allison Gill, Adam Klasfeld StoriesTwo in custody after 'suspicious devices' lit outside Gracie Mansion amid anti-Islam protest | NBC News Anthropic sues Trump admin over supply-chain risk label | POLITICO Prison guards discussed cover-up of Epstein’s death, inmate tells FBI | Miami Herald Sen. Tim Kaine says supporting Kristi Noem as DHS secretary was a "big mistake" | CBS NewsGood Trouble No Kings is Saturday, March 28 with Events all over the country -   FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU nokings.org/#map Call your Senators and tell them to vote No on Markwayne’s Nomination5calls.org →2026 Primary Election Calendar: All the Dates Ahead of Midterms →Public Comment Period Open: White House Ballroom Proposal →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible →Defund ICE | 5Calls →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org →2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning   Good News Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com asecondchancerescue.orgA Second Chance Puppies and Kittens - Facebook Level Up! By Gabriel Rivas Gómez — Latino Theater Co. at The LATC The Eight Winds Cannot Move Me Tennessee Equality Project →Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donationhttps://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Allison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam. Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Join Dana and The Daily Beans with a MATCHED Donation http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation LinksNational Security Counselors - Donate 💰, secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers - email AG at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook,  DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Monday, March 9th, 2026 Today, Kristi Noem is out as Homeland Security Secretary and Trump has nominated Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin to replace her; Republican Representative Tony Gonzalez has dropped out of his race amid a House Ethics probe into his affair with a staffer; Trump is adding anti trans provisions to the SAVE Act; the president has privately shown interest in boots on the ground in Iran; the US economy lost 92,000 jobs in February; a New York Times analysis shows a school was hit amid US strikes; a US appeals court rules that Trump can not end Temporary Protected Status for 350K Haitians; a judge rules that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis can’t designate a Muslim group domestic terrorists; the plaque honoring the Capitol Police for their sacrifice on January 6th has finally been installed; and Allison and Dana read your Good News. Thank You, Smalls For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping, when you head to Smalls.com/DAILYBEANS. Thank You, Coyuchi Get 15% off your first order when you visit Coyuchi.com/dailybeans Thank You, Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase  FastGrowingTrees.com/dailybeans Guest:   Come out and see Dana March 11, Wednesday night at Zany's in Nashville, Tennessee   Dana is on Patreon! At Dana’s Dugout   The Latest NEW: Epstein/Trump Blackmail Discussion Reported to FBI Days Before Epstein's Death StoriesTrump fires Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary | NBC News Rep. Tony Gonzales drops re-election bid amid ethics probe into his affair with a staffer | NBC News The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, stoking labor market worries | NBC News Trump is adding anti-trans provisions to SAVE America Act | Democracy Docket Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base | The New York Times Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran | NBC News US judge halts Trump plan to end protections for 350,000 Haitians | Reuters Court says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can't call civil rights group a 'terrorist organization' | NBC News   Good Trouble There is currently a law being proposed where the DOJ would be able to interfere with Bar Associations investigations into lawyer's misconduct.  The comment period is available until April 6th. Shout out to Liz Oyer for putting out the call to action.  The link is: regulations.gov/commenton/DOJ-OAG-2026-0001-0001    We’ll include a link to a sample objection template that the Leguminati can use or feel free to give them a piece of your mind. Lawyer Oyer - Liz Oyer   →2026 Primary Election Calendar: All the Dates Ahead of Midterms →Public Comment Period Open: White House Ballroom Proposal →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible →Defund ICE | 5Calls →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org →2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning Good News Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com →Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donationhttps://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Allison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam. Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Join Dana and The Daily Beans with a MATCHED Donation http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation LinksNational Security Counselors - Donate 💰, secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers - email AG at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook,  DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Epstein and Trump discussed blackmail, and the newly released files show it was reported three days before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell. Watch the video here:https://youtu.be/kVe1cGzW_Rc Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

March 7, 2025 Governor Gavin Newsom opposes trans athletes in women’s sports; Trump held a Cabinet meeting today to clarify to his agency heads that they're in charge of ruining people's lives and not Elon Musk; a federal judge has held Mike Lindell in contempt for failure to comply with disclosure in the Smartmatic defamation case; judges face increased threats after being called out by Musk; Trump has exempted some automakers from tariffs; Musk suggests the US should privatize the Postal Service; only 8% of the troops kicked out of the military for refusing the COVID vaccine are interested in returning; Trump and Bondi loyalists are making a bid to take over the DC Bar; the US suspends costly deportation flights using military aircraft; Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has quit rather than face the Supreme Court to keep his job; a draft executive order is calling for the closure of the Education Department; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Guest: John Fugelsang Tell Me Everything — John Fugelsang The John Fugelsang Podcast SiriusXM Progress The Sexy Liberal Save The World Comedy Tour Sexy Liberal Stories: Judge finds Mike Lindell in contempt for failing to turn over documents in Smartmatic defamation case | ABC News Exclusive: Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulings | Reuters Trump exempts some automakers from Canada, Mexico tariffs for one month | Reuters Elon Musk suggests the U.S. should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak | NBC News Marines and soldiers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine show limited interest in rejoining | AP News Trump puts new limits on Elon Musk | POLITICO Federal workforce watchdog who was fired by Trump drops legal fight to get his job back - JOSH GERSTEIN | POLITICO Exclusive | U.S. Suspends Costly Deportation Flights Using Military Aircraft | WSJ Trump to sign executive order calling for closing Education Dept. | The Washington Post Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research | Rolling Stone Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Friday, March 8th, 2024 Judge Kaplan denies Trump’s last minute bid to stay his payment to E. Jean Carroll; the Navy stripped Ronny Jackson of his rank before he left the military; Jack Smith has filed his opposition to Trump’s motion to dismiss the espionage and obstruction charges against him; Dean Phillips and Nikki Haley have dropped out of the presidential race; Trump is ordered to pay legal fees after a failed lawsuit against Christopher Steele; Jared Kushner has been subpoenaed by an ex-Trump staffer in a lawsuit. Plus, Allison delivers your good news. Dana is out and about.  Our Guest: John Fugelsang https://www.johnfugelsang.com/tme https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-john-fugelsang-podcast/id1464094232 Sexy Liberal Live Tour https://sexyliberal.com/tour Judge won't let Trump delay E. Jean Carroll penalties, leaving him with days to cover $83M judgment https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-trump-delay-jean-carroll-penalties-leaving-days/story?id=107885701 Trump is ordered to pay legal fees after failed lawsuit over the Steele dossier https://apnews.com/article/trump-steele-dossier-uk-lawsuit-russia-55427915a83f33a8ead484109b8a89f6 Jared Kushner subpoenaed by ex-Trump staffer in pregnancy discrimination case https://www.rawstory.com/jason-miller-jared-kushner-aj-delgado Kentucky senate passes bill granting right to collect child support for fetuses https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/06/kentucky-senate-child-support-unborn-children   Ex-Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for $128m in unpaid severance https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/04/former-twitter-execs-sue-elon-musk-severance Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Fugelsang, comedian and political commentator, and Adam Klasfeld, investigative court reporter, join the conversation. They spar over Operation Epic Fury and GOP chaos. They debate preemptive war rhetoric, media failures, and political gains from escalation. They dig into DHS hearings, vindictive prosecution claims, and missing accountability in high-profile legal fights.

They unpack massive Democratic turnout and Latino voting shifts in key primaries. They discuss alarming developments in Iran from succession politics to a U.S. naval strike that broadens the war zone. They cover reports that a U.S. envoy undermined diplomacy and recent U.S. military actions tied to Ecuador. The show closes with upbeat community submissions and good-news bites.

They unpack reported Saudi and Israeli pressure behind a potential strike on Iran. They recap a tense Senate hearing putting a state governor under scrutiny. They cover sudden Justice Department reversals over legal fights and closed-door testimony linked to Epstein. They highlight court emergency rulings affecting trans youth and voting maps, then rally listeners toward voter mobilization.