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The Daily Beans is a women-owned and operated progressive news podcast for your morning commute brought to you by the Webby award-winning host of Mueller, She Wrote, Allison Gill, and comedian/fund-raiser/activist Dana Goldberg. Get your social justice and political news with just the right amount of snark.
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Mar 9, 2025 • 1h 3min
Refried Beans | Janelle Meownae (feat. Adrian Fontes)
Mar 7, 2021Democrats have passed the American Rescue Plan propping up the middle class with $1.9T; a Trump campaign aide and State Department appointee is arrested for his role in the insurrection; the FBI finds a contact between a member of the Proud Boys and the White House before the attack on the Capitol; Rep. Zoe Lofgren catalogs GOP members spreading the big lie leading up to the siege; Eric Swalwell sues Trump for his role in the insurrection; the Fulton County Georgia DA hires a top RICO prosecutor for her investigation into Donald; Manchin signals that he’s amenable to amending the filibuster; plus AG and Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) deliver the Hot Notes and your Good News.Follow our guest on Twitter:Adrian Fontes (@Adrian_Fontes)JFK & Nixon - Video Killed the Radio Starhttps://youtu.be/_8PA6kZa_LM?t=42
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Mar 8, 2025 • 51min
Refried Beans | Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board (feat. Glenn Kirschner) | 3/10/2022
March 10th, 2022The judge in the John Eastman Chapman University emails case has ruled in favor of the January 6th committee; Stephen Miller’s MOM files a lawsuit for him against the 1/6 committee to block a phone records subpoena; Mesa County Colorado clerk Tina Peters and deputy Belina Kinsley have been indicted on a combined 17 counts for breaching their own county’s voter database and leaking it to the pillow man; and the Texas Bar Association has decided to refer Sidney Powell for disbarment or suspension. Plus, Allison and Dana deliver your good news.Follow our guest on Twitter:Glenn KirschnerGlenn Kirschner - YouTubehttps://twitter.com/glennkirschner2https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschnerSend us your Good News and Good Trouble
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Mar 7, 2025 • 1h 7min
The Art Of The Kneel (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, March 7th, 2025
Today, 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.
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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
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Mar 6, 2025 • 1h 6min
Alito’s Thin Baloney
Thursday, March 6th, 2025Today, the Supreme Court rules that the Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid; a US district judge has blocked Trump’s cuts to NIH funding; a US district judge in Maryland has issued a preliminary injunction against Trump withholding funds to hospitals that provide gender affirming care; the Merit Systems Protection Board has ordered Trump to reinstate thousands of USDA probationary employees they determined were wrongfully terminated; hundreds of pages of emails show the turmoil inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after Russ Vought issued his stop work order; the VA is set to fire 83,000 people before the end of the year according to an internal document while the IRS is drafting a plan to fire 45,000 people; Trump is threatening to take away transportation funding from the District of Columbia unless the mayor paints over Black Lives Matter Plaza; Andrew and Tristan Tate are under criminal investigation; multiple lawsuits have been updated since Trump said Elon was in charge of DOGE during his the joint session address; House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Chief of Staff has been arrested for DUI; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Thank You Naked WinesTo get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to nakedwines.com/DAILYBEANS and use code DAILYBEANS for both the code and password.Stories:OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed | NPRFederal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research | AP NewsAndrew Tate and Brother Tristan Are Under Criminal Investigation in Florida: Attorney General | Rolling StoneSupreme Court rules Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid payments | ABC NewsJudge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that provide gender-affirming care for minors - Chloe Atkins | NBC NewsEmail trove reveals CFPB turmoil after Vought’s work stoppage - KYLE CHENEY and KATY O'DONNELL | POLITICOHouse Speaker Mike Johnson's chief of staff arrested on DUI charge after Trump speech - Ted Oberg, Ryan J. Reilly, Frank Thorp V and Scott Wong | NBC News129. Untangling the Foreign Aid Ruling - by Steve VladeckGood Trouble:Local group holds 'funeral' as new library policy goes into place | WAAY31 ABCAt The Root Collective | FacebookFederal workers - feel free to email me at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. Check out muellershewrote.com for my interview with a systems security expert about the massive breach at opm.gov caused by Elon MuskCheck out other MSW Media podcastsShows - MSW MediaCleanup On Aisle 45 podSubscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on SubstackThe BreakdownFollow AG and Dana on Social MediaAllison Gill Substack|Muellershewrote, Twitter|@MuellerSheWrote, Threads|@muellershewrote, TikTok|@muellershewrote, IG|muellershewrote, BlueSky|@muellershewroteDana GoldbergTwitter|@DGComedy, IG|dgcomedy, facebook|dgcomedy, danagoldberg.com, BlueSky|@dgcomedyHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?https://www.dailybeanspod.com/good/From The Good Newshttps://longislandrollerrebels.orgLocal group holds 'funeral' as new library policy goes into place | WAAY31 ABCAt The Root Collective | FacebookReminder - 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!
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Mar 5, 2025 • 47min
Them’s The RIF Rules
Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
Today, Senate Judiciary Democrats are asking the bar association to launch an investigation into acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove; Trump abruptly walks back his directive to fire thousands of federal workers; Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has filed a motion to stop the firing of 5000 USDA employees; the oligarchs on the Supreme Court have ruled that the EPA can’t impose clean water protections; Trump’s tariff wars threaten to sink the global economy; after a series of embarrassing outings, the Republican Party has decided to cancel all in-person town halls; a judge has issued a permanent injunction keeping Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris in her job; it’s time to use frozen Russian assets in the European Union to fund Ukraine; the Pentagon is gutting the office that helps minimize civilian deaths; Democratic Attorneys General are set to begin a series of town halls; a bill to ban trans athletes from girls'and women’s sports fails in the Senate; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories:Democrats lodge complaint against acting deputy Attorney General Emil Bove in New York over Eric Adams case - Hannah Rabinowitz | CNN Politics
No more in-person town halls, NRCC chief tells House Republicans - Live Updates - POLITICO
Pentagon moves to gut operations focused on reducing civilian harm | The Washington Post
Tariff War Risks Sinking World Into New Great Depression, International Chamber of Commerce Warns - WSJ
Supreme Court strikes down EPA rules on discharge of water pollution - The Washington Post
Is It Time to Transfer Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine? Calls Grow Louder. | New York Times
Bill to ban trans athletes from girls' and women's sports teams fails to advance in Senate | AP News
Good Trouble:Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Mar 4, 2025 • 48min
Fort Annette Bening
Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
Today, federal workers are being asked again to provide five things they did last week and it’s going about as well as a Cybertruck strapped to a SpaceX rocket on Twitter; DOGE is pressing to check benefit payments against IRS tax records; the National Institute of Health’s ban on renewing senior scientists adds to the assault on its in-house research; Trump firings at NOAA will impact how we get weather reports; JD Vance is being rebuked by NATO allies and the Pope; a USAID official has been placed on leave after saying Trump’s barriers to programs will cause preventable death; a top HHS spokesperson has resigned after clashing with RFK Jr.; the Trump regime is bribing SEC employees to resign because they know it’s legally difficult to fire them; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories:USAID official placed on leave after saying barriers to lifesaving programs will cause ‘preventable death’ | NBC News
Top HHS spokesperson quits after clashing with RFK Jr. | POLITICO
Some Federal Agencies Offer Staff $25,000 Or More To Quit—As Trump Aims To Cut Workforce | Forbes
Trump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts.- Kasha Patel | The Washington Post
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research | Science
DOGE presses to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax records | The Washington PostOhio's J.D. Vance rebuked by the Pope, denounced by NATO allies, ridiculed for bizarre rant - Marilou Johanek | Ohio Capital Journal
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Mar 3, 2025 • 1h 4min
Disgraceful Capitulation
Monday, March 3rd, 2025
Today, Trump and Vance capitulate to Russia during the Zelensky visit as Marco Rubio sinks into the couch; the Democratic Party has sued the Trump administration for his attempt to control independent watchdog agencies; Republicans are terrified of crossing Trump and Musk; a federal judge has barred the administration from issuing executive orders barring gender affirming care for transgender minors; ProPublica outlines all the lifesaving USAID programs Trump is cancelling; FAA officials have been ordered to find funding for Musk’s Starlink; Texas introduces a bill that bans gender affirming care for all ages; Judge Amy Berman Jackson issues a preliminary injunction against the firing of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories:Texas Bill Seeks to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for All Ages | TransVitae
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Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says - Robert Tait | The Guardian
FAA OFFICIALS ORDERED STAFF TO FIND FUNDING FOR ELON MUSK’S STARLINK - Andrew Perez, Asawin Suebsaeng
Democrats Sue Trump Over Attempt to Control Independent Election Agency - Jacob Knutson | Democracy Docket
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway. - Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy | ProPublica
Good Trouble:Trump Education Department Opens Snitch Line Against DiversityEndDEI Submission Form | ed.gov
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Mar 2, 2025 • 41min
Refried Beans | Propaganda Panda (feat. Glenn Kirschner) | Originally Published 2/28/2023
Originally Published 2/28/2023In the Hot Notes; a new filing in the Dominion defamation case reveals that Rupert Murdoch knew the election fraud claims were lies; DoJ is set to brief the Gang of 8 in Congress about the risk posed by the classifieds documents in the Trump, Pence, and Biden spills; SCOTUS is going to weigh-in on student debt cancellation; Fani Willis has empaneled a regular grand jury to consider indictments in the 2020 election interference investigation; Elon Musk lays off more Twitter employees; plus AG delivers your Good News.Dana is on a boat.Glenn Kirschnerhttps://twitter.com/glennkirschner2https://www.youtube.com/glennkirschner2Who Killed Robert Wone - Peacock Serieshttps://www.peacocktv.com/blog/who-killed-robert-wone-trailer
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Mar 1, 2025 • 49min
Refried Beans | Bluebonnet Plague (feat. Andrew Hamilton) | 3/01/2021
March 1, 2021Twitter exploded this weekend with images of the CPAC stage which is the shape of a common Nazi symbol; sexual misconduct allegations emerge about both Madison Cawthorn and Governor Cuomo; the FBI has singled out a suspect in the death of Capitol officer Sicknick; lawyers for an 18-year-old insurrectionist push to have him released to his parents; NASA officially names its DC headquarters after Hidden Figure Mary W. Jackson; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) deliver Hot Notes and your Good News.Follow our guest on Twitter:Hami (@hami)
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Feb 28, 2025 • 1h 10min
Happy Blackout Day (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, February 28th, 2025Today, a judge has ordered Trump administration officials to give sworn testimony about DOGE; a judge has dismissed Ric Grenell’s defamation case against Olivia Troye; the DHS has quietly eliminated the ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity; Andrew and Tristan Tate have left Romania and landed in the sex pest sanctuary state of Florida; a federal judge in Baltimore has extended the PFLAG TRO blocking Trump's effort to cut funding to hospitals and others who provide transgender-related treatment to people under 19; Elon Musk claimed he restored Ebola prevention efforts but officials say that’s not true; the Pentagon sends out a memo that it will be removing transgender service members; the Office of Personnel Management has told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reinstate fired veterans and military spouses; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Guest: John FugelsangTell Me Everything — John FugelsangThe John Fugelsang PodcastSiriusXM ProgressThe Sexy Liberal Save The World Comedy TourSexy LiberalStories:Defamation suit tossed against ex-Pence aide after 'white supremacist' post - Raw StoryInfluencer Tate brothers, who face human trafficking charges in Romania, arrive in the US - AP NewsMusk claims DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials disagree. - The Washington PostDonald Trump Suffers Legal Setback Over Transgender Order - NewsweekTransgender service members to be removed from military, Pentagon memo says - CBS NewsDHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity - The AdvocateJudge orders Trump administration officials to give sworn testimony on DOGE - KYLE CHENEY and JOSH GERSTEIN | POLITICOOPM Tells CFPB to Reinstate Fired Veterans, Military Spouses - Bloomberg Law Good Trouble:*Today is The Blackout. Don’t buy anything unless it’s from a small local business on Friday, February 28th.Federal workers - feel free to email me at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. Check out muellershewrote.com for my interview with a systems security expert about the massive breach at opm.gov caused by Elon MuskFrom The Good NewsAncient deity, pet and endangered species. Why is axolotl Mexico's most beloved amphibian? | AP NewsFlying Spaghetti Monster - WikipediaSurvivor benefits | SSAAlaska Mobile Notary ServicesHead Start.gov
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