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Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 Today, an inside look at the mass blocking of Trump government accounts on Bluesky; State Department intel dissented over Putin’s alleged peace deal with Ukraine; the CNN CEO ordered staff to scale back reporting on the White House demolition; anchor and correspondent John Dickerson is leaving CBS News; Judge Xinis held an emergency hearing in the Kilmar Abrego case; a Navy fighter jet and a helicopter crash in separate incidents in the South China Sea; flight delays persist as air traffic controllers face work without pay; videos raise questions about whether feds violated a court order in Chicago (hint, yes they did); and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, HomeChef For a limited time, get  50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life!  HomeChef.com/DAILYBEANS [http://homechef.com/DAILYBEANS].  Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert. 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My name is ______.I’m calling to express my alarm that millions of low-income families who rely on [https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/15/snap-benefits-government-shutdown/86708230007/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExSEFIZk9XSHpQZlc2RjlwSgEenzIsSJLXerLakPETRxWnH6ECJuLeLqRuqvpufvsP8vk7XjFGptCz_-Yh5IY_aem_syQcu9SuA-35V8ReV_UCjA]SNAP and WIC are at risk of hunger [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-20/newsom-warns-californians-snap-benefits-could-be-halted-nov-1-under-federal-shutdown] because Republicans refuse to use the contingency funds they have to pay for SNAP. Also millions of Americans may not be able to afford their health insurance policies soon if Congress doesn’t agree to a permanent extension of the ACA tax credits. We’re running out of time. Republicans need to come back to DC and work with Democrats to pass a bill now to ensure that hungry Americans don’t lose their nutritional assistance and working Americans don’t lose their healthcare. Thanks. 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Monday, October 27th, 2025 Today, the New York Times reveals the $130M Pentagon donor is the heir to the Mellon banking fortune; the US is sending an aircraft carrier to waters off South America; Trump announces he will send election monitors to California and New Jersey; New York and California will fund Planned Parenthood in their respective states after Trump cuts; Trump plans to deport Kilmar Abrego to Liberia; Letitia James pled not guilty to mortgage fraud and has filed motions to dismiss the charges against her; Don Jr’s start up drone company just won a huge no bid Army contract; Judge Ellis in Chicago orders Kristi Noem to produce Gregory Bovino to testify about why he defied a court order; a left leaning independent has won the Irish presidential election; and Allison and Dana deliver 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 [http://smalls.com/DAILYBEANS]. 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Today, Allison reveals the $130M donor to pay the military is connected to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring, Jack Smith calls Jim Jordan's bluff to testify but he wants to do it publicly, and Judge Ellis has ordered testimony from Gregory Bovino. See the video on Youtube on the Meidas Touch channel at 3:30 Pacific Links from the Week Ending 10/26/2025 Monday October 20 6 universities reject White House funding deal with attached demands. Multiple other schools have yet to respond | CNN [https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/us/trump-universities-compact-funding] After Racist Texts, New York G.O.P. Disbands Young Republican Group | NYT [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/nyregion/ny-young-republicans-racist-texts.html] Trump commutes sentence of former US Rep. 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Grassley Committee on Judiciary United States Senate Washington | Letter Text [https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rEkNKjy1lIkc/v0] Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested over threat to kill Rep. Hakeem Jeffries | The Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/21/pardoned-rioter-arrested-death-threat-jeffries/] Trump's nominee to lead a watchdog agency hits trouble over MLK and 'Nazi streak' text messages | The Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/21/ingrassia-trump-nomination-republicans/4067332a-aeaa-11f0-ab72-a5fffa9bf3eb_story.html] Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. 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October 23rd, 2024 John Kelly confirms to the Atlantic that Trump called military and veterans suckers and losers; the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously upholds the block of the State Election Board’s last minute rule changes; US officials confirm the smear of Tim Walz was Russian propaganda; Rudy has been ordered to hand his property over to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss; judges have rejected the RNC lawsuits challenging some overseas ballots in Michigan and North Carolina; the former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO has been charged with sex trafficking over a dozen victims; a Philadelphia man has been charged for making gruesome threats against a person recruiting poll watchers; the Army has been ordered to release the report of the Trump incident at Arlington National Cemetery; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.  Guest: Timothy Snyder On Freedom by Timothy Snyder [https://timothysnyder.org/on-freedom] Other Books ( [https://timothysnyder.org/books/]timothysnyder.org [https://timothysnyder.org/]) [https://timothysnyder.org/books/] Twitter - @TimothySnyder [https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder] Substack - Thinking About... [https://snyder.substack.com/] Our Donation Links National Security Counselors - Donate [https://www.nationalsecuritylaw.org/donate] MSW Media, Blue Wave California Victory Fund | ActBlue [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc] WhistleblowerAid.org/beans [http://whistlebloweraid.org/beans] Federal workers - feel free to email AG at fedoath@pm.me [fedoath@pm.me] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Find Upcoming Actions 50501 Movement [https://www.fiftyfifty.one/], No [https://www.nokings.org/]Kings.org [http://kings.org/], Indivisible.org [https://indivisible.org/] Dr. Allison Gill - Substack [https://muellershewrote.substack.com/], BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/muellershewrote.com], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@muellershewrote], IG [https://instagram.com/muellershewrote], Twitter [https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote] Dana Goldberg - BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/dgcomedy.bsky.social], Twitter [https://twitter.com/DGComedy], IG [https://www.instagram.com/dgcomedy], facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dgcomedy], danagoldberg.com [https://danagoldberg.com/] Check out more from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media [https://mswmedia.com/shows/], Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod [http://patreon.com/aisle45pod], The Breakdown | Substack [https://muellershewrote.substack.com/] Share your Good News or Good Trouble MSW Good News and Good Trouble [https://near.tl/sm/ik-ZushRa] Have some good news; a confession; or a correction to share? Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beans [https://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/] https://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ [https://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/]   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short [http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short] Follow the Podcast on Apple: The Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts [https://apple.co/3XNx7ck] Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? The Daily Beans | Supercast [https://dailybeans.supercast.com/] The Daily Beans & Mueller, She Wrote | Patreon [https://patreon.com/thedailybeans] The Daily Beans | Apple Podcasts [https://apple.co/3UKzKt0] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Friday, October 27th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: at least 18 people are dead and another 13 injured after shootings in Lewiston Maine; New York Republicans push ahead with a resolution to expel George Santos from the House; NRA revenue is in free-fall after dues and membership plummet; A federal judge has struck down Georgia’s congressional and legislative maps ruling that they violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act; Ford and the United Auto Workers Union have reached a tentative deal that includes a record pay raise; Republicans delay more than $1B in HIV program funding; a former healthcare executive is charged for a multi-million dollar Medicare fraud scheme; the DoJ responds to Trump’s motions to stay his DC gag order and to alert the court of his advice of counsel defense; the US economy grew at a blistering rate in the third quarter; the Ohio secretary of state has quietly removed 26,000 people from voter rolls; plus Allison delivers your Good News. Dana is out and about. More from our Guest: Anna Bower https://twitter.com/annabower [https://twitter.com/annabower] https://www.lawfaremedia.org [https://www.lawfaremedia.org/] Subscribe to Lawyers, Guns, And Money: Ad-free premium feed: https://lawyersgunsandmoney.supercast.com [https://lawyersgunsandmoney.supercast.com/] Subscribe for free everywhere else: https://link.chtbl.com/LawGunsMoney [https://link.chtbl.com/LawGunsMoney] Our Donation Links National Security Counselors - Donate [https://www.nationalsecuritylaw.org/donate] MSW Media, Blue Wave California Victory Fund | ActBlue [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc] WhistleblowerAid.org/beans [http://whistlebloweraid.org/beans] Federal workers - feel free to email AG at fedoath@pm.me [fedoath@pm.me] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Find Upcoming Actions 50501 Movement [https://www.fiftyfifty.one/], No [https://www.nokings.org/]Kings.org [http://kings.org/], Indivisible.org [https://indivisible.org/] Dr. Allison Gill - Substack [https://muellershewrote.substack.com/], BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/muellershewrote.com], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@muellershewrote], IG [https://instagram.com/muellershewrote], Twitter [https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote] Dana Goldberg - BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/dgcomedy.bsky.social], Twitter [https://twitter.com/DGComedy], IG [https://www.instagram.com/dgcomedy], facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dgcomedy], danagoldberg.com [https://danagoldberg.com/] Check out more from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media [https://mswmedia.com/shows/], Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod [http://patreon.com/aisle45pod], The Breakdown | Substack [https://muellershewrote.substack.com/] Share your Good News or Good Trouble MSW Good News and Good Trouble [https://near.tl/sm/ik-ZushRa] Have some good news; a confession; or a correction to share? Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beans [https://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/] https://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ [https://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/]   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short [http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short] Follow the Podcast on Apple: The Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts [https://apple.co/3XNx7ck] Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? The Daily Beans | Supercast [https://dailybeans.supercast.com/] The Daily Beans & Mueller, She Wrote | Patreon [https://patreon.com/thedailybeans] The Daily Beans | Apple Podcasts [https://apple.co/3UKzKt0] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.