Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 Today, Judge Aileen Cannon has blocked the release of Jack Smith’s final report; the Republican controlled North Carolina Supreme Court has blocked the state from certifying the Democrat as the winner of the high court election; Senator Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm bells about Pete Hegseth; Zuckerberg says Meta will end fact checking in favor of community notes; an appeals court has denied Trump’s attempt to postpone his sentencing this Friday; Trump says h...
Jan 08, 2025•44 min•Ep. 1543
Tuesday, January 7th, 2025 Today, Congress has certified the 2024 election results; Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation; Rudy Giuliani has been held in contempt for failing to hand all his property over to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss; Biden permanently bans offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean ahead of the Trump transition; America’s first human death from bird flu is reported in Louisiana; a key Oath Keepers leader is revealed to be a former Las Vegas cop...
Jan 07, 2025•56 min•Ep. 1542
Monday, January 6th, 2025 Today, Congress will certify the 2024 election; Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House; Trump is complaining about the flags being flown at half staff during his inauguration; Apple CEO Tim Cook has donated a million dollars to Trump’s inaugural; Rudy took the stand last Friday in one of his many contempt hearings and it didn’t go well; the judicial conference has refused to refer Clarence Thomas to the Department of Justice; Judge Juan Merchan has denied Trump’s...
Jan 06, 2025•45 min•Ep. 1541
Jan 8, 2021 Congress certifies the electoral votes for Biden and Harris; multiple high-level resignations in the Trump Administration; Biden officially nominates his Department of Justice picks, Pelosi calls for the 25th Amendment or she may proceed with impeachment; the House Sergeant at Arms tenders his resignation as Pelosi awaits the Capitol Police Chief to do the same; Trump withdraws his nomination of Chad Wolf as Secretary of DHS; Bill Barr slams Trump for inciting the insurrection; Faceb...
Jan 05, 2025•58 min
1/4/2023 In the Hot Notes: Kevin McCarthy loses three more House Speaker votes bringing his loss total to 6; Ukraine offers Russian soldiers a hotline to surrender; the FBI has raised the reward for info leading to the arrest of the 1/6 pipe bomber to half a million dollars; and Fanone visits the Speaker’s Office; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. 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...
Jan 04, 2025•32 min
Friday, January 3rd, 2025 Today, Rudy Giuliani will Zoom in remotely to one of several contempt hearings; we have more information on both the New Orleans and Las Vegas Cybertruck attacks; a US appeals court has blocked the Biden Administration’s effort to restore net neutrality rules; Mike Johnson is feverishly working to shore up the votes he needs to remain speaker of the House; Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson for their work on the January 6t...
Jan 03, 2025•54 min•Ep. 1540
Thursday, January 2nd, 2025 Today, a Tesla truck exploded and caught fire outside of the Trump hotel in Vegas and lightning struck the US Capitol - signaling what we have in store for 2025; a Virginia man has been arrested after the feds found more explosive devices in his home than have ever been found in the history of the FB; 10 people are dead after a driver rammed into New Years Eve revelers in New Orleans; trans trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress hoping for a touch of...
Jan 02, 2025•40 min•Ep. 1539
Wednesday, January 1st, 2025 Today, the US Departments of Treasury and State have slapped sanctions on Russia and Iran for interfering in the 2024 election; the son of a Republican Senator has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for killing a police officer in a car crash; the Connecticut attorney general says he will be among the first to sue if Trump tries to end birthright citizenship; Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to ignore the law in a recent filing about the looming TikTok ban;...
Jan 01, 2025•37 min•Ep. 1538
Tuesday, December 31st, 2024 Today, President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100; the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $5 million New York civil trial jury verdict that found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll; the US Treasury has been hacked by China; special counsel Jack Smith has handed off the Trump documents appeal to the US Attorney’s office in Florida; President Biden has announced a $2.5B Ukraine defense package; Trump has endors...
Dec 31, 2024•36 min•Ep. 1537
Monday, December 30th, 2024 Today, Florida authorities say there’ll be no criminal charges against Matt Gaetz for statutory rape because the statute of limitations has expired; the Freedom From Religion Foundation published an anti-trans blog post and received swift backlash; former head of the FBI and CIA has penned a letter to senators asking them to block the nominations of Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel; low income Trump voters are worried they’ll lose their benefits; President Biden has commu...
Dec 30, 2024•58 min•Ep. 1536
Gubernatorial candidate Toni Atkins discusses her historic political journey and vision for California, and Brian Cuban shares his recovery story and new book 'The Body Brokers'. Toni Atkins Toni Atkins (toniatkins.org) Brian Cuban The Body Brokers by Brian Cuban (bookcandystudios.com) briancuban.com 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/m...
Dec 27, 2024•48 min•Ep. 1535
Monica Hopkins is the executive director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia, she joins Allison to the ACLU's strategies to combat mass deportations, protect First Amendment rights, and uphold D.C. statehood and autonomy. Monica Hopkins - executive director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia (ACLU-DC) ACLU of DC (acludc.org) HOW TO TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FROM OTHER STATES ABOUT D.C. STATEHOOD (acludc.org) Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news...
Dec 26, 2024•29 min•Ep. 1534
Take it to the states! Ballot initiatives can be a very useful tool to counteract and mitigate much of what Trump plans to do. Chris Melody Fields Figueredo - Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Thank you, Beam! Beam Dream is clinically shown to improve sleep. Go to shopbeam.com/dailybeans and use code DAILYBEANS to shop our exclusive discount and get up to 40% off. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of...
Dec 25, 2024•29 min•Ep. 1533
The House Ethics Repot on Matt Gaetz is finally here. Part 2 https://ethics.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Committee-Report.pdf 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=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want ...
Dec 24, 2024•54 min
Shannon Lynch is the producer and host of The Alley: DC's 8th and H Case Podcast. Shannon tells the story of the men who were wrongfully convicted of a heinous crime. They served their time and are now fighting for a presidential pardon to pet the convictions behind them. Subscribe to The Alley: DC's 8th and H Case Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-alley-dcs-8th-and-h-case/id1692447578 To support the presidential pardon effort, you can post on social media using the hashtag #8th...
Dec 24, 2024•31 min•Ep. 1532
The House Ethics Report on Matt Gaetz is finally here. https://ethics.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Committee-Report.pdf 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=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to sup...
Dec 24, 2024•55 min
Monday, December 23, 2024 Deepa Padmanabha, Greenpeace USA’s Chief Legal Officer joins Allison to talk about the legal tactics Energy Transfer is taking against Greenpeace in order to chill protests like the Standing Rock protests of 2016. Deepa Padmanabha Deepa Padmanabha | Senior Legal Advisor, Boards of Directors - Greenpeace Read/sign the open letter Get Involved - Greenpeace International More about DAPL The Dakota Access Pipeline: What You Need to Know Thank you, Helix! 20% off Sitewide + ...
Dec 23, 2024•30 min•Ep. 1531
Dec 23, 2021 In the Hot Notes: Donald files his appeal to the Supreme Court in his bid to block the National Archives from handing documents over to the 1/6 Committee; the House files for an expedited ruling in the same case; Kim Potter is found guilty on both counts of manslaughter; Biden backs a voting rights filibuster exception; Madison Cawthorn’s “Earthly Vessel” files for divorce after just 21 Scaramuccis; plus Aimee Carrero joins Allison to deliver the Hot Notes and your Good News. Our Gu...
Dec 22, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Monday, December 18th, 2023 Rudy Giuliani must pay Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss nearly $150M; Congress passes a bill prohibiting the President from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO; Ziegler has been suspended from the Florida Republican party over the rape accusation; a Russian propaganda campaign involving thousands of fake accounts on TikTok spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine has been uncovered by the BBC; the Ohio Supreme Court upholds the pro-choice amendment; a 13-year-old b...
Dec 21, 2024•34 min
Friday, December 20th, 2024 Today, the Georgia state Court of Appeals disqualifies Fani Willis from the 2020 election subversion case; Elon Musk forces a spending bill into the trash and threatens Mike Johnson’s gavel; President Biden has just set new climate goals which of course will face obstacles under the incoming administration; Elon Musk’s drug use and ties to Putin could lead to his security clearance being revoked if he tries to upgrade it; a special alert for government workers as a sh...
Dec 20, 2024•48 min•Ep. 1530
Thursday, December 19th, 2024 Today, the House Ethics Committee voted in secret December 5th to release the Matt Gaetz report; how we lost an incredibly qualified judge to a broken judicial nomination process; the infamous paper that popularized hydroxychloroquine has finally been retracted; current secretary of the interior and former New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland is eyeing the governor’s race in 2026; the Fed cut rates but the market plummeted on the news they’d make fewer rate cuts nex...
Dec 19, 2024•47 min•Ep. 1529
Wednesday, December 18th, 2024 Today, Judge Juan Merchan rules that Trump evidence in the 34 felony count conviction is not subject to immunity; AOC loses her bid to chair the oversight committee to Jerry Connolly; Trump is suing the Des Moines Register for brazen election interference over the Kamala Harris poll; top editors withdraw from contention at the Washington Post over the paper’s strategy; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You to Beam Dream There’s never been a better ...
Dec 18, 2024•33 min•Ep. 1528
Tuesday, December 17th, 2024 Today, Trump wants to scrap the car crash reporting requirement that Elon Musk and Tesla oppose; Justin Trudeau’s top lieutenant has resigned over differences on how to deal with Donald Trump; a student has killed two people and injured another six at a Christian school in Wisconsin; a Trump appointed judge rejects a January 6th defendant’s motion to dismiss his case because FBI informants were at the capitol; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You Be...
Dec 17, 2024•38 min•Ep. 1527
Monday, December 16th, 2024 Today, more corporate media including ABC and Jeff Bezos are capitulating to Donald Trump’s administration; a Coast Guard commander miscarried and nearly died after being denied care; Atrium Health has canceled medical debt for nearly 11,500 people after an NBC report; a Trump crypto venture partner has links to Iran and Hezbollah; an incoming West Virginia lawmaker has been charged with threatening to kill fellow lawmakers; Senate Democrats are demanding communicatio...
Dec 16, 2024•59 min•Ep. 1526
Monday, December 11th, 2023 The Texas Supreme Court blocks a woman’s hard-fought battle to receive life saving healthcare; President Zelenskyy is set to meet with Senators and President Biden on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine funding; Donald Trump chickens out and will not testify today in the NYAG’s $250M civil fraud trial; Kevin McCarthy is caught spending PAC money on personal expenditures; Dominion wins access to Newsmax journalists’ text messages in their defamation suit; the police are investi...
Dec 15, 2024•36 min
December 15, 2021 In the Hot Notes: Congress votes to hold Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress; top Pence aid Kieth Kellogg is cooperating with the Committee; the Senate has passed a bill giving the Capitol Police Chief unilateral power to summon the National Guard; the DC Attorney General is suing the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers over the Capitol attack; a Mazars accountant and a Deutsche Bank lender take the stand in Manhattan; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Reminde...
Dec 14, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Friday, December 13th, 2024 Today, a Department of Justice inspector general report finds that there were exactly zero undercover FBI agents at the Capitol on January 6th; President Biden pardons over 1500 non violent criminals in the single biggest day of clemency in the history of the United States; the Montana Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling allowing gender affirming care for minors; Manchin and Sinema hate working class Americans; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Th...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 1525
Thursday, December 12th, 2024 Today, a judge blocks the sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to the Onion; Donald Trump is already facing Republican backlash against his ugliest threats; the New York City Marriage Bureau is experiencing a significant increase in licenses following the election; Nancy Mace called the police on a prominent foster youth advocate; and Dana delivers your Good News. Thank You StoryWorth Thanks to StoryWorth for supporting The Daily Beans. Go to StoryWorth.com/DAILYBEANS to ge...
Dec 12, 2024•44 min•Ep. 1524
Wednesday, December 11th, 2024 Today, New York Attorney General Tish James says she’s not going to drop the $450M civil fraud case against Trump just because he was elected President; Mike Flynn’s long running lawsuit against the government for the Russia investigation has been dismissed; The Supreme Court has refused to lift the gag order against Donald Trump; the Manhattan DA has filed his brief opposing Trump’s motion to dismiss the 34 felony counts against him; Trump’s Department of Justice ...
Dec 11, 2024•53 min•Ep. 1523
Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 Today, the authorities have arrested “the adjuster” in Altoona Pennsylvania for the shooting of the United Healthcare CEO; the Trump Campaign paid RFK Jr. $100K weeks after he endorsed Trump; federal employees scramble to insulate themselves from Trump’s purge; Jay Z has been accused of rape in a civil lawsuit along with Sean Diddy Combs; Biden’s Department of Energy races to get clean energy money out before Trump takes office; and Liz Cheney responds to Trump’s thr...
Dec 10, 2024•58 min•Ep. 1522
