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Art Is Resistance (feat. Ben Folds) Jul 16, 2025

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Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

Today, ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants are ineligible for bond hearings; Republicans move to block the release of the Epstein files; Mike Waltz faces Senate grilling over the Signal chat scandal; Trump pushes an unconstitutional mid-decade redistricting bid for Texas in an effort to keep the House; the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club issues a blistering cease and desist to the Trump regime over unlicensed use of their music; a federal appeals court blocks Trump from stripping Afghan nationals of their temporary protected status; and Republican Rep James Comer used autopen to sign the subpoenas in his investigation into Biden’s use of the autopen. Allison and Dana deliver the good news.

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Stories
ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings | The Washington Post

Republicans move to block Democratic effort to force release of Epstein files | The Guardian

President Trump pushes controversial redistricting plan in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott adds to special session agenda | CBS News

Mike Waltz pledges to make UN 'great again' at Senate confirmation hearing | AP News

Trump Kept Gold Club World Cup Trophy for Himself So FIFA Had to Give the Winners a Replica | Daily Beast

Rock Band Rips Kristi Noem’s DHS For Using Its Song With NSFW 3-Word Demand | HuffPost Entertainment

Lead investigator into Biden's use of an autopen signed letters with a digital signature | NBC News

Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration From Ending Deportation Protections for Afghans, for Now | The New York Times

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Abide In Love

ICE detainees arrive at jail scared and alone. So Rolla activists are stepping up

Heart of Fire:an Immigrant Daughter’s Story

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Internment Camp Expansion Jul 15, 2025

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Tuesday, July 15th, 2025

Today, the Trump regime is urging red states to build their own concentration camps and he’s going to send them your tax dollars to do it; the Wall Street Journal editorial board is weighing in on the Epstein saga; a Department of Justice inspector general report exposes the harmful use of restraints in prisons; the Supreme Court without explanation from the shadow docket has decided to allow Trump to flout Congress and dismantle the Department of Education; and the Miami Herald has obtained a list of the 700 detainees at the Florida concentration camp. Allison and Dana deliver the good news.

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Stories
Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings at Education Department | CNN Politics

Shackled for weeks: Federal report finds abuse of restraints in prisons | NPR

Now Trump Says Forget Jeffrey Epstein | WSJ

The Young GOPer Behind “Alligator Alcatraz” Is the Dark Future of MAGA | The New Republic

Who’s in Alligator Alcatraz? Search our list of detainees. | Tampa Bay Times

Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list | Miami Herald

Good Trouble:
The migrant detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades is detaining nearly 750 individuals — many of whom are nonviolent and have committed no crimes beyond immigration violations. Conditions have been reported as inhumane, including:

- Intense heat and no proper shelter

- Overcrowding in wire cages, up to 32 per cell

- Inadequate sanitation and hygiene

- Worm-infested food and 24-hour lights disrupting sleep cycles

- No hurricane evacuation plan despite storm threats

Critically, many detainees are foreign nationals — from ICC member states like Mexico, Guatemala, and Cuba — opening a window for International Criminal Court jurisdiction to prosecute individual actors for crimes against humanity.

“Under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the Office of the Prosecutor (“OTP”) may analyse information on alleged crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression), submitted to it from any source”.
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Cracks In The Cult Jul 14, 2025

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Monday, July 14th, 2025

Today, Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have lost control of the Epstein files narrative and Democrats in Congress are starting to demand answers; the State Department enacts widespread layoffs; Pam Bondi has dismissed the charges against the doctor that sold fake Covid vaccination cards; FEMA failed to answer thousands of calls during the flooding in Texas; Republicans erase all mentions of bisexual people from the Stonewall monument; a Border Patrol agent is facing criminal charges after assaulting a Long Beach police officer; a new ICE memo outlines plans to disappear people to third countries; a California farmworker was killed in a chaotic ICE raid; Democratic lawmakers toured Trump’s Florida concentration camp; and a judge blocks profiling tactics by ICE agents in California. Allison and Dana deliver the good news.

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Stories
State Department enacts widespread layoffs, cutting 1,353 staff as part of reorganization | CBS News

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show | The New York Times

Attorney General Pam Bondi announces dismissal of charges against plastic surgeon accused of faking COVID-19 vaccine cards | CBS News

GOP erases all mentions of bisexuals from Stonewall Monument webpages | LGBTQ Nation

Border patrol agent charged with assaulting Long Beach police officer allegedly linked to contentious arrest in Pico Rivera | CBS Los Angeles

ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens | The Washington Post

California farmworker dies after chaotic federal immigration raid, family says | NBC News

Lawmakers tour Florida’s new detention center in the Everglades | The Washington Post

Judge Blocks Trump Administration Tactics in L.A. Immigration Raids | The New York Times

Good Trouble

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Refried Beans | Pickles in a Tutu | 7/13/2023 Jul 13, 2025

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Thursday, July 13th, 2023

In the Hot Notes: the Obama stalker has been detained pending trial; FBI director Christopher Wray testified before the house judiciary; Iowa Republicans pass a new six week abortion ban; lawyers with Supreme Court business paid a Clarence Thomas aide using Venmo; Ray Epps has filed his defamation suit against Fox News; the DOJ jumps into a Florida voting case; inflation falls for the 12th consecutive month to just 3%; Judge Amit Mehta acquits a January 6th rioter on all charges; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Refried Beans | Gay Furry Hackers (feat. John Fugelsang) | Jul 12, 2024 Jul 12, 2025

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Jul 12, 2024

Inflation declined in June for the first time since lockdown in May 2020; US and Germany foiled a Russian plot to assassinate an arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine; the Heritage Foundation was hacked by a group of self described gay furries; House Republicans fail spectacularly again as they don’t get the votes for inherent contempt for Merrick Garland; the IRS crackdown on millionaire tax cheats nets a billion dollars in revenue; fewer than 13% of Americans are making less than $15 per hour down from 32% two years ago; the Senate passes Senator Ossoff’s bill to improve oversight of federal prisons; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Texas Tea (feat. John Fugelsang) Jul 11, 2025

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Friday, July 11th, 2025

Today, oh look! The witness the government provided in the Abrego case didn’t have knowledge of Abrego’s situation; Mahmoud Khalil is suing the government for $20M for false imprisonment - malicious prosecution - and defamation; the Texas flood response was slowed by DHS secretary Kristi Noem’s cost controls; Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alerts to the people; Judge Breyer has set an August 11 trial date for whether the government violated the Posse Comitatus Act when it deployed troops to Los Angeles; a judge has blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order in a new class action lawsuit; the documents and emails proving protected whistleblower Erez Reuveni’s account of Emil Bove instructing the DoJ to tell the court to fuck off have been released; Minnesota Senator John Hoffman is back at home recovering after being shot nine times by a political assassin; Ken Paxton’s wife is leaving him after 38 years for biblical reasons. Dana is out and about!

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Stories
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) — Bluesky
Lawfare Media

Whistleblower's texts suggest Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove urged lawyer to defy court order | CBS News

In Texas flood response, FEMA slowed by Noem’s cost controls | CNN Politics

Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows | ABC News

Federal Judge Sets Trial Over Trump’s Use of Military in Los Angeles | Democracy Docket

Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order in Class-Action Challenge | The New York Times

Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump admin, says he'd also accept apology for ICE detention | NBC News

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, shot 9 times by a man posing as an officer, leaves the hospital | AP News
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Practical Magic (feat. Katie Paris) Jul 10, 2025

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Thursday, July 10th, 2025

Today, there’s another hearing in the Abrego case this morning after Judge Xinis ordered the government to produce at least one witness who knows what the hell is going on; Donald Trump tried and failed to use the 250 men in CECOT that he claims not to have custody over as bargaining chips in a prisoner swap with Venezuela; detainees in the Everglades concentration camp are subject to inhumane conditions; Congressional Democrats are pushing for a new watchdog to babysit the President; the Supreme Court *denies* Florida’s emergency request to let it implement a law barring undocumented immigrants from entering the state; the IRS says churches can endorse political candidates and maintain their tax exempt status; Linda Yaccarino quits Twitter; the Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way to ban conversion therapy. Dana is out and about!

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Stories
IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates | NPR

Cuban reggaeton artist Leamsy La Figura detained at Alligator Alcatraz | CBS Miami

X CEO Linda Yaccarino Says She Is Leaving Elon Musk’s Platform | The New York Times

Congressional Democrats push for new watchdog to oversee Trump's White House | CBS News

US supreme court blocks Florida from enforcing anti-immigration law | US politics | The Guardian

Wisconsin Supreme Court Clears Way to Ban Conversion Therapy | The New Republic

Good Trouble
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Show Of Farce (feat. Garrett Graff) Jul 09, 2025

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Wednesday, July 9th, 2025

Today, the Supreme Court green lights Trump’s order for mass firings across government agencies; President Bukele tells the UN that he doesn’t have constructive custody of the men sent to his torture prison; Senator Schumer is demanding an investigation into Trump Weather Service vacancies and their impact on disaster response failures in Texas; a militia descended on MacArthur Park in Los Angeles for no other reason than to scare people; the DoJ’s release of the Epstein jail video is missing a full minute; Elon’s AI Twitter bot GROK has been reprogrammed to be a Nazi; a federal court has struck down a Republican ballot law in Kansas as unconstitutional; a judge temporarily blocks Trump from cutting off Planned Parenthood funding. Dana is out and about!

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Stories
Supreme Court green-lights Trump’s order for mass firings across federal government | POLITICO

Big Surprise: The Trump Regime Lied to Judges About CECOT | Allison Gill

'Brought terror to the community': Federal agents stormed park while kids were playing | Alternet.org

Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot is posting antisemitic comments | CNBC

Schumer demands investigation of Trump Weather Service vacancies in wake of Texas flooding | The Hill

One Minute Is Missing From the Epstein Video. Conspiracy Theorists Are Losing Their Minds | Rolling Stone

Court Strikes Down ‘Unconstitutional’ Kansas Ballot Application Law | Democracy Docket

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from cutting off Planned Parenthood funding | NBC News

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"No Kings" protest organizers announce July 17 as next demonstration | Axios

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Local And Vocal (feat. Adam Klasfeld; Ezra Levin) Jul 08, 2025

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Tuesday, July 8th, 2025

Today, plaintiffs in the lawsuit trying to facilitate due process for all the people trapped in CECOT have filed a bombshell court document on Judge Boasberg’s docket; first responders from Mexico Are helping Texas flooding while Ted Cruz vacations in Greece; six leading medical organizations are suing RFK Jr over his vaccine limitations; the Trump administration is refusing to release the Epstein files; FEMA is ending door to door canvassing in disaster areas; a Coast Guard swimmer who rescued 165 people from flooding in Texas is speaking out; Judge Paula Xinis holds a hearing to resolve outstanding issues in the Abrego case. Dana is out and about!

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Guest: Ezra Levin
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Stories
Justice Department review finds Jeffrey Epstein had no "client list" and died by suicide | CBS News

Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice | The New York Times

FEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster Areas | WIRED

Firefighters from Mexico respond to Texas Hill Country flooding, marking an international response | KPRC 2 Houston

Coast Guard Swimmer Who Rescued 165 from Camp Mystic amid Texas Floods Speaks Out: 'Real Heroes Were the Kids on the Ground' | People

Good Trouble
From indivisible: Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and full-scale attacks on our democracy. We don’t have to wait until it’s too late. We can stop this. But it’ll take all of us—not just on single days of mass action, but through sustained organizing in our communities. That’s why this summer, we’re launching One Million Rising.

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Unclean Hands (feat. Rick Smith) Jul 07, 2025

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Monday, July 7th, 2025

Today, at least 69 people are dead across five counties in Texas after massive flooding that hit as key roles were left vacant at local weather service offices by Trump cuts; the Defense Department says it will stop providing crucial satellite weather data; there’s a hearing today on Mr. Abrego’s amended complaint that includes his detailed description of his torture in CECOT; Pete Hegseth unilateral stopped arms transfers to Ukraine and then lied about it; a rural Nebraska medical center says it plans to close because of uncertainty over funding cuts in the Billionaire Bailout Bill; Republican donors are cashing in on Florida’s concentration camp; the eight men trapped in Djibouti awaiting due process have been sent to war torn South Sudan; a six year old Honduran boy with leukemia who had been seized by ICE has been released and is back in Los Angeles. Dana is out and about!

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Stories
Death toll nears 80 as local officials promise ‘full review’ of what went wrong | The Washington Post

As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas | The New York Times

Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data | NPR

Hegseth falsely cited weapon shortages in halting shipments to Ukraine, Democrats say | The Guardian

Southwest Nebraska medical center announces plans to close, blames uncertainty over funding | Nebraska Public Media

Republican Donors Cash In on 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigrant Camp | Rolling Stone

6-year-old Honduran boy with leukemia who had been seized by ICE is back in L.A. | NBC News

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