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Refried Beans | I’m My Dog’s Service Animal (feat. Jason Kander) | 7/05/2025 Jul 06, 2025

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Tuesday, July 5th, 2022

In the Hot Notes: America celebrates Independence Day with another mass shooting; the Oath Keepers defense to seditious conspiracy charges takes shape; Donald eyes another run for the White House in 2024; and experts say Hutchinson’s testimony shatters a Trump defense of no criminal intent; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and Ptsd

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Refried Beans | Fraud On The Court (feat. Ben LaBolt) | 7/03/2023 Jul 05, 2025

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In the Hot Notes: the illegitimate Supreme Court killed President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan and gutted LGBTQ+ rights on Friday; the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Congressional Republicans must pay their mask fines; Fox News settled with Abby Grossberg for $12M; a January 6th defendant is arrested near Obama’s home with guns and 400 rounds of ammunition; a federal judge has ordered the Proud Boys to pay $1M to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News.

Our Guest
Ben LaBolt; White House Communications Director (former)

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Smart Mouths (feat. E. Jean Carroll; John Fugelsang) Jul 04, 2025

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Friday, July 4th, 2025

Today, the Billionaire Bailout Bill has passed the House after the Trump regime turns the Republican holdouts and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries filibusters the vote for over 8 hours; 20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials; a judge grants Mr Abrego’s request for an order reminding the government that it has to stop making extrajudicial statements; the Supreme Court agrees to hear a case that would ban transgender girls from girls sports; a man has been arrested for trying to bring a ghost gun into a Capitol office building; the Pico Rivera school board is demanding answers after they say video shows 10 ICE agents urinating in "public view" on high school grounds. Dana is out and about!

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Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President by E. Jean Carroll, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble®
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Guest: John Fugelsang
Tell Me Everything - John Fugelsang, The John Fugelsang Podcast
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Stories
20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials | CNN Politics

Supreme Court will decide whether states can ban transgender girls from girls’ sports | POLITICO

Man arrested for trying to bring "ghost gun" into Capitol Hill office building | CBS News

Video shows immigration agents urinating on Pico Rivera school grounds, officials say; feds investigating | San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Good Trouble
Etsy.com

MSW Media, Blue Wave California Victory Fund | ActBlue

From The Good News
Constitution of the United States of America (PDF) - Senate.gov

River City Mixed Chorus

Washington Park - International Rose Test Garden | Portland.gov

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE—17761 - House.gov

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The Big Ugly (feat. Randi Weingarten) Jul 03, 2025

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Thursday, July 3rd, 2025

Today, an insurrectionist has been given a cushy job at the Department of Justice in the weaponization task force; the Justice Department explores bringing criminal charges against state election officials; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s ban on asylum; Mr. Abrego has filed his amended complaint on Judge Xinis’ docket; the University of Pennsylvania has revoked a transgender swimmers records in a deal with the Trump Administration; CBS and Paramount have bent the knee and agreed to pay Trump $16M; the Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down the state's 1849 near-total abortion ban; the private sector lost 33,000 jobs - nearly 150K short of expectations; the new Senate provision in the Billionaire Bailout Bill would throw 17M Americans off health insurance; and Allison delivers your Good News. Dana is out and about!

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Guest
Randi Weingarten
AFTt.org
Union Talk Podcast | American Federation of Teachers
Randi Weingarten - The New York Times
@rweingarten.bsky.social - Bluesky, @rweingarten - X

Stories
Jan. 6 rioter who encouraged violence against police hired to work in Trump’s DOJ | NBC News

UPenn will bar transgender athletes from women’s sports teams | The Washington Post

Paramount to pay $16 million to settle Trump’s CBS lawsuit | NPR

US private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, missing expectations for an increase of 115,000 | CNN Business

US judge blocks Trump asylum ban at US-Mexico border, says he exceeded authority | Reuters

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down state's 1849 near-total abortion ban | NBC News

At least 17 million Americans would lose health insurance under Trump plan | The Washington Post

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From The Good News
K9 Partners for Patriots

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ICEBlock (feat. Joshua Aaron; John Moses) Jul 02, 2025

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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025

Today, JD Vance cast the tie breaking vote to pass the billionaire bailout bill which now heads back to the House for another vote, Donald Trump wants to use the espionage act against members of the media, a Reagan appointed judge says he will not tolerate retribution against witnesses in an upcoming trial about whether he will block the government from targeting student activists, a new study reveals that the elimination of USAID could result in 14M deaths over five years, an appeals court allows a previously detained researcher to remain free, Justice Alito takes pride in gay bashing from the bench, Mamdani is officially the winner of the NYC mayoral primary after ranked choice voting is tallied, and Allison delivers your Good News. Dana is out and about!

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Good Trouble
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Guests
Joshua Aaron
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John Moses
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As We Feared Jul 01, 2025

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Tuesday, July 1st, 2025

Today, as we feared, the Trump administration is building a national citizenship database; two firefighters are dead after a Coeur d’Alene man set a fire to lure them to the wilderness and then opened fire; two teen girls were shot near the Stonewall Inn after pride celebrations; Senator Thom Tillis shreds the Billionaire Bailout Bill now that he’s no longer running for reelection; the Trump administration is suing Los Angeles over sanctuary policies; the Supreme Court punts on the Louisiana redistricting case; after decades in the US Iranians are arrested by DHS; the DoJ announces plans to prioritize cases revoking citizenship; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Stories
Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in fiery speech | The Guardian

Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says | AP News

Teen girls shot near Stonewall Inn after Pride celebrations, NYPD says | Gothamist

The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system | NPR

DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship | NPR

After decades in the US, Iranians arrested in Trump’s deportation drive | AP News

Trump administration sues Los Angeles over sanctuary policies | POLITICO

Good Trouble:
Your good trouble today is to call your Reps and Senators and tell them to vote NO on the big ugly Billionaire Bailout Bill. New CBO estimates say it will now throw 16M people off their health insurance and add trillions to the debt. All to give an almost unnoticeable tax break to the richest Americans.
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From The Good News
Keweenaw National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Walnut Canyon National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

little free pantry - littlefreepantry.org

Church of Fuckery

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Church Of Democracy (feat. Noah Widmann) Jun 30, 2025

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Monday, June 30th, 2025

Today, Republicans advance the Billionaire Bailout Bill in the Senate after promising hold-outs they could gut a provision of the Affordable Care Act as Tommy Tuberville calls for the parliamentarian to be fired; the Supreme Court kills the lower court’s ability to issue universal injunctions AND allows parents to opt their kids out of LGBTQ books; Donald Trump threatens to withhold payments to Israel unless their courts drop the charges against Bibi Netanyahu; Cuomo will stay in the New York City mayoral race after conceding to Zohran Mamdani; Don Bacon of Nebraska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina say they will not run in 2026; the President of the University of Virginia has resigned because of pressure from the Trump administration; Republicans in the Senate have blocked the Iran war powers resolution; the Trump administration has freed a three time felon and five time deported migrant in exchange for his testimony against Kilmar Abrego; Governor Gavin Newsom sues fox news for 787M dollars for defamation; over 100,000 people marched in a Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary's ban; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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John Roberts: "I Never Thought the Leopards Would Eat *My* Judiciary" | MuellerSheWrote.com

Guest: Noah Widmann - Candidate for FL-7
Noah Widmann for Florida - campaign website
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Stories
Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed. | The Washington Post

Senate Republicans advance Trump's tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote | AP News

Senate rulekeeper deals blows to revised ‘big, beautiful bill’ | POLITICO

Republicans scramble to save Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ | The Hill

Supreme Court backs parents seeking to opt their kids out of LGBTQ books in elementary schools | NBC News

Court cancels Israel PM Netanyahu's trial hearings this week | Reuters

Senate blocks Iran war powers resolution | The Hill

Cuomo will stay on NYC mayor’s ballot after conceding Democratic primary to Mamdani, sources tell CNN | CNN

Republican Rep. Don Bacon, a vocal Trump critic, won’t seek reelection | The Washington Post

Sen. Thom Tillis announces he won't seek reelection after Trump threatens primary challenge | CBS News

University of Virginia president, pressured over DEI, resigns rather than 'fight federal government' | AP News

California Gov. Gavin Newsom sues Fox News over alleged defamation in story about call with Trump | AP News

Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary's ban | NPR
‘GO **** YOURSELVES’: National park visitors slam feds in leaked park comments | SFGate

From The Good News
Trump apparel store in Huntley reaches settlement in eviction case, agrees to vacate building by next month

Indivisible

United Against Hate Shop - HRC

2025-2026 Bill 3457: Human Life Protection Act - South Carolina Legislature Online

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Refried Beans | Every Crime In The Book (feat. Randall Eliason) |6/29/2022 Jun 29, 2025

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Wednesday, June 29th, 2022

In the Hot Notes: explosive testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson during the last minute hearing on the 1/6 attack on the Capitol building; Ghislaine Maxwell is sentenced to 20 years in prison; There's no chance that Supreme Court justices could be charged with perjury during their confirmation hearings; Turkey has dropped its opposition of Finland and Sweden joining NATO; and filmmaker Alex Holder has been contacted by the Fulton County DA Fani Willis; plus Dana and Allison deliver your Good News.

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Refried Beans | Police Indicted For Uvalde (feat. John Fugelsang) | Jun 27, 2024 Jun 28, 2025

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Friday, June 28th, 2024

Still no ruling on immunity from the Supreme Court, and the decisions are now rolling over into next week; Felix Sater lost his money laundering trial to the tune of $32M; Roger Sollenberger from Daily Beast got a records request showing Jim Comer wrote over 2,000 emails using an alias; the former school police chief of Uvalde has been indicted for his role in the botched response to the Robb Elementary shooting; the Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12; CNN has banned White House press pool reporters from the debate; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

John Fugelsang

https://www.johnfugelsang.com/tme

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Limited Intelligence (feat. Adam Klasfeld; John Fugelsang) Jun 27, 2025

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Friday, June 27th, 2025

Today, Judge Xinis orders an expedited briefing schedule in both the government’s motion to dismiss the Abrego case and Mr. Abrego’s motion to be moved to Maryland and to block DHS from deporting him; Judge Murphy rules that he does have jurisdiction to consider an amended brief from Gavin Newsom to stop the deployment of the military in California; the Senate parliamentarian rejects a key Medicaid cuts in the billionaire Bailout Bill; Kenneth Chesebro is disbarred in the state of New York; the Supreme Court ruled in favor of South Carolina’s bid to defund Planned Parenthood; Mayor Eric Adams hires a campaign consultant accused of strangling his girlfriend in a SoHo hotel; the White House is going to limit intelligence sharing with Congress; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Adam Klasfeld
All Rise News
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**Kilmar Abrego Garcia wins again - and stays in limbo (Live with the Contrarians)

Guest: John Fugelsang
Tell Me Everything — John Fugelsang, The John Fugelsang Podcast
John Fugelsang | Substack
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social - Bluesky
Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang - Pre-order

Stories
Supreme Court rules for South Carolina in its bid to defund Planned Parenthood | NBC News

Mayor Adams hired campaign consultant accused of strangling girlfriend in SoHo hotel | Gothamist

White House to limit intelligence sharing with Congress after leak of early Iran report | NBC News

Senate referee rejects key Medicaid cuts in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ | The Hill

From The Good News
'No Kings' protests attracts thousands in New York City, across Tri-State area

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Sleep in Heavenly Peace

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Portland Fruit Tree Project