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Refried Beans | Any Last Words (feat. Mary L. Trump) | Feb 15, 2021 Feb 16, 2025

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Feb 15, 2021

The impeachment trial of Donald Trump concludes with the largest majority in history voting to convict; Mitch McConnell says Trump is guilty of inciting insurrection despite having voted to acquit on a technicality; more information tying Roger Stone to the attack on the capitol; five Proud Boys charged with conspiracy in the insurrection; Biden asks all US Attorneys but two to resign; Georgia expands its criminal investigation to include Lindsey Graham; inside the impeachment managers’ decision to forego witnesses in the impeachment trial; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) and AG hit the Hot Notes and deliver your Good News.

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Too Little, Too Late, Mitch (feat. John Fugelsang) Feb 14, 2025

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Friday, February 14th, 2025

Today, the federal prosecutor handling Eric Adams’ case has offered her resignation in protest of Emil Bove ordering her to drop the charges; RFK Jr has been confirmed by the Senate to destroy the health of Americans; the Office of Personnel Management has ordered agencies to fire all probationary employees; the secretary of the VA Doug Collins has ordered all pride flags removed from facilities; the Kansas governor has vetoed a ban on gender affirming care for minors; the fork in the road deferred resignation program has officially ended (the steps); feds have seized $80M of FEMA aid appropriated to New York; the measles outbreak in Texas was completely preventable; Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has filed suit against the Trump administration over the spending freeze on grants and loans; and Allison delivers your Good News.

Guest: John Fugelsang
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Stories:
Federal prosecutors in New York and Washington resign after refusing to drop Adams charges - Tom Winter, Jonathan Dienst, Ryan J. Reilly and Laura Jarrett | NBC News

Feds seized $80 million in FEMA funds given to NYC to house migrants, city comptroller says - Jennifer Bisram | CBS New York

Measles outbreak in Texas was "completely preventable," infectious disease expert says - Sara Moniuszko, David Higgins | CBS News

Pennsylvania governor sues over Trump administration spending freeze on grants, loans - Marc Levy | ABC News

Kansas governor vetoes gender-affirming care ban for minors; Republicans ready for override - ANNA KAMINSKI | Kansas Reflector

Good Trouble:
VA Pride Flags - by Allison Gill

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Striking Providence Oregon nurses reject tentative deal in vote
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Go Gulf Yourself (feat. Kelsey Turner) Feb 13, 2025

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Thursday, February 13th, 2025

Today, the Army issues guidance that it will not stop gender affirming care for trans active duty service members; the US inflation rate rises drastically in the first report since Trump took office; a federal judge allows the fork in the road resignation program to go forward; the teachers union is suing DOGE over a breach of privacy; an Elon Musk order triggers the firings of SBA employees that were prematurely fired last Friday; election security experts have been placed on administrative leave; two transgender public high school students have sued Trump over his keeping men out of women’s sports executive order; the Treasury Department admits that the DOGE bags had read and write access to the payment systems; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Guest: Kelsey Turner
Kelsey Turner | InvestigateWest

She relentlessly demanded answers — until the city took her to court for harassment | InvestigateWest Reports

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Stories:
Unions sue to stop DOGE from accessing federal data - JUAN PEREZ JR. | POLITICO

DOGE order triggers firings at SBA of employees prematurely fired Friday - ELI STOKOLS | POLITICO

Army memo sends mixed signals to transgender service members - CHRISTOPHER WIGGINS | Advocate

'Appears to be the first': Two teens are reportedly challenging Trump executive order - Travis Gettys | Raw Story

CISA Puts Election Staff on Administrative Leave - Matt Cohen | Democracy Docket

CPI report: US inflation heats up to 3% for first time since June - Alicia Wallace | CNN Business

Good Trouble: Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to contact Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to hang the J6 plaque as required by a law passed in 2023 and signed by President Joe Biden. Contact | U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson Phone: 202-225-2777

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How to pronounce danish "hygge" - A message for New York Times

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TRO-lapalooza (feat. Claudia Yoli Ferla) Feb 12, 2025

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Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

Today, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Donald Trump’s bid to continue withholding federal grants; Donald fired the USAID inspector general one day after the IG released a report criticizing the dismantling of the agency; Judge Amy Berman Jackson has reinstated Hampton Dillinger as special counsel after Trump wrongfully terminated him; a federal judge in Boston expanded the restraining order against Trump cutting aid to the National Institute of Health; Trump has issued an order for a massive reduction in force of federal workers; Kash Patel lied to Congress when he said he didn’t have anything to do with the FBI and DoJ purge; a judge has ordered the CDC, HHS, and FDA to restore deleted web pages with health information; thousands of Danes have signed a petition to buy California from the United States; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Claudia Yoli Ferla
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Stories:
Appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to immediately reinstate funding freeze - Daniel Barnes, Chloe Atkins and Dareh Gregorian | NBC News

USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency - Jennifer Hansler | CNN Politics

Judge orders HHS, CDC and FDA to restore deleted webpages with health information - Melissa Quinn | CBS News
Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S. - Travis Schlepp | KGET 17 News
Why California? | denmarkification.com

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Milking Devon Cattle - The Livestock Conservancy

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This Ain’t It Feb 11, 2025

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Tuesday, February 11th, 2025

Today, the Trump defendants win a ruling in the Arizona fraudulent elector scheme; California approves $50M to protect immigrants; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees have been ordered to halt operations and work from home because Russel Vaught is closing headquarters; the Trump DoJ has filed to end the court order blocking access to the Treasury payment system (will cover on cleanup); Trump’s blockade of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is devastating US farmers; Judge Beryl Howell has ruled that the FBI has no more excuses for failing to hand over Trump Classified documents case material in a FOIA lawsuit; Steve Bannon is set to plead guilty to avoid jail in the We Build The Wall case; a federal judge ruled that Trump is violating the court order on the federal spending freeze; Trump has illegally fired the special counsel; Pete Hegseth has just revoked hormone therapy and gender affirming care for trans active duty service members; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Stories:
Stunning image shows the closest ever Einstein ring|New Scientist

Judge says Trump administration violating order to lift spending freeze - Kyle Cheney|POLITICO

Farmers facing economic ruin after Trump backs away from grant 'guarantees': report - Matthew Chapman|Raw Story

Consumer watchdog ordered to stop fighting financial abuse and to work from home as HQ temporarily shuts down - Matt Egan|CNN Business

California Assembly approves $50M to defend immigrants and protect state policies from Trump plans | AP News

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A Wrench In The Fork In The Road Feb 10, 2025

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Monday, February 10th, 2025

Today, the Treasury claimed dogebag Marko Elez didn’t have write access to our federal payment system when he actually did; the National Institutes of Health cuts billions of dollars in biomedical research funding effective immediately; a federal judge has paused Trump’s effort to gut USAID citing irreparable harm; another federal judge temporarily shut down Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship; yet another judge paused the fork in the road resignation deadline; yet another judge orders sweeping restrictions on DOGE access to Treasury payment systems; the White House is preparing an executive order to fire thousands of Health and Human Services employees; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Stories:
Judge orders sweeping restriction on DOGE access to sensitive Treasury payment systems - KYLE CHENEY | POLITICO

Judge pauses deadline for federal workers to accept Trump’s resignation offer Tami Luhby, Alayna Treene and Tierney Sneed | CNN Politics

Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave at midnight - Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, and Peter Charalambous | ABC News

Judge slams Trump while extending block on birthright citizenship order - Josh Gerstein | POLITICO

Trump Administration Orders 'Catastrophic' Funding Cuts For Science Research - Igor Bobic | HuffPost

White House Preparing Order to Cut Thousands of Federal Health Workers - Essley Whyte Follow and Betsy McKay | WSJ

The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did - VITTORIA ELLIOTT LEAH FEIGER TIM MARCHMAN | WIRED

DOGE STORIES | WIRED

Good Trouble:
VA celebrates Black History Month
And as for the rest of us who don’t work at NGO’s or own corporations that could be targeted by the administration for the sin of empathy, you can make sure you support businesses and NGOs that refuse to toss aside diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. The Simple Sabotage Field Manual

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“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda

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Refried Beans | A Snivel of Republicans (feat. Harry Litman) | Feb 12, 2021 Feb 09, 2025

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February 12, 2021

The Democrats wrap up their impeachment arguments; Trump’s Justice Department sought to block an investigation into Giuliani; Republicans are leaving the GOP; dozens of anti-Trump Republicans are in talks to form a new party; Justice Department says that a leader of The Oathkeepers waited for Trump’s signal to attack; President Biden terminates Trump’s emergency declaration at the Southern border, and seeks to defund the wall; plus AG and Aimee Carrero (@aimeecarrero) deliver your Good News.

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Harry Litman (@harrylitman)

Host, Talking Feds Podcast (@talkingfedspod)

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Refried Beans | With a Cord of Steel (feat. Rep Adam Schiff) | 2/09/2022 Feb 08, 2025

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Feb 9, 2022

In the Hot Notes: a witness list from federal prosecutors gives us an inside look at the upcoming trial of a Three Percenters affiliate; the FBI has arrested another insurrectionist who was out on bail for attempted murder when he stormed the Capitol; McConnell breaks with the RNC and called the Capitol attack a violent insurrection; the FBI is investigating a meeting that took place between Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes on January 5th; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

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The Shallow State Feb 07, 2025

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Friday, February 7th, 2025

Today, the Trump administration evicted a former Coast Guard leader from her house with a three-hour notice; the FAA reverses course on meeting prohibition, blaming a rogue employee; Education Department staff warned that Trump buyout offers could be canceled at any time; an aide to Elon Musk is now working at the VA and accessing its computer systems; and Dana delivers your Good News.

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Guest: John Fugelsang
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Stories:
Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice - Jonathan Allen and Courtney Kube | NBC News

FAA reverses course on meeting prohibition, blaming rogue employee - ORIANA PAWLYK| Politico

Education Department staff warned that Trump buyout offers could be canceled at any time - Tyler Kingkade and David Ingram | NBC News

Elon Musk Aide Is Now Working at VA and Accessing Its Computer Systems | Military.com

NEW: In the ongoing litigation over DOGE's access to the Treasury Department's payment system… - Anna Bower | Blue Sky

Lincoln man reportedly working on Elon Musk, DOGE government efficiency project • Nebraska Examiner

Good Trouble:
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From The Good News
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America

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American Atheists Reaffirms Commitment to Protecting LGBTQ+ Rights

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Cruel And Unusual Feb 06, 2025

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Thursday, February 6th, 2025

Today, Elon Musk's Children of the Corn are examining Medicare and Medicaid services; judge has blocked Trump's order to send trans women to men's prisons; red states will again be shooting themselves in the foot if Trump chooses to dismantle the Department of Education; Senators Warren and Whitehouse want some answers from the Office of Government Accountability; and Dana delivers your Good News.

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Stories:
Elon Musk's DOGE team examines Medicare and Medicaid Services - WSJ By Investing.com

Judge blocks Trump’s order to send trans women to men’s prisons - Washington Post

Senate Letter To GAO on Musk and Treasury - PDF | Senate.gov

Trump-voting states have more to lose if Education Department dismantled - Axios

Good Trouble:
Defending our institutions from political meddling and commercial exploitation is the responsibility of every citizen. A professional civil service forms the backbone of effective governance. FedOath | You can help support and defend federal workers! | Patreon

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From The Good News
Ruby’s EDI journey: where we are and where we’re headed

The Monstrous Regiment of Women

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