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Friday, February 9th, 2024

SCOTUS weighs Trump's ballot eligibility under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment; special counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s handling of classified documents is out and there will be no charges filed; Pete Navarro’s request to stay out of prison pending appeal is DENIED; New York vigilantes take down ‘migrant’ live on Fox News – but he was from the Bronx; the Senate breaks the filibuster to open debate on a clean foreign aid bill; the ACLU settles with a Tennessee city of their unconstitutional drag ban; and Republicans admit in private that they killed a good border deal. Plus Allison and Dana deliver your good news.

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Supreme Court signals unlikely to let Colorado kick Trump off ballot

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/supreme-court-weighs-trumps-bid-stay-colorado-ballot-rcna136557

New York vigilantes take down ‘migrant’ on live TV – but he was from the US

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/07/guardian-angels-curtis-sliwa-sean-hannity-fox-news-live-tv

Saudi Arabia Says Bankers Who Help LIV Probe Risk Facing Prison

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-07/senators-accuse-mckinsey-bcg-of-hindering-pga-liv-probe

ACLU settles for $500k with a Tennessee city in fight over an anti-drag ordinance

https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-aclu-drag-lawsuit-lgbtq-23f8ae89259f42c64f4eb726e100b65d

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Refried Beans | #PAB | 2/9/2023 Feb 07, 2026

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Thursday, February 9th, 2023

In the Hot Notes: Michael Cohen meets with prosecutors at the Manhattan DA’s office; Deutsche Bank claims a settlement deal they made with an Epstein victim precludes them from being sued for complicity; the open DoJ investigation into Hunter Biden will keep Merrick Garland from having to share information with the Republicans in the House; MSNBC and NBC employees plan a walk out to protest layoffs; GOP lawmakers allege ridiculous conspiracy theories in an oversight hearing with ex-Twitter employees; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The Election Cookbook (feat. John Fugelsang) Feb 06, 2026

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Friday, February 6th, 2026

Today, Senate Democrats publish their list of demands to fund DHS and the Sanders Amendment isn’t on it; Tulsi Gabbard investigated Maduro for election interference in Puerto Rico last year; a top Minnesota prosecutor says the overwhelming number of ICE cases is causing other matters to slip through the cracks; Congress has received a copy of the whistleblower report about Tulsi Gabbard but it’s heavily redacted; a leader of the Paul Weiss firm has resigned after appearing in the Epstein Files; a judge rules that ICE can’t make warrantless arrests in Oregon; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: John Fugelsang
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Trump’s Plan to Nationalize Elections Using Fabricated Claims of Foreign Interference | The Breakdown

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Black Trans Trailblazers That You May Not Learn About in History Class | Erin In The Morning

Democrats threaten to withhold funding after ICE killing in Minneapolis | US news | The Guardian

Top Minnesota prosecutor says ICE cases are sidelining ‘pressing priorities’ | POLITICO

ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, US judge rules | AP News

Leader of Paul Weiss Resigns Over Epstein Ties | Wall Street Journal

US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico | Reuters

Virginia Democrats reach agreement on 10-1 map | Virginia Scope

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The 64 Percent Feb 05, 2026

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Thursday, February 5th, 2026

Today, the Supreme Court allows California’s Prop 50 maps to be used in the midterm elections by refusing to hear Republican’s appeal; our friend Harry Dunn is running for Steny Hoyer’s House seat in Maryland; House Democrats warn Republicans that if they can pull former presidents in for questioning that we will do the same; the Justice Department found that Ed Martin leaked grand jury information before he was demoted; government lawyers are drowning in immigration cases and unable to keep up; Trump’s new prison camp threat unleashes massive blowback even in rural MAGA country; the super classified whistleblower report involving Tulsi Gabbard and Donald Trump is finally being sent to Congress; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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‘This job sucks’: Government lawyers, drowning in immigration cases, have had it | POLITICO

Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country | The New Republic

Justice Department review found Trump ally Ed Martin improperly leaked grand jury material in probe of president’s foes | CNN Politics

After Republicans push Clintons to testify on Epstein, Democrats warn they'll haul in Trump | NBC News

Supreme Court lets California use new congressional map in midterms, rejecting bid to block it | CBS News

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A Problem Like Maria (feat. Brent Hennrich) Feb 04, 2026

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Wednesday, February 4th, 2026

Today, the House has canceled their contempt vote for the Clintons as they agree to testify before the House Oversight Committee; a judge lifts the order requiring the government to preserve evidence in the murder of Alex Pretti; eight additional federal prosecutors are resigning from the Minnesota US Attorney's Office; New York Attorney General Letitia James will deploy legal observers to federal immigration operations; a federal judge says ICE facilities must allow lawmakers to make unannounced visits to detention camps; Chief Justice John Roberts is making Supreme Court employees sign non-disclosure agreements; a judge blocks the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Black Trans Trailblazers That You May Not Learn About in History Class | Erin In The Morning

House Cancels Contempt Vote As Clintons Agree to Testify on Epstein | The New York Times

How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive | The New York Times

Minneapolis live updates: More federal prosecutors leave Minnesota US attorney's office | ABC News

Judge says Trump administration must let lawmakers make unannounced visits to ICE detention facilities | POLITICO

Judge lifts order to preserve evidence in Alex Pretti shooting | POLITICO

Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections | The New York Times

New York AG Letitia James will deploy legal observers to federal immigration operations | MS NOW

Judge blocks Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians | PBS News

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DHS CBP DUI Feb 03, 2026

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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026

Today, Georgia sues the government to get their ballots back; Trump announces he’s closing the Kennedy Center; a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis has been charged with DUI after being found asleep in his car covered in vomit; the mayor of Portland has demanded ICE leave after gassing children; there’s a measles outbreak at the Dilly concentration camp; Donald Trump ordered Gabbard to be at the Fulton County raid after Todd Blanche said he wasn’t involved at all; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Gabbard Arranges Trump Call With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Center Search | The New York Times

Mayor of Portland, Oregon, demands ICE leave the city after federal agents gas protesters | POLITICO

ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections | CBS News

Border Patrol employee found ‘covered in vomit’ in St. Paul, charged with drunk driving | Sahan Journal

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From Marcie Wheeler (@emptywheel) on Bluesky
As the House prepares to fight over how much of DHS to shut down, I encourage you to pick your favorite factoid from this Garret Graff report on CBP/ICE criminality and send it to your Member of Congress.

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Accountability for ICE and CBP However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.

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Pretti’s Killers Named (feat. Asha Rangappa) Feb 02, 2026

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Monday, February 2nd, 2026

Today, Propublica has identified the two CBP agents that murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez; the DOJ released their final and incomplete production of the Epstein Files; every single Senate Democrat and two Republicans voted to defund ICE but Republicans blocked the amendment; ICE has expanded their power to arrest people without warrants; four Black independent journalists were arrested for covering a church protest; Bovino mocked a prosecutor's Jewish faith during a call with lawyers; ICE shattered someone’s skull and then told the hospital they did it to themselves; massive peaceful protests erupted across the country against ICE and Customs and Border Protection; the top FBI agent in Atlanta has been sacked after refusing to go along with the Fulton County election office raid; a Texas Democrat who was outspent 20 to 1 has flipped the District 9 State Senate seat with a 30 point swing in a stunning upset; five year old Liam Ramos and his father have been released from the Dilley concentration camp and are back home in Minneapolis; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Will Trump Send the Military to Seize Voting Machines?

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Stories
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting | ProPublica

Here’s What to Know About the Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents | The New York Times

ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants | The New York Times

Don Lemon arrested after covering protest at Minnesota church | NBC News

Takeaways from AP report on ICE claims that immigrant shattered his skull running into wall | AP News

Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers | The New York Times

Atlanta FBI boss ousted after balking at 2020 election probe | MSNOW

Partial government shutdown begins as funding lapses despite Senate deal |CBS News

Protesters take to streets in U.S. to decry ICE tactics in Minneapolis | The Washington Post

Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset | Texas Tribune

Preschooler Liam Ramos and father land in Minneapolis after being released from immigration detention | CNN

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The Breakdown AUDIO | Epstein Files Tipster IDENTIFIES MISSING DOCS!!! Feb 02, 2026

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Allison is in contact with one of the complainants from the Epstein tips documents released this week, and shares what she told the FBI; so where is the 302?

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Refried Beans | A Coup By Any Other Name (feat. Steve Vladeck) | 1/29/2025 Feb 01, 2026

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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Trump tried to seize the power of Congress by halting all appropriations - and a Biden appointed judge blocked it hours later; Trump has asked two million federal workers to voluntarily resign; the CDC has been ordered to stop working with the World Health Organization; top USAID staff have been put on administrative leave; federal employees have filed a lawsuit over the HR at OPM government wide email for privacy concerns; Republican state attorneys general are pressuring Costco to drop their DEI programs; Jim Acosta announces he’s leaving CNN; Trump has moved to fire Dem members of the EEOC and NLRB; six transgender service members are suing Trump and Pete Hegseth over the ban on trans people serving in the military; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Republican attorneys general call out Costco for maintaining DEI policies - Kate Gibson | CBS News

More than 50 career civil servants at USAID are placed on administrative leave - Abigail Williams, Vaughn Hillyard and Raquel Coronell Uribe | NBC News

CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal - MIKE STOBBE | AP News

Trump administration will offer the roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign - Garrett Haake and Amanda Terkel | NBC News

Lawsuit alleges new Trump administration email system for federal employees raises privacy concerns - Tierney Sneed | CNN Politics

D.C. federal judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to pause federal aid spending - Daniel Barnes | NBC News

Dem AGs set to challenge Trump’s ‘clearly unlawful’ federal aid freeze - KYLE CHENEY | POLITICO

Six active duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump's transgender troop ban - TARA COPP | AP News

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Refried Beans | Carb Onesie (feat. Andy McCabe) | 1/31/2023 Jan 31, 2026

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Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

In the Hot Notes: the Manhattan DA has impaneled a special grand jury to return indictments on Donald Trump himself; a Mark Meadows ally is set to plead guilty to campaign finance charges; House Republicans are rebuffed again by the DoJ this time in the Biden documents investigation; a bi-partisan House panel has voted unanimously to intervene in the DoJ’s efforts to get access to Rep. Scott Perry’s phone; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News.

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