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Refried Beans | Bushtit (feat. Glenn Kirschner) | 11/28/2023 Nov 30, 2025

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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023

In the Hot Notes: Hunter Biden agrees to appear before the House Oversight Committee but only publicly; the conservative Ohio Supreme Court dismisses challenges to the Republican gerrymandered maps; the Trump appointed judge assigned to Elon Musk’s lawsuit has recused himself from the case; Mike Pence told special counsel some harrowing details about January 6th; Senate Democrats meet with the IDF on Capitol Hill; another resolution to expel George Santos is brought to the House floor; plus Allison delivers your good news. Dana is out and about.

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Refried Beans | The Elevens | 12/2/2022 Nov 29, 2025

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Friday, December 2nd, 2022

In the Hot Notes; the 11th circuit has vacated Judge Cannon’s ruling appointing a special master in the Mar-a-Lago documents case; Joel Greenberg is sentenced to 11 years in prison; Cochise County Arizona is ordered to certify their results as a judge orders Kari Lake’s lawyers to pay rule 11 sanctions fines; a federal judge has ordered the Pats to provide additional testimony to a federal grand jury; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Aim High (feat. John Fugelsang; Saikat Chakrabarti) Nov 28, 2025

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Friday, November 28th, 2025

Today, we have a very special Daily Beans for you. My mom found a joint in my math textbook, and we're going to have to talk about the consequences. No, I'm just kidding. It's Fugelsang Fridays here on the Daily Beans. So of course we're going to talk to John Fugelsang. After that, I'm going to interview a progressive Democratic candidate running for Nancy Pelosi's seat. His name is Saikat Chakrabarti.

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Guest: John Fugelsang
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Ukraine Clown Posse 2.0 Nov 27, 2025

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Thursday, November 27th, 2025

Today, Trump wants to put 500 more National Guard members on the streets of DC after two guardsmen - who shouldn't have been there - were shot; how an innocent woman was tied to the January 6th pipe bombs; Special Envoy to Ukraine Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on how to pitch the Ukraine surrender plan to Trump; the DOJ has thrown Kristi Noem under the bus for disobeying the court order to turn the planes around that were bound for El Salvador; an immigrant related to Karoline Leavitt has been detained by ICE; the Fulton County RICO case against Trump and his allies for attempting to overturn the 2020 election has been dismissed; Eric Swalwell draws Judge Boasberg for his lawsuit against Bill Pulte; the 11th Circuit denies Trump’s attempt to fight his million dollar sanctions bill for filing his frivolous lawsuit against 41 people including Hillary Clinton; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Stories
DOJ acknowledges Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order | CNN Politics

Immigrant with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is detained by ICE | AP News

National Guard members shot just blocks from the White House | AP News

How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs | CBS News

Report: US envoy coached Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan | AP News

Appeals court upholds $1M penalty against Trump in lawsuit against Hillary Clinton | POLITICO

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Kashed Out Nov 26, 2025

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Wednesday, November 26th, 2025

Today, Trump is weighing replacing FBI Director Kash Patel; Democratic Senators have filed a Freedom of Information Act request in the Tom Homan $50K in a Cava bag incident; the White House is hedging on Trump’s curious claim about talking to Bolsonaro the night he tampered with his ankle monitor; the FBI is interviewing the six members of Congress who deigned to tell Trump not to break the law; as Trump postpones revealing ideas about concepts of a health care plan - he is about to gut US environmental policy; the man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump has invited the President to his sentencing hearing; Eric Swalwell is suing Bill Pulte for unlawfully obtaining his mortgage documents; and Allison and Dana Deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Trump weighing the ouster of Kash Patel, according to sources | MSN

Democratic senators file FOIA request, demand answers about Tom Homan controversy | MSN

FBI probes congressional Democrats who warned military about illegal orders | Reuters

In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy | The New York Times

White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Bolsonaro | MSN

Rep. Eric Swalwell sues housing official who's made multiple criminal referrals for Trump critics | CBS News

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Reminder: This is the last election of the year!
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One Two Punch (feat. Adam Klasfeld) Nov 25, 2025

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Tuesday, November 25th, 2025

Today, the indictments against Letitia James and Jim Comey have been dismissed after a judge ruled Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed; a Turning Point USA and former Republican State Representative in Arizona has pled guilty to attempted election fraud; corporate media is finally acknowledging that the Republicans have a Nazi problem; multiple judges rebuke the government’s methods of defending invasive trans health care subpoenas; DOGE is disbanding 8 months before its charter expires; Twitter's new location transparency feature reveals popular MAGA accounts are actually foreign; Pete Kegseth is threatening to recall Mark Kelly to active duty to court-martial him; multiple Republican House members are thinking about resigning after MTG announced she’s stepping down; the former DOJ lawyer that was caught on hidden camera telling his date that Republican names would be redacted from the Epstein files is suing the government for wrongful termination; and Allison and Dana Deliver your Good News.

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'One-two punch knockout': Comey and James case dismissal debrief

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Comey and James indictments DISMISSED | Allison Gill, Adam Klasfeld | The Breakdown

Stories
Twitter’s new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts | NBC News

Defense Department says it's opening an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly | NBC News

What MTG got right - Jake Sherman | Punchbowl News

Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter | Reuters

Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror

Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis - The New York Times

Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas - Chris Geidner | Law Dork

Former DOJ official whose remarks about Epstein files were recorded sues over firing | POLITICO

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It’s Falling Apart Nov 24, 2025

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Monday, November 24th, 2025

Today, Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to appear before Congress despite being totally agreeable to sit down with Todd Blanche earlier this year; Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from Congress a year before her term expires; the Coast Guard has reclassified nooses and swastikas as hate symbols after backlash; the FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists; RFK Jr instructed the CDC to change vaccine and autism language; the Supreme Court temporarily halts tossing out the racially gerrymandered Texas map; a judge blocks the IRS from sharing immigration data with DHS; Democrats seek police action after Trump threatens to hang them; Democrats have swept school board elections nationwide; Mamdani owns Trump during their Friday Oval Office meeting; Doug Jones will run for governor against Tommy Tuberville in Alabama; Rubio lied to Congress about Trump’s new Ukraine peace plan; and Allison Delivers your Good News.

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Stories
U.S. senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russian ‘wish list’ | PBS News
Word-Searchable Version of Mueller Report | Just Security

The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal | FBI | The Guardian

Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with DHS for immigration enforcement | The Washington Post

Following months of trading insults, Trump offers Zohran Mamdani nothing but praise after their first meeting | NBC News

Doug Jones will enter 2026 Alabama governor’s race | AL.com

In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards | POLITICO

Democrats seek police action on Trump’s ‘threatening’ social media posts | The Washington Post

RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website | The New York Times

Ghislaine Maxwell will plead Fifth in House Epstein probe, Comer says - Live Updates | POLITICO

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→AACN Alarmed Over Department of Education’s Proposed Limitation of Student Loan Access for Nursing
**Red, Wine and Blue has a very active North Carolina Community Trouble Nation
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**Mutual Aid Relief Fund, Mutual Aid Hub, GiveDirectly.org/snap
**Group Directory - The Visibility Brigade: Resistance is Possible
**Vote Yes 836 - Oklahoma is gathering signatures
**How to Organize a Bearing Witness Standout
**Indiana teacher snitch portal - Eyes on Education
**Find Your Representative | house.gov, Contacting U.S. Senators

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The Breakdown 11/23/2025 Nov 23, 2025

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Today, Allison covers the government’s provable lies in multiple cases including Comey, Kilmer Abrego, deployment of the national guard, CBP use of force, and more. Plus the collapse of MAGA with the Epstein Files vote, the resignation of MTG, and the White House meeting with Mamdani.

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Refried Beans | PeopleCentered Power (feat. Chris Melody Fields Figueredo) | 11/21/2024 Nov 23, 2025

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The House Ethics Committee votes to block the release of the Gaetz report but they’ve agreed to keep working and will meet again in December; Texas is offering Trump thousands of acres of land for concentration camps; Speaker Johnson restricts use of Capitol bathrooms by transgender people; Biden locks in $6.6B for TSMC chip factories, ensuring Trump can’t rescind the CHIPS Act deal; a Trump appointed federal judge criticized pardons for January 6th; Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss tell a judge that Rudy should be held in contempt of court; Senate Judiciary Democrats ask the FBI for the Gaetz evidentiary file; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Guest: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo

The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC) (ballot.org)

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Refried Beans | Special Counsel 2.0 | 11/21/2022 Nov 23, 2025

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Monday, November 21st, 2022

In the Hot Notes; Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Jack Smith special counsel to investigate Donald Trump; a shooting at an LGBTQ+ club in Colorado Springs with an assault weapon leaves five dead and 18 injured; a GOP operative is convicted of funneling money to Donald Trump; a Florida judge blocks Desantis anti woke law for colleges; and evidence shows Justice Alito leaked the Hobby Lobby decision before it was released; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

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