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Worth The Hassle (feat. Lizz Winstead) Mar 24, 2025

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Monday, March 24th, 2025

Today, the Pentagon set up a briefing with Elon Musk on Chinese war plans; Trump rescinds an executive order attacking the Paul Weiss law firm after the firm agrees to give him $40M in free legal services; Leland Dudek has threatened to shut down the Social Security Administration; the Trump administration has re-hired nearly 25K probationary employees; the military has agreed not to separate any transgender service members until at least March 28th; Trump is revoking the legal status of over half a million migrants; Time Magazine has published a piece about what Venezuelan migrants are going through in the Salvadoran prison complex; IRS is nearing a deal with ICE to provide them with information on suspected undocumented immigrants; Andrew and Tristan Tate are on their way back to Romania; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Guest: Lizz Winstead
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Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic - Ballotpedia

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Stories:
Pentagon changed course for Musk visit after report about him viewing China war plans: Officials | ABC News

U.S. to revoke legal status of more than a half-million migrants, urges them to self deport | CBS News

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate return to Romania after weeks in U.S. | CBS News

Federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over threat to close agency | The Washington Post

IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants | The Washington Post

Trump rescinds executive order after law firm agrees to provide $40m in free services | Guardian staff and Associated Press

Trump administration reinstating almost 25,000 fired workers after court order | Reuters

What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced | TIME

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them.
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Refried Beans | Fight On And You Will Prevail (feat. Marie Yovanovitch) | Mar 21, 2022 Mar 23, 2025

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March 22nd, 2022

In the Hot Notes: Confirmation hearings begin for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson; the US Secret Service takes the stand in the Couy Griffin bench trial; a witness tells the 1/6 committee that Meadows helped organize the march on the Capitol; and some Reuters reporters tell Politico they’re over the Reuters partnership with Russian media partner TASS; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Refried Beans | Barbecue Sauce (feat. Charlotte Clymer) | Friday, March 24th, 2023 Mar 22, 2025

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Friday, March 24th, 2023

In the Hot Notes; more delays for the Manhattan DA Grand Jury as Alvin Bragg claps back at Jim Jordan; a judge rules that E. Jean Carroll jurors can remain anonymous for security reasons; Kari Lake loses Arizona again; Trump’s lawyers make an appearance in the Pence subpoena case; Ray Epps has sent a letter to Tucker Carlson demanding a retraction; and abortion is legal again in Wyoming; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News.

Charlotte Clymer
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/

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Woefully Insufficient (feat. John Fugelsang) Mar 21, 2025

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Friday, March 21st, 2025

Today, a judge had ordered Musk and DOGE to get out of the Social Security systems and to uninstall all their software; Judge Boasberg has issued a show cause order in the Alien Enemies Act case; the Trump administration believes they can enter homes without a warrant; Trump has signed the executive order eliminating the Department of Education; a Georgetown researcher has been detained by ICE and a judge has ordered he not be deported pending litigation; the Social Security Administration is now requiring in-person identity checks; a French scientist has been denied entry to the US for negative social media posts about Trump; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Guest: John Fugelsang
Tell Me Everything — John Fugelsang
The John Fugelsang Podcast
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Stories:
Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Education Department | NBC News

Judge blocks deportation of Georgetown University researcher detained by ICE | CBS News

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found | US news | The Guardian

'Slap in the face': Pro-Trump Republican bemoans closure of local Social Security office | Raw Story

DOGE blocked in court from Social Security systems with Americans' personal information, for now | AP News

Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients | AP News

Administration’s Details on Deportation Flights ‘Woefully Insufficient,’ Judge Says - The New York Times

Administration Officials Believe Order Lets Immigration Agents Enter Homes Without Warrants - The New York Times

Good Trouble:
From an anonymous listener, the Trump administration needs your feedback!
Andrea Lucas, Trump’s acting chair of the equal employment opportunity commission, has asked for help to root out the discrimination of diversity, equity and inclusion festering in America's law firms. The EEOC has established an email where good samaritans can submit information to the EEOC about potentially unlawful DEI practices at law firms: lawfirmDEI@eeoc.gov

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Supreme Allied Commander Europe

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HRC Los Angeles Dinner - March 22

Darrell Issa Empty Chair Town Hall Presented by Indivisible - March 23

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Soaked In Animus (feat. Rep. Sara Jacobs) Mar 20, 2025

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Thursday, March 20th, 2025

Today, Judge Chutkan has blocked Trump and Musk from cancelling $20B in climate grants; Judge Ana Reyes has blocked the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military; Trump has fired the Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission; Judge Beryl Howell has denied the temporary restraining order for the US Institute of Peace; Republican members of the Senate and House armed services committee are pushing back on Trump’s plan to abandon a NATO command that has been exclusively American since Eisenhower; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Guest: Congresswoman Sara Jacobs
U.S. Congresswoman Sara Jacobs | CA 51st District
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Stories:
Judge Reyes BLOCKS Trump's Ban on Transgender Service Members- Allison Gill | Mullershewrote

Trump Fires FTC's Democratic Commissioners | HuffPost Latest News

Trump admin considers giving up NATO command that has been exclusively American since Eisenhower | NBC News

Judge temporarily blocks EPA's effort to cancel $20 billion in climate grants | CBS News

Good Trouble:
WisDems is sponsoring phone banking to get out the word about the upcoming April state Supreme Court race. WisDems Virtual Phonebank!

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American Climate Corps - Wikipedia

Beware the Ides of March: Ides of Trump Postcard Campaign – Dynamic Subspace

MomsRising.org | Sign Up for the Moms Next Door Pilot Project

NO KINGS OC: Hands Off! Orange County Fights Back

HRC Los Angeles Dinner - March 22

Darrell Issa Empty Chair Town Hall Presented by Indivisible - March 23

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Leopards Ate My Judiciary Mar 19, 2025

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Wednesday, March 19th, 2025

Today, A federal judge found on Tuesday that efforts by Elon Musk and his team to permanently shutter the United States Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution “in multiple ways”; a German national with a United States Green Card is being held in an ICE facility; the Trump administration has gutted the US Institute of Peace; an update on the Alien Enemies Act deportation case; John Roberts has issued a rare public rebuke of Trump calling for Boasberg’s impeachment; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories:
Elon Musk’s Role in Dismantling USAID Likely Violated Constitution, Judge Finds - The New York Times

Trump administration guts board of US Institute of Peace. Group says DOGE arrives | AP News

Roberts issues rare public pushback after Trump calls for judge’s impeachment

German national with U.S. green card detained at ICE facility, family says | NBC News

Good Trouble:
The Resistance Rangers are planning protests at parks and public lands nationwide on 3/22 noon local time for each place!
Resistance Rangers (@resistancerangers) • Instagram photos and videos

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Low Cut Connie

Broomfield County Democrats | broomfielddems.org

Los Angeles Dinner - HRC

Darrell Issa Empty Chair Town Hall Presented by Indivisible

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Manic Tuesday Mar 18, 2025

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Tuesday, March 18th, 2025

Today, Judge Boasberg holds another emergency hearing over whether Trump defied his order to turn the deportation planes around; a Brown University professor has been deported despite a court order; a Navy veteran and his wife say that TRICARE rescinded a $100K healthcare claim paid over a year ago; what musicians did after an executive order on DEI led to the cancellation of U.S. Marine Band collaboration; the 9th Circuit has denied Trump’s motion to pause a federal court order requiring the rehiring of probationary civil servants who were terminated; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories:
Wisconsin Supreme Court election kicks off with early voting March 18 | WISN

Ninth Circuit rejects Trump bid to stay firing of federal workers | Courthouse News Service

A Navy veteran and his wife say Tricare rescinded approvals for over $100K in health care claims paid years ago - Melissa Chan | ABC News

Deported Professor Rasha Alawieh Attended Hezbollah Leader’s Funeral, D.H.S. Says | The New York Times

Marine Band vets join student musicians whose concert was canceled by White House due to anti-DEI policy | Consequence of Sound, CBS News

Good Trouble:
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 - Petition · Boycott Contributions to Senate Democrats Until Chuck Schumer Steps Down - United States · Change.org

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DOGE Privacy Act Requests - Jamie Raskin for Congress

Ex parte Endo | 323 U.S. 283 (1944) | Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center

U.S. Department of Education Launches “End DEI” Portal

Low Cut Connie

Fight Like Hell! On Sunday, March 23, NALC branches are hosting local rallies to say "Hell no!" - NALC.org/march23

NorCal Resist

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Radio Free Nowhere (feat. Felipe Torres Medina) Mar 17, 2025

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Monday, March 17th, 2025

Today, Chuck Schumer caves on the continuing resolution and leaves House Democrats in the lurch; Trump and Marco Rubio have defied Judge Boasberg’s temporary restraining order barring the administration from deporting people under the Alien Enemies Act; a second judge orders thousand of probationary employees to be reinstated; classified U.S. intelligence reports cast doubt on Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war against Ukraine; Newsmax has settled with Smartmatic for $40M; Trump has asked the Supreme Court to allow him to end birthright citizenship; Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed links about black and female veterans; Trump and Netanyahu look to move Palestinians to Africa; Trump has shut down 7 agencies including Voice of America; a Long Island man is the first to be cured of sickle cell anemia; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Guest: Felipe Torres Medina
America, Let Me In – Abrams Books
Felipe Torres Medina.com
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Felipe Torres Medina (@felipetmedinaa) - Twitter

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Stories:
AP Exclusive: US and Israel look to Africa for moving Palestinians uprooted from Gaza | AP News

Putin still intends Ukraine domination, U.S. intelligence reports say - The Washington Post

Newsmax reveals it agreed to pay Smartmatic $40M in settlement with the voting machine company | NBC News

Second judge orders thousands of probationary employees fired by Trump to be reinstated | NBC News

Trump asks Supreme Court to curb judges’ power to block policies nationwide - POLITICO

Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia | CBS News

Chuck Schumer’s stumbles leave Democrats without a message | NBC News

Arlington Cemetery website removes links about Black, female veterans - The Washington Post

US deports hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members despite court order | BBC

Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent - The New York Times

Good Trouble:
Buy the book, read it and put in in your local little library - America, Let Me In – Abrams Books

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Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

Won Over: Reflections of a Federal Judge on His Journey from Jim Crow Mississippi

@biomadd_art - IG

DOGE Privacy Act Requests - Jamie Raskin for Congress

Berks County Democratic Committee

Hand Off!! APRIL 5TH. Nationwide protests

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Refried Beans | Operation REPO (feat. Hugo Lowell) | 3/17/2022 Mar 16, 2025

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Thursday, March 17th, 2022

In the Hot Notes: Biden identifies 50 Russian elites as targets in a global hunt to seize assets after Zelensky addresses a joint session of Congress; a judge orders the DoJ to produce documents in the Steve Bannon contempt case; the 1/6 Committee obtains the Proud Boys’ documentary crew footage; the DoJ charges five people for targeting US residents critical of Beijing; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Refried Beans | The State of DC Statehood (feat. Meagan Hatcher-Mays) | 3/17/2021 Mar 15, 2025

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March 17, 2021

Biden’s ODNI has confirmed that Russia tried to interfere in the 2020 election; Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg’s former daughter in law is cooperating with prosecutors in the Manhattan DA’s office; the Biden administration is racing to blunt a potential fourth surge of COVID cases; the Arizona GOP has been ordered to pay the legal fees for their frivolous election lawsuit against the Secretary of State; Yevgeny Vindman is set for a promotion to full colonel despite bad evals from Trump appointees; corporations in Georgia have voiced opposition to Republican-led voter suppression laws; Senator Whitehouse is alleging the FBI investigation into Kavanaugh was fake; plus AG and Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) deliver and your Good News.

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Meagan Hatcher-Mays (@importantmeagan) Indivisible Guide (@IndivisibleTeam)

Director of Democracy Policy at Indivisible.org, Founder UnrigtheCourts.org

Defeating MAGA
https://indivisible.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220104_Indivisible_%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Defeating%20MAGA.pdf

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