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Wednesday, December 17th, 2025Today, Pete Hegseth refuses to release the full video of the double tap boat strike in the Caribbean; Mike Johnson refuses to hold a vote on extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies; the Trump administration says the White House East Wing destruction is a matter of national security; enforcement of Texas’ bathroom bill draws challenges; Trump sues the BBC for $10B over edited January 6th insurrection speech; Kushner abandons his plan to build a hotel in Serbia amid backlash; Denver rejects the Key Lime Air airport lease because of ICE flights; election thief Tina Peters’ lawyer demands Colorado honor Trump’s pardon; Pulitzer Board members hit Trump with discovery in his lawsuit; Vanity Fair publishes a two-part expose on Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles; and Allison and Dana deliver and your Good News.Thank You, Naked WinesTo get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to http://nakedwines.com/DAILYBEANS and use code DAILYBEANS for both the code and password. Guest: Isabela Dias - Reporter at Mother Jones https://www.motherjones.comhttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/dreamers-daca-trump-deportation-detention-betrayal-big-feature/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/noem-trump-dhs-ice-year-of-hell-immigrants-punitive-theatre-cecot/Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTubeStoriesHegseth says he won’t publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean | PBS NewsHouse Republican leaders ditch vote on ACA funding, all but ensuring premiums will rise | NBC NewsTrump sues BBC for billions | POLITICOTina Peters' lawyers citing Trump pardon launch new efforts to free her | Colorado NewslineAfter Backlash, Jared Kushner Drops Plan to Build a Trump Hotel in Serbia | WSJPulitzer Prize Board members dump broad discovery demands on Trump for tax returns, psych records, and 'any' prescription meds history | Law and CrimeTrump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security | AP NewsEnforcement of Texas’ bathroom bill draws challenges | Texas TribuneICE flights cited in Denver's denial of Key Lime airport lease | Colorado NewslineTakeaways From Susie Wiles’s Vanity Fair Interviews Describing Trump World | NYTGood Trouble - https://near.tl/sm/ik-ZushRaJOIN IT GETS BETTER FOR QUEER-A-THON live on Twitch - their year-end fundraising stream and safe celebration space for LGBTQ+ youth! On Wednesday, December 17th starting 2:15pm ET/11:15am PT - ItGetsBetter - TwitchAllison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam.http://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate From The Good NewsThe Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) https://pircoregon.org/Voices United On the Road Forward - https://voicesunitedrr.orgAdopt Camila (HANNA CITY, IL  61536) - https://www.samsrescue.org/contact-us.html→Go To https://DailyBeansPod.com Click on ‘Good News and Good Trouble’ to Share Yours Our Donation Linkshttps://www.nationalsecuritylaw.org/donate, https://secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, http://WhistleblowerAid.org/beansJoin Dana and The Daily Beans and support on Giving Tuesdayhttp://onecau.se/_ekes71Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. Dr. Allison Gill - https://www.muellershewrote.com, https://bsky.app/profile/muellershewrote.com, https://instagram.com/muellershewrote, https://www.youtube.com/@MSWMediaPodsDana Goldberg - https://bsky.app/profile/dgcomedy.bsky.social, https://www.instagram.com/dgcomedy, https://www.facebook.com/dgcomedy, https://danagoldberg.comMore from MSW Media - https://mswmedia.com/shows, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, https://www.muellershewrote.comReminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tuesday, December 16th, 2025Today, prolific actor, writer director and producer Rob Reiner and his incredible wife Michelle were found murdered in their home in Brentwood California; authorities are releasing the suspect they had in custody for the shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island; a national preservation group is suing to stop Trump’s construction of the now demolished East Wing of the White House; a jet blue plane avoided a near mid air collision with a military plane near Venezuela; and Allison and Dana deliver and your Good News.Thank You, Helix20% Off Sitewide, when you go to http://HelixSleep.com/dailybeansGuest: Brian Wenke Executive Director of It Gets Betterhttps://itgetsbetter.orghttps://www.instagram.com/itgetsbetter, https://bsky.app/profile/itgetsbetter.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@itgetsbetter, https://www.tumblr.com/itgetsbetterhttps://www.twitch.tv/itgetsbetter/ItGetsBetter | TwitchJOIN IT GETS BETTER FOR QUEER-A-THON live on Twitch - their year-end fundraising stream and safe celebration space for LGBTQ+ youth! On Wednesday, December 17th starting 2:15pm ET/11:15am PT - ItGetsBetter - TwitchAllison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam.http://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonateSubscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTubeStoriesRob Reiner's Son Nick Arrested in Deaths of Director and His Wife: Live Updates | NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/15/us/rob-michele-reiner-deadAuthorities will release person detained in Brown University shooting | AP Newshttps://apnews.com/article/brown-university-shooting-suspect-search-1da03b12b2eac2b530172667d3df30c4JetBlue plane near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force aircraft | CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/12/14/politics/jetblue-venezuela-us-air-forceNational preservation group sues to halt East Wing ballroom construction | POLITICOhttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/12/trump-east-wing-ballroom-lawsuit-00689260Good Trouble - https://near.tl/sm/ik-ZushRaOur Good Trouble Today Comes From Jess Craven over at Chop Wood Carry WaterIn the wake of yet another Mass Shooting at a School - Call your Senators and House Reps and call to reopen the Gun Violence Prevention Office which Trump Shut down in his first week of office. She provides a handy script to follow:Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______.I’m calling to demand that Congress act on gun violence NOW. Australia saw a horrific mass shooting this weekend and their government is already in action, preparing a special session in which they will tighten their gun laws. What are we doing here? 46,000 people die from gun violence every year in our country and Congress keeps refusing to act. It’s unconscionable. We want an assault weapons ban. We want universal background checks. We want safe storage laws. And we want the office of Gun Violence Prevention, which Trump shut down in his first week in office, to be reopened immediately. Nothing less will do.”More at Chop Wood, Carry Water 12/15 - by Jess CravenContacting U.S. Senators, Find Your Representative | house.gov From The Good Newshttps://www.wirth4congress.comhttp://ssa.govhttps://www.queermunitymn.comtwitch.tv/miss_serenity13→Go To https://DailyBeansPod.com Click on ‘Good News and Good Trouble’ to Share Yours Our Donation Linkshttps://www.nationalsecuritylaw.org/donate, https://secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, http://WhistleblowerAid.org/beansJoin Dana and The Daily Beans and support on Giving Tuesdayhttp://onecau.se/_ekes71Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. Dr. Allison Gill - https://www.muellershewrote.com, https://bsky.app/profile/muellershewrote.com, https://instagram.com/muellershewrote, https://www.youtube.com/@MSWMediaPodsDana Goldberg - https://bsky.app/profile/dgcomedy.bsky.social, https://www.instagram.com/dgcomedy, https://www.facebook.com/dgcomedy, https://danagoldberg.comMore from MSW Media - https://mswmedia.com/shows, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, https://www.muellershewrote.comReminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Monday, December 15th, 2025Today, a mass shooting at Brown University leaves multiple dead and wounded; another 15 people were killed at Bondi Beach in Sidney Australia in a mass shooting; TSA is providing air passenger data to ICE; a gun toting Border Patrol thug is exposed as a racist online troll; the House Oversight committee has released a new batch of photos from the Epstein Estate; Trump allies pressured Romania into lifting travel restrictions on the Tate brothers; the deeply personal reasons Indiana Republicans pushed back against Trump; Colorado rejects the President’s pardon of election thief Tina Peters; Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to oust Mike Johnson as Speaker; Republicans in the House defy Trump and vote with Democrats to restore bargaining rights for federal workers; Abrego Garcia remains a free man after the Trump administration tried to issue a retroactive deportation order; Trump judges have once again blocked Judge Boasberg’s contempt proceedings; a judge orders Dan Richman’s emails at the core of the Comey case be returned to him; House Democrats will ask for the release of Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report; and Allison and Dana deliver and your Good News.Thank You, DeleteMeGet 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to http://joindeleteme.com/DAILYBEANS and use promo code DAILYBEANS at checkout.Thank You, Naked WinesTo get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to http://nakedwines.com/DAILYBEANS and use code DAILYBEANS for both the code and password.Trump Issues SHOCK RESPONSE to MY REQUEST About THE FILES|Allison Gill|Midas Touch|The Breakdownhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EUjaptr9kUSubscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@MSWMediaPodsStoriesBrown University shooting live updates: Person of interest to be released from custody|NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/brown-university-shooting-live-updates-rcna249097Bondi Beach shooting live updates: 15 dead at Hanukkah event, including children|NBC https://www.nbcnews.com/world/australia/live-blog/bondi-beach-australia-live-updates-rcna249083Colorado Officials Reject Trump’s ‘Pardon’ of a Convicted Election Denier|NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/us/politics/trump-tina-peters.htmlThe deeply personal reasons why many Indiana Senate Republicans said no to Trump|MSNhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-deeply-personal-reasons-why-many-indiana-senate-republicans-said-no-to-trump/ar-AA1SbWjAHouse votes to nullify Trump order and restore bargaining rights for federal workers|APhttps://apnews.com/article/democrats-trump-federal-worker-union-rights-republicans-1bbd71bb6236aa2ff2c3b816e54327a1Marjorie Taylor Greene’s farewell gift to Mike Johnson: a longshot plot to oust him|MSNOWhttps://www.ms.now/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-mike-johnson-motion-to-vacateHouse Democrats release more photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate|NBChttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/new-epstein-photos-show-trump-clinton-bill-gates-woody-allen-steve-ban-rcna248819House Democrats to ask for release of Jack Smith classified documents report|Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/12/house-democrats-aileen-cannon-jack-smithImmigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort|NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/immigration-tsa-passenger-data.htmlGun-Toting Border Patrol Goon Unmasked as Racist Online Troll|Daily Beasthttps://www.thedailybeast.com/gun-toting-border-patrol-goon-unmasked-as-racist-online-troll/How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed|NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/us/andrew-tate-barron-trump-romania.htmlUS federal judge orders ICE not to rearrest Kilmar Abrego Garcia|JURIST NEWShttps://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/us-federal-judge-orders-ice-not-to-rearrest-kilmar-abrego-garcia/Good Trouble - https://near.tl/sm/ik-ZushRaThis is a call for Good Trouble and is time sensitive.Project 2025 implementation has progressed to gut the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA Act).The public comment period ends at 11:59pm ET on December 15th.https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/CFPB-2025-0039-0001From The Good Newshttps://humanesocietyofmacomb.orgPup in Tucson form - https://near.tl/sm/aySLYhb9Rhttps://rachelcorriefoundation.orghttps://www.instagram.com/dlnvnsDirect questions to - [email protected]→Go To https://DailyBeansPod.com Click on ‘Good News and Good Trouble’ to Share YoursOur Donation Linkshttps://www.nationalsecuritylaw.org/donate, https://secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, http://WhistleblowerAid.org/beansJoin Dana and The Daily Beans and support on Giving Tuesdayhttp://onecau.se/_ekes71Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. 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This week, corporate media is ignoring DOJ’s reasons for refusing to release Epstein material, Trump’s prosecutors continue to flounder, and Trump is underwater on all fronts as Democrats continue to win elections.Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/-EUjaptr9kU?si=1Ur8FziqdMHqqba2 Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wednesday, December 11th, 2024New York Attorney General Tish James says she’s not going to drop the $450M civil fraud case against Trump just because he was elected President; Mike Flynn’s long running lawsuit against the government for the Russia investigation has been dismissed; The Supreme Court has refused to lift the gag order against Donald Trump; the Manhattan DA has filed his brief opposing Trump’s motion to dismiss the 34 felony counts against him; Trump’s Department of Justice secretly spied on members of Congress and journalists according to an inspector general report; Mitch McConnell fell after a GOP Senate lunch and is receiving medical care; more than 4 million people will share $1.8B in refunds from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Guest: Harry LitmanHost, Talking Feds Podcast; Law Professor; Former US AttorneyTalking Feds Substack (harrylitman.substack.com)Talkingfeds.comHarry Litman - Blue Sky (@harrylitman)Harry Litman Twitter (@harrylitman) Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.