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Monday, May 18th, 2026
Today, a former judge weighs in on Trump's $1.7B slush fund for January 6th rioters in a court filing; the Senate parliamentarian has stripped the $1B ballroom provision from Republican’s budget reconciliation bill; Colorado Governor Jared Polis has commuted the sentence of voter data thief Tina Peters; the Federal Aviation Administration is going to sharply cut the number of air traffic controllers; a Texas hospital will create a detransition clinic as part of a settlement with AG Ken Paxton; Senator Bill Cassidy lost his primary as Democrat Jamie Davis advances in Louisiana; and Allison Delivers your Good News.
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The Latest Breakdown:
Retired Judge Blasts Trump's $1.7B Slush Fund for Allies | The Breakdown
Stories
Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Gov. Jared Polis | The New York Times
Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Gov. Jared Polis | The New York Times
FAA cuts target for air traffic control staffing | Reuters
Texas Children’s Hospital to develop ‘detransition clinic,’ fire physicians as part of settlement, AG says | Houston Public Media
Sen. Bill Cassidy loses GOP primary in Louisiana as two rivals advance to runoff | NBC News
Senate parliamentarian rejects Trump’s ballroom fund in budget bill | NBC News
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STOP the deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi - Action Network
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→Deliver Mother’s Day to the Moms of Dilley
→Letter Carriers' “Stamp Out Hunger“ Food Drive
→FieldTeam6.org
→Standwithminnesota.com
→Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible, Defund ICE | 5Calls
→Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU
→ICE List →iceout.org
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More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill
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Monday, May 18th, 2026
Today, a former judge weighs in on Trump's $1.7B slush fund for January 6th rioters in a court filing; the Senate parliamentarian has stripped the $1B ballroom provision from Republican’s budget reconciliation bill; Colorado Governor Jared Polis has commuted the sentence of voter data thief Tina Peters; the Federal Aviation Administration is going to sharply cut the number of air traffic controllers; a Texas hospital will create a detransition clinic as part of a settlement with AG Ken Paxton; Senator Bill Cassidy lost his primary as Democrat Jamie Davis advances in Louisiana; and Allison Delivers your Good News.
Thank You, Helix
27% Off Sitewide when you go to HelixSleep.com/dailybeans
Thank You, BoxieCat
For a limited time, get 30% off your order when you head to Boxiecat.com/DAILYBEANS and use code DAILYBEANS.
California Rising - It was a powerful night to launch the fight to win back the House! The show is over but you can still help us reach our fundraising goal! bluewavecalifornia.org/concert
The Latest Breakdown:
Retired Judge Blasts Trump's $1.7B Slush Fund for Allies | The Breakdown
Stories
Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Gov. Jared Polis | The New York Times
Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Gov. Jared Polis | The New York Times
FAA cuts target for air traffic control staffing | Reuters
Texas Children’s Hospital to develop ‘detransition clinic,’ fire physicians as part of settlement, AG says | Houston Public Media
Sen. Bill Cassidy loses GOP primary in Louisiana as two rivals advance to runoff | NBC News
Senate parliamentarian rejects Trump’s ballroom fund in budget bill | NBC News
Good Trouble
STOP the deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi - Action Network
→SusanRogan - how-to-help-win-the-midterms
→detentionwatchnetwork.org
→Deliver Mother’s Day to the Moms of Dilley
→Letter Carriers' “Stamp Out Hunger“ Food Drive
→FieldTeam6.org
→Standwithminnesota.com
→Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible, Defund ICE | 5Calls
→Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU
→ICE List →iceout.org
Good News
→Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans
→Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com
→Email Dana LGBTQ Owned eating establishments in your area - [email protected] Subject: “Dana’s Project”
Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube
Harry Dunn is running for Congress
Harry Dunn for Maryland
Our Donation Links
The Daily Beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work - Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser
The Daily beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work - Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser
Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation
https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736
https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736
Join Dana and The Daily Beans in support of Human Rights Campaign http://onecau.se/_ekes71
More Donation Links
National Security Counselors - Donate, ActBlue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans
National Security Counselors - Donate, ActBlue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans
Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube
→Federal 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.
Dana Goldberg - Dana is on Patreon! At Dana’s Dugout, @dgcomedy - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DanaGoldberg.com
More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill
Reminder - 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=short
Follow the Podcast on Apple:
https://apple.co/3XNx7ck
Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?
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