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Friday, September 19th, 2025

Today, Donald suggests TV licenses should be pulled following the FCC chair Brendan Carr’s successful push to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air; House Democrats call for an investigation of ABC and Sinclair as Chuck Schumer calls for Brendan Carr to resign; 11 Democratic lawmakers were arrested by the Department of Homeland Security for demanding access to detention rooms at 26 Federal Plaza in New York; a Trump appointed judge tears into the administration and blocks the removal of Guatemalan children; a Texas man has been indicted for making credible threats to Zohran Mamdani; House Oversight Republicans block a measure to subpoena Brendan Carr; Trump asks the Supreme Court to intervene in the firing of Lisa Cook; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Trump floats pulling licenses if networks are 'against' him after Jimmy Kimmel suspended | CNBC

House Democrats call for FCC chair to quit over Jimmy Kimmel suspension | US news | The Guardian

House Oversight rejects bid to subpoena FCC’s Carr - Live Updates | POLITICO

Trump-tapped judge shields Guatemalan kids from deportation | All Rise News

Trump asks SCOTUS to let him remove Lisa Cook from Fed Reserve | ABC News

Democratic New York Lawmakers Arrested for Demanding Access to Alleged ICE Detention Facility | Democracy Docket

Deserve to die': Texas man indicted over series of violent threats to Mamdani | NBC News

Good Trouble
“I don’t trust that the FCC will address anything but there is a Senate Oversight Committee with a subcommittee for Media. I recommend people contact the senator or the senate member(s) of the committee & request an investigation  into FoxNews & Brian Kilmeade’s statements calling for the execution of the homeless.” 
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Thursday, September 18th, 2025

Today, alleged text messages in court documents between Charlie Kirk’s shooter and his roommate face public scrutiny; Disney pulls Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely for his remarks about Charlie Kirk; Kash Patel and the fired head of the CDC testify in separate hearing before congressional committees; the Trump administration has been pressuring prosecutors to indict Tish James for mortgage fraud but there’s no evidence; an immigration judge has ordered the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil; Republicans have blocked Jamie Raskin’s bid to subpoena banks for Epstein records; the Republican ex candidate who fired shots at the homes of Democrats in New Mexico has been sentenced to 80 years in prison; a San Diego Navy doctor was fired after a right wing activist found pronouns in her LinkedIn profile; Minneapolis police said more than a dozen people were injured in homeless encampment shootings; Democrat Xp Lee has won the special election to fill Melissa Hortman’s seat in Minnesota; four people were arrested after images of Donald Trump alongside Jeffrey Epstein were projected on Windsor Castle on Tuesday; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Trump officials pressuring federal prosecutors to bring criminal charges against NY AG Letitia James: Sources | ABC News

Judiciary panel rejects Democrats' bid to subpoena banks in Epstein case - Live Updates | POLITICO

Minneapolis police say more than a dozen hurt in homeless encampment shootings | The Guardian

Kash Patel doubles down on his handling of the Epstein files in heated Hill testimony | POLITICO

Immigration judge orders Mahmoud Khalil deported to Syria or Algeria | POLITICO

San Diego Navy doctor fired after right-wing activists find pronouns on social media | KPBS San Diego

Solomon Peña, Republican Ex-Candidate, Sentenced in Politically Motivated Shooting Plot | The New York Times

Led By Donkeys attacks ‘Orwellian’ arrests after Trump Windsor projections | UK news | The Guardian

Good Trouble
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2025

Today, Kash Patel was questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee and was just as unserious as you’d suspect; Mississippi communities are shaken by two hanging deaths; the UN’s commission of inquiry has officially designated what’s happening in  Gaza as genocide; the Georgia Supreme Court officially disqualified Fani Willis from the 2020 election RICO case; Judge Chutkan ruled that she doesn’t have jurisdiction to stop the deportees being sent to Ghana; Trump and some billionaires are taking over TikTok in the United States; Donald has sued the New York Times for $15B for alleged… well i’m not exactly sure; a Manhattan judge has dismissed the terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione for lack of evidence; an appeals court blocks Trump from firing Fed Board Governor Lisa Cook; Tim Walz announced he’s running for a third term as governor of Minnesota; a Florida restaurateur offers their parking spaces for artists to color in after the state painted over the Pulse Nightclub memorial crosswalk; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
What we know about the hanging deaths of two men in Mississippi | WLBT

Oracle, Silver Lake consortium to control 80% stake in TikTok in US, WSJ reports | Reuters

Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case | AP News

Appeals court blocks Trump from removing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board before interest rate meeting | NBC News

‘Direct evidence of genocidal intent’: the UN commission of inquiry’s report on Israel’s actions in Gaza | The Guardian

Donald Trump’s approval rating | The Economist

Why Trump’s new civil suit against The New York Times is so bizarre | MSNBC

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will run for a third term in 2026 | NBC News

Luigi Mangione's state terrorism charges dismissed in UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder, judge rules | CBS New York

Parking spots used as colorful protest against Florida crackdown on rainbow crosswalks | AP News
 

Good Trouble
The Department of Education is currently accepting public comments on a proposed rule change that would prevent thousands of public interest attorneys, among many other public servants, from receiving the public service loan forgiveness benefits to which they are entitled. 
U.S. Department of Education Issues Proposed Public Service Program Rules Changes
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2025

Today, the White House has announced plans to crack down on Democrats by declaring liberal groups domestic terror organizations; the Washington Post fired a columnist for quoting Charlie Kirk on social media; the US has attacked another boat in the Caribbean; fired Epstein prosecutor Maureen Comey is suing the administration for wrongful termination; longterm unemployment has hit a post pandemic high; the rural healthcare hunger games are underway; as judge Chutkan feared, immigrants that Trump deported to Ghana have been sent to their home countries and could face torture; the FDA is seeking to abandon expert reviews of new drugs; the Charlie’s murderers doxxing website was hacked; young climate activists who won a landmark case in Montana state court are challenging a new executive order from the Trump administration; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Trump Says U.S. Military Struck Another Boat From Venezuela: Live Updates | The New York Times

Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting | The New York Times

Trump says the U.S. attacked another boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela | PBS

Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy | The Washington Post

Immigrants deported from US to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture | AP News

The rural health 'Hunger Games' are underway | POLITICO

Under Trump, FDA seeks to abandon expert reviews of new drugs | CBS News

Young activists won a landmark state climate trial. Now they're challenging Trump's orders | AP News

Good Trouble
Indiana’s horrific AG is at it again—trying to get people to turn in teachers for not “properly mourning.” He’s set up a portal for teachers to be turned in. Sure would be a shame if that portal got flooded. A damn shame. Eyes on Education

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Monday, September 15th, 2025

Today, a judge worries that the Trump administration is sidestepping torture protections for deported Africans; another judge stops Trump from defunding homelessness programs based on transgender inclusivity; the abject failures of corporate media in the wake of the Charlie Kirk shooting put us all in danger; an animal shelter is evacuated after Kash Patel incinerates two pounds of meth nearby; private health insurance companies are set to hike premiums; Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade says the government should murder unhoused people; Target continues to languish as it fails to see a back to school bump in sales; California lawmakers pass a bill to bar ICE agents from wearing masks; Senator Van Hollen criticizes Democratic leaders for failing to endorse Zohran Mamdani; Republican Mike McCaul won’t seek reelection in 2026; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Judge worries Trump administration is sidestepping torture protections for deported Africans | POLITICO

Animal shelter evacuated after FBI incinerates meth at facility | BBC

Why your health insurance may be about to cost a lot more | The Washington Post

Rhode Island judge halts effort by HUD to change criteria for homeless funding | AP News

California lawmakers pass bill barring authorities from wearing face masks | AP News

Van Hollen Criticizes Democratic Leaders for Delay in Endorsing Mamdani | The New York Times

Hochul Endorses Mamdani for Mayor of New York | The New York Times

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul won’t seek reelection after 11 terms | ABC News

Target was hoping for a back-to-school sales bump that never came. Foot traffic is still down for the 7th month in a row | Fortune

Good Trouble 
Your good trouble mission today, should you choose to accept it, is to call or email Fox News and tell them an apology from Brian Kilmeade isn’t enough and that he needs to be fired immediately for saying unhoused people should be subject to involuntary lethal injections.  [email protected] 
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Today, Allison covers E Jean Carroll’s victory at the 2nd Circuit, more SCOTUS shadow docket rulings, and the abject failure of corporate media and Kash Patel’s FBI in the wake of Charlie Kirk.

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Thursday, September 15th, 2022

Today, in the Hot Notes: John Durham appears to be wrapping up his investigation into the oranges of the Trump/Russia investigation, his report is expected by the end of the year; the FBI served a warrant on pillowman, Cyber Symposium organizer, and conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell in connection to the charges Tina Peters, the Mesa County, Colorado is facing regarding a scheme that allegedly allowed an unauthorized person to access voting machines; plus an interview with journalist and author David Enrich.

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Wednesday, September 11th, 2024

The Missouri Supreme Court overturns Republicans and rules that the abortion initiative WILL be on the ballot; the US is discussing allowing Ukraine to use ATACMS against Russia; the FBI says Americans lost $5.6B last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams; Republicans threaten to shut down the government adding cuts to veterans benefits to their continuing resolution; Symone Sanders says underestimate Kamala Harris’ debating skills at your own peril; the North Carolina Supreme Court upholds a ruling to keep RFK Jr off the ballot; and Allison and Dana deliver your good news.
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Underestimate Kamala Harris’ debating skills at your own peril (Opinion | Symone Sanders | MSNBC)

Missouri Supreme Court will allow abortion amendment on the ballot (The Hill)

US to Discuss Permitting Ukraine ATACMS Strikes on Russia (Newsweek)

Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says (AP News)

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Friday, September 12th, 2025

Today, right wing activists and now federal authorities are targeting people who appeared to celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk on social media; potential threats trigger lockdowns at several HBCUs across the South; some appeals court judges have publicly admonished the Supreme Court’s run on the shadow docket; we’re getting more information on the shooter at the Colorado high school; a judge in Arizona has blocked the removal of dozens of immigrant children; the First Circuit Court of Appeals allows Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood; Senate Republicans on Thursday triggered a nuclear option to allow easy confirmation of Trump nominated judges; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Colorado high school shooter was 'radicalized by some extremist network,' sheriff's department says | ABC News

State Department warns immigrants against praising Kirk’s death | The Hill

Potential threats trigger lockdowns at several HBCUs across the South | CNN

Senate Republicans trigger 'nuclear option,' changing rules to speed up Trump nominees | NBC News

Appeals court judges publicly admonish Supreme Court justices: ‘We’re out here flailing’ | POLITICO

Judge temporarily blocks US effort to remove dozens of immigrant Guatemalan and Honduran children | AP News

Good Trouble 
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Thursday, September 11th, 2025

Today, three students, including a suspected shooter, were shot and critically injured at a suburban high school in Colorado on Wednesday afternoon; NATO shot down Russian drones in Polish airspace; Chuck Schumer moved to force a Senate vote on the release of the Epstein files but Republicans blocked it; Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah; another hearing was held on the Guatemalan children that Trump tried to disappear in the middle of the night on labor day weekend; Brian Driscoll and others are suing the FBI, Pam Bondi, and Kash Patel for wrongful termination; the Supreme Court has denied South Carolina’s emergency request to enforce the state’s anti trans bathroom policy; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Live updates: Charlie Kirk is assassinated at Utah campus event | NBC News

NATO shoots down Russian drones in Polish airspace, accusing Moscow of being ‘absolutely reckless’ | CNN

Schumer moves to force Senate vote on Epstein files - Live Updates | POLITICO

Supreme Court denies South Carolina’s emergency request to enforce anti-transgender school bathroom policy | POLITICO

Good Trouble
Call your Representatives and demand common sense gun laws. Find Your Representative | house.gov, Contacting U.S. Senators
Moms Demand Action, https://www.everytown.org, Giffords.org

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