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Friday, May 16th, 2025

Today, the Supreme Court hears arguments on birthright citizenship and whether district judges can issue nationwide injunctions; turns out Kristi Noem wants her own plane too; Walmart announced it will start raising prices because of tariffs; Colorado air traffic controllers lost contact with planes for six minutes Monday; Missouri Republicans have repealed sick leave and wage law that voters approved just months before; RFK Jr wants to reverse Covid vaccine recommendations for kids; Tulsi Gabbard fires two top intelligence officials; the Trump administration is considering bans on abortion drugs after dropping their lawsuit; DOGE fixes some of its math by removing resurrected contracts from its list of cancellations; and Pam Bondi sold a million in Trump stocks right before the tariffs were announced; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: John Fugelsang
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RFK Jr orders mifepristone review as anti-abortion groups push for ban | US news | The Guardian

Fed chief Jerome Powell warns that U.S. could face "supply shocks" | CBS News

Missouri legislature repeals sick leave law that voters approved just months before | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR

Trump wants a new plane. Now, so does Homeland Security Secretary Noem. | The Washington Post

Pam Bondi Sold Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Tariffs | ProPublica

Colorado Air Traffic Control Facility Lost Contact With Some Pilots | The New York Times

Gabbard fires leaders of intelligence group that wrote Venezuela assessment | The Washington Post

DOGE Removes Dozens of Resurrected Contracts From Its List of Savings | The New York Times

Good Trouble: RFK Jr. eyes reversing CDC's Covid-19 vaccine recommendation for children - POLITICO - There is one week left to submit comments on RFK Jr trying to pull the covid vaccines from the list of recommended vaccines for children.

From The Good News
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | United Nations]

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Run For Something

friendsofbigbearvalley.org

Federal Register :: Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act

Menstruation Health Week | Beltrami History

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Thursday, May 15th, 2025

Today, Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan has been indicted by a federal grand jury; a tiny company with ties to China has spent $300M on Trump’s memecoin; Pam Bondi’s DoJ has struck a deal to allow 17 Sinaloa cartel members into the United States; Governor JB Pritzker is the first to block federal access to personal data on autism; a 12 year old boy was abandoned on the sidewalk after an ICE raid in Massachusetts; a Democratic Congressman is pushing for impeachment but his colleagues are criticizing the move; Governor Tim Walz and other Minnesota officials are preparing for a possible pardon of George Floyd’s murderer Derek Chauvin; the Pentagon spent $21M on flights to Guantanamo where there are currently 32 people being detained; Democrats go after Republican online fundraising platform WinRed; a toddler was left in US custody after her parents were removed to Venezuela; RFK Jr sidesteps questions about vaccines during a Congressional hearing; a federal court allows CREW to continue it’s bid to free DOGE documents using FOIA; the city of Omaha has flipped blue as John Ewing Jr defeats the Republican incumbent in the mayoral race; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10)
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Guest: Dr. Joanna Cohen of Guns Down America
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Stories:
Tiny Company With China Ties Announces Big Purchase of Trump Cryptocurrency | The New York Times

12-year-old boy left alone on sidewalk after ICE raid in Massachusetts | CBS Boston

Toddler left in US custody after parents were deported is returned to Venezuela | The Washington Post

Trump's Secret Police - by Allison Gill | The Breakdown

Pentagon spent at least $21 million on flights to Guantanamo, which currently holds 32 migrants | NBC News

MTG Joins MAGA Push to Have George Floyd’s Killer Derek Chauvin Pardoned | Daily Beast

Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan in immigration case | CBS News

Kennedy sidesteps vaccine questions: ‘I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me’ | NBC News

Democratic congressman pushes Trump impeachment, but backs down from vote | The Washington Post

Dems go after GOP online fundraising after Trump attacks ActBlue | POLITICO

Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism | The Guardian

John Ewing set to become Omaha's first Black mayor and flip the office for Democrats | ABC News

Good Trouble:
Trump Media would very much like to hear public feedback about their Truth+ streaming platform.  According to their website, "Truth+ provides a slate of  unbiased news channels and non-woke, on-demand movies and entertainment content."  Golly gee!  You can let them know just how much value this service adds to  your life at [email protected].

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2025

Today, the government failed to file its privilege log on time in the Abrego Garcia case prompting Judge Xinis to order them to file it; a trump appointed judge in Pennsylvania becomes the first to call Trumps invocation of the Alien Enemies Act lawful; the USDA reverses course and commits to restore purged climate webpages in response to a lawsuit brought by farmers; more than a dozen states slapped the Trump administration with two new lawsuits on Tuesday accusing it of withholding funding in retaliation for immigration policies; Chuck Schumer says he is placing a hold on Trump DOJ nominees amid questions on Qatar's luxury jet gift; the FBI has been ordered to prioritize immigration as DOJ scales back white collar cases; and a magistrate judge cautioned Trump’s DoJ on making public statements about the mayor of Newark; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Claudia Bracho
Urban Peace Institute
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Stories:
A New Jersey mayor’s arrest at ICE facility fires up Democrats from New York to Chicago | POLITICO

FBI ordered to prioritize immigration, as DOJ scales back white collar cases | Reuters

States accuse Trump administration of holding emergency relief hostage over immigration policy | Courthouse News Service

Chuck Schumer says he is placing a hold on Trump DOJ nominees amid questions on Qatar's luxury jet gift | NBC News

USDA Reverses Course, Commits to Restore Purged Climate Webpages in Response to Farmers’ Lawsuit | Earthjustice


Good Trouble:
RFK Jr just tweeted the following message: “If you know a regulation that's making our health system worse, not better-tell us. Submit your ideas at regulations.gov/deregulation. We're listening. In order to Make America Healthy Again, providers and caretakers must have the critical opportunity to focus on preventing and treating chronic diseases. Their time and talent should not be spent doing unnecessary or burdensome paperwork”

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Tuesday, May 13th, 2025

Today, the US accepts the first planeload of white Afrikaners while still somehow unable to get the people back from El Salvador; the ICE detention facility in Newark has been served with violations by the city after the mayor’s arrest; Andrew Cuomo loses $622,000 over concerns of improper super PAC coordination; Republicans in the Senate push back against Trump’s takeover of the Library of Congress; the fight to save Medicaid heats up after House Republicans release their bill that cuts taxes for the rich; the Trump administration halts research to help babies with heart defects; and Governor Polis signs the Colorado Voting Rights Act into law; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Mark Zaid
Whistleblower Aid
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Stories:
White South African Afrikaner refugees arrive in U.S. on a government-chartered plane | NPR

Cuomo Loses $622,000 Over Concerns of Improper Super PAC Coordination | The New York Times

ICE detention facility served again with violations by N.J. city after mayor’s arrest | NJ.com

Trump administration halts research to help babies with heart defects | NBC News

Hill leaders question Trump’s attempted Library of Congress takeover - Live Updates | POLITICO

Fight over Medicaid cuts heats up as House Republicans release bill | NBC News

Colorado Voting Rights Act signed into law, adds voter protections | FOX31 Denver

 

Good Trouble:
It's time to fire up your five calls app and make sure you call and write your representatives and tell them to SAVE MEDICARE. - https://5calls.org
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From The Good News
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | NIOSH | CDC

Teacher Appreciation Week | NEA

Medicaid expansion & what it means for you | HealthCare.gov

Furious Citizen

Find Your Representative | house.gov - Say No To Trump’s Parade

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Monday, May 12th, 2025

Today, Nosferatu Stephen Miller announces the White House is considering suspending habeas corpus, Qatar gives Trump a $400M luxury jetliner to use as Air Force One; the Mayor of Newark Ras Baraka was arrested by the administration at an ICE facility; Trump has fired the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden;  Rumeysa Ozturk has been released from ICE custody in Louisiana on bail after six weeks of unlawful detention; Trump is going to stop tracking the cost of extreme weather; a judge has dismissed the ICE case against the man they detained by bashing in his car window; West Virginia coal miners lose access to black lung screening; more judges are targeted as MAGA cultists ramp up their threats; the 11th Circuit has ruled that Alabama’s congressional maps are racist; more trouble at Newark airport as air traffic control screens black out; Trump fires members of the Consumer Protection Board; a federal court has blocked Trump’s unlawful restructuring of the federal workforce; and a punk band drowns out MAGA speakers on a college campus; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Guest: Brandy Schillace, PhD
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Stories:
Fake pizza orders sent to judges seen as threat to judicial safety | The Washington Post

Court rules Alabama redistricting intentionally discriminates against Black voters | NPR

Judge Blocks Unconstitutional Reorganization of Federal Government | Democracy Forward

Judge dismisses ICE case against New Bedford man | WJAR

President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden | AP News

US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change | ABC News

Radar screens at Newark airport went black again overnight | ABC News

Trump fires all 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission | NPR

West Virginia coal miners lose black lung screenings after Trump slashes worker safety agency NIOSH | CBS News

Trump administration will accept a luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One | NBC News

Democrats celebrate wins in Lincoln’s officially nonpartisan election | 10 11 NOW KLON KGIN

Punk bands drown out anti-LGBTQ+ speakers on college campus |

 LGBTQ Nation
 

Good Trouble:
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE facility while joining Democrats to conduct 'oversight' | ABC News

Trump DHS eyes arrests for House Democrats over New Jersey ICE incident | AXIOS

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Friday, May 12th, 2023

Today, in the Hot Notes: E. Jean Carroll is weighing suing Donald Trump for defamation again after his appearance on the CNN Town Hall Wednesday night; Merrick Garland gives the green light to transfer forfeited Russian funds to Ukraine; a three-judge panel is poised to uphold January 6th obstruction cases; the FDA ends the ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Steve Vladeck
One First
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The Shadow Docket

How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic

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May 13th, 2022

Donald Trump is under federal investigation for those 15 boxes of classified documents he stole; five Republican members of Congress have been subpoenaed by the 1/6 committee; Congresswoman Katie Porter raises concerns about a Trump bribery scheme; and there’s a giant black hole at the center of the galaxy; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Friday, May 9th, 2025

Today, Dr Robert Prevost of Chicago becomes the first American Pope in history; three former Memphis police officers have been acquitted of state charges by a jury for the murder of Tyre Nichols; Trump is pushing nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink; Some ‘Les Mis’ cast members plan to boycott Trump’s attendance at a Kennedy Center performance next month; MAGA friendly website Public Square backfires as people use it to learn what businesses to avoid; Ed Martin is out for US attorney in DC as Trump weighs Fox anchor Jeanine Pirro for the job; Senator Fetterman raises alarms after an outburst at meeting with union officials; Judge Boasberg orders briefing on discovery in the Alien Enemies Act case; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Rachel Feldman
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Guest: John Fugelsang
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The John Fugelsang Podcast
SiriusXM Progress
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Stories:
'Miscarriage of justice': Family 'devastated' after ex-officers acquitted in beating death | Raw Story

Exclusive: Some ‘Les Mis’ cast members plan to boycott Trump’s attendance at Kennedy Center performance next month | CNN Politics

Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials, AP sources say | AP News

Good Trouble:
Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts
Check out public square and find out which of your local businesses support the Trump regime. - Public Square

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Thursday, May 8th, 2025

Today, Republican Jefferson Griffin has conceded the North Carolina Supreme Court race to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs; a second US Navy jet has been lost at sea under the watchful eye of Pete Kegstand; the Trump administration has ordered the intelligence community to amp up spying on Greenland; Salt Lake City and Boise have adopted official pride flags in response to state laws banning them; a US appeals court allows Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk to be transferred to Vermont to challenge her immigration detention; lawyers have asked for a restraining order to stop the removal of migrants to Libya; the Abrego Garcia case is delayed again - this time because Trump is invoking privilege over discovery; a woman says a rent a cop at a hotel in Boston confronted her in the bathroom and demanded she prove her gender; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Rep. Mike Levin (CA 49th)
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Stories:
Second US Navy jet is lost at sea from Truman aircraft carrier | CNN Politics

Woman says security guard at Liberty Hotel in Boston confronted her in bathroom, asked to prove gender | CBS News Boston

Exclusive | U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland | WSJ

Judge Orders Elections Board to Certify Democrat’s Victory in Contested N.C. Race | The New York Times

Detained Tufts student must be transferred to Vermont, appeals court rules | The Washington Post

Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws | The New York Times
 

Good Trouble:
Protests are being planned to counter US President Donald Trump's military parade on June 14. The 'No Kings' group is organizing nationwide demonstrations against Trump's policies. These events coincide with the US Army's 250th-anniversary parade. Over 100 'No Kings' events are registered across the US. The group aims to reject authoritarianism. No Kings.org

Indivisible And Partners Announce ‘NO KINGS’ Nationwide Day of Defiance on Flag Day, During Trump’s Birthday Parade

'We Don't Do Kings': Mass Protests Planned to Counter Trump's Birthday Military Parade | Common Dreams

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From The Good News
Abortion Every Day by Jessica Valenti | Substack

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Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

Today, Judge Hellerstein in the Southern District of New York takes his temporary restraining order to a preliminary injunction saying Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act is unlawful; the Supreme Court has ruled that Trump can go forward with his transgender military ban while the litigation plays out; a key Republican Senator says he will block the confirmation of Ed Martin as US attorney for the District of Columbia; the website for the deportation airline GlobalX has been hacked and defaced; in a surprising turn of events - the Trump administration is asking the court to dismiss the abortion pill case; an order by Kegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons takes the White House by surprise; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Nina Martin
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