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Jan 25, 2021
Trump attempted to install an ally as Attorney General to overturn the results of the election; seven Senators have filed an ethics complaint against Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley; we learn the Trump campaign funded leaders of the insurrection; Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agrees to postpone the Senate impeachment trial to February 8th; the Biden Administration prepares to overturn Trump abortion rules and reinstate transgender people serving openly in the military; the House Ways and Means Committee re-ups the Trump tax subpoena; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) and AG hit the Hot Notes and deliver your Good News.

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Friday, January 24th, 2025

Today, the Trump Administration is running up against the bureaucracy they’re trying to dismantle; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship nonsense; Virginia Dems advance reproductive, voting and marriage rights amendments; more than 50 Reddit communities are banning links to Musk’s Twitter; inauguration ratings were in the toilet this year; DHS has suspended all its advisory committees as the national health institute pulls all funding for medical research; an aide to Speaker Johnson advises him against subpoenaing Cassidy Hutchinson for fear it will expose sexually explicit text messages sent to her by congressmen; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
More than 50 Reddit communities ban X links to protest Musk (Kat Tenbarge | NBC News)

Virginia Dems Advance Reproductive, Voting and Marriage Rights Amendments (Chris Walker | Truthout)

TV viewing figures fall for Trump’s inauguration | Donald Trump (Alexi Duggins | The Guardian)

Aide to House Speaker Johnson advised against subpoena of Jan. 6 witness over concerns about ‘sexual texts’ from lawmakers - Jacqueline Alemany, The Washington Post - Anchorage Daily News

DHS terminates all its advisory committees, ending its investigation into the Chinese-linked telecom hack (Nicole Sganga | CBS News)

Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship(Tierney Sneed | CNN Politics)

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring (MEREDITH WADMAN, JOCELYN KAISER | Science | AAAS

Good Trouble 
Today’s good trouble comes from an op ed in teen vogue that explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community.
ICE Watch Programs Can Protect Immigrants in Your Neighborhood — Here’s What to Know | Teen Vogue

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What Do We Mean By Sex and Gender? (Yale School Of Medicine)

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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

Today, Trump asks health agencies to stop communicating with the public as he rolls back a civil rights era LBJ order; the administration is giving federal agencies until the end of this week to deliver lists of all their employees who are still within their probationary periods; Donald has pardoned the Silk Road guy Ross Ulbricht; new information surfaces about Tulsi Gabbard; The Pentagon has begun standing up the NORTHCOM plan to send our military to the border; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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U.S. Congresswoman Sara Jacobs | CA 51st District
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Stories:

Trump’s Pentagon to begin task of crafting NORTHCOM plan to 'seal' US borders (Ashley Roque, Theresa Hitchens | Breaking Defense)

Tulsi Gabbard’s Secret Meeting with Syrian Dictator Exposed (Edith Olmsted | The New Republic)

Trump administration asks agencies for lists of newly hired federal employees (Drew Friedman | Federal News Network)

Trump rolls back bedrock civil rights measure in sweeping anti-DEI push (Russell Contreras , Emily Peck | Axios)

Good Trouble 
The Trump Administration is directing federal employees: “If you are aware of a change in any contract description or personnel position description since November 5, 2024 to obscure the connection between the contract and DEIA or similar ideologies, please report all facts and circumstances to [email protected] within 10 days.”

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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025

Today, Trump rescinds Biden orders and signs a slew of new executive orders; 24 states and cities have sued over Trump ending birthright citizenship; Trump’s interim chief overseeing Capitol riot cases has begun dropping cases; Trump has pardoned just about all of the January 6th insurrectionists; Senators have received an affidavit from Pete Hegseth’s sister in law warning about his volatile and abusive nature; the Supreme Court declines to hear a Republican voter suppression request from Montana; Trump has removed the first woman Coast Guard commandant without cause; the Episcopal Bishop of Washington urged Donald Trump to show mercy to marginalized communities at the inaugural prayer service; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Stories:
WATCH: Episcopal bishop asks Trump 'to have mercy' on LGBTQ+ communities and immigrants (PBS | YouTube)

Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims (Julie Tsirkin, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Courtney Kube | NBC News)

'We don't have a statement': Massive pro-Trump police union ducks comment after J6 pardons - Raw Story (Matthew Chapman | Raw Story)

24 Democratic states and cities sue over Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship (Devan Cole, Kara Scannell, Priscilla Alvarez, Tierney Sneed | CNN Politics)

UPDATED: Adm. Linda Fagan Removed as Coast Guard Commandant (Heather Mongilio | USNI News)

SCOTUS Declines to Hear GOP Request in Montana Voter Suppression Lawsuit  (Democracy Docket)

Good Trouble
Urge President Trump and Congress to Prevent Cuts to SNAP and Protect Nutrition Security Programs! | SF Marin Food Bank

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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

Today, four lawsuits were filed against DOGE within minutes of Donald’s inauguration; the German ambassador gives a stark warning of Trump’s plans to redefine the constitutional order; President Biden issues preemptive pardons and commutations on his way out the door; Trump has prepared a list of January 6th insurrectionists to pardon; NBC gets some day one immigration executive orders from a policy call; former planned parenthood president and activist Cecile Richards has died at age 67; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
First lawsuits against Trump admin target DOGE (Josh Gerstein, Kyle Cheney | POLITICO) 

Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows (Sabine Siebold and Friederike Heine | Reuters)

Trump signs the first executive orders of his new administration (Dareh Gregorian, Julia Ainsley, Syedah Asghar and Carol E. Lee | NBC News)

Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents(Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, John Hanna, Steve Karnowski | AP News)

Good Trouble
Write to the Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, and file a complaint regarding Trump’s recent remarks about Elon Musk saying “He knows those computers better than anybody. Those vote counting computers. And we won Pennsylvania like in a landslide. It was pretty good. Thank you to Elon.” - Submit a Complaint – PA Office of Attorney General

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From The Good News
National School Lunch Program | Food and Nutrition Service
Indiana Department of Workforce Development

21st Century Scholars | Learn More Indiana
Helping Responsible Homeowners | The White House

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Monday, January 20th, 2025

Today, Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. A prominent leader in the modern civil rights movement, Dr. King was a tireless advocate for racial equality, working class, and the oppressed around the world. TikTok is back online after a farce rescue from the man who originally wanted to ban it; Trump launches a crypto rug pull scam; Elon Musk is dispatching agents across government agencies; the SCOTUSblog publisher has been indicted on tax charges; CNN is moving Jim Acosta’s show to the middle of the night; President Biden makes a statement on the Equal Rights Amendment and commutes the sentences of 2,500 non violent drug offenders; the US grounds SpaceX Starship after another explosion; Vivek Ramaswamy will announce a run for Ohio governor; CBS kisses the ring by discussing a settlement with Trump in their defamation suit; Chicago and San Diego brace for immigration enforcement operations; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
Supreme Court blog publisher Tom Goldstein, a high-stakes poker player, indicted on tax charges (Politico)

Vivek Ramaswamy will announce run for Ohio governor 'shortly' (Cincinnati Enquirer)

ICE planning major enforcement operation in Chicago after Trump inauguration (Julia Ainsley | NBC News)

Musk and Ramaswamy sending agents across US government to seek cuts | Trump administration (Robert Tait  | The Guardian)

Trump’s Latest, and Most Questionable, Crypto Launch, Explained (Ruth Murai |  Mother Jones)

Good Trouble
I am launching a new social media platform, wholly owned and funded by YOU, our contributing listeners, and not by a billionaire that’s going to be sitting on the dais today with a would-be dictator. The Daily Beans & Mueller, She Wrote | Creating podcasts | Patreon

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Health Plans | TRICARE

Underdog Rescue - MN

The Movement and the “Madman” | American Experience | PBS

Furball Farm Cat Sanctuary - MN

Obergefell v. Hodges | Oyez

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Wednesday, January 17th, 2024

Jury selection and opening statements kicked off day one of the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial in New York; Trump won the GOP Iowa caucus with embarrassingly low turnout; Capitol Police and the FBI have opened an investigation into Roger Stone’s comments about assassinating Rep. Swalwell and Rep. Nadler; President Biden invites the top four congressional leaders to the White House to discuss Ukraine funding; the US will re-list Yemen’s Houthis as global terrorists; Trump loses a string of appeals in court; the House Republicans are backing down on holding Hunter Biden in contempt. Plus Allison and Dana deliver your good news.

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The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

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Originally Jan 18, 2022

In the Hot Notes: The Select Committee on 1/6 has subpoenaed Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, and Boris Epshteyn; the 1/6 Committee has also obtained the phone records of both Eric Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle; a January 6th defendant’s court filing indicates the DoJ is trying to establish the involvement of Donald Trump in obstructing an official proceeding; former Trump Administration officials meet up to discuss how to kick him out of the party; Ginny Thomas signed a letter saying those who attacked the Capitol did nothing wrong; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Friday, January 17th, 2025

Today, President Biden’s farewell speech included a stark warning about oligarchy; Speaker Johnson has ousted House intelligence chair Mike Turner; Rudy Giuliani was a no-show to his bench trial today but Reuters reports that he and Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss have reached a settlement; Minnesota state House Republicans are attempting a political coup; Mark Cuban is willing to fund a TikTok alternative piggybacking off Bluesky’s AT protocol; Trump is attempting to dismantle personnel protections at the State Department; Obama the Clintons and Bush have declined to attend the inaugural lunch; Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill Marco Rubio’s Senate seat; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The John Fugelsang Podcast
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Stories:
Exclusive: Trump team asks three US senior career diplomats to resign, sources say (Humeyra Pamuk, Simon Lewis, Gram Slattery | Reuters)

Speaker Johnson removes Mike Turner as House Intelligence Committee chairman (Scott Wong, Ryan Nobles, Kyle Stewart | NBC News)

Minnesota Democrats ask state Supreme Court to resolve state House power struggle (Seteve Karnowski| AP News)

Ron DeSantis picks Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat (Matt Dixon | NBC News)

Good Trouble - Keep writing those letters to urge Merrick Garland to dismiss the charges against Trump’s co-defendants and release Volume II of the report.
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Thursday, January 16th, 2025

Today, Biden’s ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is official; there were a handful of confirmation hearings in the Senate; Biden will give his farewell address to the nation; the SEC has filed suit against Elon Musk for failing to properly disclose his stake in Twitter; South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for declaring martial law; former January 6th Committee chair Bennie Thompson said he would accept a pardon if Biden offered one; Bluesky is getting its own photo sharing app; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol arrested and questioned for hours (Raphael Rashid in Seoul and Justin McCurry with agencies | The Guardian)

Former Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson says he'd accept White House pardon (Ellis Kim, Scott MacFarlane | CBS News)

SEC sues Elon Musk for allegedly failing to properly disclose his Twitter ownership stake (Ramishah Maruf | CNN Business)

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes (TechCrunch)

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Contact your senators and ask them to vote no on Trump’s cabinet nominees.
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