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Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Today, Merrick Garland has released volume one of Jack Smith’s final report; Pete Hegseth faced off with Democrats during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing; Biden has closed a deal between Hamas and Israel to secure a ceasefire and the release of hostages; House Republicans have passed an anti trans bill that will endanger Americans; a white supremacist group the Patriot Front has been ordered to pay millions to a black musician for a 2022 attack in Boston; Michelle Obama says she’s skipping Trump’s inauguration; Mike Johnson is in discussion about tying wildfire aid to the debt limit; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
Final Report on the Special Counsel's Investigations and Prosecutions Volume One - PDF (Justice.gov)

Trump Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth pitches himself as a 'change agent' as he faces grilling in Senate hearing (NBC News)

Johnson confirms ‘discussions’ on tying wildfire aid to debt limit (POLITICO)

Israel and Hamas agree in principle to ceasefire and hostage deal, sources say - (Margaret Brennan, Haley Ott CBS News)

GOP-led House votes to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports (CNN Politics)

Good Trouble - Write and call your dem senators and make sure they vote no on the bill
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U.S. Senate: States in the Senate
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Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

Today, Judge Cannon has denied Nauta and DeOliveira’s motion to block the January 6th volume of Jack Smith’s final report; President Biden forgives student debt for another 150K borrowers; loyalty interviews have begun for federal workers; Jen Rubin quits the Washington Post and Norm Eisen quits CNN and together they've launched a new publication called The Contrarian; a North Carolina trial court has DENIED a Republican Party motion to throw out 60,000 votes cast in the November 2024 election; the US added 256K jobs in December; Zuckerberg met with Trump in secret before announcing new rules for Meta and the board of directors isn’t happy; confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard are under fire for late and missing paperwork and background checks; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
Zuckerberg Secretly Met With Trump Right Before Trashing Meta’s Rules (Edith Olmsted| The New Republic)

Jen Rubin Brutally Shreds The Washington Post While Announcing Her Exit: Bezos ‘Bent the Knee’ to Trump (Sarah Rumpf | Mediaite)

Court Cases - North Carolina Incomplete Voter Registration Challenge - Democracy Docket

Biden cancels student loans for another 150,000 borrowers (NBC News)

Good Trouble - Contact Dick Durban re: Jack Smith Report and Kash Patel

Contact | U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois

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Monday, January 13th, 2025

Today, more Judge Cannon shenanigans, or cannanigans; in the fight to release the final Jack Smith report; the pizzagate gunman has been fatally shot by police in a North Carolina traffic stop; President Biden extends temporary deportation protections for nearly 1 million immigrants ahead of the anticipated Trump crackdown; Trump’s property company is in talks to buy back his DC hotel; a Trump campaign worker is among Elon Musk’s $1M lottery winners; the House GOP puts Medicaid, the ACA, and climate protections on the chopping block; and the daughter of Dominique Pelicot speaks to the BBC saying her father should die in prison; and Allison and Dana delivers your Good News.

Stories:
Trump campaign worker won Elon Musk’s $1mn election raffle prize(Financial Times)

Biden extends temporary deportation protections for nearly 1 million immigrants ahead of anticipated Trump crackdown (CNN Politics)

'Pizzagate' gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop, authorities say (AP News)

House GOP puts Medicaid, ACA, climate measures on chopping block (Politico)

'My father should die in prison', daughter of Dominique Pelicot tells BBC (BBC)

Trump’s property company in talks to buy back his Washington DC hote (The Guardian)

Good Trouble - Oppose Pete Hegseth
Tell your Senators: Oppose Trump's selection of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense (Action Network)

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‘Path Of Exile 2’ Fans Say Elon Musk’s Characters Are Clearly Being Boosted (Forbes)

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Jan 9, 2023

In the Hot Notes: we have breaking news from Hugo Lowell about the independent private investigators the Trump team hired to search his other properties; the Fulton County Special Grand Jury has issued its report and I think it will be made public; George Santos is now facing an FEC complaint; Scott Perry declines to recuse himself from investigating the investigation into him; classified documents were found in Biden’s old office; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Originally 1/13/22

In the Hot Notes: the Department of Justice charges Oath Keeper Stuart Rhodes and 10 others with seditious conspiracy; the Supreme Court strikes down some of Biden’s vaccine mandates; the RNC signals they are unwilling to participate in presidential debates; the Select Committee subpoenas social media companies; the queen strips Prince Andrew of his military affiliations and royal patronages; Ghislaine Maxwell removes her objection to unseal the names of the John Does in the Epstein case; Kysrten Sinema slams the door on voting rights, for now; plus Allison and Aimee deliver your Good News.

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Friday, January 10th, 2025

Today, Rudy Giuliani will appear in person before Judge Beryl Howell in one of his many contempt hearings; Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito asked Trump for a favor an hour before Trump petitioned the high court to stop his sentencing which so far is scheduled to happen today; Jim Jordan’s star witness in the Biden impeachment farce has been sentenced to six years in prison for making it all up; a New York appeals court rules that the Fox Corporation must face Smartmatic’s $2.7B defamation lawsuit; Virginia Democrats keep control of the state house following the first elections after Trump won; and Allison and Dana delivers your Good News.

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Stories:
Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push to halt criminal sentencing (Katherine Faulders, Jonathan Karl, and Devin Dwyer | ABC News)

Alexander Smirnov: Ex-FBI informant behind fake Biden-Ukraine bribery allegations sentenced to 6 years in prison (Marshall Cohen | CNN Politics)

Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp. must face 2020 election defamation lawsuit, appeals court rules (Marshall Cohen | CNN Business)

Virginia Democrats keep control of Statehouse in first elections after Trump win

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Reality Is Us - Petition to Pardon Reality Winner

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The Deluge | Book by Stephen Markley | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

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Thursday, January 9th, 2025

Today, Jack Smith bites back against Judge Cannon’s injunction blocking the release of his report in a filing to the 11th Circuit; Idaho legislators ask the Supreme Court to revisit the same-sex marriage ruling; The Washington Post is laying off over 100 reporters and star journalists; Republican Congressman from Tennessee Andy Ogles is stalling his FBI investigation with a behind the scenes court battle; the White House weighs in on the devastating fires in California; and Allison and Dana delivers your Good News.

Stories:
Statement from Vice President Harris on Wildfires in Southern California (Whitehouse.gov)

The Washington Post lays off roughly 100 staffers as star journalists exit (Liam Reilly | CNN)

Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles stalls FBI investigation with behind-the-scenes court battle (Phil Williams | News Channel 5 Nashville)

Idaho resolution pushes to restore ‘natural definition’ of marriage, ban same-sex unions (Ian Max Stevenson | Idaho Statesman)

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Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

Today, Judge Aileen Cannon has blocked the release of Jack Smith’s final report; the Republican controlled North Carolina Supreme Court has blocked the state from certifying the Democrat as the winner of the high court election; Senator Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm bells about Pete Hegseth; Zuckerberg says Meta will end fact checking in favor of community notes; an appeals court has denied Trump’s attempt to postpone his sentencing this Friday; Trump says he’s willing to use military force to obtain Greenland and the Panama Canal; the Pentagon agrees to settle a historic lawsuit with LGBTQ+ veterans over discharge status; and Allison and Dana delivers your Good News.

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Tuesday, January 7th, 2025

Today, Congress has certified the 2024 election results; Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation; Rudy Giuliani has been held in contempt for failing to hand all his property over to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss; Biden permanently bans offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean ahead of the Trump transition; America’s first human death from bird flu is reported in Louisiana; a key Oath Keepers leader is revealed to be a former Las Vegas cop; a federal court rules in favor of detransitioning transgender inmates in Florida; Donald Trump is hammered over his January 6th comments at a secret Mar a Lago celebration; and Allison and Dana delivers your Good News.

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Stories:
Justin Trudeau says he'll resign as prime minister of Canada (Meredith Deliso and Julia Reinstein | ABC News)

America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana (Brenda Goodman | CNN)

Federal Court Rules In Favor of Forcibly Detransitioning Transgender Inmates In Florida (Mira Lazine | Erin In The Morning)

4 years after Jan. 6 insurrection, Kamala Harris certifies Trump's election win (Alexandra Hutzler, Allison Pecorin, and John Parkinson | ABC News)

Key Oath Keepers leader revealed as former Las Vegas police detective (Jason Wilson | The Guardian)

Biden permanently bans offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean, making a Trump reversal difficult (David Goldman, Ella Nilsen and Matt Egan | CNN)

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Monday, January 6th, 2025

Today, Congress will certify the 2024 election; Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House; Trump is complaining about the flags being flown at half staff during his inauguration; Apple CEO Tim Cook has donated a million dollars to Trump’s inaugural; Rudy took the stand last Friday in one of his many contempt hearings and it didn’t go well; the judicial conference has refused to refer Clarence Thomas to the Department of Justice; Judge Juan Merchan has denied Trump’s motion to throw out his 34 count felony conviction; a Utah county school board has voted to keep banned books in library shelves; and Allison and Dana delivers your Good News.

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Stories:
Judicial body won't refer Clarence Thomas to Justice Department over ethics lapses (Zoë Richards | NBC News)

Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to donate $1 million to Trump’s inauguration: report (Kelly Rissman | The Independent)

Judge orders Trump to be sentenced in hush money case on Jan. 10, but says he won't be incarcerated (Dareh Gregorian and Tom Winter | NBC News)

Cache County School Board votes to keep controversial books on shelves (Naomi Cragun | Utah Public Radio)

From The Good News
Net neutrality (Wikipedia)

The Daily Beans Podcast (Blue Sky)

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) (studentaid.gov)

Expanded Financial Assistance Allows Families to Save Money and Upgrade Health Insurance (Whitehouse.gov)

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Monsters of the ID (YouTube)

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