Crypto U-Haul

Summary

The Daily Beans — "Crypto U-Haul"

Date: July 6, 2026
Hosts: Allison Gill & Dana Goldberg | MSW Media

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EPISODE OVERVIEW

This episode of The Daily Beans dives into a whirlwind of political and social justice news, with snark, empathy, and sharp commentary. Key topics include alarming developments around the Department of Energy’s web purge, White House warnings to Iran, the LAPD’s controversial shooting of a pet, the financial aftermath of Trump’s meme coin, and the spectacle of white nationalist rallies—all woven together with the hosts’ characteristic wit and occasional heartfelt moments. The episode closes with listener-submitted good news and community shoutouts.

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MAIN STORIES & DISCUSSION POINTS

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1. Major News Stories Rundown

• [01:08] Allison breaks down the day's biggest headlines:
  • U.S. warning Iran about Israel’s assassination plans for top Iranian negotiators
  • Trump’s Department of Energy deleting 6,000+ energy-saving web pages
  • NYC Mayor Mamdani’s thermostat advice—and the political backlash
  • Lawsuit against LAPD after they shot a dog
  • Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s defense of a white nationalist march in D.C.
  • Elaine Chao’s exit abroad after Mitch McConnell’s hospitalization
  • Nearly a million Trump's “meme coin” investors losing $3.8 billion
  • Memorable moment: “Nearly a million investors lost over $3.8 billion on Trump crypto coin.” — Allison Gill [01:48]

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2. Mitch McConnell Health & Elaine Chao’s “Bizarre” Departure

• [01:57] Dana and Allison discuss McConnell’s heart attack and his wife’s prompt trip to China.
  • Snark is offset by empathy for McConnell’s family but not for his political legacy.
    • Dana [02:41]: “Somebody loved that man. Somebody’s hurting. I think he was horrible for the country. So I’m just going to put that out there.”
    • Allison [03:26]: “Many would say he’s the reason we are in the situation that we’re in.”
  • Discussion on McConnell’s political maneuvers: blocked Garland, enabled Trump, packed courts.
  • Call for Supreme Court reform—adding seats, ethics rules, and oversight.
    • Allison: “Many folks… are bigly saying with tears in their eyes to me, 'Alison, we need to add seats to the Supreme Court.'”

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3. Department of Energy’s Web Purge (Energy-Saving Guidance)

• [08:10] Allison covers The Verge’s report on the sudden deletion of energy efficiency resources from the DOE website.
  • Timeline links the purge to NYC Mayor Mamdani’s heat wave thermostat advisory.
  • Conservative pushback and the politicization of basic energy guidance.
    • Allison: “Given the Trump administration's previous actions, it’s not unreasonable to assume it was done out of pettiness.” [09:46]

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4. LAPD Dog Shooting & Lawsuit

• [09:47] Dana shares details from ABC7 LA:
  • The incident: LAPD shot a golden retriever-poodle mix named Jameson during a response to a noise complaint.
  • The family claims Jameson was simply excited—not dangerous.
  • The lawsuit alleges the officer violated policy and training.
    • Dana [10:29]: “If you know golden retrievers, there’s a good chance that account is right.”
    • Dana: “I hope she gets every penny of it.” [11:19]
  • Allison: “I can’t even watch movies where dogs get hurt.” [11:27]

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5. U.S. Quietly Warns Iran About Israeli Assassinations

• [11:44] Allison details how U.S. officials, fearing Israel might target Iranian negotiators, took the extraordinary step of warning Iran.
  • Pulls from in-depth reporting and diplomatic sources.
  • Illustrates cracks in the U.S.-Israel alliance and risks of regime retaliation.
  • Allison: “This blows my mind... I haven’t seen MAGA freaking out about the U.S. helping Iran against Israel.” [11:44]

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6. Trump Meme Coin Meltdown – $3.8 Billion Lost

• [14:32] Dana and Allison discuss Nansen analytics data on nearly a million Trump backers losing almost $4bn.
  • Trump himself made $636 million, regardless of coin price fluctuations.
  • Dana [15:21]: “The odds were always in his favor... That sounds like the Hunger Games.”
  • Coin plummeted 97% from its peak.
  • Supporters bizarrely blame liberals for the collapse, not Trump.
    • Allison [17:07]: “Y’all got taken for a ride.”
    • Dana: “How much money does this man have to steal from you before you get it?” [17:48]

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7. $2M Price Tag for Trump Pardons & Guo Wengui Story

• [17:59] Allison sheds light on reported $2 million price for a Trump presidential pardon—using Guo Wengui as a case study.

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8. White Nationalist Patriot Front March & Burgum’s "Free Speech" Defense

• [20:30] Dana recounts the DC march of the Patriot Front and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s tepid, noncommittal condemnation on CNN.
  • Burgum equivocates, comparing white nationalist speech to “communism.”
    • Dana: “No one ran and said they were fucking communists, by the way.” [21:48]
  • Allison critiques the administration’s double standards on “free speech.”
    • Allison: “Which speech is okay?”
  • Rep. Al Green (D-TX) quoted on letting hate groups march so the country can see racism instead of denying it. [23:47]

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MEMORABLE & NOTABLE MOMENTS

• Dana: “We are comedians...Oftentimes, we say our inside thoughts out loud, no matter who dies.” [02:41]
• Allison: “He’s the reason we are in the situation that we’re in.” [03:26]
• Dana: “I hope she gets every penny of it.” (on LAPD dog lawsuit) [11:19]
• Dana (on Trump coin losses): “The odds were always in his favor. The odds. Wow. That sounds like the Hunger Games.” [15:21]
• Allison: “How much money does this man have to steal from you before you get it?” [17:48]
• Dana: “No one ran and said they were fucking communists.” (refuting Burgum’s analogy) [21:48]

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TIMESTAMPS FOR IMPORTANT SEGMENTS

• [01:08] — Top headlines intro (DOE purge, Trump coin, Iran/Israel backchannel, more)
• [02:41] — McConnell, Chao, and Supreme Court reform rant
• [08:10] — DOE deletes energy-saving websites after thermostat fuss
• [09:47] — LAPD dog shooting lawsuit
• [11:44] — U.S. warnings to Iran against Israeli assassinations
• [14:32] — Trump meme coin: nearly $4bn investor losses
• [17:59] — Trump pardon price ($2m) and Guo Wengui
• [20:30] — White nationalist march: Burgum’s defense & civil rights groups react

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COMMUNITY & GOOD NEWS (Listener Submissions)

• [28:23] Good news segment: Listeners share personal wins, updates, and uplifting stories.
  • Travel postcards from Tuscany
  • The first American woman to row solo, unsupported, from California to Hawaii
  • A listener in The Onion’s new mockumentary, “Birth of a Nation”
  • Therapy-pet photos and community Zoom hangout recaps
  • Calls to support public libraries and the Trevor Project

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HOSTING STYLE & TONE

• Equal parts biting snark and genuine concern for justice and community.
• Regular asides for empathy even in harsh critique ("empathic people," "somebody loved that man").
• Sharp analogies and pop culture references (Hunger Games, Trading Places).
• Consistent wit and refusal to let absurdities in the news pass unmocked.

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CONCLUSION

“Crypto U-Haul” is a rapid-fire episode packed with key national news, sharp progressive commentary, and real community connection. Allison and Dana combine political analysis with irreverent humor, forcefully dissecting headlines that range from systemic injustice to MAGA gullibility, and wrapping up with reminders of activism and hope.

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Transcript

[Allison Gill]

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[Dana Goldberg]

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[Allison Gill]

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[Dana Goldberg]

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[Allison Gill]

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[Dana Goldberg]

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[Allison Gill]

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[Dana Goldberg]

It's the news we think you need to hear. That's right. We think you need to hear it. Okay.

[Allison Gill]

Yeah.

[Dana Goldberg]

It's what we say.

[Martin Sheen]

So.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's right. And because all we do is give.

[Allison Gill]

Every Thursday, you can listen to our

[Dana Goldberg]

hysterical podcast, idiot of the Week.

[Allison Gill]

We round up the stupid.

[Dana Goldberg]

Because you know what?

[Allison Gill]

Somebody has to.

[Dana Goldberg]

Okay.

[Allison Gill]

All we do is give MSW media.

[Dana Goldberg]

News. We're swearing. Daily beans. Daily beans. Daily beans. Daily beans.

[Allison Gill]

Hello and welcome to the Daily beans for Monday, July 6, 2026. Today, the United States warned Iran about Israel's aims to assassinate Iran's top negotiators. Trump's Department of Energy deleted over 6,000 web pages dedicated to energy savings after Mayor Mamdani asked New Yorkers to keep their thermostats at 78 degrees. The owner of a dog shot by the LAPD has sued the city. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has defended the Patriot Front White nationalist march in D.C. on the Fourth of July. Elaine Chao left the country just three days after her husband, Mitch McConnell, was found unconscious. And nearly a million investors lost over $3.8 billion on Trump crypto coin. I'm Alison Gill.

[Dana Goldberg]

And I'm Dana Goldberg.

[Allison Gill]

Yeah. Interesting weekend in the news, huh?

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah, very much. And I just listen that whole. Elaine Chao left the country three days after her husband Mitch McConnell, was found unconscious. I'm just like, was it Mrs. Chao in the library with the candlestick? Like, I know. Apparently he had a heart attack, from what I understand. Maybe that's. I don't know if you saw the same.

[Allison Gill]

Administering cpr.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah, yeah, she peaced out, man. I tell you what, he has done a lot of damage to this country, and I think his wife has laid a lot of money off that damage, so. And by his wife, I mean them together, of course.

[Allison Gill]

Yeah. She was Secretary of Transportation in Trump's first term.

[Martin Sheen]

Yeah.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yep, yep, yep.

[Allison Gill]

So, yeah, you know, we don't know why she peaced out. We'll go over the story in a bit.

[Dana Goldberg]

But, yeah, I just want to say, and I think you, as an empathic person would say this, because I know we get snarky on this podcast, and we're comedians, this is what we do. And oftentimes we say our inside thoughts out loud, no matter who dies. And I will say this, my heart goes out to their family. My heart does not go out to this country. So the people that loved Mitch McConnell, if and when he passes, I have sympathy for them. I have no empathy for them, and I have no empathy for this country. Meaning I have no sympathy for the loss of Mitch McConnell to this country. That's just how I feel. But I do feel for his family. Somebody loved that man. Somebody's hurting. I. I think he was horrible for the country. So I'm just going to put that out there.

[Allison Gill]

Yeah, agreed. I agree 100%, my friend. Many would say he's the reason we are in the situation that we're in.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Allison Gill]

Because he failed to convict and remove Donald Trump after his impeachment for January 6 and the impeachment for the Zelensky shakedown. And. And he also blocked Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. We could have had a very different scenario. Number one, if Merrick Garland would put on the Supreme Court. Number two, if he weren't the Attorney General of the United States. There are many, many things that can be attributed to Mitch McConnell. Stacking the court, packing the court, which we need to unpack, which is part of this midterm election, is part of that plan. And that plan is growing. Many folks, many people are bigly saying with tears in their eyes to me, Alison, we need to add seats to the Supreme Court. We have to. A lot of Democrats are now backing this, which was once kind of a fringe thing. I mean, Biden and Harris backed term limits and senior status. They put together a court commission. They wanted better ethics rules, but they never really materialized with any kind of teeth or anyone who would uphold it. I think we need to move the U.S. marshals into the judicial branch so that if somebody disobeys a court order, it's not up to the Attorney General to send out the marshals after them. It's up to the courts. Anyway, there's so many things that. That have gone wrong because of Mitch McConnell. But, yes, being the empathic people we are, I don't like it when people are sad, but I'm not sad for him. Okay. There's a new episode of unjustified out. Andy McCabe is funny man. He is so funny. Like, more and more we're laughing through these episodes because if we don't, we'll cry.

[Dana Goldberg]

I love that.

[Allison Gill]

Yeah. So we talk about that, particularly the hilarity of the Justice Department sending copies of volume two of Jack Smith's report to the woman's lawyers who they indicted for emailing copies of Jack Smith's final report. That's just, I can't write that. I am a pretty good comedic writer. You couldn't write if that came up in any writer's room across the United States, you would be laughed out of a job. There's also a new episode of the Breakdown with me and Katie Fang where I got some breaking news from Katie that if Judge Emmett Sullivan doesn't su aspante on his own, ask for a show cause maybe contempt hearings for Todd Blanche failing to follow his court order to hand over certain elements of the Epstein files or explain why he didn't that Katie's legal team is probably working on that kind of emotion. So you can watch all of that on the breakdown. Also, the July 4th celebration on the National Mall was plagued by severe weather. And in irony of all ironies. And we're going to show clips of this and the weather and all the stuff over on the Beans Talk, the MAGA crowd had to shelter in place at the Museum of African American History.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yes, they did. Yes, they did. And it's probably the first time any of them have ever been that close to a black person. Yeah, I was like, could you read

[Allison Gill]

some of the stuff while you're in there?

[Dana Goldberg]

Just the history. You can skip the Ben Carson stuff. Listen, I know that he was historic in his right for what he did medically. Maybe that's also arguably, but also arguably, he slept through most of his tenure with the Trump term and he was, he's, he should have stayed in his lane. And I know that I hate when people say that he was maybe a very good, you know, doctor surgeon. He wasn't very good at whatever he did. I don't even remember the position they put him in.

[Allison Gill]

Oh, man. So check out Beans Talk today. You don't want to miss that. I've got a also a stroll down memory lane where you'll get to see a photo of me at the ripe old age of 28.

[Dana Goldberg]

Lovely.

[Allison Gill]

Looking forward to that. Also, our election night watch party, MSW Media election night watch party this Tuesday, November 3rd. It's going to be an invite to our patrons. So if you'd like to become a patron and start getting these shows ad free and early and come to our happy hours on Zoom and be, you know, get pre sale tickets to all sorts of stuff and live events like our watch party on November 3rd. You got to be a patron. It's patreon.com Muller she wrote. You also get early and ad free. Unjustified early and ad free beans talk. It's a pretty good deal, I think, at five bucks a month. And we couldn't do this without you. And so thank you for supporting independent media. And also throughout the month of July, which is Pride Month here in San Diego, we're keeping our Trevor Project donation page open. It's trevorproject.org beans. We've already raised over $15,000 from Y', all and then our $10,000 contribution, it's going to go a long way to helping protect LGBTQ youth.

[Dana Goldberg]

So, yeah.

[Allison Gill]

Thank you very much, everybody. All right, we have a ton of news to get to. We haven't even cracked the news yet, my friend. Let's hit the hot notes. Hot notes. All right, first up from the Verge, if you want information about saving energy during a massively unpleasant heat wave, the United States Department of Energy doesn't seem willing to help. The Verge and others reported that the Department of Energy conducted a broad, sweeping purge of roughly 6,000 pages on its website related to energy energy conservation this week. While no one in the federal government has provided definitive confirmation on why this happened, the deletions came shortly after New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani did the unthinkable. He shared an advisory on social media urging New Yorkers to set their indoor air conditioners to 78 degrees in the middle of a heat wave. Conservative accounts immediately pounced on Mamdani's post, accusing the mayor of spreading the horrors of communism by asking people to keep their homes at a moderate temperature during a weekend in which New York City reached triple digit temperatures. However, many quickly pointed out that the Department of Energy's official stance is the same as Mamdani's. It said, keep your thing at 78 degrees. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, had also shared identical guidance in the past during heat waves. Now, within 24 hours or so of Mamdani's announcement, eagle eyed Internet users noticed that the Department of Energy had deleted its own web pages espousing the same advice. Again, no one knows for certain why these web pages were deleted at the precise times they were, but the timing is suspect. And given the Trump administration's previous actions, it's not unreasonable to assume it was done out of pettiness.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yep, I have no doubt this one's from ABC7 in Los Angeles. A content warning, by the way, for harm to an animal, which is probably going to piss off more people than some of these other stories we tell. The owner of a dog who was shot and killed by LAPD officers in Canoga park is now suing the city of Los Angeles. The lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that the officer involved in the incident broke department policy governing the use of force against animals. It stems from a shooting on June 13 at an apartment complex. And by the way, I saw this video. Do not watch this video if you have any love for animals or anything at all. Police responded to reports of screaming coming from a residence there. But the situation ended in tragedy when officers shot and killed a golden retriever poodle mix named Jameson. The dog's owner, identified as Marie, has been celebrating the New York Knicks championship win. According to witnesses. Police say the dog rushed toward officers and attacked them, but the family says he was just excited. And if you know golden retrievers, there's a good chance that account is right. The lawsuit claims that officers are authorized to use force against an animal and I quote, only when the animal poses an immediate threat of injury under LAPD policy and that officers are supposed to receive training to determine that. The lawsuit alleges that if the officer who opened fire did receive such training, it was not applied in the situation. Last month, police released body camera footage of the incident, which has sparked outcry from activists and animal advocates. Jamison's owner is seeking unspecified damages. And I hope she gets every penny of it.

[Allison Gill]

Me, too. Me, too. And I have not watched the video for. For that very reason.

[Dana Goldberg]

Do not.

[Allison Gill]

I can't even watch movies where dogs get hurt.

[Dana Goldberg]

Honestly, it was. I didn't seek it out. It came across my damn Instagram. You know how the videos just play?

[Allison Gill]

Yeah.

[Dana Goldberg]

And I was like, what's going on here? Yeah.

[Allison Gill]

Yep, yep, yep, yep. Yeah. I hope they get every penny as well.

[Dana Goldberg]

I know you can turn that function off, but yeah, it's true.

[Allison Gill]

All right. From the post. Senior US Officials feared that Israel intended to assassinate Iran's top negotiators as the Trump administration pursued a high stakes deal to end the war there and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That's according to current and former officials familiar with the matter. This blows my mind and I'm just. I haven't seen MAGA freaking out about the US Helping Iran against Israel in this particular case, which I would in any on earth one expect them to do, but I haven't seen it. Washington's objection to killing Abbas Arashchi, Iran's foreign minister, and Mohammed Bagheer Golubov. That's the country's parliamentary speaker was so acute. Washington's objection was so acute that in this spring they took the extraordinary step of asking intermediaries to warn Iran about Israel's assassination aims, according to officials. As far back as March, when the Trump administration began to explore diplomatic options for ending the war, which they started, US Officials told Israeli counterparts not to continue killing Iran's political leadership, according to a diplomat. That U.S. officials felt the need to take the additional step and warn Iran that its top negotiators could be killed demonstrates the strain in the U. S Israel relationship and the Trump administration's limited influence over the Israeli government. It shows the divergence of war aims between the US And Israel and the fundamental determination on the part of Israel's prime minister to undermine any negotiation that the US Might conclude that's what Aaron David Miller said former State Department official who has advised Republican and Democratic administrations when the United States and Israel started the Iran war on February 28, Israel assassinated scores of Iranian political and military leaders, including Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while the US military focused on degrading Iran's navy and missile capabilities. At first the two allies shared the goal of regime change in Iran, but they quickly decoupled as US Officials assessed that Tehran's military and clerical establishment would maintain their grip on power. Who could have seen it coming? More cracks emerged after Israel assassinated Iran's top national security official, that's Ali Larajani, and that happened in mid March. Golubov was among the senior Iranian officials present in a building struck by Israel in Last year year's 12 Day War, Middle Eastern media, citing Iran's semi official Fars News agency reported. The New York Times reported that he was nearly killed this year as well when Israel targeted a meeting of senior Iranian officials in an underground bunker. Now the attempted killings of Golubov, Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials have raised concerns in the US and the Middle east that the war may have installed a more ruthless regime with a score to settle in place of an elderly leader whose hold on power was believed to be slipping.

[Dana Goldberg]

Thank you my friend. This one's from the Times. An up to date tally of Trump followers turned crypto investors is in and for them the overall results are remarkably bad. No nearly 1 million people who bought President Trump's meme coin have lost money through the end of June. Shocking. That's according to a report by the cryptocurrency analytics firm Nansen their loss totals $3.81 billion. The analytics firm's assessment was calculated this week after Donald signed an annual financial disclosure showing that he walked away with a $636 million payout on the same crypto bet, part of a U haul of at least 2.2 billion from all of his business ventures in 2025.

[Allison Gill]

I love how it's just a haul, but you decided to call it a U haul.

[Dana Goldberg]

Did I really Lesbian to the core, people? That's hysterical. I didn't even notice. We're not editing it. Let's keep moving. I love it so much. The odds were always in his favor. The odds. Wow. That sounds like the Hunger Games that he's having for these kids. Across the country, Mr. Trump profited whether the price of his Meme coin went up or not. Apparently, he collected returns whenever anyone traded the coins, as he repeatedly pushes followers to do so. Using a true social account to promote the coin. Didn't matter if it went up or down.

[Allison Gill]

It's just. It's Trading Places, right?

[Dana Goldberg]

Unbelievable, man.

[Allison Gill]

It's like we buy or sell their stocks for them, but no matter what happens, Duke and Duke get the commission, and he's like, sounds to me like y' all a couple of bookies.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's exactly what that sounds like. Now, most crypto transactions are publicly visible, recorded on a digital ledger called the blockchain that allows analysts to trace purchases of digital coins from individual crypto accounts known as wallets. Nansen's data shows that as of end of June, 988,905 buyers. So close to that million of the strump. That's what they call it because there's a money sign of the Trump Meme Coin have lost money, representing roughly two out of every three buyers. Cumulatively, these 988,905 wallets have lost a total of 3.81 billion, including buyers who have held onto their stash and recorded paper losses, according to Nansen. So the coin was trading at $1.76 $1.76 as of Friday, down 97% from its peak price of $75.35.

[Allison Gill]

Y' all got taken for a ride. But are you reading some of these Trump supporters? Trump Meme Coin purchasers who blame the liberals for this, how they're like, oh, you know, just like they blamed us on the weather on the mall and I guess. I don't know.

[Dana Goldberg]

Well, Jews do control the weather, and I really.

[Allison Gill]

Did you? Yeah. I was wondering if you brought out your space Laser.

[Dana Goldberg]

I did. I was like, fuck this for this.

[Allison Gill]

And the meme coin. But they're like, yeah, we don't blame Trump. We blame liberals. They're trying to tank it. They. They bought short, right? Like, we bet against it.

[Dana Goldberg]

Like, oh, my God.

[Allison Gill]

Yeah. That's what I was doing on my summer vacation. I was. I was buying Trump meme coin short to screw you over, you weird maga.

[Dana Goldberg]

Just

[Allison Gill]

how much money does this man have to steal from you?

[Dana Goldberg]

I know.

[Allison Gill]

Before you get it, I don't know.

[Dana Goldberg]

I mean, they're losing their life savings, and all of them keep wanting a piece of it. It's bizarre.

[Martin Sheen]

Yeah.

[Allison Gill]

And keep an eye on Guo Wengwe. Remember the guy who had a big yacht? When Steve Bannon was arrested on his yacht by the post office cops, that guy was actually sentenced to 30 years in prison for stealing billions from people, Millions, hundreds of millions from investors in a. In a scheme. And right now, the going price for a pardon from Donald Trump is about $2 million. And that's according to reports. I'm not just making that up. And so we could see Guo Wengwei get a pardon. He's considering pardoning Diddy.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh, boy.

[Allison Gill]

It's just. It's $2 million for a pardon.

[Dana Goldberg]

Disgusting.

[Allison Gill]

And there are people getting all their kickbacks and stuff, so. Well done, meme coin investors. All right, here's that story about Mitch McConnell's wife. It's from Raw Story. The wife of Senator McConnell did something, quote, bizarre three days after he was hospitalized for a possible heart attack, according to a new report. Elaine Chao, Transportation Secretary during Trump's first administration and McConnell's wife since 1993, left the country. And that's according just so you know, to the Daily Beast. Okay. Now, Chao flew to Beijing to discuss China, US relations with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on June 17, according to the Daily Beast and Chinese media. This was three days after McConnell, 84, was reportedly found unconscious and rushed from his home in Washington to the hospital where he stays, where he's been. A dispatcher sent an advanced life support ambulance to McConnell's home on June 14, according to audio released by journalist Desiree Townsend. McConnell spokesperson confirmed that day that the former Senate GOP leader had been hospitalized. On June 22. In a statement, McConnell, his staff said he was working closely with his staff on Senate and Kentucky business. A McConnell team member said on June 30 that he was still recovering. This was McConnell's second hospitalization since February, when he received treatment for flu like symptoms. And McConnell, who has announced his retirement at the end of this year, has faced repeated health scares. The Kentucky Republican was hospitalized with a concussion after falling in 2023. And if you are unconscious, if you are on life support, the people should

[Dana Goldberg]

know that a hundred percent.

[Allison Gill]

Or if you're Tom Kane and you're in a hospital for depression for four months, absolutely.

[Dana Goldberg]

We have a right to know that people actually do work for us. I know they don't think they do, but they do.

[Allison Gill]

They voted against paid vacation, but they don't mind taking them.

[Dana Goldberg]

I know. All right, this is from Ms. Now. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Sunday defended an Independence Day demonstration in Washington by hundreds of masked men chanting Reclaim America. Wearing the same uniform, white face coverings, baseball caps, dark shirts and khakis. Gap was like, those aren't ours, as that was. Of the white nationalist group Patriot Front. They marched near the US Capitol carrying a variety of flags, including Confederate flags. Some featured A circle, 13 white stars to represent the first American colonies. And I quote, what they stand for is nothing that I could possibly agree with. This is Burgum, he said during the interview at cnn. But one of the foundational principles of the United States, which makes democracy messy, is free speech. Goes on to say, there are plenty of things that I see that I might personally find offensive, reprehensible, but in America, free speech is allowed. That's what he said before comparing a public display of racial supremacy to communism. Echoing President Trump's midterm election season attacks on the Democratic Party's insurgency of democratic socialist candidates, Burgum said, and I quote, I mean, we're a country where someone can run and be elected saying that they're a communist, but yet this is what our nation has stood against and fought for.

[Allison Gill]

Okay, first of all, no one ran

[Dana Goldberg]

and said they were fucking communists, by the way.

[Allison Gill]

Right. And you're saying that the Patriot Front is a display of communism, but so are the people who protest them. Like, who? Who are the communists? Is it Patriot Front?

[Dana Goldberg]

Because, okay, but I can't square that circle.

[Allison Gill]

That's why I'm like, yeah, I can't square that horseshoe. Right?

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah. The Interior Department secretary who oversaw Trump branded celebrations of the nation's 250th anniversary didn't directly answer when host Dana Bash asked if he would recommend to Trump that the president condemned the white nationalist group and its messaging. There's no way we've been here before.

[Allison Gill]

He'd lose his only voters.

[Dana Goldberg]

I know. Part of my response to that is that there are protests on the Mall that people say things that I think are reprehensible about Trump and yet they're allowed to go on because of free speech in our country. Again, this is berger.

[Allison Gill]

Except your DOJ tried to get them to take down their 8647 flag display and they lost in court. So which speech is okay?

[Dana Goldberg]

Right. And apparently corporations are people and they're allowed to say whatever they want with money. So what are we doing here? The Southern Poverty Law center, among other civil rights groups, labels Patriot Front a white nationalist hate group that broke off from Vanguard America in the aftermath of the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. And that was in August 12th of 2017. According to its public writings, Patriot Front believes that, and I quote, to be an American is to be a descendant of conquerors, pioneers, visionaries and explorers, that this country was founded on principles of pan European identity. Now, Rep. Al Green, a black Democrat from Texas, told Ms. Now on Sunday that he wants such hate groups to, and I quote, have their free speech. He said, let them march and let people see that this level of racism and hate still exists and that the Klan is only metamorphosed. Now, this is from Green. That's what he said on the weekend with three incredible hosts. Greene said he has enough faith in the country to, and I quote, think that most people don't approve of people who would parade with a mask on to disguise themselves while shouting something that's associated with white supremacy. I don't think people will agree with that.

[Martin Sheen]

Yeah.

[Allison Gill]

All right. Thanks to Al Green for those statements and thanks to Ms. Now for that story. Thanks for sharing it, Dana. Everybody, we have good news that we have to get to. Thank the Lord. We need some and we'll do that after this quick break. Stick around. We'll be right back after these messages. We'll be right back. Hey everybody. This episode is brought to you by IQ Bar, our exclusive snack and hydration sponsor. IQ Bar protein bars, IQ Mix, hydration mixes and IQ Joe mushroom coffees are the delicious low sugar brain and body fuel you need to win your day. And right now, IQ Bar is offering you an exclusive deal. 20% off all IQ Bar products plus you get free shipping. Just text daily beans to 64,000. With over 20,000 five star reviews and counting, IQ Bar has become popular for people who need better fuel for busy days. Their bars, hydration mixes and mushroom coffees are built to support both brain and body. And you can try out all three with their ultimate sampler pack. That's where I'd start if I were you. IQ Bar's plant protein bars are a smart snack choice because they give you plenty of plant protein, tons of fiber, which is super important, and no added sugar. And all IQ Bar products are clean, label, certified and packed with ingredients to help you stay mentally and physically fit. They also come in a variety of delicious flavors. And the variety I love it so much. It's like mint chocolate chip protein bars. They have a vanilla spice coffee that I love. They also have limited edition and seasonal flavors so there's always something new. And I love how IQ Bar is just it makes travel and busy days easier whether I'm headed out early, running between errands, going to the gym, stuck somewhere longer than planned like the dmv. It's just nice having something I can throw in a bag that supports my eating goals. And right now, IQ Bar is offering our special podcast audience 20% off all IQ bar products, including that sampler pack, plus free shipping. So to get your 20% off text daily beans all one word to 64,000. Text daily beans to 64,000. That's daily beans to 64,000. Message and data rates may apply. See Terms for details. Hey everybody, if you've been listening since the kitchen table days, like seven years now, you know I've had my Helix mattress for a long time and it's the best choice I've ever made. Switching all those years ago is the best thing I've ever done for the quality of my sleep and my waking life. Before Helix, I was tossing, turning all night, boiling alive, waking up a pool of sweat, feeling groggy and sore and that just messes up your whole day. The very first night I slept on my new Helix mattress, the problems were history. I was sleeping better, waking up feeling fresh and ready to go. Helix even has cooling technology which helped me keep from sweating all summer long. I also started seeing the difference in my Apple Watch sleep tracking data. I love data, especially around deep sleep, which is always the number I check first. Quality sleep is the foundation of your day. It affects your energy, your available patience, my brain, my ability to react to the world around me. Fixing your sleep issues has to be a priority and buying one is simple. Helix ships free in the US, delivers right to your dorm. They give you 120 night in home sleep trial plus a limited lifetime warranty so there's no risk they're happy with Helix guarantee, makes returns and exchanges seamless so you can try it without turning mattress shopping into a stressful project. Helix is the most awarded mattress brand out there They've been tested and reviewed by experts like Forbes and Wired, which is just one more reason to know that Helix is where you need to next mattress. So go to helixsleep.com dailybeans for 20% off site wide and 25% off luxe mattresses and 30% off elite mattresses. That's helixsleep.com dailybeans For 20% off site wide, 25% off luxe mattresses AND 30% off elite mattresses. Helix sleep.com dailybeans. You'll be glad you did.

[Dana Goldberg]

I'm Brian Caram and I've spent decades covering politics. Now I'm taking you behind the scenes, one interview at a time.

[Allison Gill]

Join us as each week Brian confronts the issues that matter, posing the questions you wish you could ask. No filter, no agenda, just the truth.

[Dana Goldberg]

We're not here for sound bites. We're here for substance. Join me, Brian Caram every week as we cut through the noise and get straight to it. This is Just Ask the Question where curiosity will lead us to the facts. Subscribe now on your favorite podcast platform

[Allison Gill]

and remember, when you want answers, all you have to do is just ask the question. Everybody, welcome back. It's time for the Good News everyone.

[Dana Goldberg]

Then Good news everyone. Good news.

[Allison Gill]

And if you have good news, it can be big. It can be small. It can be from yesterday or 25 years ago. It doesn't matter if it brings a smile to our faces, we want to hear about it. We need to microdose in your hope. Send it to us. You can also send Good Trouble suggestions. We love our Good Trouble segments and we get most of them from y'. All. So thanks for sending those in. You can give a shout out if you want to a loved one or a non profit. You want us to know about maybe a small business in your area that could use a boost like a little independent bookstore or you know, something like that. Or a self shout out. We love self shout outs because y' all are awesome. Tell us why you're awesome. Shout out to a government program that's helped you or a loved one. Whatever it is, send it to us dailybeanspod.com click on contact and just attach a photo. That's all you got to do. It can be a pet. It can be an adoptable pet, a random animal on the Internet. It can be you flipping the bird to Trump buildings. It can be what you dressed up for as Halloween, something you've knitted or crocheted. Maybe you're quilting or painting or doing music. Show us what you're making or creating. Maybe you got a garden you want to share, a sunset, a funny meme, anything at all. Send it to us dailybeanspod.com and click on contact. First up is your good trouble.

[Dana Goldberg]

Your good trouble.

[Allison Gill]

Today, Trump is trying to break the Institute of Museum and Library Services. A lot of local libraries and museums depend on the subsidies that the IM LS provide. Go to action.ala.org to see what the American Library association needs you to do to help fight for public libraries. We're going to have a link in the show notes for that. Also, a quick reminder, everyone. Our next Patreon Zoom call will be Thursday, July 9th. That's this Thursday at 5pm Pacific time. So we're looking forward to that. Look for the Zoom link in your inbox or post it on the Patreon site at noon Pacific on July 9th. That's when we're gonna post it and send it out five hours before we hang out. Nice.

[Dana Goldberg]

And next, from lan, Locked Sailor from Denver. I know exactly who this is. I joined my first Zoom in Dana's dugout a few days ago. What a great community of people. There were 11 of us and three of us were veterans. I look forward to joining you again. Thanks, Dana. And I just wanna say, as I'm building my Patreon, if you wanna become a Patreon member, where you do get to Zoom, it starts at the $5 level when I tell you that everyone in that Zoom shared things and we all got to talk. It was like group therapy, Allison. It was like we shared our rose, our thorn, our bud, what we wanted. Because the group hasn't grown yet to a point where we can't. So right now is the time to get on on this. So if you want to become a member of my Patreon at all, you can go to danagoldberg.com and hit the Patreon. But if you start at a five dollar level, you get to join these Zooms and you get early tickets to to shows just like Allison's. You get behind the scenes stuff, you get. You just get all kinds of stuff that is super fun, but one of them is this Zoom. And it felt like we were just in our living, talking with friends because it was such a sweet community. So I'm glad you enjoyed yourself, landlocked Sailor. And thank you for your service.

[Allison Gill]

And look at these puppies.

[Dana Goldberg]

I know.

[Allison Gill]

Oh, my God, that corgi is. I want to sleep that soundly, if I may. Oh, my God. Thank you so much. All right, from Ed pronouns he and him. Dear queens of the beans, greetings from Tuscany. Got out of Dodge for two weeks of R and R in Italy. I'm confident y' all can do the 250th without my help. And I know you don't have a travel correspondent for the Beans, but I thought I'd share with you a couple of good news photos if I have the enough bandwidth and I'm not too full of wine. I'll try to send you some daily photos and hopefully lighten the load that you carry with such grace. We would love that edge. The photos are from the Tuscan villa where we're staying for this first leg of the journey. These hills and vineyards are breathtaking, and they remind me that amidst all this nonsense and noise, there is quiet, there is beauty, and there is peace. Wishing you all some welcome respite. I want to go to there.

[Dana Goldberg]

Me too. Look at that vineyard, Ed.

[Allison Gill]

Thank you. Just that, like, looking at those photos just brings me peace.

[Dana Goldberg]

I know Tuscany is one place in Italy that I haven't really explored, and I very much want to. Here we go. From Reese. Pronoun. She and her. Hello, my favorite legumes. I'm writing to share some good news. Kelsey Fendler. I'm so glad you just sent this in. I was just looking at a post. Became the first American woman to row so low and unsupported from California to Hawaii.

[Allison Gill]

What?

[Dana Goldberg]

Yes. A total of 2, 362 nautical miles. It took her 43 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes, and 59 seconds. She landed on July 3 and beat the men's and women's record. Yep, she's a badass. For my pot pet tariff, I have attached a picture of my rescue dog, Lucy. She's a blank. I have also attached a picture of Buddy, who's a blank, and Toto, who's also a blink. We have a yorkie for sure.

[Allison Gill]

Yeah.

[Dana Goldberg]

We also have what appears to be a healer mix.

[Allison Gill]

Yeah. Okay, so the one on the. On the boat.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Allison Gill]

Yeah. It looks like some sort of lab. Chihuahua, healer type sitch.

[Dana Goldberg]

And then a terrier, I think, of some sort.

[Allison Gill]

I think there's also shih Tzu in that one. Look at that.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Allison Gill]

Maybe the little bun or a Maltese or something like that. Let's see what we got. We have a lab. German shepherd, Australian cattle dog. Look so close. Heelers are like Australian cattle dogs.

[Dana Goldberg]

There you go.

[Allison Gill]

And labs.

[Dana Goldberg]

Wow. Toto, I understand, is the yorkie. Okay, now I'm understanding. Witshitsu. We were right. Poodle.

[Allison Gill]

Terrier and Chesapeake Bay retriever and schnauzer. What a cool mix.

[Dana Goldberg]

And Toto's a Yorkie. What kind of.

[Allison Gill]

She rode by herself, but pout. Rowing for four to three days.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah. You should see the. It's. I wish. Well, I'm going to send you this on in on our text message just so you can see it. The boat is decked out. It's got some protection on each side. It's just. It's. It's incredible.

[Allison Gill]

I mean, it's got to be a small enough boat for her to row it, and it's got to be a large enough boat to carry food and water for 43 days.

[Dana Goldberg]

Absolutely.

[Allison Gill]

Here she was unsupported. Right. She didn't have anybody alongside her giving her food or anything.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah, I just sent it to your text message. Look at the second look at this, because you'll be able to see. There may even be some sort of a bathroom in there, but I can't tell. It looks like it's solar powered.

[Allison Gill]

Oh, there we go.

[Dana Goldberg]

It's made by Guntner. Not that we're, you know, doing an advertisement for that, but just to let people know. It's. It's incredible. I guess it's considered a kayak.

[Allison Gill]

So solar powered for like the maybe cleaning, desalinization or something. But she rode power the whole way, correct?

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah, she rode the entire thing.

[Allison Gill]

Dang, girl.

[Dana Goldberg]

But I mean, there's probably solar power for. I'm assuming she needed to, like, charge her equipment. She's filming this thing. It looks like there may be some sort of a drone she's using. Cause there's above shots. It's just fricking awesome.

[Allison Gill]

Amazing. Congrats. Broke all the records. Women and men's. Well, well done. Yeah, thanks for sending that in. That is cool. All right, next up, anonymous pronouns, he and him. Hello, Queens of all beans. Oh.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh.

[Allison Gill]

I didn't know I'd been promoted to Regina. Of all the beans.

[Dana Goldberg]

All of the beans.

[Allison Gill]

I'm a longtime listener. I'm so thankful for you both and the sanity you bring daily. I have a bit of good news to share. It's so difficult to muster a celebratory mood this Fourth of July. Totally. So the Onion has come to our rescue with a mockumentary called the Birth of a Nation. Yes, I have a part in the film. I play historian Roger Andrews. I'm the one in the trailer making the explosion sounds with the tagline, it was sick. I've seen this. Oh, my God. This is a beans listener oh man. Now I want to wear my Infowars hat for our beans talk today. The movie dropped on YouTube on July 3rd. It'll also be shown on the Now Onion Run Infowars site. Thanks again for all you do. My pod pet tariff. I'm attaching a picture of my dog Simon. He's going to be 17 this month, so he's a cranky old man now. When he looks out the window and barks, he's literally saying, get off my lawn. I hope you get a chance to watch the movie and enjoy it. I have watched it. I also love the Infowars elf, which is also not to be distributed. And that what's the Alex Jones pop in his car. That was amazing.

[Dana Goldberg]

So good.

[Allison Gill]

I love what they're doing with it. I'm so glad they took it over from those assholes. We'll have a link to the trailer and the full length video in the episode notes. By the way, America, Birth of a Nation and that pup Anonymous. That's so cool that you're in there. Aw, that dog is amazing.

[Dana Goldberg]

I know. What a cute baby. Aw, man.

[Allison Gill]

It never ceases to amaze me the people who listen to this show.

[Dana Goldberg]

I know. And I get pleasantly surprised. Every good news segment I'm like, and this person and that person and listen to this person.

[Allison Gill]

Yeah. I mean, it's just. It fills my heart with joy.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Allison Gill]

So I just, I don't know, like Tim Robbins, Nick Offerman, they Might Be Giants. Like going back. Like the Ben Foltz. Like all these folks who've reached out to me over the years. The guy from Infow

[Dana Goldberg]

to be like,

[Allison Gill]

yeah, I listen to your stuff. I know. That stuff. I know just fills me with so much joy. And I have to say, every single person who is a member of the Leguminati is just an amazing human being.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Allison Gill]

Every single would be here if they weren't correct.

[Dana Goldberg]

Like attracts like.

[Allison Gill]

Absolutely. Thank you all so much. Please send your good news. Flood us with your good news. Dailybeanspod.com click on Contact. Any final thoughts? I think we got all our announcements out today. Earlier in the show.

[Dana Goldberg]

I think we did. Other than other than the tickets for the Southwest Funny Fest are going and I'm so happy. Albuquerque, they've been on sale. You guys were the first to know. A few other people also asked for reminders on my website. So if you're in the Albuquerque area October 9th, it's actually the last weekend of the balloon fiesta. So if you're planning on going to the balloon fiesta, Anyway, you might as well get tickets to the Southwest Funny Fest. I'm bringing it back after a six year hiatus. We're going to be help benefit Equality New Mexico, so partial proceeds will help benefit Equality New Mexico. It's going to be a lineup of LGBTQ comedians in a time where we need support and laughter more than ever. So go to danagoldberg.com you'll see it now live on my tour schedule where you can just get tickets directly. So I'd love to see you there.

[Allison Gill]

It's going to be so amazing. I'm so glad it's back. It's, you know, the hiatus, I mean, Covid just fucked so many things up. It really just disturbed a lot of stuff. And I think we're continuing to live in the aftermath of that. And there's. I know, you know, you and I are good friends with Mary Trump and we've talked about the reckoning that we're going to have to have with our mental health as individuals and as a nation, 100% going back these 10 years or so. All right, everybody, we will be back in your ears tomorrow. You're definitely going to want to check out. You're definitely going to want to check out Beans Talk today. It's over at MSW Media's YouTube channel. It's free to subscribe if you haven't subscribed, even do me a favor, even if you don't plan on ever watching it, it's free to subscribe and it really helps us out. So go subscribe. Kind of like how just follow us on Soda, even if you're not on Instagram. Go create an Instagram account, follow DG comedy, follow Meloshi Road. It really, really helps elevate voices, get us in the algorithms, get the word out, bring laughter, find community and expand our Leguminati, which is the most important thing I think right now in these times.

[Dana Goldberg]

So I agree. Well said.

[Allison Gill]

Thank you, my friend. Everybody will be back in your ears tomorrow. Until then, please take care of yourselves, take care of each other, take care of the planet, take care of your mental health and take care of your family. I've been ag. I've been dg and them's the beans. The Daily Beans is written and executive produced by Allison Gill with additional research and reporting by Dana Goldberg. Sound design and editing is by Desiree McFarlane with art and web design by Joelle Reader with Moxie Design Studios. Music for the Daily Beans is written and performed by they Might Be Giants and the show is a proud member of the MSW Media Network, a collection of creator owned podcasts dedicated to news, politics and justice. For more information please visit mswmedia.com msw media

[Martin Sheen]

hello, Martin Sheen here, and it seems to me that no day of the week is without its endless barrage of bad news. Even on Sunday. For God's sake, let's change that. What do you say? Together, let's make Sunday immune to bad news. Available now every Sunday, Season three of the Martin Sheen Podcast with yours truly, Martin Sheen Sheen has begun. Yeah, 10 brand new episodes are already underway. So join me, Martin sheen, for a 20 minute journey as I share my personal stories, a bit of poetry, and insightful reflections that will encourage you to take a deep breath and enjoy a relaxing moment. Of course, it's important to know and understand what's happening in the world, but I also believe there's nothing wrong with taking a step back to find strength and clarity. And Lord knows we need that now more than ever. I'll A moment of thoughtfulness and calm may be rare these days, but it doesn't have to be. So what do you say? You want to take back your Sundays? So do I. And guess what? I've already done it with the Martin Sheen Podcast, Season three. Available now. Don't mess with my Sunday and thank you for listening.