Habeas Clueless

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Daily Beans – "Habeas Clueless"

Episode Information:

• Title: Habeas Clueless
• Release Date: May 21, 2025
• Hosts: Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg
• Description: The Daily Beans is a women-owned and operated progressive news podcast offered by MSW Media. Hosted by the Webby award-winning Allison Gill, known for Mueller, She Wrote, and Dana Goldberg, a comedian, fundraiser, and activist, the podcast delivers social justice and political news with a healthy dose of snark, perfect for your morning commute.

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Introduction and Overview

Allison Gill opens the episode at [00:00] by presenting a series of pressing political and social news items, setting the tone for a comprehensive and incisive discussion. She highlights significant developments, including legal actions against political figures, Supreme Court decisions, and policy changes impacting social programs.

Notable Quote:

• "Trump prosecutors have dropped the charges against Newark Mayor Ross Baraka, but have arrested and charged Congresswoman LaMonica McIver." [00:00]

Legal Proceedings Against Political Figures

The hosts delve into the recent dismissal of charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and the subsequent arrest of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver.

Details:

• Dismissal of Charges Against Mayor Ras Baraka:

  • Allison Gill explains that the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, Alina Haba, has dismissed the misdemeanor trespassing charge against Mayor Baraka following his arrest at an ICE facility.
  • Quote: "After extensive consideration, we've agreed to dismiss Mayor Baraka's misdemeanor charge of trespass for the sake of moving forward." [08:09]

• Charging of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver:

  • The episode scrutinizes the decision to charge McIver, highlighting criticism from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.
  • Matthew Platkin's Statement: "Charging a member of Congress who was conducting lawful oversight is an extraordinary step that requires clear evidence of criminal conduct and intent." [09:43]

Discussion: The hosts question the motivations and evidence behind these legal actions, suggesting potential political undertones and emphasizing the importance of due process.

Misunderstanding of Habeas Corpus by Government Officials

A significant portion of the episode focuses on Secretary Kristi Noem's apparent misunderstanding of the legal principle of habeas corpus.

Key Segment:

• Clip of Senator Hassan Interacting with Secretary Noem:
  • Senator Hassan asks Secretary Noem, "What is habeas corpus?" [05:43]
  • Secretary Noem's Response: Her initial confusion about habeas corpus, mistakenly referring to presidential authority over detentions [05:55-07:02].

Allison Gill’s Commentary:

• Quote: "Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires that the government provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people... It is the foundational right that separates free societies like America from police states like North Korea." [06:00]

Discussion: Gill and Goldberg critique Noem's lack of understanding, underscoring the fundamental importance of habeas corpus in protecting individual freedoms against arbitrary detention.

USAID Cuts and Global Food Wastage

The episode addresses the consequences of U.S. Aid (USAID) budget cuts, leading to significant food waste.

Details:

• Reuters Report:
  • USAID cuts since January have resulted in 60,000 to 66,000 metric tons of food, valued at $98 million, rotting in U.S. warehouses.
  • This food could potentially feed over 1.5 million people or the entire population of Gaza for a month and a half.
• Quote from Dana Goldberg: "If it's corn, I hope they incinerate them because I would really like to see it just pop in the warehouse. If they're going to destroy it, it'd be kind of funny." [11:00]

Discussion: The hosts criticize the administration's decision to cut global aid programs, highlighting the ethical and humanitarian implications of food waste while millions remain in need.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Deportation Order

The discussion moves to the case of Daniel Lozano Camargo, a Venezuelan deportee, and the legal battles surrounding his return to the U.S.

Details:

• Court Ruling:
  • The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals maintains an order requiring the Trump administration to seek Camargo’s return after his deportation violated a legal settlement.
  • Judge DeAndrea Benjamin's Statement: "Funds may not be drawn from the treasury without an appropriation, plain and simple." [20:54]

Allison Gill’s Analysis:

• Critiques the Trump administration's expedited deportation under the Alien Enemies Act, which led to Camargo’s unlawful removal.
• Quote: "Justice Department lawyers urged the appeals court to reverse Gallagher's ruling, saying the judge had intruded on executive branch authority." [13:39]

Discussion: The hosts emphasize the importance of upholding legal settlements and due process, criticizing the administration's disregard for established legal frameworks.

Republican Efforts to Phase Out Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits

The episode examines the GOP's legislative maneuvers to reduce or eliminate clean energy tax credits established under President Biden.

Details:

• Politico Report:
  • The GOP is negotiating changes to major bills affecting Medicaid payments and clean energy initiatives.
  • Conservatives aim to expedite the phase-out of clean energy tax credits, facing resistance from moderates and the White House.
• Quote from Allison Gill: "They just overridden and sent them to Pope Leo's thing so that they could do this in." [18:48]

Discussion: Gill and Goldberg criticize the GOP's prioritization of billionaire tax cuts over sustainable energy initiatives, highlighting the potential long-term environmental and economic impacts.

Senate Confirmation of Charles Kushner as Ambassador to France

A controversial appointment by the Senate to confirm Charles Kushner, a convicted felon, as the U.S. Ambassador to France.

Details:

• Confirmation Vote: Charles Kushner was confirmed with a 51-245 vote, supported notably by Senator Cory Booker.
• Allison Gill’s Perspective:
  • Quote: "He served two years in prison, the maximum, by the way, allowed in a plea deal. But prosecutors... found he was operating." [15:29]

Discussion: The hosts express outrage over Kushner’s confirmation, questioning the ethics and implications of appointing a pardoned felon to a significant diplomatic position.

Good News Segment

Interspersed with the heavy news discussions, Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg share uplifting stories and listener submissions to balance the narrative.

Highlights:

• Listener Submissions: Stories of community support, successful philanthropic efforts, and personal achievements.
• Notable Story: A sixth-grader's courageous question at a Congressman’s town hall, emphasizing the positive engagement of youth in politics.

Quote from Listener (Kirsten, NPA One Pronoun): "Her question was staggering... 'Are we safe?'" [29:04]

Discussion: The hosts encourage listeners to share more good news, fostering a sense of community and highlighting positive developments amidst challenging times.

Closing Remarks

The episode concludes with a call to action for listeners to engage in community support efforts and to continue advocating for justice and social equity.

Final Quote from Allison Gill: "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." [40:45]

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Conclusion: In "Habeas Clueless," The Daily Beans delivers a potent mix of incisive political analysis, critical discussions on legal and social issues, and uplifting community stories. Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg adeptly navigate complex topics, providing listeners with both information and inspiration. With a balance of rigorous journalism and engaging dialogue, this episode exemplifies the podcast’s commitment to progressive values and social justice.

Notable Themes:

• Political Accountability: Scrutiny of legal actions against political figures and government officials’ understanding of constitutional rights.
• Humanitarian Concerns: Critique of policy decisions impacting global aid and food security.
• Environmental Policy: Opposition to the GOP's efforts to dismantle clean energy initiatives.
• Ethics in Government: Controversial appointments and their broader implications on public trust.
• Community and Positivity: Emphasis on good news and community support to inspire and uplift listeners.

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Transcript

[Alison Gill]

MSW Media. Hello and welcome to the Daily beans for Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Today, Trump prosecutors have dropped the charges against Newark Mayor Ross Baraka, but have arrested and charged Congresswoman LaMonica McIver. Trump's Gestapo czar Kristi Noem doesn't know what habeas corpus is. The Supreme Court allows Maine Representative Laura Libby to vote again despite her censure by the legislature for transphobic comments. US Aid cuts have left food for millions rotting in storage. A federal appeals court leaves in place an order requiring the Trump administration to return Daniel Lozano Camargo to the United States after having sent him there in violation of a legal settlement. Republicans in Congress have decided to phase out Biden's clean energy tax credits to make more room for billionaire tax cuts. And the Senate has confirmed convicted felon Charles Kushner to be the ambassador of France. I'm Alison Gill.

[Dana Goldberg]

And I'm Dana Goldberg.

[Alison Gill]

Yay. Dana's back. Happy Wednesday.

[Dana Goldberg]

Thank you. It's nice to be back. Thanks for covering me while I did the goddess's work. It was a super successful four days. There was a super secret conference that I told you about. The Gill foundation is a incredible philanthropic foundation that Tim Gill and his husband Scott Miller have founded. And it's def. They invite very big donors to a conference, and they have attorneys general and senators and congressmen and lots of people speaking that are leading the LGBTQ movements. And they have panels to convince these donors why they should give their money to this organization so they can spread it out among all these different organizations. And it was the most successful out giving conference they've ever had. So if for some reason you happen to be a listener that has a tremendous amount of money and you're maybe in your last years and you're like, what do I do with this money? How can I make a difference? Have I got a deal for you. We could talk. The organization's phenomenal and they are doing very good things. And then last night, I was doing a gala for the Jewish Queer Youth in New York. They were honoring an incredible Broadway producer and writer and human named Rachel Sussman. And I raised about $50,000 to keep the Jewish Queer Youth safer in the state of New York.

[Alison Gill]

Fantastic. Thank you so much. It's my pleasure back.

[Dana Goldberg]

And I'm happy to be back. I missed you.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, I missed you too. And it's my pleasure to cover you when you're raising $50,000 for Jewish gay youth. That's just incredible. That's incredible.

[Dana Goldberg]

There was a at the conference, the GHL Foundation. It's amazing what they raised. But just know everyone, that there's multi millions of dollars being redirected to organizations that are in need and they're fighting and they are fighting. And I tell you what, the attorneys general out there that are so fired up, most of them, obviously the 17. I think there's 17 Democratic attorneys general right now, at least. And the two lesbian ones out there, Dana Nestle and I believe Michigan. And then Attorney General Mays, who she is. She is good.

[Alison Gill]

She is Chris Mays, Arizona.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yes. God, she's good.

[Alison Gill]

She's fantastic. Yeah, that's fantastic. And no relation, by the way, the Gill foundation to me. Otherwise we would have millions of dollars.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's right.

[Alison Gill]

But hey, if you are a millionaire and you want to support independent media, Well, y' all, we're gonna be having a Patreon happy hour Zoom cocktail mocktail extravaganza this Friday at 7pm Eastern, 4 Pacific. And Harry Dunn's gonna be there, Andy McCabe's gonna be there, and you're gonna be there. Dana, you're gonna drop in.

[Dana Goldberg]

I am. I'm gonna drop in. I've got one more requirement that I have to do, but I will be with you for part of the time. Forward to it. It. You know what? I honestly, it always makes me feel good when I pop in and then the chat room is like, Dana's here. And it makes me feel like a million dollars. Who needs to donate when you make me feel like a million dollars already?

[Alison Gill]

Yeah. But if you do happen to have a million dollars, you sign up. And you actually only need $3 to sign up. Sign up now to join us. You can join this Zoom call if you sign up now in the next couple of days and support independent media. You get these episodes ad free. You get them early, get all sorts of cool VIP early release stuff, and you get to come to the Zoom happy hours and taunt us like Happy Fun Ball. You can do [e-mail] Muller she wrote. And Dana, do you remember main rep Libby, Right?

[Dana Goldberg]

I do, yeah. Horrible transphobe. Yep.

[Alison Gill]

Yes. She was censured for her transphobic comments and lost her right to vote in the legislature. Until she apologized. All she had to do was apologize. Well, the Supreme Court has lifted that ban and she got her ability to vote back, so. Bunch of jerks. Yeah, but it was 7 to 2. I believe it was Jackson and Sotomayor who dissented. And I'm with them.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah, of course we are. Yeah. A couple of Men, by the way, who were supposed to be sent to Vietnam and Myanmar. They were put on a plane to war torn South Sudan without meaningful due process. That should surprise no one. And after a judge ordered the government not to send them to a third country, that's what happened. They filed an emergency tro. So we'll keep you updated on what's going on there.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, we'll keep an eye on that. And this is fucking scary. Check out this clip of New Hampshire Senator Hassan and Gestapo czar. I mean, that's what I'm calling her. Christine. Yeah, listen to this clip. This is from Tuesday.

[C]

So, Secretary Noem, what is habeas corpus?

[Dana Goldberg]

Well, habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country. Let me.

[C]

Let me stop habeas corpus. Excuse me, that's. That's incorrect, President. Habeas corpus. Excuse me? Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires that the government provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason. Habeas corpus is the foundational right that separates free societies like America from police states like North Korea. As a senator from the Live Free or die state, as this matters a lot to me and my constituents and to all Americans. So, Secretary Noem, do you support the core protection that habeas corpus provides? That the government must provide a public reason in order to detain and imprison someone?

[Alison Gill]

Yet I support habeas corpus.

[Dana Goldberg]

I also recognize that the President of.

[Alison Gill]

The United States has the authority under.

[Dana Goldberg]

The Constitution to decide if it should be suspended or not.

[C]

It has never.

[Alison Gill]

Let us be clear, though.

[C]

It has never been done. It has never been done without approval of Congress. Even Abraham Lincoln got retroactive approval from Congress.

[Alison Gill]

So when I first heard that, I put out on Blue Sky. I have no words, but I lied. I have words. Good.

[Dana Goldberg]

You usually find them. It takes a second, but she finds them.

[Alison Gill]

I. Yeah, you know, I have to always kind of put them through a little bit of a. Kind of a filter before I say them. But you can read my [e-mail] about that and habeas corpus. And of course, Slotkin from Michigan, she was like, habeas corpus is the right for all American citizens that are here legally. So she got it wrong too. It's actually for anybody who's in the United States. You don't have to be a legal citizen to be protected by the Constitution. Ah, I'M just, I'm pulling my hair out. But anyway, you can read my words because I had some again, military road dot com. And that's also free. Anyway, right on. Yeah. We have a lot of news to get to. Let's hit the hot notes. Hot notes. All right, everybody. First up from abc, the federal trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been dismissed after his arrest outside an Immigration and Customs enforcement facility, an ICE facility. That's according to the U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Alina Haba.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh.

[Alison Gill]

In a press conference Monday while the case against Baraka was dropped, Haba then announced her office as charging Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, who was at the ICE facility when the mayor was taken into custody. Quote, after extensive consideration, we've agreed to dismiss Mayor Baraka's misdemeanor charge of trespass for the sake of moving forward. That's what she said in a statement on social media. But I think what she meant was that they have dismissed the charge because they don't have any evidence.

[Dana Goldberg]

I think that sounds reasonable.

[Alison Gill]

I mean, I was like, dude, bring it, Bring it to court. Let's see, let's see. Let's file motions to dismiss. Let's do pretrial motions. Really? We're not going to do that. All right. Let's go to trial. Let's put this in front of a jury of people in New Jersey. So she's afraid, obviously, of the outcome of that because they didn't have any evidence. Now, regarding the bullshit charge against Congresswoman McIver, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin released the following statement saying, we have long counted on a partnership with the U.S. attorney's office to keep New Jerseyans safe from harm. But instead of focusing on the pressing threats that matter to New Jersey families, interim U.S. attorney Alina Haba has chosen to spend her time engaging in political stunts, often making irresponsible and unethical statements on cable TV or social media without bothering to understand the facts or the law at issue. Charging a member of Congress who was conducting lawful oversight is an extraordinary step that requires clear evidence of criminal conduct and intent. Prosecutors have a duty to discharge their powers responsibly and fairly, and Alina Haba would do well to remember that.

[Dana Goldberg]

Well said. My God, some of these stories, I just, like we said, we hate reporting them, but we got to keep you up on this. This is from Reuters. Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month, well, they're moldering in warehouses across the world because USAID cuts and risk becoming unusable. That's according to five people familiar with the situation. Now, the food stocks, they've been stuck inside four US government warehouses since Trump administration's decision in January to cut global aid programs. That's according to three people who previously worked at the US Agency for International Development and two sources from other aid organizations. Now, some stocks that are due to expire as early as July, they're likely just to be destroyed either by incineration, using them as animal feed or disposing them in other ways. Two of sources said the comedian and me. If it's corn, I hope they incinerate them because I would really like to see it just all pop in the warehouse. If they're going to destroy it, it'd be kind of funny. Okay. The warehouses, which are run by USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, that's the BHA. It contains between 60,000 to 66,000 metric tons of food. Yeah. Sourced from American farmers, by the way, and manufacturers. This is what five people said. These supplies are valued at $98 million. Doge didn't notice that. According to the document reviewed by Reuters, which was shared by an aid official and verified by a US Government source as that was being up to date, that food could feed over a million people for three months or the entire population of Gaza for a month and a half. That's according Reuters analysis using figures from World Food Program. That's the world's largest humanitarian agency. A proposal to hand the stocks to aid organizations that can distribute them. It's on hold. That's according to the US source and two former USAID sources briefed on the proposal. The plan, it's waiting approval from the State Department's Office of Foreign Assistance. The two former USAID sources. That's what they said. The office is headed by Jeremy Lewin. He's a 28 year old former operative of Elon Musk's Doge who is now overseeing the decommissioning of usaid. And we're going to call it Doge because as someone said, when you spell it out, it gives it actual reputation and it doesn't deserve it. You do say diversity, equity, inclusion, but.

[Alison Gill]

You say Doge, the so called Doge, right?

[Dana Goldberg]

That's right.

[Alison Gill]

28 year old former operative of Musk. So that's where Doge is. Since you were asking. They're making sure that food doesn't go out and has to be destroyed and doesn't feed anyone. Next up from Politico. A federal appeals court has left in place an order requiring the Trump administration to seek the return of a Venezuelan man deported in March from the United States to Seacote, the prison in El Salvador. A panel on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2 to 1 on Monday to deny the Trump administration's request to block the order that a federal judge in Maryland gave after concluding that the man, Daniel Lozano Camargo, was deported in violation of a legal settlement involving asylum seekers who entered the US as minors. The Trump administration delivered Lozano Camargo to el Salvador on March 15th when it sent several planes full of deportees to Salvadoran custody. The flights came just hours after Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies act, which is a war power intended to speed the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants deemed by US Officials to be part of the gang trend. Aragua. Lozano Camargo was among about 130 Venezuelans deported under Trump's proclamation that day. And according to the Cato Institute, by the way, they have found that at least 50 of those 200 some men that were deported or disappeared to Seacote never broke the law and were actually here legally.

[Dana Goldberg]

My goodness.

[Alison Gill]

So. But last month, Judge Stephanie Gallagher, she's a Maryland based Trump appointee, she actually ordered the administration to facilitate Lozano Camargo's return, saying the breach of the 2024 settlement required him to be brought back to get due process. Justice Department lawyers urged the appeals court to reverse Gallagher's ruling, saying the breach of the 2024 settlement required him to be brought back to receive due process. Justice Department lawyers urged the appeals court to reverse Gallagher's ruling, saying the judge had intruded on executive branch authority by ordering US Officials to reach out to their Salvadoran counterparts to seek the release of Lozano Camargo, referred to in public court filings by the pseudonym Christian. Quote, the government cannot facilitate Christian's return telepathically. It must express in words to the government of El Salvador that Christian can be released for transport back to the United States. That's what Judge DeAndrea Benjamin, a Biden appointee, wrote for the 4th Circuit Appeals Court panel. Now, Judge Julius Richardson, a Trump appointee on the Fourth Circuit, actually dissented.

[Dana Goldberg]

Wow, there's a surprise. Thank you, Alison. This one's from Reuters. This piece of shit. That's all I have to say. The U.S. senate, and I mean, you could think I'm talking about the US Senate, but I'm not. The UNS Senate on Monday confirmed Charles Kushner. Who's that? Yeah, he's the father of Donald Trump's. Son in law, Jared. And he's also the recipient of a presidential pardon after his conviction for witness tampering and tax evasion. He has been tapped to be the ambassador to France. Uh huh. French are gonna fucking love him. The Senate backed Kushner. 51, 245. Senate Cory Booker, who represents Kushner's home state of New Jersey, was the only Democrat to vote, along with Trump's fellow Republicans, in favor of the nomination. I'm not sure about that one. I didn't look into it.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah. No. Cory Booker voted yes.

[Dana Goldberg]

It seems odd at best. Now, Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, she was the only Republican to oppose it. So there you have that.

[Alison Gill]

Well, Cory Booker's from New Jersey and so is Kushner.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah. Still, this guy's a piece of shit. I don't know if everyone remembers, he pleaded guilty in 2005 to 18 federal counts, including tax evasion, retaliating against a federal witness, and line to Federal Election Commission. He served two years in prison, the maximum, by the way, allowed in a plea deal. But prosecutors at the same time learned that Kushner. Charles. Yes. His father learned that his brother in law was operating. This is was in Mary Trump's book. This guy's just a piece of work. Kushner learned that his brother in law was cooperating with the federal investigation and hired a prostitute to lure him to a motel room for an encounter, recorded it with a hidden camera, and then sent the tape to the brother in law's wife, Kushner's sister. Piece of shit. By the way, Trump pardoned Kushner, whose son, as you know, is married to Ivanka, and he pardoned him in 2020. I know. I can't. I mean, I don't want to keep saying I can't believe it. This one I didn't see coming. I don't know why, but I didn't. And he's just a piece of work.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah. And by the way, the father and son, the Kushners, they're the ones who got the $1.8 billion bailout for their 666 Fifth Avenue building. The devil building.

[Dana Goldberg]

And where did that come from? Where the money comes from.

[Alison Gill]

Cutter.

[Dana Goldberg]

Ah, thank you very much.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, you're welcome. Also from Politico, the GOP mega bill, which I call the billionaire bailout bill, is undergoing some significant changes in the House as conservative hardliners, moderates, and blue state Republicans angle to shape the bill to their liking ahead of a potential floor vote this week. Conservatives are still pushing for controversial changes to the federal share of Medicaid payments, which could lead to major massive benefit cuts. But House Republican leadership, moderates and the White House are all still resisting that effort, according to two Republicans granted anonymity to describe the private talks. Medicaid work requirements, though, are expected to be phased in over two years, addressing the hardliners push to speed up the previously planned 2029 implementation. The draft bill, however, includes multiple waivers of those provisions that states can pursue, and those waivers are not expected to substantially change. Hardliners also secured a rough agreement from the speaker of the House over the weekend to speed up the phase out of clean energy tax credits enacted under Joe Biden, though the parameters of how quickly that happens are still in a major sticking point in the GOP conference, one of the biggest battles is over whether so called shovel ready projects will be hit as hardliners are pushing for them to be Some Republicans bristled at the weekend changes. The speaker greenlit Reps. Andrew Garbarino of New York and Marionette Miller Meeks of Iowa, who have been defending many of the tax credits, were both at Pope Leo XIV's inauguration as GOP leaders agreed to some of these demands to, you know, scale backs. They just wait. They sent them to Pope Leo's thing so that they could do this in.

[Dana Goldberg]

The middle of the of course they did. They're just sketchy.

[Alison Gill]

Lawmakers are still negotiating over the cap on the state and local tax deduction called salt, a major issue for a group of blue state Republicans. House Speaker Mike Johnson will meet Monday night with moderates concerned about changes to Medicaid, SALT and federal pensions. Federal pensions are also on the line. This is just disgusting. They you know, the Moody's downgraded our credit rating because it caught this thing is we have too much debt. It's causing going to cause too much debt in the future. So these hardline Republicans are like, well we got to cut more earned benefits. They don't call them earned benefits, they call them entitlements. We're going to cut those for the people so that we can keep our tax cuts for our rich donor friends and ourselves. It's and disgusting.

[Dana Goldberg]

I just can't.

[Alison Gill]

Dana, I need some good news.

[Dana Goldberg]

Okay, I'm gonna give you some good news. A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department's effort to repay 63,000 to a member of the January 6th mob who filmed the fatal shooting of Ashley Babbitt and then sold the footage for profit. John Sullivan, who was freed from a six year jail sentence of course, after Trump's sweeping day one pardons, he had forfeited those profits to the federal government as a consequence of criminal conv. As he should have. After Trump wiped out his case, Sullivan asked the court to permit him to reclaim the money. He forked over the Justice Department. And then interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin, he sided with Sullivan, but U.S. district Judge Royce Lambert said Tuesday that a quick refund would be unconstitutional. Sullivan's funds had been deposited into the US Treasury. That's what he noted. And under the Constitution's appropriations clause, only Congress can authorize the disbursement of funds held by the Treasury. However, we've also seen that's not happening these days, so we'll see what happens there. And I quote, money is money. The treasury is the Treasury. And the Constitution says what it says, once money is in the treasury, it can only be withdrawn pursuant to a congressional appropriation. This is the Reagan appointed judge, by the way. And he wrote, all that matters is that funds may not be drawn from the treasury without an appropriation, plain and simple.

[Alison Gill]

Excellent.

[Dana Goldberg]

I would love to see other people quote this judge when shit happens and Congress all of a sudden loses control of the purse.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, they've already in some cases. And that genuine resolution, they allowed Trump to kind of move money around that they didn't appropriate for certain things. They've already clawed back tens of billions of dollars on the inflation reduction act on climate stuff.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yep.

[Alison Gill]

They've canceled that food aid. Like they're just shutting all this down. All of this stuff approved by Congress. Yeah, yeah, it's gross. But that is good news. I'm very glad Judge Lamberth is not letting this guy have his $63,000 back.

[Dana Goldberg]

Seriously.

[Alison Gill]

All right, everybody, time for some good trouble. What are you guys doing? Well, today's good trouble was going to be to leave a review on Amazon for Jake Tapper's stupid book, but Amazon was forced to limit reviews of the book. According to Raw Story, the landing page for the book Original Sin contains zero review.

[Dana Goldberg]

Huh.

[Alison Gill]

When you click to leave a review, you get a warning that says, Amazon has noticed unusual reviewing activity on this product. Due to this activity, we've limited this product to verified purchase reviews. So you gotta buy the book if you want to leave a review, I guess. Fuck Amazon.

[Dana Goldberg]

I'm like, yeah.

[Alison Gill]

I don't have to buy the book to know what's in it. That's all he's been fucking talking about on CNN for the last week.

[Dana Goldberg]

Seriously.

[Alison Gill]

Now, I'm all for reviewing mistakes of the past. So that we don't repeat them, but sure. Really? Do you really think that Democrats were fooled by Biden's age, that his aides pulled the wool over our eyes and we didn't know how old he was? Or is it more likely that low information voters were fooled by Trump?

[Dana Goldberg]

Yes.

[Alison Gill]

Where's that book? Anyway? Anyway, your good trouble today is to contact the attorney general of New Jersey, the awesome guy Matt Platkin, whose statement I read, and ask him to look into a law in New Jersey code called 3.12, malicious prosecution action based upon a prior criminal proceeding, and to look into that in the case of Mayor Ras Baraka. Basically, if somebody comes in and prosecutes somebody and then drops the charges and never had any real evidence to begin with, that's a crime in New Jersey. So you can use this email to let them know what you think about Alina Haba and whether or not she violated 3.12 by arresting and then dropping the case against Mayor Baraka. The email is dcjtiplinejdcj.org DCJ is the the Criminal Criminal Division, Division of Criminal justice. Okay, so it's DCT tipline jdcj.org and we'll have the link to that email along with a link to the law code 3.12, malicious prosecution based on a prior criminal proceeding in the show notes for you. So that is, since we can't leave an Amazon review for Jake Tapper's book, that is your good trouble today.

[Dana Goldberg]

Take it up.

[Alison Gill]

Do it, do it, do it, do it. All right, everybody, we have to take a quick break, but we'll be right back with the good news. We'll be right back. Hey, everybody. I used to wake up feeling more tired, tireder than when I went to bed. My old mattress had become a battle. It was too firm, too hot, unsupportive. I'd wake up stiff, sore. It had dips in it. From where I was sleeping, I was very frustrated. I kept chalking it up to adulthood or stress or the orange guy in the White House. But a friend of mine told me about Helix Sleep and I found out I'd been sleeping on a mattress made for someone. They could not stop raving about how much it helped with their sleep issues. And honestly, I was really curious. So I went to their site, took the Helix Sleep quiz, and was matched with the Helix Midnight mattress built for side sleepers like me who need pressure, relief and balance support. And from the very first night, I noticed the difference. I didn't toss or turn or wake up, overheated like I used to, the mattress felt cool and supportive, but still plush enough to sink into. And within a week, the back pain that I'd been dealing with for years started to fade. Even better, my sleep tracker showed a consistent 30% increase in deep sleep. I felt it too. I would wake up before my alarm. I'm not reaching for the snooze button three times anymore, and I have way more energy and patience throughout the day. Helix didn't just fix my sleep, though. It improved my mornings, my focus, my whole day, my general quality of life, my health. It's been one of the best updates I've ever done in years. So if you're waking up tired or uncomfortable and you think your mattress might be the problem, listen to your friends. Listen. Helix is worth it. Go to helixsleep.com dailybeans for 27% off site wide plus a free bedding bundle, which is a sheet set and a mattress protector with any luxe or elite mattress order. This is an exclusive offer for listeners of the daily beans. That's helixsleep.com dailybeans for 27% off site wide plus the free bedding bundle. Again sheet set and mattress protector with any lux or elite mattress order. Once again, helixleepleep.com DailyBeans with Helix Better Sleep starts now. Now, everybody. Welcome back. It's time for the good news. Who likes good news? Everyone? Then good news everyone. Good news. And if you have any good news confessions, corrections, or you want to give a shout out to a loved one or yourself or a small business in your area, your small business or you know, a government program that's helped you or a loved one, whether it's the Affordable Care act, especially Medicaid right now, snap those things around the chopping block. We want to hear your good news stories and your, your your stories about how those programs have helped you, you know. But anything will do. Any, any government program, Section 8 Great VA Health Care. You've gotten packed act stuff. Affordable Care Act, Social Security, Medicare, anything at all. Send it to us dailybeanspod.com click on contact and to get your submission read on the air. All you gotta do is pay your podbet tariff, which means attach a photo of your pet. If you don't have a pet, send an adoptable pet in your area. We'll see if we can find him a home. If you don't have that, any animal photo will do. And right now for a limited time, hopefully we're taking bird watching photos, which means a photo of a bird or you and your family and friends flipping the bird to Trump and Musk Properties. If you don't have any of that, send your baby photos. You should just send your baby photos. Anyway, send them to dailybeanspod.com and click on contact. I just want to first of all, for the Good News segment here, I want to ask for good vibes. I've been asked tentatively to do something really, really cool.

[Dana Goldberg]

Okay?

[Alison Gill]

And I can't tell you what it is, but I really want to do it. So everybody, send me your good vibes. Light a candle, do some chance blood magic. Whatever you need to do.

[Dana Goldberg]

Blood magic, everyone. I don't know if you heard that, but if you do blood magic, I'd like to talk to you.

[Alison Gill]

You can use grape juice.

[Dana Goldberg]

We could use a few things from you, Sage.

[Alison Gill]

Whatever you need to do, send me the good vibes. I really would like to do this one thing and I'll tell you about it if I get to do it. All right, first up from Bruce Pronouns he and him. Thanks for the great show, AG and DG. Quick correction. There is another a fourth credit bureau. Their credit freeze info is innovis.com personal securityfreeze It's I N N O V I s. We'll have a link in the show notes. Also, thanks for the interview a while back about the podcast the man who calculated death while not as close in time proximity, it made me think of my great grandfather, an apparently prolific inventor who held a number of patents and may have patented an early battery operated flashlight that was actually produced, at least in limited numbers. But he was also an officer in an Alabama cavalry unit in the Civil War. So let me close by recommending the charismatic Megaplastics episode. I haven't laughed that hard since the first time I saw Blazing Sadd or Monty Python's Life of Brian the Charismatic Megaplastics. Good news will never, ever get old. It just won't.

[Dana Goldberg]

It won't. It's the best.

[Alison Gill]

It's a classic. Now, the episode happened to come out on January 5, 2021, the day before the insurrection, but you can hear Dana say, how many impeachable things is he going to do between now and January 20th? I don't trust him. Something's up. It's. It's a pretty. It's pretty interesting episode. Episode up. My podbet tax is from October 2022 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Since it's a plant sculpture of a dog, the breed is whatever you say it is.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh my God.

[Alison Gill]

It's very Adorable. Thank you so much, Bruce. We appreciate you.

[Dana Goldberg]

This is from Kirsten, NPA one pronoun. She and her hi Leguminati leaders. Thanks for all your good work. I rely on it to keep looped in with news since I can no longer bear to listen to corporate media. Yeah, you and me both, sister. I want to shout out this sixth grader in Pennsbury School district from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who had the courage to ask a question at the Congressman Ro Khanna's town hall that invisible Bucks county hosted this weekend. Her question was staggering and it was are we safe? And the Congressman's response was honest and sensitive. It's a great video and I hope your listeners will appreciate it as much as we did. We give this young girl a standing ovation. I'm going to skip the pod pet tax since I have drowned you with pics of my rescue pibble mix honey often enough. But there is a link to this video that's going to be in our show notes. And I'm telling you, the kids are all right.

[Alison Gill]

Oh man, this is just incredible. And by the way, PA01 is one of my favorite districts in the country. So Bucks County. I mean, how many Leguminati do we have in Bucks County, Dana?

[Dana Goldberg]

A lot. A lot.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, we really, really do. So this is incredible. Yeah, I had a fifth grader at the Darrell Issa Empty Chair Town hall that just brought the whole all thousand of us to our feet with a standing ovation with their question. So this is fantastic. And again, we'll have a link to that video in the show notes. All right, next up from Anonymous. Oh my God, it's a tuxedo.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's cute.

[Alison Gill]

In light of National EMS Week and the great work done by EMTs and paramedics across the country, I wanted to share a small story. I'm an emergency physician at a small critical access hospital in Virginia. We had a patient fall 30ft and suffer a life threatening head injury. I'm thankful for the professionalism of the two volunteer EMTs who brought the patient to the hospital where I was working so that our team could stabilize him and put him in a helicopter to a large level one trauma center. Public Services save lives every day. Working with these fine people is such an honor. Warm regards and happy EMS week to all. Here is a photo of my SPCA tuxedo Kitty, who is 12, we think. Anonymous what a wonderful shout out to the incredible EMTs and first responders that you work with. And you are? She's an emergency physician.

[Dana Goldberg]

It's Amazing.

[Alison Gill]

He, she. I'm not sure there are no pronouns here, but I am very interested. Anonymous if you have watched the Pit and I would like for you to get back to me on that because that show blows my mind.

[Dana Goldberg]

Right on.

[Alison Gill]

Thank you so much for that. Look at this beautiful kitten. What a wonderful baby.

[Dana Goldberg]

Sweet. I have had my share of with EMS necessities through my life, so I have to give that as well. I was in a very bad car accident when I was younger and they got me to the hospital and they showed up when they needed to, that's for sure. All right, this is from Lisa. Pronouns she and her. I want to give a shout out to my friend Kim who turned me on to the Daily Beans. I love the show and I'm so glad for its existence. It's the perfect roundup of current political shit and just enough content, but not too much. Just thank you for that. My favorite coin term is kegsef. Chef's kiss. Perfecto on that one, ladies. Pod Pet Terra photos of my beloved Abby who crossed the rainbow bridge a few years back. She was a. I love people and their description. She was a brat. Made the world her oyster and felt she could do anything and usually did. But I can understand why. She's adorable.

[Alison Gill]

Look at this little. Some kind of terrier.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

Oh, Lisa Terrier Chihuahua.

[Dana Goldberg]

Max Wiener dog. It's cute.

[Alison Gill]

May Abby's memory be a blessing. And Kim, thanks for showing Lisa the Daily Beans. Lisa, welcome. Go check out the charismatic megaplastics episode.

[Dana Goldberg]

Do it.

[Alison Gill]

It's. It's like, you know how you join a gang, you got to get jumped in. You want to join the Leguminati, you got to go listen to charismatic megaplastics.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yes, it's your. What is that? When you get initiated, it's your initiation.

[Alison Gill]

All right, next up, from Tom Pronouns. He and him. Hello, lovely ladies of the Beans. This past weekend I finally got a chance to go down to Maryland to see my son. He's been up, so it hasn't been long seeing him. Just a long time to go down. So the good news is we got to meet a friend of the POD and unjustified music composer Ben Folds. On Sunday, he was playing at the Howard County Youth Orchestra. It is a well known and truly amazing orchestra. And he put on a wonderful show also filled with shots at the Mango Mussolini. There was a group outside helping people check or register to vote as well. For my pod pet tariff, I went to the National Aquarium where my son started working at the end of last year. A turtle. A caiman above and below the water. And a bird watching photo.

[Dana Goldberg]

Wow, look at that turtle.

[Alison Gill]

Tom, I'm glad you got to meet Ben. He's truly a fucking majestic dude. So. Oh, look at the babies. These are great photos.

[Dana Goldberg]

They really are so good. Thank you for these. All right. This is from Leslie Pronoun. She and her hi fabulous AG&TG.

[Alison Gill]

I'm laughing at the pic. I'm sorry.

[Dana Goldberg]

I know you are. I love you both. Even when one of you hosts solo.

[Alison Gill]

Oh, thank you.

[Dana Goldberg]

It's way more fun when you are together and cracking up. I've got an idea. You need pre recorded sound bites to play in real time when one of you is on your own. Like. Yeah. What the actual. Look at the baby. Oh, look at the baby. And some random ridiculous laughter.

[Alison Gill]

Okay, Dana, we have to do this.

[Dana Goldberg]

You got it. We're going to record these and put them in the can. Leslie, great idea.

[Alison Gill]

Oh, I love this idea.

[Dana Goldberg]

Leslie, this is brilliant. And I. I obviously take off more time than Allison because I travel, but so you're going to be hearing me just pop into episodes going, look at the baby.

[Alison Gill]

All right, guys, we. We might as well. Anyway, keep on going. Okay, we got them.

[Dana Goldberg]

All right. We got them. There'll be more. There'll be more. I'm sure of it. I'm sure we have that in. In the can somewhere. We'll pull it. It can't be added in post production. You need to be able to hear the sou time. You hear the laugh, you laugh and then we laugh. Also maybe a random classic mispronunciation too for good measure. I should have done that right there. Maybe I can mispronounce mispronunciation. I almost did. Sharing a couple of baby pictures. My big sister about 1964. This photo was honorable mention in a baby photo contest at Lazarus department store. She's been gone for 17 years now. I miss her every day. I'm so sorry. The other pictures me around 1964. Not a winner, but I've got lots of hair. Love the beans. Keep in keeping us informed and laughing. By the way, I do think your photo, which I think is the first one. Leslie should have not just been an honorable mention. Definitely could have won something.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, I. I'm looking at both of these pictures thinking, which one is the winner?

[Dana Goldberg]

That's what I was trying to figure out.

[Alison Gill]

Both amazing.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

That's so cute.

[Dana Goldberg]

I like the little comedian. That's what I like.

[Alison Gill]

Heck yeah. They're both adorable. Look at the little baby look at the baby. All right, next up from Chris. Pronouns he and him Hi my favorite Lagoon Queens. I'm a vocal blue dot in Texas and I just wanted to write and share the good news that my 18 year old stepson is graduating high school this Friday and is already accepted to the college he'll go to not far from home for their music program. Then we fly to Massachusetts for my 21 NB AFAB step kids college graduation the following day. Ah, it's like bookends Chris. This is amazing. They go to one of them, their woke schools targeted by this administration. They'll be graduating with honors after voluntarily writing an undergrad thesis titled Praise Jesus and Trump Trump Language and Indoctrination Strategies used by the Alt Right and Christian Nationalists, which was accepted with no corrections by the board and they even got to present at a conference as well. Nearly 300 pages long. We're going to turn that into a book, Chris. Longer than most grad school theses. Both of them have little to do with their biological father, so this bonus dad celebrates both of them every chance I get. You two are always my favorite. Go to POD for my drive to and from work. I've been a patron for a long while and enjoy several of the MSW shows, so keep up the good fight. Love you both Chris. Love you back for my POD pet tariff and to boost my awesome bonus sisters Instagram page followers where countless good boys are posted where she posts all the dogs she pets. I'll leave a link in the Instagram spot below. It's OGs. I underscore underscore PET. Two underscores between each dog's eye pet. I'll also share a couple of pictures of our pups. The breed is super easy to guess. Tyrion is the fluffy one and Penny is the darker skinny one. At one time we had four dogs, six cats and two birds. We're down to these two and three cats at home now. Oh Corgi. Oh that second photo is like very professional.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's the one that won the honorable mention.

[Alison Gill]

I'm telling you what, this is a baby photo winner right here. This Corgi. Hello sir. Gentlemanly Corgi. My little London gentleman.

[Dana Goldberg]

They are very cute.

[Alison Gill]

Adorable. Thank you all so much for your good news. I needed that. I really did. I feel so much better than I did at the beginning of the show. Please send us all your good news news. Flood us with your good news. Even if you're just sending a baby picture saying here's a baby picture so that I can you know, if Dana's out sometime in the next couple days, I can use it. Yeah, and we can use some of these clips. This is such a good idea, Leslie. I'm so.

[Dana Goldberg]

I mean, brilliant. Yeah, that was really smart.

[Alison Gill]

And I think. I think it should be put in. In such a way where it's, it's, it's off a little bit. Like, it's not smooth. I'm not trying to make it real. You know what I mean?

[Dana Goldberg]

I mean, it's up to you when I'm gone.

[Alison Gill]

Like, remember when we did the sexy justice calendar from Mueller? She wrote, and it was just like really bad photoshopped heads on pinup girl bodies. Andy McCabe was Mr. February.

[Dana Goldberg]

I mean, as he should be.

[Alison Gill]

Ah, so good. Those are the days when it was just man. When it was just the Russia investigation. You know, the salad days.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

All right, everybody, thank you so much for sending your good news. And send it to us dailybeanspod.com click on Contact. Any final thoughts? My dear friend? Not today, all right? Are you going to be back tomorrow? Are you traveling again?

[Dana Goldberg]

I will be back tomorrow. As long as it fits with our schedule. We're going to talk about that right when we sign off.

[Alison Gill]

So it'll be a surprise.

[Dana Goldberg]

Surprise. You'll either get clips or it'll be.

[Alison Gill]

Me, or it'll be the real genuine article. All right, everybody, we'll see you then. However it goes. 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. Look at the baby. 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 msw media.com msw media.