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Monday, May 25th, 2026 Today, a tank with toxic chemicals has developed a crack forcing 40K Southern California residents to evacuate; Trump’s latest Iran deal is a total disaster; green card seekers must leave the US to apply according to a new policy; Howard Lutnick gave House Republicans $5M before he testified about Epstein; a Trump official tried to ban half of US voting machines; the FBI was previously warned about one of the San Diego mosque shooters; leaked Fetterman texts leave his staff incredulous; Republican Senators continue to revolt against Trump; Maryland Democrats plan to eliminate the state’s lone Republican seat by 2028; and Allison delivers your Good News.
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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 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. A moment of thoughtfulness and calm may be rare these days, but it doesn't have to be. So what do you say? 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.
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MSW Media. J beans. J beans. J beans. Hello and welcome to the Daily beans for Monday, May 25, 2026. Today, a tank with toxic chemicals has developed a crack, forcing 40,000 Southern California residents to evacuate the area. Trump's latest Iran deal is a total disaster. Green card seekers must leave the US to apply for their green cards, according to a new policy. Howard Lutnick gave House Republicans $5 million before he about Epstein. A Trump official tried to ban half of US Voting machines the FBI was previously warned about. One of the San Diego mosque shooters Leaked Fetterman texts leave his staff incredulous. Republican senators continue to revolt against Trump, and Maryland Democrats plan to eliminate the state's lone Republican seat for the 2028 election. I'm your host, Alison Gill. Hey everybody, Happy Monday. Dana's traveling, doing her work, so we can hang out solo today. Thank you for sticking with me through the news. There is a new episode of Unjustified out where Andy McCabe and I go over a ton of stuff, including the dismissal of the Abrego Garcia lawsuit, which I will also talk about on Beans Talk today. Not the lawsuit, the criminal charges, the dismissal of criminal charges against Mr. Abrego. And so you can listen to that episode of Unjustified or check out Beans Talk today. And then also there's a new episode of the Breakdown where I speak to Harry Dunn, the former Capitol police officer, my co host on cleanup on all 45 that podcast. He and my friend Danny Hodges are suing Todd Blanch to kill the $1.8 billion slush fund. And I also talked to Brendan Ballou, who is Harry Dunn and Danny Hodges lawyer. And so that is on the breakdown because I wanted to ask about standing so you can check that out also at I think either Mueller she wrote.com or in here. You could like listen to it here in the beans feed. All right, we have a ton of news to get to, so let's hit the hot notes. Hot notes. First up from the Mississippi Free Press. President Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran on the war, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been, quote, largely negotiated after calls with Israel and other allies in the region. Quote, final aspects and the details of the deal are currently being discussed and it will be announced shortly. That's what Trump said on social media without details. He said he had spoken with leaders from Saudi Arabia, uae, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, and separately with Bibi Netanyahu. He described it as a, quote, memorandum of understanding pertaining to peace, unquote, that still must be finalized by the United States, Iran and other countries that participated in the calls. It capped a week in which the US Weighed a new round of attacks on the Islamic Republic that would break a fragile ceasefire. Although I have to say everyone keeps saying in the media that Trump could start bombing and break the ceasefire. There is not a ceasefire. I know they say there is one, but you can't when you have an active naval blockade. That is an act of war. That is there's no ceasefire with an active naval blockade. Anyway, I digress. There was no mention of Iran's nuclear program and the highly enriched uranium which they have, which they've sought to discuss later, according to sources. There's no immediate comment from Iran or Israel, trump said, speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who pressed the US to go into this war, said the talk went very well. Rumblings about the details of the proposal drew condemnation from some Republicans earlier on Saturday, including Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi. Quote, the rumored 60 day ceasefire with the belief that Iran will ever engage in good faith would be a disaster. Everything accomplished by Operation Epic Fury would be for naught, tweeted Wicker, who serves as the U.S. senate Armed Services chairman. What has been accomplished by Operation Epic Fury that you're afraid would be for not Senator. What has been accomplished? Absolutely nothing. Seriously. On Friday, the Mississippi Republican, who rarely criticizes Trump, described it as a moment that will define President Trump's legacy. Earlier on Saturday, a regional official with direct knowledge of Pakistan led mediation efforts said the U.S. and Iran were closing in on the deal and the officials spoke on the condition of anonymity. And they also cautioned that last minute disputes could blow up the efforts. This is not the first time in recent weeks that a deal has been described as close. It happens every weekend and then it's taco Tuesday now. Three senior Iranian officials said Iran had agreed to a memorandum of understanding that would stop fighting, reopen the Strait of Hormuz. They said the agreement would halt fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon. They also said that it focuses on opening the strait, including lifting the US Naval blockade, but Iran would still charge tolls. And then it leaves questions related to nuclear issues for a later date. They're letting them keep what nuclear material they have. And those nuclear issues, which had been a major sticking point, would be negotiated within 30 to 60 days, adding that the deal would release $25 billion in Iranian assets frozen overseas. It was not clear if the proposal Iranian officials said they had agreed to was what Trump was referring to in his post on social media. But the deal would amount to to total US Surrender. Total US Surrender. And as of Sunday afternoon, breaking news. As I'm recording this, two sources close to Trump's negotiation team say Trump is now completely backing away from the US Iran deal under extreme internal pressure from Bibi Netanyahu and US Domestic allies urging him not to accept Iran's terms. After this, Trump posted an image of Mark 84, a Mark 84 bomb on a fighter jet with a signature thank you for your attention to this matter. Catchphrase stenciled directly on the bomb. He posted that on Truth Social. Iran earlier warned already that the agreement, quote, will be completely canceled due to ongoing U.S. obstruction on key clauses. All right, next up from the Times, Howard Lutnick, Trump's commerce secretary, made a $5 million donation last month to a super PAC supporting House Republicans, an unusually large contribution for a sitting Cabinet secretary. But here's the timing of the donation. It was made on April 1, four weeks after house Oversight arranged to interview Lutnick about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The closed door interview took place on May 6th. So he made this $5 million donation between the time he was asked to appear and and the time he gave his testimony. Now, Lutnick gave the money to the Congressional Leadership Fund. That's the main super PAC behind House Republicans and Mike Johnson. Mr. Lutnick has recently been a major Republican donor, but this was his first contribution since being named Commerce secretary. It ties his largest ever federal donation, $5 million that he gave to Trump's super PAC in 2024. The donation came at a sensitive time for Mr. Lebnick. That's putting it mildly. Lawmakers have been scrutinizing his ties to Epstein since January, when government released millions of pages of records related to Epstein. Lutnick lived next door to Epstein on the Upper east side of Manhattan for more than a decade, and the commerce secretary's name appears more than 250 documents in the Epstein files. That's according to a review by the Times. The disclosure on Thursday listed Lutnick's employer as Cantor Fitzgerald and his occupation as chairman. Lutnick completed a divestment from Cantor in September, leaving his sons in charge of the firm. That filing was later amended listing his occupation as the secretary of Commerce. It was unclear if the filing initially listed him as chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald. Unclear why that happened, though. Errors on FEC filings are not uncommon. The super PAC, which Letnick backed with $2.7 million between 2022 and 2024 as well. That super PAC declined to comment on the donation or the FEC entry. That's fascinating. $5 million bribe to house over to House Republicans before he had to testify about Epstein. All right, next up from the Times, More than a year before Caleb Vazquez and his friend attacked a mosque in San Diego and killed three people, the police were so alarmed by Mr. Vazquez's behavior that they actually secured a court order to confiscate his father's firearms. Quote, child was involved in suspicious behavior, idolizing Nazis and mass shooters, a police officer wrote in a 2025 protective order January 2025. Mr. Vasquez was found dead on Monday, shortly after the police say he and a friend attacked the Islamic center of San Diego and had at some point been placed in an involuntary psychiatric hold, according to documents filed in San Diego Superior Court. The court papers show that Mr. Vasquez, 18, had been on the authority's radar long before the shooting at the mosque. They also raised questions about why the authorities with this knowledge were unable to prevent this massacre. The California legislature in 2014 allowed the family and friends of people who might be violent, as well as police and other parties, to seek a court order to temporarily confiscate weapons through measures known as gun violence restraining orders. The law was a response to a mass shooting that year near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara. Now the order to take the guns from the Vasquez household was filed against Vasquez's father, Marco. The court documents show that Marco Vasquez and his wife, liliana Vasquez, had 26 guns, including pistols, rifles and shotguns. The order was filed by the police department in Chula Vista, which is a San Diego suburb where the Vasquez live. The police said in a court filing that the elder Mr. Vasquez, quote, would not allow officers to confirm if firearms were stored properly. The FBI was also alerted to concerns about one of the teens before the shooting and had an open inquiry within its threat monitoring system, according to internal agency communications seen by the Times. It's not clear what local law enforcement shared with the FBI or whether it prompted the bureau to investigate. The FBI did not respond to a request for comment, probably because Lush Patel is in Waikiki this weekend. All right, next up from the Times, the Trump administration said Friday most foreigners seeking green cards will actually have to return to their home countries to apply, a remarkable change that could make it more difficult for hundreds of thousands of people to obtain permanent residency. U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that oversees the legal immigration system, said it would grant green cards to people inside the country only in extraordinary circumstances. People applying for permanent residency, which is one step away from citizenship, will have to go through their consular processing outside this country instead. That's according to a memo issued by the agency. The change will upend the lives of people who entered the country lawfully through temporary visas and are seeking green cards to remain in the United States, including students, spouses of US Citizens, and a wide range of foreign workers. The process of obtaining a green card, which gives immigrants the right to live in the country permanently and provides a path to citizenship, takes months or longer, meaning families could be separated for extended periods of time. The memo was immediately met with confusion and chaos as immigration lawyers scrambled to understand which exceptions would be granted. Many also expect the policy change to be met with many legal challenges. The agency did not detail which groups would be eligible for an exception, only suggesting that refugees would not be subject. Mr. Koller said in a statement that people who provide an economic benefit or otherwise are in the national interest will likely be able to continue on their current path. What does that mean? It was unclear, though, which foreign workers would be exempt and if exceptions would start to extend to skilled foreign workers on H1B visas, for instance. This policy is a major escalation of the Trump administration's efforts to curb the legal immigration and reflects how the president's crackdown has broadened beyond immigrants living in the country that are Undocumented federal officials have in recent months sought to strip some naturalized citizens of their status and review thousands of green card holders to root out immigrants they believe should be deported. And next up, US President Donald Trump's election securities are Last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of US States by asking whether the Commerce Department could declare their components national security risks. That's according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter that spoke to Reuters. Now White House advisor Kurt Olson, a lawyer that Trump is tasked with proving, widely debunked election rigging conspiracy theories pushed the plan targeting Dominion Voting Systems machines. The plan to exclude the machines reported at Reuters first got far enough that in September, Commerce Department officials began exploring what grounds could be invoked to execute it, according to three sources. It eventually collapsed, however, because Olson and other administration staffers working with him failed to provide evidence to justify the move. Now Olson is working with the nation's top intelligence and law enforcement agencies to chase vote rigging claims. He was also the guy behind Tulsi Gabbard and the FBI raiding Fulton county election offices and stealing their ballots. It was his conspiracy theory that the magistrate judge used to sign off on a warrant to steal those ballots. Others involved in the deliberations included Paul McNamara on getting rid of half the voting machines Paul McNamara, senior aide of Trump's spy chief Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned on Friday, by the way Tulsi Gabbard did and Brian Sikma, special assistant to Trump who works on his domestic policy council, according to one of the sources with direct knowledge. Now Olson has worked closely with Gabbard's office at the ODNI. Last summer, McNamara asked officials in the Commerce Department to consider the potential designation of Dominion chips and software as a national security risk. At the time, McNamara headed an ODNI task force that worked with officials across the administration to investigate vulnerabilities in the nation's voting machines, the two sources said. McNamara spoke about the issue to senior officials at the U.S. commerce Department, which is run by Howard Lutnick. Reuters could not determine whether Lutnick was involved or aware of those discussions. They are just pulling out all the stops trying to steal elections. Next up from cnn, President Trump's relationship with Senate Republicans has hit a new low after a revolt over his 1.8 billion DOL anti weaponization slush fund after it surfaced deep divisions over the direction of the party, the Republican Party and its priorities. Really, this is the thing. I mean, I'm glad finally, welcome to the resistance. But this, this Is the okay, people? People's red lines are so weird now. Trump and his close allies were fuming over the rebuke on Friday while on Capitol Hill, Republican senators and aides blasted the fund as the latest in a series of damaging White House blunders that they increasingly fear will cost them control of the chamber. The Senate, according to five people familiar, quote. The president is making it as hard as humanly possible. Said one senior Republican aide. This is a true unified front. All 53 Republican senators are not happy right now. And with six months to go until the midterm elections, Republicans, exasperated by the infighting, are warning it might only get worse from here. You think whatever, whatever gave you that idea? Not quick learners, are they? The standoff over the anti weaponization fund capped a disastrous period that derailed Republicans bid to pass major immigration packages by June 1, as Trump demanded, leaving their agenda in the lurch. It also further underscored lawmakers long simmering fears that rather than helping bolster their political standing by focusing on economic issues and touting key policy wins, Trump was instead weakening their chances come November through his preoccupation with personal projects and wide ranging retribution campaigns. Now, I'm telling you, how long, if you've been listening to this show for a while, how long have Dana and I been talking about a reckoning where these Republicans are good who have to get elected again? Are they seriously? Just now, Six months to the midterms say, oh, fuck, this could hurt us just now. Just now. Let's go back to February 2021, when you could have removed him, well, impeached him, convicted him and prevented him from running for office again. But you didn't. And now you're bitching about this. Ooh, the sludge fund. Oh, he's Paxton Corn and Bill Cassidy. Oh, ballroom. Oh, no, seriously. Anyway, I, I, I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. Okay, back to the article. In just the last week, Trump celebrated the ouster of Bill Cassidy, who his allies had poured funds into primary as revenge for voting to convict Trump in his impeachment trial five years ago. The president then endorsed against well liked Texas Senator John Cornyn, the next week's gop. In next week's. It's actually this week's GOP primary runoff, opting instead to backgun Paxton, a challenger whose senators had openly warned could cost Republicans the seat. All the while, the White House was pressing Senate Republicans to authorize the billion dollar ballroom stuff for the Secret Service, elevating a personal project many lawmakers fear is only Reinforcing voters perception of the GOP as out of touch, you think? Senate aides and other families with the matter said this to cnn, by the way. That's where they got that information. Now, when the Senate's parliamentarian ruled the money couldn't be included in Republicans broader legislative package, Trump publicly called for her firing, a move that many senators viewed as inappropriate and unwise. And you don't need an anonymous source for that. John Thune, when asked about whether he'd fire the parliamentarian, said no, that was it. That was his answer. Quote, even the must pass stuff is starting to get hijacked by things like the ballroom, said one person familiar with Senate dynamics. From a morale standpoint, that doesn't help. Now against that backdrop, the creation of Trump's $1.8 billion fund amounted to a breaking point, according to several Republican aides, prompting an outpouring of public criticism that culminated in a tense closed door meeting over the arrangement with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. We talked about this a bit on Friday. Republican senators in the House have since sought to make clear in public and private that there is little support for this fund and that Trump continuing to pursue it could jeopardize the party's broader agenda. Unless there's some sort of come to Jesus moment in the White House, I don't know how the calculus changes. The person familiar with the Senate dynamic said, quote, the rebellious nature has really ticked up this week. Now, Trump officials brushed off the setback and have insisted that there will be no changes to the fund. Trump tried to defend the fund Friday morning, casting the settlement as a personal sacrifice, saying he's helping others who claim they've been unfairly targeted. He said something to the effect of look how much money I'm giving up so I can give it to other people. White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales also rejected any suggestion that had strained the White House's relationship with the Republican lawmakers. Really? She's going to deny it, huh? Fine. That's cool. And yours truly made the BBC and NBC this weekend with my claim against the $1.8 billion slush fund, the BBC says. Allison Gill, commentator behind the podcast and Twitter account Mueller, she wrote, posted that she would seek $8.647 million in compensation for weaponized lawfare after she alleged the Trump administration retaliated against her and she lost her government job due to the contents of her show. The Department of Justice did not respond to a request for comment or clarification about whether Gil would be eligible for the funds. They asked the doj about me at the BBC. Look at me. Go. Ryan Riley at NBC said progressive podcaster Allison Gill, former Department of Veterans affairs employee forced out of her job over her Mueller She Wrote podcast, said she filed a claim to Blanche this week. She asked for 8.674 million, a seeming reference to the 8647 Seashell's Instagram photo that the Trump administration used to charge former FBI Director Jim Comey because the Trump administration asserts 8647 is a threat against Trump. Comey joked this week on CNN that he guessed he'd be in line for a payout. Quote I hope I'll be ahead of those who savagely beat police officers and sacked the Capitol. So that's what Comey had to say. Also, everyone, I'm going to be making an announcement in the coming days about further steps I will be taking to kill this slush fund. So stay tuned. Next from Raw Story, John Fetterman. He dismissed the Epstein files as a nothing burger, mocked concerns about health care affordability and compared a nurse killed by ICE to Kyle Rittenhouse. All in private. Text to staffers According to a bombshell New York Magazine investigation published last Thursday, these texts, obtained by reporter Alex Schultz, paint a portrait of a senator who his own staff says has been acting like a Republican in private. Even his approval rating among Pennsylvania Democrats has totally collapsed now. In January, Fetterman sent a group text to staffers after seeing a headline about the average working family spending nearly $4,000 a year on health care. Quote, how should it cost free? He wrote. I don't understand what affordability is. Yes, it should be free. It should be paid for by taxes. And how do you not understand what affordability is anyway? That same month, after the release of the Epstein files, Fetterman texted a staffer, epstein was a nothing burger. Worst pics I saw were of Clinton. Lol. When Alex Preddy was killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis, Fetterman fixated not on the murder, but on what he saw as Democratic hypocrisy. Quote Kyle Rittenhouse brought a gun to a protest. He was roundly condemned for that. Why are now Democrats defending the nurse? It was legal to carry both legal weapons. Square that he texted. All right. The picture inside Fetterman's office is equally grim. Multiple current and former staffers told New York magazine they're incredulous and exhausted. His chief of staff, Cabell St. John, announced her departure the same week the story was published. Some staffers have begun privately joking that Fetterman is the senator from Tel Aviv, a reference to his increasingly singular focus on Israel, preoccupation that has effectively sidelined other legislative work, according to the current staffers. The dysfunction hasn't dampened Federman's ambitions, though he reportedly floated himself as a potential VP pick on the 2028 Democratic ticket to his senior staff. Their reaction, per one staffer in the room, are you out of your mind? You don't do your job, you can't raise any money, and your entire party hates you. And the numbers bear that out. A February Quinnipiac poll found just 22% of Pennsylvania Democrats approved of Fetterman's job performance, while 73% of Republicans approved a near complete inversion of his numbers from when he took office. His net approval among Pennsylvania Democrats has dropped 108 points since 2023, from positive 68 to negative 40. Good Lord. All right, from the Times this is frightening. An industrial tank containing 7,000 gallons of highly flammable toxic chemicals remains on the brink of explosion or rupture in Southern California for the fourth consecutive day, keeping tens of thousands out of their homes. The tank is at a plant and Garden Grove. I have so many friends who live there, and it belongs to GKN Aerospace, which is a company based in the United Kingdom that manufactures aircraft components. The tank became increasingly pressurized on Thursday, releasing gas that could trigger explosion. However, fire officials said on Sunday afternoon the tank may have formed a crack, possibly helping to relieve the pressure. They said they were evaluating that development. Now, firefighters have been dousing the tank with copious amounts of water in an attempt to cool it, but GKN Aerospace's team was unable to inject a neutralizing agent to reduce the chemical's instability because of a failed valve. The chemical inside the tank, methyl methacrylate, is used in the manufacture of resins and acrylic plastics, most notably plexiglass. I'm reminded of Star Trek iv. Maybe should switch to transparent aluminum. Transparent aluminum. That's the ticket, laddie. Now, according to the epa, exposure to methylmethacrylate can irritate the eyes and skin. It can make it very difficult to breathe, among other symptoms and birth defects have appeared in animals exposed to this chemical. So we'll keep an eye on this story and from the Times. After months of disagreement, Maryland Democrats appear to be closer than ever to eliminating the state's lone Republican held congressional district for the 2028 election cycle. Bill Ferguson, leader of the Maryland Senate and the face of Democratic opposition to redrawing maps this year, said in an interview with local news outlet on Friday, the Supreme Court's decision on the Voting Rights act, which led to a scramble among Republican led legislatures across the south to dismantle majority black Democratic controlled district, forced him to change his calculus. Ferguson for months had been at odds with governor Wes Moore, who's been among the loudest champions of redrawing Maryland's map for the 2026 midterms to help Democrats fight a Republican flurry of partisan gerrymanders. Quote, now the rules have changed, Mr. Ferguson said. The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights act and Southern legislatures are already using that ruling to wipe out minority districts. Maryland must respond as the ground shifts under us. Ferguson wants to draft a ballot initiative to put in front of Maryland voters this November that would then alter the state's constitution and in his view protect a new map from a court challenge. He hopes to convene the Maryland General assembly after the June 23 primary. Mr. Moore doesn't want to wait that long. According to a spokesman for his office. He would rather the legislature convene right now to enact a new map and then ask voters to approve it via referendum this November. He is also open to including a state constitutional amendment in that process. Quote. I'm glad to hear the Senate president's willing to have a conversation about it, said Governor Moore at a news conference Friday. I think it needs to include the maps. All right everybody, thank you so much for sticking with me. That was a lot of news that happened that broke over the weekend, so we're going to have some good news, but we have to take a quick break, so everybody stick around. We'll be right back after these messages. We'll be right back. Your personal information is not hard to find anymore and that should bother you. If you want to make yourself a harder target for scammers, stalkers and hackers, go to joindeleteme.com dailybeans and use code DAILYBEANS for 20% off delete me helps remove personal information being sold online and it is worth it. 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MSW Media. Everybody. Welcome back. It's time for the good news. Who likes good news everyone? Then good news everyone. Good news, good news. And if you have any good news or good trouble suggestions or maybe it's a shout out to a loved one or a small business or a non profit or a self shout out or a government program that's helped you or a loved one, anything at all that'll bring a smile to our face, please send. Even if you just want to say hi, hey what's up, what's up AG and DG. Send it to us dailybeanspod.com Click on Contact and all you got to do to get your submission read on the air is attach a photo. You can pay your pod pet tariff by attaching a photo of your pet. Maybe we can try to guess the breeds in your shelter pups you can adopt Send an adoptable pet in your area. Maybe we can find him a home. If you don't have that, maybe you can send a random photo of a cute animal like an otter and and their baby floating holding hands. You know, random animal photos off the Internet work just fine. Family photos, awkward family photos, baby pictures. Your baby pictures. Whatever it is, you can send it into us dailybeanspot.com and click uncountact. First up is your good trouble for Monica Pronoun. She and her hi Beans babes. I've been a daily listener since just after the election in 2024. Thank you for your swearing and humor that helps to digest the food. The flood of awful that comes at us every day. The politics chicks would like to offer a bit of good trouble in light of the put forth by the Department of Justice suggesting that $1.776 billion be made available to those who feel agreed with the government. We offer www.wtaf8647.com the WTAF part is self explanatory as in what the actual is happening here, but also stands for we the Aggrieved Filing. You will find a ready made form for you to print off and mail to the in DC to stake your claim on the ridiculous slush fund. That's really just a way the slush fund is really just a way to steal our tax dollars. Do we expect any money to be paid out? No, but we'd love to send a real tangible message that we the people are pissed. So download it, print it out, fill it out, mail it. One stamp, one envelope, one more physical object they can't mute, shadow ban, algorithmically bury or pretend they didn't see. Our goal is 16.5 million filings. At five minutes per filing, that's over 661 years of processing time for one employee. So let's send a message that can't be ignored. For my tariff, I'm including a picture of myself in my typical protest attire, rainbow wig, frog eyed headband, 8647 shirt, rainbow sneakers and upside down flat flag. I once attended what I was told would be a protest at an ice detention center wearing this, but it turned out to be a vigil. I was dressed wildly inappropriately but stayed anyway because those stories deserve to be heard, even by the crazy lady in the rainbow wig. Also, a photo my husband took as we were climbing Half Dome at Yosemite National park on Friday, May 15, the first day the cables went up for the season. At 55 and 56 years old, I'm fairly certain we were the oldest people on the giant granite dome. And damn it felt good. Well, until the next day when we couldn't hardly walk after 18 miles and 5,000ft of elevation gain. Thanks for all you do. Hearing your voices every day feels like hearing old friends even though we've never met. This is so cool. Everybody. Check out WTAF8647.com we'll have a link in the show notes. Love your typical protest attire there. That's fantastic. And man, so they put cables up so you can actually climb the dome. That's incredible. I gotta go. I gotta get there. I really do. You know, as a veteran I get these national park passes and oh, I need to get out and as soon as gas prices go down. Next up from Laura Pronoun. She and her. The Hawaiian name of the fish from Friday's Good News is U. That is frequently called mempache, the Japanese name in Hawaii, AKA squirrelfish or soldier fish. My pod pet tariff is a pic I grabbed off the Internet of a humuhumu nuku nuku apua. The clue is in the name, which roughly translates to the little fish with the nose like a pig. I also added a pic I took recently of my parents dog, Koa living the good life. He's a rescue dog who had a tough early life when he was abused and used as a bait dog. Oh my goodness. He has now learned to trust people and retired to live on the beach. And though he's still scared of a lot of things cows, horses, vacuums, some other dogs, fly swatters, fireworks, mongooses, certain colognes, he has mastered snuggling, the art of the SBD and catching my my dad's lunch on the daily thanks for the spoonful of swearing to make the daily news go down. Oh, there it is. Hey buddy. Very cool fish. Very cool dog. Absolutely love it Laura. Thank you. And ooh, ooh. Good to know, Good to know. Thank you so, so much. Next up, Lisa Pronoun. She and her My daughter graduated from high school last night. She's an incredible young woman and I'm so proud of the passionate, intelligent, amazing person she is and excited for what her future holds. I want to shout out her high school in Mesa, Arizona. The school lifted up women immigrants for immigrant families and it was incredibly moving. One of the senior speakers talked about her immigrant family and delivered a portion of her speech in Spanish with adulation from the whole crowd. When she asked us all to cheer for other immigrant families in attendance, all the senior speakers were women and nine of the top 10 seniors were women, including my daughter. She was top 10. Wow. It was empowering and wonderful. So I'm proud of the young people sending word out to make it better. Attached is my pod pet tariff, our tortoise Lizzie. I won't make you guess her breed. She's Russian and has been a member of our family for over a decade. We love this little dinosaur. Thanks for all you do for letting me share some uplifting girl power news. I want to know what school in Mesa, Arizona your daughter is graduating from. I spent some time at Jordan elementary on Carriage Lane and Hendricks Junior High and spent some time I would have gone to Dobson, which is in Mesa kind of, but I don't know what's happened to that area since the Price Road Freeway went in. I left Arizona quite a while ago. So it's, it's a bit different than when I, than when I went there. But I attended Xavier College Prep, which as you know, is a private school, Catholic school, Jesuit school in downtown Phoenix. Congratulations. Top 10. You must be so, so super proud. All right, next up from Gerard. Pronouns he and him. Good morning ladies of Leguminati bird watching in progress. Just wanted to share these photos of our baby nut hatches. This is the sixth or seventh year that we've had a family take up residence in our little birch bird house. The egg picture was taken on the 11th and the baby picture was taken this past Monday. We've seen mom and dad going in and out with food for them over the past few days. We expect they'll start to emerge from the nest and in the next few weeks. Gerard, this is a perfect good news submission. Baby birds in a birch nest house that you made. Oh, look at eggs. And then voila, a couple weeks later, baby birbs. Thank you so much for this, Gerard. Next up we have a submission from Robert. Pronouns he and him. Hi, ag and dg. I just want to share an excerpt from my submission for the DOJ victimization fund. I think it's fair to say my concerns could be shared by any of the Leguminati. It. On January 6, 2021, while watching televised broadcast from the safety of my living room, I was forced to witness a shocking display of state funded physical aggression. Specifically, I watched in utter horror as pristine innocent metal flag poles proudly bearing the stars and Stripes were repeatedly and aggressively struck by the bodies of Capitol police officers. The sheer violence with which these federal employees flung their torsos, limbs and helmets against the rigid, defenseless aluminum was deeply disturbing. The blatant disregard for government property not to ment the laws of physics was clear and present. Weaponization of the state's physical mass against our nation's most cherished symbols. Very well done. Robert attached this photo of my children, fur and ferocious. Oh, look it. That red hair is gorgeous. I want it. Can I have it? Thank you, Robert. And look at the puppers. So adorable everyone. Thank you all so much for your good news. Really needed it. We had a lot of news to get through. Thanks for hanging with me, Solo. Dana will be back soon. I appreciate promise. She's out doing her her job making people laugh and in some cases making people laugh and raising money for important causes and important communities. So we, we support her in that and she will be back soon. So thanks for hanging with me solo. See you over on the Beans talk. Make sure to check out the latest episode of the Breakdown and the latest episode of Unjustified. Until tomorrow, 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 friends. I've been a G 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. 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