B (2:50)

Thank you. Everyone just take a breath and slow down when you're getting off an airplane and check and make sure you have all your belongings. Even though they tell you that over the fucking loudspeaker. Dana Goldberg wasn't listening.

A (3:00)

Yeah, but they also tell you how to operate a seat belt, so sometimes you just tune out.

B (3:04)

Maybe I need to know how to operate a seat belt during menopause. Maybe you need to tell me. Dana, in 60, I need you to look around and make sure you have all your shit because you're having hot flashes.

A (3:17)

I always feel so much pressure to get off the plane at the right time, so I don't hold anybody up behind me. Yeah, that anxiety really freaks me out, like. Anyway.

B (3:26)

Anyway, that's what happened. Happy to be back. I have a gig tonight, so. Going back to work. But this is. We're doing it. We're going to cover the news.

A (3:34)

Yeah. And here's some breaking news. Lindsey Halligan got a federal grand jury to indict New York Attorney General Tish James. It's a two count indictment. And it's not about the house she bought for her niece, which is the one that we thought that this would be about. It's about a house she bought in 2020. And the government is saying. She said it was a second home and not an investment property. So it's not the difference between a primary residence and an investment property. It's the difference between a second home and an investment property. Home. Yeah. Now, second home, you have to occupy it for, quote, some part of the year, which means, I don't know, a day, a week. It doesn't specify in their rules. Whereas an investment property is something you don't ever live in, you just rent it out. Right. And so they'd have to prove first of all that you never stayed there. And then even if not, Dana, the rate difference is 0.0815 points, which is about $17,000 over 30 years, which is like $47 a month in savings. So we'll keep you posted as this story develops.

B (4:43)

And I know we're going to cover this a little bit later, but I have to believe that that post on True Social, that was supposed to be a dm, sets up retribution. It sets up that. This is political theater. She's named in it.

A (4:59)

Yeah. Her anecdomy. Yeah.

B (5:01)

And they would never have access. I don't know if you can get access to DMs on TruSocial, but you sure as can get access to public posts and use them in court.

C (5:09)

Yeah.

A (5:10)

So we'll see. Also, everybody remember how I said there was going to be a press conference on Wednesday with the Epstein survivors. And it never happened. And I couldn't find anything about it. Well, somebody finally clued me in. The Epstein survivors press conference was postponed. Survivor Amber woods had posted on Twitter. A listener found this. Or a follower on bluesky found her post on Twitter that said the conference, the press conference had been postponed and there will be a new date, but it has yet to be determined. And I don't have any other info on it other than that. I don't know why it was canceled. It might be because, you know, Mike Johnson sent everybody home. But I'll keep digging. And the House Oversight Committee Republican staff has actually reached out to Galaine Maxwell's attorney about scheduling a deposition with her with congressional investigators. So she's just going to lie her face off course. But, yeah, you know, Trump didn't do anything wrong. Thanks for the minimum security prison.

B (6:04)

Yeah. He trafficked to nobody. Nobody trafficked nobody.

A (6:08)

He only trafficked to himself.

B (6:10)

Yeah. All right, thanks, ag. We're also, we're going to talk a lot, by the way, about ICE in today's show, but I wanted to point out this reporting from the Times. Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, this is a Republican and the chairman of the National Governors Association. On Thursday, he actually criticized the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as a violation of his beliefs in federalism and states rights. There are cracks happening. There are cracks, everyone.

A (6:37)

Yeah, I don't like what he's basing this on. You know.

B (6:40)

Right.

A (6:40)

He's like, we should have states rights for slavery and abortion and also the National Guard. Right?

B (6:46)

Yeah, totally. The Federalist Society is horrifying. Horrifying. And they're responsible for a lot of the damage in this country, including the Supreme Court. His comments in an interview with the New York Times, they marked the first time, though, that a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over governor's objections. So is there a reason for it that's gonna benefit him? Probably. But at the same time, it does show fracturing within the party and the.

A (7:11)

Base and the National Governors association because, remember, Pritzker and Newsom said, you better speak up against this or we're out. And he did. Now, we know some governors have already left walls, Whitman. And we know New York and Maryland were thinking of it, but maybe that kind of pressure. All right, everybody, we have a ton of news to get to. Let's hit the hot notes. Hot notes. First up, from ABC7 in Chicago, and they're doing some incredible reporting. On the ground. A federal judge Thursday ordered federal agents to dial back their aggressive responses to those protesting and reporting on U.S. immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity. In Chicago, U.S. district Judge Sarah Ellis issued a temporary restraining order restricting federal agents from, quote, using riot control weapons against journalists, protesters and and religious practitioners unless there is probable cause that the individuals have committed a crime. The TRO is in effect across the Northern District of Illinois, which includes Chicago and Broadview, for two weeks. That's what a temporary restraining order is. It's 14 days while they decide whether or not they're going to issue a more permanent, like a preliminary injunction. Plaintiffs in the case include journalists, protesters, and that pastor that I mentioned in the headlines who say they were unlawfully injured by federal agents outside the Broadview ICE facility. In court, Department of Homeland Security defended its use of force, citing an increasing number of attacks on federal law enforcement. They shot that pastor in the head with a pepper ball.

B (8:42)

It was a horrifying building.

A (8:44)

Horrifying from the top of a building. How is that a threat to your life? How is that guy anyway? They cite an increasing number of attacks on federal law enforcement at the facility and its broad authority to protect federal property. Now, Judge Ellis's order also prohibits federal agents from arresting nonviolent protesters who are not resisting a lawful crowd dispersal order unless there's reason to believe the person has committed a crime. Judge Ellis said federal agents are also barred from dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening, or using physical force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a journalist. Defendants may order a journalist to change locations to avoid disrupting law enforcement as long as the journalist has an objectively reasonable time to comply and an objectively reasonable opportunity to report and observe.

B (9:40)

Wow.

A (9:42)

So I love this. So they can't just be like, move now and then immediately wrestle them to the ground and use force. The lawsuit includes NABET CWA Local 41, which represents members of ABC 7 Chicago and other local TV stations. The reverend, dressed in black and wearing a clerical collar while standing with demonstrators, was hit with chemical agents while praying in front of an ICE facility that's in Broadview. As we said, that's a Chicago suburb. And it's emerged as a flashpoint for protests against the administration as the President deploys National Guard troops to Illinois.

B (10:19)

Thank you so much, Alison. This story is actually related. This one's from K O I N in Portland. An Oregon man and U.S. citizen is seeking damages after he said he was stopped and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement without cause. Frank Miranda. Ironic that that is his name, by the way. I think this guy's got some rights. Said he was detained outside his Northeast Portland workplace early Thursday morning by masked plainclothes ICE officers even after he told them he was a U.S. citizen during the incident, which was partially captured in a video shared with KOIN 6 News. Miranda said he showed officers his Oregon driver's license before they confiscated it and told him, you've been here on an overstay. As heard in the video. Miranda said he didn't even know what an overstay was and that he was born in California. So apparently he's been in Portland too long. That's what that is.

A (11:12)

That's what that means for California. He's overstayed his visit to Portland from California, I guess.

B (11:18)

And he said, I haven't done anything. That's what he said to the officers in the video. Turn around or you're going to get the dog. An officer said, we're going to put you in cuffs or you're going to get the dog.

A (11:29)

Oh, my God.

B (11:29)

The officer. I know this. It gets worse. The officer struck Miranda from behind, which caused him to collapse before he was taken away in an unmarked van. This is according to a letter sent to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem on Monday by attorney Michael Fuller. Miranda was taken to the ICE facility on South Macadam, where he was held for several hours. Eventually, the officers drove him back to his workplace, where he was released. He said he was never provided any reason for his arrest. Can you imagine the trauma that these people are inflicting? This is a quote. ICE wasted taxpayer dollars on this illegal abduction and made fools of themselves in the process. This is what Fuller told KOIN 6 News. Fuller is representing Miranda, who intends to sue. And I'm glad he does.

A (12:15)

Yeah, sue him into oblivion. And by the way, interesting fact, the reason that ICE doesn't have to read you Miranda rights is because that is for someone who's being arrested on criminal charges. And being an immigrant is not a crime.

B (12:31)

Right.

A (12:31)

It is a civil violation. So to remind everyone who says they're criminals because they're here illegally, it's not true.

B (12:39)

Yeah.

A (12:40)

All right, more stories. Another federal judge has issued a partial temporary restraining order against the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago. This is from Judge Perry, Biden appointee. And I'm reading the coverage provided by John Sidell at the Chicago Sun Times from Blue Sky. He's doing an amazing job. US District Judge April Perry says it comes down to credibility. It comes down to a credibility determination. She said, I simply cannot credit the Trump administration's declarations. To the extent they contradict state and local law enforcement, DHS's perception of event are simply unreliable. Wow.

B (13:15)

Wow.

A (13:15)

Perry. Yeah. Perry cites other federal prosecutions and lawsuits in Chicago and says in the last 48 hours, in four separate, unrelated legal decisions from different neutral parties, they all cast significant doubt on DHS's credibility and assessment of what's happening on the streets of Chicago. He says Perry is now take taking on the idea that Trump's decision is not subject to judicial review. And I want to say that when the lawyer for the DOJ argued to Perry's face that Donald Trump deploying the National Guard is unreviewable, that is what plenary power is.

B (13:54)

Right. Which Miller said accidentally on the news and then froze the fuck up.

A (13:59)

Yeah. And then they edited that interview.

B (14:01)

Yeah.

A (14:02)

Right. That's what plenary power is. It means that whatever the king does is not reviewable by the courts. That simply isn't true in this case. And she said 10 USC 12, 406 permits federalization of Guard troops in three instances, not whenever he determines when one of them is met. That's what Perry said. On the idea of deference to the president, she acknowledged that when it comes to national security, that the executive is better suited to evaluate the precise nature of that threat. She said. I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois. She said, deportations are up, arrests are up. The courthouse remains open, as it always has been. Federal laws are being executed. They're also being broken, as they have been since the beginning of time. There's no evidence that the president is unable with regular forces to execute the laws of the United States. She went on to say, the deployment of the National Guard is likely to lead to civil unrest. Chicago's history of strained police and community relations is extremely well documented, but also fairly nuanced. It's something I think state and local, local authorities understand extremely well, and it can be hard for federal authorities and certainly those from Texas to appreciate. She then handed her paper order to both of the parties and gave them time to read it. She left the bench, and at that point, we didn't know what was in the order specifically. We just were reading on Blue sky that she handed the order to the parties. When she returned to the bench, the DOJ had left, so we had to wait for them to come back. And when they got back, lawyers for Illinois asked for a little bit of an amendment to her language in the order. That they just read. He said, we would like to request the addition of language intended to cover National Guard from other states or the National Guard of the United States. We don't want to get into an Oregon situation because if you'll remember, Judge Immerget said put a TRO out against deploying the Oregon National Guard. And that's when Trump sent in troops from California and when Newsom joined the case, that's when he sent in troops from Texas. And so she had to issue a second order on a Sunday night at midnight Eastern time, saying, all right, all right, fine. You can't have. Fine. We'll play your word games. No National Guard from anywhere can be deployed to Portland. That temporary restraining order is still in place. Now, the judge went on to say, the order is going to say that the defendants are temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois. At that point, the court was adjourned. So we don't know which part was granted, because she said she was granting the request in part, but it might have something to do with deference to national security issues that might come up later. Not sure. Haven't seen the order yet. But when we do, we will share it with you for sure.

B (16:56)

Okay, awesome. Thanks, ag. This one's from the Wall Street Journal. In his second term, Trump has taken control of the Justice Department in ways he could have only dreamed of during his first. That is for sure. I was thinking about that recently, man. We thought it was bad then. Then he publicly railed against senior department officials, but largely heeded the Council of Aides, who urged him to trust the legal process. Well, this term, all it took was one Aaron Post to get what he wanted. On September 20, Trump meant to send a private message to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging her to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and his other favored targets. And I believe that will count as just James, by the way, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. He said, we can't delay any longer. It's killing our reputation and our credibility. Trump believed he had sent Bondi the message directly addressing it to Pam, although he calls her that all the fucking time and was surprised to learn it was public. This is from the officials. Bondi grew upset and called White House aides and Trump, who then agreed to send a second post praising Bondi as a great. Doing a great job. I remember seeing that. It was a mess.

A (18:10)

So we were right. He thought he was sending a private message to Pam and he was surprised to find out it was public. Is that the guy you want running the country? I mean, talk about Republicans can't tech. We used to have a whole segment on Mueller. She wrote about Republicans not being able to understand technology. I hate to paint with a broad brush, but how about we just say MAGA and Trump allies can't.

B (18:40)

There you go.

A (18:42)

So that's interesting. By the way, who has two thumbs and is about to file a Freedom of Information act request to get truth social DMs between Trump and other members of the executive branch?

B (18:51)

That would be this girl.

A (18:56)

So I'll keep everybody posted on that as well. All right, your good trouble is going to be first up into good news. But before that, it's Fugal saying Fridays on the Daily Bean. So we'll be talking to John Fugelsang. Stick around. We'll be right back after these messages. We'll be right back. Hey everybody. I used to think I was just a bad sleeper. I was bad at it. I blamed stress, late nights, too much screen time, maybe even genetics. But after seeing several friends swear by Helix sleep, I finally decided to give it a try. This was years ago and I'm still sleeping on the same Helix mattress. And it's like it the first night I got it. It's incredible. It continues to deliver the kind of deep, restorative rest I didn't think was possible for me. Before my Helix mattress arrived, my nights were restless and inconsistent. My old mattress was uneven. Even if I flipped it, it overheated a lot and it offered no real support. So I'd wake up stiff and sore in my lower back, and my apple watch told the tale. I would not get a lot of deep sleep. I'd have constant wake ups throughout the night, and the data made it clear that my body wasn't recovering properly. I was running on empty every day. The first week on Helix changed everything. I started waking up without pain, my watch tracked longer, more consistent sleep cycles, and my resting heart rate dropped noticeably. The difference wasn't subtle either. It was pretty dramatic. The support feels balanced, the airflow stays even, and every night actually feels like recovery time instead of just lying down and hoping for the best. Now that the weather's cooling down and I'm spending more time indoors, my bedroom has turned into my little retreat. It's my sanctum sanctorum. I read and I unwind and I actually look forward to sleep. I'm trying not to scroll while I'm in my bedroom anymore, and even after years, the comfort and support has held up beautifully. It still feels sturdy, stable, perfectly tuned to my sleep needs. It solved my overheating, stiffness and motion issues. And my apple watch continues to back it up with proof. Every morning I feel calm and alert and ready for the day. So this is the best time to buy. And here we have an exclusive savings for Daily Beans members go to helixsleep.comdailybeans for 27% off sitewide. That's helixsleep.com dailybeans for 27% off site wide. Make sure you enter our name after checkout so they know we sent you helixsleep.com dailybeans. You'll be glad you did. Hey everybody. Welcome back. It is Friday on the Daily Beans. That means it's fugal saying Friday. So joining us today is my very good friend, host of Tell me everything on SiriusXM progress channel 127. That's weeknights at 9pm Eastern, 6 Pacific. He is a New York Times.

C (21:20)

That's right, get that out there.

A (21:21)

Best selling author of the Separation of Church and Hate, which is an incredible book. Everybody. John, that says that they've picked up this book and started reading it. Cannot put it down. They absolutely love this. It's so well written. I'm gonna pay you to write my next book. It's absolutely fantastic.

C (21:43)

I pitched it to Simon and Juicer saying, well, it's light and dense at the same time. It's very dense material, but it's very light. And how I space it out, it's.

A (21:51)

Like you, John, light.

C (21:54)

No, light. Light and dense. Yes, exactly. Shallow. But, but, but. Way too much. Way too much.

A (22:00)

So anyway, it's a fantastic book. It's available wherever you get your books. I personally like to go to my local independent and order it.

C (22:07)

Oh, you don't like an evil website that supports Trump? You don't want to go that route.

A (22:10)

You could order the books however you want. I don't want to stop people from ordering their books. Okay? I don't want to stop.

C (22:15)

What if I want to bust unions when I'm reading a book about morality? What do I do then? Dr. Gill, you know, you know, hey.

A (22:22)

Order it from the mega church where the pastor was just pled guilty for, for child sex abuse.

C (22:29)

By the way, having said all this, I want to say we're number four on Amazon for total books sold this week. And I am coming for you, Kamala. I am right behind you.

A (22:38)

Oh, do it anyway.

C (22:40)

Thank you so much, Alison. I gotta, I just wanna say I wanna thank your listeners again because this is My, my mantra at this point. But we just got the New York Times bestseller list for the fourth week so far. We've had one cable news appearance for this book, one in a month, and then a daily show appearance. But everything else has been your show, SiriusXM progress podcast and independent media. And, and as I've been saying for a dozen years, I was told there's no audience for this. Wait, it's for atheists and believers who want to unite against right wing Christians. That's crazy. And I just feel it's so nice to be vindicated by so many cool Americans who still read books or listen to them. So thank you so much.

A (23:19)

Yeah, no, it's. It's absolutely our pleasure. It's a really, really great book. Oh, and by the way, you also have a substack if people want to follow you. And if you don't have any of that for some reason, there's always the free John Fugal sang show podcast. My good friend, John Fugelsang. That was a heck of an intro. We just finished the intro.

C (23:36)

That's just my intro. Well, but if you listen to my show, I want to say, like Pam Bondi, I refuse to answer questions about child trafficking, bribes or corruption as well, so.

A (23:45)

Oh, man. Now usually I am really upset at a lot of senators and House members for asking.

C (23:51)

Re.

A (23:51)

Asking, asking the same questions, not doing follow ups, leaving their seat and coming back and not knowing what they missed. Instead of sitting there for the whole show, I consider, I feel like it's a comedy show. So you want to sit there and you want to listen. Right. To the people who go before you so that you know how to craft your set. Right?

C (24:11)

That's right.

A (24:11)

And so that you don't get lit and go over time. Right. It's a lot like a comedy show and.

C (24:19)

But it's all crowd work, especially a political comedy show because like, you do a show with other political comics, you have to watch their spot because you don't know who's gonna have the same premise as you or the same punchline as you. Exactly.

A (24:30)

But this time I don't know if it was a staffer for Adam Schiff or Adam Schiff himself, but at the end, he had a very great list of all of the questions. Well, at least the big ones that Pam Bondi refused to answer. And what was great was then the Daily show turn that around and put all of the clips of Pam Bondi saying, this is the most transparent administration ever. Okay. She reminds me of that walk in tub and bath Retrofitting lady commercial, like, do you need a new bathtub that. Where you can have it put in right away. I know you know the commercial I'm talking about.

C (25:10)

Listen, she also reminds me of like, a thousand different Florida independent car dealership ads. Absolutely, that's her talking about. Yeah.

A (25:19)

So she refused to answer a bunch of questions. So the Daily show then took all those clips and peppered them with her, you know, talking about how amazing and transparent this is. But she refused to answer a lot of questions in an oversight hearing.

C (25:33)

I mean, I mean, well, judiciary, but providing oversight. But ship was all over her. I mean, you were asked if you consulted ethics lawyers. You refused. Asked if you approved the 400 million Qatari bribe. You refused. You were asked if the DOJ is protecting Trump's name and Epstein documents. You were asked if Tom homan kept the 50,000. You refused. You were asked if the Earth revolves around the sun. You refuse. I mean, Schiff was like Santa Claus reading a naughty list on this lady. And she was acting like she was winning because she knew that her testimony was just to have great clips to win the news cycle on Newsmax Tonight. Whereas these senators were asking questions for a future Truth and Reconciliation committee. I think they were thinking more long term than her. But can I just say, if lying were cardio, her heart rate would be in great shape because this thing was like Real Housewives of early stage fascism slap fight. And I mean, she made Dick Durbin look like a rock star. It was really remarkable.

A (26:28)

Yeah. And like a comedy show, a bad one. She was reading from her set list. She had a folder in front of her. That's that the Associated Press was able to get photos of, of little snippets of tweets and insults for Democratic senators.

C (26:45)

And so whenever her whole ad libs, or all of her improvised ad libs were written out clear for her, it was great.

A (26:50)

Yeah. And so whenever a senator was, you know, was asking her, a Democratic senator was asking her a serious question about, you know, what's up with the Epstein files, or did. Did you instruct FBI agents or whatever to flag Trump's name? You know, that was a bit of my reporting where I actually had a source tell me that there were training videos created by the Department of Justice on how to flag Trump's name in the Epstein files and then do it in your own spreadsheet and upload it to a portal. I've still FOIA pending a lawsuit pending against them there.

C (27:23)

Thank you.

A (27:24)

But she would, instead of answering the question, would turn to her little. It wasn't even a binder full of women. It was a manila folder full of insults with taped. With taped Xeroxed tweet tweets on it. And she would.

C (27:38)

They're done, remember? Yeah, they're. They're. I mean, I keep saying, like, the. The. The evil is always greater than the stupid. We have to remember that. I call them dim, shady, because this. The. As sinister as they are, the stupid is always greater. I mean, Senator Whitehouse said, do you know if the FBI found the photos of Trump with half naked young women? And she just said, you're trying to slander President Trump. I mean, that was her best comeback. Imagine this. This is the Attorney General who said she had the Epstein files on her desk. But she can't say if the FBI found the photos. I mean. I mean, I think the only thing on her desk is the MAGA talking points binder at a Chick Fil. A milkshake. This was incredible. And she's so cocky. She's so certain that she's playing all these dumb senators because she knew she was gonna win the news cycle that day. I mean, Pam Bondi really doesn't think there's ever gonna be a scenario where she can be disbarred, does she? I mean, Padilla. Senator Padilla said, do government officials have to follow court orders? And she says, I wish you loved your state as much as you hate President Trump. That's not an answer. That's like my racist uncle on Facebook after two bourbons and some Tucker Carlson. Like, she couldn't even answer a question. It was just insult, boss. She was heckling her own audience, which in comedy shows, you'll know only works for so long.

A (28:59)

Yeah, insult bot. Right? I like it.

C (29:03)

Oh, yeah. And that's all. It was so smug. But she proved that the corruption in Trump world isn't a bug. But isn't that what Magnus. Yes. They like. They love the certainty. Listen, they don't want to see someone who feels unsure about doing evil. They want someone who makes them feel good about the evil being done in their name. This lady gutted the Civil Rights Division. She pardoned these violent insurrectionists. Jared Weiss, the guy who yelled kill the cops on January 6, now has a senior DOJ job, and she's acting persecuted. I mean. I mean, it's just petulance, privilege, and perjury. She refused to answer questions about child trafficking and bribes and law enforcement loyalty. But she did find the time to attack California wildfires. I mean, this lady doesn't prosecute crime. She redacts them. And all I can say is her world's going to be very different come January of 2027. And I can't wait for it.

A (30:00)

The home and line of questioning, too, you know, just with the. I think it was either White House or Blumenthal or both. We're like, what happened to the 50,000? Can we get it back? Yeah, I answered your question. No, you actually didn't. You just, you just kept saying that there was no crime. We didn't ask you if there was a crime. We asked you what happened to the $50,000. And there was no denial either. And that that could end up being a problem as well.

C (30:28)

But, you know, by the way, can I, Can I also just add, that's just the $50,000 that we know about, right? Tom Holman picked up lots of paper bags with $50,000 in them. That just happens to be the one that we have on camera that they are trying to cover up. But there's many, many more such bribes because Donald Trump is corrupt and sells power in his administration.

A (30:49)

Yeah, but I do hate to, I do hate to break this to you, but even if she's disbarred, you can still be the Attorney General.

C (30:56)

Oh, I know. Listen, you know, I don't. I don't think she knows that. I also don't think she knows that Nixon never went to jail, but someone else did in his place, his Attorney General. Who was it?

A (31:08)

Who was it?

C (31:10)

She is our confrontational corruption. Karen and I spelled that with three K's. And, you know, I mean, like, like, they really are at this place of such petulance from watching so much Fox News that they think snottiness is strength. And, you know, it didn't work in German. It's not going to work now. I mean, she could.

A (31:30)

Didn't work on the playground either. Like, stop it.

C (31:34)

Yeah, it'll work for. It'll work for a short time. It'll work for a short time. But, like, what's going to happen when Trump's gone? What's gonna happen when his arteries have done what God has sent his arteries to do? And this whole party, I mean, when Marjorie Taylor Greene is the voice of reason on healthcare because she recognizes that gutting Obamacare is gonna hurt Republican voters and Republicans don't wanna listen to her. I think it's beginning to happen. Alison. I've talked on your show about how the billionaires are beginning to cut this guy loose. And now the douchebag comics who like to say retarded are Beginning to cut the sky loose. And now when Marjorie Taylor Greene is sounding the alarms, I mean, we have 13 months until these midterms. I don't think you're gonna see a lot of these senators and congressmen, unless they're in super safe districts playing dumb about Trump anymore. It's gonna get harder and harder. And, you know, the Democrats could have just let them do what they wanted and take healthcare away and watch the economic toll. Unfortunately, the Democrats are decent and care about American life. They're a little bit more pro life patriots than the Republicans, and that's why we're in a shutdown right now. Yeah.

A (32:37)

And the Republicans don't care about anything but protecting predators. And we're seeing this now come to light. This is something that I'm sure Mike Johnson did not want to. I think he wanted to avoid this kind of thing at all costs because now he refuses to swear in Adelita Grijalva from Arizona 7th. So they don't have representation, though they're being taxed. And I seem to remember us having a problem with that in this country.

C (33:03)

Oh, talk to D.C. about that sometimes. Virgin Islands.

A (33:06)

Exactly.

C (33:07)

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

A (33:08)

We could talk about D.C. statehood another day because I could spend hours on that. However, here we are with somebody who. And we have a history of him swearing people in the day after they win their elections.

C (33:20)

But not to protect child rape. That's a brand new thing.

A (33:23)

Not to protect pedophiles. And that is what is exactly is going on here. He actually even said on camera, oh, what? She hasn't been. Oh, I didn't know she hadn't been sworn. She wants to be sworn in letters. I'll swear her.

C (33:35)

And whenever. I had no idea whatsoever. I'll tell you the best thing about Mike Johnson besides that he backtracked that, by the way. Oh, yeah, he did. He had to already. But I mean, this guy, besides being America's creepiest youth pastor, playing Mike Johnson, could be playing Mike Johnson in all his sinister false piety, could be the thing that brings Kevin Spacey back to the masses.

A (33:58)

Oh, my God.

C (33:59)

Playing. Playing Mike Johnson will save Kevin Spacey's career. I, I predict this. And again, it's all to protect child rape. And also, in the midst of this shutdown, they're really perfecting the art of screwing people while convincing them it's for their own good. Because we got hundreds of thousands of federal workers now missing rent, missing mortgage payments, and Mike Johnson, along with Trump, is plotting how to make sure they never get paid back. This shutdown is not an accident. It's an engineered hostage crisis. And this White House, along with, along with Johnson, they leaked this memo saying furloughed workers aren't necessarily entitled to back pay. I mean, they're more or less saying, hey, we're gonna take your labor and your loyalty and your mortgage stress and the money for your kids braces, and maybe if you're lucky, we'll think about paying you later. I mean, Trump actually came out this week and said, it depends on who you're talking about.

A (34:51)

But they need that money for, like, USAID and aid to Gaza and starving children and healthcare. Right? That's what they need that money for.

C (35:01)

That's exactly it. I mean, Trump came out and pretty much said, some federal workers are our people, and others, you know, like the ones who inspect food or enforce wage laws or keep our vets alive, they're expendable. And Mike Johnson's no better than any of this. I mean, the way he just. The way he just said, well, legal analysts say. Legal analysts say, like, like we're only the US Government. Legal analysts say that they may have to get stiffed on back pay. I mean, I mean, like, how do any working people still fall for this scam? These guys hate unions, they hate public schools, they hate Social Security, they hate Medicare. Everything that protects American workers from being chewed up and spit out by the rich. They hate labor, they hate workers. They worship golden toilets and they despise the people who clean them. And they literally had this shutdown and now they're just saying, well, you might not get paid after all.

A (35:49)

I don't think the workers are continuing to fall for it. And I think that's evidenced in the elections that we've been having. We just had a Fairbanks mayor election in Alaska, and the Democrat flipped the seat, much to the shock.

C (36:01)

That's right.

A (36:01)

Of pretty much everybody, including myself and the news media, because I had to go digging for that story and find it in Newsweek.

C (36:09)

That's the only that covered it. Oh, I know, I know.

A (36:12)

Publication that was covering it, including Alaska local news.

C (36:17)

And so, yeah, but that's another area where I'm getting more scared because the media consolidation. Bari Weiss is now gonna run cbs. How do. How stupid are they going to try to make the American people in the next 13 months? How dumb can they collectively be using their media to try to hang on to power through the midterms?

A (36:34)

Well, that is why you getting on the New York Times bestseller list without a lick of corporate media brings me hope, because people are turning to other media sources, my friend, they are right.

C (36:46)

It's not about me. Although my book is beautifully written, but it's not about me. It's about the fact that like with no media support, I mean this whole book is about how these guys are using Christianity as a fraud. All they care about is power and all of their pious talk is garbage. It is diarrhea flooding from their lips. And you know, it's not my book's not anti Christian, but it's anti right wing Christianity that passes itself off for caring about people. And like, I mean I wouldn't call it a media blackout, but I mean I've gotten invited on shows to talk about Jimmy Kimmel. I get invited on show still to talk about, you know, other stuff, but to actually talk about this. So the fact that this many people have, have bought it, we're in a second printing in like in less than a month. It just tells me that more and more folks are getting fed up with mainstream media that's really given a very watered down. And even, even the channels I like, even the cable news channels, I like not mentioning any names, but there's lots of great journalists at various cable news channels, but they're owned by companies that aren't ever gonna bring you stories about organized labor that aren't going to tell you about a Democrat winning in Alaska because no clicks.

A (37:54)

Well, the journalists are the heroes, right? Whether they're journalists over the media, at a corporate media place or at an independent media, the journalists are the heroes. It's to me it's like, it's like fantasy football. I have a fantasy media team. I don't like exclusively listen to NBC or ABC or CBS because the ownership is the problem. The players are who I follow and care about and love and continue to rely on for, you know, I am a news aggregation reporting show. That's what I do. And so, you know, I like to listen to, you know, am I an ABC fan? No. But am I a Katherine Folders fan? Absolutely. So Do I like CBS? Hell no. Do I like Scott McFarlane? Yes, I do.

C (38:41)

Yeah. The media is as liberal as the corporations that own them. I mean, you know, that's always been the truth and I've always found that really comforting. There's great journalists out there when we rail against the media, you know, it's like, it's like when we rail against government or religion, we're just trying to make it better. We want it to be better. And you know, corporate owned media, profit driven news makes people dumb. It's Very, very dangerous for our country. We've seen that Washington Post editorial board.

A (39:08)

Today talks about Jack Smith's lawfare against Trump.

C (39:11)

Jack Smith's lawfare, like grand jury saw evidence and returned indictments. And you're getting that out of Jeff Bezos right now because he needs a greater tax cut. You know, it's just we can't rely on it. It's got to be part of the diet, but we can't count on it. I mean, there. We've talked about this before, Dr. Gill. The responsibility of a journalist is telling the truth, speaking truth to power, maybe challenging authority, maybe standing up for those who are voiceless. That's the job of journalism. The job of media is profits, ratings, eyeballs, clicks. And so you're exactly right. This has been the whole great dumbing down of our country because actual civics, who cares? Which is why you've got so many people who know all the words to 400 commercial jingles on TV but can't tell you who their congressperson is. This is very much by design. They want us dumb because that makes it easier to manipulate us, make us angry and get us to vote against our own interests. And we've seen it happen. I mean, the media will probably never be held responsible for their role in the Iraq war. Nobody will. You know, I mean, it's just. It's just we can't measure how destructive this has been and we're still having to deal with it. And Bari Weiss is going to make it a lot easier for a lot of smart people I know to not watch cbs, unfortunately, because there are very good people who work there.

A (40:30)

There are, yeah. Well, thank you so much. And thank. And that's why the work that you do over at Tell Me Everything. Your book, your podcast is so important so everybody, you can actually listen to that on SiriusXM progress channel, 127 weeknights, 9pm Eastern, 6 Pacific. Get yourself a copy of the Separation of Church and Hate. And I was glad to be a part of helping you get to the New York Times bestseller.

C (40:52)

Oh, Dr. Gill, you don't even know. And I'm so glad you're doing so much media now. Thank you. I mean, it's so good to see you on camera so much. And thank you.

A (40:58)

In my jammies, too. Like, I wore my heart jammies just for you. Yeah, I had no idea.

C (41:03)

I have the same pair. I'm so glad you're on camera more because this is the future of media. And, you know, you're a leader, you're Not a newsreader. You're a leader. And I, more and more am admiring people in media with compassion and guts. And so thank you for talking me off a ledge so much.

A (41:20)

Hey, it's my pleasure. And I'm a little frightened to know that somebody who's considered a media leader is wearing heart onesies in an interview, but here we are.

C (41:32)

It's only the thong, Alison. It's only the thong. I'm not showing it. I'm very professional, so I refuse to.

A (41:37)

Pay the glam tax. I'm not going to wear makeup. You will not see me put on makeup. And I will sometimes be in my jammies. That's just how it's going to go if you want me on camera.

C (41:45)

And that's integrity. Thank you. Keeping it real.

A (41:48)

Thank you. Thank you, my friend. And we will talk to you soon. And please travel safe. I know you're out traveling this week.

C (41:54)

Yeah, I'm off to o' Hare to see how. How those TSA guys calling in sick for work is working out in the glorious Midwest.

A (41:59)

So than if you can get any interviews with any of them, get some footage, let us know how it is at the airport. I think that would be very helpful because a lot of us are going to be traveling.

C (42:09)

My. My. My audience was just, like, laughing at how stupid all this is. But my Uber driver had a lot of stories about people he knows who have been just. I mean, people aren't going to work right now. There's, you know, I mean, obviously, and, you know, white folks with disposable income can talk about how unjust and stupid and corrupt and what a racist scam this is, but there's whole neighborhoods where people aren't leaving their house and aren't going to work right now.

A (42:31)

No. I'm only a few years removed from having. I would have been furloughed and wouldn't have a paycheck.

C (42:37)

You know, I know I asked. I have to ask my Chicago friends, like, are we. Are we protesting the Ice Evil Motherfuckers or. Or the, The. The. The. The National Guard who've been sent here, who we protesting right now? But I gotta say, I've played so many military shows in my life, this is my first time ever in an active war zone. And the pizza's great. I mean, wow. It's like. It's. It's great for fall. Pumpkin spice. Martial law now in Chicago.

A (43:03)

Gross.

B (43:03)

Gross.

A (43:04)

Well, you be safe and we'll talk next week. Thank you so much, my friend. Everybody, John Fugal saying, stick around. We'll be right back with the good news. Everybody. Welcome back. It's time for the good news. Who likes good news? Everyone.

C (43:16)

Then good news, everyone.

A (43:32)

And if you have any good news or some good trouble you'd like everybody to get into, or maybe you have a shout out to a loved one or a non profit that you think is doing great work, a small business in your area, a loved one, a spouse, a parent, a kid, a self shout out. We love self shout outs. Shout outs to government programs. Any little bit of good news that's happened to you, no matter how big or small, and no matter when it could have been yesterday, it could have been 20 years ago, we want to hear about that. And we especially want to hear your favorite street jokes. Send those to us. We need a good laugh. And all you got to do to get your submission read on the air is pay your podbet tariff, which means attach a photo of your pet. We can try to guess the breeds in your shelter pup if you want. We're not very good at it, but it's fun anyway. If you don't have a pet, send an adoptable pet in your area. If you don't have that, really, just attach any photo. Just go find a random animal on the Internet. I love red pandas, Dana.

B (44:20)

I love otters. I do. I love red pandas too. I also love black and white pandas.

A (44:24)

You know what else counts? Inflatable animals at Portland protests. That also counts.

B (44:29)

Those are fun.

A (44:31)

You could send those to us. Send us any photo of like a sunset or your happy place or somewhere you went on vacation that you love. Or maybe a rally you went to, a sign making party, a postcard writing party. Maybe you're text banking. Anything at all, we would love to see it. Especially what you're making or creating to keep your mind off this whole shit show. Like if you're knitting or crocheting or painting, we would love to see that too. We have some incredible quilters, actually, that listen to this show.

B (44:55)

We have some incredible artists that listen to this show.

A (44:58)

Heck yeah. Heck yeah, we do. Somebody did a watercolor painting of an otter for you yesterday. I'll have to send it to you.

B (45:04)

Oh, I did see the good news. And so I just want to say that I did see the otter painting. So if you're listening today. Thank you. It was beautiful.

A (45:10)

That last story just gutted me. It was so beautiful. All right, first up is your good trouble. All right, as you know, Lambda legal condemns the U.S. office of Personnel Management's announcement that it will exclude coverage for gender affirming care for adults from the federal employee health benefits and postal service health benefits programs beginning in 2026. But Lambda Legal lawyers are fighting back. They have so far sued the Trump administration six times over their anti LGBTQ executive actions, including the trans military ban, ban on gender affirming care for trans young people, and ban on access to passports, and the ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, as well as LGBTQ and HIV programs serving trans communities across the country. They have won court orders in five cases so far protecting these communities as their lawsuits proceed. So if you're thinking about supporting our communities, you can do that by going to Lambdalegal.org and see about donating or volunteering.

B (46:14)

And I just want to say this is one of the organizations I know well and I work for, so I can vet them and tell you that they are reputable and doing work. And this part, they've won court orders in five cases so far. That's just this year.

A (46:28)

Yeah.

B (46:28)

And they are really doing the work. And when Lambda Legal sue, they have a very good win rate. I host their annual awards gala every year in New York, and sometimes there are soirees in San Francisco and Dallas. But if this is an organization and you want to help fight this stuff, I promise you this is one that your money is going to go to good use.

A (46:48)

Yeah, 100%. And so I was thinking of you, Dana, and I was like, we should really shine a light on Lambda Legal for the good trouble this week, especially since they're going to need support to stop taking away gender affirming care from federal employees. Absolutely.

B (47:03)

Absolutely. A.G. thank you. Next up is a quietly subversive fed pronoun. She and her hello, AG and DG. I'm among the 34,000 feds that got furloughed this week. Thank you so much for helping me stay sane. I wanted to clarify the unemployment for furloughed employees for you. Seasonal employees generally can get unemployment but don't receive back pay. Permanent employees have been given letters to encourage state unemployment offices to allow them to get unemployment, but they will have to pay it back in full when they get their back pay. Most states have a waiting period of at least one week before unemployment eligibility, so it's difficult for permanent fed employees to determine if it's worth applying for. On a positive note, I stopped at one of my favorite coffee places, 7 Brew Drive Thru Coffee, for what I thought was going to be my last time until the shutdown is over. Talking with the cashier, the shutdown came up and before I left she gave me two free coffee coupons because as she said, I shouldn't have to worry about my coffee too. It reminded me that there are kind people out there and why seven Brew has become my go to place to grab coffee at my pod Pet tariff, I'm attaching pictures of the two greyhounds my mom just adopted. She's been heavily involved in greyhound rescue and her past greyhounds have been from Florida and Arizona. These two cuties are from Australia.

A (48:27)

Oh look at the babies.

B (48:29)

Ag I want to prompt a new not game but like Submission while this this shutdown is happening. I know several states and I've seen several posts of businesses that are offering free things to furloughed employees to federal employees that aren't working. I believe there's an ice cream shop in Albuquerque and another shop in Albuquerque that's doing some stuff. If you know of a business that is giving discounts or giving free things, you know, whether it's a sandwich or a meal or what have you to federal employees, write in and let us know until this shutdown is over because we would love to send people to support those places.

A (49:04)

Yeah, and also keep in mind there are several credit unions that are giving zero interest loans to furloughed federal government employees. That's probably a better way to go than unemployment because unemployment doesn't pay you your full paycheck. If I recall, it's like a small fraction of it and you have to pay that back. You would obviously have to pay back a zero interest loan, but it's zero interest. So check with your local credit union to see if they are. You know. If you're a furloughed employee and you're not getting paid, check with your credit union to see if they're offering those loans for you. All right, up next, Anonymous Pronoun she and her A while ago I shared the Long Island Roller Rebels roller derby team was fighting Nassau County, New York's transgender sports ban and I just wanted to share a good news update. The county has been barred from enforcing the ban while the Rebels continue to fight. Yes, and we'll have a link to the Associated Press article in the show Notes for you. It doesn't have to be read on air. You did read my original shout out and I was so excited to hear it. But any positive news needs to be spread around this weird hellscape. I agree 100%. That's why I love this good news segment. I'll give you my pod pet tax anyway, just because I keep seeing this boy sweet face in my photo memories. Sam was our work pup for over a decade. When I was hired I was told I had to get his approval to get the job and I did. And while he was not very affectionate in the beginning, he was a working dog. The latter part of his life he and I became very close with daily walks, naps in my office and head on my lap for scritches. He passed away last November at 13 and we miss him every day. Here's a picture of him sleeping in one of his favorite spots. Top of the stairs. We got very used to stepping over him everywhere by the way. Lol. This is such great news. Anonymous Long Island Roller Rebels Roller Derby team Fuck yeah.

B (50:58)

Very very cool. All right, another anonymous submission. Hello, I'm planning on going to the no Kings rally again and I just wanted to share a photo of the poster I made from the first one. Just like the poster says, I've had enough of all this BS this clown show's been handling out to everyone, even to their own MAGA crowd seemingly unbeknownst to them. Go figure. Now I'm trying to dream up another one for this new protest. Thank you for all you do and I cannot wait to see more protest signs.

A (51:27)

This is a great one.

B (51:29)

Yeah.

A (51:30)

Extorting, cruelty, bullying, ICE raids, wrath, cheating, hate, spite, lying. Enough. No more. And there's a photo of Trump with, you know, as a Nazi. Satan, I believe.

B (51:44)

Yeah, well done. Rightfully no right.

A (51:48)

Don't call us Nazis. Stop acting like Nazis.

B (51:51)

Yeah.

A (51:53)

All right, next up from Dr. Worm pronouns, she and her beans queens. I want to give two shout outs. My first is to my fellow federal workers. Shut down prep without a shutdown is frustrating. We've done it quite a few times recently. But an actual shutdown is also horrible. We all feel it in different ways, financially, emotionally, disruption of daily routine, et cetera. I'm an accepted worker, so I'm partially working working, but not. Some of my work is user fee based I. E. Paid for by non appropriated funds. And some of my work is essential animal disease emergency response. Either way, my days are weird and I just feel kind of numb about this shutdown. I'm having a hard time mentally this time around. This is my second Trump shutdown. I'm taking it one day at a time. So shout out to my fellow feds. I know this is hard. I also know it won't last forever. Keep your heads up Feds. My second shout out is to my clients and customers. The loud story is that Federal employees are lazy and somehow deserving of being terrorized and fired. That we aren't people, that we don't do good or important work. I have enjoyed playing with that stereotype in the past, but it really pisses me off now. I sometimes work long hours, overnights. I try to be there to help my clients and navigate the government. I'm part of a brilliant team of people that work fucking hard and come together like Voltron to solve problems on the fly. I know this. My colleagues know this. I'm shouting out to my clients because they always support me when things are wonky in the government, when the public narrative is the feds suck. They've told me how much they appreciate me, my team, and my general part of. And my general part of my agency. It means a lot, especially in this nightmare of a year. So thanks for giving me props when the loud story gets me down. Podpet Tariff. Me and my kitties having a moment outside with my dad's spirit on his B day. Oinky in her box, which she has chewed down to the nubbins. I call her it. I call it her art project. Oh, my God. There's no box left. You ate it all, girl.

B (53:58)

That's. Sorry, but that's a perfect moment for. That's what she said for me. And, no, I just have to say it is.

A (54:11)

I just got it.

B (54:14)

You were definitely a little slow on the uptake on that one, but I. I couldn't not do it. Liz, Elizabeth, if you're listening, that one was for you. Because I would have gotten an email that was like, I can't believe you did not. It was good. It was good.

A (54:26)

Okay.

B (54:28)

Oh, my God.

A (54:29)

I just got it. I. I was like, look at that cat eat that box. Oh, my goodness. There's nothing left. And meanwhile.

B (54:39)

Every once in a while, I'm allowed to be a child. Everybody. Okay, this is her bow. It rhymes with snow. Good. I'm glad I got it right. Pronouns she and her. I just want to give a shout out to my absolutely incredible, patient and unwavering husband. I was in a very serious accident the last day of January. Someone slid across a slick highway and hit me head on. Oh, my God.

A (54:57)

That's terrifying.

B (54:59)

I should have died, but somehow managed to crawl out of my own vehicle and call my husband before I lost the ability to be coherent. That is a miracle. I ended up with a concussion. I still have some vision loss to this day. And a broken sternum, three broken ribs, a fracture my foot, and a body full of bruises and Cuts. After a short hospital stay in which my husband Mark stayed with me every second that he could, I was discharged. For the first few weeks at home, I couldn't physically even lift myself to sit up, so Mark had to raise my torso up for me. He also stepped up, and without ever once complaining or making it seem like a hassle, he helped me shower, walk, go to the bathroom, basically function at all. He took me every single doctor appointment and listened to me when I broke down. He was truly my rock and the only thing that really got me through it. Without him, I would have been an absolute mess, even more than I have been. He's also the one that got me to start listening to your podcast recently, and I'm so glad he did because you're all wonderful. I'm including a photo of our. I'm so glad you're relatively okay.

A (56:07)

I know.

B (56:08)

I don't mean to interrupt your writing, but Beau, I'm so glad. And Mark, kudos, that is. What if you are married and even if you're not, if you believe in that stuff, the vows, that's a vow. In sickness and in health.

A (56:22)

Yeah. And the fact that you just do it. You just do it not because you promised, but because you want to.

B (56:29)

Yeah. I'm including a photo of our newest family member, Wubs. He was born in the animal shelter I work in. Around five weeks, I noticed him and his siblings were developing wobbles. It turns out he and his litter mates all have varying degrees of cerebral cerebellar. Excuse me. Cerebellar. Hypoplasia. Hypoplasia. Hypoplasia, hypoplasia or wobbly cat syndrome.

A (56:55)

Just go with that. Wobbly Cats.

B (56:56)

Yeah. He is one of the two that has it the worst. Mark fell in love with him before his diagnosis, but after it was very obvious that he would be added to a new fur baby to our family. He has become such an adorable, loving and determined little baby boy and is continuing to grow and not let his special needs slow him down. If you ever want to see videos, we have a TikTok for him with the username Wub. Wubs with a Z. W U B, Z. The Wobble. Wubs the Wobble. Are you kidding me?

A (57:27)

I'm going to worms.

B (57:28)

I'm wobble.

A (57:28)

I love Wobbly Cats. I subscribe to so many Wobbly Cats. Have you seen Wobbly Cats?

B (57:34)

I don't think I have.

A (57:36)

Oh, my God. You will love them. They're amazing. I had to go do that and you know, it's just. It's a neurological condition. They're not in any pain. They're just real wobbly. They walk around like little drunk babies and. And that's it. But they are otherwise absolutely normal. Happy, wonderful kitties. And they're so adorable. Oh, what an incredible story, Beau. Thank you for sharing that and thank you for that Shout out. Next up from Kim. Happy Friday Morning, Muses. I so enjoy your podcasts. I was inspired by the entry from Anonymous yesterday. Yeah, me too. Kim. Oh my God. I was broken down by the end of it. My youngest is a trans woman. I always knew something was different about her when she was young. Not bad or wrong, just different. I thought it was because I was the youngest of three girls and wasn't around boys growing up. Who knows? But when she was visiting from college a few years ago, she was the most confident and happy she's ever been. I told her, listen, whatever you're doing, keep it up. And she was so content. About a year later, I received a letter from her. She told me she was transitioning and that her name is now Star. I was taken aback, but not shocked. I called her right away and told her that I loved her and how brave she was. She asked me to pick out her new middle name and there's a crying emoji here, so we shortened my mother's name. As a mom, I couldn't imagine rejecting my child for any reason. I'm extremely concerned for her safety, especially now. She has traveled internationally recently and I worry each time she leaves the country that maybe she'll be arrested or something harmful will happen to her when she tries to return. I didn't lose a son. I lost my unfair plan for his life.

B (59:12)

Oh, wow. That statement. Holy shit.

A (59:22)

Instead, I gained an amazing daughter who is braver than most people I know. Thank you for both supporting all living beings. I've attached a picture of my husband and our grandson because these two are goofy as fuck and always brighten my day. Rest well in the mystery, my friends. I didn't lose a son. I lost my unfair plan for his life.

B (59:44)

Wow. I. I'm. I'm. I'm rarely speechless, Kim. That. That. It's such a profound statement. Oh, boy.

A (59:58)

I know. I know.

B (60:00)

Yeah.

A (60:00)

Thank you so much.

B (60:02)

Couple, y' all got me today. My goodness.

A (60:05)

Same Z. You should have seen me yesterday. I was a wreck.

B (60:08)

Oh, man.

A (60:09)

Oh, thank you all. Thank you all so, so very much for sending in this good news. I love it. I need it. I want more. Put it into my veins. You can do that. You can put it into my veins by going to DailyBeanspot.com and clicking on Contact. Send us your good trouble ideas too. We would love to hear from you and we appreciate all of you and love you all very much. Do you have any final thoughts, my friend?

B (60:30)

I do not.

A (60:31)

All right, until tomorrow, please. No, we're not back. It's Friday.

B (60:35)

It's Friday. It's a time. It's, you know, it's that time. Jump.

A (60:38)

Are you here Monday?

B (60:39)

I am, yeah. With you Monday? Yes.

A (60:42)

All right, cool. Guess what, everybody? We'll back. We'll be back in your ears on Monday. 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 I'm Sabines. The Daily Beans is written and executive produced by Alison Gill with additional research and reporting by Dana Goldber. 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.