People Power Beats Money (feat. Nick Schwellenbach)

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Daily Beans – "People Power Beats Money" (feat. Nick Schwellenbach)
Host: MSW Media
Release Date: June 26, 2025

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Introduction

The Daily Beans, a progressive news podcast for your morning commute, is hosted by Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg. In this episode titled "People Power Beats Money," they delve into pressing political and social issues, featuring an insightful interview with Nick Schwellenbach from the Project on Government Oversight.

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Top News Highlights

1. Republican Support for Emil Bovey Amid Controversy

   • Alison Gill discusses the Republican Party's unwavering support for Emil Bovey despite recent controversies stemming from his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.
   • Quote: "It's a grand plan. I think the Republicans are all in on attacking the whistleblower." [03:18]

2. Zoran Mamdani's Victory in NYC Mayoral Primary

   • Dana Goldberg highlights Zoran Mamdani's win over Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral primary, emphasizing the triumph of grassroots movements over entrenched political money.
   • Quote: "People power is stronger than the political money machine." [13:56]

3. Trump Administration's HUD Moves into NSF Offices

   • The Trump administration is relocating the National Science Foundation (NSF) from its current offices to make way for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
   • Quote: "This is terrifying, just kicking the National Science Foundation out of their offices." [21:34]

4. Death of Daniel Park in Federal Custody

   • Alison Gill reports on the death of Daniel Park, a suspect linked to the Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing, who was found unresponsive in federal detention.
   • Quote: "Both of these guys are now dead." [25:27]

5. Federal Judge Halts Trump's Collective Bargaining Bid

   • A federal judge has indefinitely blocked President Trump's attempt to terminate collective bargaining rights for over a million federal employees, citing potential First Amendment violations.
   • Quote: "Plaintiffs have raised serious questions under the First Amendment." [23:16]

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In-Depth Discussion: Whistleblower Aid and Emil Bovey's Hearing

Alison Gill and Dana Goldberg engage in a critical discussion about Emil Bovey's confirmation hearing. They express frustration over his lack of accountability and the Republican Party's defense of him despite allegations of him encouraging DOJ lawyers to defy court orders.

• Quote:
  • Alison Gill: "You don't not recall saying fuck you to the courts in a room full of AUSAs." [07:20]
  • Dana Goldberg: "Yeah, I don't recall. You don't remember saying it, Alison?" [07:30]

They emphasize the importance of supporting whistleblowers and highlight their partnership with Whistleblower Aid, noting significant fundraising success to aid whistleblowers.

• Quote:
  • Alison Gill: "All this money goes to helping protect and give full support to our whistleblowers." [04:25]

Exclusive Interview: Nick Schwellenbach on Ethics Report

The episode features an exclusive interview with Nick Schwellenbach, a senior investigator at the Project on Government Oversight, discussing his report on Stephen Miller's financial ties to Palantir.

Key Points Discussed:

1. Stephen Miller's Investment in Palantir

   • Schwellenbach reveals that Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, owns between $100,000 and $250,000 in Palantir stock, raising conflict of interest concerns given Palantir's contracts with ICE.

   • Quote: "Stephen Miller owns between $100,000 and $250,000 worth of stock in Palantir." [31:24]

2. Palantir's Role with ICE and the Pentagon

   • Palantir is instrumental in ICE's data analytics and has lucrative contracts with the Pentagon, creating a potential conflict with Miller's investment.

   • Quote: "Palantir services are mission critical to the agency." [31:24]

3. Potential Misuse of Data

   • The discussion highlights how Palantir's technology is being used to target undocumented immigrants, often those without criminal records, exacerbating social justice issues.

   • Quote: "A large percentage of them have no criminal histories, have never been arrested." [35:31]

4. Lack of Oversight and Ethical Concerns

   • Schwellenbach criticizes the current administration for eroding oversight mechanisms, making it difficult to hold officials accountable.

   • Quote: "The current majority in Congress is not particularly willing to conduct oversight of this administration." [40:01]

5. Call for Greater Scrutiny

   • Emphasizing the need for transparency, Schwellenbach urges for stricter ethical standards and divestment from conflicting assets.

   • Quote: "For the purposes of ensuring that people's decisions are being made more on the basis of merit, he should be divesting himself of those assets." [34:13]

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Good News Segment

Alison Gill and Dana Goldberg transition to uplifting stories that highlight positive community actions and successful initiatives.

1. Zoran Mamdani's Commitment to Trans Healthcare

   • Dana Goldberg shares that Zoran Mamdani has pledged $65 million towards transgender healthcare in New York, showcasing a commitment to LGBTQ+ support.

   • Quote: "Mamdani has pledged $65 million for trans healthcare." [43:50]

2. Reduction in Drug-Related Deaths in LA County

   • Success in public health initiatives led to a 22% decline in drug-related overdose deaths in Los Angeles County in 2024, with a notable 37% reduction in fentanyl-related deaths.

   • Quote: "Drug-related overdose and poisoning deaths dropped by 22% in 2024." [45:33]

3. Nonprofit Efforts in Trap, Neuter, and Return (TNR)

   • Highlighting the work of local nonprofits like Cats at Large, the hosts emphasize the importance of TNR programs in controlling feral cat populations and improving community health.

   • Quote: "Cats can start reproducing at 4 months old and have 4 litters a year." [48:46]

4. Support for Veterans and Afghan Allies

   • Introduction of the "Battle Buddies" program by advocacy groups aiming to support Afghan allies by having veterans attend immigration court hearings, providing solidarity and reassurance.

   • Quote: "Battle Buddies program is asking veterans to sign up to attend public immigration court hearings." [56:42]

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Closing Remarks

Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg encourage listeners to engage with local nonprofits, support whistleblowers, and remain vigilant against political corruption. They reiterate the importance of community support and collective action in driving social change.

• Final Quote:
  • Alison Gill: "We get to choose the government we want. And I think that this is a good example of that." [14:50]
  • Dana Goldberg: "Absolutely, people power is stronger than the political money machine." [13:56]

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Conclusion

In this episode of The Daily Beans, Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg provide comprehensive coverage of significant political developments, ethical concerns within the government, and inspiring stories of community resilience and activism. Featuring an expert interview with Nick Schwellenbach, the podcast underscores the enduring power of people over entrenched financial interests, advocating for transparency, accountability, and social justice.

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Transcript

[Alison Gill]

MSW Media. Hello and welcome to the Daily beans for Thursday, June 26, 2025. Today, Republicans capitulated to the lies that spewed forth from the mouth of Emil Bovey in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday. Zoran Mamdani defeated Cuomo in the New York City mayoral primary, sending another message that people power is stronger than political money machines. The Trump administration is kicking the National Science foundation out of its offices as HUD moves in. A suspect linked to the Palm Springs fertility Clinic bombing has died in federal custody. Representative Lamonica McIver has pled not guilty to the ridiculous charges brought against her by parking lot lawyer Alina Haba. A federal judge has halted Trump's bid to end collective bargaining rights for federal workers. And a judge holds a hearing over bail conditions for Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I'm Alison Gill.

[Dana Goldberg]

And I'm Dana Goldberg.

[Alison Gill]

Hey, Dana. Welcome back. Thank you.

[Dana Goldberg]

And thank you for covering me. Well, I did the literally God's work last night. For God's love we deliver in New York and we raised, raised $45,000 so they can continue to make meals and deliver them to the sick in the five boroughs and New Jersey in New York. Quick favor for you all today. Today is the 10 year anniversary of marriage equality. So if you've been following the Gay of the day, and I hope you have, if you're new to the podcast and you don't know what I'm talking about, go on my Instagram. It's DG comedy. Follow me. And then what you're going to do is watch all of the ones I've already posted. But no surprise to anyone, my gay of the day Today on the 26th is Jim Obergefell. So it's the reason we have marriage equality, it's the reason we're celebrating. And I want to ask those of you that watch the video, I normally don't ask for these things. Will you please share this one? And if you don't know how to share a video on Instagram, under the video there's a little arrow. I think it's like on the right hand side of all the other buttons, that's your share button. And if you hit it, you can share it to your story on Instagram. It won't go to your actual page. So when someone goes to your page, they won't see it. But if they're watching, watching your stories, they will see it. And I just want everyone to know Jim Obergefell's story because they know the name. But they don't know why he actually sued in the state of Ohio. That went all the way up to the Supreme Court. So thank you for those of you watching. I see your comments. I love you. The support has meant everything to me. We only have a few days left.

[Alison Gill]

A few days left. I'm. I see down in San Diego, we have pride all July as well.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's true.

[Alison Gill]

Because. So we get two months. Right. Because there's so many Pride celebrations in California there, we couldn't fit them all into June.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's true.

[Alison Gill]

San Diego's like, all right, we'll do ours in July. So sometimes it's 8 million degrees out, but whole extra month of pride. So I'm very excited about that. But I've been loving your videos. They're just truly amazing. And congrats on raising all that money, too.

[Dana Goldberg]

Thank you, Alison. Thank you.

[Alison Gill]

Thank you. Oh, that's so cool. So, you know, after this credible whistleblower report came out against Emil Bovey, I thought maybe some Republicans might want to back off a little. From his lifetime nomination to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on a rocket ship to the Supreme Court. But no. No. And it's probably because he's on a rocket ship to the Supreme Court to replace either Thomas or Alito. Right? This is the grand plan. I think the Republicans are all in on attacking the whistleblower.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh, boy.

[Alison Gill]

Mr. Orez, Reveni, even Grassley, who. Yes, I know. I know. But he's a big whistleblower proponent.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

He's even attacked.

[Dana Goldberg]

They just want this. So gross. It's so gross. They did this to all of the people that came forward, obviously. But, Christine, when it was Kavanaugh, you know, even when people are coming forward and saying, I know things, that's gross. It's awful.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, it really is. That's why I'm partnered with Whistleblower Aid. Right.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yep. As you should be.

[Alison Gill]

And we raised a ton of money, everybody, so thank you for that. All this money goes to helping protect and give full support to our whistleblowers. And that's kind of all we have right now because all the guardrails are gone. The inspectors general, all but two were fired. The FOIA offices are gutted. He's just trying to get rid of anything that can hold him accountable. Now he's going after the judges and installing people like Emil Bovey. And that's why whistlebloweraid.org beans is so important. But. So right now, you can also hear the audio version of Mr. Raveni's letter. All 27 pages, as read by myself and Andy McCabe, with a little bit of contextual commentary, but not much. We just want to get the letter out there in an audio version. It's a free bonus episode of the Unjustified podcast. It's out now. I really encourage you to listen to all of it because it's pretty stunning and we can't normalize what Emil Bovey is doing. But here is Adam Schiff today in the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing holding Bovee's feet to the fire. Not that he'd notice, because I think Bovey is a hell demon, but here it is.

[Adam Schiff]

The hearing started with the chairman reading a social media post by the Deputy Attorney General Blanche, who is present today, but not under oath. Nor is that social media post under oath. So let me ask you, since you are under oath in the complaint, it says Beauvais stated that DOJ would need to consider telling the courts fuck you and ignoring any such court order. Did you say anything of that kind in the meeting.

[Emil Bovey]

Senator? I have no recollection of saying anything of that kind. To the extent I wouldn't.

[Adam Schiff]

You recall, Mr. Bove, if you said or suggested during a meeting with Justice Department lawyers maybe they should consider telling the court fuck you. It seems to me that would be something you'd remember. Unless that's the kind of thing you say frequently.

[Emil Bovey]

Well, I've certainly said things encouraging litigators at the department to fight hard for valid positions that we have to take into.

[Adam Schiff]

And have you frequently suggested that they say fuck you and ignore court orders? Is that also something you frequently do, such you might not remember doing it in this occasion?

[Alison Gill]

No.

[Emil Bovey]

And as I explained, I have never directed.

[Adam Schiff]

Did you or did you not make those comments during that meeting?

[Emil Bovey]

Which comment, Senator?

[Adam Schiff]

You really need me to repeat it? Did you suggest, as Mr. Rouveni wrote, that DOJ would need to consider telling the courts you and ignore any such court order?

[Emil Bovey]

I did not suggest that there would be any need to consider ignoring court orders. At the point of that meeting, there were no court orders to discuss.

[Adam Schiff]

Well, did you suggest telling the courts fuck you in any manner?

[Emil Bovey]

I don't recall.

[Adam Schiff]

You just don't remember that.

[Alison Gill]

So the thing that strikes me about that is that Bovey doesn't deny saying fuck you to the courts, right?

[Dana Goldberg]

I don't recall.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, I don't recall. You don't not recall saying fuck you to the courts in a room full of AUSAs.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

And DOJ employees?

[Dana Goldberg]

No. You would remember that.

[Alison Gill]

You remember that you said it or you remember that? You definitely didn't say it.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

See, the problem here is there's a handful of people who can testify to the opposite.

[Dana Goldberg]

Right?

[Alison Gill]

Not that they would have anywhere to testify in the near future, but if we flip the house and we get subpoena power, and we can talk to these people at the DOJ that were there in that room, many of them will probably be fired by that time, then that does make a difference. At the very least, having the truth, I think is important.

[Dana Goldberg]

I agree with you. I agree with you also, Alison. In that hearing, Ted Cruz told the world that Mr. Obrego was charged with human trafficking, stating confidently, confidently that he had read every page of that indictment. He said Democrats are crazy town for supporting someone charged with human trafficking. Allison, you read every fucking word of that indictment. Was there anything in there about human trafficking?

[Alison Gill]

No, Abrego. Mr. Abrego has not been charged with human trafficking.

[Dana Goldberg]

Thank you. Also, the problem here is that Ted Cruz. Did he even actually read that indictment? If he had, he would know that Obrego was not charged with human trafficking.

[Alison Gill]

He said he did. I read every word of that indictment.

[Dana Goldberg]

I hope that idiotic rant ends up in a court filing, I swear to God. And it's all on record. Now, Ted can't be sued, by the way, for that because he's protected by the speech or debate clause, but good Lord, the propaganda. What a jackass.

[Alison Gill]

I know. Just to sit up there and say that Abrego Garcia has been indicted for human trafficking. It's just a blatant lie.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah, I. I hope not. Did someone push back in real time on that or is someone going to.

[Alison Gill]

That's the thing that drove me nuts. I was like, they need. They really need me in their ears. Like, yeah, get one of those little. I read the indictment. One of those security ear things, you know, where people talk into their wrists.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

And like, you can hear me in your ear. And I will tell you what the follow up is when Ted Cruz says some dumb like that.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh, man.

[Alison Gill]

Because he wasn't indicted for human trafficking. Not even close anyway. Emil Bovey was asked also during this hearing whether he consulted with Stephen Miller on any of his mass deportation stuff or the Eric Adams stuff. And Bovey refused to answer, citing privilege that he's not actually. Privilege that he doesn't have.

[Dana Goldberg]

Right.

[Alison Gill]

It's not attorney client privilege.

[Dana Goldberg]

I don't think they know the law or deliberative process.

[Alison Gill]

And even if it was, you can't invoke it in a. A confirmation hearing. And that was pointed out by Senators Whitehouse and Blumenthal. They're like, you can't. I just. Point of order. That's dumb.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

And I've also been getting a lot of emails about an ethics report that just came out showing that Stephen Miller actually lines his pockets through deportation because he owns stock in Palantir.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yep. And what is. Who owns Palantir?

[Alison Gill]

Peter Thiel.

[Dana Goldberg]

Peter Thiel. I. This whole fucking thing, all you connect the dots. There's a big ass black hole.

[Alison Gill]

Mm. And what's interesting is I'm gonna be speaking with the author of that ethics report, Nick Schwellenbach, later in the show.

[Dana Goldberg]

I just realized I'm yelling into my microphone and I'm gonna fix that for everyone. Cause if I'm coming in hot, it's because I'm angry. I'm gonna put my gay sock. I'm putting my gay sock on my microphone head and I'm gonna put his little condom on so that I don't blow your ears out for anything else.

[Alison Gill]

Coming in hot. Figuratively and literally.

[Dana Goldberg]

Now see how peaceful that is?

[Alison Gill]

That's nice. We should just be angry in these voices.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's right.

[Alison Gill]

But ask and you shall receive. If you're like, have you seen this? Stephen Miller buying the thing. I'm like, yeah, I can actually, if you want, I'll talk to the guy who wrote the ethics report and he'll be. He'll be here with me later in the show. So anyway, just a lot of stuff.

[Dana Goldberg]

Going on, but there's. Okay. So I don't know how a lot. If you're in New York and you voted, I'm not sure how you feel about the outcome, but this is newsworthy. Zoran Mamdani appeared to have cleared the first hurdle. Not appeared. He cleared the first hurdle. On his path to becoming New York's first Muslim mayor. Declaring victory in the city city's Democratic primary on Tuesday night. Although it could be days before the final resorts are known. However, Cuomo, as we know, in a stunning upset, Andrew Cuomo, who had been a heavily favored candidate until recent weeks, he actually conceded after it became clear that the 33 year old Democratic socialist had built a substantial lead over the more experienced and accused, and very reputably accused sexual assaulter. Yeah. Yes. From becoming mayor of New York. Now, no matter how you voted and what you believe, this is a massive. A massive wind for progressive candidate. The groundswell on this, the fact that they said absolutely not to a sexual assaulter. Thank God. You know, I don't know how this candidate is going to be for mayor of New York. The youth seem to be incredibly excited about it.

[Alison Gill]

I love him. I love him. I loved Lander.

[Dana Goldberg]

Me too. Also the other candidate, for those who did like Cuomo, or let's say Cuomo's politics, but not Cuomo. From what I understand, Adrian Adams is a scent, like more of center for those people that wanted it. She's also a black woman, the first black woman and the first City Council speaker to become mayor. She would have been to become mayor of New York City. So you had an opportunity to vote for other people. Those people that were Cuomo or no one. I just. You had an opportunity to vote for someone you actually had held your political views and it wasn't a sexual predator.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah. You had an opportunity, but they didn't.

[Dana Goldberg]

No.

[Alison Gill]

And I think that the really important thing here is, like you said, regardless of your politics. Right. Because he's a Democrat.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

Mamdani's a Democrat and Cuomo was a Democrat. We have a very big tent. That's like the spectrum. Right. Of people in our party. I personally like Mamdani's policies, Lander's policies. But I think what's important here is all the money that was poured in to Cuomo's campaign from, like, Bloomberg and stuff. I think what this shows us, like, remember in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, elon Musk dumped 20 million into that and we still won. I think what we're looking at here, I think the message is that people power is stronger than the political money machine.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah. In this case, absolutely.

[Alison Gill]

And that's the important message I think we need to take forward out of this.

[Dana Goldberg]

I agree with you. And also it gives me a little bit more faith in our elections, to be honest with you. Not being tampered with.

[Alison Gill]

Right.

[Dana Goldberg]

Every time really wanted Andrew in, they would have gotten him in.

[Alison Gill]

Right. Especially since New York Times and Bezos and everybody in Bloomberg. Everybody wanted him in there. Everybody wanted Cuomo in there because we know they have access to him.

[Dana Goldberg]

Right. I mean, I don't know who's going to be running against Mom. Donnie. We're going to see that, how that shapes out.

[Alison Gill]

Well, I think Eric Adams is going to be running as an independent.

[Dana Goldberg]

Are you serious?

[Alison Gill]

Uh huh.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh, boy.

[Alison Gill]

And I think that Cuomo could do that as well.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh, my God.

[Alison Gill]

But I don't know who the Republican mayoral candidate is.

[Dana Goldberg]

You think Cuomo would. I bet you and Andrew would switch parties in a heartbeat and be like, okay, I'll just run over here.

[Alison Gill]

Who knows who knows? I just, I'm. I'm very heartened by the. The outcome of the election. And, yeah, people are excited that the people. The us. Right. It's us. Yep. We get to choose the government we want. And I think that this is a good example of that.

[Dana Goldberg]

Absolutely.

[Alison Gill]

All right, we have a lot of news to get to. We've just sort of been, hey, how's it going? And then here we are 15 minutes into the show.

[Dana Goldberg]

We've covered a lot of stories, though, and a lot of chatter. We're here.

[Alison Gill]

We did. We did. We have a couple more news stories, but we have to take a quick break, so everybody stick around. We'll be right back. Hey, everybody, it's ag. It's 2025. Are you still shopping for wine like it's 2005? I mean, I know in my head I feel like it's 1996, but I used to find myself wandering the aisle staring at the wall of wine labels that I didn't recognize. I had no idea which one to get. And then you try them and then it's like a 50, 50, 90. As to whether you get something good, that is all over now that I have found Naked Wines. Naked Wines is a service that directly connects you to the world's finest independent winemakers. So you can get award winning wine delivered straight to your door. Just go to nakedwines.com d use our code Daily Beans for the code and the password, and you get their incredible deal of six bottles for $39.99. Now, what makes Naked Wine special is the relationship between the wine drinker and the winemaker. They cut out the retail middleman and all of the hassle and extra markups that go with it. That allows you to be directly connected to where your wine comes from and who makes it. Plus, zero commitment. No fees, no contracts, no pressure. You can pause anytime, you can cancel anytime. That flexibility means you can enjoy great wine whenever you want at great discounts because it's direct to you without any worry. Naked Wines has funded over 90 winemakers and has been around for 15 years. But the experience still feels personal and fresh. I love it. Their model allows them to cut traditional retail markup. Delivers incredible wine up to 60% off what you'd pay in the store. I caught up with some friends just the other night. Got a bottle of Chris Baker. Willamette Valley. No, Willamette. Ha ha. My friends have taught me how to say Willamette. Willamette Valley Pinot Gris, which was a 2023 Grape Award winning wine. Crisp and juicy. It was amazing. It was a conversation starter, and I'm very glad that I was able to try it. Now is the time to join the naked wines community. Head to nakedwines.com dailybeans click enter voucher. Put in my code, daily beans, all one word for both the code and the password, and you'll get six bottles of wine for just 39.99 with shipping included. That is a hundred dollars off your first six bottles right to your door. You don't have to go to the store. Six bottles, $39.99. NakedWines.com DailyBeans use the code and the password DailyBeans again, six bottles of wine for 39.99. Everybody, welcome back. It's time for the Hot Notes. Hot notes. All right. First up, From ABC News, U.S. representative Lamonica McIver, who I love, pled not guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing her of assaulting and interfering with immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center during a congressional oversight visit at the facility. And I got to tell you, when DHS lies and says that assaults on ICE officers are up for 500% or whatever, I think it's because they count people accidentally brushing them with their elbow, probably as assault.

[Dana Goldberg]

They gave me a side eye. She looked at me wrong.

[Alison Gill]

She breathed air and then exhaled it. And that's assault. Yeah, just whatever. So here's, here's what Representative McIver said. She said, they will not intimidate me. They will not stop me from doing my job. That's what she said outside the courthouse in Newark after the very brief arraignment hearing. MacGyver, Democrat, was charged by interim U.S. attorneys, attorney and parking lot lawyer Alina Haba, a Republican appointed by Trump. It's funny that we have to explain who Alina Haba is, given that she was like, yeah, or January, not January 20th. That's my birthday January 6th. Crime. And she was charged, by the way, following that May 9th visit to Newark's Delaney hall, which, by the way, had an uprising and a bunch of people broke out of it. And it's got horrible conditions. Immigration and Customs Enforcement uses the privately owned 1,000 bed facility as a detention center. This month, she was indicted on three counts of assaulting, resisting, impeding, and interfering with federal officials. But all the January six people were pardoned. Make it make sense.

[Dana Goldberg]

You can't.

[Alison Gill]

Now two, two of the counts, by the way, carry a maximum sentence of up to eight years in prison. Of course, she would be nowhere near that even if she got to trial and which I got a conviction. I don't think any of that will probably happen. The third is a misdemeanor with a maximum punishment of one year in prison. During Wednesday's hearing, MacGyver stood and told U.S. district Judge, let's see, Jamel Semper. I think that's his name. Your Honor, I plead not guilty. Now, the judge has set a November 10th trial date. Do we even think there will be a trial? I know there's going to be a lot of really good pretrial motions to dismiss because we have people from the Department of Justice and political Republicans saying out loud on camera to all their followers and all their people on social media that she committed this crime and she's guilty and all this other stuff, which is really, really. You're not supposed to do that. It's against DOJ policy because it can kill the case. And I think it might. We'll see.

[Dana Goldberg]

I hope so. And this one is from the Scientific American, the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It's expected to announce Wednesday that it's moving into the headquarters of what, the National Science Foundation? Yeah, they're pushing them out. And that's in Alexandria, Virginia. This is according to the union representing NSF employees, by the way. But as of Tuesday evening, staff at the science foundation, they hadn't been informed by management about their building's incoming occupants, leaving them feeling obviously blindsided and unsure about what's even coming. Now, one NSF employee said that they had, quote, literally zero idea that the move was coming until reports began circulating among staffers Tuesday evening. That person was granted anonymity, of course, so they could actually talk without being retaliated against. Jesus Soriano. He's the president of the union that represents NSF employees. He said he was expecting a press conference Wednesday morning in the NSF lobby, including HUD Secretary Scott Turner. In Virginia, Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin. Now, Soriano said it was. He was informed about the plans by NSF employees. He's the head of the union. Now, Soriano sent an alert to union members Tuesday evening informing them that NSF's management, quote, learned this afternoon from HUD that the Wednesday news conference would include an announcement that HUD will take over the NSF building and that the science agency was not involved in the decision at all. It's unclear what happened, by the way, to the staff at NSF, where more than 1800 employees work in that building.

[Alison Gill]

Wow.

[Dana Goldberg]

Wow. That's. According to the employee union. The science agency moved into the Alexandria office from Virginia's Ballston area in 2017.

[Alison Gill]

This is terrifying, just kicking the National Science foundation out of their offices.

[Dana Goldberg]

But not like, like, we're putting you here. You still have a job. This is where you work. It's like, okay, what?

[Alison Gill]

Just get out, Figure it out, like, what?

[Dana Goldberg]

I, I really hate this administration.

[Alison Gill]

I know, I know. But speaking of unions, here's some good news from cnn. A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked Trump's effort to terminate the collective bargaining rights for more than a million federal employees. This is Judge James Donato of the U.S. district Court in San Francisco. He granted the preliminary injunction requested by a coalition of unions whose be stripped of their collective bargaining rights under Trump's executive order. However, Donato's decision clashes with a May ruling by the D.C. circuit Court of Appeals, which lifted a different judge's block on Trump's order pertaining to another union's members. Donato, an appointee of Obama, said the unions that brought the case before him had demonstrated a serious question as to whether their First Amendment rights had been violated. The judge said he was blocking the executive order pending a trial over the order's constitutionality. Plaintiffs, quote, have raised serious questions under the First Amendment that warrant further litigation is what he said, adding that unions have shown they would face, quote, a strong likelihood of irreparable harm from the loss of their collective bargaining and allied rights. Yeah, of course. The Trump administration has the option of appealing Donato's ruling to the Ninth Circuit U.S. court of Appeals. I'm sure he will.

[Dana Goldberg]

I would imagine so. And this next story, Allison's From CBS News, Daniel Park, a suspect charged earlier this month in that horrifying connection with the bombing outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, has died in federal custody. This is the Bureau of Prisons. This is what they said. The 32 year old from Seattle was found unresponsive at a metropolitan detention center in Los Angeles. That's according to a statement from the Bureau of Prisons. Responding employees initiated life saving measures and emergency medical services transported park to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. His cause of death wasn't immediately clear in the FBI and U.S. marshals Service have been notified. No employees or other incarcerated individuals were injured. This is from the Bureau. This, this guy, a US citizen, by the way, had arrived at the LA detention center on June 13th after he was indicted for alleged malicious destruction of property. He was apprehended in Poland earlier this month after flying to Warsaw a few days after the bombing. Outside American Reproductive Center's fertility clinic on May 17, he was accused of shipping approximately 180 pounds of ammonium nitrate. Wow. Commonly used as a precursor to construct homemade explosives to the bomber, who was identified by officials as 25 year old guy Bartkus. Bartkus died in the blast outside the fertility clinic. Wow. Now I understand. I did not realize that someone else had gotten arrested in connection with this. This is Daniel Park. He shipped the stuff that was used to make the bomb by the guy who died in the explosion. And what's really interesting, I don't know what's come out on this. I think they assume that possibly two things possible, that abortions were taking place there, which they were not. It's a fertility clinic. Or they were literally trying to destroy all of the embryos because perhaps they think it's the gays in Palm Springs that these babies are going to. Whatever the reason, I would really like to know, but now I'm like, will we ever find out? Both of these guys are now dead.

[Alison Gill]

Wow. Just no one else was hurt. I guess they just found him unresponsive in his son. Now this could be the terrible prison system. I know dozens of people have died in Los Angeles jails.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh, 100%. I don't even know if there was any, you know, sketchy stuff going on. It's just.

[Alison Gill]

It could be an overdose. I mean, you know, who knows?

[Dana Goldberg]

He could have paid someone to take him out, knowing that he was gonna spend the rest of his life in prison. Who knows?

[Alison Gill]

Possible. But when we hear if and when we hear anything else, we'll let you know.

[Dana Goldberg]

Absolutely.

[Alison Gill]

All right, everybody, it's time for some good trouble. What are you guys doing? Hey, everybody. Your good trouble today comes from the military Times. This is so cool. A pair of advocacy groups is launching a new effort to bring veterans into courthouse immigration hearings involving Afghan allies as a sign of support and reassurance for their roles helping American military forces. The program, spearheaded by the Afghan Evac and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, comes one month after White House officials ended temporary protected status for thousands of Afghan citizens living in the United States. Casting their long term immigration hopes. Dashing them. I mean, it says casting them into doubt, but it's dashing them. It's called the Battle Buddies program, and it's asking veterans to sign up to attend public immigration court hearings and escort Afghan allies into and out of court to show silent support for the individuals involved. Individuals interested in volunteering for the court visits or Afghan immigrants looking for help with upcoming court appearances can learn more about this through the group's website, which is Afghan a F G h a n afghanevac.org battle-beddies we will have a link to this in the show notes. So if you're a veteran or an Afghan. So if you're a veteran who wants to escort Afghan who needs an escort, go to afghan evac.org battle-beddies I love this so much. All right, next up, a lot of you emailed asking about the ethics report showing Stephen Miller has a lot of money invested in Palantir, the company that's making money off using our data that Doge stole to disappear our neighbors. So I'm going to talk to the author of that ethics report right after this break. Stick around. We'll be right back. Hey everybody. I used to take fish oil every day because I thought that's what you were supposed to do for your joints, right? Because I was getting older. I like to walk, I like to move, I like to run. So I thought that's what I needed to do. It was supposed to help with blood pressure, cholesterol and joint pain, but after months of taking it, nothing seemed to be happening. Well, I found a study that blew my mind. A Harvard study showed that fish oil doesn't have a proven positive effect on health. I was like, whoa, I've been wasting my time. So I made this, switched to Native Path Antarctic Krill Oil, and I'm glad I did, because unlike fish oil, Native Path Krill oil is more easily absorbed by your body, meaning your body actually gets the Omega 3s it needs. It doesn't just go through your system. Plus it contains more antioxidants and comes with a powerful added antioxidant that gives it an extra boost. So a big thanks to Native Path Krill Oil for sponsoring the episode. As a daily beans listener, you can get up to 66% off free shipping and a 365 day money back guarantee at nativecrill.com DailyBeans since starting Native Path, I have noticed less stiffness in my knees and my joints. That lingering tension I used to chalk up to age is just not there anymore. It's subtle but consistent and that's what matters. I also love that Native Path backs up their product with that 365 day feel good guarantee. You don't find that kind of confidence with just any supplement. So if you've been taking fish oil without seeing any change, this might be a better path. Native Path Krill Oil actually makes a difference. I switched to Native Path Antarctic Krill Oil and so should you. As a daily beans listener, you can get up to 66% off free shipping and a 365 day money back guarantee. But the special offer is only [e-mail] DailyBeans. That's nativekrill.com DailyBeans hey, everybody. Welcome back. So it's time to talk about one of the many elephants in the room. In a story from Rolling Stone, they report that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's obsession with kicking millions of undocumented immig out of the country is a byproduct of his hateful ethno nationalism. But he also stands to make a pretty penny off of the administration's deportation agenda because according to ethics disclosure reports released by the White House, Miller owns between $100,000 and $250,000 worth of stock in Palantir. That's Peter Thiel's data and intelligence software company that has several lucrative contracts with ICE to track data and conduct surveillance on undocumented immigrants. And joining me today to discuss this is senior investigator at the Project on Government Oversight and the author of the report that flagged these ethics concerns. Please welcome Nick Schwellenbach. Hi, Nick, how are you?

[Nick Schwellenbach]

Hey, I'm doing great. Thanks for having me on.

[Alison Gill]

Thanks for coming on. Because as I was watching today, the confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee for one Emil Bovey, he was asked whether or not he had spoken to Stephen Miller about some of Donald Trump's immigration agenda, perhaps some of the Eric Adams issues, things going on with him, telling DOJ lawyers to defy court orders when it comes to disappearing people to third countries and El Salvador to Seacoat without due process. And I thought it was very interesting that you had flagged this in a report about the fact that he stands to make money off of this situation. And we've also been reporting here on the Daily Beans quite a bit how the irs, for example, is using data about taxpaying immigrants to now go after them after decades of promising not to as long as they paid their taxes. And then other data that Doge and Palantir have helped to scrape out of the government. So talk a little bit about what your findings were.

[Nick Schwellenbach]

Well, we, we took a look at a number of financial disclosures that the White House put on an obscure part of its website at some point earlier this month, it was very hard to find this on the White House's website. And as I was looking through these, you know, more than 100 financial disclosures, Stephen Miller's disclosure had kind of an eye popping nugget of information which is that he disclosed between 100,000 and $250,000 of stock and Palantir on his form. And Palantir, for anyone who's been paying attention, is a very important ICE contractor. ICE even calls Palantir services mission critical to the agency. And that was even years ago. Under this administration, ICE has been expanding its work with Palantir. They recently announced they intended to modify a Palantir contract to enable, quote, unquote, real time monitoring of people, self deporting, and to use these Palantir systems to better inform ICE and federal policy when it comes to immigrants and how the agency uses its resources to arrest, detain, deport immigrants. So Palantir is quite integral to how ICE does its job. Palantir also has very lucrative Pentagon contract. And so for the deputy chief of policy in the White House, one of the most powerful people in this administration and the architect of Trump's immigration agenda, to own up to a quarter million dollars of stock in this company obviously raised my eyebrows when I saw it. I called up a few former federal ethics attorneys, such as Don Fox, who used to be the general counsel at the Office of Government Ethics, and he, you know, and another attorney I talked to were pretty stunned. They thought, you know, Stephen Miller, if he hasn't crossed the line, has gone right up to the line because, you know, he's also very operational, so to speak. He really gets in the weeds of how ICE does its job. Typically, someone in his role in the White House would be, you know, setting some very high level policy and its implementation sort of happens at lower levels in the federal bureaucracy. But Stephen Miller has this track record of really getting his hands dirty, going and talking to ICE officials and giving them directives on exactly what to do. Go to a Home Depot roundup, people, according to a recent Wall Street Journal story. And this really heightens the conflict of interest concern, because what if he's talking to ICE about their data analytics needs? He could be easily weighing in on ICE decisions that impact his own financial stake in the company.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, and you know, there are now stories out that the self deportation app that used to be a check in app for immigrants, which is now a self deportation app, which has been turned into a self deportation app by this administration. The numbers aren't good, according to this administration. And that's what the daily arrest numbers weren't good. And that's what led Stephen Miller to send these folks out to Home Depot and farms and things like that. And even the farm thing was overturned for a second. The farm and the meatpacking plants. And then that was put back on track, I'm assuming, by the likes of Stephen Miller. And you have to ask what his motivation is based on these massive investments in Palantir, who, by the way, Hegseth just swore in the CTO of Palantir as an army lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves, which also makes me wonder what they're going to do with our data. Talk a little bit about that. And then also, I really want to kind of discuss the betrayal here, the betrayal of the promises made by our government for so long to undocumented immigrants that are now being not only broken, but that data is now being used against them. Right. To track them down and go up with 70% or something, or have never committed a crime in their life.

[Nick Schwellenbach]

So there's an extraordinary amount of coziness between this company and this administration. Palantir has built inroads in Democratic administrations. But I think with this administration, it's extremely tight because you have Peter Thiel, who is a co founder of Palantir. He helped orchestrate the political rise of J.D. vance. He also was an early backer of Trump. The federal chief information officer in the federal government is a longtime former Palantir employee who himself owns Palantir stock. You have the swearing in of the company's current chief technology officer as a lieutenant colonel in the army to help fuse its technology with the military's Meads. A former Palantir executive is a chief technology officer at, at the Department of Health and Human Services. And you know, there are many more examples of ties between this company and this administration at the highest levels. And when you have someone, especially in Stephen Miller's role holding stock and yet weighing in on decisions that could affect that company's contracts with the federal government, you know, it does raise questions about their motivations. Now, I think in fairness, Stephen Miller was an immigration hawk before he held Palantir stock during the first Trump administration. But nonetheless, for the purposes of ensuring that people's decisions are being made more on the basis of merit or not, he should be divesting himself of those assets. According to ethics experts I've talked to now, the White House told me he's playing by the rules. He's recusing himself from decisions. You know, it's hard to evaluate whether or not that's actually happening. That's, that's their statement to me. And then to your, you know, your second point, which is the way this data is being weaponized, so to speak, against people who have tried to play by the rules have tried to go through these sort of lawful systems and processes. I mean, it is, it is striking. You know, a lot of the people being targeted, they're being targeted because they provided their data to the federal government and it makes it easier for ICE to round them up. And a large percentage of them have no criminal histories, have never been arrested. And if they have ever been arrested, it's been for non violent crimes like speeding, maybe driving under the influence where they didn't hurt anyone. Things that Americans also do all the time. So it's, it's, you know, this company's work with the federal government, particularly ice, has generated a lot of strife within the company. A number of federal employees in the last month wrote a letter decrying some of this work Palantir has done with the federal government. And the company, at least in prior years, has said companies like itself should be scrutinized, especially when they work with governments. So I think this, this company, you know, deserves more scrutiny. One problem though is a lot of people in Congress who are in a position to do that themselves hold Palantir stock.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, true. Or they're in the minority and don't have subita power or the ability to hold official hearings. And the scrutiny is going to be difficult too, because as we learned in this whistleblower letter from Erez Reveni, former DOJ attorney, that a lot of his communications, he was called multiple times and told to stop sending emails and was under the impression that the reason for that was so that they could avoid foia, you know, Freedom of Information act requests. We also see a lot of signal chats going on, and at least we know of one or a few, a couple dozen of them over at the Department of Defense. But they're doing everything they can to avoid foia. They've gutted the FOIA offices, they've fired all but two of the inspectors general. Like they're getting rid of those oversight components that we normally rely on. So what do we need to watch for going forward, especially in light of this whistleblower report and the fact that we know that a lot of these oversight mechanisms are now no longer available?

[Nick Schwellenbach]

Yeah, I mean, it's a tough moment in time because a lot of the guardrails have been, you know, destroyed or seriously eroded. We have to use the tools that we have the best we can. You know, the Freedom of Information act is still a law on the books, but we rely on FOIA officers and federal agencies to take the requests, process them. You know, I often talk to FOIA officers and I have a lot of sympathy for the ones who are still there because, you know, they don't have the records. They rely on others to provide them with the records. They're, they're also understaffed. So if you're a FOIA officer, you go to a political appointee and say, hey, there's a request for X, Y and Z. I need, you know, those records. But the person slow rolls, the FOIA officer, you know, that's a problem. So it's just a tough time. And I think right now the press and insiders who are brave enough to blow the whistle are really sort of our, our main way of knowing what's going on. Because, you know this, the current majority in Congress is not particularly willing to conduct oversight of this administration. Sadly, they put, for the most part, party over politics and have ignored their institutional obligations to, to oversee the executive branch. But, but right now we really rely on journalists and whistleblowers.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, agreed. Including folks at the Project on Government Oversight. So since you're a senior investigator there, I want everybody to be able to find and follow you and follow your work. Can you tell everyone where they can do that?

[Nick Schwellenbach]

Yeah, you can follow my work and that of my [e-mail].

[Alison Gill]

Thank you so very much. I appreciate your time and explaining this to us. And we'll keep an eye on the story and we'll keep an eye on, on any further reports that you come out with over there over the Project on Government Oversight. Nick Schwellenbach, I appreciate your time today.

[Nick Schwellenbach]

Thanks, Alison.

[Alison Gill]

Everybody, 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?

[Dana Goldberg]

Everyone?

[Alison Gill]

Then good news, everyone. Good news, good news. And if you have any good news, confessions, corrections, any good news story at all, you want to tell us that you're new to the beans and how you found us? Would love to hear about that. Welcome to the Leguminati. If you have a shout out to a loved one or a small business in your area or some great community activism or a great nonprofit that's doing work in your area that you want to spotlight, send that to us. Shout outs to government programs that have helped you or a loved one, whether it's Affordable Care act, subsidies, Medicare, SNAP, WIC, Section 8, great VA health care you've received, and of course, student debt relief. Send that all to [e-mail] and click on contact. So all you got to do to get your submission right on the air is to pay your pod that tariff, which means attach a photo of your pet. If you don't have a pet, you can attach an adoptable pet in your area. We'll see if we can find him a home. You can do both. That happened yesterday. We love that. You can also just grab a photo of any random animal on the Internet. That works too. Any family photos, baby baby photos, bird watching photos can be an actual bird or you flipping the bird to Trump and Musk Properties. And really just a happy place photo. Any photo really will pay your tariff. And you can. You can have it.

[Dana Goldberg]

We'll take anything, people. Anything at all.

[Alison Gill]

We will DailyBeansPod.com and click on contact. That's how you do.

[Dana Goldberg]

Allison.

[Alison Gill]

Yes.

[Dana Goldberg]

I want to tell you a little fun good news story before we move on to the submissions because we were just talking about mom Donnie.

[Alison Gill]

Okay.

[Dana Goldberg]

He had. Now this because it's so rare right now with everything that's going on, on all the attacks on the trans community.

[Nick Schwellenbach]

So.

[Dana Goldberg]

So Mamdani has pledged he is pledging $65 million for trans health care in the state. $65 million for trans healthcare. This guy has been campaigning in support with the LGBTQ community and has been very vocal about his trans support in a time where people are not doing that. So I have to give him all the props. That's my good news story to start.

[Alison Gill]

That's amazing. And it's really nice to see that you can run on democratic values, not throw your trans friends under the bus and still win. So, message to all of the. I don't even know what party they're in, but tell me that we have to abandon trans people in order to win elections. You.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

You are wrong.

[Dana Goldberg]

Fuck you. You are wrong.

[Alison Gill]

Fuck you. Fuck you. You're cool. Fuck you. I'm out.

[Dana Goldberg]

There you go. Thank you for letting me interrupt this regularly scheduled program. Please continue.

[Alison Gill]

And now back to the good news. This is from Bunny Pronoun. She and her hello, Leguminatis. Okay, good news submission. And it timed perfectly with yesterday's request for local nonprofits. I subscribed to my local paper, Los Angeles Daily News. I canceled my LA Times subscription because of the owner's oligarchy shenanigans. And this morning low, the headline LA county drug related overdose deaths, including from fentanyl, declined in 2024. According to the article, quote, prevention, treatment of substance abusers and naloxone at schools and libraries. As part of the success, drug related overdose and poisoning Deaths dropped by 22% in 2024 over the previous year in Los Angeles county, marking the most significant reduction in county history, according to county health officials reporting on Wednesday.

[Dana Goldberg]

Wow.

[Alison Gill]

This includes a 37% reduction in fentanyl related deaths. 37%.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's huge.

[Alison Gill]

I quickly looked up local nonprofits who were involved and found OEND Overdose Education and Naloxone distribution. That'[e-mail] OEND is a program of the Los Angeles County Department of health services, the DHS who works with the Community Health Project LA, which is chpla.org, offering technical assistance, training and naloxone. The article says that prevention programs, fentanyl detection kits and the overdose reversing drug Narcan naloxone led to the drop in fentanyl deaths. By the way, these fentanyl testing kits are incredible. They're really, really amazing.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

So heartwarming and encouraging to see actual data reflecting such positive results from the efforts of these organizations and local government. LA is going through a lot right now and so to see the efforts rewarded like this is a hug I, a lifelong Angelino, did not I needed POD Pet Tax My girly pants Goldie. Oh I miss her every day since January 2021. Corgi terrier mix probably look so sweet.

[Dana Goldberg]

My heart I know that she's got.

[Alison Gill]

A cute little tush bunny. Thank you so much for that. That's such good news.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah, the dog, not Bunny, but Bunny. I'm sure you have a cute little tush too. All right. This is from Lisa Pronoun. She and her hi, I am a Kitchen Kitchen Table Days listener. I'm responding to from the show on June 25. I work for a few nonprofits in the TNR area. TNR stands for Trap, Neuter and Return. It's really important work to keep the cat populations down. Most cats born outside they don't live past six months. Also, only one in 12 cats will ever know a home. What it keeps populations down and keeps colonies in check. Cats are territorial and if colonies get too large, issues come up because there's only so much food and shelter. It also keeps areas where humans live cleaner. Many feral cats cannot be rescued because they are wild. Although I do believe with enough time and patience, most cats can be domesticated. But sadly, the resources they're just not there. So our next best option is tnr. It's a hard life for street cats and even harder for mother cats and kittens. I'm going to include a graphic, but quickly cats can start reproducing at 4 months old and have 4 litters a year. I'm sorry, everyone. I'm learning a lot while I'm reading this. That's a lot of cats and very hard on the females. Find a local TNR group to help in the effort. One I work with in Milwaukee is Cats at Large. They are doing great work. I'm including a pic of my TNR that turned into TN. Only her name is Nugget and she was 6 months old when I found her. And the intent was to return her, but she was quick to love being inside. Please TNR or rescue if possible. It makes a huge difference. Also, get your cats chipped. If they end up outside, it's the best way to get them home. You can tell TNR by that clipped ear. Thank you for all you do and keeping us laughing through these really dark times.

[Alison Gill]

Look at this sweet baby girl.

[Dana Goldberg]

It is a sweet baby girl with a little clipped ear.

[Alison Gill]

Thank you. Thank you so much for that submission. Yeah, the TNR programs are so, so important. I didn't know a lot of that about. I didn't know cats could start having babies at four months old. Kids having kids out on the streets.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah, clearly neither did I, because. And reading it, I was astounded.

[Alison Gill]

Four litters a year, like, oh, the poor mamas. Okay, well, look at this sweet, sweet baby. And there's a little graphic that she mentioned. You could get more than 400,000 cats from a single unspayed female and her offspring. Wow. In their lifetime, man, that's a lot. Thank you for that. Thanks for the work you're doing with tnr. So next up is from Casey Pronouns. She and her Hi. I've listened for a couple years, and when I heard you ask for nonprofit submissions during the Good News, Good Trouble section Today. Yesterday. Today. What day is it? Even I had to respond. Yeah, I gotta tell you, Casey, I woke up today on Wednesday. You're listening to this on Thursday. But I have a packed day on Thursday. And I started preparing for Thursday, thinking it was Thursday. Oh, boy. Then I looked up and I realized it was Wednesday. But I got a lot of tomorrow's work done. So anyway, I always confuse Wednesdays and Thursdays. She goes on to say, I have been a nonprofit professional in Dallas for over 25 years. I work for an abortion fund in Texas, and I've never been more proud of a nonprofit as I am of this one. It's Texas Equal Access Fund, or T Fund. I've been here for just six years. Our team, haha, is the most incredible, smart, talented and unique group of individuals I've ever worked with with After Dobbs, we had to get over some legal hurdles to make sure we would still be able to fund abortions out of state as we always have. Because our service area encompasses the northern half of Texas and before Dobbs and before Senate Bill 8, we funded people out of state all the time. After Dobbs, we knew we had to pivot, so we added some new programming like our Infant Care Resources Drives to provide essential infant care items to families in need, diapers, wipes, formula, books, toys, clothes. We also started offering to help pay for other reproductive healthcare services like sonograms, contraceptives, including IUD insertion, emergency contraceptives, STD screenings, PrEP and PEP, and mental health counseling. And we sent out repro kits for people who requested them that include contraceptives, pregnancy tests and emergency contraceptives. That way we were able to be innovative and lead the way in this hostile environment. And that is truly awe inspiring. I could go on and on, but you can find us at T Fund t e a t fund.org for more info. We also found a grant last year to pay for a commercial that has aired at a few local film fests and we're very proud of it and hoped y' all could share it. Of course. It's really cute. Casey says it. There's a link to it in our show Notes My pod Pet Tax oh my goodness is Parker my best friend since I found her in a tree in 2002 when she was 10 weeks old? I had to say goodbye to her in January because she had really bad spondylosis in her back and it started affecting her neurologically where she couldn't walk. She was the greatest and I still miss her. So. I'm still cat free, but I'm sure the cat distribution system will find me when it's time.

[Dana Goldberg]

This doesn't even look real.

[Alison Gill]

Thanks for all you do. I know. Look at the big beautiful eyes on this sweet baby.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh my goodness, it's a little face for me. Oh no mouth and the whiskers.

[Alison Gill]

Casey. Adorable. Thank you so much for that and thanks for sharing t fund.org with us.

[Dana Goldberg]

Absolutely. This one's from Carrie Pronoun, she and her hi beans Queens. I work for an amazing nonprofit in Green Bay, Wisconsin. We serve adults with disabilities, our aging population, and people who've experienced brain trauma, TBI or stroke and have been in existence for 77 years through 13 person centered day programs. We serve more than 1600 people each week. Currently in our county alone, there are more than 5,000 people living with memory loss. This number is expected to increase by 105% by 2040. Dementia statistics are staggering throughout the world and we are doing our best to serve this population and those who are caring for them in our community. With that, five of our 13 programs are dementia specific and they all offer different environments so our members can enjoy comfortable days with less agitation and anxiety. With looming Medicaid cuts, those who attend Curative Connections and other day programs will be negatively impacted. 60% of our members utilize Family Cares Dollars, which is a Medicaid program, to access programs. Each of these members have gone through the application and vetting process and they qualify for the funds. Essentially, these funds which are already not enough to cover the cost of programs, they're going to be reduced because of budget Medicaid cuts and our members will be faced with some hard decisions regarding continuing their programs. We're just trying to be proact and do things differently so our members aren't left without access. So please check us out. It is curativeconnections.org for my pod pet tax. My pet tax. Our youngest pup Nalu. I think Nalu or Nalu I think I'm going to go with Nalu. Correct me if I'm wrong please. Is incredibly flexible and lays like this to cool down. We think it's pretty cute.

[Alison Gill]

That's called a sploot.

[Dana Goldberg]

It's a sploot.

[Alison Gill]

Sploot. It's a sploot. It's adorable.

[Dana Goldberg]

So sweet.

[Alison Gill]

Oh thank you so much for your work. Curativeconnections.org Everybody check it out. Green Bay, Wisconsin. That's incredible work you're doing Carrie. Thank you. Next up from Liz. She and her yo beanies. Loved loved loved your wordy guest and I had to share my ye olde timey word that I'm personally working to bring back. Saw it on an old words list and I was like that's for me hubs. Agreed. And it's now used in our family much to the eye rolls of the 18 and 20 year old yester fang that which was captured or caught on the previous day or former occasion. A previous day's catch. That's how we refer to leftovers. Now what's for dinner? Yester fang. One of these days they will use it accidentally in my conversation with their friends and it will spread and my work will be done. Wahahaha. Podpet tariff is a pic from many moons ago of said 20 year old with one of our house buns. Dear sweet Phoebe. And another picture of my last house rabbit, Freya, the big white rabbit queen of naughtiness that lets me share an awesome nonprofit house rabbit society which is rabbit.org Go learn about bunnies. They're awesome. They're an awesome companion and they're wonderful companion animals for the well informed. Bonus, if you hate hot weather, they do too have a companion that wants to stay cool with you. I volunteered with a local chapter of the group for many years and had house rabbits for many more. I haven't had a bun in a while, but there are other fuzzy companions in our house and one day perhaps another bunny. I'm also sharing a link for an adorable adoptable bunny named Waffles from our local MDDC Nova HRS chapter. And it's a Netherland dwarf bunny mix in Baltimore, Maryland named Waffles. I don't know Waffles personally, but one of my bunnies was named Waffles so it must be an awesome bunny. And I know for sure that Waffles is exceptional. Thanks for all you do. Oh my goodness.

[Dana Goldberg]

So cute.

[Alison Gill]

Look at Waffles. Oh man. Everybody, thank you so much for your good news submissions. I appreciate you all and we're going to be back in your ears tomorrow. Do you have any final thoughts today, my friend?

[Dana Goldberg]

No, I think we should close it out.

[Alison Gill]

Let's close it out. Let's shut her down. Let's wrap it up everybody. Okay? Tomorrow we'll be back in your ears. 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 and I've been DG and them's the Beans. The Daily Beans is written and executive produced by Allison Gill with additional research and reporting by Dana Goldberg. Sound design and editing is by Desiree McFarlane with art and web design by Joelle Reader with Moxie Design Studios. Music for the Daily Beans is written and performed by they Might Be Giants and the show is a proud member of the MSW Media Network, a collection of creator owned podcasts dedicated to news, politics and justice. For more information please visit mswmedia.com msw media.