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MSW Media hello and welcome to the Daily beans for Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Today, documents reveal disarray at the Department of Veterans affairs imperiling patient care. Veterans balk at Trump's plans to end protections from Afghan deportations. A new Texas bill forces schools to display the Ten Commandments. Trump's image of dead, quote unquote, white farmers came from Reuters footage in the Congo and not South Africa. Leader Schumer has announced Democrats will unanimously vote against the billionaire bailout bill. More on the Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Wilcox and how to reign on Trump's June 14th military parade. I'm your host, Alison Gill. Hey everybody, Happy Tuesday. Two days into this week, I hope you had a safe and wonderful Memorial Day weekend. It was kind of a quiet Memorial Day. Trump had a bunch of bullshit to say that we don't really need to talk about, but in his truth social rant, he did not mention those honor on Memorial Day one single time. Just an airing of personal grievances, much like his West Point speech. He talked about trophy wives. He talked about nobody joining the military under Biden. And he was talking to every single person he was talking to joined the military under Joe Biden. But now he's going to spend money on a military parade for his birthday on June 14th. And that is why we will all be out in force for the no Kings March on the same day. So I have links in the show notes for how to find one near you. We're also going to talk about that in the good trouble or if you're so inclined, you can travel to San Diego and join me for our no Kings March. I'll be hosting a small private meet and greet for patrons after the march so we can hang out, have some food and have some drinks and share our signs and stuff. You can sign up to become a patron and join that event@patreon.com Mueller she wrote Dana will be back soon. Thanks for hanging out with me solo while she does her important work. It means a lot to me that you're here. Also, Chuck Schumer announced that the Democrats will unanimously vote no on the billionaire bailout bill. I would hope so. I mean, I guess that requires an announcement, but we're kind of expecting you to do that. So will Fetterman even show up for the vote? I'm not sure, but I hope that, you know, is the case. We'll see what ends up happening. There are also quite a few Republicans who don't want to vote for the bill because it doesn't kick enough people off Medicaid and Medicare and food stamps. So I bet, I'm willing to bet that they'll fall in line. Also, we have a new member of The Beans family, Mr. Beans, aka D.C. named after Darn Cat in Disney's 1960s classic that Darn Cat. I have adopted a special needs boy. I went to to get a tuxedo kitten and I ended up with a two year old with a cone and a broken leg. Siamese cat, a measer. I've never had a Siamese, but so far he's fantastic. I'm doing the slow introduce, so everyone is sequestered. The three OGs are out in the main part of the house while Mr. Beans is in the bedroom. And so you could see my photos of him, I've been sharing them on Blue Sky. Follow me there at Muller she wrote. But I love this guy. I couldn't not bring him home with me. And so I can't wait for you to see him. All right, we have a lot of news to get to. Let's hit the hot notes. Hot notes. All right, first up from the Post, the Trump administration's move to end deportation protections for wartime allies who fled to the United States after the fall of Afghanistan has infuriated veterans of the 20 year conflict there who say the US government is betraying a sacred promise made to some of America's most valuable partners. This month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status, or tps, for Afghans is going to happen and is exposing thousands potentially to deportation by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, also known as Trump's Gestapo, ICE as soon as July, when the policy is set to take effect. Now, the fear that veterans and other advocates say, is that anyone who returns to Afghanistan will almost certainly face reprisal by the Taliban, the extremist militant group that in 2021 overran the US trained Afghan military and toppled the government in Kabul right after Trump had invited them to Camp David, quote, if they attempt to deport the Afghans, you're going to see actual physical conflict between veterans and ice. That's what Matt Zeller predicted. He's an army veteran who became a prominent advocate for America's Afghan allies after his interpreter saved his life. Advocacy groups estimate that about 10,000 Afghans in the United States have been dependent on TPS while they navigate the lengthy and complex process for obtaining permanent residency, a process made all the more difficult, they say, by the absolute chaos that defined Afghanistan's collapse and by the guidance they received from the US Government while trying to escape. By declaring his intent to end these protections, Trump risks alienating a key demographic, veterans of the war. At the same time he seeks to court them politically. His administration has intensified his scrutiny of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and demanded accountability for 13 US troops and an estimated 170 Afghans killed in a suicide bombing at Kabul's airport as the evacuation raced to a tragic end. The White House didn't respond to a request for comment, of course. Since returning to office, Trump has moved with speed and severity to eliminate legal immigration pathways, particularly humanitarian protections for those who fled crises abroad. In announcing an end to TPS for Afghans, the administration said there have been notable improvements in Afghanistan under the Taliban authoritarian rule, a claim the Afghans advocates call fundamentally wrong. Quote, to me as a veteran, that's incredibly offensive. That's what Andrew Sullivan said. A former infantry company commander in Afghanistan who works with no One Left Behind, a veterans nonprofit that helps resettle Afghans and Iraqis who risk their lives to serve the US government during its post 911 wars. Sullivan, who last year addressed a Republican led congressional hearing focused on Taliban reprisals, said he has met with Afghans who were attacked or tortured because of their US Affiliation, including one who is now a paraplegic. The Trump administration's assessment of the safety conditions in Afghanistan, he said, is laughable. Quote, if there was ever a country that deserves tps, it's Afghanistan. That's what Sullivan said. An international watchdog, by the way, Human Human Rights Watch wrote in its 2025 report on Afghanistan that the situation there has actually worsened over the past year as Taliban authorities intensified their crackdown on human rights, particularly against women and girls. More than half the population needed urgent humanitarian assistance last year, including nearly 3 million people who faced emergency levels of hunger. CASA Inc. A national immigration rights organization, has sued the Trump administration over its decision to end Afghan's tps, arguing that Kristi Noem, as Homeland Security secretary, failed to follow statutorily mandated notice procedures and callously endangered thousands of people living and working lawfully in this country. U.S. district Court for District of Maryland, where the case will be heard, has set an expedited schedule for veterans of the war who say their survival depended on the relationships they built with Afghan partners. Trump's abrupt cancellation of deportation protections is a deeply, bitterly shameful slight. Some devoted considerable time and personal expense to help evacuate and resettle their former Afghan partners during Kabul's collapse. And more news about how this administration is treating veterans. This is from the Guardian the VA Department of Veterans affairs, the nation's largest integrated health care system, it's actually the world's largest integrated health care system, has been plunged into crisis amid canceled contracts, hiring freezes, resignations, layoffs and other moves by this administration and Elon Musk's so called Department of Government Efficiency, internal agency documents obtained by the Guardian show. The documents paint a grim picture of chaos across the department's sprawling network of 170 VA hospitals and more than 1,300 outpatient care clinics, which serve 9 million U.S. military veterans. At the Danville VA Medical center in rural Illinois near the Indiana border, so many nurses resigned that hospital administrators were forced to close the acute care unit to new patients. The dysfunction has also included a backlog of almost 2,300 unread radiology exams in just Orlando, Florida alone, and the cancellation of a dozen rheumatology appointments in Montrose, New York. In Battle Creek, Michigan, a spate of resignations, early separation offers and hiring freezes have led to a critical shortage of police officers responsible for protecting VA patients. The Guardian's investigation, based on a review of issue briefs filed within the last month to the agency's central office by staff at more than a dozen hospitals, comes at a time of increased scrutiny of the Trump administration's handling of the va. The issues raised by the documents are, quote, typical in any large health care system and have nothing to do with VA reform plans. Uh huh. The VA Secretary, Doug Collins, has promised to cut 80,000 jobs and has said he will do so without reducing the quality of care or the availability of benefits. What a dick. Earlier media reports have revealed the administration's actions have imperiled life saving cancer trials, suicide prevention research and treatments for opioid addiction. Senator Blumenthal of Connecticut, ranking Democrat on the Senate VA Committee, said the Guardian's reporting showed the agency to be rash and reckless. And Representative Mark Takano of California, ranking Democrat on the House Committee of Veterans affairs, said that the documents deepened the concerns of lawmakers who have already raised alarms over the potential impact of the Trump administration's policies. Quote, when we undercut an agency established to work for veterans, we fail them. That's what he said. Next up from Reuters US President Trump showed screenshots of a Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented last Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans. Quote, these are all white farmers that are being buried. That's what Trump said, holding up a printout of an article accompanied by a picture during a contentious Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. In fact, the video published by Reuters on February 3 and subsequently verified by the news agency's fact check team showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma. The image was pulled from Reuters footage shot following deadly battles with Rwanda backed M23 rebels. The blog post showed to Ramaphosa by Trump during the White House meeting was published by American Thinker, a conservative online magazine about conflict and racial tensions in South Africa and Congo. That post, by the way, did not caption the image, but identified it as YouTube screen grab with a link to a video news report about Congo on YouTube, which credited Reuters. Ramaphosa visited Washington last week to try to mend ties with the United States after persistent criticism from Trump in recent months over South Africa's land laws, foreign policy and alleged bad treatment of its white minority, which which South Africa denies. Trump interrupted the televised meeting with Ramaphosa to play a video which he said showed evidence of genocide of white farmers in South Africa. This conspiracy theory, which has circulated in far right chat rooms for years, is based on lies. Trump then proceeded to flip through printed copies of articles that he said detailed murders of white South Africans saying death, death, death, death, horrible death. It's. It's all lies. He's full of Most of the farm workers that were killed in any of those attacks on farms in South Africa were black anyway. From NBC A bill that would require the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom in Texas cleared a key legislative hurdle Sunday, and it's closer to heading to governor Greg Abbott for approval. The state House of Representatives passed a version of the Ten Commandments Bill 82 to 46, following a week of debate and delay when Democratic lawmakers attempted to introduce amendments, including allowing individual school districts to opt in and for the Ten Commandments to be in different languages, after the House passed the bill with an amendment on Sunday requiring the state, rather than school districts, to defend any legal challenges. It must now return to the Senate for approval. Advocates of the law celebrated the win after they initially assumed the bill would proceed directly to the governor once passed by the House. Abbott's office did not immediately comment about its passage, but the Republican governor is expected to sign it into law if it reaches his desk. The state Senate approved a previous version of the legislation in March on a 20 to 11 party line vote. So let the lawsuits begin and I wanted to share this article with you by Leah Littman. She's author of Lawless, a new book on the New York Times Bestseller List. We had her on the show recently. This was posted on Public Notice and Leah writes Last Thursday evening, the Supreme Court all but demolished the legal basis for the independent agencies that are part of the modern administrative state. In a brisk four paragraphs, only two of which contained any attempt at legal reasoning, the Court's six Republican justices allowed the President to fire members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board in violation of federal law. The decision highlights the lawlessness of the Court and is likely to further embolden the President, who is very keen to place himself above the law. The Court's order in Trump v. Wilcox allows the President to violate federal laws that prohibit him from removing NLRB and MSPB members without cause. Laws that insulate the heads of multi member commissions such as the NLRB are a common feature of the administrative state. The Supreme Court upheld one such law almost a century ago in Humphrey's Executor v. Federal Trade Commission, the case that now undergirds modern independent agencies. It was therefore a little surprising to read the Supreme Court's order in Wilcox, which permits the President's statutorily prohibited removal of officers of multi member commissions, and see no mention of Humphrey's Executor, the decision upholding statutes that prohibit such removals. Humphreys didn't appear until the dissent, but the dismissal of important precedents structuring modern society and government is has become a hallmark of the Roberts Court. In a decision a few years ago, the Court confidently declared that an earlier precedent on the Establishment Clause had been abandoned. Did that mean overruled? Unclear, but it at least meant the Court didn't have to follow it. Last term, the Court formally overruled the Chevron doctrine that had allowed agencies to interpret ambiguous statutes they administer as the Republican Justices turned tail on a precedent they had previously embraced. The year before that, the Court announced that the time had come to end affirmative action programs in higher education, as if it was just closing up shop on the precedents upholding such programs now. In Wilcox, the Republican Justices announced a new rule that would take the place of Humphrey's executor and the statutes that have been built around it. The Court doubled down on a muscular version of the unitary executive theory. That's the idea that the President, and the President alone, possesses all of the executive power, and that such power also gives the President the authority to control anyone else exercising it through the power to remove them. These same ideas featured prominently in the Court's catastrophic immunity decision last summer, one that placed the President above the law when exercising his official duties. Apparently the last few months have not given the Justices pause about the expansive version of executive power they adopted in that case. The unitary executive theory has long been a darling of the Republican legal movement. Indeed, a young John Roberts was peddling it, including the idea that the President must be able to remove the heads of statutorily independent agencies when he was a lawyer in the Reagan administration. Similarly, Brett Kavanaugh made pretty clear that he thought Humphrey's executor was wrongly decided when he was a judge on the Court of Appeals before his elevation to scotus. But the theory, ginned up by Republicans to bless their expansive vision of presidential power, has some real shortcomings. Taken for all it's worth, it could allow the President to the US economy by firing the chair of the Fed Reserve Board, another multi member commission. Or it could at least allow the President to bully the Fed to do to the economy with interest rates what the President has done with tariffs. So before they could make their preferred crank theory into law, the Republican Justices had to announce an exception. Sure, the President can fire the head of any agency, just not the Fed. They say the Fed is just, well, different. They're declared for reasons quote the Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured quasi private entity that follows in the distinct historical tradition of the first and Second Banks of the United States. That howler of a line smacks of a gerrymandered exception to avoid the insane consequences of their new legal rule. The reality is, to the Court, the Fed, interest rates and US Economy are just too important to be subject to the whims of a President. Justice Kagan quipped in an oral argument from a few years ago when a litigant attempted to press a similar exception to the proposed rule. The Fed is just too important or whatever. Which is why of course, Congress insulated the Fed and other agencies from presidential removal in the first place. This isn't the first ad hoc exception that the Roberts Court has made for this President. When the Court cleared the way for Donald Trump to appear on the ballot notwithstanding his role in January 6, they did something similar. The problem for Trump's candidacy arose because Section 3 of the 14th Amendment contains a qualification for office. It prohibits persons who engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States from holding office. So the Court declared that Section 3 just happens to be one qualification for offices that states could not enforce against candidates on their own. They could enforce term limits or age requirements, just not the insurrection one. How convenient. This kind of reasoning goes back further than this case in Bush v. Gore, when the Republican justices ordered the state of Florida to certify Bush the winner of the state's electoral votes, they declared their decision was good for that case and that case only. It's frightening to know the court has the president's back in important respects as he bulldozes his way through even more laws. As Justice Kagan observed in her dissent, the court's order, quote, allows the president to overrule Humphreys by fiat. The president bet that the court would acquiesce. All right, everybody, time for some good trouble. What are you guys doing? Good trouble today comes from Adam Klassfeld at All rise news. On June 14, the day Donald Trump wants the US military to throw him a birthday parade on the streets of D.C. indivisible is helping to organize protests everywhere but the nation's capital. There are more than 700 demonstrations slated already across the United States and around the world, whose locations dot a crowded map on the protests website. If you don't see your town on the list, Indivisible co founder Ezra Levin says it's on you to fill the gap. There's a misconception out there that somebody else has this covered, that this is all going to take care of itself, that there are professional organizers, politicians or public leaders, and they're the ones that are going to take care of this crisis. That's what Levin told All Rise News in a phone interview. It's just not true, he added. That's why Indivisible created a shareable host toolkit with information about how to register an event, join training calls, create graphics and get security and insurance. This is being led by normal, everyday people, not professional political organizers, levin said. You look at the folks that are organizing their teachers, their nurses, their IT technicians and their government workers. It's the same approach that Levin credits for the success of the massive hands off protests that took off globally on April 5. And Indivisible anticipates an even larger turnout for no Kings. In its call for potential organizers, Indivisible made clear it does not want any demonstrations in D.C. and Levin explained the organization's thinking in this interview. A kind of thing that authoritarians do is throw themselves big, expensive military parades on the taxpayer dime. It turns out that this particular military parade will cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 million and will involve tanks through the streets of D.C. so Indivisible's everywhere. But D.C. approach serves two goals. It saps some of the media attention that Trump craves and deprives his administration of an opportunity to crack down on a big, concentrated, peaceful counter protest. So head to Mobilize us. Find out where your local no Kings rally is going to be and if you don't have one, make one. I'm going to be hosting one here in San Diego with the help of a ton of organizations, including Indivisible 50501 Women's March. I'm looking forward to this. And like I said up at the beginning of the show, I'm gonna host a meet and greet for the Leguminati for patrons of the beans Clean up on aisle 45 and unjustified at a private location right after the march so we can have food and drinks and hang out and be cool. And you can get information on that by signing up to become a patron. Or if you are a patron, check your inbox. Sometimes the RSVPs end up in your junk, so you might want to check there. All right, everybody, we have some listener good news to get to, but we'll be right back after this quick break after these messages. We'll be right back. Hey everybody. 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Pronouns she and her hi Beanie Babies. I just want to thank you for the suggestions to sign up for the Cheetos parade and then not show up. I'll be in Florida at the no Kings protest. I may go to two of them, one in the morning and one in the evening. Love you all. Thank you, Meredith. Thank you so much. That's the idea, right? Reserve your tickets for the stupid military birthday bullshit parade in dc. Don't go and instead go to a no Kings rally. Next up from Nadine Pronoun. She and her hi Allison and Dana. On Friday, I signed up myself and my dog Willie to attend the Trump Birthday parade in Washington D.C. you do need to provide a valid phone number and email, so I assume I'll be getting unwanted texts, et cetera, from the regime. I wanted my husband to sign up for himself and our cat Harold, but he was a no. I started listening to you after Trump 2.0's inauguration and you become a highlight of my morning. I retired several years ago, but before eligibility for Medicare in the ACA has been a lifesaver for me. Trump and the Republicans may be successful in eliminating the ACA coverage, which is terrifying to me as I still have many years to go before Medicare, if that will even still be available. You both do an excellent job keeping us informed with facts, humor, and a few curse words. Sharing photos of Willie last fall when we had a picnic at Blackwater Falls in West Virginia while we vacationed there from Pennsylvania. He's a German short hair pointer. He's now 12 and a half years old. Oh my God, he's beautiful. And Nadine, I'm so sorry about the stress of losing health care and then not being able to get health care for the stress that you're feeling for possibly losing your healthcare. That's just awful and I'm so sorry you're going through that. Your doggo is beautiful, by the way. I that definitely that Midwest. The leaves on the ground makes me want to rake up some leaves and jump into a pile. I love that smell. All right, next up from Tim Pronouns he and him. I came across an apocalypse of cybertrucks and I had to salute an apocalypse is the collective noun that AI gave me when I asked. I wonder how A1 would describe it. Can you guess where I am? AG let's see, there's a Purina factory. So my guess is that you're on the 67 north near the Taylor guitar factory or the 52. Like maybe where the 52 and the 67 come together. Is that where you are. Write in and let me know. Tim. But wonderful. There's a whole big car mover thing of a bunch of cybertrucks and he's flipping the bird. Thank you so much for that. Next up from Shea Pronouns she and her hi AG and dg. I appreciate you making the shitstorm of nasty business coming out of the executive branch manageable. I couldn't handle it otherwise and I miss you dg. Hey, I want to give a shout out to a great organization in my community. They're called Pack Pack and they make a big difference in the lives of animals and their humans in the Tacoma, Washington area. Oh, I know which shade this is. They provide financial aid to pet owners in need, seniors, low income and the unhoused. They provide the funding for often life saving veterinary care as well as supplies to make their lives better. They also rescue hundreds of dogs per year through their foster based rehoming program. Besides it just being refreshing to have an organization working so tirelessly to do some good in our community, they also gave us our sweet baby angel Ruff, a dog who brings joy to our lives every day and has made my life so much richer. You can find out more@pacgives.org and giving a little shout out to my own little podcast. It's been almost a year since Allison sat in my hot and stuffy studio, gamely sweating and making jokes while I droned on about the Oregon land fraud. That was also the day that someone shot at Mango Mussolini. Crazy day. But we had fun anyway and I'm always appreciative of Allison's generosity and spirit. That episode 38 of Rainy Day Rabbit Holes. If you want to listen to it, that's episode 38. It's called rainy Day Rabbit Holes. Thanks again Allison. I appreciate you so much. Podpet Tariff is Ruff and Lynx. Ruff is the sweetest, happiest little guy and Lynx is a gorgeous, sweet cat. And trouble what the mutt is rough. Lynx is just a beautiful classic tabby. I already know the answer to this. Rough is a Russ, Jack Russell and Chihuahua. And I think we also talked about possibly being a little bit wiener dog because he's so long but absolutely beautiful. And missing maybe on purpose from this photo is the cat Lynx biting your foot and then looking as though lynx hadn't just bitten your foot. Anyway, thank you, thank you Shay. Next up, Chris in Wisconsin pronouns he and him. This is my bird watching photo of the Mercury Marine plant in my home county. Mercury Marine is the company where Ron Johnson made all his money. He ran it so poorly that there's a permanent countywide sales tax to cover the cost of a state bailout. A year after the bailout, former governor Scott Walker featured Mercury Marine in commercials as an example of how companies should be run. We've been bird watching every time we pass it on the highway ever since. Wow, I didn't know that. Chris, thank you. I've learned something new today. Mercury Marine and now the taxpayers are footing the bill for how poorly it was ran. And then Governor Scott Walker said it was awesome. That's incredible, Chris, and not surprising in the least. So thank you for the bird watching. Photo and from Kristen has our final submission pronouns she and her hello Beans Queens I'm a Midwest mom just trying to keep my sanity in a decently red suburb of Minnesota. I've been listening since last November and you ladies keep me sane as I possibly can be in this current climate. Through much of your encouragement to engage in good trouble, I ran for my kids charter school school board. It only covers one tiny school in the state's largest school district, which has made local headlines for trying to implement shady shit like book bans and depleting funding for teachers to be advisors for clubs that include the Gay Straight alliance and the Black Student Union. This is our first year at the charter school, so I knew I was a long shot, but the position only opens every three years. My fear over it being taken over by conservative dipshits was unfounded and I was pleasantly surprised to find myself amongst like minded candidates. Well, I found out last week that I did lose my candidacy by three votes and yet I feel nothing but pride that I put myself out there. Beyond that, I already had a list of things I wanted to work on if I didn't get this position, so now I'll be pivoting to help unseat the absolute douchebag on the larger district school board where my own kids will likely find themselves once they age out of the charter school. Failing never Felt so fucking good. Kristen. This is awesome. Also, a music suggestion from a week or so back would be Morgan St. Jean. Her catalog is so powerful. I'm so excited for her upcoming release God's country, which includes the line God bless the red, white and cunty fucking gold for my bodbet tariff. I'm sharing a photo of my new reservation Rescue Phoenix. I lost my heart dog Keno three years ago and was heartbroken. I thought I would never own another dog again. This silly doppelganger photo somehow found its way to me and I just knew it was fate. He's given me reason to touch grass again. I can tell you what the breeds the rescue said he is, but I have my doubts. Your guess is as good as mine. Thank you for everything you do to encourage us to keep up the good fight. Oh, my God. Okay, so cattle dog, German shepherd lab. Maybe a border collie, but what a fantastic baby. All right, let's see what we got. Border collie. Yay. Husky. Okay. And Leon burger. What the what? He's £40. I've never heard of a Leon Burger either. So you're not alone there. But beautiful dog. Thank you, Kristen. And congrats on losing by three votes and kick their butts in the major school district, everybody. Thank you so much for your good news. I appreciate you. Don't worry. Dana will be back soon, I promise. Yeah, I. I appreciate you hanging in with me solo. And by the way, tomorrow the new episode of Clean up on Aisle 45 has a special surprise guest because Harry is traveling. Harry Dunn is traveling internationally, so you're going to want to tune in to Clean up on Aisle 45 if you haven't in a while. That episode comes out tomorrow to the public and probably later tonight without ads for patrons. 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