Sanity With Profanity

Summary

The Daily Beans — "Sanity With Profanity"

Hosts: Allison Gill (AG), Dana Goldberg (DG)
Date: October 29, 2025
Episode Overview:
This politically charged and humor-laced episode dives into a week rattled by catastrophic climate events, state violence and government cover-ups, emboldened military dissent, food insecurity sparked by federal neglect, and the ongoing deterioration of U.S. institutions and democracy under Trump. AG and DG bring their characteristic blend of snark and social justice to every headline, reminding listeners to stay angry, organized, and hopeful through “good trouble.”

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Episode Theme & Purpose

The podcast unpacks a cluster of urgent, progressive news stories:

• Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact and the consequences of climate policy rollbacks
• A federal cover-up after the police shooting of an unarmed Black man in D.C.
• U.S. military secrecy and aggression in South America
• National Guard members defying Trump’s immigration orders
• Democratic states’ legal challenge to the suspension of food benefits during a federal shutdown
  All told with frank outrage, irreverent humor, and a call for collective action and resilience.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa & Climate Policy Failures

[02:29 – 07:08]

• AG reports that Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, is decimating Jamaica. The Prime Minister calls it "catastrophic" and the UN labels it "the storm of the century."
• DG highlights a failed NOAA hurricane hunter mission: “Even for the people who fly into hurricanes for a living, this isn’t normal people. The storms are getting worse, they’re getting more frequent.” [03:58]
• AG adds that NOAA’s specialized planes are aging and resources are being diverted to ICE and CBP instead of climate protections.
• DG connects catastrophic events in Alaska to deliberate Trump-era funding cuts for weather protection, leading to delayed responses and worsened disaster impacts.
• Memorable quote — AG:

  "All of our resources are going toward ICE and CBP operations because the administration is also systematically dismantling Biden's climate bill." [05:25]

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2. Police Violence & Cover-Up in D.C.

[07:08 – 12:30]

• AG reports the shooting of Philip Brown, an unarmed Black man, by a Homeland Security agent during a “Make DC Safe Again” operation. The incident was not included in the official report; bodycam footage was withheld from the defense.
• DG, in shock:

  “Oh my God.” [08:10]

• Court revealed a D.C. officer was told not to document the shooting. The judge dismissed all charges against Brown for insufficient evidence, but he still spent three nights in jail.
• AG bluntly concludes:

  “They shot him because he revved his engine and then left the entire gunfire part out of their report... This screams of a cover up to me.” [11:31]

• DG: “This is supremely fucked up and I hope that they do a further investigation into this.” [12:30]

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3. Military Secrecy & Violence in Latin America

[12:30 – 14:50]

• DG: Trump administration is forcing military officials to sign NDAs regarding expanded operations in Latin America, prompting fears of U.S. invasion in Venezuela.
• The Pentagon has initiated strikes in the Caribbean, killing at least 57 people with minimal evidence of wrongdoing, most victims presumed to be civilians or fishermen.
• AG, disturbed:

  “This is just murder. This is state-sanctioned murder. Most of these folks are just fishermen. Civilians.” [14:50]

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4. Illinois National Guard Dissent

[14:50 – 17:15]

• AG spotlights two Illinois National Guard members (Staff Sgt. Demi Palacek and Capt. Dylan Bleja) refusing Trump’s order to deploy against immigrants in Chicago. Palacek: "Absolutely. I would definitely say no. I'm not going to go against my community members, my family and my culture."
• Both cite legal and moral reasons; Bleja draws parallels to 1930s-40s Germany.
• Legal permanent residents in the Guard are panicked, with service tied to citizenship.
• AG highlights complexities for green card holders and chilling implications for dissent.

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5. Suspension of SNAP Benefits and Lawsuit

[17:15 – 19:18]

• DG: Twenty-five Democratic states file suit to stop Trump’s USDA from cutting off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the federal shutdown.
• The USDA refuses to use available $6B contingency funds. Lawsuit argues this violates both law and the program mandate to serve all eligible households.
• DG, furiously:

  “They didn’t just run out of money. That’s what it’s for. These motherfuckers. I’m so sick and tired of this.” [17:15 – 19:18]

• States seek an emergency restraining order and many Dem governors promise state-level aid as a stopgap.

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6. Democratic Resilience & Community (Good News Segment)

[24:04 – 36:48]

• “Good News” listener submissions feature stories of activism victories, local protest, immigration success, solidarity in disability rights, and personal milestones.
• Notable moments include:
  • Free speech win in Connecticut (Visibility Brigade)
  • Surprise reunion of two pioneering policewomen at Seattle’s “No Kings” rally
  • A young woman with Down syndrome joining a Peoria rally, fearing for her Medicaid amidst hostile policy changes
  • (From AG): “We need to microdose hope. And if you’ve got big good news and want to help us macrodose hope, that’s fine too.” [36:26]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• AG (on climate crisis):

  "These are the planes that are built to do this... And they had to abort because it was so turbulent. And that's, that's horrifying. This is going to be a devastating, devastating storm." [04:49]

• DG (on federal non-disclosure order):

  “We're going to do a bunch of legal shit. You're not allowed to say anything.” [12:33]

• AG (on SNAP):

  "Our federal taxes are being used to bomb, murder innocent people in the waters off of Venezuela and conduct mass deportation of our neighbors here at home. It's infuriating." [19:18]

• DG (National Guard):

  “When we have somebody in power who's actively dismantling our rights—free speech, due process, freedom of the press—it’s really hard to be a soldier right now.” [16:02]

• Listener submission:

  “My granddaughter cannot read or write, but she's a registered Democrat. Now she's afraid she might lose her Medicaid to fund Republican billionaire tax cuts.” [34:52]

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Key Timestamps

| Segment Topic | Timestamp | |--------------------------------------------------|-----------| | Hurricane Melissa & climate resources | 02:29–07:08| | D.C. police shooting cover-up | 07:08–12:30| | U.S. military NDAs & Latin America operations | 12:30–14:50| | Illinois Guard defies Trump orders | 14:50–17:15| | SNAP lawsuit by Democratic states | 17:15–19:18| | “Good News”: activist & personal victories | 24:04–36:48|

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Tone, Language & Flow

• The hosts blend anger (“These motherfuckers. I’m so sick and tired of this.”), dark humor, and solidarity. They don’t mince words about state violence or governmental cruelty.
• Regular calls for action: “Let’s get out there and do some good trouble.” [27:20]
• Emphasis on community, persistence, and the role of progressive media (“We keep fighting. We keep moving forward.” [19:57])

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Summary Takeaway

This episode captures the overwhelming blend of outrage and activism under the daily drumbeat of Trump-era reversals in climate, justice, and welfare—pairing hard news with audience solidarity and hope. By elevating local voices and personal stories, AG and DG provide both catharsis and practical inspiration for progressive listeners determined to survive, resist, and ideally, win.

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Final note (AG):

"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." [37:31]

Transcript

[Martin Sheen]

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[Alison Gill]

And thank you, MSW Media. Hello and welcome to the Daily beans for Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Today, two Illinois National Guard members are speaking out against their deployment. Lawyers have alleged a cover up after the shooting of an unarmed black man by a Federal officer in D.C. turbulence caused by Hurricane Melissa forced NOAA to abort a flight into the eye of the storm as it makes landfall in Jamaica as a category five. Trump cuts hindered warnings for the Alaska storm that displaced hundreds of people. U.S. military officials have been ordered to sign non disclosure agreements over the deployment to South America and Democratic states are suing over Trump's suspension Snap benefits. I'm Allison Gill.

[Dana Goldberg]

And I'm Dana Goldberg.

[Alison Gill]

Hey Dana. Happy Wednesday.

[Dana Goldberg]

Happy Wednesday to you my friend. How you holding up?

[Alison Gill]

I'm holding up great. I am flying home soon and I'm going to be out for the beans tomorrow. You're going to hold down the fort for us while I'm traveling. So thank you for that, my friend.

[Dana Goldberg]

My pleasure, my pleasure. I'm happy to cover you. You always cover me. In fact, you're going to have to in the next week. So everyone just know we've got a couple solo flights going for Alison and myself in the coming week, but we have you covered.

[Alison Gill]

Yes. And then starting December 1st, we're going to be releasing a new podcast on video with me and dg and you can check that out wherever you get your video pods. And we're going to be releasing it a month early to our patrons starting November 2nd so that you can help us name it, build it, get in on the ground floor and then once it goes public, you're going to get it ad free and early. So if you want to sign up to be a patron to help us do that, our first ever video podcast, you can do [e-mail] muellershirote all right, so first of all, I am really, really scared for Jamaica and other islands right now because Hurricane Melissa has made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica. It's 185mph, gusts up to 252. It's a category five hurricane according to the National Hurricane Center. It's going to track directly over Jamaica for the next few hours. This is on Tuesday as we're reporting this. And it's bringing catastrophic winds, flooding, rain and life threatening storm surges. Now it's gonna cause catastrophic damage. That's Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness telling cnn. It's catastrophic. The nation has never taken a hit from a Category 5 with a UN agency describing it as the storm of the century.

[Dana Goldberg]

Jesus.

[Alison Gill]

So Melissa is responsible already for seven deaths. Three in Jamaica during storm preparations, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic. And so hearts and minds and all the love to everyone in the path of this storm.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah, absolutely, Allison. Oh, my gosh. And the Times reports a hurricane hunter, by the way. So there's flights that go in. They hunt these hurricanes, which honestly I get, they have to track, get data. Some people are storm chasers, but these are like legit hunters. And they get data for us that they had entered, they had tried to enter the eye of the hurricane that we just talked about, Hurricane Melissa. They abruptly aborted that flight on Monday after the crew encountered severe turbulence and they were forced to abandon their mission to collect that data on how strong the storm had become. Conditions were too dangerous to fly into it to do the work. Even for the people who fly into hurricanes for a living, this isn't normal people. The storms are getting worse, they're getting more frequent. They're getting earlier in the season.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah. And NOAA has two planes in their.

[Dana Goldberg]

Fleet and this one is sort of later, but.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, right. And they have two planes in their fleet, Kermit and Piggy. And this was Kermit. He's already had his wings replaced once. These are pretty old planes. They're getting close to the end of their usability. But these are people, they do this at NOAA for a living. They fly into the eye of hurricanes. So it's not like, you know, Bob out in his private jet trying to get information from a hurricane. These are the planes that are built to do this, flown by the people who do this for a living. And they had to abort because it was so turbulent. And that's, that's horrifying. That's frightening. This is going to be a devastating, devastating storm. Yet all of our resources are going toward ice and Customs and Border Protection operations because the administration is also systematically dismantling Biden's climate bill. And I'm sure any rebuilding contracts in these areas are going to go to some company where his idiot kids sit on the board and they'll soak up our tax dollars in return for shoddy or no work. You know what I mean? Like what happened in Puerto Rico.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah. Yeah. And there also this, which is just Mandy and the guardians reporting that a faltered federal response to one of the worst storms in Alaska's history that caused hundreds of people to become homeless. We saw clips of it, just cities abandoned, communities abandoned. It's drawing further scrutiny over the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle federal weather and climate protections. In addition to the delayed federal response that that had, there's a majority of Western Alaska's weather balloo network that was not even operating during the landfall of the storm that weekend. Right. Because of staffing constraints inflicted by the Trump administration, the crisis has drawn attention to the region's worsening vulnerability to rising sea levels due to climate crisis and to the Trump administration's cuts to federal grants aimed at helping the region mitigate these kind of disaster risks. In particular, there's a $20 million Environmental Protection Agency grant that was terminated by. By Trump, by his administration earlier this year that was intended in part to improve flood protections to the same communities that got hit last week by this horrible storm.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, and he's approving things late. And Kristi Noem has $100,000 ceiling on stuff that she has to approve herself personally.

[Dana Goldberg]

But don't worry, she's got two new jets, so she's doing fine.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, Corey Lewandowski's making most of the decisions anyway. It's awful. So we're dismantling our climate protections and failing to help those who are victims and survivors of climate crisis issues. So all of this is happening and we're keeping our eye on Melissa and holding everyone there in our hearts. So I just wanted to make sure everybody knew about that. And we'll continue to talk more about it this week. All right, we have more news to get to today. Let's hit the hot notes. Hot notes. All right, first up, this story is from the Washington Post. It's pretty infuriating, though. Not surprising. A federal agent. This is a member of the hsi, right? Homeland Security, Investigative Police. Right. These guys, they shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop earlier this month while working alongside D.C. police officers. And that's according to three of the men's lawyers who accused city police of misconduct because the gunfire, it's not mentioned in the incident report at all.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh, my God.

[Alison Gill]

And a D.C. police officer told a judge testified under oath that he was instructed by a superior officer not to document the shooting in the court record.

[Dana Goldberg]

Wow.

[Alison Gill]

Now, all charges against this man have been dropped, but this is a huge red flag here. On October 17, D.C. police were driving a marked cruiser through the Northeast Washington when they spotted a Dodge SUV with dark tinted windows and missing the front tag. Not the back tag, the front tag. They were patrolling in collaboration with officers from five federal agencies, including the FBI, Customs and Border Protection, all as part of the Make DC Safe Again initiative. The officers caught up with the Dodge and according to the records, believed the driver was trying to flee. At some point, a Homeland Security Investigations officer shot into the car at Philip Brown, 33. D.C. police confirmed that in a statement to the post. But neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the agent fired in the first place. Court documents say the Dodge engine revved and started moving toward the officers. Lawyers say a judge dismissed all charges against Brown, ruling that there was insufficient evidence that he tried to flee. They shot him because he revved his engine and then left the entire gunfire part out of their report. Civil rights attorney Bernadette Armand and civil rights attorney E. Paige White say the case symbolizes the potentially fatal consequences of the local police department's collaboration with federal agents. Quote, miraculously every shot missed Mr. Brown, they said in a statement Monday. They declined to make Brown available for comment, but provided images of his car showing what appear to be two bullet holes in the driver's side window and two in the passenger seat. Brown's criminal attorney, Quo Miko Judkins, said the Homeland Security officer shot at Brown, who she said had been headed to the store to get milk for his kids. DHS on Monday didn't answer questions about the shooting after requesting to see photos of the bullet punctured car. D.C. police officer Jason Sterling testified in a D.C. superior Court hearing that he was told by a department leader not to mention the shooting in court documents. The Post reviewed the police affidavit and public incident report from the traffic stop and confirmed neither contain anything about the gunshots.

[Dana Goldberg]

Wow.

[Alison Gill]

Judkins said she did not receive police body camera footage ahead of the Oct. 21 hearing. Something that's very unusual. And she only found out about the shooting when she went to the jail to meet with her client. She Also said prosecutors offered Brown a plea deal that would have reduced the charge to a misdemeanor for reckless driving, but told her they would revoke the offer if Brown went forward with his preliminary hearing. Quote, this screams of a cover up to me, Judkin said. I was puzzled and then in disbelief when there was absolutely no mention of the shooting. According to court records, the officers observed Brown's Dodge on Benning Road. And when the officers in the marked cruiser pulled behind the car, Brown switched lanes. One of the D.C. police officers alerted the federal partners that the vehicle was going to flee because he switched lanes. The other D.C. police officer then moved out of the way to allow the supporting federal partners to stop the vehicle. They aren't supposed to do that police stuff. During the investigation, Judkins, the lawyer, said police found a bullet hole in the collar that Brown of the jacket that Brown was wearing. And he also spent three nights in jail after a judge whom Judkins said declined to consider the shooting in their ruling because it wasn't in the court records.

[Dana Goldberg]

Oh, my God.

[Alison Gill]

Ordered him held in custody. He changed lanes, apparently revved his engine, and that justified the shooting. It was kept out of the court documents that made him stay in jail for the weekend. Unreal. Yeah. This is supremely fucked up and I hope that they do a further investigation into this.

[Dana Goldberg]

I agree. Thanks so much, Allison. Next up, we got one from Reuters. US military officials involved with President Trump's expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non disclosure agreements. This is. I know. So we're going to do a bunch of legal shit. You're not allowed to say anything. Three US officials have actually said that. That's what they reported. This is development, by the way, that raises new questions about a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an invasion. Unreal. The step is highly unusual given that the US Military officials are already required to shield national security secrets from the public view. And it comes as lawmakers in Congress that they are being kept in the dark about key aspects of the mission. The officials who spoke to Reuters, of course, on the condition of anonymity, they did not know how many members of the US Defense Department had been asked to sign the agreements. And they didn't offer further details on the scope of the NDAs. The US military has carried out at least 13 strikes against alleged drug vessels, mostly in Caribbean, since early September, killing about 57 people. 57 people mostly with no proof that they're actually smuggling the drugs. The Pentagon has provided few details about the people targeted, but has acknowledged some of them include people from Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. Kegseth has taken a series of steps to try to control the flow of information since taking over the Pentagon in January. He told Pentagon staff they must obtain permission before interacting with members of Congress. That's according to an Oct. 15 memo. He's also launched leak investigations and demanded Pentagon based journalists sign a new press access policy, taking away the credentials of those who don't sign it. Now, this is just breaking from the times, by the way. The Trump administration launched another round of deadly strikes on vessels it accused of smuggling drugs. They've killed another 14 people in four boats on Monday in its growing military campaign off the Central and South America coasts. This is from the defense secretary. That's what he said on Tuesday. Gigs has said that the strikes, three of them, by the way, took place in international waters and that there has been one survivor. They bring the overall death toll, as I said, to 57 in the campaign, no due process. And Trump was like, we're just gonna kill people. Literally, quote, unquote. We're just gonna kill people.

[Alison Gill]

My God. We're gonna keep an eye on this, obviously. I mean, this is just murder. This is state sanctioned murder. Most of these folks are just fishermen, Civilians. Yeah. All right, next up from cbs, two Illinois National Guard members told CBS they would refuse to obey federal orders to deploy in Chicago as part of Trump's controversial immigration enforcement. That's a rare act of open defiance from within the military ranks. Quote, it's disheartening to be forced to go against your community members and your neighbors. That's Staff Sergeant Demi Palacek, a Latina guardswoman and state legislative candidate from Illinois's 13th district. She says it feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do. Both Palacek and Captain Dylan Bleja, who is running for Congress in the same district, described growing unease among Guard members after the White House federalized 500 troops, including members of the Illinois and Texas National Guard, to secure federal immigration facilities and personnel in the Chicago area. I signed up to defend American people and protect the Constitution. That's what Blejas said. When we have somebody in power who's actively dismantling our rights, free speech, due process, freedom of the press, it's really hard to be a soldier right now. Asked if she would refuse a direct order to deploy to Chicago, Palacek didn't hesitate. She said, absolutely. I would definitely say no. I'm not going to go against my community members, my family and my culture. I believe this is a time to be on the right side of history. Look at the 1930s and 1940s in Germany, Blejas said. There's a point where if you didn't stand up to the Gestapo, aren't you just actively one of them? A federal judge on Wednesday delayed the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago indefinitely until a final ruling is issued or the Supreme Court steps in and rules on the matter. Roughly 200 green card holders serve in the Illinois National Guard, with 160 legal permanent residents in the state's Army National Guard and 30 in the state's Air National Guard. And Palacek said those folks are in sheer panic. They're choosing between standing up for their community or losing everything, their legal status, their path to citizenship. Now, US Federal law generally prohibits undocumented immigrants from enlisting in the armed forces, including the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard. But for green card holders, military service helps expedite U.S. citizenship under long standing federal programs. So something to keep in mind.

[Dana Goldberg]

Thanks so much ag. This next story is from Reuters. A coalition of Democratic led states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to stop Trump's administration from suspending food aid benefits. That's starting. It's going to happen on November 1st. Amid the ongoing US government shutdown, attorneys general and governors from 25 states in the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in Boston federal court. I wonder where those governors are from. You think they're from? I wonder where they're from. Yeah. After the U.S. department of Agriculture said it would not use the $6 billion in contingency funds to pay for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance programs. The money's there, everyone. That's what it's for. They didn't just run out of money. That's what it's for. Okay, so this, we're all talking about food stamps here. And this is a quote. The federal government has the money to continue funding SNAP benefits. They're choosing to harm millions of families across the country already struggling to make ends meet. This is from Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said that in a social media post. The lawsuit argues the suspension of benefits is arbitrary and being carried out in a violation of the law and regulations governing the program, which requires that assistance under the program shall be furnished to all eligible households. The lawsuit says the Food and Nutrition act of 2008 makes it clear that the contingency fund should be used when necessary to carry out program operations. The plaintiffs, who are led by the attorneys of Massachusetts, California, Arizona and Minnesota, say a failure by the federal government to issue monthly food assistance payments as a result of a lapse in appropriations would mark a first in The SNAP program's 60 year history. These motherfuckers. I'm so sick tired of this. The states say that they will seek to have a judge issue a temporary restraining order forcing the USDA to use available contingency funds for November SNAP benefits and ensure that millions of families do not lose access to food assistance in the coming days. The case has been assigned to Adira Talwani. And by the way, that's an Obama appointee. So at least I'm glad that happened.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, November 1st, all that ends. Yeah, I know, I know. A lot of aside from this lawsuit, a lot of our Democratic governors are back filling the gap with our own state funds, but we pay federal taxes to cover this. Instead, our federal taxes are being used to bomb, murder innocent people in the waters off of Venezuela and conduct mass deportation of our neighbors here at home. It's infuriating. I'm so sorry, everyone. I don't I wish I had better news about that, but.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah, me too.

[Alison Gill]

We have each other and we keep fighting. We keep moving forward. So in that vein, we really, really need your good news. Send us all your good [e-mail] and click on Contact and we'll go over it right after this break. Stick around. We'll be right back after these messages.

[Dana Goldberg]

We'll be right back.

[Alison Gill]

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[Martin Sheen]

It's Sunday morning, and that wonderfully relaxed feeling of a long, lazy day lingers in the air. If you want to make the moment last, may I suggest the perfect solution? The Martin Sheen Podcast Join me, your host, Martin Sheen, for beautifully crafted 20 minute programs filled with never before heard stories of my life, along with personal reflections and poetry that inspires. The Martin Sheen Podcast is the perfect Sunday refresh. A chance to take a deep breath, relax and know that the stress of Monday may be just around the corner, but not here, not now. So make this your weekly moment of calm as we explore faith, hope, love and what it means to be human. And know this, this journey is ever unfolding as I invite you to see what's next with me, Martin Sheen. And thank you everybody.

[Alison Gill]

Welcome back. It's time for the good news. Who likes good news?

[Dana Goldberg]

Everyone? Then good news everyone.

[Alison Gill]

Good news and we could really use your good news. These days if you have any good news, no matter how big, how small, whether it happened yesterday or when you were a kid, we would love to hear your stories and just share in your joy. Please send us all your good news stories. You can even send shout outs. Maybe a shout out to a spouse or a loved one, a partner, business partner, a nonprofit that's doing great work that you want to shine a light on. A small business in your area that could use a boost. We love self shout outs. Tell us what you're doing. Tell us what you're making and creating to get through these times. You might just help someone. Even if just one person gets comfort from that or picks up a new hobby and is able to do some self care because of your good news. That's all that matters. That's what makes a huge difference. Definitely send it all to us. You can also give a shout out to a government program that's helped you or a loved one. We'd love to hear about that because they're all going away. All of our great government programs that we've worked so hard over decades to get, we want to hear all of the good news stories and anecdotes because that's how we keep those ideas alive is we tell the stories. So send it all to us. Dailybeanspod.com, click on Contact. All you gotta do to have your submission read on the air is pay your pod pet tariff, which at this point point means just attach a photo. We don't care what it is. It can be your pet. It can be an adoptable pet in your area. It can be a random animal on the Internet. We especially love baby animals. It can be a bird watching photo which is either a bird or you and your family and friends flipping the bird to trump buildings or musk dealerships or whoever. You don't like that. We also probably don't like. We'd love to see all that. You can also just send a photo of what you're making or creating. Maybe your garden, show us what you're growing. Maybe pictures of a rally you've been to. Your favorite no Kings signs, some overpass signs that you love, photos of you and your friends. Write in postcards, making signs, sign making parties. Anything at all. Send it to us dailybeanspod.com, click on Contact. First up is your good trouble. Your good trouble today comes from Stacey Pronouns, she and her good news from the Constitution State. That would be Connecticut. We're On Monday, October 27, a judge dismissed charges against Katherine Hines, a leader in the visibility brigade. She was arrested twice, once at 6am at her own home by state troopers who didn't like her organizing overpass protests in a state with glaring electronic billboards. This highway distraction complaint was obvious BS and using the public sidewalk is not trespassing charges they tried to make against her. Cheering for free speech and Kathryn Hines. We're going to have a link to the local news show in the show notes and a phalanx of First Amendment Katherine Hines supporters cheered her on outside the New Haven Courthouse. Here's photos of some favorites to pay my pet tax. Longtime listener, so appreciate starting my day with your voices so this is a Good Trouble part. This is the Visibility Brigade. It's a movement that was born in 2020 on an overpass in Paramus, New Jersey out of a frustration due to lack of physical messaging in the real world about the existential crisis we face as a nation. There are now hundreds of Visibility Brigade groups across the country, with new ones forming every day. You'll find our nonviolent pro democracy message posted on overpasses, chalked on sidewalks, on the sides of our Be Brave Parade caravans and all other public spaces. So you can look into a local [e-mail] group directory. We'll also have a link in the show notes there. Or you can use their toolkit to start your own chapter. So let's get out there and do some good trouble. Look at this photo. It's fantastic. Inflatable bee, a chicken, a bunny and a unicorn. Thank you so much Stacy for that good news and good trouble.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yes, this is from Melissa Pronounce. She and her master thesis title with Location post Depositional Weathering of Caves Sediments in a Certain Location that Shall not be named a Certain Cave in South Central Missouri. All right, Podpet Tax Tuxedo cat is Malachite Malachite Malachite. Malachite. Dana Goldberg. Malachite. What the hell? Gray White is Micah. Both shelter cats. Micah was saved from a shelter where he was on the kill list. I'm glad you saved that baby's life.

[Alison Gill]

Look at that Tuxi. Oh, they're both so very adorable. Okay, so post depositional weathering of cave sediments. I don't know what depositional means, but that's fascinating. I'm going to look it up. Thank you for sharing your master's thesis with us, Melissa. All right, next up, from Heather. Je suis fatigue pronoun. She and her. This is one of our amazing hall of Fame patrons over on Cleanup. By the way. Hello, AG and dg. My good news is that as a patron, I get to see your new video podcast launch on my birthday, November 2nd. How did you know? Thank you. All right, Heather Scorpio, my BFF's friend is also November 2nd. For my pod pet tax, I have a mug shot of the groundhog that ate my David Flock's tall, white, August blooming flower. He's a cute little shit, isn't he? Oh, my God, look at him. Alan. Alan. He's a cute little shit. Al. Dave. Dave. Oh, God. So cute. Thank you, Heather, and appreciate your patronage. Can't wait for your first birthday video podcast episode to drop on Patreon.

[Dana Goldberg]

All right, this is for Aaron H. Pronouns. She and her. Just writing real quick with a suggestion for the new video pod. How about sanity with profanity? We all agree you ladies keep up sane. And we love the swearing. Plus, it's full disclosure on its face. I've been a listener and supporter from the beginning, and I'm honored to have been lucky enough to watch this community and media empire grow in real time. Truly, from the depths of my soul. Thank you. And Aaron, absolutely AG. That's a testament to what you have created and what you have built. And it's pretty extraordinary. I'm happy to be a part of it. Just a part of it.

[Alison Gill]

Oh, you're a big, huge part of it. And thank you all so much for that. I rarely ask for favors, but here's a favor for everybody listening today. Go listen to the Martin Sheen podcast. I love it and I think you will, too.

[Dana Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Alison Gill]

So go listen. Subscribe. It's free to subscribe. That helps with the charts. I'm not sure how that all works, Dana. It's a mystery to me. But I think if you subscribe for free to podcasts, that helps the charts and helps get the podcast in front of more People, it's our newest thing. I'm sure I'm very proud of it, and I'm very honored to host somebody like Martin Sheen on our network. And I really, absolutely fell in love with the podcast when I first heard it. So if you get a chance, do me a small favor and check it out, because I think you'll enjoy. And in return, you get to listen to an amazing podcast. All right, next up from Katrina. Pronoun she and her full disclosure. I was the publicist for this book, but I'm a freelancer and my contract is up now. So I'm just a person who is happy for Felipe. Or Felipe. I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing that right. Hi, Beans, Queens. My good news is about a guest you had on earlier this year. You'll remember that Felipe Torres Medina, the author of America Let Me In. Yes. And a writer for Stephen Colbert Philippe, is now a US Citizen.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's amazing.

[Alison Gill]

He appeared on the Late show recently and did a bit called so youo Think youk're an American, where they celebrated his citizenship and talked about the new, longer citizenship test. With all the hoops that immigrants are forced to go through and all the horrible tactics this administration is using, I so happy to see was able to complete this marathon for my pot. That's such good news, Katrina. Thank you. And I didn't know you were the publicist. Well done. For my tax, I'm sending my picture of Mossy. She's my work from home, office mate and walking buddy. Her bows are unused dog poop bags we find on the ground on our walks, fashionable and functional. So she's so pretty and makes everyone smile. Thanks for all you do to keep us sane on a daily basis. Look at this sweet baby.

[Dana Goldberg]

So cute.

[Alison Gill]

Look at the baby. That's such good news. I'm gonna have to reach out now. Yeah. And congratulate Mr. Medina. Thank you so much for that good news. That's so cool.

[Dana Goldberg]

Absolutely. All right, this is Disaster Diva. Pronouns. She and her. Hi, Allison and Dana. I was the first female police officer hired in the suburb near Seattle, Washington, in 1980.

[Alison Gill]

Already.

[Dana Goldberg]

I love you. All right, Disaster Diva. After being hired, I was told no one wanted me there. And they did a lot to show me that's what they meant. Five years later, they hired a second female. Jesus. Five years. She left after a few years to go to Seattle police. I haven't seen her in decades. Last time was when we were both deployed to a real riot in November of 1999. During the WTO protests in Seattle. But then we were in riot gear. This picture is of us finding each other at the no Kings rally last week near Seattle.

[Alison Gill]

Holy shit.

[Dana Goldberg]

I spent 35 years in public service and she did 38. And now we can just be ourselves protesting the unlawful actions of the Trump administration. We are actually believers in law and order, not this fake shit that's happening in the DOJ and ice. Love your pods. I'm the short one on the right. You guys fucking rock.

[Alison Gill]

This is so fucking cool. You just run into each other first police women in this Seattle, Washington suburb in 1980. Wow. And you run into each other 35 years later. No, 45 years later.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's okay. I want to screen that. 1980 was 45 years ago.

[Alison Gill]

Yeah, yeah, sorry, I have. My math is biased when it comes to how old I am, so that's.

[Dana Goldberg]

Why I said 1980 is 45 years ago.

[Alison Gill]

Shut up.

[Dana Goldberg]

You shut up.

[Alison Gill]

You shut up. Why do you choose violence? But how cool to run into each other at no Kings.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's wild. I love this. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[Alison Gill]

Democracy, not idiocracy. Look, it's so very cool. Oh. Oh, that's fantastic. You ladies are amazing. Tell her to listen to the Beans. And if she is already welcome. That's so cool. All right, next up from Janice Pronoun. She and her thank you beans queens. You're now my main source of news. I'm a relatively new listener to the Daily Beans. Welcome, Janice. But I was a jack listener and now unjustified. Thanks for all you do. My husband, my 25 year old granddaughter with down syndrome and I attended the no Kings rally in Peoria, Illinois. My granddaughter cannot read or write, but she's a registered Democrat. Now she's afraid she might lose her Medicaid to fund Republican billionaire tax cuts. The increase in amount of paperwork is going to make it difficult for Americans who can't write or read due to disability. The demonstration in Peoria was wonderful and joyful. So many cars honked and cheered us on as they drove past. Only a few shot us the bird and we just smiled and waved at them. Here are a couple of pictures from no Kings. There's a picture of the three of us with our signs. The second picture was when I ran across our Democratic U.S. congressman, Eric Sorenson. I plan to contact Governor Pritzker and convince him to fight back by eliminating Republican seats in Illinois. Thank you, Janice. And look at these wonderful, smiling faces. Look at the hands off my Medicaid.

[Dana Goldberg]

I love this Yep.

[Alison Gill]

Free balls for members of Congress. I love that. I've seen that.

[Dana Goldberg]

That's fantastic. Yep.

[Alison Gill]

I have seen that sign. You've made it around the Internet, my friend. He didn't win. He wasn't shot. He's on the list. Another great sign. Thank you so much.

[Dana Goldberg]

I love that one.

[Alison Gill]

It's a really good one. All right, everybody, thank you so much. Thanks for sending all this in. We really need it. We need to microdose hope. And if you've got like really big good news and we want to help us macro dose hope, that's fine too. Send it to us dailybeanspot.com and click on contact again. I'll be out tomorrow. Thanks for covering for me, Dana. Do you have any final thoughts before we get on?

[Dana Goldberg]

I do. Not looking forward to holding down the fort.

[Alison Gill]

All right, so everybody make sure you go subscribe to the Martin Sheen show podcast. And what was the other thing? Oh, if you want to become a patron and watch our new video pod, sign [e-mail] MelliseHeroTe those are the two things.

[Dana Goldberg]

Also, this is a great time to write in love letters about Alison because if you send them now, I'll have to read them on the air tomorrow. Okay, everyone, have a great night.

[Alison Gill]

I didn't hear any of that. I didn't hear any of it. And we'll see you tomorrow. Except I won't be here. Remember that, right?

[Dana Goldberg]

So it's going to be way less awkward if I'm doing all you accolades while you can't say shit.

[Alison Gill]

Fuck. All right, everybody. I'll be back in your ears though, on Friday. Dana will hold down the fort tomorrow. 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.

[Dana Goldberg]

I've been dg.

[Alison Gill]

And them's the beans. The Daily Beans is written and executive produced by Alison Gill with additional research and reporting by Dana Goldberg. Sound design and editing is by Desiree McFarlane with art and web design by Joelle Reader with Moxie Design Studios. Music for the Daily Beans is written and performed by they Might Be Giants and the show is a proud member of the MSW Media Network, a collection of creator owned podcasts dedicated to news, politics and justice. For more information Please visit msw media.com msw media.

[Martin Sheen]

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