Dana Goldberg (19:02)

Hey everybody, it's Allison Gill, host of the Daily Beans podcast.

Alison Gill (19:05)

You know me as Mueller, she wrote.

Dana Goldberg (19:07)

I was just handed a complete list.

Alison Gill (19:09)

Of every single country that has not.

Dana Goldberg (19:13)

Made a tariff deal with the Trump administration. The Trump administration has failed to make a tariff deal with the following United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru, Republic, Dominican, Cuba, Caribbean, Greenland, El Salvador, two Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras, Guyana and still Guatemala, Bolivia, then Argentina and Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, Bermuda, Bahamas, Tobago, San Juan, Paraguay, Uruguay, Serrano, Manfred, Guiana, Barbados and Guam There's Norway and Sweden and Iceland and Finland and Germany. Now in one piece, Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Turkey and Greece, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Albania, Ireland, Russia, Oman, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Cyprus, Iraq and Iran There's Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, both Yemen's, Kuwait and Bahrain the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and Portugal, France, England, Denmark and Spain There's India, Pakistan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan Kampuchea, Malaysia, then Bangladesh, Asia and China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Laos and Tibet, Indonesia, the Philippine Islands, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, New Guinea, Sumatra, New Zealand, then Borneo and Vietnam, Tunisia, Morocco, Uganda, Angola, Zimbabwe, Djibouti, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Swaziland, Gambia, Guinea, Algeria, Ghana, Burundi, Lesotho and Malawi Togo, the Spanish Sahara is gone Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Liberia Egypt, Benina, Gabon, Tanzania, Somalia, Kenya and Mali Sierra Leone and Algiers Dahomey, Namibia, Senegal, Libya, Cameroon, Congo, Zaire, Ethiopia, Guinea, Bissau, Madagascar, Rwanda, Mohor and Cayman, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Yugoslavia, Crete, Mauritania, then Transylvania, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Malta and Palestine, Fiji, Australia, Sudan, Sudan and there you go. There's all the countries who Trump has.

Alison Gill (20:52)

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Jessica Craven (24:14)

Hey, how's it going? Great to see you, Allison.

Alison Gill (24:17)

It is really good to see the both of you. And by the way, thanks for having me on the Practivist Pod last week. Was that last week? I can't. Where was it two years ago?

Jessica Craven (24:26)

It was. It's still sitting there for someone to find and listen to your episode until ours comes out on Thursday. So, yeah, it was great episode. Thanks for being there.

Alison Gill (24:36)

So it was awesome. Thank you. I always enjoy talking to you. So, first of all, let's talk about the Practivist Pod. What, what made you start it, what it's about, and then we'll segue into this new initiative that we're all working on together.

Steve Pearson (24:49)

Steve, you tell. Because you. This is really Steve's brainchild, the Practivist. It's really his baby.

Jessica Craven (24:55)

All right. I was.

Steve Pearson (24:56)

Well, now it's our baby. We had a baby together. But you started the baby.

Jessica Craven (24:59)

We did have a baby together. Don't tell, you know, don't tell our spouses. But yeah. So your listeners may know me from the Howie Win podcast. Our friend how has now officially retired and, you know, after doing that show for five years and really, you know, getting our asses handed to us in this recent election, it wasn't the right tone. And, and I wanted to think about this in a different way, about not just living and dying over each election cycle, over each win or loss, but how we sustain this movement and how we sustain our work as activists. And Jessica had been a co host on How We Win for a while and is a great friend of mine from the LA area, and she does amazing work with her Chopwood Carry Water newsletter, which I'll let her speak to. But it was just a really great chance to collaborate with her and give folks something meaningful to do every week and build resilience in this movement too, because it's a marathon, it's not a sprint, as you said, it's a made up word, but it's the practice of activism made practical. So it's kind of a riff on practical activism, but also on the practice of that, making it part of your daily life. Because that's our work as citizens. It's certainly our work in defending democracy and the struggle to build a better future. You know, it's our life's work. So.

Alison Gill (26:33)

Yeah, yeah. And I think it's so, like, if you're looking for like our Good Trouble segment as an entire show, that's what the practivist POD is. And Jessica, talk a little bit about your work and Chop would carry water so.

Steve Pearson (26:48)

Well, I've been doing this newsletter since Trump was elected the first time. You know, I was one of the people who sort of got real activated by that. But I do a newsletter that gives people like five to seven minutes worth of easy actions to take because I find that for a lot of people, they want to do something, but they do not have the time to figure out what that thing is. They don't want to spend, you know, eight hours a day reading, which for some reason I don't mind, I like to do, you know, so they, they just want to be fed a couple of things. And I find that if you do give people easy actions to take, they'll take them. So that's what I'm more of like a curator or a bundler. Like, I just put together a little package of activism every day that people can do. And it also, it's so, it's effective and it also sort of lifts people's spirits a little bit, I've found.

Alison Gill (27:36)

Yeah, it really does.

Steve Pearson (27:37)

It does. It makes all the difference because things.

Alison Gill (27:40)

Can get done right. Like our, our listeners helped effectively shut down the DHS tip line. We helped shut down the anti Christian reporting at the VA by flooding that inbox with 54,000 fake reports that they had to manually go. So we love those practical things. And that's why I love, I absolutely love the name Chop Wood Carry Water. Because right after the election I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what the way forward was. I wasn't planning to lose. And so we, I wasn't planning that we would lose. And so all I did was like, well, let me just get up and read the news and just keep doing that. And the path will reveal itself at some point. And, and it has, and it is, and it will continue to do that. But talk a little bit about the importance of not just maintaining our grassroots activism and our community organizing, but building on it. Right. That's also incredibly important as we go into 2026.

Steve Pearson (28:38)

Yeah, well, I think this minute, particularly more than ever before, when we're seeing all of these red lines crossed, it's real important to, you know, I think Americans either go, well, what can I do? Or they just start sinking into despair and disconnecting. And I think it's really important that we sort of reach out a hand to people who are very aware that things are bad, but absolutely unclear how they can be part of the solution and just sort of reach out a hand and say, hey, come with me to this Tesla takedown, or come with me to this town hall or whatever. Because our movement does need to grow beyond even the sort of Trump, you know, 1.0 coalition to, like, a much bigger coalition if we're going to shut this, you know, fascism down, and I believe we will. But it does require a certain, you know what they say, 3.5% of the population. But we need more people. We need a bigger. A bigger boat, as they say on Jaws, you know, we need more boat, for sure.

Alison Gill (29:35)

Steve, you and I, I know in. In 2020 and 2020, 2020 especially, and then again in 2022, had put together kind of a. It was. I don't know what you would call it. It was fundraising. Because all of this stuff, by the way, community organizing costs money. It's great to go to a Tesla takedown rally, but in order, you have to be able to get people's emails and get people's information and invite them to the next one. So it gets bigger and bigger and bigger as we get to 2026 and canvas and knock doors and text bank and phone bank and do postcards. And so we put together, Steve, you and I, and with the help of Swing Left, a fund where we were able to raise, I think, a quarter of a million dollars to live shows and everything in 2022. And to our credit, yes, we lost the House, but it wasn't a red wave that everyone was predicting.

Jessica Craven (30:25)

That's right.

Alison Gill (30:26)

And we kind of knew that we probably weren't going to do well in the Senate because the map was so horrible. But it was because of that kind of practical and practice and activism that we were, I think, able to really just completely stymie their dreams of getting 40 seats in the House like we did in 2018, which I hope we do again in 2026. And to that end, Tell us about this project, the Blue Wave California project, and that's what we're teaming up on this year.

Jessica Craven (30:52)

Yeah, I'm excited. And you combine the two fundraisers that we did for the midterms, and then last cycle, also, we raised close to half a million dollars. And, you know, really, that is because of your listeners and everyone who chipped in. This is all grassroots donations that went directly to the candidates. And so we're doing that again. And I'm so grateful to you for partnering with me on it. I now have a new job running Blue Wave California, and we have our victory fund, which features the magnificent seven districts that we need to flip the House right here in California. And that's four districts that we just won in the last election that we need to hold on to, and three flippable districts that we need to flip. And as you know, as your listeners know, if they don't, you know, it's only three seats that we need.

Alison Gill (31:48)

Three to win. We had swing left on to talk about three to win. And, you know, as you and I have said a million times, successful resistance is focused resistance. We have three flippable seats here in California, and that's where we are focusing our energy. Right. To flip the House.

Jessica Craven (32:05)

But I'll say importantly, too, and what's great about this, you know, bundled fund, like we did last time, is it includes these freshmen incumbents who just won and they didn't win by much. Like, Adam Gray is still in an R +1 seat. He won by 187 votes. So it's going to take a lot of work to keep him in that seat. And, you know, just because of how we are as humans, we like a flip. Like, we like to go on offense. And we got a hold, too. Yeah, we don't. Yeah, exactly. We don't always get excited about just holding on and playing defense, but we have to do both. So that's why this fund is great. And California, I know you have listeners all over the place. California is playing an outsized role in this election. We have the most opportunities to make an impact on the midterms. And also importantly, I'll say California gets treated like an ATM a lot of the time because we are a blue state and people come to us for money, but they don't invest in our state the way that we really need to in this election. So I'm thrilled to get this fund out there and. And all of this money is going directly to these candidates.

Alison Gill (33:10)

Yeah. Talk a little bit about that, Jessica, about how it Sort of works.

Steve Pearson (33:13)

Well, I was just going to add. I'll just add to that first. The funny thing is, too, is that people, even in California, you know, I know lots and lots of people who want to give money. Where should I give money? Tell me which races to donate to, and then they start donating to races all over the country. But when you ask them to give to the district right next door, they're like, oh, I don't know. It's just, that's like, I don't know what it is, but it's, it's very, very important that we invest in our own backyard. So I'll let Steve talk more to the details of, you know, how this money will get used. But I just want to encourage people. It's not always. Doesn't feel like the sexiest thing to give to, like a, you know, holding a seat in California, but, man, it's like the seat, a seat is a seat. And it's very sexy to flip the House and hold seats that we already have. So, so sexy.

Alison Gill (33:59)

And we have to kind of remember, you know, every single seat in the House is up for reelection every two years. Yes, every single seat. So, you know, and that's the great thing, Steve, about these funds that you and I partner on. They kind of take the guesswork out of where the money is best spent and how much bang you get for each dollar that you're able to donate. Right.

Jessica Craven (34:22)

That's exactly right. I know for all of us talking right now, we have people coming to us constantly, like, where should I donate? You know, just, just said it, you know, where, where can I make the biggest impact? So being able to bundle these races together is like, here you go. Here's one place where you can make a huge impact. And I will speak to the districts that we want to flip because there's three of them, and we're not getting involved in the primary, which is an important note on this. We have district funds for those three races, and we'll hold the money in escrow and then give it to whoever makes it through the primary. This is really important because as we know, primaries can be very expensive and you have multiple candidates, multiple Democrats who are beaten up on each other, spending a lot of money, and then they're heading into the general election against incumbents, Republican incumbents with massive war chests, and the oligarchs funding their campaigns from the very beginning. So being able to have this, this check to hand to them right when they're getting started in the general will have a huge Impact on those races as well.

Alison Gill (35:25)

Yeah, I agree. And you know, DNC also is staying out of primaries, which I think is a good idea. Like, let the people choose the candidate. Right. Like, don't influence that. The voters choose their candidates. And then once we have those candidates, bam, we send them this check. And I think that that's the best way to go, honestly, because, you know, I've. In 2020, I was a Warren Democrat.

Jessica Craven (35:53)

Me too. Warren. Elizabeth Warren retweeted my or re. Skeeted my blue sky skeet a couple days ago. I was very excited. Sorry to digress.

Alison Gill (36:03)

She was fun. She was fun to meet. And whenever I talk to her, we talk about really wonky policy stuff, like how she got it so that anyone who got student debt forgiveness, we didn't have to pay taxes on that loan forgiveness. And that's a little, little known thing that she, she got done. Otherwise, anyone who had that student loan forgiveness would actually have to pay taxes on that, on that debt forgiveness that she, she, she made that happen. Just these little things that go on behind the scenes. She was my candidate in 2020. She didn't win the primary then, hey, all right, I'm all in for Uncle Joe. And we, you know, we raised half a million dollars for him and, and Kamala Harris. Then, you know, same thing. In 2016, I ran to be a Bernie delegate. I didn't win, but, you know, once we had our candidate, I was all in for the candidate. And that's where this money is focused and best spent when we're trying to flip the House. And like you said, those three districts, just really briefly, where are they? Who are they? Who are we supporting?

Jessica Craven (36:57)

California, 22nd, 40th and 41st. So that's David Valadao, Young Kim and Ken Calvert. And, you know, all of those races are within a couple of points. They're like R +1, R +2 districts. And, you know, we've been knocking on the door of these races and getting closer and closer every cycle. And if you look at the prevailing winds we have right now, and I, and I really do feel like we can sustain it coming off of the win we had in Wisconsin, the swing we even had in those Florida special elections, you know, it gives me a lot of hope. So again, it's so important to start early. That's, that's the biggest point. You know, people like thinking, November 2026, why are we talking about this now? Elon Musk put $26 million into a Wisconsin Supreme Court race, and the oligarchs are pouring so much money, we're already getting outspent by these Republicans. But we have the power of the people, and grassroots organizing and fundraising can really make up a lot, so.

Alison Gill (38:00)

Well, that's the problem, right, Jessica, is when you're trying to battle Olig, They. They. They're the ones with all the money, right?

Steve Pearson (38:06)

Yeah, they are. They are the ones with all the money. And it's really discouraging. But I also, you know, as anyone who has followed me for any period of time knows, I often say the many are more powerful than the money. And we've seen that play out over and over again. Wisconsin in 2023, we had. I mean, they continually pour, you know, view line, bro, whoever, like, you know, they pour their millions of dollars in. And I'm not saying it's not powerful. It's very powerful. And we do need to counteract it on the other side, but we absolutely can. We can raise competitive amounts of money, and we will from the grassroots, because people like the people listening to this podcast. I know. I have faith that they will give and then they will follow that up with also volunteering and being passionate about helping with these races. And that's why we win, because we bring money from the grassroots and we bring energy, and they can't really match our energy on the other side because all they have are oligarchs and, you know.

Jessica Craven (38:58)

Yeah.

Alison Gill (38:58)

And they have to pay people to go out and knock doors. Right.

Jessica Craven (39:02)

We get the people power.

Alison Gill (39:04)

Yeah, we do. And there's no better feeling than defeating a super rich person with your people power. It's just the best feeling. And it's super awful when it goes the other way. But when we won Wisconsin, after facing down all of that money that was poured into that race, which is couch change for Elon Musk, but to us, that's like, more than the three of us would ever make if we lived for another 500 years. So.

Jessica Craven (39:32)

And that was a close race. Not to interrupt you, but that was a very close race for Biden, and we won that by 10 points. So we didn't just squeak by facing that fundraising deficit. We won by. By a lot. By 10 points. So you know that.

Alison Gill (39:46)

Oh, right, you're saying it was closer to Biden, but for the. For the judgeship, we won. We won by 10 points.

Jessica Craven (39:52)

Right, sorry. Yes.

Alison Gill (39:53)

The.

Jessica Craven (39:53)

The presidential was very tight, and. And even though we were facing that fund deficit of mammoth proportions, we still won by 10 points.

Alison Gill (40:02)

So we smashed it.

Jessica Craven (40:03)

Good job, us.

Alison Gill (40:04)

Yeah. And we talked about, you know, you mentioned Florida, we made like 22 point, 15 point swings in extremely ruby red districts.

Steve Pearson (40:11)

Yep.

Alison Gill (40:12)

And when you make a 15 or 22 point swing, it really makes these one or two point districts in California seem that much more achievable. And so what we've done, like we've done every election cycle for in recent memory is we've teamed up, right. And we've created a special link just for MSW media listeners and the Leguminati so that we can specifically track how. Yeah, the Leguminati, that's what the listeners have decided to call themselves, which I love. There's logos and everything. It's fantastic. Wow. It's like a pyramid with a bean in it that has rays coming out. It's fantastic. But you know, we were able to clock that we raised half a million in 2020. We raised close to 250,000 in 2022. And now we're going to be able to see what the, what the MSW listeners can do going into 2026 and specifically with this, you know, the California Fund. So talk a little bit about where people can to do this because we're releasing this today. We're kicking it off today, right?

Jessica Craven (41:23)

Yep, we're kicking it off today. Msw.bluewavecalifornia.org is the link and I'm sure it'll be in the show notes and we'll post it all over social. And you know, we're, you know, stay tuned because we have some live shows that we're going to cook up too. We're going to have some fun and get out there and you know, it's really just an excuse to get up on stage and act dumb together. But if we can raise some money, that's also a bonus.

Alison Gill (41:51)

Yeah, it really is. And maybe we can get print out QR code cards for everyone who's having empty chair town halls to hand out and other practical things that people can do in order to get this fund out to the people.

Jessica Craven (42:09)

Yeah, I'll speak to that too.

Alison Gill (42:11)

Because it's not just what the listeners can do, but if the listeners can get 10 people that they know to donate, and they can all get 10 people that they know to donate a buck, 2, 4 bucks, 10 bucks, whatever, to this victory fund, we should have zero problem flipping the house.

Jessica Craven (42:28)

That's right. And, and so we are also are launching blue wave house parties all over California. And you can do them anywhere, you know, because you know that as, as we said, California happens to be in the position of having an oversized influence on who takes the house in the midterms. So but go to bluewavecalifornia.org and sign up right there. Just send us an email right. There's a link on the site and we can get you set up to do a little house party or and we'll do some online stuff too so everyone can get involved. But really appreciate your and don't listen to James Carville.

Alison Gill (43:04)

He kind of took a shit all over the huge blue tsunami that we did back in 2018 because California takes so long to count its votes. But we had an extreme win for the house in California in 2018 and, and work, I hope. I think we're going to be able to see it again with you with Yalls help here in 2026. You know, remember that Jessica, where car was like, well where's this Blue Wave everybody's talking about? We're like, it's coming. We're counting our votes. We're California.

Steve Pearson (43:34)

We take a long time here in California. I think they're actually trying to move some legislation to, to fix that a little bit. It's a little too slow. But I try not to listen to much of anything James Carville says. Sorry if that's not, if that's not a popular opinion, but that's just me. But yeah, no, we, we will bring the goods. We did in 2018. It was amazing. That was what got us Katie Porter and so many other great lawmakers, although we then lost her. But, you know, yeah, that was a good year. And this is going to be a good, a good, a good election for us too. I feel it.

Alison Gill (44:03)

Well, Jessica, thank you, Steve. Thank you. One last time. Steve, first of all, tell everyone where they can find and follow you all. Where they can find and follow the practivist pod and where they get cracking on our, on our Blue Wave California fund.

Jessica Craven (44:16)

Oh my gosh, lots of links. Practivispod.com is where you can find the show. And then Jess and I's link trees are on there too. Chop wood, carry water on substack is Jess's substack. And again BlueWaveCalifornia.org is where you can find Blue Wave.

Alison Gill (44:36)

And Your specifically is msw.bluewavecalifornia.org right?

Steve Pearson (44:41)

That's right.

Jessica Craven (44:42)

Yes. That's our, that's our collab. That's our special link for all of your Illuminati listeners.

Alison Gill (44:49)

Leguminati don't just donate like a regular person, donate like a Leguminati.

Jessica Craven (44:55)

I said it wrong.

Alison Gill (44:56)

Msw.bluewavecalifornia.org I stepped all over that.

Jessica Craven (45:00)

You can't edit it. It's out there for perpetuity. Now.

Alison Gill (45:05)

Let everybody check out the Practivous pod. If you want an entire podcast dedicated to good trouble that you can get into easily, it's. It's the best place to go. Thank you both so much for being here. I appreciate you.

Steve Pearson (45:16)

Thanks, Allison.

Jessica Craven (45:17)

Thanks, buddy.

Alison Gill (45:18)

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If you wanted to send any bird watching photos, which can include an actual bird, or you and your family and friends flipping the bird to Trump and Musk Properties. We love that too. And if you don't have any of those animal photos, you can send baby photos. We also love those. So send it all to us again. Dailybeanspod.com click on Contact. This is from Cactus Jim. No pronouns given. Pissed off Arizona mothers have launched a recall against four state representatives. Matt Gress of LD4, that's Legislative District 4, David Livingston of LD28, Steve Montenegro of LD29 and Michael Carbone of LD25. Arizona has a program of training and paying parents as caregivers of severely disabled children. Originally it was federally funded by Biden due to Covid. But federal funding is running out. It saves money and in practice, there are no providers available to provide that level of care. Republicans wanted to severely curtail this program, limiting paid hours to 20 per week. This fight has been going on since January and they've dug in their heels. They finally made the deal this week after Governor Hobbs said she would not sign any bills of any kind unless they passed it. And the frustrated and disgusted mothers had formed a PAC and filed recall petitions against four of the worst of them. The recall is going forward. It will be very hard to get the thousands of signatures necessary by August, but we're putting them on notice. You are our representatives, not our rulers. Pictured is organizer and pissed off mommy Maria Ortega with Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. You will likely see Maria on the ballot next year. Yeah, Rule one of politics don't piss off mommies. I love this photo. I love Adrian Fontes. We've had him on the beans before. He is fantastic. Cactus Jim. Thanks for this everybody in Arizona. Get out there and try to work with the Democrats to get these signatures for this recall. Next up from Anonymous. I want to give a shout out to my amazing workplace as a Buddhist. I work at a United Methodist church in the Western United States that truly lives by the spirit of open minds, open hearts, open doors. This church is a home not just to its own congregation, but to a Buddhist community, a Jewish community, and a Muslim prayer group. It also serves as a private but deeply welcoming community center, hosting groups like Narcotics Anonymous, Parkinson's exercise classes, a grief support group, a mom's group, an interfaith discussion discussion group, a community group Standing against discrimination, and many, many more. Here, everyone respects and supports one another, even attending shared services and celebrations from time to time. It's a place where real connection thrives and to me, it embodies how spiritual communities should interact. Despite looking, I haven't found many other examples like it. It's a true joy to work there, helping coordinate the use of this sacred space intentionally designed for community sharing. It is a privilege and a joy to witness it in action. My pod pet tariff is a picture of my rescue dog Hank. Great name. He was a lover with such joy for life. We lost him a few years back, but he never wasted a day. Hank is fantastic. Okay, guess his breed. Oh my gosh, looks like a cattle dog, but I don't know, maybe a little pity. It's a beautiful pupper. Let's see Anonymous, what do we have here? DNA showed Australian cattle dog Woohoo and Chinese Crested. Okay, I Don't see any Chinese Crested in there, but fantastic. Beautiful. I love this dog. Thank you so much. I'm interested to know how a Chinese Crested got romantically involved with an Australian cattle dog. But here we are. And anyway, next up from Anonymous. Pronouns they and them. Bird watching this weekend at the local Tesla takedown. I'm Anonymous for fear of retaliation. Although someone retaliating against me for Honk if you hate Nazis. Needs to reassess their priorities like the administration. Great sign. Great flipping the bird to the Tesla dealership. Honk if you hate Nazis sign. Wonderful. Thank you, Anonymous. Next up, Wayne S. Non toxic mail. Yay. First time listener here. Heard y'all on TME with John. Oh, that's Tell Me everything with John Fugal saying, loved your show. Looking forward to future episodes. My tariff tax shall henceforth be paid with contributions from Lily Bean, my road dog, as I am an over the road driver. I love this, Wayne. I love your dog. This dog is beautiful. I'm assuming a Roddy did you say? I don't know. But she's gorgeous anyway, so thank you for that and welcome, welcome. We're glad to have you here. Next up, cat pronoun, she and her. We finally tracked Darrell Issa down in Santee. That's California. When I asked him when he was going to hold a town hall, he replied never. When I asked him why, he said, because you're Democrats. He couldn't care less that we're his constituents. Kat, I'm sorry he treated you that way. What a piece of shit. I really hope there's enough to just get him out of Congress for good. Next up, Frankie in Australia. Hi, AG and dg. A good news story to warm our hearts about a little dachshund named Valerie who's been found after 529 days on the run, living wild on a South Australian island. Oh, if only she could talk. Everybody, we're going to have a link to this story. It's called worked perfectly how wildlife team finally caught Valerie the dachshund after 529 days on the lamb. That brings me hope because my Bruce Willis, my cat's been missing for over a little over two years now. So thank you for this, Frankie. Next up, Carrie, bird watching photo. Oh, I love the smiles here. Hi, Beautiful beans, Queens. Here's a photo of my son and me giving the triple bird to the stupid Tesla cybertruck we always see whenever we go out to coffee together. First of all, it's so great that you all go out to coffee together. I Truly do not understand why someone would spend 100 grand on something this hideous. Thank you for all you do to brighten our days in this authoritarian nightmare we find ourselves trying to survive. We will. We will survive this. Carrie, thank you so much for this photo. Look it. Yeah, I love it. I love it. And Kate, I love. I just. I still can't get over that you go and you have coffee with them. So great. Carrie, thanks for that submission. Next up, from Peggy. She her a shout out to sunflower seed initiative for offering free sunflower seeds to plant in your garden. My tax is one of my favorite trees, a shore pine that flips the bird every spring. I'm really enjoying seeing it flip off the Trump musk properties this year. Yeah, okay. I've seen these trees. They do look like they're flipping you off a million times. This is fantastic. Thank you so much for this, Peggy. Then finally, we have a submission from Eva. Pronouns she and her. Thank you for your daily Swears news show. I appreciate getting the highlights of the lowlifes that are everything up for everyone everywhere. And I really appreciate hearing all the good news, too. I just wanted to share this sign at the April 19th protest in Chico, Chico, California. Please accept this photo as my tariff. The sign says I should be at home smoking weed and cleaning my house, but these goddamn Nazis are ruining my weekend. Nazis. That's a great sign. Thank you, Eva, and thanks to everybody for sending in your good news. Please send in your good news to us dailybeanspod.com click on contact if you're new. If you're a new listener to beans means let us know how it's going. Send in your good news. Just tell us, hey, I'm a new listener. 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