About this episode
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 Today, Elon Musk is seeking access to personal taxpayer data raising alarms at the Internal Revenue Service; The Washington Post has blocked a two page ad calling for the removal of Elon Musk; January 6th rioters are arguing in court that their pardons apply to unrelated charges; Trump has fired hundreds of FAA employees despite four deadly crashes in four weeks; the Washington state judge who imposed a temporary restraining order last week on Trump’s executive order blocking gender affirming care for minors has now imposed an injunction on him; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Stories: Here's the ad the Washington Post wouldn't run - Common Cause DOGE-affiliated employee expected to seek access to IRS system with sensitive taxpayer information - Garrett Haake and Megan Lebowitz | NBC News Trump administration firing hundreds of FAA employees despite four deadly crashes in four weeks - Edward Helmore | The Guardian Jan. 6 Rioters Argue Pardons Apply to Charges Including Murder Plot, Child Porn - Scott CalvertFollow , Tawnell D. HobbsFollow, C. Ryan BarberFollow | WSJ Judge Hits Donald Trump With Legal Setback: 'Unconstitutional' - Sean O'Driscoll | Newsweek Good Trouble: The FCC is accepting comments from the public regarding their case against 60 minutes on CBS. Let them know how you feel. COMPLAINT INVOLVING CBS BROADCASTING INC., LICENSEE OF WCBS, NEW YORK, NY - PDF Comments - FCC.gov FCC Seeks Comment on WCBS News Distortion Complaint | Federal Communications Commission FCC case against CBS for ‘news distortion’ may go far beyond precedent, scholars say | Reuters Federal workers - feel free to email me at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. Check out muellershewrote.com for my interview with a systems security expert about the massive breach at opm.gov caused by Elon Musk From The Good News Flow (2024 film) | Wikipedia ComfortHouseNV.org Bureau of Consular Affairs Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.