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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 Today, four lawsuits were filed against DOGE within minutes of Donald’s inauguration; the German ambassador gives a stark warning of Trump’s plans to redefine the constitutional order; President Biden issues preemptive pardons and commutations on his way out the door; Trump has prepared a list of January 6th insurrectionists to pardon; NBC gets some day one immigration executive orders from a policy call; former planned parenthood president and activist Cecile Richards has died at age 67; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You Naked Wines Go to NakedWines.com/DAILYBEANS with the code AND password DAILYBEANS for six bottles of wine for $39.99. Thank You IQBAR IQBAR is offering our podcast listeners an exclusive deal: twenty percent off all IQBAR products, plus get FREE shipping. Just text “dailybeans” to 64000. Stories: First lawsuits against Trump admin target DOGE (Josh Gerstein, Kyle Cheney | POLITICO) Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows (Sabine Siebold and Friederike Heine | Reuters) Trump signs the first executive orders of his new administration (Dareh Gregorian, Julia Ainsley, Syedah Asghar and Carol E. Lee | NBC News) Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents(Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, John Hanna, Steve Karnowski | AP News) Good Trouble Write to the Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, and file a complaint regarding Trump’s recent remarks about Elon Musk saying “He knows those computers better than anybody. Those vote counting computers. And we won Pennsylvania like in a landslide. It was pretty good. Thank you to Elon.” - Submit a Complaint – PA Office of Attorney General Watch Duty Watch Duty Fire Public Safety Information (App) Cal Fire Incidents | CAL FIRE From The Good News National School Lunch Program | Food and Nutrition Service Indiana Department of Workforce Development 21st Century Scholars | Learn More Indiana Helping Responsible Homeowners | The White House 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.