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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 Today, Donald Trump is demanding a $230M payout from his own Justice Department to compensate him for his legal troubles; Trump’s Office of Special Counsel nominee to replace the improperly fired Hampton Dellinger calls himself a Nazi; the Treasury tells employees to please not share images of Trump demolishing the White House; Pro Tempore Speaker of the House runs away when Raskin calls for unanimous consent to swear in Adelita Grijalva; a pardoned January 6th insurrectionist has been arrested for making death threats against Hakeem Jeffries; more than a third of people that applied for ICE have failed the fitness test; banned books are being returned to military libraries; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to www.joindeleteme.com/DAILYBEANS and use promo code DAILYBEANS at checkout. Thank You, WildGrain Get $30 off your first box + free Croissants in every box. Go to Wildgrain.com/DAILYBEANS to start your subscription. Guest: Joyce Vance Giving Up Is Unforgivable by Joyce Vance - Penguin Random House Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance | Substack #SistersInLaw - Podcast - Apple Podcasts , The Insider Podcast - CAFE @joycewhitevance.bsky.social on Bluesky Joyce Vance & Allison Gill. Giving Up Is Unforgivable! Dana Goldberg Outrageous Tour Fri - Nov 14, 2025 - 7:00pm CDT Chicago Stories Via Electronic Mail October 21, 2025 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Committee on Judiciary United States Senate Washington | Letter Text Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested over threat to kill Rep. Hakeem Jeffries | The Washington Post Trump's nominee to lead a watchdog agency hits trouble over MLK and 'Nazi streak' text messages | The Washington Post Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases | The New York Times Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction | WSJ ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits | The Atlantic Books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases | NPR Good Trouble “The North Carolina General Assembly is contemplating the Orange Menace's call for gerrymandering. The public comment period is now open, so I hope my fellow Tar Heel Leguminate will make their voices heard about this utter trash idea.” - David he/him Request For Comments - North Carolina General Assembly ➡️ Sign up to phone bank in Virginia. **California! YOU have your prop 50 ballots. Fill them out and return them ASAP. ** Yes On Prop 50 | CA Special Election Phone Banks - mobilize.us , Sign up to call voters in California **October 20 Deadline - Petition of America First Legal Foundation for Rulemaking ** Vote Yes 836 - Oklahoma ** How to Organize a Bearing Witness Standout **Fire Kilmeade - foxfeedback@foxnews.com , Requests - Fox News **Indiana teacher snitch portal - Eyes on Education ** Find Your Representative | house.gov , Contacting U.S. Senators From The Good News Request For Comments - North Carolina General Assembly "No Kings" protest draws thousands to Minneapolis, similar protests held across Minnesota 'No Kings' protests planned across south-central Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania communities host round 2 of ‘No Kings’ rallies protesting Trump administration – WPXI Our Donation Links National Security Counselors - Donate , MSW Media, Blue Wave CA Victory Fund | ActBlue , WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Federal workers - email AG at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. Find Upcoming Actions 50501 Movement , No Kings.org , Indivisible.org Dr. Allison Gill - Substack , BlueSky , TikTok , IG , Twitter Dana Goldberg - The 2025 Out100 , BlueSky , Twitter , IG , facebook , danagoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media , Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod , The Breakdown | Substack Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote 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.