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Friday, July 25th, 2025 Today, two days after signing a $1.5B deal with Paramount; South Park torches Trump and the network in the season 27 premiere; attorney for Epstein survivors Bradley Edwards tells Lawrence O'Donnell that the Epstein birthday book is with Epstein’s estate and can be easily subpoenaed; Columbia University bends the knee to the Trump administration; an appeals court finds that Donald’s birthright citizenship order is unconstitutional; the US quietly drafts a plan to end PEPFAR; the White House has denied Maryland's request for disaster assistance; Amy Sherald cancels her Smithsonian show citing censorship; Trump’s approval rating hits a new low; and Allison and Dana deliver the good news. Thank You, Pacagen For 15% off your order and a special gift, head to Pacagen.com/DAILYBEANS and use code DAILYBEANS. Guest: John Fugelsang Tell Me Everything - John Fugelsang , The John Fugelsang Podcast John Fugelsang - Substack @johnfugelsang.bsky.social - Bluesky , @JohnFugelsang -Twitter Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang - Pre-order Stories Khanna planning to subpoena Epstein estate for ‘birthday book’ | The Hill Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump | The New York Times U.S. Quietly Drafts Plan to End Program That Saved Millions From AIDS | The New York Times White House rejects Maryland's request for disaster assistance after flooding in May, Gov. Moore says | CBS Baltimore https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/arts/design/amy-sherald-smithsonian-censorship.html | New York Times Trump's birthright citizenship order is unconstitutional, appeals court says | CBS News Good Trouble Call your Reps in the House and tell them to subpoena the birthday book! Find Your Representative | house.gov From The Good News Indivisible Greater Vancouver Friends Across Borders Nova Scotia - Camp Tidnish APPEARANCES – DANA GOLDBERG 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.