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Thursday, February 6th, 2025 Today, Elon Musk's Children of the Corn are examining Medicare and Medicaid services; judge has blocked Trump's order to send trans women to men's prisons; red states will again be shooting themselves in the foot if Trump chooses to dismantle the Department of Education; Senators Warren and Whitehouse want some answers from the Office of Government Accountability; and Dana delivers your Good News. Thank You Helix Go to Helixsleep.com/dailybeans for 20% Off Sitewide plus 2 Free Dream Pillows with mattress purchase. Stories: Elon Musk's DOGE team examines Medicare and Medicaid Services - WSJ By Investing.com Judge blocks Trump’s order to send trans women to men’s prisons - Washington Post Senate Letter To GAO on Musk and Treasury - PDF | Senate.gov Trump-voting states have more to lose if Education Department dismantled - Axios Good Trouble: Defending our institutions from political meddling and commercial exploitation is the responsibility of every citizen. A professional civil service forms the backbone of effective governance. FedOath | You can help support and defend federal workers! | Patreon 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. From The Good News Ruby’s EDI journey: where we are and where we’re headed The Monstrous Regiment of Women 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! 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.