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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 Today, former DoJ lawyer Erez Reuveni issues a bombshell whistleblower account of Emil Bove’s intentional defiance of court orders on the eve of his judicial confirmation hearing; US intelligence assessments indicate that Iran’s nuclear sites were not destroyed and they can be back up and running in a few months; Florida is paving over the Everglades to build its own concentration camp; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s termination of University of California research grants; the Senate parliamentarian nixes the public lands selloff in the Billionaire Bailout Bill; four tech execs are sworn in as lieutenant colonels in the Army; Senator Lisa Murkowski signals she may turn Independent and caucus with Democrats; House Dems choose youth over seniority in the House Oversight ranking member election; and Allison delivers your Good News. Thank You, DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/DAILYBEANS and use promo code DAILYBEANS at checkout. Thank You, Daily Look For 50% off your order, head to DailyLook.com and use code DAILYBEANS. Thank You, CBDistillery Use promo code DAILYBEANS at CBDistillery.com for 25% off your purchase. Specific product availability depends on individual state regulations. Check out Dana’s social media campaign highlighting LGBTQ+ heroes every day during Pride Month - Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy.bsky.social) Guest: Martha Barnette Friends with Words Adventures in Languageland - book by Martha Barnette MarthaBarnette.com A Way with Words Podcast @marthabarnette - BlueSky , Martha Barnette (@martha.barnette) - Instagram , MarthaBarnette - twitter Stories Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says | The New York Times Live updates: Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran amid accusations of ceasefire violations | NBC News What Big Tech's Band of Execs Will Do in the Army | WIRED Florida Builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades | The New York Times House Democrats Elect Robert Garcia for Top Oversight Post | The New York Times Judge blocks Trump’s termination of UC research grants | Courthouse News Service Murkowski suggests she could become an Independent in the right circumstance - Live Updates | POLITICO GOP budget bill could threaten public lands, conservation groups voice opposition | NBC Montana From The Good News uncomplicatedkitchen.org 'No Kings' Protests see thousands in San Antonio area speak out, joining national movement Gay Men's Chorus Of Washington, DC Potomac Fever (@potomac.fever) - Instagram ‘Get ready to sweat!’ The animal mega-marathon stampeding from the Congo to the Arctic | Stage | The Guardian Be Biscuit's Hero - AZ Humane Society Star 67 - The Daily Beans - Apple Podcasts 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.