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Thursday, August 14th, 2025 Today, it appears that Russia is responsible for the hack of the federal court system; the US deficit has increased to $291B despite Trump's tariff promises; immigration agents on Monday detained a disabled 15-year-old student at gunpoint outside a Los Angeles high school; the bench trial in the case brought by Gavin Newsom alleging the Trump administration has violated the Posse Comitatus Act has ended and Judge Breyer should issue a ruling soon; the president says he will ask Congress for a long term extension of the federal occupation of the District of Columbia; Gavin Newsom will give a press conference today at 1130 AM Pacific Time regarding redistricting; the Congressional Budget Office is out with a score on the Billionaire Bailout Bill and it’s just as we suspected; Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer called my reporting a rumor on twitter, and i have a response; and Allison and Dana read your Good News. Thank You, Daily Look For 50% off your first order, head to DailyLook.com and use code DAILYBEANS. Thank You, Fast Growing Trees Get 15% off your first purchase. FastGrowingTrees.com/dailybeans . Community Support Sign-up - UTLA Stories Live updates: Trump says he will request a 'long-term extension' of D.C. police takeover | NBC News Trump's tax law will mostly benefit the rich, while leaving poorer Americans with less, CBO says | NBC News US deficit grows to $291 billion in July despite tariff revenue surge | Reuters Agents detain student at gunpoint near school; safe zones to be expanded around LAUSD campuses | Los Angeles Times Community Support Sign-up - UTLA Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Foreign Aid, Appeals Court Rules | The New York Times Good Trouble Today’s good trouble comes from Isaiah Martin, candidate for congress in Texas' 18th district. “Texas Republicans have now set up a TIP LINE to rat out the Texas Democrats. So PLEASE, for the sake of the public, DO NOT FLOOD THIS NUMBER with tips on Bigfoot sightings, UFO sightings, or asking why Trump is on "the list" 1-866-786-5972 Texas House speaker creates 'tip line' to narc on missing Democrats - Raw Story From The Good News In this episode of Glad You Asked, Deputy Secretary Dr. Paul R. Lawrence is joined by DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar to discuss career... - VA Facebook Weatherly Heights Baptist Church 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.