About this episode
Friday, January 24th, 2025 Today, the Trump Administration is running up against the bureaucracy they’re trying to dismantle; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship nonsense; Virginia Dems advance reproductive, voting and marriage rights amendments; more than 50 Reddit communities are banning links to Musk’s Twitter; inauguration ratings were in the toilet this year; DHS has suspended all its advisory committees as the national health institute pulls all funding for medical research; an aide to Speaker Johnson advises him against subpoenaing Cassidy Hutchinson for fear it will expose sexually explicit text messages sent to her by congressmen; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You DeleteMe To get 20% off of your DeletMe plan, go to joindeleteme.com/DAILYBEANS, and enter code DAILYBEANS at checkout. Thank You IQBAR IQBAR is offering our podcast listeners an exclusive deal: twenty percent off all IQBAR products, plus get FREE shipping. Just text “dailybeans” to 64000. Guest: John Fugelsang Tell Me Everything — John Fugelsang The John Fugelsang Podcast SiriusXM Progress Stories: More than 50 Reddit communities ban X links to protest Musk (Kat Tenbarge | NBC News) Virginia Dems Advance Reproductive, Voting and Marriage Rights Amendments (Chris Walker | Truthout) TV viewing figures fall for Trump’s inauguration | Donald Trump (Alexi Duggins | The Guardian) Aide to House Speaker Johnson advised against subpoena of Jan. 6 witness over concerns about ‘sexual texts’ from lawmakers - Jacqueline Alemany, The Washington Post - Anchorage Daily News DHS terminates all its advisory committees, ending its investigation into the Chinese-linked telecom hack (Nicole Sganga | CBS News) Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship(Tierney Sneed | CNN Politics) Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring (MEREDITH WADMAN, JOCELYN KAISER | Science | AAAS Good Trouble Today’s good trouble comes from an op ed in teen vogue that explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ICE Watch Programs Can Protect Immigrants in Your Neighborhood — Here’s What to Know | Teen Vogue Watch Duty Watch Duty Fire Public Safety Information (App) Cal Fire Incidents | CAL FIRE From The Good News What Do We Mean By Sex and Gender? (Yale School Of Medicine) 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.