About this episode
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 Today, another line prosecutor has resigned from the DoJ in protest to being asked to open a grand jury investigation into an Inflation Reduction Act contract; nearly 1000 career prosecutors including Jack Smith sign a letter in admiration of the prosecutors that have acted courageously in the face of the Trump regime; Judge Reyes holds a hearing on transgender people in the military; New York Governor Kathy Hochul met with members of City Hall to discuss the removal of Mayor Eric Adams; a top social security officer has resigned over a clash with Musk’s access to private data; Trump’s regime petitions the Supreme Court to allow the firing of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger; a quarter of US shoppers have dumped their favorite stores over DEI policy; after MAGA censorship - Santa Rosa students write their own play and take the gold; the Trump regime is making it more dangerous for women in the workplace; the DHS is preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders this week who are seen as disloyal to Donald Trump; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You Helix Sleep 27% Off Sitewide + 2 Free Dream Pillows + a Free Bedding Bundle with any Luxe or Elite Mattress Order when you go to HelixSleep.com/dailybeans . Stories: Hochul Meeting on Eric Adams’s Future Plunges Him Deeper Into Crisis | The New York Times Judge won't block Musk and DOGE from accessing data, making cuts at 7 federal agencies - Melissa Quinn | CBS News A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political stances - Lauren Aratani | The Guardian Department of Homeland Security preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders this week - Julia Ainsley | NBC News Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data - Lisa Rein| The Washington Post After Censorship, Santa Rosa Students Write Their Own Play — and Take the Gold - Gabe Meline | KQED Good Trouble: Call/Contact Governor Kathy Hochul and encourage her to remove Eric Adams. 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. Check out muellershewrote.com for my interview with a systems security expert about the massive breach at opm.gov caused by Elon Musk Have some good news; a confession; or a correction to share? Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beans https://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ From The Good News Contra dance - Wikipedia Immigration rules: Sheriffs across North Carolina working to implement new ICE cooperation law - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham 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.