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Thursday, January 30th, 2025 Today, the White House has rescinded it’s illegal impoundment order for federal spending; the AFGE and NTEU have recommended against federal employees accepting the deferred resignation sent out to all federal employees until they can gather additional information; Elon Musk lackeys have taken over the office of personnel management; the administration has been hit with yet another lawsuit this time over Schedule F implementation; Democrats have flipped a deep red Iowa state senate seat; the USDA Inspector General that was investigating Musk has been physically escorted out of her office; Trump has signed an executive order creating a concentration camp on Guantanamo; US Senator Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You Helix Sleep Go to HelixSleep.com/dailybeans for 20% Off Sitewide plus 2 Free Dream Pillows with mattress purchase. Guest: Leigh McGowan The PoliticsGirl Podcast @politicsgirl.bsky.social - Bluesky PoliticsGirl (@IAmPoliticsGirl) - Twitter 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. The Breakdown - Allison Gill | Substack Stories: Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal spending, reversing course - Jeff Stein and Tony Romm | The Washington Post Exclusive: USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House - Rachael Levy | Reuters Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management | WIRED Trump Administration Hit With Another Lawsuit Over Schedule F Order - Matt Cohen | Democracy Docket Good Trouble Call Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell, and Bill Cassidy and tell them to vote NO NO NO on RFK Jr. Also, it might be a good idea to remind fetterman to vote no. Call all five of them, then please ask a friend to call all five of them. Contacting U.S. Senators States in the Senate 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 ZIMMER WINS Senate District-35 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.