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Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 Today, Republicans and Trump have shut down the government but construction on the Trump White House Ballroom will continue; federal employees are sent propaganda about Democrats being at fault for the shutdown; YouTube pays Trump a giant bribe; the Pentagon is planning widespread polygraphs and non-disclosure agreements; the White House has withdrawn the nomination of the Bureau of Labor Statistics as the jobs numbers for August are revised downward; New York is suing the Department of Homeland Security for defunding the police; as we predicted the Supreme Court is allowing Lisa Cook to remain in her job on the Federal Reserve Board with oral arguments set for January; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Stories U.S. companies shed 32,000 jobs in September in latest sign of labor market weakness | NBC News White House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data | CNN Politics YouTube to pay $22 million for White House ballroom to settle lawsuit from Trump | CBS News New York sues over DHS cutting counterterrorism funding to state | Spectrum News 1 Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to remain on Fed board for now | The Washington Post Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks | The Washington Post | The Washington Post Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown | WIRED Good Trouble Anonymous consumer: While there may not be any truly ethical consumption (except maybe The Beans, PBS, and the TMBG catalog) some spending is definitely more ethical. If you’re having trouble figuring out what to boycott or where to spend your money, try checking out the unionlabel.org website! You can find lists of where to buy and where not to buy! Don’t Buy | Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO Check with your local unions to see their buy/don’t buy lists, too. Good luck! ** Vote Yes 836 - Oklahoma **OCTOBER 18 - NoKings.org , Leave some notes around town to spread the word. **California needs your help | Proposition 50 Vote YES !! Yes On Prop 50 | Special Election Phone Banks - mobilize.us **Help ensure safety of public servants. Hold RFK Jr accountable by signing the letter: savehhs.org , @firedbutfighting.bsky.social on Bluesky ** SIGN THE STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY for the FEMA Katrina Declaration. ** How to Organize a Bearing Witness Standout **Fire Kilmeade - foxfeedback@foxnews.com , Submit a request – Fox News **Indiana teacher snitch portal - Eyes on Education ** Find Your Representative | house.gov , Contacting U.S. Senators From The Good News unionlabel.org Vote Yes 836 - Oklahoma GOOD TASTE Records How You Can Write or Call the White House Patrons Sponsoring Patrons - The Daily Beans (Mark your calendar for November 14th, 2025 - Chicago, Illinois - Dana) Our Donation Links National Security Counselors - Donate MSW Media, Blue Wave California Victory Fund | ActBlue WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Federal workers - email AG at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. Find Upcoming Actions 50501 Movement , No Kings.org , Indivisible.org Dr. Allison Gill - Substack , BlueSky , TikTok , IG , Twitter Dana Goldberg - BlueSky , Twitter , IG , facebook , danagoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media , Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod , The Breakdown | Substack 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.