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    Kennedy Center It Is (feat. John Fugelsang)

    05/06/2026 | 52 mins.
    Friday, June 5th, 2026

    Today, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says she’ll be seeking new indictments in the 2020 election interference case against Trump's allies; John Bolton is set to plead guilty to illegal retention of national security information; Trump says he’ll nominate Todd Blanche to be the next Attorney General; an internal memo instructs staff to remove Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center by June 12th; Republicans in the Senate refused to block Trump’s $1.8B Slush Fund and tax immunity; Stars and Stripes is suing the Trump administration for censorship; ballroom donors won over 50 billion dollars in government contracts; a California city overwhelmingly voted to permanently ban datacenters; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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    Guest: John Fugelsang
    Tell Me Everything|John Fugelsang, The John Fugelsang Podcast, John Fugelsang|Substack, @johnfugelsang|Bluesky, @JohnFugelsang|Twitter
    Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang

     

    The Latest Breakdown:
    Trump's $1.8B Scheme Faces Imminent Collapse | The Breakdown

    Stories
    Trump says he plans to nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general | The Washington Post

    Arizona AG to seek new indictment in Trump 2020 election case | POLITICO

    Exclusive: John Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling of sensitive national security information | CNN Politics

    Senate GOP defeats initial attempts to kill DOJ payout fund | POLITICO

    Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group finds | Washington Post

    Pentagon is censoring military newspaper Stars and Stripes, lawsuit alleges | The Washington Post

    In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters | The Guardian

    Kennedy Center memo directs staffers to remove Trump’s name from the arts center | POLITICO

    Good Trouble 
    Buddy Dyer - City of Orlando

    Mayor's Office Contacts - City of Orlando

    →Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance -  Open For Comments

    →The Forest Service is accepting public comments until June 7th

    →Form WTAF-8647

    →Recall Gov. Jeff Landry - Louisianadeservesbetter.com

    →STOP the deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi - Action Network

    →SusanRogan - how-to-help-win-the-midterms

    →detentionwatchnetwork.org

    →FieldTeam6.org

    →Standwithminnesota.com

    →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible, Defund ICE | 5Calls

    →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU

    →ICE List  →iceout.org

    Good News
    actonforgovernor.com

    Carpetbagger Zach Lahn Avoids Questions About Living in Kansas - Iowa Democratic Party

    Iowa Writers' Collaborative

    Insomnia - A love story to my dog | theotherrfk.substack.com

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    →Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. 

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    Beans Talk | Hunter Biden Really Has the Hang of this Twitter Thing

    05/06/2026 | 7 mins.
    Friday, June 5th, 2026

    Hunter Biden Takes to Twitter

     

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    SCOTUS Sanctioned Racism (feat. Ericka Kopp)

    04/06/2026 | 52 mins.
    Thursday, June 4th, 2026

    Today, the Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use the racist map the they outlawed just three years ago; votes are still being counted in California with races too close to call; Markwayne Mullin refused to commit to following court orders in Congressional testimony; blue states are suing the Trump administration for paying a French company a billion dollars to kill offshore wind farms; CBS has fired 60 minutes correspondent Scott Pelley; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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    Guest: Ericka Kopp

    Democratic Candidate for U.S. House District VA-1
    ErickaKopp.com
    @erickakopp.com - Bluesky
    @ek4va - IG
    substack.com/@ek4va

     

    The Latest Breakdown:
    Trump's $1.8B Scheme Faces Imminent Collapse | The Breakdown

    Stories
    House passes war powers resolution directing Trump to end hostilities with Iran | NPR

    A rare Trump setback, a missing congressman and Spencer Pratt: 6 takeaways from the latest midterm primaries | PBS News

    Supreme Court greenlights Alabama’s racial gerrymander, signaling free rein for states to discriminate | Democracy Docket

    The Trump admin paid a French company $1 billion to not build offshore wind farms. Blue states are suing | CNN

    Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders for DHS | POLITICO

    CBS News fires ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley after clash with new producer | NBC News

    Good Trouble 

    Call your Senators → No to Bill Pulte as DNI
    Government Accountability Office opens investigation into FHFA chief Bill Pulte

    Even Senate Republicans Are Against Trump's Appointment of Pulte as Acting Intel Chief | Common Dreams

    Mitch McConnell statement suggests he considers Bill Pulte unfit for national intelligence director role – The Guardian

    →Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance -  Open For Comments

    →The Forest Service is accepting public comments until June 7th

    →Form WTAF-8647

    →Recall Gov. Jeff Landry - Louisianadeservesbetter.com

    →STOP the deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi - Action Network

    →SusanRogan - how-to-help-win-the-midterms

    →detentionwatchnetwork.org

    →FieldTeam6.org

    →Standwithminnesota.com

    →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible, Defund ICE | 5Calls

    →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU

    →ICE List  →iceout.org

    Good News
    A black bear found its way into Mount Pleasant. Now it has a new home

    Benito - Adoptable Pet | Petfinder

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    Harry Dunn is running for Congress
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    →Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. 

    Dana Goldberg - Dana is on Patreon! At Dana’s Dugout, @dgcomedy - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook,  DanaGoldberg.com

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  • The Daily Beans

    Bring Back Shame (feat. Ophira Eisenberg)

    03/06/2026 | 51 mins.
    Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026

    Today, Todd Blanche says DOJ isn’t moving forward with the $1.8B Slush Fund BUT that the “settlement” giving Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and investigations; Donald Trump is going to appoint Bill Pulte to replace Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence; the Pentagon bans journalists - this time by classifying the press room; the President hasn’t made a public appearance in six days and the Dr. Oz press briefing didn’t answer any questions; Senator Jackie Rosen catches Marco Rubio in a lie about his whereabouts during Iran talks; Oversight Democrats demand Jim Comer arrange interviews with Blanche and Patel in the Epstein matter; Trump endorses the missing republican Tom Kean in the New Jersey House primary; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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    Guest: Ophira Eisenberg
    Ophira Eisenberg
    @ophirae - IG, Ophira Eisenberg - YouTube, @OphiraE - twitter 
    Ophira Eisenberg - Facebook

    Ophira Eisenberg - I Used To Be Nicer - VEEPS
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    The Latest Breakdown:
    Trump's $1.8B Scheme Faces Imminent Collapse | The Breakdown

    Stories
    Trump appoints ally Bill Pulte as acting US intelligence director | Reuters

    Pentagon bans journalists from press office, designating it a classified space | The Washington Post

    Senator blasts Rubio for attending UFC 'party' as Iran negotiations collapsed | Alternet.org

    Oversight Democrats demand Comer arrange interviews with Blanche, Patel in Epstein probe | ABC News

    Blanche says DOJ "not moving forward" with $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund | CBS News

    Good Trouble 

    Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed

    Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance - Open For Comments https://www.regulations.gov/document/OMB-2026-0034-0001

    →Form WTAF-8647

    →Recall Gov. Jeff Landry - Louisianadeservesbetter.com

    →STOP the deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi - Action Network

    →SusanRogan - how-to-help-win-the-midterms

    →detentionwatchnetwork.org

    →FieldTeam6.org

    →Standwithminnesota.com

    →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible, Defund ICE | 5Calls

    →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU

    →ICE List  →iceout.org

    Good News
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    →Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. 

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  • The Daily Beans

    8647 Flag Flies High (feat. Brandon Brockmyer)

    02/06/2026 | 51 mins.
    Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026

    Today, Californian, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota head to the polls in the 2026 primaries; a federal appeals court rules that Hegseth’s order to boot transgender service members is unconstitutional; Donald Trump may be about to drop his $1.8B Slush Fund; Iran suspends talks over Israeli attacks on Lebanon sending gas prices soaring again, Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From the Promotion List, Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss Bari Weiss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’, and a federal judge rules that anti trump protestors can continue to fly an 8647 flag near the national mall; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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    Guest: Brandon Brockmyer

    Director of investigations and research at the Project On Government Oversight and the head of POGO Investigates
    Project on Government Oversight (POGO)
    pogo.org/Investigates

    The Latest Breakdown:
    Trump's $1.8B Scheme Faces Imminent Collapse | The Breakdown

    Stories
    Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules | AP News

    Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List | The New York Times

    Anti-Trump group can keep flying ‘86-47’ flag near National Mall, judge rules | POLITICO

    Trump administration retreats on 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' | POLITICO

    Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’ | The New York Times

     

    Good Trouble
    Patagonia sues Bend drag queen Pattie Gonia, sparking public fight over name… | Local News | centraloregondaily.com

    Patagonia Contact number: 1-800-638-6464

    Email: [email protected], CEO: [email protected]

    Patagonia - FB, Patagonia - IG, @patagonia - Threads

    Pattie:
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    →Form WTAF-8647

    →Recall Gov. Jeff Landry - Louisianadeservesbetter.com

    →STOP the deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi - Action Network

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    →detentionwatchnetwork.org

    →FieldTeam6.org

    →Standwithminnesota.com

    →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible, Defund ICE | 5Calls

    →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU

    →ICE List  →iceout.org

    Good News
    CongressCallList.com

    The Rebel Loon Archive: A Book of Protest Art

    Loving Day

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    →Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. 

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