The Daily Beans

Wednesday, May 27th, 2026

Today, South Carolina Senate Republicans reject Trump’s redistricting bid in the state; a federal court blocks Alabama's new Republican map; Governor Mikie Sherrill demanded access to an ICE facility amid an ongoing hunger strike; the Supreme Court shoots down Florida’s bid to stop other states from issuing driver’s licenses to immigrant truckers; France bans Israel’s Ben-Gvir after unspeakable treatment of flotilla detainees; Jim Acosta files a claim against the $1.8B slush fund; an American journalist is charged with failing to register as a foreign agent of China; a judicial panel upholds the reprimand of a federal judge caught having sex in chambers with a high ranking police officer; the Congressional Black Caucus urges companies to oppose Republican redistricting; CBS won’t limit access to Colbert's public access show; and Allison delivers your Good News.

Thank You, Fast Growing Trees

Get 20% off your first purchase  FastGrowingTrees.com/dailybeans

Thank You, LumiGummies

Go to LumiGummies.com and use code DAILYBEANS for 30% off your order.

Guest: Jim Acosta
I'd Like to Apply for the Anti-Weaponization Fund
The Jim Acosta Show | Substack
Jim Acosta - YouTube
@jimacosta.bsky.social - Bluesky
Jim Acosta (@jimacosta) - Instagram
Jim Acosta (@Acosta) - Twitter

The Latest Breakdown:
Don't Be Fooled: Trump Is Dying and Losing

Stories
South Carolina’s Trump-backed redistricting push fails in the state Senate amid GOP opposition | NBC News

Federal court blocks Alabama from using GOP-drawn congressional map | NBC News

Gov. Sherrill Demands Access to ICE Facility as Hunger Strike Widens | NYT

Supreme Court rejects Florida's attempt to sue California and Washington over immigrant truck drivers | CBS News

France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after 'unspeakable' flotilla detainee taunts | AP News

American journalist charged with serving as unregistered agent for China | POLITICO

Panel upholds US judge's private reprimand for affair with police officer | Reuters

Congressional Black Caucus urges companies to oppose Republican redistricting | PBS News

After Stephen Colbert's viral talk show parody, CBS backs down from copyright action | NPR

Good Trouble 
Contact - Senator Andy Kim

Office of New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill

Beans Talk - YouTube, Beans Talk - audio feed

→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
Wounded Warrior Umpire Academy

Uncle Sammy - YouTube

Kat Abughazaleh (@kabughazaleh) - Instagram

→Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans

→Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com

→Email Dana LGBTQ Owned eating establishments in your area - [email protected] Subject: “Dana’s Project”

Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube

Harry Dunn is running for Congress
Harry Dunn for Maryland

Our Donation Links

Blue Wave California - bluewavecalifornia.org/concert

The Daily Beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work - Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser

 

Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation
https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736

Join Dana and The Daily Beans in support of Human Rights Campaign http://onecau.se/_ekes71

More Donation Links
National Security Counselors - Donate, ActBlue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans

Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube

→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

More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill

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.

Tuesday, May 26th, 2026

Today, Iran talks break down over nuclear material; Donald uses another shooting that happened nowhere near him to justify his ballroom; authorities say the risk of a catastrophic explosion at a chemical plant in Southern California has been eliminated; Ugandan health officials report more cases of Ebola virus infections; there have been over 10K court rulings against the Trump administration’s immigration policy; Trump is expected to head to Walter Reed again today; and Allison delivers your Good News.

Thank You, Mint Mobile

Make the switch! MINTMOBILE.com/DAILYBEANS

Guest: Joshua Kendall

Author and award-winning freelance journalist - history, politics, biography, health care, and neuroscience.
JoshuaKendall.com

Trudeau & Doonesbury: The Cartoonist Who Turned The News Into Art - Out 5/26

 

The Latest Breakdown:
Capitol Officer Sues Blanche over $1.8B Slush Fund

Stories
Iran Talks Bog Down Over Nuclear Program and Sanctions Relief | WSJ

Doctor who survived Ebola highlights risks of Musk's funding cuts | PBS News

Shooter killed near the White House was previously charged with trespassing | The Washington Post

Southern California chemical tank has a crack that could possibly lower risk of explosion | AP News

Heavy caseloads, regrets and surprises: 5 judges who embody the courts’ rebuke of Trump’s ICE detentions | POLITICO

Trump to visit Walter Reed for the third checkup of his second term | NBC News

Good Trouble
Attend a May Recess Town Hall ⭑ 5 Calls

→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
The Red Wine & Blue Network

The Positive Painting Project

Hot Tina (@hottinaband) • Instagram
Hot Tina Band - YouTube

Fast and Loud - Hot Tina (Original)

→Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans

→Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com

→Email Dana LGBTQ Owned eating establishments in your area - [email protected] Subject: “Dana’s Project”

Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube

Harry Dunn is running for Congress
Harry Dunn for Maryland

Our Donation Links

Blue Wave California - bluewavecalifornia.org/concert

The Daily Beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work - Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser

Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation
https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736

Join Dana and The Daily Beans in support of Human Rights Campaign http://onecau.se/_ekes71

More Donation Links
National Security Counselors - Donate, ActBlue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans

Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube

→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

More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill

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.

Monday, May 25th, 2026

Today, a tank with toxic chemicals has developed a crack forcing 40K Southern California residents to evacuate; Trump’s latest Iran deal is a total disaster; green card seekers must leave the US to apply according to a new policy; Howard Lutnick gave House Republicans $5M before he testified about Epstein; a Trump official tried to ban half of US voting machines; the FBI was previously warned about one of the San Diego mosque shooters; leaked Fetterman texts leave his staff incredulous; Republican Senators continue to revolt against Trump; Maryland Democrats plan to eliminate the state’s lone Republican seat by 2028; and Allison delivers your Good News.

Thank You, DeleteMe

Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to www.joindeleteme.com/DAILYBEANS and use promo code DAILYBEANS at checkout. 

Thank You, LumiGummies

Go to LumiGummies.com and use code DAILYBEANS for 30% off your order.

The Latest Breakdown:
Capitol Officer Sues Blanche over $1.8B Slush Fund

Stories
Trump's Iran Agreement 'Would Be a Disaster' Says Roger Wicker, Top Republican U.S. Senator | Mississippi Free Press

Lutnick Donated $5 Million to House Republicans Before Epstein Testimony | The New York Times

San Diego Mosque Shooter So Alarmed Police, They Seized Father’s Guns | The New York Times

Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says | The New York Times

Exclusive: Trump official tried to ban half of US voting machines, citing conspiracy theories | Reuters

‘Senators are not happy’: How Trump pushed the GOP to the breaking point this week | CNN Politics

Trump critics Comey and Cohen float applying for the Anti-Weaponisation Fund | BBC

Leaked Fetterman texts leave his own staff 'incredulous': 'Your entire party hates you' | Raw Story

How a Chemical Tank in Southern California Came to the Brink of Disaster | The New York Times

Maryland Democrats Plan to Eliminate State’s Lone Republican Seat in Time for 2028 | NYT

Good Trouble 
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

→Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans

→Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com

→Email Dana LGBTQ Owned eating establishments in your area - [email protected] Subject: “Dana’s Project”

Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube

Harry Dunn is running for Congress
Harry Dunn for Maryland

Our Donation Links

Blue Wave California - bluewavecalifornia.org/concert

The Daily Beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work - Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser

Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation
https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736

Join Dana and The Daily Beans in support of Human Rights Campaign http://onecau.se/_ekes71

More Donation Links
National Security Counselors - Donate, ActBlue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans

Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube

→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

More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill

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.

Monday, May 25th 2026

Blanche's Mistakes Lead To Case Dismissal

California Rising - It was a powerful night to launch the fight to win back the House! The show is over but you can still help us reach our fundraising goal! bluewavecalifornia.org/concert

The Daily beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work at https://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate

 

Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube

Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) — Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast (@muellershewrote) - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube

 

Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky, Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - Instagram, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DanaGoldberg.com

 

More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill

Beans Talk is the video companion to The Daily Beans with Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg. Subscribe now to stay informed and entertained!

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.

Allison speaks with former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and his lawyer Brendan Ballou about their lawsuit to dissolve the $1.8B slush fund for insurrectionists.

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.