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Refried Beans | Court Pants (feat. Michael Harriot) | Sep 18, 2023 Sep 20, 2026 00:48:53 Tuesday, September 19th, 2023In the Hot Notes: More obstruction of justice in the Mar-a-Lago documents case; Jeffrey Clark didn’t show up to his hearing today in his bid to remove his Fulton County case to federal court; House Democrats press for cameras in federal courts; Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit against the IRS; Kenneth Chesebro has filed a motion to quash one of the Fulton County charge

Refried Beans | Kise Tries (feat. Norm Eisen) | Sep 21, 2022 Sep 19, 2026 00:40:35 Wednesday, September 21st, 2022In the Hot Notes: former Trump lawyer Eric Herschmann warned Donald in 2021 about the illegality of stealing government documents; Trump lawyers respond to the special master Judge Dearie’s demands ahead of their Tuesday hearing; another associate of Matt Gaetz’s co-conspirator Joel Greenberg, Michael Shirley has been indicted on federal bribery charges; Donald’s law

ICE Agent Arrested (feat. John Fugelsang) Sep 18, 2026 00:55:11 Friday, September 18, 2026Today, a federal judge blocks Trump from making any major changes to the Kennedy Center - including demolition - without a 30 day notice to the court; Turkiye detains dozens in a crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community; Trump officials admit the triumphal arch will harm historic sites but is pushing ahead anyhow; United Nations human rights experts have found reasonable grounds

Beans Talk | Turkish Police Arrest Dozens of LGBTQ+ Protesters Sep 18, 2026 00:08:29 Friday, September 18, 2026Türkiye’s Fascist LGBTQ+ RoundupSeattle Prohibits Discrimination Based on Family & Relationship StructureBlue Wave Nation | https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbluewave Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theaterSubscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW M

Batten Down The Ketchup (feat. Scott Greytak) Sep 17, 2026 00:48:14 Thursday, September 17, 2026Today, Judge Emmet Sullivan has ordered Todd Blanche to produce handwritten FBI interview notes from the Epstein investigation; Congress might be about to hand Trump sweeping tariff authority; House Republicans flee Washington again to avoid a vote on impeaching Pete Hegseth; a Pentagon watchdog releases a scathing report on US losses in the Iran war; Trump has announce

Kennedy Center Dishonors (feat. Kristen Clarke) Sep 16, 2026 00:56:28 Wednesday, September 16, 2026Today, the House Oversight Committee has voted to hold Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt for failing to appear pursuant to a subpoena; Trump lashes out at the Supreme Court after they shut down the USPS mail ballot portal scheme; a deal has been reached to sell Chicago’s parking meters to an outside firm but only after they sell the ICE deportation fleet Omni Ai

Lazarus Mitch (feat. Adam Klasfeld) Sep 15, 2026 00:58:24 Tuesday, September 15, 2026Today, Donald Trump Jr's Bahamian wedding was bankrolled by the Kremlin; a whistleblower says federal agents may have broken the law in search of voter fraud; an IG report details abhorrent conditions at the Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp; the President is holding the Kennedy Center hostage threatening to close it if he can’t put his name on it again; a Trump-appo

Two Straits And A Pipeline Sep 14, 2026 00:28:52 Monday, September 14, 2026Today, Todd Blanche’s deputy has filed an appeal to resurrect the $1.776B Slush Fund and Trump tax immunity agreement; Iran-backed Houthis have attacked the East West Saudi oil pipeline and have seized a key island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait; the Pentagon pushed two airmen shot down over Iran to appear on 60 Minutes; Chinese satellite imagery has been linked to an Irania

Beans Talk | Mike Johnson Shows he Has Moral Center as He Backs Herrera Sep 14, 2026 00:08:03 Monday, September 14, 2026Mike Johnson is a Craven Little FreakMoxie  Moment: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc9buOeOwJi/?stkn=MWtlMXh3cDRrcGVkZA%3D%3DSpanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theaterSubscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTubeDr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown |

The Breakdown | Trump’s DOJ Just Blew Up Its Own Story In My Lawsuit Sep 14, 2026 00:14:37 The DOJ called my slush fund lawsuit moot and claimed the "fund is dead" one hour after appealing the nullification of the underlying "settlement" agreement to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.  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/mu

Refried Beans | Buried The Lede | 9.12.2023 Sep 13, 2026 00:32:38 Tuesday, September 12th, 2023In the Hot Notes: new updates on the draining of the pool into the server room that housed surveillance video at Mar-a-Lago, the DoJ has dropped their case against Mike Flynn business partner Bijan Rafiekian; Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the Spanish football federation after kissing Spain forward Jenny Hermoso without consent; Donald Trump has filed a mot

Refried Beans | Servants of The Damned (feat. David Enrich) | 9/15/2022 Sep 12, 2026 00:26:19 September 15th, 2022In the Hot Notes: John Durham appears to be wrapping up his investigation into the oranges of the Trump/Russia investigation, his report is expected by the end of the year; the FBI served a warrant on pillowman, Cyber Symposium organizer, and conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell in connection to the charges Tina Peters, the Mesa County, Colorado is facing regarding a scheme that al

Trump’s Bringer Convention (feat. John Fugelsang) Sep 11, 2026 00:54:39 Friday, September 11, 2026Today, the Missouri Supreme Court found Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt of court forcing him to instruct election officials to use the 2022 Congressional map; the United States Supreme Court blocked a district court from forcing Missouri to use the new Republican map; an appeals court upheld the block on Trump’s mail ballot executive order; Trump floated an i

Beans Talk | AI Psychos Know AI Could Destroy Humanity Sep 11, 2026 00:06:55 Friday, September 11, 2026Fight Back Against SkyNetMoxie Moment: https://bsky.app/profile/arepublic86.bsky.social/post/3mv6vtvsdqs2sSpanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theaterSubscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTubeDr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, S

Tates Denied Bail (feat. Amy Heutmaker) Sep 10, 2026 00:49:59 Thursday, September 10, 2026Today, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied voter groups’ bid to lift the restraining order keeping the Missouri Republican map in place; John Fetterman is going to speak at the Republican midterm convention via a video praising Donald Trump; Europeans investigating Epstein say the US Department of Justice refuses to cooperate; a judge has ruled that the Tate bro

Legal MadLibs (feat. Cisco Aguilar, NV SecState) Sep 9, 2026 00:57:45 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

ICE Force-Feed Detainees Sep 8, 2026 00:30:57 Tuesday, September 8, 2026Today, ICE is force feeding a Cuban hunger striker with a gastric tube; a man with ties to Ramaswamy and Husted has been arrested for attacking Amy Acton in Ohio; Representative Jasmine Crockett is demanding DOJ investigate an alarming pattern of modern-day lynchings; Nepal held a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people; the far-right AfD party won in a re

Major Leak (feat. Andrea Hailey) Sep 7, 2026 00:48:45 Monday, September 7, 2026Today, an armed individual attacked Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor Dr. Amy Acton at an event near Youngstown; the Maryland Supreme Court approves Democratic redistricting plan for 2028; the Pentagon is administering polygraphs to Joint Staff to find who leaked about depleted stockpiles; a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to divulge the names of pe

Beans Talk | Trolling the Republican Party is Fun Sep 7, 2026 00:06:45 Monday, September 7, 2026Trolling RepublicansMoxie Moment: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc2DueqCQkS/?igsi=Z2J4ZGN3bm16ODZ5  Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theaterSubscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTubeDr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Muelle

The Breakdown | USPS Whistleblower Lawyer Speaks Out Sep 7, 2026 00:38:48 Allison Gill speaks with David Kligerman, the US Postal Service whistleblower's attorney. She will also discuss the preliminary injunction hearing, and the final ruling blocking Trump and the USPS from making the Mail Ballot Portal mandatory. Allison also shares a new Freedom of Information Act request for documents ordering the Post Office to continue working on the rule even during a court-order

Refried Beans | The Sooknanan Monologue (feat. Randi Weingarten) | 9.01.2025 Sep 6, 2026 00:53:29 Monday, September 1st, 2025 The Trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night until a federal judge entered an order to stop them; speculation about Trump’s whereabouts explodes on social media as he continues to hide from the public; the government is going to deploy AI software to deny Medicare claims; Governor Greg Abbott has

Refried Beans | Go Back To Judge School (feat. Andrew Weissmann) | Sep 9, 2022 Sep 5, 2026 00:49:24 Friday, September 9th, 2022In the Hot Notes: the Department of Justice has filed a motion to stay part of Judge Cannon’s order in the Mar-a-Lago case; Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to six felony charges in New York state; the Department of Justice is criminally investigating Donald’s Save America PAC; and the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of adding a right to abortion amendment propos

Good News Sandwich (feat. John Fugelsang) Sep 4, 2026 01:03:31 Friday, September 4, 2026Today, the Missouri Supreme Court has paused the Republican gerrymander netting Democrats 1 seat this November; ICE agent Christian Castro has been federally charged with false statements over his shooting of Sosa-Celis in Minnesota but not the actual shooting because the Justice Department blocked that; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s new order limiting birthright cit

Markey Beats Moulton (feat. Steve Pierson) Sep 3, 2026 00:47:39 Thursday, September 3, 2026 Today, Ed Markey has soundly defeated Seth Moulton in the Massachusetts Senate primary; the Trump administration has mobilized hundreds of DHS agents to scour voter lists for non-existent fraud; the Justice Department has drafted an OLC memo saying states must report all undocumented immigrants or lose federal funding; a Canadian company just won a $382M ICE contract; t

USPS Whistleblower (feat. Santiago Mayer) Sep 2, 2026 00:46:03 Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Today, a USPS whistleblower tells Congress that the agency defied a court order and moved ahead with implementing vote by mail rules that could disenfranchise millions; the Commerce Department quietly cut language banning political interference from the department's scientific integrity policy; Tina Peters turned down a Shasta County registrar’s office job after Govern

We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Court (feat. Leah Litman) Sep 1, 2026 00:53:41 Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Today, the Supreme Court rules 5-4 with John Roberts joining the liberals to allow Trump to continue construction on his illegal ballroom; the Pentagon has installed military influencers in civilian roles on Twitter; Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has resigned due to conflicts with Hegseth - leaving the Army with no Senate- confirmed leadership; Judge Talwani denies the gov

Military Paychecks Threatened Aug 31, 2026 00:30:50 Monday, August 31, 2026 Today, Judge Talwani in Boston has once again blocked Trump’s efforts to curtail mail-in voting; more than 1.2M Texas voters have been flagged; Wyoming’s Republican governor calls for an investigation into Justice Department primary election poll watchers; Trump calls on the FCC to help him rig polls in his favor; Rep Jim Clyburn endorses expanding the Supreme Court to incl

Beans Talk | Milo Yiannopoulos Gets Deported By the Machine He Helped Build Aug 31, 2026 00:11:54 Monday, August 31, 2026 Expand The Court Is Going Mainstream Leopards Eat Milo Yiannopoulos’ Face Moxie Moment:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcjmVYWgsnO/?igsi=MWF3c2w0Nm9idzN3ZA%3D%3D   Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theater   Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Med

The Breakdown | Trump DOJ Nears Contempt Over Epstein Cover-Up Aug 31, 2026 00:24:48 Allison discusses the probability of Justice Department lawyers being held in contempt over the possible refusal to hand over handwritten FBI interview notes about Donald Trump in the Epstein files.  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.co

Refried Beans | Repainting The Rainbow (feat. Joyce Vance) | 08.25.2025 Aug 30, 2026 01:12:24 Monday, August 25th, 2025 The DOJ has released the audio and transcripts of the witness tampering meeting between Todd Blanche and Ghislaine Maxwell; the government has threatened to deport Kilmar Abrego to Uganda if he doesn’t plead guilty to the two charges against him; John Bolton's house has been raided in search of classified emails sent on a private server; a federal judge orders the dismant

Refried Beans | Smoking Out The Kush (feat. Prof. Anthony Michael Kreis) | 9/1/2023 Aug 29, 2026 00:49:45 Friday, September 1st, 2023 In the Hot Notes: the first Proud Boys’ sentences come in at HALF the recommended time by sentencing guidelines; Representative Jamie Raskin asks Rep Comer to subpoena Jared Kushner after failed attempts to retrieve documents regarding his $2B Saudi payout; several filings are made in Fulton County about the speedy trial considerations and removal of Meadows’ case to fe

Hyperbolic Capri Pants (feat. John Fugelsang) Aug 28, 2026 01:04:00 Friday, August 28, 2026 Today, the Navy sailor in distress who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln is being brought up on charges of faking an illness; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Senator Ashley Moody stole $10M from poor, sick children and funneled it to Republican political campaigns; a former Mike Collins staffer posted Nazi and KKK images; the Talarico campaign is asking the court to unse

Beans Talk | No Matter What Trump Says, It's Still Lake Ontario Aug 28, 2026 00:08:38 Friday, August 28, 2026 The Great Lakes Already Have Names Apologies for our Dumbass President, Canada Moxie Moment: https://www.instagram.com/reel /DcUdUZrPJSa/?igsi=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D   Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theater Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media

Texas Drag Is Back Aug 27, 2026 00:48:55 Thursday, August 27, 2026 Today, a federal judge in Boston has lifted the last remaining block on a USPS plan to regulate mail-in ballots, but asks for briefing to re-block it and Democrats have renewed their bid to block it in DC; the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned Black voters’ redistricting win in Georgia; a federal judge has declined a Justice Department request to dismiss the co

The DHS Memo That Wasn’t Aug 26, 2026 00:33:42 Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Today, a father of a sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln was taken into ICE custody while taking his car into the mechanic; Kennedy Center revenue plunged after Trump put his name on the building; a federal judge has rejected Ghislain Maxwell’s bid to get out of prison; two unvaccinated people have died from measles in Pennsylvania; the Padres catching coordinator deta

More USPS BS Aug 25, 2026 00:34:03 Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Today, the Supreme Court is letting Trump move forward with his mail ballot Post Office plan; a whole secret White House bunker built during the Obama administration could undermine Trump’s ballroom national security argument; the mayor of Gary Indiana says 12 days without power is unacceptable; the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has made a ruling that will help some immigra

Editorial Integrity (feat. Jim Ruland) Aug 24, 2026 00:52:23 Monday, August 24, 2026 Today, minority leader Hakeem Jeffries met in secret with Jared Kushner to discuss how a Democratic House could work with the Trump administration; the Postal Service has published its rule on refusing to send mail ballots to people not on a federal list; Trump’s claims about immigrants voting in Nevada turned out to be completely false; the Navy is weighing removing a Blac

Beans Talk | Trump Orders Tons Of Foreign Mystery Meat Aug 24, 2026 00:17:34 Monday, August 24, 2026 Get The Flock Out Iowa Being Fair to Trump They’re Blaming Trump’s Economy on Biden Moxie Moment: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcPoNoUsSQb/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theater Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media

FBI Confesses to Hiding Epstein Info in My Lawsuit | The Breakdown Aug 24, 2026 00:31:01 During joint status preparation emails in Allison’s lawsuit to get the Epstein Files redaction training materials, the FBI admitted they ignored part of our request and hid it from us for 8 months. I'll show you what they said and our response on today's episode of The Breakdown. 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 e

Refried Beans | A Moot Point (feat. Shasti Conrad) | 8.21.2024 Aug 23, 2026 00:50:43 Wednesday, August 21st 2024 We’re headed into day two of the Democratic National Convention set to feature Republican speakers; Biden’s State Department gets Netanyahu to agree to a cease fire; we have more details on the Biden impeachment report; The Eighth Circuit DENIES DOJ's request to clarify the SAVE student loan plan injunction; former Republican Rep George Santos pleads guilty to wire frau

Refried Beans | Zero Malarkeys Left To Give (Feat. Andrew Weissmann) Aug 22, 2026 00:44:02 Friday, August 26th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, and James Waldron have been beckoned by the Fulton County DA for testimony; two individuals have pled guilty to stealing Ashley Biden’s journal and selling it to Project Veritas; eight sources say the feds aren’t done with Matt Gaetz; Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton has been advising Trump on his dealings with the Nationa

Pentagon Cover-Up (feat. John Fugelsang) Aug 21, 2026 00:55:06 Friday, August 21, 2026 Today, Trump’s comfort blonde Natalie Harp worked for over a year at the White House without a security clearance; religious groups are asking a judge to hold ICE in contempt over an undercover operation; the USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t resupplied because Hegseth hid the fact that our main supply base had been destroyed by Iranian missiles; FBI agents searched Eric Swalwell’

Beans Talk | Trump is all Hat No Cattle Aug 21, 2026 00:10:56 Friday, August 21, 2026 Running Cover for Darlene More Felonies Than Approval Points Moxie Moment: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcOdffijGsi/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theater Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Dr. Allison G

Faction Fiction Aug 20, 2026 00:40:58 Thursday, August 20, 2026 Today, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro has a meltdown over a judge releasing a woman accused of vandalizing the WWII memorial in DC; Trump walks back his tariffs on Canada; Pete Hegseth travels to Iowa to campaign for republican Zach Nunn and maybe himself; mixed results emerge from elections in Alaska, Wyoming, California, Pennsylvania, and Florida; plus Allison and Dana deliv

Donald Mails It In (feat. Julie F. Kay) Aug 19, 2026 00:53:37 Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Today, DeSantis ally and Palm Beach County clerk Mike Caruso has been arrested on child sex abuse charges; the Justice Department is asking the court to reinstate the charges against Abrego Garcia; a San Diego Padres coach has been arrested by ICE in Texas; Trump votes by mail again in Florida; election denier Tina Peters has been hired in northern California; Paramount

Trump Destroys Naval Morale Aug 18, 2026 00:40:49 Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Today, Trump ordered the Pentagon to curtail military exercises with our ally South Korea; a top admiral concedes the abysmal conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln; Jared Kushner meets with Hamas to advance Trump’s vision for Gaza; the White House took steps to withhold funding from Colorado over Tina Peters; Donald threatens to bomb our ally Oman if they cut a deal with I

New Deal Moment (feat. Heather Cox Richardson) Aug 17, 2026 01:09:12 Monday, August 17, 2026 Today, the Democratic National Committee passed resolutions that could inform the 2028 party platform; the Justice Department is expanding the military’s law enforcement power; the Food and Drug Administration traveled to Mexico a month after linking Taylor Farms to cyclospora outbreak; U.S. and Ukrainian forces went head to head in a drone exercise and Ukraine won; the Tat

Beans Talk | US Military Gets Schooled by Ukrainian Drone Operators Aug 17, 2026 00:08:42 Monday, August 17, 2026 Midterms are Almost Here Combined Resolve Check out Chuck’s Twitter World's Ugliest Dog Contest Moxie Moment: https://bsky.app/profile/snarkysillysad.bsky.social/post/3msin2l3i4c2x Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theater Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel

The Breakdown | Inside Trump DOJ’s Brutal Epstein Court Reckoning Aug 17, 2026 00:38:02 Allison and Katie take you behind the scenes of the Epstein Files hearing last Thursday that resulted in Judge Sullivan ordering the DOJ to hand over handwritten FBI interview notes for review in chambers. 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.

Refried Beans | Cats Against Fascism (feat. Brittlestar) | 8.11.2025 Aug 16, 2026 00:55:58 Monday, August 11th, 2025 Trump and Putin are going to meet in Alaska this week for talks about Ukraine as Zelensky rejects Trump’s proposal to cede territory; a class action lawsuit has been filed against the Trump administration for inhumane conditions at 26 Federal Plaza in New York; Trump is delaying millions of dollars in already approved disaster relief funds for North Carolina; Gregg Abbot

Refried Beans | Secretary Of Brain Worms (feat. John Fugelsang) | 8.16.2024 Aug 15, 2026 00:59:22 Friday, August 16th 2024 Donald Trump asks Judge Merchan to postpone his sentencing until after the election; RFK Jr told Kamala Harris that he would drop out and endorse her if she’d give him a job in her administration; Governor Phil Murphy is set to appoint his former chief of staff George Helmy as outgoing Senator Bob Mendendez’ replacement; five people have been charged in connection with Mat

Donald’s Expendables (feat. John Fugelsang) Aug 14, 2026 01:01:57 Friday, August 14, 2026 Today, the Kennedy Center board votes to put Trump’s name back on the building; the government conducted expansive surveillance against ICE protestors in Minnesota; USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid its extended deployment; Max Miller’s ex-wife is suing him for releasing nude photos of their toddler; Ken Paxton donors have been found in the Epstein fi

Beans Talk | Trump Let the Press and Key Members of His Cabinet Be Decoys Aug 14, 2026 00:11:58 Friday, August 14, 2026 Decoy Plane Comfort Blonde Moxie Moment: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Day1TyLMIdv/ Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theater Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote (@muelle

Long Shots (feat. Demetria McCain) Aug 13, 2026 00:54:06 Thursday, August 13, 2026 Today, mixed results in the August 11th primary elections hand wins to both progressive and establishment Dems as some Trump-backed candidates falter; Jeanine Pirro has convened a special grand jury in DC; the Trump administration is set to spend nearly a billion dollars on the Emotional Support Ballroom; ICE plans to buy gloves for agents that deliver electric shocks; th

Catering Cart One Aug 12, 2026 00:37:48 Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Today, Trump doesn’t rule out using emergency executive power to interfere with the midterm elections; the transparency president has expanded the definition of executive privilege so his private advisors can’t be questioned by Congress; the White House is asking the Justice Department to consider new Reflecting Pool charges; Trump was stuffed into a catering cart and sp

Boebert Family Values Aug 11, 2026 00:48:34 Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Today, the Pentagon is pressing manufacturers to hurry up and build bombs because they’re running out; Iran has decided to stop negotiating with the Trump administration entirely; a magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck Colombia killing over 100 people; Trump has nominated a loyalist to take over the Inspector General's job at Interior; Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler has been ar

Emotional Support Ballroom Aug 10, 2026 00:35:46 Monday, August 10, 2026 Today, Todd Blanche was confirmed over the weekend in a 4:30 AM vote 50-49; the Trump-backed George Santos of Tennessee Andy Ogles lost his primary Saturday; a U.S. Appeals Court has blocked Trump’s $400M ballroom project; the U.S. lost 23,000 jobs in July as we see the most ICE arrests of Trump’s second term; Senator Mitch McConnell casts his first vote in weeks by proxy b

Beans Talk | Cowardly Senator Bill Cassidy Voted to Confirm Blanche as Attorney General Aug 10, 2026 00:15:26 Monday, August 10, 2026 GOP Confirms Worst AG Ever Royce White is a Grade A Ass Moxie Moment: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbv5hayM5-L/ 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 Goldbe

The Breakdown | Trump DoJ Ordered Into Court Over Epstein Files Aug 10, 2026 00:34:46 Judge Emmet Sullivan is calling Todd Blanche and the Justice Department on the carpet over Epstein Files redactions. Allison discusses the upcoming hearing with Katie Phang. 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 Surv

Refried Beans | Weird (feat. Ben Folds) | 8/08/2024 Aug 9, 2026 00:53:12 Thursday, August 8th 2024 The Georgia Election Board gives local officials new powers to investigate election results; the Trump judge in Alaska that resigned over sexual assault allegations is impacting at least 21 cases; despite new criticism; Trump told Walz in 2020 he was 'very happy' with his handling of George Floyd protests; we will fact check Vance’s attack on Tim Walz’s military record; h

Refried Beans | You Will Be Visited By Three Agents (feat. Pete Strzok) | Aug 9, 2022 Aug 8, 2026 00:48:30 August 10th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: the FBI has executed a search warrant on sitting member of congress Scott Perry; the Mar-a-Lago search appears to have been focused on whether Trump and his aides withheld items; a court has ruled that the House Ways and Means Committee can obtain Trump’s taxes; Doug Mastriano left his 1/6 committee deposition after his demands weren’t met; plus Allison and Dana

Fauci Derangement Syndrome (feat. John Fugelsang) Aug 7, 2026 01:05:49 Friday, August 7, 2026 Today, Trump and Hegseth got into a shouting match at Camp David over munitions inventory; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Republicans voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt; a federal judge has held the Department of Homeland Security in contempt over Los Angeles immigration sweeps; ICE detained a University of Maryland teacher of the year at the D

Home | Episode 1 Aug 7, 2026 00:29:30 Allison and Charlotte discuss the first episode of the new season of Ted Lasso! 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=shortFollow the Podc

ICE Snatches Military Families (feat. Stephanie Mencimer) Aug 6, 2026 00:57:48 Thursday, August 6, 2026 Today, Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan and Amendments 4 and 5 go down hard in Missouri; new polling says voters prefer Democrats on the economy for the first time in a decade; Trump’s immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents; ICE begins outfitting Haitian migrants with ankle monitors as temporary protected status is taken away; the New M

The Worst AG In U.S. History Aug 5, 2026 00:37:33 Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Today, the Senate confirmed pedophile protector and Trump’s personal attorney Todd Blanche to be the Attorney General of the United States; The House Ethics Committee recommended Monday that lawmakers censure Rep. Chuck Edwards for engaging in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers”; calls grow louder for Max Miller to resig

ICE Stole Kids' Drawings Aug 4, 2026 00:31:27 Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Today, Cornyn and Tillis cave as Todd Blanche writes a legally dubious rescission of the Slush Fund but keeps Trump’s tax immunity in place; Donald Trump is considering firing Jeanine Pirro over the dismissing the Reflecting Pool charges and claiming it wasn’t vandals; ICE handed over letters and drawings it seized from children in detention pursuant to my freedom of inform

Ready, Shoot, Aim Aug 3, 2026 00:44:39 Monday, August 3, 2026 Today, Donald Trump has appealed his Slush Fund and tax immunity case as Cornyn and Tillis try to reach a deal with Todd Blanche ahead of the August 4th committee confirmation vote; the Justice Department argues the Slush Fund isn’t going forward in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche; Jeanine Pirro has dropped the charge against olympian Davey Hearn in the Reflecting Pool case;

Beans Talk | Trump Wants to Have His Slush Fund and Kill It, Too Aug 3, 2026 00:11:11 Monday, August 3, 2026 Support Transgender Athletes Trump Really Wants His Slush Fund Rand Paul Town Hall Moxie Moment: https://fb.watch/IKu5yz-aGG/?mibextid=wwXIfr 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 Med

The Breakdown | Trump DOJ makes Stunning Epstein Admission in Court Aug 3, 2026 00:32:47 The DOJ has turned over some unredacted Epstein files for review by a judge pursuant to a court order and admitted at least one redaction error. Allison Gill and Katie Phang discuss the implications. 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/mue

Refried Beans | Charlotte’s Angels (feat. Charlotte Clymer) | 7.29.2025 Aug 2, 2026 00:56:11 July 29th, 2025 Senators Durbin and Whitehouse demand tapes of Todd Blanche’s witness tampering meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell; a Texas man sues a California doctor testing a new angle to crack down on abortion pills; another federal judge blocks the Trump administrations attempts to defund Planned Parenthood; Democrat Roy Cooper launches a bid for the North Carolina Senate seat while Republican M

Refried Beans | INSERT EPIC JUSTICE TITLE HERE | 8/2/2023 Aug 1, 2026 00:33:29 Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 In the Hot Notes: Donald Trump has been charged with four counts in his plot to overthrow the government in 2020; two Republicans have been indicted in Michigan for illegally accessing voting machines; after paying legal fees the Trump Super PAC is nearly broke; it appears that Rudy Giuliani’s discovery bill in the Ruby Freeman lawsuit has been paid by Donald Trump;

Political Gravity (feat. John Fugelsang) Jul 31, 2026 01:01:30 Friday, July 31, 2026 Today, Tillis and Cornyn met again with the DOJ to try to hammer out a deal on the Slush Fund and Trump tax immunity; Todd Blanche has handed over several unredacted Epstein documents for review in chambers by Judge Emmet Sullivan; the 7th and 9th Circuit Courts of Appeal have weighed in against Trump’s mass deportation policy; Mandela Barnes has dropped out of the Democratic

Blanche Nom Stalled Jul 30, 2026 00:38:31 Thursday, July 30, 2026 Today, Senator Cornyn cancelled a meeting with Todd Blanche Wednesday morning because Blanche didn’t have the Slush Fund rescission in hand; Dr. Fauci hears Republican conspiracy theories in a hearing on Capitol Hill and refused to answer questions; Senate Republicans confirmed Jay Clayton as the Director of National Intelligence; a judge has ordered the release of a key wi

Slush Fund Standoff Jul 29, 2026 00:52:28 Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Today, Senator Cornyn says he won’t vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination without a written rescission of the Slush Fund and tax immunity; Governor Beshear has written another letter to Mitch McConnell demanding he prove he’s fit to serve or resign; the Knight Institute and American Oversight have filed reply briefs with the 11th Circuit in the case of Volume II of Ja

DC Is Occupied (feat. Miles Taylor) Jul 28, 2026 01:05:57 Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Today, Three people are dead and several injured after a mass shooting at the Seattle Center; Donald Trump is begging the Supreme Court to let him go ahead with mail voting rules ahead of the midterms; ICE is planning to target Haitians as their temporary protected status is set to expire; a former 60 Minutes correspondent details how her bosses tried to seed disinformation;

Miscounted Casualties Jul 27, 2026 00:41:43 Monday, July 27, 2026 Today, Donald Trump TACOs again on major Iran war escalation as administration officials worry about running out of munitions; the Pentagon has inexplicably changed the number of troops killed in the war from 18 to 14 on their web site; as far right influencers whinge about the tiny voter registration error in New Jersey - they remain silent about a similar error in Texas; th

The Breakdown | Trump DOJ Falls Apart In Court Jul 27, 2026 00:36:14 Allison is joined by legal reporter Anna Bower, who was inside the courtroom as a federal judge sharply rebuked Trump Justice Department lawyers over their subpoenas targeting New York Times reporters. They break down the DOJ’s stunning admissions, the judge’s demand for internal communications, and what this extraordinary hearing could mean going forward.Allison Gill is joined by legal reporter A

Refried Beans | Smear Factory Fact Check (feat. Rep. Gloria Johnson) | Jul 24, 2024 Jul 26, 2026 01:00:53 Wednesday, July 24th 2024 Fact checking claims and combating misinformation about Kamala Harris; the Trump Campaign has filed a complaint with the FEC over Harris taking over the Biden war chest; the Harris Campaign has requested VP vetting materials for a short list of potential candidates; the Trump Campaign is second guessing their choice of JD Vance; Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle ha

Refried Beans | A Brazen Scheme (feat. Rep. Jamie Raskin) | Jul 26, 2022 Jul 25, 2026 00:41:24 Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: the DoJ has broadened its investigation again by putting Pence’s chief of staff Mark Short and legal counsel Greg Jacob in front of a federal grand jury; the committee releases new evidence about what Trump didn’t want to say during his January 7th address; Fulton County DA Fani Willis is disqualified from investigating one Georgia state senator because o

Justice For The Hortmans (feat. John Fugelsang) Jul 24, 2026 00:56:16 Friday, July 24, 2026 Today, the DOJ has withdrawn its New York Times subpoenas; the man who shot Melissa Hortman and others in Minnesota has been sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years; oil is back up over $100 a barrel as Houthis attack ships in the Bab al-Mandab; the House passed a war powers resolution but the Senate quickly voted against it; Jim Jordan’s committee referred Jack Smith to th

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