Friday, August 8th, 2025
Today, nearly 2M are on unemployment - the highest number since the pandemic; the Air Force is denying retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from service; the US plans to ease human rights criticism of El Aalvador, Israel, and Russia; the VA just terminated union contracts including nursing; top Trump officials planned their Epstein cover up at the White House Wednesday night; Trump delayed a Medicare change after a private health company donation; the federal court filing system has been hit with a sweeping hack; immigrants who are crime victims awaiting visas now face deportation; a federal judge halts new construction at the Everglades concentration camp; and Jen Pawol will make history this weekend as the first woman to be an umpire in a regular-season Major League Baseball game; and Allison delivers the good news. Dana is out and about.
Thank You, COYUCHI
Get 15% off when you visit Coyuchi.com/dailybeans.
Guest: John Fugelsang
Tell Me Everything - John Fugelsang, The John Fugelsang Podcast
John Fugelsang - Substack
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social - Bluesky, @JohnFugelsang -Twitter
Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang - Pre-order
Stories
Top Trump officials discussed Epstein at White House meeting Wednesday night | CNN Politics
U.S. plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, Russia | The Washington Post
Trump's Air Force denies retirement pay to ex-trans service members | AP News
VA Just Terminated Most Federal Union Contracts, National Nurses United Included | Nurse.org
Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era | The Washington Post
Trump Delayed a Medicare Change After Health Companies’ Donations | The New York Times
Federal court filing system hit in sweeping hack | POLITICO
Immigrants who are crime victims and waiting for visas now face deportation | NBC News
Judge orders temporary halt to new construction at Alligator Alcatraz | The Washington Post
Jen Pawol to become MLB's first female umpire | MLB.com
Good Trouble
Minnesota State Fair visitors (Starting August 21st). Action 4 Liberty has a contest for anyone taking a selfie with their “Walz Lies” sign. Sure would be a shame if they had to sift through a bunch of nonsense contributions.
From The Good News
Pet Supply Store Near You | Petco Pet Store in Highland Park, MN
Westside German Shepherd in Los Angeles
Patrons Sponsoring Patrons - The Daily Beans
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
Our Donation Links
National Security Counselors - Donate
MSW Media, Blue Wave California Victory Fund | ActBlue
WhistleblowerAid.org/beans
&
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!