Thursday, May 16th, 2024

Today, Arizona officials say they can’t find Giuliani to serve him with his indictment; anti-abortion activist Lauren Handy has been sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for orchestrating a DC clinic invasion; Nikki Haley picks up 20% of the vote in yet another Republican primary; Trump and Biden have agreed two debates in June and September; a jury has been seated in the criminal trial of Senator Bob Menendez; House Freedom Caucus members are planning to attend Trump’s trial today; the DoJ says Boeing has violated the deal that avoided prosecution after the 737 max crashes; Andrew Rice tells MSNBC that during the Trump trial he personally witnessed Trump "editing" and "making notations" to quotes his Republican surrogates made to the press; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Desperately Seeking Rudy

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May ​25, ​2020. 

A ​Trump ​election ​conspiracy ​collapses; ​the ​US ​pulls ​out ​of ​the ​Open ​Skies ​Treaty; ​Pompeo ​still ​sucks; ​a ​huge ​study ​debunks ​hydroxychloroquine; ​Devin ​Nunes ​has ​dealt ​another ​legal ​blow; ​a ​judge ​tosses ​the ​OAN ​lawsuit ​against ​Rachel ​Maddow; ​The ​Denver ​Post ​Office ​closes; ​nearly ​half ​of “​Reopen ​America” ​Twitter ​accounts ​are ​bots; ​Sullivan ​hires ​a ​lawyer; ​Loeffler ​donates ​a ​million ​bucks ​to ​the ​Trump ​campaign; ​Darrell ​Issa ​is ​part ​of ​a ​lawsuit ​to ​block ​mail ​in ​voting ​in ​California; and Allison and Jordan hear your confessions and deliver your good news.

Refried Beans | Hydroxychloro-Can We Not (feat. Steve Vladeck) | Originally May 25, 2020

Republicans successfully block the Insurrection Commission; the Manhattan DA could be looking into “little RICO” charges in New York; Trump supporters SHOCKED at finding out they have to pay back the payroll tax holiday initiative; Texas Republicans finalize a bill that would allow judges to overturn the will of the people; Israeli opposition parties reach an agreement to oust Netanyahu; the DC Police admit for the first time they DID use tear gas against protestors in Lafayette square; plus AG and Dana deliver your good news.

Refried Beans | Refried Beans | It’s Math, Susan (feat. Adam Klasfeld) | May 31, 2021

Friday, May 31st, 2024

Today, Donald Trump has been found GUILTY on all 34 felony counts in the election interference trial; John Roberts rejects Senators Whitehouse and Durbin’s request for a meeting over the Alito flags; a former Apprentice producer says Trump used the N word during production and it’s on tape; the New Republic has gotten it’s hands on an Erik Prince group chat; a Republican has blocked the confirmation of the first Native American federal judge in Montana; Molly Cook holds on to her Houston-based Texas Senate seat; the MLB has integrated the Negro League statistics into the record book; Biden secretly gave permission to Ukraine to strike inside Russia; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

GUILTY (feat. John Fugelsang)

Thursday, May 30th, 2024

Today, both parties finish their closing arguments in the election interference trial; Trump tells donors that he will crush pro-Palestinian protests if he’s elected; Judge Cannon denies Jack Smith’s motion for a limited gag order in the Florida case; the Biden campaign has tapped Jan. 6 officers to campaign in battleground states ahead of the Presidential debate; the DNC is planning a virtual meeting to nominate Biden early so he can be on the Ohio ballot; an appeals court rejects the argument that the Democratic-lean of DC’s jury pool makes it unfit for January 6 cases; an appeals court has upheld a retired NYPD officer’s 10-year prison sentence for his role in the insurrection; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

My Wife Is Fond Of Flying Flags

Wednesday, May 29th, 2024

Today, both parties finish their closing arguments in the election interference trial; Trump tells donors that he will crush pro-Palestinian protests if he’s elected; Judge Cannon denies Jack Smith’s motion for a limited gag order in the Florida case; the Biden campaign has tapped Jan. 6 officers to campaign in battleground states ahead of the Presidential debate; the DNC is planning a virtual meeting to nominate Biden early so he can be on the Ohio ballot; an appeals court rejects the argument that the Democratic-lean of DC’s jury pool makes it unfit for January 6 cases; an appeals court has upheld a retired NYPD officer’s 10-year prison sentence for his role in the insurrection; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Desperately Seeking Rudy

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