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Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 Today, Donald Trump says a whole civilization will die tonight at 8 PM ET unless a deal is struck; the US is weighing a deadline extension as Tehran considers Pakistan’s ceasefire request; Bibi Netanyahu pitched the war plan in the sit-room on February 11th and Rubio, Vance, Caine, Ratcliffe, Wiles and Cheung were against it; the Pentagon’s new plan attempts to justify war crimes in Iran; Olympians Rapinoe and Bird slam the International Olympic Committee’s trans ban; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, HomeChef For a limited time, get  50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life!  HomeChef.com/DAILYBEANS.  Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert. Thank You, Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase  FastGrowingTrees.com/dailybeans 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 Harry Dunn is running for CongressHarry Dunn for Maryland The Latest Breakdown:The GENOCIDAL MAGA King Is Finally Breaking His Cult StoriesTrump announces 2-week Iran ceasefire after he'd warned 'a whole civilization will die tonight' | NBC News (updated) Pentagon’s new plans in Iran give Trump a way out of war crime accusations | POLITICO Explosive NY Times Report Reveals Vance Warned Iran War Would Be a ‘Disaster’ As Trump Dismissed Risks | Mediaite Olympic Athletes Rapinoe and Bird Slam IOC Trans Ban: “I’m Sickened By It” | Erin In The MorningGood Trouble Trump has openly threatened to obliterate “a whole civilization” if Iran does not agree to a deal. Given these repeated, genocidal threats, Congress must return from recess and stop Trump from committing war crimes. Call your representatives and tell them to assert their constitutional authority over this unjustified and unnecessary war of choice. No War With Iran (UPDATED 4/7) -  5 Calls Find Your Representative | house.govContacting U.S. Senators | Senate.gov →2026 Primary Election Calendar: All the Dates Ahead of Midterms →Public Comment Period Open: White House Ballroom Proposal →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible →Defund ICE | 5Calls →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org →2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning Good NewsPWHLA Perfect Circle - Judith (Official Music Video) →Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans →Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links 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 Donationhttps://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Join Dana and The Daily Beans with a MATCHED Donation http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation LinksNational Security Counselors - Donate 💰, secure.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=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://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.