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Wednesday, December 4th, 2024Today, the conservative President of South Korea invoked martial law which was quickly voted down by Parliament; TEN current and former Fox News employees tell NBC News that Pete Hegseth’s drinking is a problem as at least six Republican Senators tell NBC they’re not comfortable supporting him; the Trump transition team has signed the agreement with the Justice Department allowing FBI background checks to begin - but will it make a difference; Elon Musk has lost his bid to get his $56B bonus check from Tesla; the judges in the Hunter Biden cases have dismissed all the charges following the pardon; the Supreme Court will hear arguments today on Tennessee's efforts to ban puberty blockers and hormones for trans teens; a Wisconsin judge strikes down a Scott Walker era attack on union rights; and Allison delivers your Good News.Thank You HomeChefFor a limited time, HomeChef is offering you 18 Free Meals PLUS Free Dessert for Life and of course, Free Shipping on your first box! Go to HomeChef.com/DAILYBEANS.Thank You Helix SleepHelix is offering 20% off sitewide plus 2 FREE  Pillows with any mattress purchase when you go to HelixSleep.com/DailyBeans.If you want to support what Harry and I are up to, head to patreon.com/aisle45podStories:South Korea lifts president’s martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule (Kim Tong-Hyung | AP News)Pete Hegseth's drinking worried colleagues at Fox News, sources tell NBC News (Chloe Melas, Courtney Kube, Sarah Fitzpatrick | NBC News)Tesla CEO Elon Musk loses bid to get $56 billion pay package reinstated (Lora Kolodny | CNBC)'Monumental victory': Wisconsin Judge axes Walker-era attack on union rights (Olivia Rosane, Common Dreams | Raw Story)Supreme Court to weigh bans on puberty blockers, hormones for trans teens (Casey Parks and Ann E. Marimow | Washington Post)Have some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/From The Good NewsTragic To Magic  Rescue and Protect Dogs In Need (tragictomagic.org) 2017 Women's March (Wikipedia.org) 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.