Go Gulf Yourself (feat. Kelsey Turner)

Thursday, February 13th, 2025Today, the Army issues guidance that it will not stop gender affirming care for trans active duty service members; the US inflation rate rises drastically in the first report since Trump took office; a federal judge allows the fork in the road resignation program to go forward; the teachers union is suing DOGE over a breach of privacy; an Elon Musk order triggers the firings of SBA employees that were prematurely fired last Friday; election security experts have been placed on administrative leave; two transgender public high school students have sued Trump over his keeping men out of women’s sports executive order; the Treasury Department admits that the DOGE bags had read and write access to the payment systems; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Guest: Kelsey TurnerKelsey Turner | InvestigateWestShe relentlessly demanded answers — until the city took her to court for harassment | InvestigateWest ReportsThank you Naked WinesTo get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to nakedwines.com/DAILYBEANS and use code DAILYBEANS for both the code and password.Stories:Unions sue to stop DOGE from accessing federal data - JUAN PEREZ JR. | POLITICODOGE order triggers firings at SBA of employees prematurely fired Friday - ELI STOKOLS | POLITICOArmy memo sends mixed signals to transgender service members - CHRISTOPHER WIGGINS | Advocate'Appears to be the first': Two teens are reportedly challenging Trump executive order - Travis Gettys | Raw StoryCISA Puts Election Staff on Administrative Leave - Matt Cohen | Democracy DocketCPI report: US inflation heats up to 3% for first time since June - Alicia Wallace | CNN BusinessGood Trouble: Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to contact Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to hang the J6 plaque as required by a law passed in 2023 and signed by President Joe Biden. Contact | U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson Phone: 202-225-2777Federal workers - feel free to email me at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. From The Good NewsBlueSky - @dailybeanspod.bsky.socialHow to pronounce danish "hygge" - A message for New York TimesDonna's Creature ComfortLive webcams - Edinburgh Zoo 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.