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Thursday, August 8th 2024 The Georgia Election Board gives local officials new powers to investigate election results; the Trump judge in Alaska that resigned over sexual assault allegations is impacting at least 21 cases; despite new criticism; Trump told Walz in 2020 he was 'very happy' with his handling of George Floyd protests; we will fact check Vance’s attack on Tim Walz’s military record; how Lahaina’s 150 year old banyan tree is coming back to life; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Our Guest Ben Folds Ben Folds Tour   Stories Georgia Republicans Just Threw a Wrench in How the State Certifies Elections (NOTUS) Federal judge in Alaska resigned after sexual misconduct probe, panel says (Reuters) Vance reopens line of attack into Walz’s military record as two veterans now vie to be vice president (CNN) How Lahaina’s more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire (AP News)   Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substack https://muellershewrote.substack.com   From The Good News The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson (goodreads) humanesociety.org daysforgirls.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.