Cruel And Unusual

Thursday, February 6th, 2025Today, ​Elon ​Musk's ​Children ​of ​the ​Corn ​are ​examining ​Medicare ​and ​Medicaid ​services; ​judge ​has ​blocked ​Trump's ​order ​to ​send ​trans ​women ​to ​men's ​prisons; ​red ​states ​will ​again ​be ​shooting ​themselves ​in ​the ​foot ​if ​Trump ​chooses ​to ​dismantle ​the ​Department ​of ​Education; ​​Senators ​Warren ​and ​Whitehouse ​want ​some ​answers ​from ​the ​Office ​of ​Government ​Accountability; and Dana delivers your Good News.Thank You HelixGo to Helixsleep.com/dailybeans for 20% Off Sitewide plus 2 Free Dream Pillows with mattress purchase.Stories:Elon Musk's DOGE team examines Medicare and Medicaid Services - WSJ By Investing.comJudge blocks Trump’s order to send trans women to men’s prisons - Washington PostSenate Letter To GAO  on Musk and Treasury - PDF | Senate.gov Trump-voting states have more to lose if Education Department dismantled - AxiosGood Trouble: Defending our institutions from political meddling and commercial exploitation is the responsibility of every citizen. A professional civil service forms the backbone of effective governance. FedOath | You can help support and defend federal workers! | PatreonFederal 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 NewsRuby’s EDI journey: where we are and where we’re headedThe Monstrous Regiment of WomenReminder - 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! 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.