SEASHELLGATE (feat. Lelaina Brandt)

Wednesday, April 29th, 2026 Today, the Justice Department has indicted Jim Comey for spelling out 8647 with seashells; the FBI has been unable to locate the bullet fragment that hit the vest of the Secret Service agent outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner; Todd Blanche has filed a midnight batshit crazy motion to vacate the injunction against ballroom construction; the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals knocks down Trump’s mandatory detention policy - setting up a Supreme Court battle; the FBI executed 22 searches in Minnesota, including using a battering ram to enter a daycare; Maureen Comey’s wrongful termination lawsuit is allowed to proceed; Trump’s approval rating hits another all time low; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, Coyuchi Get 15% off your first order when you visit Coyuchi.com/dailybeans Thank You, BoxieCat For a limited time, get 30% off your order when you head to Boxiecat.com/DAILYBEANS and use code 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 Guest: Lelaina Brandt - @Defenestrans@defenestrans - Instagramdefenestrans - tiktokdefenestrans - facebookdefenestrans - YouTube The Latest Breakdown:Todd Blanche’s Unhinged Midnight Ballroom Motion StoriesAmericans increasingly feel the economy is on the wrong track | Ipsos Exclusive: Former FBI Director James Comey indicted over alleged ‘threat’ against Trump | CNN Politics Judge Says Maurene Comey Can Sue the Trump Administration for Firing Her | The New York Times Todd Blanche’s Unhinged Midnight Ballroom Motion | Allison Gill 3 days after correspondents’ dinner, FBI still unsure who shot officer outside ballroom | MS NOW F.B.I. Searches Businesses Around Minneapolis as Part of Fraud Inquiry | The New York Times Appeals court finds ICE’s mandatory detention policy illegal | MS NOW   Good Trouble Help build stronger neighborhoods, reduce waste, and shift the focus from consumption to connection. For more information - Go to buynothingproject.org or search for your local Buy Nothing group on Facebook. Buy Nothing Project (@BuyNothingProject) - Facebook →Letter Carriers' “Stamp Out Hunger“ Food Drive →FieldTeam6.org →Palmetto State Abortion Fund - Midland Gives  →2026 Primary Election Calendar: All the Dates Ahead of Midterms →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible, Defund ICE | 5Calls →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org Good NewsPhiladelphia City Council passes landmark ‘ICE Out’ legislation Knit for Food Knit-a-Thon 2026 Knit for Food Knit-a-Thon 2027 →Email Dana LGBTQ Owned eating establishments in your area - [email protected] Subject: “Dana’s Project” →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 Harry Dunn is running for CongressHarry Dunn for Maryland 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, 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.