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Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Today, Judge Reyes questions Stanley Woodward and the Trump DOJ during a hearing about the destruction of the East Potomac golf course after refusing to recuse herself from the case; Trump opposes Jack Smith testimony in his BBC defamation case; a dispute between Ric Grenell and Alina Habba centers around a $17 million transfer from a government account in Congo to a Texas defense firm; the race is on for Trump staffers to hire lawyers ahead of Democrats winning back Congress; the Trump administration is hiring private collection firms to go after people who default on student loans; the Mississippi Attorney General has determined that the police shooting of one-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, HomeServe | For 50% less your first year, go to HomeServe.com/dailybeans. Void in Florida. Thank You, HomeChef | For a limited time, get 50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! HomeChef.com/DAILYBEANS. Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert. On behalf of RAICES, we're fundraising critical funds to ensure immigrant families have access to legal aid Blue Wave Nation | secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbluewave The Trump Epstein Memorial Bookmobile The Daily Beans is proud to partner with Miles Taylor and our friends at DEFIANCE.org For a limited time, members of the Daily Beans community can receive a FREE 3-month full membership to DEFIANCE.org and gain access to one of the fastest-growing pro-democracy movements in America. Join here: defiance.org/beans The Latest Breakdown →Trump DOJ Just Got Caught in its Own Epstein Trap New Unjustified →Doing Less with Less Diamond Dames → Diamond Dames - YouTube Diamond Dames - A Ted Lasso Podcast Patreon → The Daily Beans | Patreon Stories Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi Attorney General Says | Mississippi Free Press The Race Is On for Trump Staffers to Hire Lawyers in Case Democrats Win Midterms | WSJ Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Millions Transferred From Congo | The New York Times Judge weighs challenge to Trump’s East Potomac Golf takeover after rejecting ‘baseless’ request for recusal | The Hill Trump opposes Jack Smith's deposition in Jan. 6 defamation lawsuit as 'entirely irrelevant' while BBC sounds alarm about 'fundamental injustice' | Law & Crime Good Trouble Indivisible's 2026 General Election Program Voter Registration Volunteer Opportunities · Mobilize →Beat Voter Suppression, Staff A Voter Assistance Hotline - susanrogin.substack.com →Blue Voter Guide →Battleground Support Hub - Democrats.org →Get Out The Vote: Volunteer Info Session →Voter Registration Deadlines - Vote.org →Hands Off Our Vote! 2026 Toolkit | Indivisible →Help staff your local polling place - Power The Polls →Helpline Orientation- Spanish Speakers Needed! - VoteRiders →Help save Texas from Ken Paxton! →NO HATE in WA State→Stand With Minnesota →iceout.org Good News Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network Tom Mcintire | Saatchi Art Greenville Gay Men's Chorus Proud Mary Theatre Company SC Arts Commission denies Upstate LGBTQ+ arts organizations grants after initial recommendation | South Carolina Public Radio After losing on-campus voting sites, NC A&T and UNCG students march to polls | 88.5 WFDD Des Plaines, IL - Tabby. Meet Anduin a Pet for Adoption - AdoptaPet.com →Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans →Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com Subscribe to the MSW on YouTube - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links →Giving - The Daily Beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill →Federal workers email AG - fedoath@pm.me Dana Goldberg - Dana is on Patreon! At Dana’s Dugout, @dgcomedy - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DanaGoldberg.com for Tour Dates More from MSW Media - Shows, 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=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://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.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Today, Judge Reyes questions Stanley Woodward and the Trump DOJ during a hearing about the destruction of the East Potomac golf course after refusing to recuse herself from the case; Trump opposes Jack Smith testimony in his BBC defamation case; a dispute between Ric Grenell and Alina Habba centers around a $17 million transfer from a government account in Congo to a Texas defense firm; the race is on for Trump staffers to hire lawyers ahead of Democrats winning back Congress; the Trump administration is hiring private collection firms to go after people who default on student loans; the Mississippi Attorney General has determined that the police shooting of one-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Thank You, HomeServe | For 50% less your first year, go to HomeServe.com/dailybeans. Void in Florida.

Thank You, HomeChef | For a limited time, get  50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life!  HomeChef.com/DAILYBEANS.  Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert.


On behalf of RAICES, we're fundraising critical funds to ensure immigrant families have access to legal aid

Blue Wave Nation | secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbluewave 

The Trump Epstein Memorial Bookmobile
The Daily Beans is proud to partner with Miles Taylor and our friends at DEFIANCE.org For a limited time, members of the Daily Beans community can receive a FREE 3-month full membership to DEFIANCE.org and gain access to one of the fastest-growing pro-democracy movements in America. Join here: defiance.org/beans


The Latest Breakdown →Trump DOJ Just Got Caught in its Own Epstein Trap
New Unjustified →Doing Less with Less
Diamond Dames → Diamond Dames - YouTube 
Diamond Dames - A Ted Lasso Podcast
Patreon → The Daily Beans | Patreon

Stories
Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi Attorney General Says | Mississippi Free Press

The Race Is On for Trump Staffers to Hire Lawyers in Case Democrats Win Midterms | WSJ

Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Millions Transferred From Congo | The New York Times

Judge weighs challenge to Trump’s East Potomac Golf takeover after rejecting ‘baseless’ request for recusal | The Hill

Trump opposes Jack Smith's deposition in Jan. 6 defamation lawsuit as 'entirely irrelevant' while BBC sounds alarm about 'fundamental injustice' | Law & Crime


Good Trouble
Indivisible's 2026 General Election Program

Voter Registration Volunteer Opportunities · Mobilize
→Beat Voter Suppression, Staff A Voter Assistance Hotline - susanrogin.substack.com

→Blue Voter Guide

→Battleground Support Hub - Democrats.org →Get Out The Vote: Volunteer Info Session

→Voter Registration Deadlines - Vote.org
→Hands Off Our Vote! 2026 Toolkit | Indivisible

→Help staff your local polling place - Power The Polls

→Helpline Orientation- Spanish Speakers Needed! - VoteRiders
→Help save Texas from Ken Paxton! 

→NO HATE in WA State→Stand With Minnesota →iceout.org 


Good News
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network

Tom Mcintire | Saatchi Art

Greenville Gay Men's Chorus

Proud Mary Theatre Company

SC Arts Commission denies Upstate LGBTQ+ arts organizations grants after initial recommendation | South Carolina Public Radio

After losing on-campus voting sites, NC A&T and UNCG students march to polls | 88.5 WFDD

Des Plaines, IL - Tabby. Meet Anduin a Pet for Adoption - AdoptaPet.com

→Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans

→Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com


Subscribe to the MSW on YouTube - MSW Media - YouTube

Our Donation Links →Giving - The Daily Beans

Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill
→Federal workers email AG - fedoath@pm.me


Dana Goldberg - Dana is on Patreon! At Dana’s Dugout, @dgcomedy - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook,  DanaGoldberg.com for Tour Dates

More from MSW Media - Shows, 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=short


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