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Refried Beans | Fringe Theories And Bad Vibes (feat. Leah Litman) | 5.19.2025

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Monday, May 19th, 2025

The supreme court extends its temporary block on the removal of detainees in the Northern District of Texas under the Alien Enemies Act proclamation; the Republican bill for billionaires is killed in committee; Trump’s FEMA admits it has no plan for hurricane season; DHS asks for 20K National Guard troops to assist ICE; HHS reinstates hundreds of health care workers; an appeals court has lifted the block on Trump’s executive order targeting federal worker unions; the DoJ is going to permit the sale of a device that turns guns into automatic weapons; a car bomb explodes at a Palm Springs fertility clinic; Georgia is forcing a brain dead woman to carry her pregnancy to term; Kegseth tricks transgender troops into health checks that will get them kicked out of the military; the government is planning on moving a million Gazans to Libya; Moody’s downgrades the US credit rating for the first time; a freshman at Yarmouth High School pens a letter in support of trans athletes; and Allison delivers your Good News.

MSW Media, Blue Wave California Victory Fund | ActBlue

Guest: Leah Litman

Lawless | Book by Leah Litman | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

Strict Scrutiny Podcast | Crooked Media

@leahlitman.bsky.social on Bluesky

Stories:

Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Johnson as megabill fails to advance | ABC News

Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit as Congress considers bill that could add to deficits | The Washington Post

Trump admin permits sale of device that allows standard firearms to fire like machine guns | NBC News

Appeals court lifts block on Trump executive order targeting federal worker unions | POLITICO

FEMA Head Admits in Internal Meetings He Doesn’t Yet Have a Plan for Hurricane Season | WSJ

Georgia Is Forcing a Brain-Dead Woman to Complete Her Pregnancy | The New Republic