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Today, Trump is weighing replacing FBI Director Kash Patel; Democratic Senators have filed a Freedom of Information Act request in the Tom Homan $50K in a Cava bag incident; the White House is hedging on Trump’s curious claim about talking to Bolsonaro the night he tampered with his ankle monitor; the FBI is interviewing the six members of Congress who deigned to tell Trump not to break the law; as Trump postpones revealing ideas about concepts of a health care plan - he is about to gut US environmental policy; the man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump has invited the President to his sentencing hearing; Eric Swalwell is suing Bill Pulte for unlawfully obtaining his mortgage documents; and Allison and Dana Deliver your Good News.
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MSW Media. Hello, and welcome to the Daily beans for Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Today, Trump is weighing replacing FBI Director K. Patel. Democratic senators have filed a Freedom of Information act request in the Tom Homan $50,000 in a Cava bag incident. The White House is hedging on Trump's curious claims about talking to Bolsonaro the night that he tampered with his ankle monitor. The FBI is interviewing the six members of Congress who deigned to tell Trump not to break the law. As Trump postpones revealing ideas about concepts of a thought about a health care plan, he's about to gut U.S. environmental policy. The man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, Ryan Ralph has INV. The President to a sentencing hearing. And Eric Swalwell is suing Bill Pulte for unlawfully obtaining his mortgage documents. I'm Alison Gill.
And I'm Dana Goldberg.
My friend. It's a weird news day.
It is a weird news day. We've got a bunch of hodgepodge for you today.
Yeah, there's ankle monitors and lawsuits and Trump trying to, you know, don't look at, you know, nothing up my sleeve. Don't look over here at my healthcare plan that I still don't have after a decade while he's gutting the environmental policy. I mean, it's, uh. Kash Patel could be on the way out, like, there's just.
I. That I was like, huh, he's not doing a poor enough job for this administration, which is wild.
Yeah. He's doing too good. That's a problem. He's too good.
He's not unscrupulous enough.
That's wild. Yeah. But, hey, that's how the taint of the week goes sometimes. Yeah.
This Ryan Rouse thing is. Is a little bit wild. So the man that was accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump. I know there's been a couple of them, but is this a guy? Golf course guy.
Golf course guy.
Okay. Well, he's formally invited Trump to appear at his sentencing hearing, and this is what he wrote. If the president wished to pummel the defendant just for good measure, put on the handcuffs and shackles and give it your worst. No cameras, no complaints, no charges. Charges. Just good fun. Don't be a pussy. Can I say pussy or coward? Sorry. If the President has a list of questions he wants me to ask, ask. Gladly. Or the prosecution can. I've included three other current character witnesses from Hawaii for Judge Cannon's consideration. I mean, is he going for the insanity defense?
That's a formal filing on the Court docket. Can I say pussy? Can I say pussy on the court document?
I hope the judge had to read that.
Oh, yeah, she did. And that judge. Judge Eileen Cannon.
Yep.
Uh, it's going to be an interesting. It's going to be an interesting couple of weeks. All of his cases are crashing down. This one's m. Weird. We've got potential defectors and possible resigners from Congress. That could happen. Kash Patel could be on his way out. We might see. Uh, there could be a lot of problems coming up in the next couple. It's gonna be an interesting holiday season, is what I'm saying. It is indeed.
Oh, it is indeed.
All right. We have a lot of news to get to. Like you said, it's a hodgepodge. So we're not even gonna try segues, or maybe we'll just do really lame segues. So, uh, without a segue.
Let's do the lame segues. Let's do lame segues today.
All right, I like that. Let's hit the hot notes. Hot notes. All right. And speaking of not being a pussy. President Trump is considering removing Kash Patel as FBI director in the coming months, as he and his top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines Kash Patel has recently generated, according to three people with knowledge of the situation who requested anonymity in order to speak freely. This is from NBC, by the way. Patel has come under scrutiny, as we know, for his stewardship of bureau resources. That is one way to say it. NBC, including his girlfriend's security detail. She's got a SWAT FBI detail. And his use of a government jet. And for his squabbles with other Trump loyalists. Another great word there. Trump and the White House aides have confided to allies that the President is eyeing removing Patel and considering top FBI official Andrew Bailey as the bureau's new director. That's according to three people. Following publication of the story, the White House press secretary, Caroline Levitt, posted on Twitter that she was. This story is completely made up. She said when the fake news was published, she was in the Oval Office, where Trump was meeting his law enforcement team, including Kash Patel. Quote, I read the headline to the president, and he laughed. Well, yeah, because Patel's in the room, you dumbass. That's awkward, right? They get the headline as Patel is meeting with Trump. Trump said what? That's totally false. Come on, Kosh. Let's take a picture to show him. You're doing a great job. The picture showed the two men standing next to each other with smiles and each giving a thumbs up. Ms. Now, which I guess is the new MSNBC has reported that US Attorney General Pam Bondi has been frustrated with Patel and Dan Bongino in particular over Patel's untimely social media post, boasting prematurely about case breakthroughs which sometimes threatens to jeopardize investigations. No. Both Bondi and Deputy Attorney General General Todd Blanch have been irritated by the continuing distraction of news coverage of his questionable use of taxpayer resources. Andrew Bailey, by the way, the guy that Trump is weighing replacing Patel with, although Trump says it's never happening, that's the guy that Trump installed to be Bongino's babysitter.
Oh, boy.
Remember when he's like, we need a co deputy director of the FBI and Andy McCabe is like, you need a what? Oh, my goodness.
Uh, speaking of people who need to be babysat, this would be Tom Holman. So he doesn't just steal $50,000 as a bribe. It was two months ago when NBC was first to report on that undercover FBI operation. Last year, that's when Tom Holman was recorded recorded accepting $50,000 in cash in a bag after indicating he could help the agents who were posing as business executives win government contracts in a second Trump administration. First of all, good on those guys for pulling this off. FBI and Justice Department officials plan to wait to see whether Homan would deliver on his alleged promise. But the case ultimately stalled after Trump began his second presidential term and made Homan the White House border czar. In late summer, Trump appointees officially closed the investigation after Kash Patel requested a status update on the case. Now the search for answers on Capitol Hill. However, this is continuing. In a Freedom of Information act request filed with the Justice Department's Criminal Division, three Democratic senators. This is Sheldon Whitehouse, who we love, from Rhode Island, Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut, and M our Adam Schiff of California, each of whom serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee. They're all demanding a variety of details related to the case, and here's what they're demanding. First of all, they want all closeout memoranda reports, case memoranda, declination, Miranda, FBI closing electronic communications, or other records related to closing this investigation, all of that. They also want all communications between White House officials and the Department of Justice or FBI employees related to the closing of the investigation. People are going to be fucking, um, erasing text messages here and there. All records reflecting and any video or audio recordings of Tom Holman interacting with undercover FBI agents, including accepting money from such Agents. They would like all recordings reflecting Department of Justice or FBI approval of the disbursement or use of the confidential funds delivered to Homan as part of this investigation. They want all records reflecting an audit or accounting of the confidential funds delivered to Homan, including records or wires or audits of the FBI's Commercial Payments and Confidential Services Unit. In addition to all of that, they want the records reflecting applications for access to Homan's tax returns pursuant to 26 USC. What? What?
I know.
What is that sign?
That's a section sign.
Oh. Section 6103i in parentheses, and section 9.13.900 of the Justice Manual or any other authority. And lastly, they want all court orders granting or denying access to Homan's tax records, his tax returns.
Ooh, buddy.
M. I have a feeling they're about to find way more than a $50,000 bribe.
Yeah, they're usually when there's one, there's more, right? And speaking of. Oh, gosh, how do I segue this?
It's just bad segue. Say anything. Speaking of cats in a. In a laundry bag.
Speaking of investigations, the FBI has requested interviews with six Democratic members of the US Congress who in a video message told members of the military they can legally refuse to carry out unlawful, um, orders. That's according to a Justice Department official who spoke to Reuters on Tuesday. I like your segue better. And speaking of cats in a. In a potato sack. The move comes a day after the Pentagon threatened to recall Senator Mark Kelly. He's one of the six lawmakers that did this video recall him to active duty to face military charges under the Uniform Code of Military justice over what Kegseth described as sedition. If sedition is so bad, why did you pardon 14 people that were found guilty of sedition?
Literally were found guilty of seditious conspiracy.
Yeah. I don't get it. Now President Trump, who critics have said has sought to harness the power of the government to try to stifle dissent, accused the six Democrats of sedition and said in a social media post that they should be put to death. The Justice Department official, who spoke anonymously, said the FBI interviews with the lawmakers were to determine, quote, if there's any wrongdoing, and then go from there. The FBI is headed by Kash Patel. For now. In statements on Tuesday, the Democrats described the FBI move as an effort by the Trump administration to intimidate them into silence. Quote, the president directing the FBI to target us is exactly why we made this video in the first place. That's what Slotkin from Michigan said. She's a former CIA officer and one of the six Democrats. This is not the America I know. And I'm not going to let this next step from the FBI stop me from speaking up for my country and our Constitution. Now, the video didn't refer to any specific illegal order. It didn't even refer to Donald Trump. But many Democrats have expressed concerns, echoed privately by some US Military commanders and echoed within the military from some JAG lawyers, that the Trump administration is violating the law by murdering people in the Caribbean. The Pentagon has called these strikes justified because drug smugglers are considered terrorists. Democrats have also questioned the legality of Trump's use of military forces in American cities. Now, this FBI investigation was reported earlier by Fox News, according to Reuters. And I just got word that the six Democratic lawmakers have confirmed they have been contacted by the FBI.
All right, thank you so much, Alison. And speaking of probes, this one is about to fuck our environment. This is from the Times. The. No.
Okay.
The environmental rollback. The environmental rollbacks came one after the other this past week, potentially affecting everything from the survival of rare whales to the health of the Hudson River. I have to joke about the Hudson river because I'm not sure how good of health the Hudson River's in right now. On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed to strip federal protections for millions of acres of wetlands and streams, narrowing the reach of the Clean Water Act. On Wednesday, federal wildlife agencies announced changes to the Endangered Species act that could make it harder to rescue endangered species from the brink of extinction. And on Thursday, the Interior Department moved to allow new oil and gas drilling the across nearly 1.3 billion acres of US coastal waters, including a remote region in the High Arctic where drilling has never taken place before. Now, if the Trump administration's proposals are finalized and upheld in court, they could reshape US Environmental policy for years to come. This is from environmental lawyers. They said this was the week from hell for environmental policy in the United States. This is Pat Parentieu, uh, professor emeritus and senior fellow for climate policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. And they went on to say, unless stopped by the courts, each of these proposed rollbacks will be irreparable harm to the nation's water quality, endangered species and marine ecosystems. The quick pace of these proposals was noticeable, even for the administration that has enacted Trump's agenda at breakneck speed. While the administration was working in Washington to dismantle environmental protections, the 3,300 miles to the south, negotiators from nearly 200 nations. They were trying to improve the planet's health of the United Nations Climate Summit in Brazil. You know who showed up to that? Gavin fucking Newsome. Right. Because Trump wasn't there. A White House official who declined to be identified said the timing was unrelated to UN Climate summit, which the Trump administration, as I said, boycotted this year. It was for the first time since the annual summits began 30 years ago that the United States was not present. Ultimately, it could take the administration up to two years to finalize the proposals that were unveiled this week. At that point, environmental groups and other opponents could challenge the rules in court. And God willing, we'll have the fucking House of Representatives back. Leading to lengthy legal battles. But Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, told reporters on Monday that his goal was to write regulations that withstand future swings of presidential elections to come. He also suggested that 2025 would set a record in terms of environmental rollbacks. Why are you so fucking proud of this, you asshole?
M. I don't know. But speaking of Gavin Newsom being at that summit for climate at the UN, Newsom and DeSantis are actually teaming up. There's a kind of a bipartisan pushback against this 1.3 billion acres of drilling off the coasts. Off of our coasts.
Really?
Yeah. So, you know, I mean, there's a lot of, there's a lot of money in Florida because of the beauty of the coasts. I mean, that's true.
That's their tourism. Yeah.
Mhm. So Newsom and DeSantis are, are pushing back heavily on this and, and the rest of it is just, uh, unredeemable, Horrific, fatal consequences.
Yeah.
Gutting clean water, clean air, Endangered Species Act. It's just, it's, it's really, um, kind of beyond the pale. But speaking of climate, it's real nice in Brazil this time of year. And from NBC, it's been a couple of months since former Brazilian President Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting what was effectively a coup after his reelection defeat a few years ago. Must be nice to not have a totally corrupt Supreme Court.
Yep.
Conditions for the authoritarian leader known as the Trump of the Tropics went from bad to worse over the weekend when Bolsonaro was arrested again, this time accused of plotting to escape from house arrest days before his 27 year prison sentence was scheduled to begin. This is a wild story. The closer one looks at this story, NBC says, the more important the White House angle becomes. On Friday night, Bolsonaro's son publicly encouraged the former President's supporters to come to his home for some kind of previously unannounced protest. Hours later, early Saturday morning, law enforcement officials were notified that Bolsonaro's ankle monitor had been tampered with.
The.
So it seems like he brought this protest to the house as a cover.
Yeah, right.
So he tampered with his ankle monitor, though it was still on. Brazil's former president had taken a soldering iron to the tracking device after his son summoned the crowd to his home. Now, Bolsonaro's lawyers say he wasn't trying to flee, notwithstanding earlier efforts to find a country to escape to. No, no, no, he wasn't trying to flee. The former Brazilian president felt unwell because of the medications he was on. So, according to his own defenders, this guy took a soldering iron to his ankle monitor because some drugs left him confused. And it was around this time that the story got even weirder. Midday Saturday, just hours after Bolsonaro was re arrested, Trump had a brief Q and A with reporters on the White House South Lawn, where a reporter asked about Bolsonaro, quote, I spoke to last night to the gentleman you just referred to. We're going to be meeting, I believe, in the very near future. What? Yeah, what? When the same reporter told Trump that Bolsonaro was just re arrested, Trump seemed shocked. What? He replied? Told again about the overnight developments, Trump said, I hadn't heard about it. That's too bad. That's what he said. It was his initial response that stood out. Right. Trump himself claimed to have spoken to Bolsonaro on Friday night, the same evening that the Brazilian president took a soldering iron to his ankle monitor and made plans to meet Bolsonaro in the very near future. Now, of course, given the Brazilian was on house arrest and poised to begin a lengthy prison sentence, it was far from clear how exactly Trump intended to hang out with him. For all intents and purposes, it would suggest Trump either was going to make a previously unannounced trip to Brazil, or the American president expected Bolsonaro to come to the United States.
Yep.
But wait, there's more. Bennon says. On Monday afternoon, a reporter asked White House Press secretary Caroline Levitt whether Trump did in fact speak with Bolsonaro Friday night. Not to my knowledge, she replied. I don't know if that call took place or not. I can appreciate on a personal level how easy it is to grow inured by the madness surrounding our incumbent American president. But even by Trump standards, this one's a doozy. That's what NBC wrote.
Oh, wow. Uh, I don't even have a Good, uh, transition for this one, but since it's supposed to be bad transition. Speaking of the sex life of African Tootsie flies, this one's from cbs. Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Trump housing official Bill Pulte, who referred him to the Justice Department earlier this month for an investigation of mortgage and tax fraud allegations. Now, Swalwell, who entered the California governor's race last week and by the way, I'm not mad about that, filed the 19 page federal civil lawsuit in the U.S. court of the District of Columbia, accusing Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency director, of violations of privacy, in obtaining Swalwell's mortgage records. The lawsuit also accuses the Trump administration of engaging in a pattern of political retribution through the courts. And this is a, quote, Pulte's brazen practice of obtaining confidential mortgage records from Fannie Mae and or Freddie Mac and then using them as a basis for referring individual homeowners to DOJ for prosecution. It's unprecedented. It's also unlawful. Uh, this is what the lawsuit says. Pulte also submitted criminal referrals to the Justice Department for investigations into Democratic Senator Adam Schiff. As we know, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook. Well, that tis James one has, for now, been dismissed. We'll see what happens there, obviously. But the Federal Housing Finance Agency did not respond to that request for comment. Not surprising.
My gosh. All right, so Big East Walls is suing. Good.
Yeah.
Um, because one of the first questions I had on the beans, you'll remember going back to when this all started to come out about these mortgage fraud investigations, and everybody was like, but when did she live in the house? Was it a second home? Was it this? Did she pay the taxes? My first question was, how the fuck did Bill Pulte get these documents? Yep, that sounds really, really illegal. And now, as we know, there's a federal grand jury who wanted to look into that, too. So we're going to keep an eye on this, uh, and all these other investigations. And, you know, I'm going to certainly be calling and filing comments on the Federal Register about these environmental protection rollbacks, because they are devastating. Absolutely, absolutely devastating. All right, everybody, we have some good trouble and some good news, but we're going to take a quick break. Stick around. We'll be right back after these messages.
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Since we've arrived, I have been so far unsuccessfully pouring myself into the job search. In the spirit of gratitude this week I wanted to offer a heartfelt shout out to the Golden State Social Services which have helped keep us afloat since we arrived, to every single person I have spoken to on the phone and to in person to learn about, apply for and manage our Medi Cal and calfresh benefits. So thank you so much for being unreasonably friendly and encouraging. I've always hated the idea of being a welfare recipient because the ideology I grew up in made me feel I would be less of a man, a husband and a father for relying on government assistance. But fuck that, right? Speaking to all these supportive people has helped me turn the page on that destructive viewpoint and the social services themselves have given my brain a little more freedom from the cortisol it's usually bathing in. Pod Tariff is some more photos of our long dog Jupiter who just turned seven. Oh my goodness.
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Yes, thank you. Danke Schind from Deutschland. All right, next up from Jess Pronoun, she and her hey Beans Queens. I'm writing from AG's old neighborhood stomping grounds and Dr. Amy Acton's hometown, Youngstown, Ohio. My eldest daughter is a freshman in high school in all honors classes, symphony and chamber orchestras, and recently performed in her first official Broadway production of Frozen. I could not be more proud of her, especially as a child who didn't talk until she was three and up until last year was so painfully shy she wouldn't even say hello to anyone. Theater has brought her out of her shell and made her even more beautiful than she already was attached as a pic of us after one of her performances including myself, my seventh grader and my four year old niece. And one of her is a baby for dg. Love you ladies. Thanks for keeping me sane. Look at this. Oh my gosh. Look at her. Oh gosh.
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All right. This is from Heath. Pronouns he and him Greetings Beans Queens I wanted to share a little good news about scouting given NPR's reporting that the DoD will sever ties with Scouting America. Three years ago we needed to find an activity for our neurospicy son John and after trying a few different things and him not fitting in, we tried signing him up for Cub Scouts.
Okay, I just love this. I just love the phrase neurospicy.
Me too. What we found was an amazing, welcoming and inclusive group of youth and adults in our local pack. A year later, our daughter joined too. Fast forward. This past spring my son crossed over to Boy Scouts. We spent a week at summer camp. He earned his first merit badges and is ready to earn his second rank Tenderfoot. The personal growth we have seen so far is amazing. I know its Scouting journey will be will continue to help him grow and strive for better things. While no organization is perfect, I have found an amazing organization of volunteers that has been accommodating and welcoming and inclusive to all youth from all backgrounds and identities. Secretary Pete is wrong like he is about everything. Scouting is a safe place for boys and girls to grow up and learn and thrive. The only thing that doesn't belong anywhere is Secretary Pete's Mar A Lago locker room Boys Club. It didn't belong when I was a young army officer 20 years ago. It doesn't belong in Scouting. Then or now. This change will both harm military families and reduce current readiness and long term health of our military. For my podpet tags I've included a picture of our 14 year old pound puppy, Abby. She was supposed to be the ferocious protector that my then girlfriend as I headed off to Afghanistan. But she instead turned out to be the sweetest cuddliest sweetheart you could imagine.
She's a baby. You know what? You're so right for Hegseth to. I mean let's be honest about what's happening here. Hegseth and the Trump administration attacking Scouting as woke. What they're doing is attacking community. They're attacking Ways in which we can come together as a community, whether it's scouting, school, university, and anything where there's a group of people that get together and talk and think freely, that is a threat to this regime. And that is why they're denouncing scouting, of all things, as being too woke.
Yeah.
All right, next up, from Amy Pronouns, she and her dear Beans Queens. I don't know what I'd do without your podcast. I listen to your daily beans every weekday and unjustified on the weekend. Most of all, I just trust your reporting. That's saying something this day and age. My good news. Drumroll, please. I finished writing my book, and I got my first blurb from another author. My editor told me to be daring, so I even wrote to John Fugelsang to ask him for one. His mom was a former nun, his dad a former religious, and I am a former nun and religious. Good connections.
Right?
My book is about religious trauma and the work to heal. I want to share the blurb because it made my day. Quote. This book is a rare and honest look at what it takes to leave a life that no longer fits and rebuild yourself from the inside out. It does not glamorize healing or hide the cost. It shows how real transformation comes from facing your story with clarity, responsibility, and courage. Her journey is a reminder that spirituality does not require an institution. It requires the willingness to finally trust yourself.
Uh oh. Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my goodness. You can see why I'm on cloud nine, Amy. Yes, I can. For my pet tax, I'm sending two. The first was my faithful companion, the monastery cat buttons that I took with me when I left the monastery. You stole the cat? We traveled together all throughout the years when I was searching and moving. I lost him in 2012, which was hard. The second is my best buddy, Jasper. His breed is quite obvious. I think the picture was on the way home. We tried kayaking together, and he dumped us three times. He was not happy about it. I can see the little crimped fur on this Aussie. The shows that they've been in the water. Okay. So thank you for all your time and all the time you take to put into these podcasts. I see lots on social media, but I don't trust it until you report it, and that's the truth. Oh, and by the way, I became a religious trauma therapist before trying to write the book. This is amazing.
This is really awesome. Yeah. Um.
Oh, I'm gonna look behind. Yeah. Australian shepherd, Right? Um, beautiful red Merle, too. Amy, congratulations on Your book. And on that blurb, it's just wonderful.
This is awesome. This is from Jordan. Pronoun. She and her. Apparently, I've been living under a rock because I just discovered the daily beans. I love it already. I have good news to share. I just finished my last law school class. Congratulations, Jordan. I graduate next month and I will take the February bar exam. You will remain part of my daily routine to stay informed as I go into a study hole sharing a photo of my son in Rescue Pup. And they are both adorable. Adorable.
Oh, my gosh, what a great picture. I love the effect. Like the walleye lens sort of effect.
Yeah, I love that too.
Oh, my gosh. Thank you all so much. I really needed a good news boost today. If I could ask for your positive thoughts. I have a very sick kitty at home. He's got a really bad fever and a cough and I think he's got an upper respiratory infection and he's just not doing well. He's feeling pretty gloomy. I've got to give him some subcutaneous fluids this evening to hydrate him because I guess, Dan, when cats can't smell, they don't like to eat or drink.
Oh, goodness gracious.
So, you know, thoughts up and, um, send me your positive positivity and, uh, send me all of your pod pet pics. Uh, for tomorrow's good news, I'd appreciate it very much. What is it today, Doug? Wednesday? Okay, Thursday? Yes, we do actually have a show that we're doing tomorrow, so send me all your pod pet photos. Dana, you're going to be out tomorrow, but I'll be here.
I am, I am. I'm wishing you all because I know it's my time for final thoughts. I'm just wishing. I'm so grateful for this community. You have no idea. From the good news that you write in, even the corrections. I mean, I know I make you laugh. Alison makes you laugh with some of these things, but this is such a tight knit community. And to those of you that show up to my shows in person and send emails of gratitude, like, I just can't even tell you how much this community means to me. So this is one of the things I'm deeply grateful for in my life. This podcast, in you, Allison. So thank you for, you know, bringing me into the fold so many years ago.
No, uh, it's. It's obviously been my honor, man. It was. It's been. We just passed our five year anniversary.
We.
We started this deep in Covid, didn't we? In August 2020.
Yep.
Right before Biden was elected. Yeah, things started to turn around a little bit. I remember those, uh, days we were all so very uncertain. You and me and our friend Mary Trump talked a lot. How difficult it was before Biden was elected to, to exist without a, ah, future to think about, uh, because we were all on lockdown. But that's when we, um, started our amazing journey. And I couldn't be more grateful to you for, for being here and supporting me and supporting this community. So thank you to my friend and I hope you have a wonderful holiday.
Thank you so much, darling.
All right, everybody, we will. I'll be back in your ears tomorrow, I think, Dana, you're going to be back with me on Monday.
Yes.
Yeah. So until then, everybody, please. So thank you for putting up with our ridiculous segues. We had no way to tie that show together today, so, um, we thought.
We'D bring a little bit of joy and nonsense into this insanity.
Uh, yeah, especially like trying to come up with funny segues in between really, really horrific stories. Uh, felt a little weird. But thanks for, thanks for sticking with us and we'll see you. We'll see you the next time we see you. Until then, please take care of yourselves, take care of each other, take care of the planet, take care of your mental health and take care of your family. I've been ag.
I've been dg.
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