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Msw media. Hello and welcome to the Daily beans for Monday, April 20, 2026. Today, FBI Director Kash Patel says he's suing the Atlantic after Sarah Fitzpatrick reported sources told her Kash Patel repeatedly drinks to excess. Congress has passed a stopgap to fund warrantless surveillance for 10 days while deliberations continue. Donald Trump is in talks with himself to award himself $10 billion of our taxpayer money. The Department of Justice is now demanding ballots from the 2024 election in the Detroit area. Alito and Thomas say they're not planning to retire this year. And Trump's approval rating has hit a new low. I'm your host, Alison Gill. Hey, everybody, Happy Monday. Dana's out today, but please head to her Instagram and look at the photos from her amazing 50th birthday celebration that happened this past weekend. You don't want to miss that. And Indivisible is planning its next day of action on May 1st. It's going to be an economic blackout. For those who are able to participate, and in solidarity with Indivisible, we here at MSW Media Media are having an ad free day. We're not going to make a penny that day. We're not going to participate in the economy that day. We will not have any ads in our podcasts on May 1st. So just wanted to give you a heads up. If you're wondering where the ads went in the daily beans on May 1, that's where they went. We aren't going to be running any. And, boy, I'd like to be able to tell you what's going on with the war in Iran, but honestly, who fucking knows? At this point, the info we get from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps seems more correct than what we get from our own government at times. Now, Trump claimed the strait was open and we were getting all the nuclear dust. You know, the stuff. I don't know. I thought we obliterated, but whatever, that all turned out to be false. Then we went back to our blockade, and then maybe we were going to pay Iran $20 billion for their nuclear dust. But now Iran says nothing has changed, and Trump is now threatening them again with destruction of civilian infrastructure, war crimes, if they don't agree to his deal, which the Iranians are pretty certain is being negotiated in bad faith, just as it was when we first started bombing them with Witkoff, Kushner and J.D. vance at the table. Even though Donald Trump said J.D. vance wouldn't be going, he is going. I'm sure there'll be another deal announced before the markets open today that Iran will refute hours later and then there'll be more threats. And now we're hearing that they actually locked Trump out of the sit room during the rescue operation of the downed pilot because they were afraid he'd fuck it up. And that was from the Wall Street Journal. And buried deep in that story is the fact that Trump is now admitting he was wrong about the Strait of Hormuz. Quote, Trump has since marveled at the ease with which the strait was closed. That was after he was warned that it would be closed. In fact, they threatened to close it the first time we bombed Iran last July. But now he's admitting he's wrong on the Strait of Hormuz. And all of this is going on while, according to the Atlantic, Kash Patel is getting shit faced on a regular basis, drinking to the point where he can't be woken up in the morning. They actually had to request SWAT battering rams to get in to wake him up. At one point they'd have to push meetings back mornings after he would go out on drinking benders, they would have to push those morning meetings off to the afternoon. And Andy McCabe and I are covering that on the breakdown here in the beans feed today on audio or you could watch it@muellershirerote.com of course, Kash Patel is denying all these allegations, saying it's defamatory and he is going to sue the Atlantic and that we should look for that lawsuit today, on Monday. I will definitely be looking for that. It's going to be filed by a guy named Banal who's filed multiple ridiculous lawsuits that have been tossed out of court. But the point isn't to win. It's never to win. The point is to put the enemies of Donald Trump through painful litigation, expensive litigation. But I'm not worried about the Atlantic losing that case. So that's what's going on. Brief overview. I wish I had better information. Apparently, today in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, I should say, we actually captured a ship. We fired warning shots. This was a cargo ship carrying containers, I believe, to Malaysia. Not sure if it was empty or full, but we fired warning shots. They wouldn't stop. Apparently we fired a 5 inch shell into their engine room to stop it. I guess. Not typical, but that's how you do it, really. Only takes one shot and then you board the boat. Meanwhile, it's a sitting duck in the middle of the strait. And then you got to tow it somewhere because now it's a dead boat or you got to fix it to get it running again, to take it, I don't know, to uae, to Oman, maybe sink it in the deep ocean. So that's also happening. It's just, it's a ridiculous mess, and more people are going to get killed. So we'll see what, what happens next in that today. But for now, we've got other news to get to, so let's hit the hot notes. Hot notes. All right, first up from the Washington Post. The Justice Department is demanding all ballots from the 2024 election in the Detroit area, a highly unusual move that comes shortly after prosecutors seized 2020 ballots in Georgia and obtained 2020 election records in Arizona. In Maricopa county, the push to collect thousands of election records in swing states is part of a sweeping effort by Trump and his administration to scrutinize elections that has cast doubt on how they are run. Trump has spent more than five years falsely claiming the 2020 election was rigged against him. But in recent months, he shifted focus to this fall's midterm elections by seeking to restrict voting by mail and urging Republicans to, quote, take over voting in at least 15 places, such as Detroit. So this is going. They're using, trying to use 2024 ballots in places that are heavily Democratic in order to restrict voting in those areas. This is, another part of his plan to fuck with the midterms. Now, this latest demand was for ballots, ballot envelopes and ballot receipts in Wayne County, Michigan, which includes Detroit. It came from Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant Secretary General who oversees the Civil Rights Division and is widely viewed as auditioning to replace Pam Bondi as Attorney General. Dillon sent her letter Tuesday, and Democratic state officials released a copy of it Sunday. Those officials, Big gretch Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Attorney General Dana Nestle and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson decried the demand as a baseless attempt to undermine the public's confidence in their elections. Quote, if this administration wants to bring this circus to our state, my office is prepared to protect the people's right to vote. That's what Nestle said in a statement. M. Dylan wrote in her letter to Wayne county that the DOJ wants the 2024 ballot so she. So it can determine whether election laws were followed in a place with, quote, a history of fraud convictions and other allegations. She cited three examples of voter fraud in 2020 in a lawsuit alleging election officials did not properly process absentee ballots that year. A, judge dismissed that lawsuit, by the way, finding that the allegations were not credible. Voting fraud is very rare, and Nestle noted it has often been caught in Michigan by election officials. The system is working as it should. Courts rejected dozens of lawsuits over the 2020 election, and independent reviews have found Trump lost that year to Joe Biden. Dylan asked that the ballots be produced within two weeks and said the Justice Department might sue to get them if they're not. The Justice Department is seeking about 865,000 ballots and hundreds of thousands of other records, according to a letter Nestle sent to the Justice Department Sunday. Dylan made her demand the wrong place, Nestle said, because the ballots are held by 43 municipal clerks, not Wayne County Clerk Kathy Garrett. Spokespeople for Garrett and Dylan didn't comment immediately. Now, in statements, Benson called the demand the administration's, quote, latest attempt to interfere in our elections, and Whitmer said it was a poorly disguised attempt to justify more doubt and misinformation about our elections. So got to keep our eyes on the ball. This is, this is what they're one of the many ways in which they will, they will fuck with the midterm elections. Next up from the Times. Congress voted Friday to extend an expiring surveillance law for 10 days after libertarian leaning Republicans in the House demanded that they be allowed to vote on adding new privacy limits to any long term extension. The law, a major section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance act fisa, is set to expire today. The short term extension bill approved by the house shortly after 2am this weekend pushes that off until April 30, creating more time for negotiations. Late Friday morning, John Thune, the Republican majority leader, called up the bill for passage and no Democratic senator objected sending the measure to President Trump's desk ahead of that voice vote. Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who supports limiting surveillance, said that he consulted several of the House Republicans who blocked the bill overnight and that they asked him to allow the extension to give them negotiating leverage. The stopgap, he said, quote, makes reform more likely and expiration makes reform less likely. So that's why nobody objected. On the Dem side, the overnight drama, which dragged into the Senate after most lawmakers had already left town for the weekend, made clear that significant headwinds remained for both chambers when members return and try to reach an agreement on a more durable path forward for the contentious provision known as Section 702. Mr. Trump has been pressuring Republicans to pass an 18 month reauthorization of Section 702, the FISA, without any changes. This was his biggest gripe in 2016 about Obama spying on his elections using FISA. There's an inspector general investigation mostly into the FISA warrant obtained for Carter Page. This is what Trump is pushing for now. Speaker Mike Johnson has been attempting to comply, but he needs the backing of nearly every Republican member in the House to proceed because their margin is so slim. And 20 balked early Friday morning, making it impossible to move forward even though four Democrats cross party lines to try to help him bring the matter up for a vote. The president has urged Republicans on Wednesday to unify behind Johnson and extend the law without any new limits. No limits. Quote, I'm willing to risk the giving up of my rights and privileges as a citizen for our great military and country. That's what Trump declared on social media, portraying the section as crucial to protecting troops abroad and preventing terrorist attacks. Like the ones that they were doing when they were surveilling Carter Page. But the characterization did little to allay the concerns of some Republicans associated with the libertarian leaning Freedom Caucus. The debate has scrambled the usual polarized party lines. Privacy and civil liberties focused lawmakers in both parties have allied to press for greater limits, while centrists and national security hawks in both parties are working together to try to extend the surveillance law without any changes. Now, Section 702 allows the government to collect on domestic soil and without a warrant the communications of foreigners abroad, including when those people are interacting with Americans. Under the law, the National Security Agency can order email services like Google and network operators like AT&T to turn over copies of messages of targeted foreigners. That provision legalized a form of the Stellar Wind program, the once secret warrantless wiretapping program that the Bush administration launched after the September 11 attacks. When Congress enacted Section 702 in 2008, it added a sunset deadline to ensure that lawmakers would periodically review and potentially modify the program. Privacy minded lawmakers want to require a, court order to access information about the private messages of Americans swept up in the program. They have also proposed using the bill to bar the government from purchasing data about Americans from data brokers if it would need a warrant to collect the information directly. Quote, I'll be voting no on final passage of FISA 702 reauthorization bill if it doesn't include a warrant provision and other reforms to protect U.S. citizens right to privacy. That's Thomas Massie, Republican in Kentucky. That's what he wrote on social media now before blocking an up or down vote on the 18 month extension bill early Friday, the House also blocked a proposal that would have extended 702 by five years, that version would have made what appeared to be largely superficial changes, like enhancing criminal penalties for misusing the program. Proponents of Section 702 have warned that any lapse would gravely threaten national security. But the program has a temporary safety net. Because an intelligence court recertified the program last month. Intelligence agencies can legally continue to operate the program through March of 2027, even if the underlying statute has expired in the meantime. Still, during the last cycle of debate over reauthorizing the law in 2024, the Biden administration warned that a lapse could lead to some tech companies to stop cooperating anyway, creating gaps in data collection until the government could get court orders compelling compliance. Mr. Trump's full throated endorsement of the surveillance tool marked a sharp pivot. For years, he's railed against the FBI's use of a different part of the FISA during the investigation into Russia in his 2016 campaign, and only Grun grudgingly acceded to Section 702 extension. They did mention that pivot. Next up from the post. And this one's gonna you off. federal agencies are engaging in discussions to resolve a lawsuit brought by Trump and his family over the leak of their tax information to news organizations. That's according to a new federal court filing in January. As we know, Trump, his two eldest sons and the Trump family business filed a lawsuit against the IRS and the Treasury Department over the unauthorized disclosure which took place during the first Trump administration. And we talked about that when it happened in January. He's suing his own irs. The Trump legal team, in a Friday filing to Florida's Southern District court, requested a 90 day extension in all proceedings. The legal team said in the filing, quote, good cause exists to grant an extension in this matter while the parties engage in discussions designed to resolve this matter and avoid protracted litigation. The extension would allow the parties to explore avenues that could narrow or resolve the issues efficiently. But the filing didn't detail any possible resolution, which is probably just us paying Trump millions and maybe billions of dollars now. A spokesman for Trump's legal team asserted in a statement that the IRS wrongly allowed an agency employee to leak private information about the president and his family to the news outlets. Quote, president Trump continues to hold those who wrong America and Americans accountable. No, no, he doesn't. He continues to hold those who he feels has wronged him accountable. The Treasury Department didn't respond for requests for comment. IRS referred questions to the Justice Department, which did not respond to requests for comment. The lawsuit, when it was filed, sought at least $10 billion in damages, claiming the federal government did not properly safeguard the tax returns from unauthorized inspection and public disclosure. Trump is suing the government in a personal capacity, not his president. Former IRS consultant Charles Littlejohn was sentenced in 2024 to five years in prison for stealing the tax returns of Trump and thousands of other wealthy Americans between 2018 and 2020 and providing them to ProPublica in the new York Times. Along with the January lawsuit targeting the irs, Trump has engaged in other legal efforts to claim a large amount of money against the government he oversees. He previously sought damages over the Justice Department's investigation into his connection between Russia and his campaign in 2016, and pursued a case over the FBI's 2022 search of Mar? A Lago over alleged mishandling of classified documents. Earlier this week, Democratic lawmakers announced plans to introduce a bill that would, among other things, bar sitting presidents and vice presidents from collecting settlement payments from the United States. The bill, called the Ban Presidential Plunder of Taxpayer Funds act, would also prohibit spouses, children, any trust, quote, that exists for the benefit of or any entity they own or control from collecting damages, payments through settlements with the federal government. Trump has suggested that he would donate any funds he received as part of restitution in cases against the federal government to charity or, quote, to the White House while we restore this White House. However, critics have argued that any settlement funds would ultimately be awarded at the expense of taxpayers. That bill, by the way, is being led by Senator Lizzie Elizabeth Warren, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Rep. Jamie Raskin, and Rep. David Min of California. All right, this is an interesting story. This next story, comes from cbs. Sources close to Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito confirm he's not planning to retire this year before the midterms. Sources close to Justice Thomas also tell CBS he does not plan to step down. That indicates that this year, with the midterm elections on the horizon, Trump will not be able to plan on an opportunity to make his fourth nomination to the Supreme Court. Alito's plans were first reported by Fox News. Alito, who's 76, Thomas, 77, are the two of the core members of the court's conservative majority. Speculation about possible retirement tends to arise as the court approaches the end of its term. And Trump told Fox Business's Maria Bartiromo earlier this week that he's prepared to name two or three new justices if vacancies open up. Quote, in theory, it's two. You just read the statistics. It could be two, could be three, could be one. That's what Trump said. I don't know I'm prepared to do it, he added. When you mention Alito, he is a great justice now. Alito has served on the high court since 2006, Thomas since 1991. Trump was able to fill three seats on the court during his first term, nominating Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Coney Barrett. The court has a number of major decisions ahead of it this spring, with rulings expected on Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship, revoke deportation protections for Haitians and Syrians, and invalidate late arrival driving mail in ballots. Decisions on those and other contentious cases are expected by late June or early July. Our final stories from NBC Trump's job approval rating has sunk to a new low as Americans express growing concerns about rising costs and the war with Iran. That's according to NBC News Decision Desk poll powered by SurveyMonkey, 37% of adults approve of Trump's performance as president, 37 while 63 disapprove, including 50 who say they disapprove strongly putting his job rating at the lowest point of his second term. In this particular poll, 2/3 of respondents also disapproved of Trump's handling of inflation and the Iran conflict. Two thirds While the president still commands the overwhelming support of his base, Republican support softened compared to the last Decision Desk poll, conducted in late January, early February. In this new poll, 83% of Republicans give Trump a positive approval rating. That's down four points from earlier this year. And the share of Republicans who strongly approve of Trump's job performance has dropped six points from 58 to 52. And broadly, one third of Americans believe the country is on the right track, while two thirds believe it's on the wrong track. That's the most pessimistic outlook in Decision Desk polling since Trump retook office. The poll results underscore the challenges Republicans face as they defend their majorities in Congress in this year's midterm elections. Americans frustrations with the economy and the Iran war also come after Trump promised to tackle inflation and to keep the United States out of foreign entanglements during his 2024 presidential campaign. The economy continues to be the top issue for Americans, with 29% saying it's the issue that matters most to them right now 24% said threats to democracy, 12% said health care, 10% said crime and safety. And when asked which economic issues mattered most right now, inflation and the rise in cost of living was the runaway winner 45% chose that option markedly higher than any other. Just 32% of Americans say they approve of Trump's handling of inflation and the cost of living, compared to 68 who disapprove. The majority of Americans, 52%, say they strongly disapprove of Trump's handling of the issue, while another 16% say they somewhat disapprove. Now, the share of Americans who strongly disapprove is up seven points since last summer, the last time the Decision Desk survey asked this question. And the percentage of Republicans who say they approve of Trump's handling of inflation is 10 points lower than it was in that poll. It's at 73 now. More Americans said their personal financial situation is worse today than it was a year ago. 40% and fewer say their economic situation is better, only 19% than in any previous Decision Desk polling. During Trump's second term, Republicans are twice as likely as independents and three times as likely as Democrats to say their personal economic situation is better. Today, 34% of Republicans feel that way, compared to 48% who say their economic situation is about the same and just 18% who say it's worse. But that's pretty high for Republicans. Meanwhile, 55% of Democrats and 46% of independents feel their economic situation is worse today than it was last year. And almost 2/3 of Americans said gas prices have been a problem for them and their family. 29% call it a serious problem, 36% call it a somewhat serious problem, 29% say it's not too serious, and only 9% said it's not a problem at all. Blue collar workers and Americans with lower levels of education are more likely than white collar workers and those with college or postgraduate degrees to call rising gas prices a problem. The latest poll also finds 2/3 of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the war with Iran, with one third approving Americans. Views of how Trump has navigated the war did not significantly shift after he announced a temporary ceasefire on April 7, while the poll was still in the field, with roughly one third of Americans approving of his handling of the war. In the days following that announcement, almost All Democrats and 82% of independents disapprove of Trump's handling of the war. 74% of Republicans approved. But the share of Republicans who disapproved of Trump's handling of the war, 26%, was higher than the share of Republicans who disapprove of Trump's job overall. So they really don't like this war now, even as some MAGA influencers have voiced concerns about the war. The poll finds that the president's most ardent supporters are actually still behind him. 13% of self described supporters of the MAGA movement say they disapprove of Trump's handling of the war. 87% approve. A sizable majority, 61% of adults say the U.S. should not take any further military action in Iran, 61%. Now, an even higher percentage of Americans under the age of 30 want the war to end. 74% say the US should not take any further action in Iran for those under 30. Trump saw a dramatic decline in his approval rating on immigration, another major plank of his 2024 campaign. Earlier this year after federal immigration officials shot and killed two US Citizens in Minnesota. The Trump administration has tried to telegraph a shift in tactics since then. Firing Kristi Noem, removing Gregory Bevino. And since February, there have been declines in both the number of people in ICE detention and ICE arrests. But more than 60,000 people still remain in custody, almost twice as many as before Trump's return to office. Now, the new poll suggests there's been some improvement for Trump on immigration, but he's still really underwater. 44% of Americans approve of his handling of the border security, a 4 point bump since late January in early February, while 56% say they disapprove. The share of adults who say they strongly disapprove of the president on immigration is 42%. It was 49% at the beginning of the year. Now Trump is also making a push to overhaul the nation's voting laws central to his second term, urging congressional Republicans to pass the SAVE act, which would create new photo ID and proof of citizenship requirements. The House has approved the measure, but doesn't have the support to advance. In the Senate, three quarters of Americans said they support requiring voters to show government issued photo ID. 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In so many ways, you both are my good news because I can trust your newscast for the latest need to know information. I love that you do crazy stuff like cite sources and tell the truth. May it catch on in all media channels. I have a slight pronunciation correction for you. You were talking about the Dems who have filed articles of impeachment against Agent Orange, and one of them is from my state. Sri. oh, let's see. Tenador got it to Nadar. Thank you. It's one of those names, where fun with phonics does not work for anyone. But that being said, he is busy working in the Mitten state, constantly reminding us that this is not normal and we have to work together to get the Orange Julius Caesar out of the oval while we still have a constitution and democracy to fight for. He's one of the good ones, and we're lucky to have him here in Michigan. My podpet tax is Pickles, my alpha male who's practicing in case he has to become a poll worker to help pay the bills. If we don't get Rumpelstiltskin out of office soon, Pickles may indeed need a job or start selling feet pics. Thanks for all you do. Pickles is amazing. Kim, thank you for that. All right, Tanadar, appreciate you. Next up, fence ferry of Key West. Oh, hashtag Fence ferry of Key west was born when the state removed rainbow crosswalks. Over 600 rainbow fences have been painted and distributed. Look at this. Incredible. Thanks, Fence. Fairy of Key West. And next up from Anonymous Hi, I'm from Portland. I listen to the Daily Beans podcast every day with my morning coffee. This might be a bit of a weird shout out, but Allison reminds me so much of an awesome friend that we lost during COVID in 2021. She was also Gen X, swore a lot, loved cute animals, especially cats, and was politically and socially justice minded. She was also wicked smart and, when Portland shut down for Covid in March 2020, she Trivia hosting duties on Zoom for us just so we could have a little bit of brightness in our week during those terrible times. Even Allison's voice sounds exactly like our dearly missed friend. So thank you so much for bringing a little reminder of her into my daily life with your podcast. For my Pop Bet tariff, I'm sending a link slash photo of the good boy Howie who has been at Westside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles for two years and he's only three years old. Howie's outgoing, he loves hikes, he's fun, he's playful, knows some commands, and his house, broken would make a lovely dog for an active home. I have no idea why he hasn't been adopted already. Do your thing, Leguminati. Oh my gosh, look at this beautiful baby. That is a beautiful dog. And we'll have a link in the show notes. If you want to adopt, adopt Howie. Two years. Oh sweet baby. All right, next up from Beck pronouns she and her all hail to the fabulous Beans Queens. Thank you bunches for all that you do. Plus you just make me sound smarter to my friends. I'm sending a shout out to an artist who gives so much of her time and talent to the schools in Central PA by teaching her craft of kiln formed and mosaic glass tiles to students. End result of her projects leaves the school and her community with a beautiful mural. She teaches the kids not only to appreciate art, but the diversity of seeing the world beyond the walls of their school. The artist Linda Billett also recently assisted local residents of Lebanon, Pennsylvania's community and making a mural for the upcoming 250th anniversary celebration. She does receive some financial assistance from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, but it comes nowhere close to covering her expenses. Linda's dedication and love of her craft and the kids is simply amazing and awesome. so if you'd like to see some of her projects and items for sale, you can visit her website@lindabillet.com we'll have a link in the show notes. Since Allison is such a space nerd I've attached a picture of one of Linda's glass arts titled Any Way youy Can. It's a Glastronau trying to make the world a better place, the only way we know how. For my pod pet tariff, I've also included a picture of my cat Turtle, who is a wee bit. Has had a wee bit too much catnip. Oh, yes, he has. Oh, look at that Glastonaut. That's beautiful by billet. Cool. We'll have a link in the show notes to her stuff. Thank you so much, Beck, for pointing this amazing artist out. All right, next up, Tony pronouns he and him. Dear Allison and Dana. And ships at sea. All the ships at sea. I had meant to give a report about the no Kings rally in alliance when I reported from the M Birthright hearings, but I forgot. We had about 350 people, fewer than last time, but a few nearby small towns that had their own first ever no Kings rallies. So some people went there instead. As ever, we had a lot of enthusiastic support from passing drivers. And we have concluded that the magas who roar by rolling coal and their overjacked pickups are just afraid that, pride flags will turn their trucks queer and their truck nuts will fall off. Best to escape at speed. Tony, you're the best. Since last report, I've added a few flags to the collection. We now have NATO, Cuba, Abolish ice, and the straw hat pirate flag from the One Piece anime. that one is showing up more and more as a symbol of resistance. Oh, cool. Just today, I added the flag of the Holy See out of appreciation of Pope Leo's wonderful witness for peace and compassion. And finally, one of our occasional attenders found a discarded plywood cutout of Mary and Jesus on the donkey from a nativity scene, and he repurposed it by adding the labels not Trump with an arrow pointing at baby Jesus, and Trump with an arrow pointing to the ass's ass. Very funny. Please find pics attached to the Holy See flag and Jesus and Mary. All my love, Tony. P.S. no unhatched chicken counting here, but I think the tide is beginning to turn. Ooh, it's good to hear from you, my friend. Not Trump. Trump. So great. Great repurposing and fantastic. Good to see you, Tony. Thank you so much for the update and thank you all for sending in your good news. You can send it to us dailybeanspod.com click on contact. Dana will be back tomorrow, so send her all your birthday wishes, send her all your baby photos, send her your otter pictures. She also loves pandas and definitely, go check out her Instagram DG comedy so you can see some of the pictures of the incredible party. I'm sure that there'll be plenty of them going up, as we speak. So everybody, we will both be back in your ears tomorrow. Until then, please take care of yourself, 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 and them's the Beans. The Daily Beans is written and executive produced by Allison Gill with additional research and reporting by Dana Goldberg. Sound design and editing is by Desiree McFarlane with art and web design by Joelle Reader with Moxie Design Studios. Music for the Daily Beans is written and performed by they Might Be Giants and the show is a proud member of the MSW Media Media Network, a collection of creator owned podcasts dedicated to news, politics and justice. For more information please visit msw media.com msw media.