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Hello. And welcome to the Daily Beans

1:10

for Monday, January twenty third twenty twenty

1:12

three. Today, judge Middlebrook's awards

1:15

Hillary at all nearly one

1:17

million dollars in sanctions for Trump and

1:19

Obama's vexanxious lawsuit. A

1:21

January sixth defendant pleads guilty to

1:23

death threats against AOC, Former

1:26

White House aide, and Kurt douchebag, Johnny McEnty,

1:28

is testified before Jack's Miss Grand jury.

1:30

The Department of Justice shuts down

1:32

Jim Jordan's dumb sub committee investigating

1:35

the litigation, three active

1:37

duty marines been charged for their participation

1:39

in the insurrection, Abbott Laboratories

1:41

is now under federal criminal investigation for

1:43

the baby formula crisis. A new

1:45

film about justice Kavanaugh premieres

1:47

at Sundance, ten or dead in

1:49

a mass shooting in Monterrey amid New Year

1:51

celebrations, and Jeff Zins

1:53

is set to replace Ron Klean as the

1:55

White House chief of staff. I'm your host,

1:58

Alison Gil. My

2:02

goodness, that could have almost been clear we

2:04

were like ten seconds away from a record

2:06

for most headlines for the weekend. Dana's

2:09

out today She will be back on

2:11

Wednesday. Also out right

2:13

now is a new episode of Jack, the podcast with

2:15

me and Andrew McCabe about the special counsel

2:18

And my good pal, Johnny Mackenzie,

2:21

of the presidential personnel office,

2:23

is now of a member of very exclusive club

2:25

of people subpoenaed by special counsel

2:27

Jack Smith. We talk all about that

2:29

in the episode of Jack plus a lot of

2:32

other stuff. That episode is out now.

2:34

Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. And

2:36

some quick news hits here before

2:38

we get to the hot notes. Ron

2:40

Klean is stepping down as White House

2:42

chief of staff. It's probably one of the best if

2:44

not the best chiefs of staff in

2:46

White House history. This move was

2:48

expected. It's not weird.

2:51

It's not unheard of. That is a

2:53

very grueling job to be the chief of staff.

2:56

We knew from the jump, Ron Klein

2:58

said that he wasn't gonna be there the entire

3:00

term. I will miss him, but

3:02

it is said he will be replaced by the very capable

3:04

Jeff Zines who ran Biden's COVID nineteen

3:06

response in early in his administration.

3:09

So Best of luck in that

3:11

very difficult job to Jeff Science. Also,

3:14

police have located a white van they believe

3:16

is connected to the gunman who opened fire

3:18

at a ballroom dance studio in Monterrey

3:21

Park on Saturday night, killing ten

3:23

people, and injuring ten

3:25

others. Multiple police cars surrounded

3:27

the vehicle and torrents on Sunday morning's

3:29

shots were fired. Law enforcement

3:31

sources told the times was

3:34

not known who was in the vehicle, but the body was

3:36

slumped over. We do not know if they're deceased or whether

3:38

that was the gunman. But we will keep

3:40

you posted as the story unfolds.

3:43

Absolutely tragic. Another

3:46

mass shooting in America. Alright.

3:48

We have a lot of news to get to as you

3:50

could hear from the introduction and

3:52

the headlines. So let's hit the hot notes.

3:56

notes. Alright. For

3:59

a while now, Jim Jordan, has been sending letters

4:01

to the Department of Justice demanding documents

4:03

and information about the investigations

4:06

into Donald Trump and likely investigations

4:08

into Jim Jordan. Recently, he

4:10

formed a judiciary sub committee in the House

4:12

of Representatives that will be tasked with investigating

4:15

the investigations We all

4:17

know how investigating the investigators goes

4:19

just ask John Durham. So

4:21

allow me to read to you from this letter that

4:23

the Department of Justice sent to Jim

4:25

in response on January twentieth.

4:29

Here we go. We are in receipt of your January

4:31

seventeenth letter to the Department of Justice.

4:33

As well as three of our law enforcement

4:35

components, the FBI, the DEA,

4:38

and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms

4:40

and Exposits. Regarding information

4:42

requests that you set during the one hundred and

4:44

seventeen congress. In light

4:46

of your appointment as the chair of the House Committee

4:48

on the judiciary, The department

4:50

would like to take this opportunity to review

4:52

our practices with respect to congressional

4:54

engagement for the benefit of both

4:56

new and returning members of the committee.

4:58

We look forward to a productive relationship

5:01

with the one hundred and eighteenth congress.

5:03

We welcome your interest in

5:05

the department's work. The

5:07

department stands ready to provide expertise as

5:09

the committee considers potential legislation.

5:11

We often provide technical assistance

5:14

on draft or introduced legislation to

5:16

ensure that drafters are aware of how

5:18

it may impact civil litigation, criminal

5:20

investigations, and prosecutions grant

5:24

making, and other matters within the department's

5:26

purview, and to ensure its

5:28

constitutionality. We encourage

5:30

you to share legislative drafts as early as

5:32

possible because our review can

5:34

be time consuming. We anticipate

5:36

your committee will invite department

5:39

representatives to appear at hearings. Which

5:41

serve as important tools for information to the

5:43

public about the department's work.

5:45

Preparation for hearings often takes significant

5:47

time. So the department has long

5:49

insisted that congressional committee send a written

5:51

invitation for public testimony at least

5:53

two weeks in advance of the hearing date. The

5:56

department also will be better able to meet your

5:58

needs at hearings if your request is specific

6:00

concerning the information the committee seeks.

6:03

While we work diligently to accommodate requests

6:05

for public testimony, it may not

6:07

always be possible to participate or

6:09

to address all the topics the committee wishes

6:11

to raise. Consistent with long

6:13

standing policy and practice, any

6:16

oversight request must be weighed

6:18

against the department's interest in protecting

6:20

the integrity of its work. Long

6:23

standing department policy prevents

6:25

us from confirming or denying the existence

6:27

of pending investigations in

6:29

response to congressional requests, or

6:31

providing non public information about

6:34

our investigations. The department's

6:36

obligation to protect the government's ability to

6:38

prosecute fully and fairly is

6:40

vital to the executive branch's

6:42

core constitutional function

6:44

to investigate and prosecute criminal

6:46

matters. Finally, the department

6:48

is committed to protecting the rights of

6:50

whistleblower. For example, employees

6:53

or applicants for employment

6:55

who have made a protected disclosure,

6:58

and we're committed to complying with

7:00

both the letter and the spirit of the whistleblower

7:02

protection act Title five

7:04

US code Section two thousand three hundred and 2B8.

7:07

Nothing in the foregoing is intended to impact

7:09

requirements obligations, rights, sanctions,

7:12

and liabilities created by controlling executive

7:14

orders and statutory provisions. We hope

7:16

this information is helpful. We look

7:18

forward to a productive relationship. Please

7:20

do not hesitate to contact this office

7:22

if we may provide additional assistance

7:25

regarding this or any other matter.

7:27

Interesting, and fun. All

7:29

of your requests will take significant time.

7:32

Please submit them early, and we're not gonna tell you

7:34

anything about ongoing investigations because

7:36

it's our constitutional right and

7:38

duty, and under the separations of

7:40

powers clause, not to. You big

7:42

piece of shit. Anyway, that was

7:44

a great letter. I loved it. I'm glad

7:46

they sent it. Also in the news, former

7:48

president Trump, on Friday, withdrew his lawsuit,

7:50

seeking to block New York attorney general,

7:52

Tish James, from accessing materials

7:55

from his private trust. In one

7:57

page notice filed with Judge Middle Brooks,

7:59

Trump's attorney, Timothy Weber, said

8:01

he was voluntarily dismissing the lawsuit

8:03

without prejudice. No further reason

8:05

was given, but I bet I know

8:07

why. Last month, Middle Brooks

8:09

rejected Trump's efforts to obtain a

8:11

temporary injunction to block Tish

8:13

James from obtaining documents

8:15

from the trust, saying Trump had no

8:17

substantial likelihood of success on the merits.

8:19

A motion to dismiss the lawsuit is still pending

8:21

or it was at the time. The move

8:23

comes one day after Middlebrook sanctioned

8:25

Trump and another one of his attorneys,

8:27

Alina Habba, for nine hundred

8:29

and thirty seven thousand dollars and

8:32

change. That was a lawsuit that Trump brought

8:34

against Hillary Clinton and thirty other

8:36

defendants, saying that that they

8:38

conspired against him in twenty sixteen.

8:40

Middle Brooks wrote this case should never

8:42

have been brought. Its inadequacy as a

8:45

legal claim was evident from the start.

8:47

No reasonable lawyer would have

8:49

filed it. Intended for a political

8:51

purpose, none of the counts of the

8:53

amended complaint state a cognitive

8:55

legal claim, unquote. So,

8:58

that is hilarious. He

9:00

sued Hillary and thirty other people. And

9:02

we talk about this. Andrew McCabe and I, because he's one

9:04

of the defendants in that lawsuit. He

9:06

was. I mean, the the the lawsuit's been

9:08

dismissed. We talk about that on the on the most recent

9:10

episode of of Jack. Because it does

9:12

actually tie in with a special Council

9:14

investigation. It's very interesting how you want to listen to

9:16

that episode. But he

9:18

sued them all. Everybody who

9:21

had anything to do with the twenty sixteen

9:23

litigation into Trump Russia. And

9:25

Judge Middlebrooks dismissed it

9:27

and then invited Hillary at all

9:29

to file sanctions, and then

9:32

a couple maybe like a month and a half ago, one

9:34

of the guys was awarded

9:36

sanctions of fifty thousand dollar a

9:38

fine that payable to the court plus

9:40

his attorney's fees. Which were

9:42

about I think like twenty two thousand dollars

9:44

or something like that. And the judge awarded

9:46

those sanctions. And

9:48

then that same day that the judge awarded the

9:50

sanctions to that one guy Trump

9:52

filed his lawsuit, a new lawsuit against

9:54

Titch James, which is with same kind

9:56

of bullshit, no recognizable

10:00

legal anything in that entire lawsuit. It

10:02

was vexatious. It was frivolous.

10:04

He actually cited the

10:06

Tiss James lawsuit. While

10:08

awarding sanctions, a second

10:10

round of sanctions in the Hillary lawsuit.

10:12

So that was what happened on Friday on my

10:14

birthday, happy birthday to me of almost a million

10:16

dollars in sanctions for ElenaHA! And Trump

10:19

severally and jointly liable for that

10:21

money. That means you guys get to figure out who

10:23

gets to pay what. I advised

10:25

Elena Hobut to hurry up and sue Donald, for

10:28

at least half of those fees. Otherwise, I

10:30

think her firm will be holding the bag

10:32

on that because I think

10:34

Trump will be like, no, you told me to do it. I'm not

10:36

paying a dime. So we'll see how that

10:38

turns out, but it's gonna cause some infighting between

10:40

Elena Hobb and Donald Trump, which

10:42

just brings me joy. But

10:45

within twelve hours of that million

10:47

dollar sanctions, fine.

10:50

They dismissed their suit. The

10:52

similar suit against Tisch James, which I

10:54

advised them to do, not

10:56

fifteen hours before. Alright next up.

10:59

Three active duty members of the Marine

11:01

Corps assigned to intelligence related jobs,

11:03

including one at the National Security Agency

11:05

in Maryland, have been charged with

11:07

participating in January sixth. Corporal

11:10

Micah Kumar, sergeant Joshua

11:12

Abbott and sergeant Dodge

11:14

Dale Hellenen, were arrested Tuesday and

11:16

Wednesday near Camp Pendleton, California, right

11:18

up the road from me. And

11:21

Fort Meade and in Camp La June,

11:23

North Carolina. Respectively, and

11:25

appeared in local federal courts.

11:27

The FBI said a bot

11:29

admitted to entering the capital with two

11:31

buddies, During a June twenty twenty two

11:33

interview that was part of his security clearance

11:35

process while assigned to the Marine Corps, cryptologic

11:37

support battalion, which is

11:39

partnered and headquartered with the NSA at Fort

11:41

Meade. According to the charging papers, a

11:43

bot said they walked around and

11:45

tried not to get hit with tear gas. And

11:48

admitted he heard how the event was being portrayed

11:50

negatively and decided that he should not

11:52

tell anybody about going into the capital.

11:56

Fantastic. I hope they

11:59

lose all of their benefits. I hope that

12:01

they aren't administratively discharged. I hope

12:03

they get what's called a big chicken dinner, which is bad

12:05

conduct discharge or dishonorable discharge.

12:07

They should not have access

12:09

to taxpayer funded benefits

12:11

or pensions. That's just my

12:13

two cents. And a Texas man

12:15

charged for attacking the capital,

12:17

plugged guilty Monday to threatening

12:20

AOC on Twitter shortly

12:22

after the riot. On January sixth in the

12:24

hours after the attack of the capital after the

12:26

capital had been cleared, Ocasio

12:28

Cortez posted a tweet

12:30

saying impeach, Garrett Miller

12:32

replied, assassinate A0C.

12:34

Miller also plead guilty to assaulting,

12:37

resisting, or impeding officers and admitted to

12:39

intentionally forcing his hands on an officer while

12:41

they tried to remove him from the capital that

12:43

day. During the hearing, judge Carl

12:45

Nichols, a Trump appointee, read a statement

12:47

of factual evidence to which Miller

12:49

agreed, yet stated Miller acted with serious

12:51

intent at the time he posted that tweet,

12:53

assassinate AOC, and meant for it

12:55

to be a threat. In other

12:57

Department of Justice News, Abbott

12:59

Laboratories is under investigation by

13:01

the Department of Justice. The

13:03

company confirmed that on Friday almost

13:05

a year after it shut down a Michigan baby

13:08

formula plant after illnesses were reported.

13:10

Abbott did not specify what aspect

13:12

of the company is under justice

13:14

department scrutiny, but last June, I

13:16

tweeted, sometimes I wonder if corporations

13:18

cause inflation or shut

13:20

down formula production. Or fix

13:22

gas prices so that Republicans will

13:24

win elections so that their

13:26

CEOs can get more tax breaks

13:28

and less regulation. Corporations

13:31

wouldn't do that. Would they?

13:33

No, I guess we'll find out. And

13:35

finally, from Jada Yuan at the Washington Post

13:37

in a content warning here. For

13:39

sexual assault. Quote, we're getting

13:41

more tips, unquote.

13:43

That's Amy Hertie. She announced that

13:45

Friday night after the Sundance film festival

13:48

premiere of justice, a

13:50

documentary she produced about the sexual assault

13:52

allegations against Kavanaugh.

13:54

The film's existence was a

13:56

surprise With the festival only

13:58

revealing on Thursday, its opening night that it was making

14:00

a very last minute addition to the lineup.

14:02

The first documentary from swingers and

14:04

the born identity director, Doug

14:07

Laimon. Within a half hour of the

14:09

news getting out, Laimon said in the post

14:11

screening q and a, The film team started hearing

14:13

from people who had sent the FBI

14:15

tips before Kavanaugh's confirmation,

14:17

which the agency did not further investigate.

14:19

And I should say here, yes, they set up a tip line, the

14:22

FBI, forty five hundred

14:24

tips came in to that tip line.

14:26

Now, the thing is, is

14:28

that and this is just government insider shit

14:30

that I happen to know because I worked at the government.

14:32

When the FBI does, this

14:34

this wasn't a criminal investigation into

14:36

Kavanaugh. This was a

14:38

background check. They they wanted an

14:40

additional background check into

14:42

Kavanaugh. And when you task

14:44

the FBI with a background check because the FBI

14:46

does all the background checks for all of the agencies

14:48

when I got my job at the VA, the FBI did

14:50

my background check. The client

14:53

is the person who's requesting

14:56

the background check. Okay?

14:58

And the FBI is

15:00

under policy under

15:02

either by per their

15:04

policy, they give all

15:06

of the information they gather to

15:09

the client, to whomever requested

15:11

the background information. So for example, when I applied

15:13

to the VA, FBI did my background

15:16

check, FBI finds anything at

15:18

all, they give everything

15:20

over to the Department of Veterans Affairs

15:22

so that the Department of Veterans Affairs can make

15:24

the decision. The FBI

15:26

is not supposed to go on and continue investigating

15:28

all these tips and following leads and

15:30

opening investigations. They do

15:32

the work and they hand it over and

15:34

that's it. In the Kavanaugh case,

15:37

the White House, the Trump White

15:39

House, ordered the additional background

15:41

check. Therefore, all

15:43

the forty five hundred tips that came

15:45

in had to be handed over to the

15:47

White House to Trump and up to up

15:49

to the White House what to do with

15:51

it. So, of course, they're not gonna do shit with

15:53

it. Where my

15:55

understanding gets weird is if they find

15:57

like he murdered somebody that went on

15:59

you know, unpunished or sexually assaulted somebody

16:02

that went unpunished. Do or can

16:04

they or do they? Are they able

16:06

to continue that investigation? That

16:08

I don't know. But they didn't

16:10

follow-up on any of these four thousand five hundred tips

16:12

that we know for sure. Now, Limean,

16:14

the filmmaker, gives Ramirez.

16:17

The platform that she never got in front

16:19

of the senate. This isn't really about Blasio,

16:21

this is about Ramirez. A long

16:23

emotional interview with the Boulder based former

16:25

Yale Classmate of Kavanaugh forms

16:27

the movie's spine. Though

16:30

the interview doesn't contain much that hasn't

16:32

already been reported, it's powerful to hear someone

16:34

who doesn't enjoy being in the spotlight tell her own

16:37

story with all the anguished, starts,

16:39

and stops that come with trying to recall a

16:41

nearly forty year old traumatic event. If

16:44

there's a smoking gun in Lineman's film, the

16:46

post continues, it's a

16:48

voice message left on the FBI tip

16:50

line from Max Styr, the president and

16:52

CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, who

16:54

attended Yale with Kavanaugh and Ramirez.

16:57

In the previously unheard recording,

16:59

Steyr says classmates told him

17:01

not just that Kavanaugh stuck his penis and

17:03

ramears his face, but that afterward,

17:06

then this is where the content warning really

17:08

comes in. Cavanaugh went to the

17:10

bathroom to make himself erect before

17:12

allegedly returning to assault her

17:14

again, hoping to amuse an audience of

17:16

mutual In the film,

17:18

Ramirez says she'd suppressed that memory so

17:20

deeply, she couldn't recall that second

17:22

incident, even when Rowan and Faroe

17:24

explicitly asked her about it. Dyer's

17:26

message to the FBI also cites another

17:28

incident involving a different woman, which

17:30

he says he witnessed firsthand.

17:32

A severely inebriated Kavanaugh,

17:35

his dorm mate pulling his pants

17:37

down at a different party, while a group

17:39

of soccer players forced a drunk female freshman,

17:42

to hold his penis. The woman's friends

17:44

told The New York Times in twenty nineteen she did not

17:46

remember the incident and did not want to come forward

17:48

after seeing the treatment of Plaza

17:50

Ford. Syer does not appear in the film to elaborate nor did

17:52

he give further interviews when his tip first surfaced

17:54

in twenty nineteen. The filmmakers

17:56

told the audience Friday they have a website

17:59

justicefilm dot com, where people can send

18:01

additional tips. That's justicefilm

18:04

dot com. Alright,

18:06

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18:08

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20:23

pet in your area that needs a forever

20:26

home, Anything you wanna send to us at all will be

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stories. Shit Kids say, send to us

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at daily beans pod dot com and click on

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contact. First up from Diane, hello,

20:34

ladies. I saw the news about

20:36

toadzilla, a six pound toad in Australia,

20:38

and I immediately thought of AG.

20:40

Here's an NPR story

20:42

that's definitely worth checking out as

20:44

a belated birthday gift She's

20:46

quite a sight to behold. It's not a frog

20:48

orgy, but I think she might intimidate the other

20:50

frogs. She appears to be about a banana and

20:52

a half from head to rump.

20:55

Also, here's a picture of my chihuahua mix. Feel free to

20:57

play what the mutt, but I have no answers for you.

20:59

Here's my thoughts about the mix. He's definitely

21:01

part chihuahua as he's high, strong as

21:04

fuck. And has that anxious shake I associate with the

21:06

breed? He's also this growly

21:09

attempted purl he's got, suggests a smidge of

21:11

feline in the mix, and A

21:13

snort that I swear is a hundred and ten percent pig. Whatever

21:15

the mix, he's pretty loyal. He

21:17

makes a point to spend a little time in

21:19

everyone's bed every night. Oh,

21:22

how sweet? Okay, here's

21:24

the six pound toad. Oh,

21:26

my god, it's huge.

21:28

Breaks the record on my birthday.

21:30

Thank you for that. And your

21:33

little chihuahua is so adorable. Looks like

21:35

parka Senji. A little

21:37

bit. Absolutely beautiful.

21:39

How cute? I love that Heiko. He's got equal

21:42

opportunity cuddles and goes into everybody's bed for

21:44

Snaugas. That's amazing. Next

21:46

up from Maria de la Flamingo.

21:48

I am from the Cleveland area. Me too. Where

21:50

my Cleveland area family were butter and cabbage

21:53

rolls, were alternate blocks on the

21:55

nutrition pyramid. So I'm happy

21:57

to I have lost the weight

21:59

equivalent of my golden doodle, fifty five

22:01

pounds. It's nice to shop in

22:03

my own closet and wear the jeans I stashed

22:05

away for some day dreams. For

22:07

pet tax, I'm including some

22:09

real cuteness from our sweet rescue

22:11

doodle farley named after the comedian since

22:13

he's goofy and he's been identified as the rare

22:15

breed North America and snack hound and our

22:18

other furry son, Freddie Miao

22:20

Currie. I appreciate

22:22

all the hard work that you've put into being a reliable

22:24

source for news for several years.

22:26

And I did wonder if your erstwhile founder

22:28

Liz wearing was pictured on the

22:30

caricature of a female sleuth.

22:34

News, Liz We're in, okay,

22:36

adorable doggo, and

22:38

adorable caddo. Oh, looks like

22:40

my kitty net I had a long time ago.

22:42

By the way, that embroidered

22:46

pillow is beautiful with the

22:48

Saint Nick, with the Chris Pringle on it.

22:50

That's gorgeous. If you made that, If

22:52

not, still beautiful, love

22:54

it. Next up from Jana, pronoun, she and

22:56

her. Someday the beans makes me

22:58

tear up feeling like I am being wrapped in

23:00

a large hug. I'm a

23:02

massage therapist. I've had my business twenty

23:04

one years now. I also run a feral cat rescue

23:06

in my city. I named our little

23:08

group the cat herders for obvious

23:10

reasons. It's just the three of us, but we

23:12

work hard trapping, fixing, and feeding all the feral.

23:14

We do home some of them just depends

23:16

on their personality and desire to own

23:18

a human or not. In all, we've saved forty seven pharles

23:20

and we're still going strong. I wish I could

23:22

name them all. Here, but you all

23:24

would be here all day listing them.

23:26

all get names. I feed several

23:29

colonies every day. Twenty twenty two

23:31

was the worst year of my life. I lost my

23:33

sweet boy Thor, an English

23:35

cream golden retriever. diagnosed

23:37

with bone cancer and his back leg.

23:39

I called a specialty vet out on

23:41

nine twenty two twenty two, and she

23:43

helped him cross the bridge. I held

23:45

his sweet face he left me. I realized he's also part

23:48

of my identity, so I'm trying to rediscover who I

23:50

am without him. Some people don't seem to

23:52

take the death of a pet as seriously as

23:54

we should. I've added some pics of

23:56

Thor and some of my furrels. Thank you for coming

23:58

to my ears each day. You can't imagine how

24:00

much it helps keeping up with what's going on in the

24:02

world. PS. I

24:04

drive my kids to the Brink singing the Daily Beans theme

24:06

song all the time, legit, they

24:08

even sing it. It's so catchy.

24:10

It gets stuck in my head a

24:13

lot. Yeah. Jana, we can blame they might be giants for that. They always

24:15

put out a catchy tune. Oh, what a beautiful

24:18

baby. The patriotic bear,

24:20

what a sweetheart. Oh,

24:23

look at this smokey boy

24:25

cat. Hello? Listed

24:27

are the feral cats caretakers for they

24:29

have fallen in love a thousand times while

24:31

their wallet are empty, their

24:33

hearts are full. Thank you

24:35

so much for that work. I'm

24:37

busy rescuing one feral cat, Jana. I

24:39

can't imagine forty seven. So thank

24:41

you for your work. Really appreciate that.

24:44

Next up from Pasha. Sheher sounds like

24:46

Natasha. Is it just

24:48

me or the last three months felt like the

24:50

best birthday ever every

24:52

day. Thank you for the wit, humor, and noble should

24:54

approach to the news. My thoughts are with

24:56

you for your missing cat. I hope you find him and you're

24:58

able to donate the reward money to your

25:00

local shelter. For my good

25:02

news, I have an update on chicken. He

25:04

turned into quite the sophisticated troublemaker.

25:06

His new favorite activity is, quote

25:08

unquote, helping me do the dishes. This

25:10

entails him standing in the middle of the sink while I try to wash

25:12

and rinse. His exciting news is

25:14

that he's in a cutest cat contest

25:17

standing strong at second, but I think he's gonna lock it down. The

25:19

grand prize would go directly to my non profit

25:21

to help cats and kittens get spayed and

25:23

neutered and vaccinated. Three more days

25:25

of voting. We'll put the link in the

25:27

show notes. Definitely vote for

25:30

chicken. Currently number two, let's get

25:32

him to number one. And

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that's america's fave

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FAV pet dot

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com slash twenty twenty three

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slash chicken hyphen 65DFD

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as in dog, f as in Frank.

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That's America's FAVPET,

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fave pet, America's fave pet

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dot com slash twenty twenty three slash chicken

25:53

hyphen 65DF. There's

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chicken. Everybody vote.

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He is really, really cute.

26:00

He's in such as a little skinny head

26:02

and big peats. Oh,

26:05

nice lewd photo there at the end. Thank

26:07

you for that. Sharon the belly.

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Given allude. Alright, everybody.

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Thank you so much for your submissions. I really appreciate it. I'll

26:14

be back in your ears tomorrow. Please give a

26:16

listen to Jack. It's a really good episode.

26:18

Made some really critical connections between

26:20

these Middle Brooks Trump sanctions and

26:23

what's going on with

26:25

Jack Smith. You don't wanna miss

26:27

it. Everybody, I'll be back like I

26:29

said tomorrow. I think Dana's still

26:31

out tomorrow. So thanks for sticking with me

26:33

solo. I really appreciate it. Until

26:35

then, please take care of yourself, take care of each other, take

26:37

care of the planet, take care of your

26:39

mental health, boat blue over q and bring someone with

26:41

you. I've been AG. And then's the

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