Low Fidelity (feat. Phil Williams; Rep. Sara Jacobs)

Wednesday, June 18th, 2025

Today, the 9th Circuit heard arguments over Trump’s National Guard deployment to California; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s passport policy targeting transgender people; Trump has left the G7 early to return to Washington as he tells everyone to evacuate Tehran; a counter protester arrested at Nashville’s No Kings march has been hit with gun charges; Senator Mike Lee has taken down his tweets about the Minnesota assassin after being confronted by Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar; New York mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested by ICE on trumped up charges of assaulting an agent; a federal judge has held the Florida Attorney General in civil contempt; for the second time the Government Accountability Office has found the Trump administration illegally impounded funds; the NAACP is refusing to invite the president to their annual convention for the first time in its 116 year history; Trump reverses course on arresting migrants at farms and hotel; Mike Lindell has to pay $2.3M for defaming the Dominion Voting CEO; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
 

MSW Media, Blue Wave California Victory Fund | ActBlue

Allison Gill Live With Adam Klasfeld | muellershewrote.com

Check out Dana’s social media campaign highlighting LGBTQ+ heroes every day during Pride Month -  Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy.bsky.social)

Guest: Phil Williams
@philinvestigates.com - BlueSky, @PhilNvestigates - Twitter , News Channel 5
PhilInvestigates.com
 

Guest: Sara Jacobs
U.S. Congresswoman Sara Jacobs | CA 51st District
@RepSaraJacobs • Blue Sky, @repsarajacobs • Instagram, @RepSaraJacobs • Twitter
 

Stories
US judge blocks Trump passport policy targeting transgender people | Reuters

Brad Lander, NYC Mayoral Candidate, Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse | The New York Times

Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel-Iran air war rages on | Reuters

Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids | The Washington Post

Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds | The New York Times

Donald Trump is the first president in 116 years to not be invited to the NAACP convention | PBS News

Judge finds Florida attorney general in contempt of court for flouting immigration order | Miami Herald

Good Trouble: 
We have another snitch line! This one aims to “save the military from woke culture.” So please, from an anonymous proton mail account, reach out to [email protected] and let them know how you feel about having a makeup studio for Pete Hegseth inside the Pentagon and how woke that is. Or you can tell them about the outstanding service of transgender troops in the military.

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Find Upcoming Demonstrations And Actions

• 50501 Movement
• NoKings.org
• Indivisible.org

Federal workers - feel free to email me at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. 

From The Good News
Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy.bsky.social)

‘No Kings’ Protest in State College Draws Hundreds | StateCollege.com

'No Kings' protest in Oshkosh draws 1,500 as rallies also planned in Manitowoc, Sheboygan | the northwestern.com
 

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