Refried Beans | SCAN-DA-LOUS (feat. Martha Barnette) | 6.25.2025
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
Today, former DoJ lawyer Erez Reuveni issues a bombshell whistleblower account of Emil Bove’s intentional defiance of court orders on the eve of his judicial confirmation hearing; US intelligence assessments indicate that Iran’s nuclear sites were not destroyed and they can be back up and running in a few months; Florida is paving over the Everglades to build its own concentration camp; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s termination of University of California research grants; the Senate parliamentarian nixes the public lands selloff in the Billionaire Bailout Bill; four tech execs are sworn in as lieutenant colonels in the Army; Senator Lisa Murkowski signals she may turn Independent and caucus with Democrats; House Dems choose youth over seniority in the House Oversight ranking member election; and Allison delivers your Good News.
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Guest: Martha Barnette
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Stories
Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says | The New York Times
What Big Tech's Band of Execs Will Do in the Army | WIRED
Florida Builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades | The New York Times
House Democrats Elect Robert Garcia for Top Oversight Post | The New York Times
Judge blocks Trump’s termination of UC research grants | Courthouse News Service
GOP budget bill could threaten public lands, conservation groups voice opposition | NBC Montana
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