Refried Beans | The Sooknanan Monologue (feat. Randi Weingarten) | 9.01.2025
Refried Beans | The Sooknanan Monologue (feat. Randi Weingarten) | 9.01.2025  
Podcast: The Daily Beans
Published On: Sun Sep 06 2026
Description: Monday, September 1st, 2025 The Trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night until a federal judge entered an order to stop them; speculation about Trump’s whereabouts explodes on social media as he continues to hide from the public; the government is going to deploy AI software to deny Medicare claims; Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law redistricting maps that reduce Black voters in Texas to one-fifth of a person and Hispanic voters to one-third of a person; a federal appeals court has struck down Trump's tariffs as unlawful; Joni Ernst - who infamously claimed we’re all going to die anyways about Medicaid cuts - says she won’t run for Senate again in 2026; Riley Gaines' dad is entering the race in Tennessee's 6th congressional district; the Epstein estate has agreed to hand over the birthday book and other documents to Congress; the mayor of Chicago has signed an order to resist Trump’s planned occupation of the city; Trump says he will sign an executive order mandating voter ID; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Guest: Randi Weingarten Why Fascists Fear Teachers by Randi Weingarten | PenguinRandomHouse AFTt.org Union Talk Podcast | American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten - The New York Times @rweingarten.bsky.social -  Bluesky @rweingarten - twitter Stories Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Mandating Voter I.D. | The New York Times Joni Ernst won't seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say | CBS News The Sooknanan Monologue - by Allison Gill | The Breakdown Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures | The New York Times Epstein's estate set to provide 'birthday book' to Congress with subpoenaed docs, House Democrat says | NBC News Johnson signs order aimed at resisting planned immigration crackdown, possible Nat. Guard deployment | ABC 7 Eyewitness News   Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.