American Carnage (feat. Sasha Abramsky; John Fugelsang)
The Daily Beans
Why American Carnage Was Written
Sasha explains his motivation to document how Trump and allies targeted federal workers and services.
Friday, January 9th, 2026
Today, the FBI is freezing out the Minnesota State investigators in the murder of Renee Nicole Good; the shooter has been identified by the Star Tribune as Jonathan Ross; the House has passed a bill extending the ACA subsidies bucking Mike Johnson; Reps Khanna and Massie urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer for the Epstein Files release; the House upheld Trump’s vetoes on two bills passed unanimously; Senate Republicans defect and vote with Democrats on a War Powers Resolution blocking further attacks on Venezuela; the Senate voted by unanimous consent to hang the January 6th plaque; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
Thank You, IQBAR
Text DAILYBEANS to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Message and data rates may apply.
Guest: Sasha Abramsky - @sashaabramsky.bsky.social
American Carnage: How Trump, Musk and DOGE Butchered the US Government
American Carnage is the first book-length reckoning with the consequences of Donald Trump’s war on the so-called "deep state," told through the experiences of eleven fired federal workers as their lives are thrown into chaos.
Guest: John Fugelsang
Tell Me Everything|John Fugelsang, The John Fugelsang Podcast, John Fugelsang|Substack, @johnfugelsang|Bluesky, @JohnFugelsang|Twitter
Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang - OUT NOW!
Stories:
Minn. officials say FBI is freezing state out of probe into ICE shooting | The Washington Post
ICE agent in Minneapolis killing identified as 10-year law enforcement veteran | The Guardian
https://x.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/2009357309429063834
https://khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/khanna.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/khanna-sdny-letter-1-8_0.pdf
House passes bill extending ACA subsidies, bucking GOP leaders | The Washington Post
Senate advances measure to restrict Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela | NBC News
House fails to override Trump vetoes - Live Updates | POLITICO
Good Trouble
“An unprecedented amount of our taxpayer dollars gets funneled to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to carry out Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. Congress must act.”
ACLU created a tool on their website that will help you create and send your customizable message to your appropriate representatives.
Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | American Civil Liberties Union
→2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
From The Good News
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt | MPR
→Go To DailyBeansPod.com Click on ‘Contact’ → ‘Good News and Good Trouble’ to Share Yours
Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube
Our Donation Links
Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation
https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736
Allison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam. Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser
Join Dana and The Daily Beans and support on Giving Tuesday with a MATCHED Donation http://onecau.se/_ekes71
More Donation Links
National Security Counselors - Donate 💰, secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans
Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube
→Federal workers - email AG at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.
Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky, Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - Instagram, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DANA GOLDBERG.com
More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill
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=short
Follow the Podcast on Apple:
https://apple.co/3XNx7ck
Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?
https://patreon.com/thedailybeans
https://dailybeans.supercast.com/
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The AI-powered Podcast Player
