Raccoon With A Blowtorch (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, April 11th, 2025

Today, the Supreme Court has ruled that the government must facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia from El Salvador to the United States; the House has passed the massive Trump budget that cuts taxes for the wealthy and cuts Medicaid and SNAP; the Trump administration will be placing migrants on the Social Security death list to cut off their access to credit cards, bank accounts and other financial services by canceling their Social Security numbers; Trump’s DOJ wants to let Alexander Smirnov out of prison; a judge has ruled that the Trump administration can require immigrants to register with the government; pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, the government cites its power to deport people for ideas; the three person USAID team responding to the earthquake in Myanmar was fired after their first night in the country; the Social Security administration is walking back its plan to cut phone service; the House voted to pass the SAVE act but will likely die in the Senate; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Guest: John Fugelsang

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Stories:

U.S. stocks slump again as euphoria over Trump's tariff pause fades | NPR

House Passes G.O.P. Budget After Conservative Revolt Collapses | The New York Times

House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections | NBC News

In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, U.S. rescuers are notable by their absence | NBC News

Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs | AP News

Judge allows requirement that everyone in the US illegally must register to move forward | AP News

Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers | The New York Times

Social Security abandons phone service cuts after backlash | Reuters

Good Trouble:
Today’s Good Trouble has to do with my lawsuit against DOGE for failing to respond to my FOIA requests. It would help me out tremendously if you could send a short, polite, one sentence email to National.FOIAPortal@usdoj.gov and say, please make it possible to submit electronic FOIA requests to the U.S. DOGE Service through FOIA.gov.

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