Kimmel Rankles Cankles (feat. Alder Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford)
Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 Today, Jim Comey will be arraigned in the Eastern District of Virginia; members of Congress will hold a press conference with Epstein survivors about the discharge petition to release the Epstein Files; furloughed workers are being told they may not receive backpay; the Supreme Court shoots down a Republican challenge to Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act; Pritzker and Newsom threaten to withdraw from the National Governor’s Association; CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis replaces the agency’s general counsel with himself; Pam Bondi refuses to answer key questions in a Senate Judiciary hearing; Texas AG Ken Paxton continues his genocidal rhetoric against trans people; ICE bought vehicles with fake cell sites to spy on protestors; Roy Cooper shattered fundraising records in the first quarter for his Senate run; blue states should come together to declare an emergency; Jimmy Kimmel is more popular than Donald Trump; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
The Daily Beans · Dina Nina Martinez, Allison Gill, Dana Goldberg
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
Today, Jim Comey will be arraigned in the Eastern District of Virginia; members of Congress will hold a press conference with Epstein survivors about the discharge petition to release the Epstein Files; furloughed workers are being told they may not receive backpay; the Supreme Court shoots down a Republican challenge to Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act; Pritzker and Newsom threaten to withdraw from the National Governor’s Association; CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis replaces the agency’s general counsel with himself; Pam Bondi refuses to answer key questions in a Senate Judiciary hearing; Texas AG Ken Paxton continues his genocidal rhetoric against trans people; ICE bought vehicles with fake cell sites to spy on protestors; Roy Cooper shattered fundraising records in the first quarter for his Senate run; blue states should come together to declare an emergency; Jimmy Kimmel is more popular than Donald Trump; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Guest: Alder Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford
Alder Dina Nina Martinez- Rutherford District 15 (WI)
Running for WI State Assembly District 76
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Stories
Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims | The Washington Post
ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones | TechCrunch
C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself | The New York Times
Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Opinion | The Guardian
Roy Cooper raises $14.5 million last quarter, shattering records | POLITICO
Jimmy Kimmel more popular than Trump after show suspension, poll finds | The Guardian
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