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Hello and welcome to the Daily Beans for Tuesday, February 4th, 2025.

Today, Congressional Democrats stormed the U.S. Aid Building to protest its shutting down,

but they were stopped from entering and then held a press conference outside,

saying they're going to block unanimous consent of all State Department nominees until U.S. aid is open. Federal employee unions

are suing to block Elon Musk's access to treasury payments. Another lawsuit has been filed by the ACLU

over Trump's invasion language, saying it violates asylum laws. Another judge signals a plan to further block Trump's

spending freeze. Trump has signed an executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund so the U.S.

government can buy TikTok. Mexico's tariffs will be delayed by one month. And a union official says

education department employees were placed on leave for taking a DEI training during

Trump's first term. I'm Alison Gill. And I'm Dana Goldberg.

Well, it's Tuesday. It is Tuesday. I'm so tired. It feels like December 9th, but it's Tuesday.

Yeah, it is.

And this is the shortest month of the year, but also one of the more important ones

we're celebrating Black History Month.

And I hope everyone, regardless of what the fuck is going on in the federal government,

raises black voices in this world, you know, do something on social media, post about a historian that, you know,

contributed to something in society that we all need and news and love.

Unless I'm wrong, I believe a black woman actually created the system that we use for GPS.

So if you're running around your car trying to find somewhere, you can think a black person

for that.

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