On the Road Again…With a Gas Guzzler…
I mentioned it a few times last week on both The BradCast and Green News Report, but we are gonna be off this week for travel over the Independence Day holiday and I’m gonna try to stay offline as much as possible. For those who may have missed the heads-ups last week, however, and might […]
Sunday ‘Bad Medicine’ Toons
A Friendly Suggestion: Harris-Newsom 2024
It is well above my paygrade or knowledge base to determine if Joe Biden is fully unfit to run for a second term, whether his debate night performance was an unfortunate one-off bad night or, if as seems more likely, his age is outrunning him. But if those who know him best and work most […]
Former Federal Corruption Prosecutor: SCOTUS Corruption Ruling Less Corrupt Than Appears: ‘BradCast’ 6/27/2024
It’s our last BradCast before time off for travel over the holiday next week. Unlike years past, it looks like SCOTUS will be late in releasing all of their opinions for this term before its normal end this week, so we won’t be here to comment immediately on some of the biggest decisions (or on […]
‘Green News Report’ – June 27, 2024
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: New Mexico town grapples with cascading consequences of simultaneous weather disasters; Environmentalists on edge awaiting critical US Supreme Court ruling; PLUS: Good news! Biden’s climate law has created more than 300,000 clean energy jobs… All that and more in today’s Green […]
Good News and Bad: At the Polls and From the Corrupted Supreme Court: ‘BradCast’ 6/26/2024
Stand by for news — some good-ish, some not-ish — on today’s BradCast! [Audio link to full show follows below this summary.] First up today, some noteworthy results from yesterday’s primary elections. Among a bunch of races covered today from four different states… Progressive New York “Squad” member Rep. Jamaal Bowman was soundly defeated in […]
‘Not Something Journalists Do’: A Nat’l Security Journalist on Assange’s Hacking, Plea Deal: ‘BradCast’ 6/25/2024
Quite literally, as I signed off at the end of yesterday’s show, a ton of alerts popped up on my iPhone with some pretty big and surprising news. News that turns out to be far more complex and/or nuanced than many seem to appreciate. So, that’s where we pick things up on today’s BradCast. [Audio […]
‘Green News Report’ – June 25, 2024
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Extreme heat and costly, historic flooding wreak havoc across U.S.; FEMA warns of disaster funding shortfall, as storm season is just getting underway; Climate change is making home insurance unaffordable; PLUS: Global warming turbocharged Mexico’s deadly heat wave, and doubled the […]
Fox ‘News’ is Grooming Viewers for Another Insurrection if Biden Wins: ‘BradCast’ 6/24/2024
Today on The BradCast: Either Trump wins or the nation gets it, apparently. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] For months now, the Republican propaganda outlet known as Fox “News” has been leading the rest of the rightwing echosphere in misleading the public about this year’s election. To listen to their 24/7 lockstep […]
Sunday ‘Shark Jumping’ Toons
The Prophecy and Warning of the White Buffalo: ‘BradCast’ 6/20/2024
Given the rarity of the event, and what it said to portend, we’re taking a few lessons, and warnings, from Lakota legend on today’s BradCast. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] Last week, it was reported that a white buffalo calf was discovered to have been born among thousands of brown bison in […]
‘Green News Report’ – June 20, 2024
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Extreme heat intensifies across Eastern U.S. as Tropical Storm Alberto kicks off hurricane season; Deadly wildfires force evacuations in New Mexico; Delhi, India and Saudi Arabia hit astonishing record temperatures; PLUS: U.S. schools grapple with the impacts of extreme heat… All […]
CA Biz Group, WSJ Use ‘Fabricated’ Stats to Lie About State’s New $20/Hour Fast Food Wage: ‘BradCast’ 6/19/2024
Today on The BradCast we try and nip another completely false, outrageous rightwing Zombie Lie in the bud before it eats too many brains and becomes canon in the Wingnut Multiverse. Wish us luck. [Audio link to full show follows below.] But first, a few news items today… Extreme, climate change-fueled weather is now pretty […]
‘Tied’ (and Then Not Tied) U.S. House Primary Proves California Needs Recount Reform
California may be a progressive state. But when it comes to election recount laws, we remain in democracy’s dark ages. In 2012, I requested the first ever recount for a statewide ballot measure (Proposition 29) in California state history. I later advised statewide recounts for Proposition 37 in 2012 and the Controller’s race in 2014. […]
Interference Threats Loom Over November’s Presidential Election: ‘BradCast’ 6/18/2024
There are just 140 days until the November 5 General Elections. Threats against them by adversaries both foreign and domestic are simmering and/or growing. We discuss some of them — and much more — on today’s BradCast. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] Among our stories today… Kari Lake loses yet again. This […]