Sunday ‘Party Like It’s 1864’ Toons
Biden Closes ‘Gun Show Loophole’; Republicans Are Turning Desperate: ‘BradCast’ 4/11/2024
Desperate times, desperate measures and all that that entails on today’s BradCast. Plus, we’ve got several pieces of long-overdue and wildly under-reported very good news as well. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] Yes, Donald Trump‘s newly hand-picked RNC Chair Michael Whatley really did argue this week that America’s enemies include Ukraine and […]
‘Green News Report’ – April 11, 2024
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: March 2024 was the hottest March ever recorded, continuing a 10-month record hot streak; European court rules Switzerland’s climate inaction violates human rights; Norfolk Southern settles East Palestine lawsuits for $600 million; PLUS: EPA cracks down on airborne pollution from chemical […]
‘Pink Slime’: Researchers Warn Fake ‘Local News’ Sites Proliferating in Advance of 2024 Election: ‘BradCast’ 4/10/2024
And we thought the real news sites were bad enough. Now, as discussed on today’s BradCast, fake ones, aided by Artificial Intelligence and funded by shadowy rightwingers to surreptitiously promote candidates and rightwing propaganda, are springing to life across the country in advance of this year’s critical election. Ain’t that all that we need? [Audio […]
The Price of Dirty Tricks and for Being the Dirtiest Candidate Of All Time: ‘BradCast’ 4/9/2024
Keep hope alive. We’ve got a bunch of mostly good news stories for you on today’s BradCast! [Audio link to full program is posted at the end of this summary.] Among those stories today… EVERY VOTE MATTERS: The great state of California has finally wrapped up its month-long tabulation and canvassing following its March 5th […]
‘Green News Report’ – April 9, 2024
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Buckle up! It’s going to be a hyperactive hurricane season; New study finds half of the Colorado River’s water is used to grow feed for cattle; Good news for CA snowpack, for now; PLUS: Disney’s Tomorrowland says goodbye to Yesterdayville… All […]
‘Titanic Law’ Reform Just Tip of Iceberg in Quest for Baltimore Bridge Collapse Accountability: ‘BradCast’ 4/8/2024
The warnings came from safety experts, insurance companies and environmentalists. Years ago. So, of course, they were all ignored by both the then Republican Governor and big business, including Big Oil, who all got their way over safety concerns and the public interest, as discussed on today’s BradCast. [Audio link posted below this summary.] But […]
Sunday ‘Dark Days Indeed’ Toons
Trump’s Very Bad Day in Court(s) and Other Good (and Not So Good) News: ‘BradCast’ 4/4/2024
It was yet another busy news day and, thus, it was another very busy BradCast. [Audio link to full show follows below this summary.] Among the many stories covered today… It has been a very very bad 24 hours for our disgraced former President in three of his four criminal cases, as he’s now received […]
WI Supremes May Restore Drop-Box Voting
The Wisconsin Supreme Court appears likely to restore the availability of secure absentee ballot drop-boxes in advance of this year’s pivotal election in the battleground state. Last month, in Priorities USA v. Wisconsin Election Commission, a majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an Order which granted a petition to plaintiffs to bypass the court […]
‘Green News Report’ – April 4, 2024
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: U.N. officials warn of looming hunger crisis across Southern Africa amid deepening drought; Biden Administration invests billions to innovate and decarbonize manufacturing; Melting polar ice is changing Earth’s rotation; PLUS: America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is now operational… All that […]
WI Voters Approve Ballot Measures That Could Cripple the State’s Elections: ‘BradCast’ 4/3/2024
On today’s BradCast: When democracy works as it’s supposed to. And when it doesn’t. [Audio link to full show follows below this summary.] First up, encouraging news from Tuesday’s elections out of the small town of Enid in supposedly “deep red” Oklahoma. After electing a guy by just 36 votes last year to the City […]
Politico’s Josh Gerstein Owes a Retraction
Politico’s Josh Gerstein owes his readers a retraction. Late last week, reporting on a deep dive into years-old White House records, Gerstein tweeted: A FIND IN THE ARCHIVES: An invitation to Hillary Clinton to speak to & join (!) the conservative Federalist Society back in 1997. The inviter? None other than Leonard Leo, now viewed […]
More GOP Election Fraud and Long-Overdue Justice for Crystal Mason: ‘BradCast’ 4/2/2024
As it is said, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” It continues to bend mostly in that direction on today’s BradCast. Among our many stories today… Donald Trump finally coughed up a bond for $175 million — of the $454 million plus interest that he still owes in […]
‘Green News Report’ – April 2, 2024
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: President Biden vows to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Republicans say ‘maybe’; New study confirms economic toll of man-made climate change; Heavy storms collapse a portion of California’s iconic Highway 1 near Big Sur; PLUS: Biden Administration clamps down on […]