Biden’s Wildly Popular Programs, Trump’s Vows of Vengeance, Media’s Failure to Cover Both: ‘BradCast’ 11/13/2023
With Democrats still wetting themselves over last week’s NYT/Siena polling showing Donald Trump beating President Biden a year from now in five of six swing-states, we finally carved out some time on today’s BradCast to dig into the matter. After a few news headlines, it’s on to “that polling” that has freaked out so many […]
Trial Set in Our Years-Long Federal Challenge to Georgia’s Unverifiable Touchscreen Voting System
(Additional reporting by Brad Friedman.) All parties to the litigation received U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg’s 135-page order [PDF] on Friday, in response to Georgia’s Motion for Summary Judgement in the Coalition for Good Governance (CGG)’s years-long Constitutional challenge to the state’s insecure, unverifiable touchscreen voting systems. CGG will be going to trial as […]
Sunday ‘GOP Electile Dysfunction’ Toons
‘A Party of Losers’: GOP War-Mongering Returns for Third 2024 ‘Presidential Primary Debate’: ‘BradCast’ 11/9/2023
The remaining 2024 GOP also-rans gathered for another embarrassing “Presidential Primary Debate” on Wednesday night in Miami, The front-runner rallied instead with thousands of supporters about 30 minutes north of the venue. For some reason, we cover all of it and more on today’s BradCast. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] So much […]
Off-Year Elections Prove Another Huge Victory for Democracy, Democrats, Reproductive Freedoms: ‘BradCast’ 11/8/2023
It was a very good night for democracy and reproductive freedom in these United States on Tuesday, as Democrats, in almost every state holding off-year elections yesterday, continued their post-2016, Trump-era winning streak at the polls. We cover both the reported results from Tuesday and what they mean moving forward on today’s BradCast. [Audio link […]
Federal Court Upholds IL Assault Weapons Ban
Assault weapons bans are still not unconstitutional. For now. By way of a 2 – 1 decision [PDF] last Friday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeal has temporarily upheld an Illinois assault weapons ban. The Illinois Act makes it “unlawful for any person [except “trained professionals” and “grandfathered individuals”] within […]
Election Day Voting Disasters in Parts of PA, OH: ‘BradCast’ 11/7/2023
Today was Election Day in a bunch of states across the U.S. Important contests and ballot measures were before voters in this off-year election, including in Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi, parts of California and elsewhere. And, as covered on today’s BradCast, things did not go well for voters in parts of at least two […]
ES&S Touchscreen Voting Systems Fail During Off-Year Elections in Northampton County, PA. Again.
Unfortunately, this “programming error” being reported during today’s off-year elections in Pennsylvania is hardly the first time that these terrible touchscreen voting systems made by ES&S and shamefully still used in Northampton County — just outside of Philly — have failed during a critical election day. As reported this morning by the Lehigh Valley News… […]
‘Green News Report’ – November 7, 2023
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Australia braces for El Nino to intensify already-massive bushfires this year; October 2023 was the hottest October on record; Michigan legislature enacts sweeping climate and environmental package; PLUS: President Biden unveils nation’s largest investment in rail infrastructure in 50 years… All […]
A Heads Up for Tuesday’s ‘Bellwether’ Elections!: ‘BradCast’ 11/6/2023
Tomorrow is a so-called “off-year” election in a number of states. But several of those elections may tell us quite a bit about the 2024 elections, and not necessarily in the way you may think, as reported on today’s BradCast. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] Among today’s stories… First up, some quickish […]
Sunday ‘Días de Demasiados Muertos’ Toons
History’s Greatest Mysteries! (Well, This Week’s, Anyway): ‘BradCast’ 11/2/2023
Join us on today’s BradCast, as we dig deep to explore several fascinating, mysterious stories, some of which may remain a riddle for all time. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] Among the mysteries and other news stories we either solve, or do not, on today’s program… No matter what you may read […]
‘Green News Report’ – November 2, 2023
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Storm Ciaran latest to rapidly intensify before slamming into U.K. and France; Human activities are making the Earth saltier, and not in a good way; U.S. greenlights fifth major offshore wind project; PLUS: Biden launches massive investments in America’s farm country […]
Surviving Elon Musk’s World of Disinformation: ‘BradCast’ 11/1/2023
I’m guessing my use of his name in the headline will get me even further downgraded on Twitter/X when posting today’s BradCast there. So be it. It’s just one more example of how bad it has become. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] That is not just hyperbole. Ask the guy in Berlin […]
‘Indigo Nation’ Bellwether Elections Next Week Across the U.S.: ‘BradCast’ 10/31/2023
With everything else going on both here in the U.S. and around the world you can be forgiven for losing track of the fact that next Tuesday is an important off-year Election Day in a number of states, including Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia and elsewhere. On today’s BradCast, we try to get you […]