Some Trump/Musk ‘Shutdowns’, ‘Pauses’ and ‘Freezes’ You Haven’t Heard as Much About: ‘BradCast’ 2/6/2025
Until they wised-up and changed the lyrics of the Gilligan’s Island theme song at the beginning of Season 2, to also mention “the Professor and Mary Ann”, the song originally referred to only those two (of just seven!) castaways as simply “and the rest”. While the nation has understandably been focused on Trump and Musk’s […]
‘Green News Report’ – February 6, 2025
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Elon Musk’s DOGE Bros descend on NOAA, Trump taps disgraced ‘SharpieGate’ guy to run it; Iconic monarch butterfly hits new low in Western U.S.; PLUS: Study finds rat populations are increasing due to global warming… All that and more in today’s […]
‘Two-State Solution — State of Confusion and State of Chaos’: ‘BradCast’ 2/5/2025
Today on The BradCast‘: We momentarily take Donald Trump‘s delusional bait on Gaza, before spitting it out to take on his and Elon Musk‘s very real, horrifying, unlawful breakdown of the American Constitutional order and all that it means (or used to) around the globe. [Audio link to full show follows below this summary.] After […]
The Opposition Takes Shape: ‘BradCast’ 2/4/2025
Today on The BradCast: The last 4 or 5 days since Elon’s DOGE Bros have, with the apparent permission of Trump, started taking command and control of computer systems and databases at federal agencies — including the U.S. Treasury’s system which pay out nearly $6 trillion per year — have been, to say the least, […]
‘Green News Report’ – February 4, 2025
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff threats spike global energy prices; Administration deletes climate change and environmental justice across the government; Study finds microplastics in human brains; PLUS: Trump dumped billions of gallons of much-needed reservoir water in California… All that and […]
‘You’re Not Overwhelmed. You’re Under Attack.’: ‘BradCast’ 2/3/2025
With apologies to Rick Wilson, whose weekend social media quip I’ve stolen for the headline of today’s BradCast, I’d say both things are true. We are both overwhelmed and under attack. In a way that the United States has never been under attack before. [Audio link to full show follows below this summary.] The “attack”, […]
Sunday ‘DEI (Divisive Erroneous Idiocracy)’ Toons
Trump/Musk Deferred Resignation E-Mails to Fed Workers an ‘Unlawful, Barely Veiled Threat’: ‘BradCast’ 1/30/2025
It’s one disaster after another on today’s BradCast. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] Last night, 67 people were killed when an Army Helicopter crashed into an American Airlines jet from Wichita, Kansas as it was coming in for a routine landing at Reagan National Airport in D.C. Everyone in both aircrafts is […]
‘Green News Report’ – January 30, 2025
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: New data suggests utility company grid equipment sparked deadly Eaton Fire in Altadena, CA; Senate confirms Trump’s pick, Lee Zeldin, to head EPA; Ireland hit with strongest storm on record; PLUS: Study confirms warming Pacific Ocean is changing marine life migration […]
‘They Know They’re Lying’: The Fossil Fueled War on Science and Humanity: ‘BradCast’ 1/29/2025
On the day that vaccine science denier RFK, Jr. testified before Congress to become the nation’s next Sec. of Health and Human Services, it seems only appropriate on today’s BradCast to discuss the Trump Administration’s War on Science. [Audio link to full shows follows this summary.] But, before we get there, a few news items […]
Trump Admin Attempts to Usurp Congressional Budget Authority: ‘BradCast’ 1/28/2025
Today on The BradCast: Let the Constitutional Crises begin! As the Trump Administration attempts to Cancel Culture pretty much everything with a memo that orders nearly half of the total, already appropriated federal budget immediately (and unconstitutionally) put on ice! [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] We might have seen it coming, as […]
‘Green News Report’ – January 28, 2025
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Donald Trump weaponizes disaster, calls for dismantling FEMA; First rain in months helps douse Los Angeles Fires; PLUS: New York City’s congestion pricing is working, with fewer crashes and pedestrian injuries… All that and more in today’s Green News Report! Click […]
The Trump Firing Massacres Begin at DOJ, Inspectors General Offices: ‘BradCast’ 1/27/2025
Well, he did vow retribution against his “enemies”. Today on The BradCast, we cover, among other things, Donald Trump‘s unlawful “Friday Night Massacre” of independent Inspectors General at Executive Branch agencies, his “Monday Massacre” of dozens of prosecutors this afternoon at the Dept. of Justice, and as much of note that happened in between that […]
The BRAD BLOG is Now 21 and Over!
This week we are celebrating our 21st Anniversary here at The BRAD BLOG, which kinda blows my mind. At this age, I guess, I can finally have a drink to celebrate. Or, at this point in our continuing saga, just a drink to get through the next four years… or weeks…