GOP Gerrymanders ‘Not So Bad’ for Dems This Year? Think Again, Argues Redistricting Expert: ‘BradCast’ 1/18/2020
On today’s BradCast: The ongoing GOP effort to undermine American democracy by making it harder to vote and easier to cheat in elections continues amid the fallout from Trump’s attempt to steal the 2020 election. While you might think Republicans would pay a price for joining him in that effort, its Democrats — and voters […]
Sunday ‘National Treasure’ Toons
DOJ ‘Turning the Screws’ on Path to Trump with Oath Keepers Seditious Conspiracy Charges: ‘BradCast’ 1/14/2022
We’re fighting again today on The BradCast to prevent the murder of American democracy. Lord knows Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin don’t seem to give a damn about it. As usual these days, that means looking both forward and back. [Audio link to full show is posted below this summary.] On Thursday in Wisconsin, as […]
SCOTUS Blocks OSHA Experts from ‘Protecting General Welfare’ of Workers Amid Pandemic: ‘BradCast’ 1/13/2022
Our guest on yesterday’s BradCast nailed it. The stolen and packed U.S. Supreme Court did, in fact, strike down one of the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandates today (the one that allows employees to not get vaccinated if they choose), while narrowly approving the vaccine mandate for all health care workers at facilities that receive federal […]
‘Green News Report’ – January 13, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Offshore wind leases are on the horizon for the East Coast; World’s oceans were the warmest in recorded history in 2021, for the third year in a row; Weather extremes in Brazil are spiking global food and commodity prices; PLUS: Biden […]
Prepare for the ‘Juristocracy’ and the Literal ‘Destruction of the Administrative State’: ‘BradCast’ 1/12/2022
Well, we start today’s BradCast with some encouraging news. At least until our guest arrives. [Audio link to full, must-listen show follows this summary.] First up, the investigators are closing in. In Congress, the House Select Committee investigating Trump’s January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are now “requesting” an interview and documents from House […]
The Hilarious Death of the Pathetic Cyber Ninjas: ‘BradCast’ 1/11/2022
As it turns out, it wasn’t an attack from highly skilled opposition mercenary warriors trained in the art of espionage, deception and surprise attacks that took down the Cyber Ninjas. It was their own incompetence, dishonesty and hopes of escaping huge court fines for failing to follow the rule of law that appears to have […]
‘Green News Report’ – January 11, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: U.S. emissions spiked in 2021, jeopardizing Paris climate targets; 2021 clocked in as the fifth hottest year ever recorded; PLUS: New York State’s new Governor goes big on climate and clean energy… All that and more in today’s Green News Report! […]
Should We Feel Better About Merrick Garland Yet?: ‘BradCast’ 1/10/2022
As usual, there is nothing but fantastic news on today’s BradCast! (Okay, maybe that’s not entirely true. But the caller segment was lively!) [Audio link to full show is at the end of this summary.] Among the stories covered and/or referenced today… Don’t be fooled by those claims that Omicron may be “less severe” than […]
Sunday ‘First Anniversary’ Toons
Protecting American Democracy from the ‘Re-Emerging Demons of Hell’: ‘BradCast’ 1/7/2022
It’s been a rough week. So before we get to America’s rising ‘demons of hell’ on today’s BradCast and how we might counter their re-emergence against what is left of American democracy, a few slightly more encouraging news items to kick things off. [Audio linnk to full show is posted at end of summary.] In […]
First Anniversary of Jan. 6: ‘I Will Allow No One to Place a Dagger at the Throat of Our Democracy’: ‘BradCast’ 1/6/2022
While we’ve been citing the New York Times Editorial Board’s headline from New Years Day of late on The BradCast, declaring that “Every Day is Jan. 6 Now”, today it quite literally was, as the nation marked the grim first anniversary of Donald Trump’s final, deadly and failed attempt to steal the 2020 election. [Audio […]
‘Green News Report’ – January 6, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Germany shuts down half of its last remaining nuclear power plants; Trump’s EPA chief, a former coal lobbyist, tapped for Virginia’s top environmental post; Toyota, Chevy and Ford make big EV announcements; PLUS: San Francisco gets the world’s first hydrogen powered […]
One Year Later, Every Day is Now January 6: ‘BradCast’ 1/5/2022
One year after the former President’s attempt to steal the 2020 election by hurling the bodies of his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, we’re more convinced than ever on The BradCast that, as the New York Times Editorial Board declared on New Years Day, “Every Day is Jan. 6 Now”. [Audio link to full show […]
‘Weaponizing Uncertainty’: Another GOP State ‘Audit’ of 2020 Results Finds…Nothing Unusual: ‘BradCast’ 1/4/2022
On today’s BradCast: Last September, Donald Trump demanded an “audit” of the 2020 Presidential election in Texas, where he was certified to have won by about 550,000 votes, the narrowest victory for a Republican nominee in the Lone Star State in decades. Hours after he demanded it, his lapdog, Republican Governor Greg Abbott, made it […]