‘Green News Report’ – September 14, 2021
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Second monster storm in two weeks drowns the U.S. Gulf Coast; Biden urges Congress to invest in hardening the nation’s infrastructure; EPA moves to protect drinking water from PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ and industrial wastewater; PLUS: Another nail in the coffin for […]
Last Call Before Perils and Security Dangers of CA’s Recall Election Day: ‘BradCast’ 9/13/2021
On today’s BradCast: Election Day for the California Gubernatorial Recall is tomorrow, though many have already voted across the nation’s most populous state with Vote-by-Mail ballots. And we also share some thoughts on 9/11 that may be very different from the coverage of its 20th anniversary over the weekend. Today would have been the last […]
Sunday ‘Not Forgetting’ Toons
CA SoS Asks Election Experts to be ‘Cheerleaders’ for State Recall Election Security Procedures: ‘BradCast’ 9/10/2021
On today’s BradCast: There’s an old idiom about the importance of “knowing the room” you’re talking to. It seems the California Sec. of State and/or her office may be unfamiliar with that old idiom. At least based on the bizarre request they made during a meeting on Thursday with some of the nation’s top cybersecurity […]
Thanks for the Death Panels, Anti-Vaxxers!: ‘BradCast’ 9/9/2021
The news, as you may have noticed, continued to be somewhat grim. But we do manage to find a bit of encouraging news here and there on today’s BradCast. [Audio link to full show follows this summary below.] Among the stories covered on today’s program… Good news in the long (very long!) battle to protect […]
‘Green News Report’ – September 9, 2021
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Biden pushes for infrastructure resilience following Hurricane Ida’s devastation; Toxic chemicals and sewage left swirling in storm’s wake; Tropical Storm Mindy forms and hits Florida in mere hours; PLUS: A new milestone — the world has finally stopped using leaded gasoline… […]
‘Too Little Skepticism, Too Much Hubris’: CA Recall Officials Dismiss Warning After Software Theft: ‘BradCast’ 9/8/2021
It’s an old cliche by now that every bad disaster movie begins with a scientist’s warnings being ignored. We’ll continue to hope, on today’s BradCast, that California’s Gubernatorial Recall election, with voting under way right now and Election Day next Tuesday, doesn’t turn into a bad disaster movie…now that CA’s Democratic Secretary of State seems […]
What Evil Lurks in the Heart of SCOTUS? The Shadow Docket!: ‘BradCast’ 9/7/2021
We’re back! Luckily it was a slow news week while we we’re off last week, right? Okay, maybe not. So, on today’s BradCast we begin to pick up on just some of that “slow” news. [Audio link to full show is posted below this summary.] After nearly month or so of trying to ring alarm […]
Sunday ‘Texas Hold ’em Down’ Toons
‘Emergency Action Warranted’ to Protect CA Recall Election After Vote System Software Leak, Experts Warn SoS
Eight of the nation’s top cybersecurity and voting systems experts warned in a letter sent to California’s Secretary of State on Thursday night that “emergency action is warranted” in response to a recent leak of key voting system software used in nearly 60% of state jurisdictions amid CA’s ongoing Gubernatorial recall election. The bluntly — […]
Everything You Wanted to Know About Socialism But Were Afraid to Ask: ‘BradCast’ 9/1/2021
It’s NICOLE SANDLER, back one more time this week to fill in for Brad & Desi, guest hosting today’s BradCast. I have a fascinating, timely show for you today. But I had to start with the news that broke overnight as the Supreme Court did nothing. They just stood back as the most restrictive anti-abortion […]
War Is Not Healthy For Children and Other Living Things: ‘BradCast’ 8/31/2021
On today’s BradCast, America’s longest war is over. So why isn’t anyone happy? It’s NICOLE SANDLER back to fill in for Brad and Desi again on the day after the end of the war. [Audio link to full show is posted below.] I feel as if I stand alone among my media colleagues in applauding […]
Sunday ‘FDA’ Toons
California Recall ‘Another Example of Republicans Using Legal Means to Subvert Democracy’: ‘BradCast’ 8/27/2021
It’s been a while since one of our favorite BradCast guests has joined us, and so we’ve got a lot to catch up with her on today, starting with the GOP’s latest attempt to use “legal means to subvert democracy,” as she describes it, out here in California. [Audio link to today’s full show is […]
Accountability Rising for Trump’s Failed Attempt to Steal the 2020 Election: ‘BradCast’ 8/26/2021
Donald Trump tried to steal the 2020 election. We really must stop describing his efforts and those by his supporters as “questioning the results” or “claiming fraud” or “trying to overturn the election.” The fact is, Trump tried to steal it. He used every means at his disposal to try and do so. Thankfully, he […]