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Outrage Over Corrupt USPS Scheme to Replace Fleet With Gas-Guzzlers Over Electric Trucks: ‘BradCast’ 2/11/2022

Guest: Adrian Martinez of EarthJustice; Also: Senators alarmed by unknown CIA data collection program; Musk readies his 'Starship'...

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Brad Friedman,
2/11/2022 -
6:07 pm PT

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USMCA, UK Elections and More Breaking News: ‘BradCast’ 12/11/2019

Guest host Nicole Sandler with Global Trade Watch's Lori Wallach and American Ex-Pat Denis Campbell...

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Nicole Sandler,
12/11/2019 -
4:57 pm PT

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Trump Screams in ALL CAPS, World Sighs: ‘BradCast’ 7/23/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro with Clayborne Carson, Sheila Thomas, Jessica Bruder...

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Angie Coiro,
7/23/2018 -
6:16 pm PT

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‘The Mess is Getting Messier’: ‘BradCast’ 2/6/2018

Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton on the memo mess, Special Counsel mess, immigration/DACA mess, and several others; Also: Elected PA GOPer trying to impeach 5 of 7 state Supreme Court Justices...

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Brad Friedman,
2/6/2018 -
6:28 pm PT

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SCOTUS Denies PA GOP Attempt to Continue Rigging US House Elections: ‘BradCast’ 2/5/2018

Also: GOP memo mayhem continues, stock market falls, callers ring in...

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Brad Friedman,
2/5/2018 -
6:14 pm PT

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Nunes’ Nothingburger Memo Underscores GOP FISA Failure; Plus: The Cruelty of Donald Trump: ‘BradCast’ 2/2/2018

GOP just extended surveillance law they now decry; Trump policies terrorizing public, infuriating judges; Also: Diebold 'jackpotting'!...

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Brad Friedman,
2/2/2018 -
6:29 pm PT

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Our Way or the Kids Get It!: GOP Government by Hostage Taking Returns: ‘BradCast’ 1/18/2018

Plus: Our own 'Fake News' awards! And 2017 breaks heat records...

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Brad Friedman,
1/18/2018 -
5:48 pm PT

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Dems Lend Trump a Helping Hand on Warrantless Surveillance of Americans: ‘BradCast’ 1/17/2018

Guest: Elizabeth Goitein of Brennan Center; Also: Dems flip a GOP seat in WI; Sex scandals go overlooked; Mass resignation at Nat'l Park Service...

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Brad Friedman,
1/17/2018 -
6:21 pm PT

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Another White Supremacist Neo-Nazi Domestic Terror Case Ignored by Trump, Congress, Media: ‘BradCast’ 1/11/2018

Guest: Ryan Reilly of Huff Post; Also: House re-ups dragnet surveillance, Trump has no idea what it is, and calls Haiti and Africa 'shitholes'...

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Brad Friedman,
1/11/2018 -
6:35 pm PT

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Obama Splits the NSA ‘Reform’ Baby

While some are hopeful, civil libertarians remain dubious...

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Brad Friedman,
1/17/2014 -
5:36 pm PT

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KPFK ‘BradCast’: ‘March on Washington’ 50th Anniversary Special Coverage

PLUS: EFF's Trevor Timm on FISA Court and the U.S. Secrecy State...

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Brad Friedman,
8/28/2013 -
8:20 pm PT

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Experts Say Release of Secret Surveillance Court Ruling Underscores Overclassification

Some redactions in the document, they tell The BRAD BLOG, appear solely to protect government, not national security...

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Brad Friedman,
8/26/2013 -
11:53 am PT

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United States of Fear and Redaction

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Brad Friedman,
8/7/2013 -
1:45 pm PT

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Why Rep. Brownley Voted Against Amash-Conyers, and Why Her Vote Helps Protect the NSA’s Continuing VIOLATION of Civil Liberties

UPDATED: NSA domestic surveillance data used for IRS investigations...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/7/2013 -
6:35 am PT

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Freed by Snowden Revelations, Wyden Warns About U.S. Surveillance State, ‘Secret Laws’

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Ernest A. Canning,
7/24/2013 -
11:10 am PT

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Do Dems Have the Courage Required to Restore and Reform American Democracy? (Do You?): ‘BradCast’ 5/13/2026

Guest: Kate Riga of Talking Points Memo; Also: SC Senate leader blocks U.S. House gerrymandering; Primary results from WV, NE...

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Offshore Oil Rig Fire in SoCal a Preview of Trump’s NEXT Huge Failure: ‘BradCast’ 5/12/2026

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Virginia Supremes Void Special Election on Redistricting Referendum in Huge Gift to Vote Rigging GOP: ‘BradCast’ 5/11/2026

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Repubs Seek Immunity Law for Big Oil; White South Rising Again After SCOTUS Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2026

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Time to Reform our Illegitimate Supreme Court: ‘BradCast’ 5/6/2026

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The Corrupt Hypocrisy of SCOTUS’ VRA Ruling in the Middle of Primary Election Season: ‘BradCast’ 5/5/2026

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Billionaires Spending Millions to Fight Against, Lie to Voters About CA’s Proposed, One-Time Billionaires Tax: ‘BradCast’ 5/4/2026

Guest: Harold Meyerson of 'The American Prospect'; Also: GOP states scramble to write Black districts out of existence; A warning for CA vote-by-mail voters...

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Steyer Facing Deceptive Fire in CA Gubernatorial Race for Call to Eliminate ‘Trump Loophole’

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‘86 47’ or ‘Weekend at Donnie’s’: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2026

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Articles in Category: FISA

Guest: Adrian Martinez of EarthJustice; Also: Senators alarmed by unknown CIA data collection program; Musk readies his 'Starship'...

Guest host Nicole Sandler with Global Trade Watch's Lori Wallach and American Ex-Pat Denis Campbell...

Guest-host Angie Coiro with Clayborne Carson, Sheila Thomas, Jessica Bruder...

Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton on the memo mess, Special Counsel mess, immigration/DACA mess, and several others; Also: Elected PA GOPer trying to impeach 5 of 7 state Supreme Court Justices...

Also: GOP memo mayhem continues, stock market falls, callers ring in...

GOP just extended surveillance law they now decry; Trump policies terrorizing public, infuriating judges; Also: Diebold 'jackpotting'!...

Plus: Our own 'Fake News' awards! And 2017 breaks heat records...

Guest: Elizabeth Goitein of Brennan Center; Also: Dems flip a GOP seat in WI; Sex scandals go overlooked; Mass resignation at Nat'l Park Service...

Guest: Ryan Reilly of Huff Post; Also: House re-ups dragnet surveillance, Trump has no idea what it is, and calls Haiti and Africa 'shitholes'...

While some are hopeful, civil libertarians remain dubious...

PLUS: EFF's Trevor Timm on FISA Court and the U.S. Secrecy State...

Some redactions in the document, they tell The BRAD BLOG, appear solely to protect government, not national security...

UPDATED: NSA domestic surveillance data used for IRS investigations...

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