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The GOP is Now an Entirely Corrupt Enterprise: ‘BradCast’ 6/11/2019

White House censors climate science; NC GOP lied to federal court about gerrymandering; FL Repubs solidify power by gutting state initiative process; Jon Stewart shames Congress for ignoring 9/11 victims...again...

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Disaster, Relief, Bailouts, War Criminal Pardons and ‘Intervention for the Good of the Country’: ‘BradCast’ 5/23/2019

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Climate and Constitutional Crises Deepen Under Increasingly Rogue Presidency: ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2019

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