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‘Kindness’ is Key: New Survey Identifies Trump Achilles Heel for Evangelical, Catholic Voters: ‘BradCast’ 10/7/2020

Guest: Vote Common Good's Doug Pagitt; Also: More TX vote restrictions, bribery allegations against its A.G.; Biden calls for unity at Gettysburg...

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10/7/2020 -
5:51 pm PT

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Yup, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is to Blame for Some of This Mess Too: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2020

Guest: Financial journalist David Dayen; Also: COVID economic numbers getting worse; TX judge allows absentee voting during pandemic...

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Brad Friedman,
4/16/2020 -
7:18 pm PT

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‘Happy’ Memorial Day?: ‘BradCast’ 5/28/2019

More Trump embarrassments abroad; More deadly tornado swarms; More rightwing buffoonery; More bad news from SCOTUS; Some good news for TX; And Mayor Pete doubles-down against 'draft dodger' Trump...

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Brad Friedman,
5/28/2019 -
6:44 pm PT

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GOP ‘Ignore and Deny’ Strategy Falling Apart: ‘BradCast’ 2/28/2019

Repubs have no defense against Trump felonies alleged by Cohen; Hanoi Summit collapses with no deal; Netanyahu faces indictments; NC-9 GOP election fraud arrests; Judge blocks TX 'non-citizen' voter purge...

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Brad Friedman,
2/28/2019 -
6:39 pm PT

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The Unsettling Truth About ‘Settled Law’, Brett Kavanaugh and Roe v. Wade: ‘BradCast’ 9/7/2018

Guest: Salon's Amanda Marcotte; Also: DE primary results, KS GOP election fraud arrest, FL ordered to comply with Voting Rights Act for dislocated Puerto Ricans, Barack Obama returns...

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Brad Friedman,
9/7/2018 -
6:37 pm PT

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Republicans Love Big Government, Hate States Rights, Local Control and, Yes, Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 7/24/2018

Or, The 'Conservative' Con Continues as the World Burns...

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Brad Friedman,
7/24/2018 -
6:25 pm PT

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HUD Scheme Will Increase Rent by 26%, Year After Year, For Lowest-Income Households: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2018

Guest: Former HUD official Diane Yentel; Also: DoJ spied on journalist in leak probe, refuses to defend 'ObamaCare' in new lawsuit...

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Brad Friedman,
6/8/2018 -
6:45 pm PT

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The ‘American Carnage’ Continues: ‘BradCast’ 5/21/2018

Guest: Author, columnist, gun safety advocate Cliff Schecter on recent mass shootings in Texas, Florida, Vegas; Also: Trump remains dangerously clueless in advance of planned summit with North Korea...

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Brad Friedman,
5/21/2018 -
6:23 pm PT

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‘Thoughts and Prayers’ After TX Church Massacre, from NRA/GOP and Military Industrial Complex: ‘BradCast’ 11/6/2017

Also: Trump in Asia, wildly misled on U.S. defensive missile capabilities...

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Brad Friedman,
11/6/2017 -
6:17 pm PT

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‘The Rasputin of Voting Laws’: Texas GOP’s Photo ID Voting Restriction Struck Down AGAIN: ‘BradCast’ 8/24/2017

Guest: Author, journalist Zachary Roth of The Daily Democracy | Also: Juan Cole responds to listeners on Afghanistan; Trump Admin reviews on Nat'l Monuments and the power grid; Hurricane Harvey aims at Texas...

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Brad Friedman,
8/24/2017 -
6:08 pm PT

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Trump’s ‘Self-Dealing’ Charity Scam; Warren’s Wells Fargo Takedown; TX’ Photo ID Court Snub: ‘BradCast’ 9/20/2016

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Brad Friedman,
9/20/2016 -
5:59 pm PT

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Texas Undermines Court-Ordered Remedies of Its Unlawful Photo ID Voting Restriction

Plaintiffs seek emergency relief after state officials use deception, intimidation against voters. Should AG Ken Paxton be held in contempt?...

UPDATE: Court schedules Sept. 19 hearing on plaintiffs' emergency motions...

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Ernest A. Canning,
9/9/2016 -
11:15 am PT

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Will Texas Continue to Enforce Its Unlawful, Discriminatory Photo ID Voting Restriction?

More than 600,000 lawfully registered voters will be disenfranchised during 2015-2016 elections unless the 5th Circuit Court promptly acts...

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Ernest A. Canning,
9/9/2015 -
1:43 pm PT

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Buying U.S. Elections; Texas AG Indicted; Obama’s Emissions Cuts: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2015

Guests: Politico's Tarini Parti; American-Statesmen's Chuck Lindell...

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Brad Friedman,
8/3/2015 -
5:10 pm PT

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Former Correspondents Charge VOA Being Unlawfully Used for Propaganda Amid Iran War: ‘BradCast’ 7/15/2026

Guest: Steve Herman, former Voice of America White House Bureau Chief; Also: Trump Nat'l Intelligence nom won't say who won 2020; Musk referred for 'election bribery'; Trump endorses 'Pillow Guy' for MN Guv...

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Trump Losing Everything Everywhere All At Once: ‘BradCast’ 7/14/2026

Court battles, policy fights, Iran War, more; 'This is very much a story about what a loser does'...

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7/14/2026 |
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Court Finds ‘Bad Faith’ in Trump’s ‘Untenable’, ‘Collusive’ Lawsuit, ‘Settlement Agreement’ with IRS

Ruling negates $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund; exposes illegality of effort to create immunity from IRS audits; refers Acting AG Blanche, Asst. AG Woodward, Plaintiffs' attorneys to Bar Associations for discipline...

Ernest A. Canning
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7/14/2026 |
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‘Green News Report’ – July 14, 2026

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Trump Fires All Commissioners on U.S. Elections Assistance Commission — Should We Worry?: ‘BradCast’ 7/13/2026

Guest: Election security expert Susan Greenhalgh; Also: Lindsey dead; Mitch alive (theoretically); U.S. restarts forever war in Iran, with Trump vowing to charge tolls on Strait of Hormuz...

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7/13/2026 |
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Sunday ‘Everything F**ked Up’ Toons

THIS WEEK: Pacific Persians! ... Red Menace! ... Sex Pests! ...

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LINDSEY GRAHAM DEAD AT 71

UPDATES: Medical examiner cites 'aorta rupture' as cause of Graham's death; McConnell issues first statement, photo on his own recovery from fall, hospitalization, pneumonia, silence about condition...

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7/12/2026 |
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Dead Ends: Iran, Platner, McConnell: ‘BradCast’ 7/9/2026

Guest: Prof. David Faris, Roosevelt University author, political scientist...

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7/9/2026 |
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‘Green News Report’ – July 9, 2026

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7/9/2026 |
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John Roberts and his Corrupt Republican SCOTUS Majority Winning the Long Game: ‘BradCast’ 7/8/2026

Guest: Former Dep. Asst. A.G. Lisa Graves on the Chief Justice's decades-long fights to undermine voting rights, expand Presidential power...

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The Trump Crime Family’s Staggering Second-Term Crime Spree Comes into View: ‘BradCast’ 7/7/2026

Also: Platner support collapses in ME; How Trump's 'Freedom 250' hijacked America's 250th birthday...using wire fraud to do it...

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7/7/2026 |
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‘Green News Report’ – July 7, 2026

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Maine U.S. Senate Race Rocked by Sexual Assault Claim; Callers Want Platner to Stay In: ‘BradCast’ 7/6/2026

Dem candidate 'categorically' denies 'false' allegation, but 'taking time to reflect on best path forward...and goal of defeating Susan Collins' ahead of July 13 deadline to drop out and be replaced by state party...

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7/6/2026 |
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Sunday ‘One Small Step for Americans…’ Toons

THIS WEEK: SCOTUS Out ... Birthday Blues ... Fair/Enough ... Grift in Plane Sight ...

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7/5/2026 |
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SCOTUS Hot Takes: Mailing it In

Hitting the road, but with some VERY quick thoughts before we go...

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Articles in Category: Ken Paxton (Page 3)

Guest: Vote Common Good's Doug Pagitt; Also: More TX vote restrictions, bribery allegations against its A.G.; Biden calls for unity at Gettysburg...

Guest: Financial journalist David Dayen; Also: COVID economic numbers getting worse; TX judge allows absentee voting during pandemic...

More Trump embarrassments abroad; More deadly tornado swarms; More rightwing buffoonery; More bad news from SCOTUS; Some good news for TX; And Mayor Pete doubles-down against 'draft dodger' Trump...

Repubs have no defense against Trump felonies alleged by Cohen; Hanoi Summit collapses with no deal; Netanyahu faces indictments; NC-9 GOP election fraud arrests; Judge blocks TX 'non-citizen' voter purge...

Guest: Salon's Amanda Marcotte; Also: DE primary results, KS GOP election fraud arrest, FL ordered to comply with Voting Rights Act for dislocated Puerto Ricans, Barack Obama returns...

Or, The 'Conservative' Con Continues as the World Burns...

Guest: Former HUD official Diane Yentel; Also: DoJ spied on journalist in leak probe, refuses to defend 'ObamaCare' in new lawsuit...

Guest: Author, columnist, gun safety advocate Cliff Schecter on recent mass shootings in Texas, Florida, Vegas; Also: Trump remains dangerously clueless in advance of planned summit with North Korea...

Also: Trump in Asia, wildly misled on U.S. defensive missile capabilities...

Guest: Author, journalist Zachary Roth of The Daily Democracy | Also: Juan Cole responds to listeners on Afghanistan; Trump Admin reviews on Nat'l Monuments and the power grid; Hurricane Harvey aims at Texas...

Plaintiffs seek emergency relief after state officials use deception, intimidation against voters. Should AG Ken Paxton be held in contempt?...

UPDATE: Court schedules Sept. 19 hearing on plaintiffs' emergency motions...

More than 600,000 lawfully registered voters will be disenfranchised during 2015-2016 elections unless the 5th Circuit Court promptly acts...

Guests: Politico's Tarini Parti; American-Statesmen's Chuck Lindell...

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Ruling negates $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund; exposes illegality of effort to create immunity from IRS audits; refers Acting AG Blanche, Asst. AG Woodward, Plaintiffs' attorneys to Bar Associations for discipline...

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Guest: Former Dep. Asst. A.G. Lisa Graves on the Chief Justice's decades-long fights to undermine voting rights, expand Presidential power...

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