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About Trump’s FBI Raid of the Fulton County, GA Elections Warehouse: ‘BradCast’ 2/9/2026

Guest: Voting system and GA elections expert Marilyn Marks; Also: Another Dem landslide in a deep 'red' district; Bad Bunny brings down the Super Bowl house...

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Brad Friedman,
2/9/2026 -
6:27 pm PT

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Mr. Smith Testifies (Publicly) in Washington: ‘BradCast’ 1/22/2026

Guest: Former Republican attorney Keith Barber; Also: Secret ICE memo directs agents to raid homes without judicial warrants...

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Brad Friedman,
1/22/2026 -
6:27 pm PT

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World Turning Against Self-Destructing U.S. Amid Trump’s Greenland Threats: ‘BradCast’ 1/21/2026

Guest: Ryan Cooper of 'The Prospect'; Also: GOP's hypocritical fury over CA special election date; Trump ignores NATO support after 9/11...

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Brad Friedman,
1/21/2026 -
6:27 pm PT

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Trump Admin’s Endless Waste, Fraud, Abuse on Voting, at DOJ, by DOGE: ‘BradCast’ 1/20/2026

Also: No, Trump does NOT have the power to cancel elections!...

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Brad Friedman,
1/20/2026 -
6:52 pm PT

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Trump to Congress, Climate, U.N., Rule of Law, World: DROP DEAD – ‘BradCast’ 1/8/2026

Guest: Jean Su, Sr. Attorney at Center for BioDiversity; Also: Halligan ordered to explain herself; Fifth U.S. Attorney ruled unlawfully serving...

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Brad Friedman,
1/8/2026 -
6:27 pm PT

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‘Bunch of Nonsense’: Trumpers Now Claim 315k Fraudulent Atlanta Votes in GA’s 2020 Election: ‘BradCast’ 1/7/2026

Guest: Election expert Marilyn Marks debunks, but warns lots of real stuff to worry about in GA's 2026 midterms; Also: Trump and Venezuela's oil...

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Brad Friedman,
1/7/2026 -
6:39 pm PT

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Trump Now Losing One Battle After Another: ‘BradCast’ 12/11/2025

Also: Can you believe it? Congress was in session today!; Plus: Deleting climate data doesn't make the climate crisis go away...

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Brad Friedman,
12/11/2025 -
6:20 pm PT

1 Comment

Last Call(s) Before Election Day 2025: ‘BradCast’ 11/3/2025

Also: News headlines, and latest dispatches from the Gerrymandering Wars in VA and OH as we keep our eyes on ALL the electoral prizes...

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Brad Friedman,
11/3/2025 -
6:03 pm PT

1 Comment

A Pretty Weak ‘Strongman’: ‘BradCast’ 10/30/2025

Trump now underwater in 12 states he won just last year; Also: A few under-the-radar issues and contests in Tuesday's off-year elections...

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Brad Friedman,
10/30/2025 -
6:54 pm PT

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Proposal for ‘The First Politically Viable Wealth Tax’ Takes Shape in CA: ‘BradCast’ 10/29/2025

Guest: Harold Meyerson of 'The American Prospect'; Also: Trump's ballroom blitz; Hurricane Melissa's long, deadly, climate-driven tail...

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Brad Friedman,
10/29/2025 -
6:50 pm PT

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Trump, Republican Law(lessness) & (Dis)Order: ‘BradCast’ 10/21/2025

Our felon President's crime spree continues and expands...

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Brad Friedman,
10/21/2025 -
7:00 pm PT

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Celebrating ‘No Kings’: ‘BradCast’ 10/20/2025

Seven million took to the streets in some 2,700 cities and towns to stand up for America and against Trump's pathetic, failing authoritarianism...

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Brad Friedman,
10/20/2025 -
6:10 pm PT

2 Comments

The ‘Jeffrey Epstein Shutdown’ and Other Autocratic Nightmares With ‘Digby’ and ‘Driftglass’: ‘BradCast’ 10/15/2025

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

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Brad Friedman,
10/15/2025 -
6:26 pm PT

1 Comment

Pro-Democracy Group Vows to Block Missouri’s GOP U.S. House Gerrymander from Taking Effect: ‘BradCast’ 10/14/2025

Guest: Richard Von Glahn from People Not Politicians; Also: Gaza's fragile ceasefire; 'Shock' election in AK; NC GOPers plan new 2026 gerrymander...

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Brad Friedman,
10/14/2025 -
6:43 pm PT

3 Comments

Trump’s Losing Battles: ‘BradCast’ 10/8/2025

Hollow threat of arrest for Chicago Mayor, IL Guv; Comey trial failing before it begins; Repubs in disarray over shutdown, health care funding...

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Brad Friedman,
10/8/2025 -
6:24 pm PT

1 Comment

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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

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

Desi Doyen
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7/14/2026 |
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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...

Brad Friedman
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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! ...

Brad Friedman
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7/12/2026 |
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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...

Brad Friedman
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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...

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

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

Desi Doyen
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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...

Brad Friedman
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7/8/2026 |
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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...

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

with Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen...

Desi Doyen
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7/7/2026 |
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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...

Brad Friedman
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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 ...

Brad Friedman
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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...

Brad Friedman
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6/29/2026 |

Sunday ‘A Quack in the Case’ Toons

THIS WEEK: Wet Dreams ... Trump's 250th ... SCOTUS Bloody SCOTUS ... Elon Bloody Elon ...

Brad Friedman
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6/28/2026 |

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Articles in Category: Fascism/Autocracy (Page 2)

Guest: Voting system and GA elections expert Marilyn Marks; Also: Another Dem landslide in a deep 'red' district; Bad Bunny brings down the Super Bowl house...

Guest: Former Republican attorney Keith Barber; Also: Secret ICE memo directs agents to raid homes without judicial warrants...

Guest: Ryan Cooper of 'The Prospect'; Also: GOP's hypocritical fury over CA special election date; Trump ignores NATO support after 9/11...

Also: No, Trump does NOT have the power to cancel elections!...

Guest: Jean Su, Sr. Attorney at Center for BioDiversity; Also: Halligan ordered to explain herself; Fifth U.S. Attorney ruled unlawfully serving...

Guest: Election expert Marilyn Marks debunks, but warns lots of real stuff to worry about in GA's 2026 midterms; Also: Trump and Venezuela's oil...

Also: Can you believe it? Congress was in session today!; Plus: Deleting climate data doesn't make the climate crisis go away...

Also: News headlines, and latest dispatches from the Gerrymandering Wars in VA and OH as we keep our eyes on ALL the electoral prizes...

Trump now underwater in 12 states he won just last year; Also: A few under-the-radar issues and contests in Tuesday's off-year elections...

Guest: Harold Meyerson of 'The American Prospect'; Also: Trump's ballroom blitz; Hurricane Melissa's long, deadly, climate-driven tail...

Our felon President's crime spree continues and expands...

Seven million took to the streets in some 2,700 cities and towns to stand up for America and against Trump's pathetic, failing authoritarianism...

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

Guest: Richard Von Glahn from People Not Politicians; Also: Gaza's fragile ceasefire; 'Shock' election in AK; NC GOPers plan new 2026 gerrymander...

Hollow threat of arrest for Chicago Mayor, IL Guv; Comey trial failing before it begins; Repubs in disarray over shutdown, health care funding...

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

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...

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

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...

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

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...

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

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

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

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

with Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen...

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...

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

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

THIS WEEK: Wet Dreams ... Trump's 250th ... SCOTUS Bloody SCOTUS ... Elon Bloody Elon ...

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