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Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com. Originating on Pacifica Radio's KPFK 90.7FM in Los Angeles and syndicated coast-to-coast and around the globe! NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!
'BradCast' 6/1/2020 (Weekend of American Dystopia: What Did You See and How Do You See It?)
06-01-2020 (54.02 MB)
On today's 'BradCast': The Trump Administration is considering 'dominating' American cities with overwhelming military force to quash largely peaceful demonstrations against police killings of African Americans and in support of George Floyd, the 46-year old African-American who was killed by Minneapolis police officers last week. Over the weekend, police in cities around the country assaulted peaceful demonstrators with tear gas, rubber bullets, arrests and violence, targeted citizens on their own front porches, and assaulted journalists covering the protests in more than 100 documented attacks. The Washington Post notes that Western media outlets would report on the protests very differently if they were unfolding in any other country. We cover just some of the police-instigated violence and death across the country, in state after state, as well as the damage instigated by provocateurs (white ones, who were clearly not civil rights activists), and the endless loops of 'protest porn' mayhem and destruction broadcast by cable and local TV news. Major cities imposed curfews on Monday night, with National Guard troops posted in city streets. We open up the phone lines to hear from listeners about what they saw and how they see it. The American Carnage amid the Trump Era continues to grow, with no end in sight...
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Duration: 59:00 m - Filetype: mp3 (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
