All the President's Ethics Waivers; Plus: Brutal 'Paris' Fallout Continues: 'BradCast' 6/2/2017
On today's BradCast : The political price of becoming the world's
pariah, and new documents finally released by the Trump Administration
prove yet again that they are doing anything but "draining the swamp" as
promised. The brutal fallout , including both nationwide and worldwide
condemnation for President Trump's regrettable decision to pull the US
out of the historic Paris Climate Agreement, co
Trump Quits Paris Climate Pact; Nixon's Secret Back-Channel to Moscow: 'BradCast' 6/1/2017
by Brad Friedman / 2d
On today's BradCast : Making history and breaking history. From
historic worldwide climate pacts to nuclear arms treaties, from Trump
and Russia to Nixon and the Soviet Union and back again. [ Audio link to
show follows below. ] First, in an historic Rose Garden speech on
Thursday, President Donald Trump --- against the advice of world
leaders, major American companies, and even many in his own A
'Green News Report' - June 1, 2017
2by Desi Doyen / 3d
IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: 'GNR' Special Coverage : President Trump
announces he will withdraw the U.S. from the landmark United Nations
Paris Agreement, sending shockwaves around the world... All that and
more in today's Green News Report! Listen online here, or Download MP3
(6 mins)... Link: Embed: Got comments, tips, love letters, hate mail?
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We May Not Always Have Paris: 'BradCast' 5/31/2017
2by Brad Friedman / 3d
On today's BradCast , the Trump Administration leaks the suggestion
that they, are indeed, planning to drop out of the historic 2015 world
pact to limit the dangerous global rise of heat-trapping greenhouse gas
emissions in order to prevent, or at least stall, the worst effects of
climate change. [ Audio link to show follows below. ] The comments from
unnamed White House sources today that Presid
Trump Ticking Off Allies Overseas, Losing Major Court Cases at Home: 'BradCast' 5/30/2017
5by Brad Friedman / 4d
On today's BradCast , Trump is back from his "incredible, historic"
overseas trip, where everything was wildly successful, according to the
White House. Longtime U.S. allies, however, do not appear to agree.
Also, both he and fellow Republicans are facing a number of setbacks in
court on both immigration and election-related matters. [ Audio link to
show posted below. ] The President returned fro
Sunday Toons of the 'Moscow on the Potomac' Moment
7by PDiddie / 7d
WH Budget Chief: "I Hope" Fewer People Get Social Security Disability
Insurance "There is fraud, no doubt," the New York Times ' Teresa Tritch
argued in 2015. "But there is no evidence it is rampant." Tritch
pointed to a telling statistic: "If people on disability were faking it,
they wouldn't have such high death rates. " * * * Perry Dorrell blogs
as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs , usually on topic
Gianforte Wins in MT Despite Assault Charge; Longtime Voting Rights Group Forced to Close: 'BradCast' 5/26/2017
by Brad Friedman / 8d
On today's BradCast , the Trump-toxified GOP appears to have abandoned
all pretense of "values" and "personal responsibility" to elect someone
to federal office even after he violently assaulted a journalist on the
Eve of the Election. And a longtime voting rights group announces they
are forced to shutter their doors for lack of funding. What's wrong with
this picture? [ Audio link to show is po
Gianforte's Monumental Montana Meltdown (And Ryan's Cowardly Constitutional Dodge): 'BradCast' 5/25/2017
2by Brad Friedman / 9d
On today's BradCast , one of the most amazing candidate meltdowns ever
seen (or, in this case, heard ) and how the Speaker of the House hopes
to look the other way in the event that he wins anyway. But that's just
the tip of today's news iceberg(s). [ Audio link to show posted below. ]
In one of the most remarkable Election Eve unravelings ever by a U.S.
candidate for...pretty much anything, Repu
'Green News Report' - May 25, 2017
2by Desi Doyen / 10d
IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Trump's proposed budget cuts deeply into the
environment and Superfund programs; Landslide buries California's iconic
Pacific Coast Highway 1; Wind farm company proposes to retrain
unemployed coal miners to be wind technicians - for free; PLUS: Pope
Francis offers a gift and a message to President Trump... All that and
more in today's Green News Report! Listen online here
Big Dem Wins in Special Elections; CBO Finds GOP 'Healthcare' Bill Still Deadly: 'BradCast' 5/24/2017
4by Brad Friedman / 10d
On today's BradCast , big wins for Democrats in very Republican
districts, more trouble for the GOP as the Congressional Budget Office
(CBO) finally scores the House healthcare bill, and trouble likely ahead
for still-divided Democrats. [ Audio link to full show is posted below.
] As Republicans struggle to pass any major legislation in the wake of
Donald Trump's continuing political and legal tr
Trump's $2 TRILLION 'Bernie Madoff-Level Budget Fraud': 'BradCast' 5/23/2017
1by Brad Friedman / 11d
On today's BradCast , the Trump Administration introduces what
economists --- on both the Right and Left --- are describing as a
massive 2 trillion dollar accounting error (or, less generously,
'fraudulent' numbers) in their new budget proposal introduced today. And
we get caught up on the latest late updates on yesterday's Manchester
Bombing and the FBI's ongoing investigation of Team Trump. [ A
'Green News Report' - May 23, 2017
3by Desi Doyen / 12d
IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The Global Seed Vault flooded by melting
permafrost; Antarctica is going green, and not in a good way;
Switzerland votes to accelerate renewable energy transition; PLUS:
Trump's final budget proposal takes a hatchet to the environment... All
that and more in today's Green News Report! Listen online here, or
Download MP3 (6 mins)... Link: Embed: Got comments, tips, love le
The Surreal if 'Clear and Present Danger' of Donald Trump: 'BradCast' 5/22/2017
by Brad Friedman / 12d
The new Twin Peaks (which is excellent, by the way!) may be less
surreal than the latest goings on inside our current White House. On
today's BradCast , the latest news on the ever unfolding investigations
into Team Trump and on his overseas trip (stories Trump already managed
to conflate today), along with big election-related news from the U.S.
Supreme Court and a quick preview of this week's u
Pence and the 'Sergeant Schultz Defense'
10by Ernest A. Canning / 13d
Faced with his own inept inability to control the antics of his
American prisoners, the only defense for bumbling Luftwaffe POW camp
guard Sergeant Schultz was to pretend he had no knowledge of events.
Confronted with what he saw and was told in this classic Hogan's Heroes
clip , Schultz proclaims: "I see nothing! I was not here! I did not even
get up this morning!" Last Thursday, we witnessed a
Sunday Toons of the 'Witch Hunt!' Moment
4by PDiddie / 14d
(Click it to big it if you can't read it) * * * Perry Dorrell blogs as
PDiddie at Brains and Eggs , usually on topics concerning the strange
brew of Texas politics. He's also on Twitter @PDiddie .
Sessions Rolls Back Criminal Justice Reform, Trump Digs Himself Deeper: 'BradCast' 5/19/2017
1by Brad Friedman / 15d
So who is the "nut job" here? On today's BradCast , Trump appears to
have dug himself even deeper into the Obstruction of Justice mire and,
speaking of "justice", Attorney General Jeff Sessions rolls back
bi-partisan gains on criminal justice reform made during the Obama Era. [
Audio link for show follows below. ] A new report today from the New
York Times alleges that, during his Oval Office mee
'The Single Greatest Witch Hunt of a Politician in American History!': 'BradCast' 5/18/2017
1by Brad Friedman / 16d
On today's BradCast , we do our best to surf today's news tsunami, with
a focus on a few troubling and under-appreciated stories amid the
political flood pouring out of Washington and around the world in the
wake of the DoJ's appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Among
the huge number of quickly moving and/or under-covered stories pieced
together on today's show... CA Assembly bill calls
'Green News Report' - May 18, 2017
2by Desi Doyen / 17d
IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Virginia's Governor sets up statewide carbon
cap-and-trade system; Bears Ears National Monument targeted for repeal
on behalf of oil and gas industry; EPA gets an earful on which pollution
regulations to repeal --- or not; PLUS: See it while you still can ---
Glacier National Park's glaciers are going, going... All that and more
in today's Green News Report! Listen online
What is 'Obstruction of Justice'?; Also BREAKING: Special Counsel Takes Over Trump/Russia Probe: 'BradCast' 5/17/2017
5by Brad Friedman / 17d
On today's BradCast , yes, like yesterday, more huge breaking news
mid-show. [ Audio link follows below. ] But before we get to that,
today, controversial, extremist and, perhaps, insane Milwaukee Sheriff
David C. Clarke claimed today that he has been appointed to a position
in Donald Trump's Dept. of Homeland Security. If true, his appointment
would be disturbing. Not only given the number of pe
'Espionage Act': The Oval Office is Leaking (Bigly): 'BradCast' 5/16/2017
14by Brad Friedman / 18d
On today's BradCast : Coverage of the two (yes, two ) most recent (yes,
most recent) blockbuster reports regarding the President, as leaked out
of the Oval Office. [ Audio link to show follows below. ] First up
today: Washington Post's explosive report from late yesterday detailing
Donald Trump's alleged (and all but confirmed by Trump himself) sharing
of highly classified information (reportedly
'Green News Report' - May 16, 2017
by Desi Doyen / 19d
IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: North Carolina's request for disaster relief
denied; April 2017 the second hottest April on record for the planet; US
Secretary of State Tillerson signs climate change declaration; PLUS: US
military warns of national security impacts of climate change ---
again... All that and more in today's Green News Report! Listen online
here, or Download MP3 (6 mins)... Link: Embed:
Making Sense of (& Surviving) President Goldfish: 'BradCast' 5/15/2017
6by Brad Friedman / 19d
On today's BradCast : Our friend David Roberts of Vox.com on making
sense of Donald Trump's seemingly senseless decision making process ---
and, somehow, learning to live with it and/or contain the damage. [
Audio link to show follows below. ] But, first up today, some good news!
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear North Carolina Republicans'
appeal of the U.S. 4th Circuit Appeals Court r
Sunday Toons of the 'Comey on Both Sides of the Aisle' Moment
3by PDiddie / 21d
* * * Perry Dorrell blogs as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs , usually on
topics concerning the strange brew of Texas politics. He's also on
Twitter @PDiddie .
How Mike Pence Helped Suppress the Indiana Vote in the 2016 Election: 'BradCast' 5/12/2017
24by Brad Friedman / 22d
On today's BradCast : The story of Donald Trump's firing of FBI
Director James Comey turns even more bizarre and takes a decidedly
thuggish turn (don't worry, your President is 'not a crook') and Vice
President Mike Pence gets tapped to head Trump's new "voter fraud"
commission, despite his own (much overlooked) record of stoking false
GOP allegations of "voter fraud" and helping to shut down a m
Meanwhile...In Utah...Trump's Scheme to Sell Off Sacred Tribal Public Lands: 'BradCast' 5/11/2017
6by Brad Friedman / 23d
On today's BradCast , the fallout from the James Comey firing swirl
further out of control, as I suspect it will for quite some time, while
other disturbing Administration policies move forward with much less
focus from either media or Congress. One such policy is Trump's recent
Executive Order calling for the dismantling of National Monuments ---
"public land grabs" and "outrageous abuses of pow
'Green News Report' - May 11, 2017
2by Desi Doyen / 24d
IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Temporary reprieve for the planet as Trump
postpones decision on Paris Climate Agreement; Emergency declared at the
most contaminated nuclear site in the U.S.; Majority of toxic Superfund
sites located near low-income residential areas; PLUS: A win for
taxpayers, and the climate, as Republicans fail to repeal methane
flaring rule... All that and more in today's Green News
'A Full-Blown Constitutional Crisis' or Just Another Day on Planet Trump?: 'BradCast' 5/10/2017
4by Brad Friedman / 24d
On today's BradCast , as you might have guessed, we pick up on the news
that broke mid-show yesterday of Donald Trump's stunning and sudden
firing of FBI Director James Comey, while the fallout and reeling
continues in D.C. and across the nation today. [ Audio link to show
follows below. ] The pretext for that firing, which even some on Fox
"News" describe as "almost inexplicable", was Comey's al
BREAKING: COMEY FIRED; Also: GOP Photo ID Laws Suppressed 2016 Turnout, Helped Trump Take WI: 'BradCast' 5/9/2017
1by Brad Friedman / 25d
On today's BradCast : The stunning breaking news that FBI Director
James Comey has been fired by Donald Trump hits smack dab in the middle
of today's show. Other than that, we also cover a whole bunch of other
noteworthy stuff today, including... South Korea elects liberal
candidate who wants to open relations with North Korea as new President,
Donald Trump about to get very confused; Trump Campa
'Green News Report' - May 9, 2017
4by Desi Doyen / 26d
IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: France votes for climate action in
Presidential election; Wildfires force evacuations in Florida and
Georgia; Extreme storms and flooding kill 13 in the Midwest; Time is
running out to speak up for EPA regulations you'd like to keep; PLUS:
Conservative climate group trolls Trump on climate change denial... All
that and more in today's Green News Report! Listen online here
GA-06 Election Night Tabulation Failure Analysis Finds 'Critical Security Flaws': 'BradCast' 5/8/2017
14by Brad Friedman / 26d
On today's BradCast : A new technical analysis of the root causes of
the Election Night tabulation disaster that halted counting during the
U.S. House primary special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional
District last month finds several "critical security flaws" in the
computerized tabulation system that, the reports authors find, could
affect both the highly contested upcoming June run-off,
Sunday Toons of the Mildly Nauseous Moment
8by PDiddie / 28d
* * * Perry Dorrell blogs as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs , usually on
topics concerning the strange brew of Texas politics. He's also on
Twitter @PDiddie .
New Phoenix Election Chief Says 'Nearly 91,000' Citizens Left Off Voter Rolls: 'BradCast' 5/5/2017
88by Brad Friedman / 29d
On today's BradCast , the new election chief in Maricopa County
(Phoenix), AZ has discovered tens of thousands of voter registration
forms from citizens who, he says, are otherwise eligible to vote, but
were never added to the voting rolls by his predecessor, due to what he
describes as an unconstitutional or, at least, immoral state statute. [
Audio link to show follows below. ] Democrats seem q
New Federal Court Ruling, House 'Wealthcare' Vote Boost Ossoff Chances in GA-06, But...
38by Ernest A. Canning / 30d
Two things occurred last Thursday that should bolster the chances of
Democrat Jon Ossoff in the June 20, 2017 runoff special election for the
U.S. House in Georgia's 6th Congressional District. One thing --- one
big thing --- remains in place that could help to derail those
prospects. The first helpful item entails the removal of an obstacle to
casting a vote at all in the upcoming election, than
On today's BradCast , House Republicans finally pass the American
Health Care Act (AHCA) --- a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable
Care Act ('ObamaCare') --- but at what cost? Also: Donald Trump signs a
bill that pretends to protect religious liberties. But what does it
really do? [ Audio link to show follows below. ] It's difficult, if not
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