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A Few Hits of Dopamine for Your Listening Pleasure: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2024

NY judge finds Trump in criminal contempt; A 'key' prediction for 2024; UAW wins again; Indicted AZ state Senator rewarded by RNC; Good news for trans people in WV, NC; Biden goes to pot...not a moment too soon...

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Brad Friedman,
4/30/2024 -
6:56 pm PT

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American Carnage?: One Year of ‘Trump Justice’: ‘BradCast’ 1/24/2018

Guest: Justin George of The Marshall Project; Also: FL initiative to restore former felon voting rights qualifies for November ballot, dirty Trump Family laundry, and 14 years of muck-raking at The BRAD BLOG!...

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Brad Friedman,
1/24/2018 -
6:19 pm PT

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‘Reshuffling the Decks’ on Gun Safety, Marijuana, Immigration in 2018: ‘BradCast’ 1/16/2018

Guest: Mike Liszewski of Drug Policy Alliance; Also: Goodbye, Chris Christie and other encouraging news from the states...

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Brad Friedman,
1/16/2018 -
5:39 pm PT

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‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Climate Scientist?’: ‘BradCast’ 12/13/2016

Guest: Physicist, author and former Asst. Energy Sec. Joe Romm on Trump, Perry, Tillerson, the DoE and 'the fate of the next thousand years'

Also: Jill Stein's 'recount' lessons and her ongoing fight for citizen oversight of elections...

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Brad Friedman,
12/13/2016 -
6:22 pm PT

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‘Rotten to the Core’: ‘Rogue’ DEA Punts on Pot: ‘BradCast’ 8/16/2016

Guest: Michael Collins of Drug Policy Alliance | Plus: 'Third-party' Presidential woes, disturbing climate news and more...

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Brad Friedman,
8/16/2016 -
6:02 pm PT

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Going to Pot and the Dawn of Our New Progressive Age: ‘BradCast’ 6/5/2015

Guest: Dan Riffle of the Marijuana Policy Project...

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Brad Friedman,
6/5/2015 -
3:58 pm PT

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Why Rep. Brownley Voted Against Amash-Conyers, and Why Her Vote Helps Protect the NSA’s Continuing VIOLATION of Civil Liberties

UPDATED: NSA domestic surveillance data used for IRS investigations...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/7/2013 -
6:35 am PT

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Carnage Wrought, Profits Made, Thanks to the U.S. Small Arms Trade, Our ‘War on Drugs’, and the NRA

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/6/2012 -
11:50 am PT

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Disturbing Questions About Our Government and the So-Called ‘War on Drugs’ – [PART 3 of 3]

Is the evil, that many cite as indicative of the 'failure' of the 'War on Drugs,' actually a perverse indices of its success?

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Ernest A. Canning,
4/20/2012 -
8:05 am PT

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Disturbing Questions About Our Government and the So-Called ‘War on Drugs’ – [PART 1 of 3]

Would legalization reduce CIA access to covert funding?...

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Ernest A. Canning,
4/16/2012 -
6:05 am PT

22 Comments

Big Government: Predator Drones Used by Police to Help Capture Cow Rustlers in North Dakota

First confirmed use of unmanned 'terror tool' spy plane in U.S. against U.S. citizenry...

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Brad Friedman,
12/11/2011 -
9:33 am PT

8 Comments

‘Project Expose MSM’ Report #2

DEA Special Agent Sandalio Gonzalez on Time Magazine's blackout of four whistleblowers 'exclusive' on U.S. agents drug-trafficking in Colombia...

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Sibel Edmonds,
6/11/2009 -
12:56 pm PT

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Maine Dems Elect Platner in Landslide: ‘BradCast’ 6/10/2026

Repub Hilton 'wins' slot in CA Guv general election; Inflation spikes again; New U.S. solar milestones despite Trump; Primary results from ND, NV, SC and ME...

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Corporate Donors to White House Ballroom Win $50 Billion in New Government Contracts, Funding: ‘BradCast’ 6/9/2026

Guest: Robert Weissman of Public Citizen; Also: Updates on the races for CA Guv, L.A. Mayor, Trump's evidence-free allegations of election fraud...

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‘Crooked or Stupid’: Trump Rails Against ‘Rigged’ CA Elections, Offers No Evidence, Storms off Interview: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2026

Counting continues in CA; Critical ME primary tomorrow; Also: Callers ring in, some who have fallen for phony rightwing 'voter fraud' claims...

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‘I’m not a Victim. I was a Criminal’: J6er Says ‘No’ to Trump’s ‘Weaponization’ Slush Fund Money: ‘BradCast’ 6/4/2026

Guest: Convicted MAGA rioter Jason Riddle; Also: Pelley charges new CBS execs pushing 'falsehoods', 'bias' into '60 Minutes'...

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Corrupt, Partisan SCOTUS Ends Any and All Claim to Legitimacy With Mid-Election Alabama Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2026

Also: Primary election results from CA, IA, MT, NJ, NM and SD...

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Trump’s Favorite Election Fraud Criminal Now Runs Free: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2026

Also: Not so 'hot' after all, as data finds international tourism to U.S. plummeted in 2025...

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One Failure After Another: ‘BradCast’ 6/1/2026

We are in an historic moment, as the Trump Presidency begins its collapse; Also: Callers ring in on tomorrow's wild California Gubernatorial primary...

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6/1/2026 |
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Did Trump and His Attorneys Conspire to Defraud the United States?

The court-ordered reopening of Trump's lawsuit against the IRS could have impacts well beyond blocking access to a $1.8 billion slush fund...

UPDATE, Midday 6/1/26: Trump announces plan to drop 'Weaponization Fund'...

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6/1/2026 |
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Sunday ‘Slush Fun!’ Toons

THIS WEEK: Dirty Money ... Trump Kennedy Center ... Let's Get Physical ... Forever (and Ever) War ...

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5/31/2026 |
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Idle Hands…

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5/25/2026 |
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Sunday ‘Have You Considered Treason?’ Toons

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Articles in Category: DEA

NY judge finds Trump in criminal contempt; A 'key' prediction for 2024; UAW wins again; Indicted AZ state Senator rewarded by RNC; Good news for trans people in WV, NC; Biden goes to pot...not a moment too soon...

Guest: Justin George of The Marshall Project; Also: FL initiative to restore former felon voting rights qualifies for November ballot, dirty Trump Family laundry, and 14 years of muck-raking at The BRAD BLOG!...

Guest: Mike Liszewski of Drug Policy Alliance; Also: Goodbye, Chris Christie and other encouraging news from the states...

Guest: Physicist, author and former Asst. Energy Sec. Joe Romm on Trump, Perry, Tillerson, the DoE and 'the fate of the next thousand years'

Also: Jill Stein's 'recount' lessons and her ongoing fight for citizen oversight of elections...

Guest: Michael Collins of Drug Policy Alliance | Plus: 'Third-party' Presidential woes, disturbing climate news and more...

Guest: Dan Riffle of the Marijuana Policy Project...

UPDATED: NSA domestic surveillance data used for IRS investigations...

Is the evil, that many cite as indicative of the 'failure' of the 'War on Drugs,' actually a perverse indices of its success?

Would legalization reduce CIA access to covert funding?...

First confirmed use of unmanned 'terror tool' spy plane in U.S. against U.S. citizenry...

DEA Special Agent Sandalio Gonzalez on Time Magazine's blackout of four whistleblowers 'exclusive' on U.S. agents drug-trafficking in Colombia...

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