BradCast' 11/11/2019 (Everything is Now Political. EVERYTHING.)

On today's 'BradCast':  Yes, everything is now political -- even wildfires, as proven by the barrage of hate-filled, politicized tweets attacking "liberals and Hollywood" that Brad received in response to posting a non-political, straight news video of a fire that erupted in Burbank, CA. Also today:  Another judge rejected Trump's latest attempt to block access to his tax returns, this time in response to a newly-adopted New York State law allowing Congress to obtain tax returns of New York residents. In the House impeachment inquiry, Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Adam Schiff rejected House Republicans' attempt to add to the impeachment witness list Hunter Biden and the whistleblower who first brought the Ukraine matter to light, saying he will not allow the proceedings to be used to promote Trump's baseless, debunked conspiracy theories.  In off-year elections around the country last week, electronic voting systems failed, causing long lines and preventing voters from voting. The failures were a chilling preview of the potential chaos that could erupt on Election Day in 2020, during the most critical Presidential election in our history. In California, intentional public safety power shutoffs to prevent wildfires have resulted in widespread blackouts, with utility companies warning they may be forced to shut off electricity in California again next fall. Brad reports on the limited response from the Los Angeles County Registrar's office on how they plan to respond should similar power outages and machine failures hit the county's new, unverifiable electronic voting systems during next year's high-turnout 2020 election, which could be disastrous for voters in the nation's largest voting jurisdiction, and elsewhere. Callers weigh in on all of the above, and more...