KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Dr. David Jefferson, Election security expert

Encore: Original air-date 5/23/2022. Pres. Biden said the US would respond 'militarily' if China invaded Taiwan. Top Russian diplomat resigns in protest of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine. Election security expert Dr. DAVID JEFFERSON explains a bill in the CA state legislature (SB1480) that would allow unsafe Internet Voting, and why voting system and cybersecurity experts are trying to stop it, including lack of security, secrecy, and verifiability, the inability to detect tampering, and much more. Scrutineers.org/California details action steps voters can take to stop the spread of unsecure internet voting.

Guest: Marcy Wheeler, independent journalist at emptywheel.net

Guest Host Nicole Sandler speaks with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net to get all the facts surrounding the Durham probe, and the case it brought against attorney Michael Sussman. Sussman was found not guilty.

Guest: Kelly Carlin - George Carlin's only child,

Naveed Shah- Political Director of Common Defense, a progressive veterans group

Guest host Nicole Sandler speaks with Kelly Carlin as a new documentary about her father, George Carlin, premieres.
Kelly is the only child of the comedy voice of my generation.
It’s a two-parter on HBO, directed by Judd Apatow. Then to put a period on the end of Memorial Day, I speak with Naveed Shah, political director of Common Defense, a group for progressive veterans.

Encore: Original airdate 5/9/2022.Today we debunk the new pretend documentary from convicted rightwing election fraudster and rightwing activist Dinesh D'Souza, "2000 Mules," which, among a host of fabricated claims for which it presents no evidence, also absurdly asserts that publicly-available cell phone geo-location data somehow proves people used secure ballot drop boxes to 'steal' the 2020 election from Trump. White Republican in AZ receives slap on the wrist for intentionally committing voter fraud, highlighting deep racial disparities in sentencing of black and brown voters who mistakenly, unknowingly tried to vote while ineligible.

Guest: Howie Klein, Congressional expert, 'Down With Tyranny'

Federal appeals court rules that 1872 Amnesty Act does not excuse January 6 Republican insurrectionist candidates running for federal office. Terrible internet voting bill advances in CA (more info at Scrutineers.org/California). MI election officials disqualify 5 GOP candidates over fraudulent signature petitions. Federal court rejects Trump motion to dismiss NY state fraud probe into his company. Congressional expert HOWIE KLEIN delivers lively analysis of primary results so far in the 2022 midterms, and a preview of important races coming up, including tips for voters in key races in the state and Los Angeles.

Guest: Sherry Healey, Oregon Election Integrity advocate

Texas GOP Gov. Abbott and Republicans blame everything but easy access to guns to deflect responsibility for America's never-ending gun violence epidemic. Federal judge upholds state law bypassing federal immunity for the gun industry. Court rules Trump must answer questions under oath in NY AG civil probe of fraud. PA GOP attacking its own candidate for demanding to count all valid, lawful mail-in ballots. Oregon election integrity advocate SHERRY HEALEY explains county clerk's bonkers decision to remake 66,000 ballots in tight Dem primary race, rather than just count them. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

The school massacre in Uvalde, TX and midterm primary elections are interrelated. Texas Republicans, the Republican Party, the NRA, and the GOP's stolen-and-packed US Supreme Court all made it easy for the 18-year-old gunman to purchase assault-style weapons to massacre 19 schoolchildren and 2 teachers. But America wasn't always this way. We cover the history of how we got here, and the reaction and the fallout from America's newest horrific massacre this week. Because the ballot box is now our only way out, we also cover noteworthy results from Tuesday's critical primary elections.

New data shows GA voter registration numbers skyrocketed after automatic voter registration was added to the state's DMV website, so now Republican election officials want to end automatic voter registration. Massive GOP election fraud scandal is unfolding in Michigan, where a state investigation confirmed that 10 Republican candidates for governor submitted at least 68,000 fraudulent signatures to qualify for the ballot. Late-breaking news of another horrific school shooting, this time in Uvalde, TX. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Dr. David Jefferson, Election security expert

Pres. Biden said the US would respond 'militarily' if China invaded Taiwan. Top Russian diplomat resigns in protest of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine. Election security expert Dr. DAVID JEFFERSON explains a bill in the CA state legislature (SB1480) that would allow unsafe Internet Voting, and why voting system and cybersecurity experts are trying to stop it, including lack of security, secrecy, and verifiability, the inability to detect tampering, and much more. Scrutineers.org/California details action steps voters can take to stop the spread of unsecure internet voting.

Guest: Lynn Bernstein, Transparent Elections NC; John Brakey, AUDIT-USA

Today we compare and contrast non-partisan election integrity observers illegally locked out of public oversight of elections vs. phony GOP fraudsters peddling partisan propaganda and disinformation about 'voter fraud'. New revelations further dismantle the false claims made about the 2020 election in the film, '2000 Mules.' Actual, longtime election integrity experts Lynn Bernstein of Transparent Elections NC and JOHN BRAKEY, Director of AUDIT-USA, discuss the outrageous actions of NC elections officials blockading public oversight of elections, and how individuals in every state can get involved in ensuring real election integrity and transparency.