KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Marilyn Marks, Coalition for Good Governance

he US COVID19 daily death toll has surpassed 9/11 - every single day. Voting systems expert Marilyn Marks explains facts vs. fiction in Georgia's election debacle, and details actions that all good-faith Americans can take to ensure election integrity in the US Senate runoffs in GA on Jan. 5, and all elections going forward. 20 states file briefs with US Supreme Court to stop bonkers TX AG lawsuit seeking to nullify the will of the voters in 4 states Trump lost. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Trumpers lose even more election challenges in state and federal courts attempting to overthrow the will of the voters and steal the 2020 election. Corrupt, indicted TX Attorney General Ken Paxton files bonkers lawsuit directly with the US Supreme Court to nullify all lawful votes cast in swing states MI, WI, PA and GA. NY State's huge pension fund moves to divest from fossil fuels. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Randall Eliason, George Washington Univ. Law

Top Republicans intensify their incendiary, eliminationist rhetoric to foment violence. US Supreme Court rejects attempt to overturn the 2020 election results in PA. Trump prepares to hand out pardons like Christmas candy. George Washington Univ. Law Prof. Randall Eliason explains the scope and history of the presidential pardon power, the Pardon-palooza we can expect in coming weeks, and whether Trump can legally pardon himself...

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On today's show: Trump's legal team continues failing in court as judges reject their false, evidence-free claims that the election was 'stolen'. But avenues remain for Trump to overturn the will of the voters. Trump EPA rejects stronger air pollution standard linked to higher COVID19 deaths.

Guest: Colin P. Clarke, Counter-terrorism expert, Soufan Center

The US Supreme Court's delayed schedule to hear a Trump challenge to Pennsylvania's election results appears to preclude the court from overturning Biden's win in that state, but Trump's path to overturning the will of the people is not quite foreclosed just yet. Terrorism and insurgency expert Colin P. Clarke explains why he believes Donald Trump is actively laying the groundwork for violence and disruption to unfold regularly during the Biden Administration, and why Americans must understand the real threat posed to our Constitutional order by Trump. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

COVID crisis surges to new record daily highs as health experts warn the pandemic will get worse in coming months. Trump's Crazy Train gets crazier, with new lawsuits tossed out of court for lack of evidence, the potential firing of the US Attorney General for failing to promote Trump's false claims to overturn the election, an unhinged 'Stop the Steal' rally in GA, and another bonkers Rudy Giuliani Dog 'n Pony Show hearing, this time in the MI state legislature. Plus some helpful words from (of all places) a rightwing commentator trying to shake some sense into Trump's QAnon brain-poisoned supporters.

Guest: William Tobey, Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Trump doubles down on his increasingly incendiary, unhinged rhetoric and false claims that the 2020 election was 'stolen', which is inspiring his followers to unleash death threats and calls for sedition. Nuclear proliferation and terrorism expert William Tobey explains the ongoing fallout from Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), the assassinations of high-ranking Iranians, and options going forward for the incoming Biden Administration, as Iran vows revenge and to continue accelerating its nuclear program. Plus: the concession speech we all deserve...

Guest: Dan Vicuna, National Redistricting Manager, Common Cause

DAN VICUNA explains the dangers and ramifications of Trump's unprecedented efforts to game the 2020 Census to exclude non-citizens for the first time in US history, and its reception during oral arguments in the US Supreme Court. US AG Barr confirms no evidence of widespread fraud in 2020 election. Trump's former cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs gets death threats from Trump's lawyer. Brad explains why HAND-MARKED paper ballots are the foundation of a secure election. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

CA enacts new COVID-19 restrictions to save lives amid new spike; GOP-led states where the virus is surging should do the same. Trump's legal efforts fail in PA, WI, and AZ to stop certification of Biden's win, while Trump-appointed judges excoriate Team Trump over lack of evidence. Trump hopes US Supreme Court will overturn the election for him. Debunking rightwing media election conspiracy theories. Callers weigh in...

Guest: Author & journalist Ari Berman, Law Professor and author Carlton F.W. Larson

Guest Host Nicole Sandler recounts the news of the day. She's joined by author and journalist Ari Berman for a post-mortem on the election. Then consitutional law professor and author of the new book, "On Treason," Carlton F.W. Larson explains how Trump uses the word incorrectly, and so probably does Nicole.