KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Facebook announced it has shut down fake accounts created to support another Russia-related propaganda scheme targeting the Left, focused on sowing division among Democrats and suppressing voter turnout. Trump Admin has ended in-person intelligence briefings to Congress on foreign interference in the 2020 election. Election 'dirty tricks' underway in Michigan to disinform voters. Victories for voting rights in MI and CO. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Lulu Freisdat, SMART Elections; Robin Gibson, L.A. election integrity advocate

We broke the story in January of major security flaws in L.A.'s costly new touchscreen voting system, VSAP, which failed miserably in the March 3rd primary. Journalist Lulu Friesdat and L.A. election integrity advocate Robin Gibson explain what was found in new certification testing of L.A.'s system (it wasn't good). They also offer actions elections officials and voters can take to address security flaws before the crucial Nov. 2020 election. Callers join in with questions and comments on these faulty, dangerously unsecure BMD touchscreen voting systems that are rapidly proliferating across the country.

Guest: Heather 'Digby' Parton, Salon; Richard 'RJ' Eskow, Zero Hour

Award-winning journalists Heather 'Digby' Parton of Salon and Richard 'RJ' Eskow of The Zero Hour show join us to discuss the just-concluded bizarre and stunningly dishonest Republican National Convention. Extensive fact-checks debunk the Republicans' attempts to gaslight Americans and Trump's droning, false, fear-mongering speech at his viral super-spreader event held illegally on the White House lawn.

Guest: Col. Moe Davis (ret'd), NC U.S. House Candidate

Distinguished Ret'd AF Col. Moe Davis, former Chief Prosecutor at Guantanamo turned candidate for the open NC-11 US House seat, debunks bizarre statements made by his GOP opponent at the RNC Convention on Day 3. Davis also delves into issues important to voters, and offers his thoughts on policing reform and US national security policy. VP Pence delivers fear-mongering speech at alternate-reality RNC Convention. Former VP Biden hits back. Plus an update on damage wrought by Hurricane Laura.

Guest: Aklima Khondoker, All Voting Is Local

Aklima Khondoker, Georgia State Director for All Voting is Local, explains new data showing that mail-in ballots from black voters were rejected at disproportionately high rates in Georgia's primary, and what must be done to protect Vote By Mail in every state. NBA playoffs cancelled tonight in solidarity against police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI, where a white gunman was also charged in the murder of two protesters. RNC Convention Day 2 featured blatant law-breaking and hypocrisy. Monster storm Hurricane Laura aims for Louisiana amid the COVID pandemic.

Day 1 of the 2020 RNC National Convention was a bizarre dystopian nightmare, containing so many dangerous lies about the coronavirus crisis that media outlets were forced to break into coverage with fact-checks. Judges block Republican attempts to suppress voting rights in IN and PA. Hurricane Laura aims for TX-LA coast. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Two storms threaten Gulf Coast and coronavirus spreads unchecked as the Republican National Convention gets underway today. 20+ former Congressional Republicans and 70+ former Republican national security officials endorse Joe Biden, warning Trump is 'dangerously unfit.' Trump's sister calls him a 'liar' in newly released audio. RNC ditches the idea of having a policy platform to focus convention only on Trump. House Democrats grill Postmaster Gen. DeJoy on his sabotage of the Postal Service. Callers weigh in...

Guest: Salon opinion journalist Heather 'Digby' Parton; Media critic Eric Boehlert, Press Run

Heather 'Digby' Parton, opinion journalist at Salon and Hullabaloo, and longtime progressive media critic Eric Boehlert of PressRun join us to discuss hits and misses from the unusual 2020 DNC Convention, held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, and offer a preview of the equally unprecedented RNC Convention next week.

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon arrested on felony fraud charges. Judge again orders Trump accounting firm Mazars to turn over Trump's tax records to Manhattan District Attorney in criminal investigation. Day 3 of the DNC Convention featured historic acceptance speech from VP candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris. Former President Obama delivers historic speech for the ages, urging Americans to rise up now to vote, to save democracy and the republic itself...

Guest: Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! blog; Adam Christensen, FL Dem. US House candidate

Progressive blogger Howie Klein discusses notable results from Tuesday's primaries. 26-year-old progressive US House candidate Adam Christensen explains the very successful grassroots movement he launched in Florida to field candidates in every race in the state (defying the FL Democratic Party), his own win of the Democratic US House nomination in a very 'red' district, and how progressive values and candidates can succeed, even in of the country considered very 'conservative'. Also today: the virtual 2020 Democratic convention.