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Green News Report 10/23/2025 by Progressive Voices

'BradCast' 10/22/2025: Republican Partisan Buys Dominion Voting Systems by Progressive Voices

With millions of Americans poised to lose their health coverage due to government cuts to Medicaid and other health programs, what can you do to protect your health and access to care? If you find yourself uninsured, are there ways to get free or low-cost prescription meds and health care?

To find out, we spoke with Rachel Madley, director of policy and advocacy at the Center for Health and Democracy. She previously served as health policy advisor to Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and worked in the Office of Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Having struggled personally with a chronic medical condition, Rachel shares her firsthand experience staying alive despite America's cruel healthcare system. This is the first episode of a two-part series.

Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

And please keep Code WACK! on the air with a tax-deductible donation at heal-ca.org/donate.

Your Labubu Isn’t Real?! Holiday Scandals, Shutdowns & Gacy Shocks | Karel Cast 25-135

The holidays are coming fast — lights, music, chaos… and scams. 🎄 This year’s big scandal? Fake Labubu toys flooding the market, just as millions of Americans are missing paychecks thanks to the government shutdown.

Karel dives into the madness:

🎁 Why holiday joy feels harder to find under today’s leadership.

💸 How the shutdown is hitting wallets right before Christmas.

🧸 What’s really behind the Fake Labubu craze.

🇷🇺 Plus — Trump’s humiliating failure in Ukraine as Putin ghosts his calls.

😱 And on Peacock’s Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy, Karel reveals the most disturbing truth you didn’t see coming.

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Green News Report 10/21/2025 by Progressive Voices

'BradCast' 10/21/2025: Law[lessness] and [Dis]Order: Trump's crime spree continues and expands by Progressive Voices

The AWS Meltdown: $50 Billion Lost and Nobody’s Talking About It | Karel Cast 25-134

When Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down, the internet itself nearly broke — apps crashed, transactions froze, and the global economy took a $50 BILLION hit in just hours. But the real story isn’t just about one outage… it’s about how dangerously dependent we’ve become on a single company’s servers.

Karel breaks down the truth behind the AWS crash, why it’s scarier than you think, and what it says about the fragile state of our tech-driven world.

Also on today’s show:

🏛️ Trump’s White House renovation fantasy — is a “gilded ballroom” really what America needs?

💊 90% of adults may be sick and not know it — Karel explains the rise of CKM Syndrome.

🎁 Holiday toy scandal alert: the Fake Labubu controversy is here — and it’s wild.

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'BradCast' 10/20/2025 - Celebrating 'No Kings' with callers and about 7 million other Americans by Progressive Voices

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Paul Lisnek, Political and Legal Analyst for WGN-TV in Chicago.

The pair examines the ICE invasion of the 'Windy City' by the Trump administration, as well as Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's response.

Then, Brad is joined by Tara Devlin, host of the 'TARABUSTER' podcast.

The analyze the impact of the 'No Kings' protest against Trump's imperial presidency, including the staggering turnout of roughly seven million attendees at 2,600 events in all 50 states.

The two also discuss President Trump's pardon of former Congressman George Santos, who was sentenced to 87 months in prison after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds and stealing identities.

Paul Lisnek anchors “Political Report” every Sunday morning at 9am central which looks at national and local issues for Chicago. It can be live streamed on www.wgntv.com/live and watched on the new WGN+ app which can be downloaded thru Apple TV, Roku or Firestick.

Paul has worked as a jury consultant in such cases as OJ Simpson and Whitewater, teaches Constitutional Law and Ethics for the bar review course. He is the author of 15 books including the award winning fiction book: "Assume Treason."

Tara Devlin is a New York City based comedian, writer, and host of the unapologetically-liberal podcast "TARABUSTER.”

Tarabuster is 5-star viewer-reviewed and 100% viewer-supported.

Help keep the REAL liberal media going – and growing – by becoming a Patron of Tarabuster at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin.

You can follow Tara on BlueSky at @tarabuster.bsky.social and on Instagram at @Taradacktyl.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.'

He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His handle on BlueSky is @bradbannon.bsky.social.

Trump Dumps on “No Kings” — And America Deserves Better | Karel Cast 25-133

Record-breaking No Kings rallies erupted across the country this weekend — but how did President Trump respond? With an AI video of himself as a king, literally dropping crap on peaceful protestors from Mar-a-Lago.

While millions marched for democracy, Speaker Mike Johnson called those Americans “people who hate America.” So the question becomes: if Congress won’t act, how do we remove leaders who openly mock our Constitution?

Karel takes apart the absurdity, the rage, and the dark comedy of it all — from Trump’s “royal” delusions to the global headlines that make you question our collective sanity.

Also — wild stories you won’t believe:

💥 Paris tourists blocked from the Louvre by chainsaw-wielding thieves

👑 Prince Andrew facing accountability that Trump himself avoids

🎙️ Real talk. Raw truth. No spin — just Karel.

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