'BradCast' 11/9/2021 (Two Systems of Justice and Truth v. Disinformation)

Published: Nov. 10, 2021, 3:08 a.m.

b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 The U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Trump-incited Capitol Insurrection on January 6 has issued subpoenas for 16 top Trump Administration officials, and may ultimately subpoena Donald Trump himself. A federal judge rejected Trump's motion for a pre-emptive stay on the ruling she will soon issue regarding the release of his White House records, which have been subpoenaed by the U.S. House Select Committee. Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's 17-year old son knowingly tried to vote illegally two different times in last week's election but will face no consequences, in stark contrast to the harsh punishments handed down to black and brown voters who have mistakenly voted unlawfully. In North Dakota, an anti-vaccine state lawmaker could not attend his own anti-vaccine rally because he has contracted COVID. A new study finds 80 percent of American adults have been exposed to the vast, criminal disinformation industry surrounding the coronavirus and vaccines, and disturbingly large numbers either believe or are not sure whether to believe one or more falsehoods generated by the disinformation industry about the pandemic. Those who follow rightwing outlets like Fox 'News', OAN and Newsmax are the most likely to be fooled.\\xa0 The gap continues to widen in COVID infections/deaths between 'red' and 'blue' states, with the heaviest Trump-leaning counties now seeing death rates nearly six times higher than Biden-leaning counties. A former unvaccinated COVID patient apologizes to the hospital staff who saved his life.\\xa0 Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'"