'BradCast': 1/6/2020 (Happy New War!)
b"On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump's targeted assassination of Iran's Major General\\xa0 Qassem Soleimani has placed the U.S. -- and the world -- on the brink of yet another potential war. Trump's actions and threats to bomb Iranian cultural sites (a war crime) have helped unify tens of millions of Iranians. The Iraqi parliament has voted to remove all US troops from Iraq. Iran announced it will no longer abide by any elements of the Iran nuclear deal. Trump's false 2011 allegation that President Obama would start a war on Iran to win reelection was not only factually wrong, but also suggests a more plausible reason for Trump's sudden decision to assassinate Soleimani -- to distract from his upcoming impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate.\\xa0 Former National Security Advisor John Bolton announced today that he would testify as a witness in the Senate impeachment trial, if subpoenaed (which\\xa0 Sen. Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are still blocking, along with all requested witnesses).\\xa0 Plus: voter registration purges are ramping up in many states (check your registration), and a heads up for voters in California and elsewhere to ensure they are properly registered to vote in the party primary of their choice, and can vote on hand-marked paper ballots in advance of the fast-approaching Super Tuesday primaries..."