'BradCast' 8/2/2017: (Russian sanctions; DoJ Civil Rights unit changes; DefCon voting machine hack fallout)
Among the stories covered on today's very busy show: Trump reluctantly signs a new bill sanctioning Russia, North Korea and Iran. Recently discovered announcement from the Department of Justice signals Trump's DoJ civil rights unit plans to target affirmative action measures at colleges and universities on behalf of white Americans. Federal judge rules Alabama does not have to notify thousands of former felons that their right to vote has been restored. In addition to every single voting machine being hacked at last weekend's DefCon hackers conference in Las Vegas, electronic pollbook systems were also hacked, and one was discovered to still hold the personal records of some 650,000 Tennessee voters. Then we open the phone lines to callers on all of the above and more. Finally we're joined by Desi Doyen with the latest 'Green News Report' on South Carolina canceling plans for new nuclear plants, new studies predicting big trouble for humanity (especially those who live near the coast) and much more...