Monday, August 17, 2026 - USS Lincoln and the Iran War; Election security

Investigative journalist, blogger, and broadcaster Brad Friedman's investigative interviews, analysis and commentary, as ripped from the pages of The BRAD BLOG (BradBlog.com), today's current events (if they matter) and the rest of the stuff we have to live with.

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Donald Trump dismissed concerns over the well-being of 5000 servicemembers, stuck in a record-long deployment aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln for his disastrous Iran War. Trump scaled back military drills with ally South Korea, sided with North Korea's dicatator, and threatened to bomb US ally Oman. The US Supreme Court again refused to review a $5 million civil judgement finding Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll. Georgia newspapers finally informed voters about serious security vulnerabilities in their state's computer voting system. Trump blamed 'vandals' for landscape damage caused by his event on the National Mall. Callers weigh in.

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