Thursday, August 13, 2026 - Trump Admin's 'waste, fraud & abuse'; Musk's DOGE scam; Environment

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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Guest: Michael Mechanic, Senior Editor, Mother Jones Donald Trump's White House vanity projects will cost taxpayers at least $900 million, raided from other agencies to prevent congressional oversight. Kennedy Center board to shut down the facility for two years, bankrupting the National Symphony Orchestra. DHS spent $464 million on a no-bid contract for 10 used airplanes that sit idle. GAO report confirms that Elon Musk's so-called 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE) did not save taxpayer dollars or reduce the debt or deficit. Mother Jones' MICHAEL MECHANIC explains how Musk's DOGE scam actually cost taxpayers money, and cost America dearly in heath, humanity, privacy, education, food safety, consumer protections, and world leadership in science. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'

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