The Commute with Carlson: Recent Episodes
John Carlson is synonymous with Washington State Politics. Simply put, he is THE conservative voice in Seattle. John gives his unique perspective on local and national politics, news of the day and he isnt afraid to call it like he sees it.
6am hour -- Israeli Defense Forces reports killing 1500 Hamas fighters, Hamas still holding hostages, why Hamas attack is more about Jews than Israel, Israeli PM vows to "finish them", Jewish director of the Anti-Defamation League chastises MSNBC/Morning Joe program for coverage associated with Hamas attack.7am hour -- Bellevue WA rally for Israel, a high-profile NBA player criticizes Black Lives Matter supporters for being silent about Hamas unprovoked attack on Israel, former NBA stand-out criticizes Black Lives Matter supporters for failing to condemn Hamas attacks on Israel, some short term memory problems over at the Seattle Times when it comes to public toilets, why do Democrats who demand Ukraine military support over an unprovoked attack by Russia blame Israel when Hamas commits an unprovoked attack?, GUEST: author of �Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World� Professor Jeff Fynn-Paul examines the social justice crusade to paint Christopher Columbus inaccurately, examples of how indigenous tribes sold land to settlers for products like rifles and gun powder or clothing.8am hour -- last hour's guest interview follow-up: the urban legend that North American settlers infected indigenous tribes with small pox, consider the anti-Israel lobby and the actions of Hamas's unprecedented attack last Saturday, a video clip of a Hamas fighter calling a 4 year old Israeli a "filthy Jew", Q: why are Jews called colonists by anti-Semites while Jerusalem and surrounding area (Judea) are their native lands, A: the real hatred is against the Jewish and Christian religions, three levels of anti-Semitism in America, GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman rejoins the show to talk about the reports of babies massacred by Hamas in Israel unprovoked attack, the evidence that Hamas despises the Jewish people not Israel, the suggestion of trading land for peace being an effective solution, the 1948 offer of land for peace that produced the emergence of the PLO terrorist, Yassir Arafat.
6am hour -- Hamas attacks Israel, attack described as Israel's Sept. 11th, "savage assault", part of the Hamas attack struck 6 Israeli locations near the Gaza Strip northern border and targeted unarmed civilians, 250 Israelis were murdered at an outdoor music festival concert, historical context of the Gaza Strip, what about "peaceful coexistence side-by-side?", the role of Iran in the massive Hamas attack on Israel and Israeli civilians, evidence that US weapons from Afghanistan have made their way to Gaza.7am hour -- 100 Israelis reported kidnapped amid the Hamas terrorist attack, looking at the pro-Palestinian protests after Saturday's deadly Hamas attack on Israeli targets, in downtown Kirkland WA Palestinian and Israeli groups clashed against each other while demonstrating in the street, Seattle progressives (that consistently support Palestine) are silent about condemning Hamas two days after the attacks, San Juan Island County begins its 32 hour work week, why Columbus Day was initially founded and how Columbus Day was distorted away from its original intent by political partisans, new ESPN+ woke series with Ibram X. Kendi unveils a whopper about athletes and contracts being akin to slavery.8am hour -- an over-view of Hamas as it relates to Palestinians and what happened with the multi-pronged terrorist attack on Israel, how Hezbollah (in Lebanon) and Hamas (in Gaza) work in concert with Iran to attack Israel, how Hamas's attack is an act of war, WA Gov. Jay Inslee condemns Hamas, GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman says the US needs to stop giving military aid to Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority, the libel against Jews in many parts of the Muslim world, some examples of the distortions political partisans (i.e. progressives and socialists) make about Israel (i.e. as an apartheid state).
6am hour � a third high profile criminal attack on Seattle area mass transit in the last 3 weeks, why safety issues on mass transit will continue to hinder ridership increases, the remarkable story of 19th century abolitionist William Still who rose from no formal education to being a conductor on The Underground Railroad and authoring �The Underground Railroad� a landmark book about freeing slaves, MSNBC host surprisingly and thoroughly spotlights deceit of indicted US Senator Bob Menendez and his wife who hit and killed a pedestrian while driving in 2018, why the on-air segment by the MSNBC host
6am hour � drug overdose deaths in King County still at record setting rate, meanwhile Gov. Jay Inslee is publicly ignoring the fentanyl problems as he continues to plug his climate agenda, Thurston Co. Sheriff declares state of emergency over shortage of deputies/staff, what happens in a country that doesn�t have a freedom of speech Amendment in its Constitution or law books?: a 60 day sentence for calling someone �fat� and �unhinged�, the scandal continues for �How To Be An Anti-Racist� author turned Boston U. professor. 7am hour � Biden Administration showing signs of panic as they waive more
6am hour -- WA Sen. Patty Murray just moved a lot closer to being in the White House, is FL Congressman Matt Gaetz a "hero" or "zero" for leading the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy?, Carlson's Legendary Lyrics contest clue, a KVI listener thinks Gaetz's motives for knocking out McCarthy are pure, Seattle's Kshama Sawant challenges a CNBC show host to a debate, GUEST: National Review's John Fund thinks Steve Scalise will be the next Speaker of the House, Gaetz is facing a House ethics probe after not being charged over other accusations, Fund says McCarthy got a lot out of only having a 5-seat majority this year, Carlson says McCarthy played a bad hand remarkably well.7am hour -- bonus Lars Larson who sticks around to talk more deeply about the revolt against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, for WA AG and 2024 gubernatorial candidate Bob Ferguson are parents anywhere in the equation when it comes to public education?, six days after an unprovoked hammer attack at a Seattle light rail station injured two people and the suspect is still on the loose despite clear security camera video depicting the assailant,8am hour -- Mariner's management conducts a really tone-deaf end of season press conference after narrowly missing out on the playoffs, Edward R. Murrow would cringe at this Seattle "reporter's" social media post, an example of Democrats' double talk on diversity, illegal aliens charged in Minnesota with sexual assault and rape of 11 and 12 year-olds, the big criticism Matt Gaetz needs to face after his plan to force out Speaker Kevin McCarthy, why this looks like a "personal vendetta" by Gaetz.
6am hour -- Seahawks rookie Devon Witherspoon puts the entire league notice on Monday Night Football, a WA policy board on sex-offenders is facing trust questions over the issue of public notification when sex-offenders are released after serving their criminal sentences, what to know about this week's NYC civil trial of Donald Trump on disputed property values of Trump real estate holdings, can the prosecutor charging Trump identify a victim at any point?, and then there's the conduct of the judge hearing the civil trial, is Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz a good guy or a bad guy?7am hour -- WA public schools rewarding mediocrity and punishing excellence in the name of promoting equity, three public educators are now saying WA doesn't have to settle for educational mediocrity, Mexico's most prominent drug cartel says it will punish people for producing or trafficking fentanyl but is this public threat a ruse or the real deal?, GUEST: WPC's Liv Finne has been tracking a legal case out of Iowa that will impact laws for Washington public schools, the case in Iowa seems destined for the US Supreme Court and could have implications for a WA law on school district parental notification about their children.8am hour -- the unintentionally funny Seahawks dominating victory over the NY Giants on MNF last night, doing the math on electricity capacity if natural gas is restricted for homes and restaurants, what electricity grid limits look like if 40% of Americans drive EV cars/trucks, California hikes its minimum wage for fast food workers and the anti-business attitude of the wage hike's supporters, GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman discusses two exclusive stories he's been tracking 1.) the personal cars of Seattle firefighters being vandalized and 2.) the possibility that WA will stop notifying the public when convicted sex-offenders are released from prison; is US Rep. Matt Gaetz a good guy or a bad guy for invoking a House Speaker vote on Kevin McCarthy?, a Boston University pulls the plug on author turned professor at the heart of "How to Be An Anti-Racist" who has been a hardliner for woke political agendas.
6am � the M�s narrowly miss playoffs and one M�s player vents his frustration with management, Congress manages to avoid a federal government shutdown by passing a 45-day spending plan, the laughable excuse a Democratic Congressman gave for pulling the fire alarm in the US Capitol, Seattle taxpayers will now cover damage costs to CID�s Wing Luke Museum after hate crime attack, check out the resume of the woman appointed to take Diane Feinstein�s US Senate seat. 7am hour � GUEST: SPOG President, Mike Solan, per PERF report about limiting or restricting police pursuits, #1 mode of criminal conduct
6am hour -- JUST IN: US Sen. Diane Feinstein dies at age 90, the likely scenario for CA governor appointing a Senate replacement, how Barack Obama snuck into Seattle for Democratic Party fundraisers last week, US Senate re-instates its formal dress code, Seattle TV news reporter used Narcan to save somebody OD'ing while reporting on a news story, Gov. Inslee tests COVID+ a day after getting another booster shot and then claims the vaccinations will prevent the spread of COVID.7am hour -- GUEST: KVI super sports weekend correspondent, Matthew Carlson, explains how the Mariners will go to the playoffs if they're tied with the Astros after Sunday's final regular season game, a Seattle tech entrepreneur authors a withering essay about how progressives have failed to make cities like Seattle/PDX/SF better with their social justice and equity agenda, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, assess the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairwoman targeting Amazon for preventing competition, the FTC chair has never run a business but is now policing them. GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, previews an interview with a man who fueled the woke political movement.8am hour -- Sun Mountain Lodge invite to KVI listeners, a KVI caller asks about the 14th Amendment conditions of precluding Donald Trump from being elected President in 2024, Gov. Inlsee wins 5-4 ruling on his COVID eviction moratorium, KVI listeners invited to annual auction for Scoutreach program with local Girl and Boy Scout troops, KVI caller sounds off on Democrats inserting a different 2024 Presidential candidate than Biden.
6am hour -- last night's Republican debate was a victory for Trump who didn't even participate, debate question about Tik Tok turned into one of the revealing moment among candidates last night, Ron DeSantis shut down an insipid question that was meant to be cute, GUEST: Congressional candidate, Joe Kent, talks about another campaign against now incumbent Rep. Marie Gluszenkamp-Perez, why Kent admires WA Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, why fiscal responsibility and individual spending bills (rather than ominbus spending bills) are priorities for Kent, Kent's strategy to prevent government shutdowns over spending and racking up government debt.7am hour -- Donald Trump vows to remove US military from foreign countries if they don't buy American made products like cars, a Seattle woman that spoke to Fox News about not seeing any crime in Seattle has become a folk-hero the Seattle progressives, KVI caller is dubious about Trump making campaign promises, a longtime Democratic strategist blames "white, coastal elites" for taking 'woke' politics too far, US Sen. Tim Scott calls attention to welfare programs that drove Black fathers out of homes to maintain eligibility qualifications for mothers.8am hour -- light rail mass transit ridership versus costs, another round of Target haters in Seattle after decision to close two stores over public safety concerns, Seattle and Bellevue crime story follow-ups, Seattle's 'Almost Live' might have to revive The Lame List after Chris Christie's pre-planned debate zinger last night, Nikki Haley tangles with Vivek Ramaswamy about China and national security concerns with Tik Tok.
6am hour -- Target closing two Seattle stores, Target closing in Ballard is a warning sign for upper income neighborhoods suffering on-going crime and public safety problems, listen to the Seattle progressives who are downplaying the Target store closures coming in Seattle, Chicago's mayor talks about opening a city owned grocery store in the city's most economically depressed neighborhoods, a Kent School District HS has a tuberculosis case and 135 staff/students possibly exposed outbreak and speculation is running wild as to the origin.7am hour -- GUEST: LetsGoWA.com founder and initiative sponsor, Brian Heywood, how to make the 2024 WA elections/campaigns about the issues and not Trump politics, how "common sense walked out of Olympia", RIP to MLB legend Brooks Robinson, why the school choice movement deserves more attention and support.8am hour -- Legendary Lyrics story revealed, two US Senators give Republicans and Democrats a bi-partisan bill to avoid a government shutdown, sometimes we have the story of the socialist we actually agree with, the momentum is building to demand accountability from drug addicted homeless getting themselves clean, GUEST: digital journalist Jonathan Choe explains why Burien's city council opponents of a day-time homeless camping ban are falsely portraying a plan that would give the city $1 million from the KCRHA.
6am hour -- Burien city council passes day-time homeless camping ban, new day-time camping ban is contingent on available homeless shelter spots, the debate between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsome is officially on for November 30th on Fox News, Seattle woman targeted by 3 suspects in a "staged crash carjacking", 22 yr old suspect arrested for strangling a Bellevue PD officer after being confronted in connection with stealing a safe from a car dealership.7am hour -- So. Carolina school board members tell a dad testifying at a meeting to stop reading the graphic sexual descriptions of a book from a high school library in their district, GUEST; WPC's Todd Myers examines the latest WA salmon returns to rivers and points out the politics that are interfering with the science of saving salmon.8am hour -- Dallas TX mayor switches to Republican Party, the pushback on the political left with failed policies in America's biggest cities, humans only have 250 million more years to live on earth, what the Canadian Parliament's fiasco tribute to a 98-yr-old Ukranian solider reveals about political ruling elites, Ravensdale WA man was killed by being backed over with a truck or car after possible encounter with strangers while walking his dog late last week,WA politics more than actual science impacting efforts to save King Salmon runs.
6am hour -- a nominee for luckiest person in WA after a weird weekend mishap on the Seattle waterfront, "perilous" economic polling news for Pres. Biden just released, another deeply questionable criminal sentence in WA this time in Seattle for a fatal hit-n-run, Seattle's Sodo has 2nd highest crime rate of any city in America with a sports stadium in it, how Baltimore ended up with the worst schools in America. 7am hour -- Seattle's trifecta of murder rates, fatal drug ODs and stolen cars; the disturbing story of an unresolved random murder of a man in Ravensdale believed connected to a site prolific for illegal dumping, the murdered man grew up in Snohomish and went to school with John Carlson's wife, the political rumor of the week explains how the Democrats could nominate someone other than Biden for Pres. in 2024. 8am hour -- how many undocumented illegal aliens have arrived in the US during the Biden Administration?, answer: its roughly the equivalent of the entire WA population, jump starting the WSRP and the reaction from rival Democrats, the arrogance of WA Democrats amid 20+ years of one party rule, the GOP addressing its damaged brand in WA, the difference between Democrats' political agenda and actual WA popular votes, Dallas mayor announces he's switching from Democrat to Republican Party.
6am hour -- FLOTUS in Seattle today to tout cancer fight and research, one possible reason why the Senate dress code controversy is no big deal, the Mariner's playoff chances now that they play their top two rivals (Texas and Houston) to close out the season, the weekend's local tackle football match-ups, KVI's Lars Larson. 7:05am -- GUEST: Discovery Institute researcher in Seattle, Caitlyn Axe, crunched the numbers on how much money it costs to house homeless people in King Co. and compared it to what it costs charities like Salvation Army and Union Gospel Mission, the $10 million question: why did this Seattle program fail so miserably?, why Salvation Army and UGM succeed where the KCRHA plan failed; 911 call audio released after F-35 USMC pilot ejected last week in So.Carolina, Donald Trump asked to sign 28-yr-old bartender's tank top while campaigning in Iowa, the loudest complaints about surge/location of illegal undocumented migrants is now coming from the most liberal states in America, Donald Trump vows mass deportations if he's re-elected in 2024. 8:05am -- GUEST: US Congressional candidate, Leslie Lewallen, running against Marie Gluzenkamp-Perez (WA-3), why Lewallen wants to "put parents back in the driver's seat" for their kids� education, Lewallen's a Camas WA city council member, if a Republican can't win the 3rd district seat in 2024 it might stay Democratic forever, flipping the 3rd District; GUEST: GM of Sun Mountain Lodge, Justin Clark, explains how KVI listeners can join John Carlson on a weekend getaway in Winthrop WA on October 27th-29th, the Methow Valley has 1500 acres with a lake, hiking trails, mountain biking, fishing, pickleball among other activities, GUEST: economist Steve Moore talks about the Senate dress code fiasco and why Biden's the Republicans best bet for 2024.
6am hour -- Burien City Councilman describes a proposed homeless camping ban as "white supremacy", the claim underscores the tactic of playing the race card when you can't argue against a political issue you disagree with,Biden's DHS Sec. appoints two former Obama officials that pushed the 2016 Russia collusion hoax to a new "intelligence experts group", Sea Tac Airport ranked among the worst in North America by travelers, the grieving mom of a dead 2-year-old girl in Spanaway speaks out after the girl's father is charged with possessing the fentanyl that allegedly killed her, Las Vegas teens charged with running down a bicyclist in a car and they actually had the stupidity to record/stream it on their cell phone.7am hour -- Yakima mayor calls 911 to report "right wing" signature gatherers, the curious excuse the mayor offers about the "nuance" of the law on signature gathering, a Snohomish Co. youth pastor (age 27) gets a terribly short 14 months in jail for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl, an 18-year-old arrested for the shooting murder of a 19-yr-old in Puyallup was on probation for an armed crime as a 17-yr-old, the 18 yr old's arrest shows how dis-interested local and state lawmakers are in stopping gun crimes.8am hour -- Burien City Councilman proclaims homeless camping ban for the city is "white supremacy", progressives are interested in intentions not results, Gov. Inslee cringe-inducing NYC climate week video, the five main WA governor's candidates are asked about their top two campaign priorities to help the state, only two candidates give answers that correspond with latest public opinion polling of WA residents.
The five main WA governor's candidates are asked about their top two campaign priorities to help the state. KVI's John Carlson points out that only two candidates give answers that correspond with latest public opinion polling of WA residents.
6am hour -- how KVI fans can join John Carlson on an autumn getaway to Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop WA (luxury at the edge of wilderness), an epic fail from the KC Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), the latest KCRHA failure stems from the simple inability to understand that the vast majority of homelessness is connected to drug addiction, Rolling Stone co-founder shows prejudice and borderline racist disregard for Black and female musical legends, college football coaching sensation Deion Sanders is criticized for offering a tough/honest challenge to players left over from previous coach's recruiting.7am hour -- GUEST: Dave Parkhurst talking Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), ChatGPT, etc. What is it? What isn't it?? When and how to regulate it? How to know if something is A.I. generated, etc?; Oregon, lost education and "equity grading", Seattle finally passes drug possession law.8am hour -- new Census data is available on how Americans commute to work, 77% drive, 15% work from home (that stat tripled since COVID), and 3% ride bus/transit. 4% walk or bike, transit use in America has plummeted 37%, yet over half the state/federal/local government spent on transportation goes to mass transit, the pro-mass transit crowd in Seattle is having a real awakening about the limitations of light rail, how one North Carolina city is making mass transit more personal and more popular for riders, how Seattle just spent $43,290 per person to house 231 people before shuttering the program run by KCRHA.
6am hour -- fireworks local yacht story, examining the Pres. Biden Iran deal exchanging Iranian prisoners and unfreezing $6 billion for 5 Americans held hostage in Iran, the danger of appeasing a regime like Iran's, Seattle facing a political chasm after disproportionate responses to crimes against Asian victims, F 35 jet debris found, KVI listeners are invited to join John Carlson and his wife for a getaway to Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop, workers in Portland saying they'd quit before being subjected to working on site there because of public safety concerns amid crime and homelessness.7am hour -- your chance to join KVI's John Carlson and his wife for an autumn getaway October 28th at the Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop WA, two types of anti-Asian crime in Seattle are generating different public reactions, its a "power play" when elected Republicans flex their power but its democracy when elected Democrats do the same things, the NFL stat of the week you didn't know you needed, Marysville drug possession ordinance up for vote would involve mandatory minimum jail sentences but also a clear path for drug treatment for addicts, "simple common sense" in the new law to hold drug addicts accountable with treatment in jail, get them off the streets before they hurt themsleves and others,8am hour -- KVI listeners react to Marysville tougher new drug possession law and military pilot insight on the lost F-35 fighter jet in South Carolina yesterday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal doesn't like impeachment except when she's voting for it against Trump, a restorative justice update from San Fran, the non-sports world is reacting inhospitably to college football coaching sensation Deion Sanders for doing something that tons of white coaches have also done in the past, why Sanders--aka Coach Prime--has a message about honesty that resonates both on and off the sports field.
In a stunning defeat for public transparency and public records sunshine laws, there will be no legal charges against former Seattle mayor, Jenny Durkan, for deleting text messages on a city taxpayer funded phone while she was in office. KVI's John Carlson and Ari Hoffman speak about the new decision by the King Co. Prosecutor, Leesa Manion, to not charge Durkan after the deletion of the text messages was discovered by a city of Seattle employee whistleblower. Hoffman explains what's so insidious about deciding that no criminal charges will be brought, how this prosecutorial decision appears to condone conspiracy and racketeering, why Gov. Jay Inslee deserves extra scrutiny after this decision to not charge Durkan.
A massive fentanyl drug bust in Oregon was destined for a homeless camp in Bellingham WA. A Seattle politician doubles down on ignoring the perils of 2nd hand opiod smoke on public buses and light rail. All this is happening as King Co. is on trajectory to have 1300 drug OD deaths in 2023 and the latest fatal drug over-dose deaths in Seattle just occurred at a Beacon Hill bus stop.
6am hour -- one notable US city is removing its bike lanes after finding out they're not getting used much, KVI listeners have a chance tomorrow to buy gas for $3.82 a gallon, music fans irate after long security checks at The Gorge at George for The Lumineers concert were so long most people missed the show, even by Pres. Biden's own standards he did two really tone-deaf astonishing things on September 11th, a group of students at a prominent Washington DC university don't have a clue who attacked the US on September 11th, Carlson and Lars Larson evaluate the possible House Republican impeachment plan of Pres. Biden. 7am hour -- a brilliant example of political theater coming tomorrow in Kent at Jackson's Shell Station off Highway 167/84th Ave So., GUEST; Dann Mead Smith, Future 42 founder/organizer, explains how KVI listeners can buy gas for $3.82 a gallon (which is the current national average) instead of the over $5 a gallon in Gov. Jay Inslee's WA, why this "tax relief" is so important right now, save over $1.20 a gallon, 10am-noon tomorrow, its also a chance to collect signatures to sign Initiative 2117 to force a repeal vote on the "cap and invest" law that went into effect to start 2023, New Mexico's most prominent county sheriff refuses to enforce the public health ban by the Democratic governor suspending open carry and conceal carry for gun owners.8am hour -- more New Mexico mess over Democratic Governor's questionable suspension of 2nd Amendment rights, are Jay Inslee and Bob Ferguson paying attention to this constitutional lesson in New Mexico?, bike lanes are being removed in one notable US city, KVI is getting trolled on the station's Twitter feed, Millenials sure don't know much about the importance of Sept. 11th and who attacked the U.S. a pitch perfect parody of a pro-football player on-field protest.
Gasoline will be sold for $3.82 a gallon at a Kent service station for two hours tomorrow, Wed. September 13th, from 10am-noon. KVI's John Carlson interviews the architect of the $3.82 a gallon gas plan, Dann Mead Smith, with the group Future 42. Mead Smith explains the restrictions and guidelines for drivers who pull up to the Jackson's Shell Station at 22588 84th Avenue South. Here's the link for the Jackson's Shell station location. https://www.mapquest.com/us/washington/jacksons-269941696
6am hour -- John Carlson returns from vacation with insight about WA gas prices compared to OR and Idaho gas prices, September 11th anniversary today, Biden Administration backs off on no death penalty for key Sept. 11th terror attack plotter, 7am hour -- GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers explains the latest Gov. Inslee "cap and invest" carbon credits auction for August that was higher than the two prior auctions this year that have pushed WA gas prices to 1st or 2nd in the nation, how the media is ignoring this story that should educate and inform consumers in WA, scientists connected to Oregon St. University say that one of the biggest lithium deposits has been discovered near the Oregon/Nevada border, the lithium deposit could be key in producing more EV cars to cut down on carbon emissions, WA mail in election law was intended to boost voter turn-out, now a King Co. lawsuit will decide an important case on ballot security regarding ballot signatures, the (political) Hypocrite Of The Week is a Chicago school teacher's union leader saying school choice is racist--yet her children are going to private school. 8am hour -- GUEST: KVI's Kirby Wilbur joins John Carlson to remember and recall September 11th attacks, listen to an LGBTQ & Communist activists complain about a parent notification rule proposed at a California school board meeting, New Mexico's governor says constitutional rights can be temporarily suspended in battle over gun possession rights/CCP.
KVI's John Carlson interviews Washington Policy Center environmental policy director, Todd Myers, who has been scrutinizing the latest August auction of the Department of Ecology carbon fuel permits which are related to the recently enacted "cap and invest" law signed by Gov. Jay Inslee. Myers tells KVI that the latest August auction prices are the equivalent of about 50-cents a gallon and those price increases at Washington gas pumps will start to arrive this fall at a time when demand usually drops as the summer travel season ends and the school year begins. Myers notes that California has the same auction/pricing system yet the price for WA carbon fuel is 80% higher. And that higher price is going to be reflected at the WA gas pumps.
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: a top Democratic Party leader in Minnesota goes from "dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department" in 2020 is changing her tune after getting carjacked this week, guilty plea in Pierce Co. Power sub station attack back on Christmas Day, what to do when the Democratic left fights itself in a new example involving the Sierra Club.7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: the NYC mayor vs. TX governor clash over where un-detained undocumented illegal aliens should go after entering the US, should the burden of illegal aliens be shared or not?, NYC mayor suggests a "remain in Texas" policy and the irony is not lost on Kirby Wibur, daughter of Jimmy Buffet posts adorable tribute to her musical father, what does this new CNN poll about surging Nikki Haley campaign mean for the 2024 Presidential campaign, GUEST: economist Steve Moore, thinks Democrats will figure out how to dump Biden for re-election and elevate a candidate other than Kamala Harris for 2024. 8am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: a Minneapolis MN 'defund police' advocate is now changing her stance after being carjacked, the need for responsible policing, a policing structure that works for all communities, Seattle Congresswoman makes oblivious comment about why people are in poverty, September 11th ceremonies will be held Monday to mark 22 years since worst terrorist attack in US history, the relative stability today in nations that spawned Sept. 11th attackers.
Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: a top Democratic Party leader in Minnesota goes from "dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department" in 2020 to praising police and demanding "HOLD THEM IN CUSTODY AND PROSECUTE THEM" on her Facebook page after she was carjacked by 4 suspects in her own driveway this week. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party second vice chairwoman Shivanthi Sathanandan, who lives in Minneapolis, is changing her tune about "defund police" after getting carjacked. https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/crime-attack-minneapolis-democrat-police/ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10161178672935477&set=a.57434900476
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: the climate alarmists are going after hamburgers and beef that people eat, a two week knee replacement surgery update, Bremerton HS asst. football coach who won US Supreme Court case on post-game prayer has decided to resign after rejoining the team for 1 game this year, coach Joe Kennedy is leaving to be with family in Florida, I-405 traffic warning: a total freeway construction shutdown coming this weekend flimsy WH excuse about POTUS walking away from MoH ceremony, is cancel culture coming for tennis?, the movie "Sound of Freedom" is nearly as popular in Central and some So. American countries as it is in the U.S7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: the irony (and scrutiny) intensifies as NYC mayor Eric Adams says too many immigrants are going to destroy the Big Apple, a 24 time felon arrested yet again and this time for "unprovoked" murder in Spokane, latest carbon fuel pricing auction in WA is even more expensive than the previous two so far this year, a virtue signaling news columnist hypothesizes men can menstruate, the deep irony of this columnist as the political left touts that they follow science, a spicy food challenge turns fatal for a 14-year old. 8am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: follow-up to last hour's story about the "One Spice Challenge" tortilla chip fatality of a 14-year-old: how social media fuels this impulse to try something with painful results for others to see, Seattle breaking its previous murder records as progressive politicos rearrange deck chairs on the proverbial Titanic, failed Seattle City Council candidate complains about "overpriced everything", a conservative blogger hits the mark with pessimistic "dooming" attitude among election denier Republicans, example: social media users are maybe 2% of Americans yet social media reaction strongly shapes a lot of political/social viewpoints, how unsubstantiated complaining about 'rigged elections' will actually hurt your chances of winning an election, a bio-ethicist wants to change human DNA to prevent/discourage people eating meat.
Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: a 24 time convicted felon is arrested yet again and this time for "unprovoked" murder in Spokane. Also, the price of WA's tax on CO2 has jumped again, reaching $63.03 per metric ton - a 12% jump from the last auction, according to Washington Policy Center's fossil fuel tax watch-dog, Todd Myers. This is the latest auction of carbon credits in Gov. Inslee's "cap and invest" law for fossil fuel producers.
Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: the irony (and scrutiny) intensifies as NYC mayor Eric Adams says too many immigrants are going to "destroy" the Big Apple. According to the NY Daily News: Mayor Adams predicted Wednesday night that the influx of more than 110,000 migrants will �destroy� New York City and continued his demands for the federal government to step up efforts to address what he called a �national crisis.�
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: how Seattle crime is becoming like a cancer for suburban Puget Sound cities, what are the chances Seattle City Council can deliver a "lid" over I-5 between Capitol Hill and South Lake Union for the price and goals they're promising?, an earth and climate science article for "Nature" confesses that essays and research don't get published in journals if they don't take a certain narrative or viewpoint (6:42:20) "they want climate papers that support certain pre-approved narratives", if you don't write a certain way "your scientific career will be over", Lars: the dilemma of defund police politicians requesting and/or accepting extra security protection. 7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: deciphering the political/PR campaign against US Sup. Crt. Justice Clarence Thomas for travel he has received from a wealthy conservative donor, how this social media/PR campaign is being spun as an ethics probe, an update on the collapse of Bud Light after the Dylan Mulvaney marketing fiasco, COVID vaccine shots study shows the more you get vaccinated the more likely you are to get a positive case, a Texas perspective on the bussing of undocumented illegal aliens from TX to NYC and other sanctuary cities, an examination of which nationalities are most likely coming across the US/Mexico border, the illegal aliens all take the bus trip voluntarily. 8am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: Good Guy & Gal With (a) Gun(s) stories include a dad who has to confront his daughter's ex, Chicago rideshare driver may lose job (its called a driver disarmament policy) but used gun to defend himself from robbers at 1am, the continuing mis-adventures on social media of WA U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Pres. Biden walks away after presenting Medal Of Honor to Vietnam War heroic veteran helicopter pilot in the middle of a White House ceremony confounding on-lookers, Biden's mental acuity questioned again after yesterday's ceremony walk-off.
Good Guy & Gal With (a) Gun(s) stories include a dad who has to confront his daughter's ex, Chicago rideshare driver may lose job (its called a driver disarmament policy) but used gun to defend himself from robbers at 1am,
KVI's Kirby Wilbur, subbing for John Carlson, compares the growth in crime problems that are now hitting suburban areas of Seattle.
KVI's Kirby Wilbur and Phil Vandervort examine the push for an Interstate-5 lid to cover the freeway lanes north of the Seattle Convention Center. The plan that could cost between $1-$2.5 billion would create a large park and/or subsidized housing is intended to connect the Capitol Hill neighborhood to the South Lake Union neighborhood currently divided by I-5. According to KIRO 7 News, the Seattle City Council�s Public Assets and Homeless Committee voted to approve Resolution 32100, which supports the development of lids across I-5. The vote was 3-0 with two abstentions.
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: starting off with a positive story about a military Cobra helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War being honored this month for heroic rescue in 1968, FLOTUS has COVID, the WA Dept. of Ecology being sued over the Inslee "cap and invest" law regarding fuel prices, the painful and tragic story of a 19-yr-old man shot and killed at a late night gathering at a Puyallup park, several stories of violence and crime over the weekend for PDX light rail "Max" train system. 7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: Biden Administration new transportation bureaucrat thinks that cars are essentially racist amid policy to be more equitable, the Biden Admin. plan is clearly about control like COVID, Fauci resurfaces to say that masks don't make a difference on COVID, a COVID prediction to watch for Fall 2023/ early 2024, is anything tangible being done about WA fentanyl crisis or are elected officials just continuing "meetings" instead of solving the problems?8am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: a British news publication asks the hypothetical question about extra-terrestrial life and earth climate change, 1609 scientists sign declaration that there is no imminent "climate emergency" which counter some of the continuing claims made by elected officials like WA Gov. Jay Inslee, news from the campaign to replace Kshama Sawant on the Seattle City Council, three celebrity musical deaths over the Labor Day weekend including Jimmy Buffet, WA taxpayers are now subsidizing the purchase of e-bikes to the tune of $5 million in taxpayer money.
Here's a prediction for Fall 2023: public health and government officials will spend an exponentially greater amount of time politicking for COVID vaccines and masks while ignoring the same concerns connected to fentanyl abuse, over-doses and deaths. And in the end, when we get into 2024 in 6 or 7 months, the human deaths and suffering from fentanyl will be exponentially greater than deaths and hospitalizations from anything related to COVID.
Kirby Wilbur subs for KVI's John Carlson this morning and asks if anything tangible is being done about WA fentanyl crisis or are elected officials just continuing "meetings" instead of solving the problems? An example of an arrested fetanyl dealer awaiting trial. The Chinese/Mexico production/trafficking connection to fentanyl in WA.
6am SWEEP -- CBS News reporter admits Florida response to big hurricane this week was "quick" and efficient, JUST IN: the ACC votes to bring in Stanford and Cal-Berkeley for NCAA sports thus leaving 2 remaining Pac-12 teams (WSU and OSU) without a league, a warning about Seattle voting demographics, which one of these 3 people in Seattle has a better grasp on the homeless situation?7am hour -- Seattle on pace for deadliest year on record with 50th murder confirmed yesterday, Burien group starts new group with a potent video message for frustrated residents, copper wire thefts keep knocking out 911 service in Woodinville, a Pierce Co. judge allows an accused police assault suspect to go free with no bail and the female suspect has already missed a court appointed release follow-up, AG Bob Ferguson ignores WA's Sanctuary State status and then asks the Feds for extra law enforcement help to address flood of fentanyl.8am hour -- The "kabuki theater" with the latest WA school teachers strike in Camas, the irony of the strike in the midst of Biden-inflation, as teachers strike remember this: Seattle Police have been working without a labor contract for several years, "the climate trance" and Gov. Jay Inslee.
Seattle on pace for deadliest year yet with 50th murder confirmed yesterday, Burien group starts new group with a potent video message for frustrated residents, copper wire thefts keep knocking out 911 service in Woodinville, a Pierce Co. judge allows an accused police assault suspect to go free with no bail and the female suspect has already missed a court appointed release follow-up.
The "kabuki theater" with the latest WA school teachers strike in Camas, the irony of the strike in the midst of Biden-inflation, as teachers strike remember this: Seattle Police have been working without a labor contract for several years.
6am hour -- Thurston Co. Sheriff delivers a terse warning to 'smash-and-grab' criminals using stolen cars to commit and escape from their crimes, Sheriff Derek Sanders underscores that a car is a deadly weapon, when was the last time you heard a Seattle-area PD chief or county sheriff speak like Sheriff Sanders?, Starbucks workers in their biggest 'store' vote against a union, scrutiny grows for Sen. Mitch McConnell after a 2nd episode of freezing in a stroke-like condition during a public event, Fox News medical analyst thinks McConnell's freezing episodes might be related to Parkinson's. 7am hour -- Operation Pushback: California mom wins $100,000 judgement against school district that secretly tried to transition her high school age daughter, Colorado charter school board backs down after administrator tried to prevent 7th grader from having a Gadsden flag patch on backpack, AP reports college freshmen are still struggling with basic math after COVID classroom lockdowns during HS years, a deep dive on two Seattle homeless camps that have returned quickly after being swept, what a fentanyl smoker says about NE Seattle (unsanctioned) homeless camps. 8am -- KVI listener sounds off on McConnell and Seattle homeless stories, why Senator John Fetterman's health condition is different from McConnell's, McConnell's impact on the Supreme Court appointments, Thurston Co. Sheriff delivers a terse warning to 'smash-and-grab' criminals using stolen cars to commit and escape from their crimes, Sheriff Derek Sanders underscores that a car is a deadly weapon, when was the last time you heard a Seattle-area PD chief or county sheriff speak like Sheriff Sanders?
Thurston Co. Sheriff delivers a blunt and much needed warning to 'smash-and-grab' criminals using stolen cars to commit--and escape from--their crimes. Sheriff Derek Sanders underscores that a car is a deadly weapon. When was the last time you heard a Seattle-area PD chief or county sheriff speak so boldly like Sheriff Sanders?
Scrutiny grows for US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell after a 2nd episode of freezing in a stroke-like condition during a public event, Fox News medical analyst thinks McConnell's freezing episodes might be related to Parkinson's, why Senator John Fetterman's health condition is different from McConnell's, McConnell's impact on the Supreme Court appointments.
6am hour -- Potential 15-16 foot storm surge expected in NW Florida right now as Hurricane Idalia arrives in Cedar Key, one juvenile teen is dead and two other teens in critical condition after crashing stolen car in Black Diamond WA, the fatal wreck underscores increasing crimes in Puget Sound involving juvenile suspects, bad news for Democrats who were just touting Bidenomics 3 weeks ago, Colorado charter school tries to discipline a 7th grader for having a "Don't Tread On Me" flag patch on his school back-pack, even the (Democratic) Colorado Governor is siding with the student. 7am hour -- the story behind today's contest of Carlson's Legendary Lyrics from 1966-67, GUEST: LetsGoWA.com organizer Brian Heywood invites voters to sign 6 new statewide initiatives, Heywood says Inslee's climate agenda is equivalent to a throne of lies, "one of the big lies" about Inslee's cap and invest law is that only the oil companies will pay it, why an environmental protection group should be a leading voice against street side shows with drivers spinning donuts in cars around the Seattle area, GUEST: WA St. Rep. Kelly Chambers (R-Puyallup) and KVI listeners sound off on the Inslee "cap and invest" carbon tax shenanigans.8am hour -- KVI caller sounds off on how the gas/carbon taxes impact him as someone who relies on a truck to commute to work job sites to get paid, an 18 yr old Seattle woman now charged with shooting murder of a rideshare driver in SoDo, one juvenile teen is dead and two others in critical condition after stolen car crash turns fatal in Black Diamond WA, the tragic fatality is another example of rampant juvenile crime problems in several areas of Puget Sound,
Colorado Springs CO charter school tries to discipline a 7th grader for having a "Don't Tread On Me" Gadsden flag patch on his school back-pack. KVI's John Carlson listens to a three-minute video clip of a school administer telling the student's mother why the patch is not acceptable at school even though the administrators substantiations are not grounded in fact. The charter school attempts to spin the flag as connected to slavery, even as the (Democratic) Colorado Governor is siding with the student.
Why an environmental activist group needs to vocally denounce street car side shows that occur in and around Seattle and call for tougher criminal penalties for those that block roads to allow conspirators spinning donuts in their cars as well as advocating for more police officers on patrol to intervene and make arrests in those cases.
6am hour -- Pres. Biden's HUD Secretary gives two really detached answers about her perceptions of why homelessness is going up despite so much local and Federal spending to stop homelessness, Ron DeSantis gets a 'darned if you do, darned if you don't' moment in Jacksonville, UW professor Cliff Mass offers some healthy perspective on Seattle Times column about shrinking Cascade Mountain glaciers.7am hour -- rock music legends Alice Cooper and Carlos Santana both embroiled in separate occasions of speaking plainly about transgender issues, the spectacular viral video of Nevada tribal police giving a blunt ultimatum to anti-capitalist protesters blocking a rural state highway on the route to Burning Man festival.8am hour-- candid talk about guns and criminal shootings from the Black sheriff in Jacksonville FL in the aftermath of racially motivated mass shooting that murdered 3 Black people at a Dollar General Store, new public polling shows the feeling that viral music sensation Oliver Anthony (Rich Men North of Richmond) capture in his newly famous song, the climate politics at the heart of some new natural gas bills in Western Washington.
Pres. Biden's HUD Secretary gives two really detached answers about her perceptions of why homelessness is going up despite so much local and Federal spending to stop homelessness. Sec. Marcia Fudge's answers occurred during a visit to Seattle following an inquiry from a KOMO 4 News reporter.
The spectacular viral video of Nevada tribal police giving a blunt ultimatum to anti-capitalist protesters blocking a rural state highway on the route to Burning Man festival.
6am hour -- Seattle Mariners have become a baseball juggernaut, Democrat city councilwoman in Jacksonville FL admonishes crowd heckling Gov. Ron DeSantis at prayer vigil following racially motivated mass shooting, NASCAR driver walks away from one of the most stunning race car crashes you will ever see, important context to the local news coverage of the $18 million Marysville School District budget shortfall, why parents putting their kids into private school and home schooling is creating budget problems for districts like Marysville.7am hour -- GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers explains the new tax hike on WA energy bills, Washington State Utility Commission's brazenly dishonest ruling admits climate tax increases prices per a recent rate increase for natural gas; Biden Admin. wields border wall gates OPEN so illegal aliens can simply walk right in to America, meanwhile LA's new mayor complains about influx of illegal aliens bused into city from Texas, Rest In Power Bob Barker at age 99. 8am hour -- GUEST: UW atmospheric sciences professor, Cliff Mass, responds to a Seattle Times report that glaciers in King County's Cascade Mountain peaks are disappearing, Mass asserts that both "natural decline" and human discharged fossil fuels/CO2 are effecting the glacier size and coverage; Gov. Jay Inslee keeps repeating vague plan to "defeat climate change" without explaining what the metric for that would actually be, GUEST: KVI senior baseball analyst Matthew Carlson, son of host John Carlson, examines the current M's hot streak and the upcoming opponents to see if the M's can hold on to first place, 50 days jail sentence for Auburn WA attack and attempted kidnapping of a bikini barista underscores the pro-criminal prosecutions in King County.
"They don't want people to know they're being harmed by government policies", says Washington Policy Center environmental policy analyst, Todd Myers, about the Washington State Utilities Commission deciding against alerting customers of Puget Sound Energy that their bill for using natural gas is now going up. Instead the utility will tell rate payers by e-mail or snail mail. Myers explains the new tax hike on WA energy bills and the "brazenly dishonest" decision. Myers says the public counsel within the WaUC said the billing info "needed to be hidden" and adds that decision on the monthly billing statements is "contrary to the spirit of Washington State constitution and law. How WA Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, how now been caught up in this anti-consumer and anti-taxpayer fiasco.
GUEST: UW atmospheric sciences professor, Cliff Mass, responds to a Seattle Times report that glaciers in King County's Cascade Mountain peaks are disappearing. Mass notes that Cascade Mountain glaciers in King County have been shrinking for the last 100 years. Mass says "natural decline" from the Little Ice Age between 1600-1850s play a part along with human discharged fossil fuels/CO2. Mass says higher elevation glaciers (in the Cascades) are in much better shape than lower elevations, "the impacts (of the Cascade glaciers) are not that large..I think that's the truth", Mass addresses the status of Western WA river water temperature.
A convicted attempted kidnapper in Auburn, Wash. who tried to lasso a bikini barista by the arm with a zip-tie while inside his pick-up truck at the drive-through will only be sentenced to 50 days in King County jail. KVI's John Carlson says the incredibly lenient sentence is another example of pro-criminal legal system in King County.
6am hour -- gauging the public reaction to the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee this week, what two voter focus groups by Fox News and CNN had to say about the top performing candidates, the irony that left-wing "excessive bail" activists are silent about the $200,000 bail Donald Trump had to post for a non-violent crime charge, the Trump booking photo and a curious connection to the failed indictment of former top Republican Congressman Tom DeLay, is the Georgia legal case against Trump strong?7am hour -- another case of news reporter intimidation in Seattle by "stop the sweeps" activists, the irony NY's governor supported "sanctuary city" policy and now demanding a Biden bailout for too many illegal aliens in NYC, a WA candidate for governor makes campaign promise to create a Housing Department in laughable effort to create 'affordable' housing, the improbably story of the summer movie "Summer of Freedom" continues, NE Seattle Little League team loses in Final Four game.8am hour -- "one of the biggest scandals in Washington", GUEST: St. Sen. Republican Leader Jon Braun tells KVI about failings of Gov. Inslee's DSHS to supply mental and behavioral health for criminal defendants, why the WA Legislature is partially to blame, those that don't get timely treatment are usually released back into the public, "if it doesn't say climate change on it, the Governor's not interested", "the executive branch is simply failing"; GUEST: economist, Steve Moore reminds KVI listeners of the historical quote "crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant" , Moore attended this week's Republican debate in Milwaukee, BREAKING: Seattle hookah lounge fatal mass shooting was a birthday party...now suspected of being gang related confrontation that escalated to shooting.
"The executive branch is simply failing", State Senate Republican Leader, Jon Braun (R-Centralia), tells KVI after the State Dept. of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is sued by 22 Washington counties. KVI's John Carlson calls the lawsuit, "one of the biggest scandals in Washington." Braun points out that in 2014, it took 35 days for subjects to receive competency services and in 2023 it takes 135 days. The lawsuit involves mental and behavioral health services that are required by courts for the criminally accused. Braun itemizes the administrative failures of DSHS and the lack of attention by Gov. Inslee, why the WA Legislature is partially to blame, and concludes: "if it doesn't say climate change on it, the Governor's not interested."
With the political world focused on Donald Trump's surrender and mug shot in Georgia, where are the excessive bail activists to defend how much Trump had to pay in bail for his non-violent offense? The irony that left-wing "progressive" excessive bail activists are silent about the $200,000 bail Donald Trump had to post for a non-violent crime charge.
6am hour -- Vivek Ramaswamy running for President as the Millenial Donald Trump, Ramaswamy received the verbal fire that was predicted to go in Ron DeSantis's direction, KVI callers sound off in favor of Tim Scott but the debate rules worked against Tim Scott last night, KVI's Lars Larson thinks Ramaswamy fared best in last night's debate, currently 150+ million clicks for last night's Tucker Carlson interview with Donald Trump.7am hour -- Tucker Carlson "says the quiet part out loud" about the escalating tactics by Democrats against Donald Trump, never seen a scenario like Democrats going after Trump (vicious, savage political and personal sustained attack), NE Seattle Little League team loses extra-inning heartbreaker 1-0 to Texas but still has hope as they enter the loser's bracket to advance to a championship. 8am hour -- Tacoma Police officer shot and wounded and two juvenile suspects--age 14 and 15--are arrested for the shooting, its the 2nd time in two weeks a juvenile with a gun has been arrested for shooting a Tacoma cop, hypothetical question at Republican debate asks if candidates would support Trump as the party nominee in 2024 if he's convicted of crimes among his 4 pending cases, Ramaswamy's swipe at Nikki Haley over defense contractors backfires for one KVI listener.
According to KVI's John Carlson, Tucker Carlson "says the quiet part out loud" about the escalating tactics by Democrats against Donald Trump. The question put to Trump by Tucker Carlson is if Democrats are willing to attack or assassinate Trump based on their political war against the 45th President.
Tacoma Police officer shot and wounded and two juvenile suspects--age 14 and 15--are arrested for the shooting, its the 2nd time in two weeks a juvenile with a gun has been arrested for shooting a Tacoma cop.
GUEST: Sherrie Jones is the grieving aunt of Wendi Traynor who was murdered by an ex-boyfriend in Milton WA, Jones and Wendi's family members are urging the public to tell the judge handling the murder plea to give Joshua Ellis the maximum sentence allowable next month in Pierce County court. In addition to Jones's interview, KVI's John Carlson interviews attorney Anne Bremner about how the conviction of ex-boyfriend Joshua Ellis and his subsequent appeal that over-turned the case has now resulted in a plea deal by the Pierce County Prosecutor, Mary Robnett.
6am hour -- the musical and political odyssey of Oliver Anthony continues as his song hits the Billboard charts, Carlson's Legendary Lyrics contest today, two Seattle juveniles are arrested in connection with possessing 5 guns in Capitol Hill neighborhood, GUEST: Bellevue Police spokesman, Meeghan Black, updates the medical progress of a Bellevue PD motorcycle officer injured during VP Kamala Harris motorcade in Seattle a week ago, "nothing short of a miracle" for officer Kevin Barretta's condition, BellevuePoliceFoundation.org is coordinating monetary relief for Barretta's wife and family for a recovery fund. 7am hour -- GUEST: Sherrie Jones is the grieving aunt of Wendi Traynor who was murdered by an ex-boyfriend in Milton WA, Jones and Wendi's family members are urging the public to tell the judge handling the murder plea to give Joshua Ellis the maximum sentence allowable next month in Pierce County court; unscientific poll by KOMO blames elected officials for WA awful crime problems, Pres. Biden's Maui visit after horrific wildfire carnage ranges from shaky to downright embarrassing, compare the favorable media coverage of Biden's Maui visit to how the press corps pilloried Pres. G.W. Bush over a picture from Hurricane Katrina, 8am hour -- the unique history of how today's Legendary Lyrics contest song became a hit 2 years after it was originally released, one WA county will now pay government employees full time pay for a 32 hour work week, the inexplicable math that accompanies this switch to a 32-hour work week, AG Bob Ferguson is ironically warning Spokane area residents about price gouging amid wildfire damage there, how KVI listeners can help support a Bellevue PD officer badly injured as a motorcycle officer in motorcade last week for VP Kamala Harris in Seattle, the selective memory of woke activists trying to cancel one of Queen's most famous rock songs.
GUEST: Bellevue Police spokeswoman, Meeghan Black, updates the medical progress of a Bellevue PD motorcycle officer injured during VP Kamala Harris motorcade in Seattle a week ago, "very long recovery ahead of him" after falling 50 feet off his motorcycle from the freeway on-ramp on to I-5, "he has a guardian angel" for him to survive that fall, "nothing short of a miracle" for officer Kevin Barretta's (check spelling) condition, the officer has 3 sons under the age of 5, the BellevuePoliceFoundation.org is coordinating monetary relief for Barretta's wife and family for a recovery fund.
Washington's San Juan County, encompassing the major islands of the Salish Sea, will now pay government employees full time pay for a 32 hour work week. KVI's John Carlson examines this new employment policy after a union contract is finalized for county workers. The inexplicable math that accompanies this switch to a 32-hour work week.
Pres. Biden's Maui visit after horrific wildfire carnage ranges from shaky to downright embarrassing. KVI's John Carlson compares the favorable media coverage of Biden's Maui visit to how the press corps pilloried Pres. George W. Bush over a picture from Hurricane Katrina.
6am hour -- guerilla journalist exposing Anti-fa proclivities in Portland OR (and beyond) just won a $300,000 judgement against defendants who beat and attacked him, the Thurston Co. Sheriff candidly criticizes the judge for the no-bail decision on the 18-yr-old suspect, Insleenomics: Seattle-area residents are facing the steepest increases in electricity bills and a spike in natural gas prices in the last 10 years, NE Seattle Little League team wins again--now into the quarter finals. 7am hour -- the two whole sale changes Vivek Ramaswamy would make to federal bureaucracy if he wins the 2024 US Presidential election, how the 38-year-old Ramaswamy will shape the 2024 campaign even though he most likely won't win the nomination, how Ramaswamy's predilection for the Monroe Doctrine (foreign policy) will be impossible to uphold, more legal and political scrutiny for WA AG Bob Ferguson after he sued Value Village, a California librarian tries to shut down a former college athlete speaking about biological born males competing in women's or girls sports.8am hour -- GUEST: digital journalist and homeless industrial complex watchdog, Jonathan Choe, tracks the court case today of a stabbing suspect on Seattle light rail who stabbed an Asian passenger 20 times in unprovoked attack, passengers had to intervene to stop the stabbing on the light rail train near Beacon Hill, "streets have become the new (mental health) asylums", ferry staffing problems and the legacy of Gov. Inslee's sever over-reach on his COVID vaccine mandate, the Seattle Firefighters union endorses two challengers in key city council races putting tougher scrutiny on to two crime-and-drug-addicted-homelessness enabling incumbents, we're now learning that the plea deal for Hunter Biden that just got scraped was even more lenient than previously reported.
An 18-yr-old stolen car and high speed chase suspect is given no bail by a Thurston County judge after two chases just outside Olympia. The Thurston Co. Sheriff candidly criticizes the judge for the no bail decision on the 18-yr-old suspect from Puyallup. The one thing KING 5 omitted from this story about the 18-yr-old suspected stolen car thief.
GUEST: digital journalist and homeless industrial complex watchdog, Jonathan Choe, tracks the court case today of a stabbing suspect on Seattle light rail who stabbed an Asian passenger 20 times in unprovoked attack, passengers had to intervene to stop the stabbing on the light rail train near Beacon Hill, how Seattle "streets have become the new (mental health) asylums".
The two whole sale changes Vivek Ramaswamy would make to federal bureaucracy if he wins the 2024 US Presidential election, how the 38-year-old Ramaswamy will shape the 2024 campaign even though he most likely won't win the nomination, how Ramaswamy's predilection for the Monroe Doctrine (foreign policy) will be impossible to uphold.
6am -- M's and Julio Rodriguez are on a tear right now changing the MLB playoff landscape, Trump's statisically stronger right now in the presidential campaign than he was in 2020, a total of 1063 Canadian wildfires burning as of Friday, a chemical company CEO speaks bluntly about innovation/carbon emissions and the economy, NY Times editorial guest (from Portland OR) says she'll be asking all prospective dates if they believe in and support climate change. 7am hour -- GUEST: candidate for US Senate, Raul Garcia M.D., talks COVID and what you need to know heading in to the fall months, Seattle Mariner breaks 123 year-old record with hitting hot-streak last week, an example of human gullibility and social media, Chewelah WA neighbors show powerful appreciation for all volunteer fire-fighting department, Seattle fatal mass shooting at hookah lounge kills 3 and wounds 6 with disturbing lack of info about any suspects being arrested for the killings.8am -- what's the upside to Trump participating in this week's Presidential candidate debate with fellow Republicans, liberals love to roast Trump over honesty problems but over-look many Democrats (like Inslee, Schiff, Abrams or Biden) who like just as much as Trump does, GUEST: attorney Anne Bremner explains the legal odyssey that struck down a Milton WA murder conviction and turned it into a plea deal instead after a 25-year-old woman was shot and killed by an enraged ex-boyfriend, the story of a 110-year-old "super Centenarian" who gives advice for how to live a long life "Speak your mind and don't hold your tongue".
KVI's John Carlson and candidate for US Senate in Washington, Raul Garcia M.D., discuss the possibility that mask mandates could return in fall or winter of 2023/24 if COVID cases rise.
GUEST: attorney Anne Bremner examines the murder prosecution in Pierce Co. of defendant Joshua Ellis who is accused of killing a 25-year-old former girlfriend, Wendi Traynor, in her Milton apartment in 2017 but his 2nd degree murder conviction was thrown out on appeal over a reference by the prosecuting attorney to the O.J. Simpson trial during jury selection. Now, Bremner explains, instead of a new trial, the Pierce County Prosecutor's office is pursuing a plea deal with Ellis in the domestic violence murder.
6am hour -- Lahaina and Maui residents are venting frustration at how state and federal officials are handling the initial response and now relief efforts following the catastrophic wildfire last week, not a lot of faith in blue-collar Scranton Joe Biden right now, M's JRod plays the sports hero in dramatic fashion, Bellevue drivers beware: weekend closure of 5-mile stretch on I-405 for culvert/salmon habitat fixes, why the M's are getting hot at the right time of the season. 7am hour -- the musical statement from a West Virginia singer who has gone viral this week with his song about frustration on economics/politics in America, how the song is a dedication to Appalachia and heartland America, "when are we going to fight for what's right again?" asks Oliver Anthony, progressives bitter with Biden Admin. over kids' climate case lawsuit and the US Constitution, our KVI commercials must be working because Seattle's not the least air-conditioned city in America anymore, more business woes for San Francisco as a luxury department store announces a closing, the NE Seattle Little League team is on a roll right now at the LL World Series in PA. 8am hour -- a Sno. Co. Sheriff's deputy is honored for saving 2 people from a Marysville house fire in June, three examples of political pushback on woke agendas, Gov. Inslee sued by legal watchdog over SB5599 preventing parents from being told if their minor child is seeking gender affirming care, Gov. Jay Inslee is a "fire denier", GUEST: Salvation Army's Patrick McGinn, explains how listeners can donate to Lahaina/Maui fire victims relief fund, GUEST: Stewart Yerton with the Hawaii news website "CivilBeat.org", reporting that a Hawaii state official in Maui refused to release water for Lahaina area fire until it was too late.
Salvation Army relief fundraiser for Lahaina and Maui fire victims. KVI's John Carlson interviews Patrick McGinn,The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Director of Northern California, who explains how donations can be made right now at https://hawaii.salvationarmy.org/
6am hour -- source of Lahaina fatal wildfire still under investigation but video surfaces of a downed tree on a power line hours before near hurricane-strength wind accelerated the fire that destroyed the iconic town, the Maui island warning sirens/communications system couldn't be relayed because of power failures during the storm, who is the Maui official responsible for operating the warning system?, WA AG Bob Ferguson goes after O'Reilly Auto Parts stores for the same thing that opponents of the Inslee COVID vaccine requirement complained about, no such thing as a fringe or too radical when it comes to the trans-gender movement in America. 7am hour -- WSDOT and Seattle officials say they can't sweep problematic and criminal homeless camp at I-5 and Mercer St. for another few weeks, meanwhile Seattle City Council continues dragging its feet on a criminal drug possession law, economics from people who don't understand economics, red-flags about WA Democrats who want a high-speed rail line from Vancouver BC to Portland OR, NYC reality hits home with too many illegal aliens despite being sanctuary cities and political double-talk about the impact of illegal aliens on border states, revenues for Target stores down after controversy over LGBTQ+ clothing and other store merch. 8am -- KVI caller sounds off on the Democrats' political strategy involving illegal aliens and future voters, Jay Inslee and Democrats tout the 1-year-old Inflation Reduction Act as helping the battle against climate change yet a week ago they were claiming the Lahaina wildfire catastrophe was caused by climate change, KVI caller rebutts the prior call about Democrats and WA voters clueless inconsistency, juvenile crime problems persist in Pierce County.
WSDOT and Seattle officials say they can't sweep problematic and criminal homeless camp at I-5 and Mercer St. for another few weeks, meanwhile Seattle City Council continues dragging its feet on a criminal drug possession law.
Economics from people who don't understand economics, red-flags about WA Democrats who want a high-speed rail line from Vancouver BC to Portland OR.
6am Hour: It's the return of the Legendary Lyric contest! Vice-President Kamala Harris spent the day in Seattle touting the success of the Inflation Reduction Act and the harsh realities of climate change; A Bellevue motorcycle officer falls 50-60 feet onto I-5 while on duty for VP Kamala Harris visit, but John shares the crazy bit of history you're not going to hear anywhere else! // Big Mike shares a hack for cooling your car and stay cool during the heat wave with more tips and tricks from John // Carlson explains how the Georgia prosecutor who indicted Trump has overreached // Lars Larson joins John to talk about one city's plan to privatize homeless encampment cleanup7am Hour: The man arrested in connection with yesterday's [Monday's] massive fire at an encampment near I-5 in Seattle told police it was an accident; San Diego has banned homeless camping - what lessons can Seattle learn from their successes? // Democrats are asking the federal government for 200-million dollars to start planning a Pacific Northwest bullet train, which would connect Oregon to Canada // 'Blind Side' Tuohy family accuses ex-NFLer Michael Oher of $15M 'shakedown' before bombshell court filing8am Hour: GUEST--Paul Romero joins Carlson to tell people what they need to know that they don't know about what's going on in Maui // In a letter released in late July, NAACP Oakland Branch President Cynthia Adams and Oakland pastor Bishop Bob Jackson demanded action from elected leaders to ensure public safety, especially in predominately Black neighborhoods. President Adams joins John to discuss and is also joined by Greg McConnell, President & CEO of the McConnell Group, a consulting and advocacy firm that represents Bay Area businesses // Vice President Kamala Harris visits Seattle, promotes 'Bidenomics'
In a letter released in late July, NAACP Oakland Branch President Cynthia Adams and Oakland pastor Bishop Bob Jackson demanded action from elected leaders to ensure public safety, especially in predominately Black neighborhoods. President Adams joins John to discuss and is also joined by Greg McConnell, President & CEO of the McConnell Group, a consulting and advocacy firm that represents Bay Area businesses
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6am Hour: Trump indicted with 13 charges by Georgia grand jury over attempt to overturn 2020 election, 18 other defendants named // Dolly Parton to visit Olympia to celebrate 65,000 enrolled WA children for Imagination Library // A massive fire at a homeless encampment in Seattle sent smoke pouring across nearby apartments in South Lake Union; Seattle drug use cases in limbo as new state law goes into effect // Lars Larson joins John to talk about the Trump indictments7am Hour: How an obscure country artist�s viral song became a conservative anthemOliver Anthony�s �Rich Men North of Richmond� shot to the top of the U.S. Apple Music and iTunes Country charts and racked up more than 9 million views in five days // Michael Oher, profiled in 'The Blind Side,' says the inspirational movie was based on a lie // Federal workers in SF told to work from home due to safety concerns; After fires swept through part of a homeless camp in North Seattle, we've learned the city plans to clear that camp in the next few days8am Hour: The latest heat wave brings another reminder from a local doctor that we need to be especially careful when it gets hot; Carlson share tips on how to stay cool if you don't have air conditioning // Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision and House Dems, Led by AOC, Call for Clarence Thomas Probe // Seattle police are investigating a violent attack on a security guard at Nordstrom's flagship store downtown Sunday morning; The Seahawks organization is mourning the death of Alex Collins, a beloved teammate and fan favorite during his two tenures with the team // KJP mispronounced the name of Hawaii's Sen. Mazie Hirono and then called her a man.
Mob of almost 50 steals up to $100,000 of merchandise from LA Nordstrom during broad daylight robbery //Tourists are urged to avoid Maui as hotels prepare to take in evacuees and first responders // The Beach Boys are coming to town and The hottest days of the year so far have arrived with highs today well into the 90�s and closer to 100 degrees in some areas; Three people are recovering after being shot in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood // Lars Larson joins John to discuss A stunning possible fourth indictment looms over Trump and the 2024 election // Jim Walsh, new chair of the Washington State Republican party joins John to talk about how we're going to turn the state around // Is it time to "Bud Light" Best Buy? Best Buy faces blowback for leadership training program that excludes white applicants // The Origin of the Hawaii Fires/Preventing a Similar Tragedy in the Future, according to Cliff Mass and Mazie Hirono Blames Maui Fire On Climate Change // The country song 'Rich Men North of Richmond,' by unknown artist Oliver Anthony, has become a viral hit among conservative influencers // A congressional delegation of progressives will visit Latin America next week for what they stress is a different� kind of visit � one focused on shared challenges, ideological kinship and transnational movements // According to FOX News contributor Jonathan Turley, the Biden Family Has Been In The Influence-Peddling Business For Decades, "Ludicrous" To Say Otherwise // Republicans torch Biden paying Iran $6 billion for American hostages: 'a terrible deal'; Star of upcoming "Snow White" movie despises prince role
Jim Walsh, new chair of the Washington State Republican party joins John to talk about how we're going to turn the state around
6am hour -- still no answers about source of vicious Lahaina firestorm that has reduced the Maui city to smoking rubble, (one other hook?), Seattle still not on track to pass a drug possession law, an AI authored e-book takes the original author by surprise (fraudulent books mimic author's real life work).7am hour -- any kind of weather now used by climate activists to blame natural disasters on climate change, WA governor's election campaign news Mark Mullett's strong results with campaign donations, WA Congresswoman's "centrist" claims called in to question after her comments at a NY political fundraiser, GUEST: economist Steve Moore explains the labor battle between UPS and union drivers, WA tourism among the 5 worst in the nation after the post-COVID uptick in tourism traffic/spending nationally.8am hour-- the fascination with the Barbie movie and the movie criticism by HBO's Bill Maher, Maher calls the movie a "zombie lie" (something that was never true in the first place), the conservative and liberal political battle to co-opt the movie, a veteran Seattle PD lieutenant resigns and issues a 15-page letter about why she's quitting, the letter underscores that people in Seattle who need to speak out more do not speak out enough.
A veteran Seattle PD lieutenant resigns and issues a 15-page letter about why she's quitting, the letter underscores that people in Seattle who need to speak out more do not speak out enough; proving many of the points of the frustrated resignation of the SPD lieutenant is an update that the Seattle City Council won't be passing a new drug possession law until October.
KVI's John Carlson tracks where the significant campaign financial donations are going in the Washington governor's race now that Republican candidate, Dave Reichert, has joined the ring. Carlson explains how Reichert's candidacy has mostly impacted the campaign fundraising of moderate Democrat, Mark Mullet.
KVI's morning team notices that a candidate running for the Seattle City Council to replace Kshama Sawant is complaining about the cost of living in Seattle. Oh the irony that ensues.
6am hour -- 36 people now reported killed in catastrophic Lahaina wildfire, a pilot says Lahaina now "looks like a city in Ukraine" after being bombed in the war, the Snoqualmie Tribe brokers a deal to save a massive red cedar tree from being cutdown, the EV school bus maker touted by VP Kamala Harris in Seattle is now going bankrupt, I-2117 would repeal the Gov. Jay Inslee "cap and invest" auction on fossil fuel producers. 7am hour -- is Gov. Jay Inslee going to declare the Mariner's are on fire because of climate change??, earth has had fewer acres of wildfire over the last 20 years than prior decades yet climate activists--like Inslee--distort that fact with their alarmism, the irony of a Seattle City Council candidate complaining about the high cost of living in Seattle, signs of "homeless industrial complex fatigue" among Seattle's socialists, "failed policies" that got Seattle in to the current mess, a massive drug bust in Shoreline but a King Co. judge gives the arrest suspect a $10,000 bail. 8am hour -- GUEST: Clint Hansen, a Realtor � and Broker in Kihei, Hawaii on Maui, has recorded drone camera video of the Lahaina fire devastation that has now been seen across the globe, Hansen describes the fire destruction, the 200 foot fire cyclone that has now burned the entire town including boats down to the waterline, some top shelf economic ignorance from a Democratic US Congressman, Ford Motor Co. reports a $4 billion loss within its EV division as demand is tepid for EVs while Pres. Biden and states like WA are ramping up restrictions on gas fueled (ICE) cars/trucks, juvenile crime now a focus for the Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept.
KVI's John Carlson discovers signs of "homeless industrial complex fatigue" among Seattle's socialists, push back from readers of The Stranger to wide-ranging concepts of (drug addicted) homeless enabling, "failed policies" that got Seattle in to the current mess.
I-2117 would repeal the Gov. Jay Inslee "cap and invest" auction on fossil fuel producers which went into effect in January 2023 that is now contributing to the cost of Washington gas prices. KVI's John Carlson interviews spokesman for Affordable Fuel Washington and creator of www.shiftwa.org about the petition drive to bring the Inslee climate agenda to a statewide vote.
GUEST: Clint Hansen, a REALTOR� and Broker in Kihei, Hawaii on Maui has recorded drone camera video of the Lahaina fire devastation that has now been seen across the globe. Hansen tells KVI "obscenely rapid" fire "engulfed" Lahaina destroying the charming town on the western shores of Maui. Hansen says thousands of people are hospitalized. "The winds were out of control. The (power) lines were clackin'. There was no electricity. There's a lot of different theories about how the fire started", says Hansen. "People reported seeing a fire cyclone almost 200 feet high (in Lahaima) and just a wall of heat (that) was so intense that it burned the boats down to the waterline. I mean the harbor has just disappeared", Hansen adds. Hansen suggests KVI listeners and others donate to the Maui United Way to help all the island's fire victims as they recover.
6am hour -- 49 years ago today an historic moment in Presidential politics, NBC News reporter gaslights Ron DeSantis about 'abortion on demand', UCLA's football coach offers a plan to resolve the conference realignment problems associated with the collapse of the Pac 12, candidate for WA governor--Semi Bird--tells KVI why voters should "Give Olympia the Bird", how Bird ended up being recalled by voters last week from his seat as a Richland (WA) School Board member. 7am hour -- new polling about whether or not the federal government has too much power or just the right amount of power, the Gallup polling also includes revealing answers about confidence in police, a compare/contrast of two cases involving excessive force and police officers between Seattle and Tacoma, GUEST: WPC's educational policy director, Liv Finne, tells KVI about the dramatic increase in private school enrollment across WA as public school enrollment dips, M's baseball sensation Julio Rodriguez does something to trick the opponent and the play-by-play voice in last night's victory. 8am hour -- Hawaiian city of Lahaina on Maui is devastated by wild fire after extremely strong winds spread the fire, three children in King Co. in the last 10 days have died from fentanyl OD--including a 9 yr old, a Seattle socialist dives into the stereotypes about a viral video from Montgomery AL this week, the collapse of the Pac 12 and what happens next, more news and video updates from catastrophic wild fire in Lahaina HI.
GUEST: Washington Policy Center's educational policy director, Liv Finne, tells KVI about the 25% increase in private school/home schooling enrollment across WA as public school enrollment dips.
6am hour -- Burien homeless shift to a city park after being swept out of an unsanctioned homeless camp near city hall, how Burien responded to the homeless at the park is a good sign, US-China tensions heighten between military vessels in Strait of Taiwan, Seattle sportswriter gets candid about how much more likeable life is in Oklahoma City, Mark Mullet small business experience makes him a possible candidate for Republican voters for WA Governor, Portland State U. campus officers can again carry firearms. 7am hour -- the cocaine principals story from Redmond police, will parents or staff from these two Bothell (North Shore SD) elementary schools speak out about either principal's prior behavior?, fatal private jet crash outside Washington DC prompts military fighter jets to scramble, how this fatal jet crash mirrors the 1999 Payne Stewart jet crash, a 99 yr old US WWII veteran returns to Normandy for the first time ever, another rock throwing incident smashes a car windshield on I-5 at Yesler St. in Seattle, a female ESPN show host stands up for biology in sports.8am hour -- GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) running for WA Governor, tells KVI how he'll tackle education, public safety and do so without relying on constantly raising taxes--like property taxes--which he says are knocking seniors out of their homes, the favorable legacy news media coverage of Pres. Biden tripping and falling on stage at graduation commencement speech, Echo Glen juvy escapees follow-up.
GUEST: Mark Mullet running for WA Governor, thinks climate change can be fought without losing jobs in the manufacturing (i.e. fossil fuel powered) sector. Mullet explains where he differs from his Legislative Democratic colleagues on public safety, affordable housing and not taxing seniors out of their homes by reliance on property taxes. Why K-12 schools need to be better in WA, what would change for WA public schools if Mark Mullet were governor?, some criticisms of WA public schools today, why financial literacy has a place in K-12 curriculum, why school choice needs more expansion in WA, why Mullet thinks the Governor can/should do more to address public safety, Mullet says he won't rely on raising taxes like other Democrats constantly do in Olympia.
Redmond WA police arrest two people at a grocery store and allege the married couple may have been high on cocaine. Toxicology tests are pending but the two people arrested are both elementary school principals in the neighboring North Shore School District of Bothell. Will parents or staff from these two Bothell elementary schools speak out about either of the principals or their prior behavior in light of the cocaine allegation(s)?
KVI's John Carlson reviews a compilation of legacy news stories on last week's stumble and fall by Pres. Joe Biden while on-stage at the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement in Colorado Springs. White House spokespeople dismissed the Biden stumble as a sandbag that got in the President's way. However the Washington Free Beacon took a closer look at the sandbag in question and the protective media coverage that Biden received from legacy news outlets. Also in this segment of the show: two attempted fire truck thefts in downtown Seattle.
6am hour -- John Carlson car trouble, two big notable guests join the show next week, recap of SCOTUS 8-1 ruling in favor of a Seattle-area concrete company which over-turns a prior WA St. Sup. Court ruling that favored the defendant Teamsters union, a 1995 example of humor and politics, a 12 yr old girl arrested for Lacey WA arson after a big commercial building fire, more questions about how King County "found" $1 million for homeless in Burien, ABC TV's presentation of the "1619 Project" was a convenient advertisement for the Democratic Party. 7am hour -- Bellevue Police say arrested suspects in organized retail theft at Bel-Square are from Colombia (yes, the South American country of Colombia), Democratic State Sen. Mark Mullet announces his run for WA Governor, more 'passing the buck' after a man is found dead at a homeless camp in Seattle on WSDOT property, Redmond WA police allege that two people arrested at a grocery store were high on cocaine and the suspects are both Bothell elementary school principals, a new Seattle example of 'Democracy dies in darkness'.8am hour -- John Carlson triumphantly arrives after commuting car trouble, Gov Jay Inslee refuses to honor request from indigenous tribes regarding expensive gas prices after Inslee's carbon fuel tax impact, Biden's Climate Czar says farmers need to stop farming to reduce their carbon footprint, Harvard U. hires embarrassing former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot to teach class, Bellevue Police report organized retail theft arrest suspects are from South America working up and down West Coast I-5 cities, GUEST: economist Steve Moore "modestly in favor" of debt ceiling deal that just passed US Senate, "the whole rhetoric of default was always just a scare tactic (from Biden Democrats)".
6am hour -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy explains why he's confident in debt ceiling deal that passed the House last night, former Speaker Newt Gingrich has a few things to say about the debt ceiling deal, fired WA Equity Office Director reportedly disparaged Mexicans according to co-worker(s), there's a very weird sports stat of the week about the NBA Finals match-up between Miami and Denver, GUEST: KNWN's Carleen Johnson tells KVI talks about how Remann Hall juvenile criminals in Tacoma managed to live stream a mini-riot on Instagram, KVI's Lars Larson reacts to PDX mayor finally getting serious about pushing back on lenient homeless policy. 7am hour -- what do KVI callers think about debt ceiling deal that passed the US House last night? fire fighters near Pt. Angeles revive a man with Narcan who then runs away and falls down a 70-foot bluff to then be rescued by a USCG helicopter, Amazon employees complain about their return to office requirements in Seattle. 8am hour -- Amazon employee walk-out sounds more and more petulant as the group complains about return to office mandate, disingenuous AP story about left-wing scientists' announcement about earth, Elon Musk explains why progressives/liberals don't like comedy/satire, SNL creater piggybacks on the Elon Musk comments, BREAKING: US Supreme Court reverses a previous ruling by the WA Supreme Court involving a Seattle concrete company that sued the Teamsters union related to a labor strike in 2017 (the Supreme Court ruling was 8-1 in favor of the concrete company), King County just "found" $1 million for homeless in Burien.
Amazon employees in Seattle walk out of work to protest the return to office policy now that COVID has abated. KVI's John Carlson listens to a woman who spoke at the rally. Are the employees saving the planet by reducing carbon footprints connected to commuting or are they being petulant for being asked to work from the office?
A Seattle concrete company wins a labor case as the U.S. Supreme Court rules 8-1 in the favor of Glacier Northwest. KVI's John Carlson explains how the ruling is a blow to labor unions after Glacier Northwest sued the Teamsters union because a strike was called while wet concrete was still inside their mixing trucks. In an additional plot twist, today's SCOTUS ruling reverses a previous decision in the case made by the Supreme Court of Washington (SCOW) that had sided with the union. State justices said the action was protected by federal labor law. The US Supreme Court ruled the Teamsters action did not.
6am hour -- The first of three Echo Glen juvenile criminal escapees are in court after being apprehended in Burien, a corrections union group is complaining about the Echo Glen staffing after 7 juvies escaped over the weekend, the pre-meditation of the Echo Glen escape indicates the 7 juveniles should be charged as adults for escaping, a Vietnam War veteran from Grandview WA is finally laid to rest 56 years later on Memorial Day 2023, 7am hour-- LA Dodgers engender questions and out-right criticism for inviting group of Catholic-taunting people to a ball park event and a Dodger player with Hall of Fame bona fides is urging a Christian family day at the ballpark in response, the Dodgers likely wouldn't consider engaging a group that mocks Islam's prophet, Remann Hall live stream by juvenile incarcerated inmates, pressure continues to build on California US Senator to resign over advanced age and health concerns. 8am hour -- Seattle Amazon employees say they're walking off the job today in protest of return to office (RTO) work requirements, Canada's single-payer government run health care would have probably collapsed by now if the US wasn't it's next door neighbor, Canada doesn't have enough chemotherapy treatment equipment for is cancer patients so they're sending them to the US for treatment.
Canada's single-payer government run health care would have probably collapsed by now if the US wasn't her next door neighbor. Canada doesn't have enough chemotherapy treatment equipment for is cancer patients so they're sending them to the US for treatment.
6am hour -- who predicted 2 months ago that WSF would have more canceled sailings and crew shortages?, Carlson's first ever trip to New Orleans included three big moments including the America's biggest WWII museum, the third escape in the last 2 years of juvenile violent criminals from the Echo Glen (state) facility in Snoqualmie, WA was only state on the US west coast that didn't see increase in tourism, by comparison US tourism spending in Utha/Idaho/Montana are all way up compared to WA/OR, 7am hour -- US now spending as much money on paying interest on debt as we spend on national defense, Ron DeSantis has some disagreements on the Biden/McCarthy debt ceiling deal, two Seattle moms write book "Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City", Redmond WA residents flood mayor's office with complaints about raising city council member's pay by 600%.8am hour -- Ukrainian drone attacks in Moscow were striking sites in an upscale neighborhood (according to Russian officials), Carlson's visit over the weekend to America's biggest WWII museum, Sen. Diane Feinstein destroying her legacy by not resigning her seat, how federal entitlement programs play into the new debt ceiling deal between Pres. Biden and Speaker McCarthy, why the size of the national debt needs to be a 2024 campaign issue (and this Biden McCarthy deal precludes that), BREAKING: final three escapees from Echo Glen juvenile jail in Snoqualmie have been apprehended, how Feinstein's situation compares to new Senator John Fetterman.
Two Seattle moms have written a new book about how to raise conservative kids attending a 'woke' school. KVI's John Carlson listens to an interview excerpt of authors Katy Faust and Stacy Manning who just released "Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City". Also, after vocal reaction from the public, the Redmond (Wash.) mayor dissolves the Redmond Salary Commission which had been considering a plan to give Redmond City Councilmembers a 600% pay increase.
KVI's John Carlson explains the context of the new Biden/McCarthy debt ceiling deal, how it relates to the growth of the US national debt and adds the one revision in the deal he would require in order to vote 'yes' for the debt ceiling deal.
6am hour -- CNN's most popular host calls new public opinion polling of Pres. Biden "horrible", former Seattle TV reporter fact-checks US Customs and Border Protection, GUEST: KVI's Kirby Wilbur explains the feud in TX politics between two powerful Republicans, how this TX feud could impact Trump's campaign. 7am hour -- KVI's Lars Larson updates the lawsuit over Portland OR homeless tents blocking sidewalks, why OR Republicans are protesting a Legislative effort on laws for minors regarding abortion, Seattle FD "Lieutenants" test focuses heavily on social justice issues and less on tactical firefighting, the WSDOT Secretary says the transportation system is on "glidepath to failure", if Congressional Democrats think Republicans are "economic terrorists" where's the Democrats' plan for an economy that doesn't teeter on the brink of recession?, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore calls the debt ceiling stand off a "course correction".8am hour -- 40 years ago this weekend the US Festival concert rocked the globe, feel good story about a 2005 pregnant air traffic controller story, BLM internal feud between the local chapters and the national group, Seattle's former police chief has endorsed Bob Ferguson for WA governor, tribute to Memorial Day and American military that made the ultimate sacrifice, more harm reduction coverage in Everett, KVI caller offers a tremendous historical summary of a WWII US Marine who embodies why we honor America's military heroes on Memorial Day.
If Congressional Democrats think Republicans are "economic terrorists" where's the Democrats' plan for an economy that isn't high-centered on rising interest rates and recession fears? GUEST: economist, Steve Moore calls the debt ceiling stand off a "course correction".
KVI's John Carlson and Lars Larson discuss the legal settlement when the city of Portland was sued by disabled residents over a law that allowed homeless tents on sidewalks.
6am hour -- John Carlson returns... 110lbs of fentanyl seized in Everett drug bust and the two suspects arrested are raising several red flags about US border security and coyotes smuggling people across the border, Tina Turner dies at 83 , Gov. Inslee fires his first Equity Officer director, Ron DeSantis officially launches Presidential campaign, DeSantis prioritizes the need for reliable energy sources.7am hour -- GUEST: BIAW's general counsel, Jackson Maynard, tells KVI the WA ban on natural gas in new construction is now being delayed as BIAW also brings a lawsuit to stop the unilateral ban, Seattle City Councilwoman pushes back on 'harm reduction' policy for drug users, Jay Inslee was clearly never told that firing workers over the vaxx mandate would have such long lasting effects, GUESTS: SPD officer Britt Kelly and Seattle Police Foundation CEO/President, Cherie Skager, explain a new fundraiser effort for fallen officer memorial fund to honor SPD officers killed in the line of 8am hour -- RIP Tina Turner, her rise to fame after being born Anna Mae Bullock, how she went from an abusive/horrific marriage to a fairy tale marriage, Seattle politician dodges a question about 60% of Americans wanting spending cuts as part of debt ceiling stand-off, Gov. Jay Inslee admits his policy decisions on fentanyl/opiods have hurt indigenous tribes more than other state residents, a long list of openings for local elected offices have no candidates willing to run, one King County city is considering raising its city council members pay by 600%, if you think paying city council members more money will get you better government...just look at (the) Seattle (city council), full time councils/legislatures just mean full time politics.
GUESTS: Seattle Police officer, Britt Kelly, and the President and CEO of the Seattle Police Foundation, Cherie Skager, tell KVI listeners about a fundraiser for the fallen officer memorial fund to honor SPD officers killed in the line of duty. KVI listeners can help make these memorials a reality with a donation. Britt was on duty the night her partner Tim Brenton was ambushed and killed by a gunman on Halloween 2009. Skager explains how memorials will help the public know the service and ultimate sacrifice of those killed in the line of duty.
One Seattle City Councilwoman is pushing back on "harm reduction" policy toward drug addicts on city streets. KVI's John Carlson listens to a brief exchange between City Councilmember, Sara Nelson and Hepatitis Education Project program director Amber Tejada at a recent city council committee hearing. The response from Tejada advocates for "autonomy" of drug users.
Building Codes Council just voted to delay for 120 days a ban on natural gas in new construction. The building codes council had originally imposed the end of natural gas service after being urged by Gov. Jay Inslee and various climate activists--some of whom are also elected officials. The BIAW has been among opponents of a uni-lateral natural gas ban due to the increased costs of construction for alternative sources of heat, like heat pumps.
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson -- FL Gov. Ron DeSantis makes his presidential campaign official tonight, Republicans now have a wide choice among announced candidates, what DeSantis campaign now means for Donald Trump, what Trump needs to do now--especially if he keeps claiming the 2020 election was rigged/stolen, what happened with that Amazon/Seattle employee walk-out yesterday?, Seattle is the dog poop capitol of America according to new , um, research, a KVI caller suggests a Trump strategy for 2024, 7am hour -- congratulations to today's Carlson's Legendary Lyrics winner, how is Chicago doing after electing it's new mayor?, the venerable Chicago Mercantile Exchange has indicated they might move their operation from Chicago based on plans from the new mayor, a Western US governor is canceling the state gas tax for one year to provide taxpayer relief, Joy Behar's absurd comment about US Sen. Tim Scott, a Mick Jagger update..., four Good Guy With A Gun stories, a Michigan 13 yr old uses a slingshot to stop a suspect trying to kidnap his younger sister. 8am hour -- GUEST: attorney now author, Anne Bremner, tells KVI about her new book "Justice in the Age of Judgement", how social media and 24/7 cable news are impacting criminal/civil trials, prime examples are the Amanda Knox trial and the Duke lacrosse team rape allegation, a more recent case in the last week involves a viral video of a NY nurse and a group of young Black men arguing over a rental bike, the upcoming Moscow ID quadruple murder case will likely face a change of venue case and/or jury selection over news media coverage, the historic pilot of the SR-71 Blackbird USAF jet just passed away last week, Philadelphia just elected a new mayor (Black woman) who vows to restore the police department (including "stop and frisk"), what the new mayor says about police profiling of Black residents, what the Philadelphia mayoral election says about Seattle/King County elections/politics.
KVI's Kirby Wilbur, substituting today for morning host, John Carlson, eulogizes the incredible story of SR-71 Blackbird pilot Brian Shul, who died last week after suffering a heart attack at age 75. He joined the Air Force in 1970 and became an attack pilot during the Vietnam War, flying 212 combat missions. His story of being selected to fly the secretive SR-71 is monumental because of the injuries he over-came after crashing badly in combat aircraft in SE Asia. Kirby proceeds to discuss another story about the election of a new mayor in Philadelphia that provides a glimmer of hope for WA (and King County) future elections.
KVI's Kirby Wilbur, subbing for John Carlson, interviews attorney and newly published author, Anne Bremner, about her book "Justice in the Age of Judgment: From Amanda Knox to Kyle Rittenhouse and the Battle for Due Process in the Digital Age". How social media and 24/7 cable news are impacting criminal/civil trials, prime examples are the Amanda Knox trial and the Duke lacrosse team rape allegation, a more recent case in the last week involves a viral video of a NY nurse and a group of young Black men or teens arguing over a rental bike, the upcoming Moscow ID quadruple murder case will likely face a change of venue case and/or jury selection over news media coverage.
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson -- US Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.Carolina) is running for President and his background is a potent campaign asset, the anti-Florida news media bias amid the NAACP travel advisory warning calling new Florida laws "hostile" to people of color, Seattle PD falls short of its quarterly recruiting goal, how far do schools or the government go in restricting children's usage/consumption of social media (Tik Tok/IG)?, KVI's Lars Larson digs into the WA law on handling convicted sex-offenders, the next chapter for REI's downtown Portland store.7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson -- a microcosm of the difficulty in solving racial inequities, two "good news" stories including one about a Federal Way HS senior winning American Idol (yes, that show's still on TV), a dual amputee with a prestigious military career summits Mt. Everest, 8am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson -- GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers, tells KVI that WA's new climate curriculum eschews rational thinking, the Orwellian term that the climate curriculum decided to incorporate, the curriculum even shocked WA�s 2011 middle-school science teacher of the year when she saw it, NYT HEADLINE: Why Dianne Feinstein, Like Many Before Her, Refuses to Let Go; the debt limit confrontation and Pres. Biden's bogus claim about the 14th Amendment, why the debt limit is like a mortgage that we're all paying, some statistics the show the federal gov't spends too much as opposed to taxing enough (but nobody wants to cut spending).
GUEST: Washington Policy Center's environmental policy director, Todd Myers, tells KVI that WA's new climate curriculum discourages rational thinking by students, one of the curriculum 'slides' tells teachers that they should encourage group think, the Orwellian term that the climate curriculum decided to incorporate, the curriculum discourages students from having children/becoming parents per impacting the planet, the curriculum shocked WA�s 2011 middle-school science teacher of the year when she saw it.
KVI's Kirby Wilbur sitting in for morning show host, John Carlson, takes two segments of the show to explain the current debt ceiling confrontation between Pres. Biden and House Republicans, who the US creditors are that hold the US debt and why Pres. Biden is incorrect to claim that he has latitude to act under the 14th Amendment.
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson (today through Wed.), Kirby salutes the UW Husky women's softball team's recent success, public authorities are focused on the wrong solutions when it comes to solving Puget Sound homelessness, and then there's China's role in fentanyl production, an alleged rapist at the PLU campus in Parkland is arrested, WA Legislative Democrats are still fixated on raising property taxes, KVI's Lars Larson tackles the Pres. Biden attempt to invoke the 14th Amendment in his unilateral action on the debt ceiling and default battle with Republicans (good for website), 7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson -- GUEST: author Jack Carr (novelist, his prior book was turned in to an action series starring Chris Pratt), new book "Only the Dead", Carr explains the "trust" factor of having your novel taken by movie/film makers and keeping the final product true to the book, keeping the movie adaptations of his books true to the spirit of modern combat, why Chris Pratt was the only actor Carr wanted in the role of James Reese, Carr's a US Navy SEAL who's mom was a librarian and spawned his love of books/authors; what it sounded like when 5 people were shot and wounded in Kent WA during a street side show, how zip-ties figure in to a pivotal moment in one of Jack Carr's books, Kirby provides a pivotal follow-up that national news outlets are missing about the recent Allen TX outlet shopping mall mass shooting, 8am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson...a correction from a topic in the 6am hour, using the political left's logic about not punishing juvenile criminals because of formative cognitive development and those same politicos pushing absolute rights/decisions on gender-affirming medical care (that can be irreversible), US Senator Patty Murray sure does love inflation, teachers who think their job is to liberate and enlighten a child instead of teaching a child, how COVID restrictions "blew a hole in our confidence".
KVI's Kirby Wilbur sits in for John Carlson and interviews acclaimed novelist, Jack Carr, who just released a new book in the Terminal List franchise, "Only the Dead". Carr explains the "trust" factor of having your novel taken by movie/film makers and keeping the final product true to the book, keeping the movie adaptations of his books true to the spirit of modern combat, why Chris Pratt was the only actor Carr wanted in the role of James Reese, when Reese is "taking you off the chess board", Carr's a US Navy SEAL who's mom was a librarian and spawned his love of books/authors.
6am Hour -- the bubble has officially burst on KCRHA's $12 billion budget request, meanwhile the Biden Administration will send federal taxpayer money to the Seattle homeless housing bureaucracy which should be alarming, Gov. Jay Inslee boasts about meeting with Mexican officials but did the subject of fentanyl ever come up?, homeless encampment fire along I-5 in Seattle turns the commute from Federal Way north to Seattle 84 minutes, AG Bob Ferguson is missing the bigger picture as he brags about his organized retail theft task force, what Ferguson is doing strategically already in the Puget Sound suburbs.7am hour -- British Columbia cancer patients are now being sent to Bellingham WA for treatment, thousands of cancer patients are being sent because BC can't handle the access, so how's your Canadian socialized health care working out?, Seattle complaints about Alberta wildfire smoke, GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson previews a new report about how COVID lockdowns threaten the earnings of kids and teens as they get to their 20s. 8:05am -- GUEST: Pierce Co. Pros. Mary Robnett tells KVI the new state drug possession law is "far, far preferable" to no new drug law, "we're gonna find out if gross misdemeanor is enough to incentivize people into treatment", "are woke prosecutors the problem?"; KCRHA apologizes over Continuum of Care board co-chair, GUEST: Salvation Army NW's Col. Cindy Foley says 18-days of drug use is a common window that puts an addict on the street as homeless, Foley encourages KVI listeners to donate to the upcoming SA NW Red Kettle Luncheon fundraiser, GUEST: economist Steve Moore responds to headline "World watches in disbelief and horror as US nears possible default", Moore thinks Biden and Republicans will reach a deal.
GUEST: Pierce Co. Prosecutor, Mary Robnett, tells KVI the new statewide drug possession standard is "far, far preferable" to no new drug law. Robnett explains why the old law was "unworkable" but the new law "encourages" but doesn't "require" referrals to drug treatment. Robnett concludes: "we're gonna find out if gross misdemeanor is enough to incentivize people into treatment". KVI's John Carlson asks "are woke prosecutors the problem" undermining and sabotaging the criminal process?
British Columbia cancer patients are now being sent to Bellingham WA for treatment. KVI's John Carlson looks at that story and thousands of expected cancer patients being sent to Bellingham because BC can't handle their treatment needs quickly enough. What does this outsourcing of medical treatment say about the single-payer health system Canada uses?
6am hour -- Mt. St. Helens 43 yrs ago this morning, after the NYC subway killing of Jordan Neely the political left is looking for "traction" to spin the story, which one gets more protection in WA: orca whales or school students?, Seattle T-Birds on verge of a WHL championship, seven inmates inside Snohomish Co. jail suffer possible fentanyl (opiod) OD but are hospitalized and expected to survive, a 16-yr-old boy is one of three suspects arrested yesterday in an unsolved murder at the Southcenter mall parking garage from last November, KVI's Lars Larson explains how Portland OR socialists were roundly rebuked by voters regarding a capital gains tax to pay for renter eviction attorneys. 7am hour -- GUEST: general counsel for the Building Industry Association of WA (BIAW) Jackson Maynard explains the debate and controversy over WA Democrats restricting natural gas service in homes and businesses, how banning natural gas service will likely drive up the price of housing in WA, the legal fight over restrictions on natural gas service in WA is far more extensive than you probably thought, KCRHA CEO Marc Dones steps down, GUEST: Republican candidate for WA Gov. and medical doctor, Raul Garcia takes KVI listener questions about 2024 election including tax relief and increasing election/ballot security and integrity. 8am hour -- GUEST: Federal Way mayor, Jim Ferrell, sees a lot of "posturing" by Democrats with this new two tier system within the new WA drug possession law, how the new law impacts his city regarding so-called 'harm reduction'/needle-pipe programs, cities can't prohibit a mobile methadone treatment clinic from being established in their town, one of WA Congressional Democrats doesn't seem to be very familiar with the Durham Report released earlier this week, the school bond failure(s) in Kent/Steilacoom/Orting/So. Whidbey Island and Clarkston and what labor unions don't want you to know/hear, the geologic feature that is worth exploring at Mt. St. Helens after its massive eruption 43 yrs ago today, an eastern Oregon 80 yr old retired judge rescued by Boy Scout troop after fell 60 feet while hiking in Hell's Canyon.
GUEST: general counsel for the Building Industry Association of WA (BIAW) Jackson Maynard, explains the debate and controversy over WA Democrats restricting natural gas service in homes and businesses, how banning natural gas service in new construction will likely drive up the price of housing in WA, the legal fight over restrictions on natural gas service in WA is far more extensive than you probably thought, BIAW is now requesting State Building Code Council delay natural gas ban set for WA, the 9th US Circuit Court has already ruled that restricting (or banning) natural gas service violates federal law.
GUEST: Federal Way mayor, Jim Ferrell, sees a lot of "posturing" by Democrats with this new two tier system within the new WA drug possession law, how the new law impacts his city regarding so-called 'harm reduction'/needle-pipe programs, cities can't prohibit a mobile methadone treatment clinic from being established in their town.
With the school bond failures in Kent, Steilacoom, Orting, So. Whidbey Island and Clarkston last month, KVI's John Carlson examines the message this sends from the voters. Carlson calls it voter "anger". The school levies are failing because of how voters feel after the COVID lockdowns and other issues connected to public education in WA, including administrative costs that are diverting money away from classrooms. Carlson concludes, the "public school establishment would quietly like to pretend this (the 5 levy failures) didn't happen".
Everybody knows about the stunning eruption of Mt. St. Helens on May 18, 1980 but do you know about the geologic feature the eruption created that you can now explore on the mountainside while hiking? KVI's John Carlson explains what you're missing about this new addition to the exploded mountain.
6am hour -- GUEST: State Rep. Jim Walsh...(R-Aberdeen) tells KVI about the new drug possession law passed and signed yesterday by Gov. Inslee, Walsh reports the new law's an "improvement over what we had before" but says the current drug addiction problems in WA are a manufactured crisis by the majority Democrats and Inslee, in the real world the college "bull session" about legalizing drugs doesn't work in practice, why local cities don't have as much discretion as Walsh would like to make drug possession law tougher than a gross mis-demeanor; the one thing missing from the new Durham report on FBI's flimsy Trump/Russia collusion investigation.7am hour -- GUEST: Salvation Army, Cindy Foley, encourages donations for the Red Kettle Luncheon...explains what S.A. is doing to help homeless people improve their lives, how the S.A. is also helping people with food bank donations amid the painful grocery store inflation we're all facing, "how to do the right thing the right way", the red flags as WA long term care payroll tax automatic deductions are about to start in July, GUEST: WPC's Transportation Policy director, Charles Prestrud, explains how Seattle has "fallen far behind in road way maintenance and preservation"and the broken promises of Seattle's $930 million transportation levy. 8am hour -- the song that was #1 and very popular when Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980, how the border crisis/mass illegal immigration problems are now impacting Democrats in deep blue cities/states, which party has "all but erased the southern (U.S.) border?", AOC's prior staffer now running NY Communist Party, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple examines the politics that went into the new 'bi-partisan' drug possession law but asks if the new law doesn't fix the fentanyl/meth crisis which political party will step up to toughen the drug possession law?
GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple examines the politics that went into the new 'bi-partisan' drug possession law but asks if the new law doesn't fix the fentanyl/meth crisis which political party will step up to toughen the drug possession law?, "show me one person who's been convicted under the Democrats new (drug possession) law", the Democrats failed excuse of not wanting a "patch quilt" assortment of locally different drug possession laws, Democrats and Inslee have had enough tax money to prioritize this sooner but failed to get serious about drug treatment.
GUEST: Salvation Army Colonel, Cindy Foley, encourages donations for the Red Kettle Luncheon...explains what S.A. is doing to help homeless people improve their lives, how the S.A. is also helping people with food bank donations amid the painful grocery store inflation we're all facing, "how to do the right thing the right way".
6am hour -- agonizing Game 7 loss for Seattle Kraken to end their Cinderella playoff run, donations rolling in to the defense fund for Daniel Penny charged after the choke hold death of a man accosting NYC subway riders, first day today of Gov. Inslee's special session for a drug possession law, what did Kirby Wilbur know and when did he know it, FBI facing more heat as special counsel John Durham report released on bogus Trump/Russia collusion claim, more Daniel Penny coverage/politics.7am hour -- GUEST: KVI's Lone Star State hockey expert Kirby Wilbur wins his Kraken/Stars playoff bet, why TX Gov. is pursuing a different tactic than Biden on border security, an Allen TX outlet mall employee has been exposed for a bogus story on the day of the recent mass shooting which was aired/carried on numerous cable news channels at the time, Everett activists are defying new "no sit, no lie" ordinance to discourage homeless camping on sidewalks, the marijuana/schizophrenia connection shown among young men in new research.8am hour -- favorite headline of the day is a story from Las Vegas, will Democrats insert "poison pill" into Special Session drug possession law?, a left-wing acolyte of Seattle's Kshama Sawant calls it quits after 1 term on the Redmond City Council, candidate for WA Governor--Hilary Franz--takes an early swing at her biggest Democratic opponent, detailing the NYC subway train ride behavior of Jordan Neely before Daniel Penny decided to put Neely in a chokehold that turned out to be fatal.
Will Legislative Democrats insert a "poison pill" into special session today as lawmakers vote on a new drug possession law? If you think this is far fetched, consider the poison pill Democrats inserted in the recent update to the police pursuit law.
KVI's John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur reconvene on the air after the Seattle Kraken lose game 7 to the Dallas Stars following their wager before the series started with Kirby taking the Stars because he recently moved from Redmond to McKinney, Texas. Along with the hockey recap, Kirby and John discuss the strategies employed by TX Gov. Greg Abbott at the Mexican border during the last week as more undocumented (i.e. illegal) immigrants are poised to cross into the United States.
6am hour -- Kraken win Game 6 over the weekend to force a Game 7 tonight in Dallas, legendary comic Dave Chappelle gets candid about how bad it is on the street in San Francisco, sex-offender board appointment controversy embroils the KC Regional Homless Authority. 7am hour -- GUEST: medical director at Astria Toppenish Hospital and Yakima resident, Raul Garcia, M.D. wants to "Bring health back to an unhealthy state", Garcia's a Republican candidate for WA Governor, gives his "triple play" of campaign priorities to improve WA in his first term, "have to start punishing small crime again" because the small criminals graduate to bigger ones, GUEST: long time Puyallup resident and former State legislator, Hans Zeiger, invites KVI listeners to a Tacoma event this Wed. May 17th about the book "Land of Hope" for its perspective on American history. 8am hour -- the US/Mexico border battle continues, how TX state officials are taking a completely different approach to the border than the Biden Admin. federal officials, the research showing schizophrenia in young men connected to heavy marijuana use, the New York Magazine writer who went home to San Fran to debunk the "doom" has an epiphany about drug OD deaths in SF, the writer finds that conditions are worse in many places of SF than the portrayals she'd seen reported (i.e. office vacancy rate, homeless population count).
GUEST: medical director at Astria Toppenish Hospital and Yakima resident, Raul Garcia, M.D. -running for WA Governor, Republican candidate, "Bring health back to an unhealthy state", gives his "triple play" of campaign priorities to improve WA in his first term, why stabilizing local and state police forces is key to improving public safety, "have to start punishing small crime again" because the small criminals graduate to bigger ones, balance compassion and assertiveness to solve homelessness/drug addiction.
GUEST: long time Puyallup WA resident now President at the Philadelphia-based Jack Miller Center, Hans Zeiger, invites KVI listeners to an event at the Washington State Museum of History in downtown Tacoma on Wed. May 17th revolving around the book "Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story". Author Wilfred McClay will be at the Tacoma event to speak about the book and history. Zeiger admits "there are a lot of sins in our (America's) national story" but the great themes of American history are about self-governing society. For more information on the event copy/paste this web URL. https://jackmillercenter.org/event/tacoma-washington-wilfred-mcclay-great-american-story/
6am hour -- progressive liberals are really upset with CNN for the Trump town hall but the ratings were a big lift for lowly CNN, why Democrats and the "deep state strategists" want Trump to be the 2024 nominee against Biden, former WSU football coach asks judge for vaccine-related firing lawsuit to continue, Judge upholds constitutional right of 18-20 year olds to obtain firearms and Biden's DOJ wants to appeal the ruling, a Portland OR elementary school is a study in indoctrination, 7am hour -- deportation flights allowed to resume at Boeing Field after court order, the court order is a big political loss for KC Exec. Dow Constantine, now activists are trying to protest at Boeing Field, Happy Mother's Day to all the KVI moms!, WA election officials close a campaign finance loophole that AG Bob Ferguson just exploited a week before Jay Inslee announced he won't run for re-election, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, talks about the "stupid party and the evil party" as it relates to the Republican/Biden debt ceiling show down, Biden's spin on the budget money he claims Republicans are cutting. 8am hour -- GUESTS: Center For Immigration Studies, fellows Todd Bensman and Andrew "Art" Arthur join the show to explain what's happening on Day 1 after the expiration of Title 42, Bensman is live in Matamoros, Mexico, and calls this expected border rush "the greatest mass migration crisis ever", Sen. Patty Murray wants to talk gun violence, GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman, exposes the political drama that unfolded at a KCRHA board meeting when someone objected to a person with a sex-crime conviction from being added to a lower board within the KCRHA.
KVI's John Carlson interviews two guests from the Center for Immigration Studies just a few hours after the expiration of Title 42, the immigration asylum policy enacted by former Pres. Trump. First, CIS fellow Todd Bensman, speaks live from Matamoros, Mexico--across the border from Brownsville, Texas. Bensman calls this "the greatest mass migration crisis ever" and explains how Texas is doing more to deal with the end of Title 42 than the federal authorities are. CIS fellow and former immigration judge, Andrew "Art" Arthur, explains on the latest legal ruling by a Florida judge on the end of Title 42.
GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman explains the political drama that unfolded at a KC Regional Homeless Authority (KCRHA) sub-board meeting when someone objected to a person with a sex-crime conviction from being added to a lower board within the KCRHA. The co-chair of that sub-board loudly denounced the fellow board member and is now being asked to resign the co-chair position. VIDEO of the meeting available at Ari's Twitter feed (note: no hyper link) https://twitter.com/thehoffather/status/1656530984144367616
6am hour -- the combined population of WA and OR are currently gathered in areas of Mexico today ready to cross the US border as Title 42 expires at midnight, Everett WA company says they can deliver fusion power to Microsoft by 2028 but their 5-year timeline for this new tech still has some doubters, Bud Light's damage control over the infamous trans-can publicity stunt continues, actor Tom Hanks pushes back on re-writing 20th century books in the face of 21st century 'woke' culture. 7am hour -- the CNN/Donald Trump town hall cable-cast provided lots of drama and moments for the anti-Trump crowd to complain about, what Trump needs to be doing to win additional votes, what Trump gets wrong about the Constitution and the 2020 election, selective outrage for a Seattle State Rep. upset about cars in the bus only lane, Hillary Franz wants Jay Inslee's job, why Franz has an uphill battle against Bob Ferguson. 8am hour -- clarifying the House Republicans position on the current debt ceiling show down, Bernie Sanders wants everyone in America to have the same working conditions as the US Senate, a disturbing drone video over the US/Mexico border adjacent to Brownsville TX this morning as ostensible illegal aliens gather at the border to cross as Title 42 expires tonight, some thoughts as Gov. Jay Inslee's vaccine mandate finally ends for WA workers.
WA Commissioner of Public Lands, Hillary Franz, wants Jay Inslee's job. KVI's John Carlson listens to Franz's video message announcing her candidacy for Governor. Why Franz has an uphill battle against Bob Ferguson.
The CNN/Donald Trump town hall cable-cast provided lots of drama and moments for the anti-Trump crowd to complain about, what Trump needs to be doing to win additional votes, what Trump gets wrong about the Constitution and the 2020 election, clarifying the House Republicans position on the current debt ceiling show down.
6am hour -- the plug is finally pulled on MTV News, Sound Transit beefs up security on light rail trains in Seattle, civil trial jury verdict orders Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million for sexual assault and defamation, U. of Idaho will honor 4 students murdered last fall near campus with posthumous degrees and certificates, why this verdict likely won't affect Trump in the 2024 Presidential primary but the general election will be another story, note that Trump's trashing of accusers like E. Jean Carrol are nearly identical to the Bill Clinton camp portrayals of the many Clinton accusers/mistresses (in the 1990s), 7am hour -- GUEST: KVI's hockey analyst Kirby Wilbur riffs on the $5 million verdict against Donald Trump along with Twitter being the new home for Tucker Carlson, wondering about Fox News's political clout going forward, this morning's House Republican press conference on the Biden family creating 15 shell companies to process money related to foreign nations and individuals, "people buying influence with the Biden family", GUEST: attorney, former UW law professor, legal scholar, Lis Wiehl, explains the civil trial jury $5 million verdict against Trump, how Trump's deposition--in lieu of testifying at the civil trial--worked against him, was the judge fair in this case based on two key trial decisions?8am hour -- GUEST: KOMO 4's Denise Whitaker, explains the Tacoma school teachers voting no-confidence on a school principal regarding lack of discipline on mis-behaving students, its the end of the line for MTV News, the new allegations against Pres. Biden and his family "influence peddling" financial transactions as unveiled by House Republicans, the allegations include several cases involving China or Chinese nationals, Spokane's liberal political reputation is changing based on new gross mis-demeanor drug possession gross law, a 14-year-old Bellevue girl is about to become a new golfing sensation, Tucker Carlson's taking his show to Twitter.
KVI's John Carlson reviews today's potentially damaging investigation press conference held by House Republicans connecting President Biden and 9 family members to 15 companies that were created in an influence peddling payment system.
KVI's John Carlson interviews former University of Washington law professor and attorney, Lis Wiehl, for her insight into the civil jury verdict ordering Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million. Wiehl explains why the civil trial evidence rules for a jury verdict are a lower threshold than a criminal trial. How Trump's deposition--in lieu of testifying at the civil trial--worked against him, "the trial happened in a city that despises Donald Trump", can Trump get a fair trial in NYC?, the ultimate decision for a defendant to testify or not is up to the defendant, was the judge fair in this case based on two key trial decisions? Carlson then offers his conclusions about how this verdict against Trump will affect the 2024 Presidential primary and the general election, respectively. How Trump's treatment of Carrol compares to the accusers and mistresses of Bill Clinton in the 1990s. Lastly, KVI's Kirby Wilbur shares his thoughts on the Trump verdict and the legal story that Wilbur believes will have a bigger impact on the 2024 (Presidential) election.
6am hour-- KVI 's Mark Christopher is one of the first to drive over newly repaired West Seattle Bridge off-ramp gigantic pothole, what the gigantic pothole should signify for West Seattle residents, the Allen TX mass murderer was praising WWII German Nazis and "Latino Nazis" on social media, chilling comments by the Allen TX mass murderer about his personality and the news media's coverage of mass shootings, a reminder that the Nashville school shooter's manifesto still hasn't been released and national news media are silent about urging authorities to release it, KVI's Lars Larson equates the Biden/McCarthy debt ceiling talks today to parents with adult children asking for more money. 7am hour -- the sad and selective outrage in NYC protesting the death of 30 yr old Jordan Neely killed after an outburst or confrontation on a subway train, why Neely's death could have been avoidable regarding NYC's turnstile justice system, GUEST: Federal Way mayor and former KC deputy prosecutor, Jim Ferrell, per KC Prosecutor's office juvenile division problems, the embarrassing failures of 'restorative community pathways' and the diversion program within the KC Prosecutor's office juvenile division, "deeply troubling" because these restorative justice cases revolve around violent crime i.e. armed robbery, 8am hour -- more discussion on the 'restorative justice' failures within the King Co. Prosecutor's office juvenile division,the social media evidence depicting Allen TX outlet mall mass shooter/murderer as a "Nazi", GUEST: Change Washington's Jim Keough points out the KCRHA doubling down financially on the homeless strategies that have backfired and brought more homeless into the region, KCRHA continues to waste money by pouring it down the same drain holes of previous failed efforts.
KVI's John Carlson interviews former King County deputy prosecutor and current Federal Way mayor, Jim Ferrell, about the latest troubles for the King County Prosecutor's juvenile division regarding what's called the 'restorative justice program' of diversion. Ferrell says the organizations within the juvenile division have zero accountability. Ferrell ran for King County Prosecutor last fall but was defeated by Leesa Manion. Ferrell says the restorative justice/diversion failures are "deeply troubling" because cases and defendants revolve around violent crime i.e. armed robbery. Ferrell concludes, its a "betrayal of the public" for these claims of juvenile restorative justice to not deliver what was promised to the community.
KVI morning show producer, Mark Christopher, is one of the first commuters today to drive over the newly repaired gigantic 4-foot pothole on the West Seattle Bridge off-ramp to Highway 99. KVI colleague, Phil Vandervort, reminds West Seattle residents why they should do more to hold Seattle politicians and bureaucrats accountable for infrastructure systems.
6am hour -- Kraken utterly demolish Dallas Stars 7-2 in another epic playoff game, the Allen TX outlet shopping mall mass shooting is possibly revolving around a Latino shooter who might have been motivated by white supremacy according to 'news media' reports, opposing views on the upcoming 'drug possession law' special session of the WA Legislature, 7am hour -- GUEST: KVI's Lone Star State Correspondent Kirby Wilbur re-joins the show talking Kraken 7-2 victory, the horrifying Allen TX outlet mall mass shooting, the suspected killer had been discharged from the US military over reported mental health issues, a driver in Brownsville TX rams into what appear to be illegal migrants but the driver is described as Latino, an example of Seattle's pro-$15 minimum wage supporter now complaining about restaurants in Seattle, Biden Administration backs-off threat to block an Oklahoma hospital chapel from leaving a candle burning at all times, 8am hour -- "brutal" new polling shows Pres. Biden's 2024 re-election bid is in bad shape, independent voters right now would favor Trump over Biden per the new ABC News/WaPo polling, Black voters are also deserting Biden by almost half compared to 2020, how this new polling reflects even worse on VP Kamala Harris, can you be transphobic if you agree with a trans-person?, GUEST: exec. director of CIS, Mark Krikorian, a reported half-million (500,000) foreign nationals are gathered at or near the US border in Mexico, "unmanageable" border situation per illegal immigration, why both political parties know they can't get the law changed (per illegal immigration), "yearning for the good ol' days of Obama policy", Congressional Democrats' bogus excuses leads to a Democratic president subverting the law; shocking fire destroys the Hurricane Ridge visitor's lodge at Olympic National Park.
KVI's John Carlson examines what ABC News host, George Stephanopoulos, calls "brutal" new polling for Pres. Biden's 2024 re-election bid is in bad shape, independent voters right now would favor Trump over Biden per the new ABC News/WaPo polling, Black voters are also deserting Biden by almost half compared to 2020, how this new polling reflects even worse on VP Kamala Harris.
KVI's John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur resume their Kraken/Stars playoff hockey bet conversation after the Kraken cream the Stars 7-2 in Game 3 at Climate Panic Arena. Also, John and Kirby discuss two significant news stories of the day in Texas involving the mass shooting at an Allen TX outlet shopping facility and a violent car crash that rammed into pedestrians near a shelter facility for illegal immigrants in Brownsville, near the US/Mexico border.
6am hour -- tracking the WA gas price in 2023 based on the impact of new laws by Gov. Inslee, "what are we getting" for all this extra cost in WA gas prices?, why last year's Seattle public school teacher's contract is now looming large as the district faces a $53 million deficit and closing some of its schools, the parallel in Bothell WA to the tragic NYC subway chokehold death of a man allegedly threatening passengers, a street level reaction to whether or not Seattle is "turning the corner" on homeless camps and shooting/public safety. 7am hour -- Happy Cinco De Mayo, Catholic candle lighting hospital chapel religious expression controversy, federal gov't over-ruling the local fire marshal, will WA AG Bob Ferguson be held accountable for the latest legal ruling against him for failing to disclose documents that were required to be turned over in a lawsuit against the state?, Republican US Senator obliterates Biden's deputy US Energy Secretary over a 2050 carbon neutral policy goal, what does the US get for spending $50 trillion to be carbon neutral by 2050, 8am hour -- GUEST: St. Rep. Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline) tells KVI why she prefers diversion programs instead of a criminal penalty for drug possession, compare and contrast of WA and Oregon drug poss. laws, Davis blames China not WA policy for King County fentanyl OD deaths, when people are most motivated for drug treatment, civil commitment Ricky's Law will handle the 10-20% of addicts that don't voluntarily comply, GUEST: recovering addict now working on effective drug rehab programs, Ginny Burton, responds to the Rep. Lauren Davis interview about what WA needs when it comes to a drug possession law, why "help isn't help" when it comes to drug rehabilitation in WA, Burton supports a felony drug possession law but notes that the prison model has not traditionally been rehabbed drug addicts, how the harm reduction politicians "distorted" current terms of drug addiction and policy, GUEST: economist Steve Moore says "Kevin McCarthy is eating Joe Biden's lunch" on the budget talks per the debt ceiling, why the federal gov't agencies could be cut by 10%, the notable correction made in the April jobs report as "the economy is growing really slowly".
KVI's John Carlson interviews two guests on opposing sides of what should happen to the current drug possession law in Washington. Gov. Jay Inslee has requested a special session of the state Legislature for May 16th to pass a uniform law rather than the patchwork of laws that Washington cities are passing in the absence of state law, technical legal issues aside. Listen to these two interviews with St. Rep. Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline) and a recovering meth and heroin addict who has now graduated from the University of Washington's Evans School, Ginny Burton.
Carbon neutral. Its a common phrase related to climate change debates in political circles. The Biden Administration set a goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. The Deputy Secretary of the US Energy Department was being questioned by a US Senate committee panel about the 2050 carbon neutrality policy and the questions were coming from Republican Louisiana Senator, John Kennedy. KVI's John Carlson listens to the revealing exchange between the two.
6am hour -- pressure building on WA Legislative special session from city mayors who want a tougher drug possesion law, Republican sources tell KVI that Gov. Inslee is not including Republicans in special session negotiations on the drug possession law, along with Kraken don't forget tonight's big WHL conference final game for the Seattle T-Birds, what makes "successful drug court programs" and why a gross mis-demeanor drug possession law should be the minimum standard in WA. 7am hour -- GUEST: former State Rep. and Pierce Co. Councilman, Hans Zeiger, (now with The Jack Miller Center) discusses the the woeful civics education for American 8th graders, a new theory on the two types of WA voters, the Bud Light "crisis" trans can drama continues, 8am hour -- meet three Seattle activists who are joining the new "Social Housing" board, the one thing that all three new board members seem to be lacking in qualifications for this board position, the Bothell State Rep. touting her climate change mitigation for housing is completely blind to how much her plan will drive up the cost of housing in WA, GUEST: SPOG Pres. Mike Solan responds to a Seattle Times columnist saying Seattle "has turned the corner" on crime/homelessness, Solan disagrees with the "corner" assessment, "disservice to the public" to spin these Seattle stats as improvement, latest Snohomish County tally shows homelessness has grown by 8% since 2012, listen to this Snohomish County homeless man who KOMO News interviewed and let us know how strong the entitlement mentality is.
Seattle City Councilmember, Tammy Morales, proudly introduces three Seattle activists who are joining the new "Social Housing" board, the one thing that all three new board members seem to be lacking in qualifications for this board position, how the three selections are indicative of the Seattle political bubble that the majority of councilmembers embody.
GUEST: Seattle Police Officers Guild president, Mike Solan, responds to a Seattle Times columnist saying Seattle "has turned the corner" on crime/homelessness, Solan disagrees with the "corner" assessment, "disservice to the public" to spin these Seattle stats as improvement, why Seattle PD Chief Adrian Diaz is restricting some SPD officers from being able to chase suspects now that the state law has been altered to provide for more pursuit of criminal suspects.
GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) tells KVI about the Gov. Inslee special session called for May 16th, why the (current) diversion policy "sucks", Mullet says "this is impacting everybody everywhere no matter where you live in Washington", why gross-misdemeanor makes for a more effective incentive to complete drug treatment rehab.
6am hour -- Kraken continue their playoff dramatics with OT win, Gov. Jay Inslee calls special session for the far too lenient drug possession law but other lawmakers are uncertain a legal fix is attainable, a brutal pot hole closes part of the W.Seattle Bridge, GUEST: KVI's Lone Star State correspondent Kirby Wilbur talks about the capture of the Texas mass murderer suspect (and 5-times deported illegal alien, Francisco Oropesa)Oregon Sec. of State resigns after being exposed in racketeering style side job consulting for a cannabis pot shop. 7am hour -- Nordstrom announces closure of two stores in San Francisco due to public safety/shoplifting/crime problems, this is another perfect example from SF of how to wreck a city, something new that Republicans can use as they campaign against WA AG in 2024 governor's election, new poll says 70% of SF residents support revoking sanctuary status for any illegal alien convicted of (fentanyl) drug dealing, homeless tents are popping up in Seattle's U-District just a few weeks after I-5 Ship Canal Bridge express lanes camps were cleared, 8am hour -- the new jaw dropping images of the 4-foot pothole/crater that has closed a West Seattle Bridge off-ramp, at least 5 cars were damaged by the gigantic pothole on the off-ramp, TX Sen. Ted Cruz lambastes Democrats trying to strip security funding for SCOTUS justices, GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) tells KVI about the Gov. Inslee special session called for May 16th, why the (current) diversion policy "sucks", Mullet says "this is impacting everybody everywhere no matter where you live in Washington", why gross-misdemeanor makes for a more effective incentive to complete drug treatment rehab.
Gov. Jay Inslee calls special session to address far too lenient drug possession law but other lawmakers don't seem to have the confidence that a legal fix is attainable.
The KVI morning team riffs on the new jaw dropping images of the 4-foot pothole/crater that has closed the West Seattle Bridge off-ramp to NB Highway 99 after at least 5 cars were damaged by the gaping chasm. The massive gap in the roadway is only being held together by rebar. Its located on the West Seattle Bridge off-ramp to northbound Highway 99 in the SoDo/Georgetown area of Seattle.
6am hour -- Gov. Jay Inslee won't run for re-election in 2024 and John Carlson knows why, how Inslee benefited greatly from the Trump economy and then the federal COVID stimulus, the unintentionally funny comment about Seattle's Capitol Hill needing more security but not more cops, RIP Gordon Lightfoot, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple examines the prospective WA gubernatorial candidates now that Inslee says he's not running again in 2024, what happens if Hillary Franz faces Bob Ferguson in the 2024 general election. 7am hour -- the curious case of outdoor/camping giant REI making record revenue but losing money, neighbors in Auburn and Bothell are demanding more policing and tougher prosecution of criminals after several recent crime sprees, Gov. Inslee's real climate record, GUEST: WSRP chair, Caleb Heimlich, talks about the open 2024 WA governor's election and two Republicans who are ready to run, Heimlich says "we have to play by the rules of the game as they are, not how we wish they were" (for WA elections), how WA Republicans are utilizing a new three-prong plan to recruit and connect with voters.8am hour -- a Tacoma political progressive issues scathing column about the problems with Tacoma link light rail, is this "an I told you so moment for Republicans?", the rising problem of unsolved murders in America, money and jobs and America's shifting population, KVI's Lone Star State Correspondent, Kirby Wilbur, predicts the Dallas Stars will beat the Kraken in the 2nd round playoff series, Kirby says the right/moderate Republican can win the 2024 WA governor's election and "Democrats will have a bloody primary" in 2024, why Hillary Franz could appeal to moderate/independent voters.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will not run for re-election in 2024 and KVI's John Carlson knows why, how Inslee benefited greatly from the Trump economy and then the federal COVID stimulus, if Inslee's such a good governor why are WA schools spending more money than ever as student enrollment is dropping?
KVI's John Carlson evaluates several stories all connected to the crime and public safety problems that persist in and around Seattle, including Federal Way and Bothell. The big surprise story here is that crime, shoplifting, in-store security are causing the premier outdoor/camping store, R.E.I., to lose money after generating record setting revenue for the co-op.
KVI's John Carlson asks the KVI Lone Star State Correspondent, Kirby Wilbur, who he's rooting for in the NHL playoff series between the Seattle Kraken and his new home in Texas, the Dallas Stars. Kirby confides he's pulling for the Stars, not the Kraken. Then Kirby and John get down to business on the fate of the WA governor's race and what will happen in 2024.
6am hour -- Kraken win game 7 in Denver to upset defending Stanley Cup champs, federal banking regulators have seized control of another failing bank after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse 2 months ago, Whole Foods shutting down one SF story because of public safety jeopardizing safety of employees/customers, SCOTUS justice Samuel Alito is opening up about the failure of investigators to pinpoint last year's notorious draft opinion leak, why Alito thinks he knows who's culpable, OR Sec. of State is consultant for a pot shop that is violating a variety of state rules and racking up money in state fines. 7am hour -- Texas neighbor dispute turns into massacre of one family, suspect turns out to be a 5-times deported illegal alien and is still on the loose, how today's federal take over of First Republic Bank has parallels to the WaMu collapse of 2008, its almost graduation season for high school and university so here's an inspiring story of a high school grad with an impressive list of scholarship offers, fewer than 1% of people cited for drug possession (in WA) have failed to call a hotline # to have their ticket deferred if they choose drug treatment, 8am hour -- Kraken upset the defending Stanley Cup champs winning the first round against Colorado, now we need a Seattle band to create a Kraken song the way Seattle bands did for the Sonics in the 1990s, how WA's new law on 'assault weapons' might be tied to the fate of a similar Illinois law, trans-ableism is a new chapter in the trans/gender identity political saga, JUST IN: WA Gov. Jay Inslee announces he won't run again for 2024 re-election.
KVI's John Carlson examines an Illinois federal judge's ruling on that state's recent 'assault weapons ban' law which closely mirrors the newly signed Washington law by Gov. Jay Inslee. The Illinois judge has issued a hold on the Illinois law prompting Carlson to conclude that a similar legal fate could apply to the Washington law.
Three of the four largest bank failures in American history have now taken place in the last 60 days, dating back to the March 10th federal seizure of Silicon Valley Bank in California. KVI's John Carlson explains the latest federal seizure of First Republic Bank and how this collapse connects with the 2008 sub-prime mortgage collapse of Washington Mutual which was based in Seattle.
6am hour -- Kraken game 6 tonight could clinch first franchise playoff series victory, the Tucker Carlson video message has now been seen 18 million times, when that satire news story turns out to be true, WA Democrats' plan is to spread the pain of drug addiction from the addicts to the rest of the law abiding, KVI's interview with the new House Republican Leader--Drew Stokesbary, Megyn Kelly rips Keith Olberman...7am hour -- report says ISIS and Taliban are killing each other in Afghanistan, now criticizing childhood obesity is racist, new polling shows 12% of Americans describe themselves as very happy, in the 1970s and 1980s it was 35% to upper 30% respectively, so why aren't Americans very happy?, the three things that generally create happiness among Americans, GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson addresses the Tucker Carlson firing by Fox News, why did Fox censor his Jan. 6th video (supplied by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy) presentation, how Tucker Carlson's firing will impact the 2024 Presidential election. 8am hour -- a lot of Washingtonians would move out of state if they could, the Seattle socialists push back on City Atty Ann Davidson's proposal to make drug possession a misdemeanor crime, esteemed movie director Steven Speilberg just did something unexpected as he stood up against one aspect of 'cancel culture', GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, gives some context to the Congressional debt ceiling limit debate, what Republicans should do if Biden and Senate Democrats try to play hard ball over the debt ceiling, why reclaiming unspent COVID relief money is so key to the Republican plan.
6am hour -- Kraken win thriller on the road in Game 5 , Tucker Carlson speaks for first time since being fired by Fox News, meanwhile Fox News ratings are down by more than half, KVI's Dana Loesch calls out Pentagon "DEI pencil pushers", Whitworth University in Spokane shutting down the on-campus appearance of a Chinese woman who survived the Mao revolution and now criticizes Communist China, WA roads/highways rank 47 in the US for quality, WA has the worst of both worlds: high spending and poor roadways, KVI's Lars Larson calls latest US GDP growth "pathetic" at 1.3% which is lower than expected, the recent tech sector layoffs seem to underscore the GDP output.7am hour--Seattle Times columnist eviscerates WA Legislative Democrats for failure on drug possession law and their pathetic attempt to scapegoat Republicans, the Democrats "can't even get their own side" on their side, Highline School District sued over political affiliated content like LGBTQ+, BLM, Che Guevara images/posters/flags, RIP Jerry Springer and the pinnacle of American "car crash" TV, a feminist activist cites the "material reality of biological sex" regarding the current debate on trans issues, a possible hole developing in the accusation against Tucker Carlson by a former guest booker on his show. 8am hour -- Kraken hockey squad putting together a story book um story in the NHL first round playoffs, Fox News has lost about half its audience since firing Tucker Carlson last week, GUEST: newly elected House Republican Leader, Drew Stokesbary, says he "has hit the ground running" in this new leadership position, Stokesbary is asked about the Leg. Democrats and Gov. Inslee blaming Republicans for their majority failure to fix the drug possession law, Stokesbary concedes that throwing people in jail for drugs is an outdated concept but underscores the need for a jail penalty for chronic drug addicts, Stokesbary's strategy to help Republicans change the public perception about their candidates, overhauling how schools assign student grades and an object lesson from a school district 6X the size of Seattle's.
GUEST: newly elected Washington House of Representatives Republican Leader, Drew Stokesbary, tells KVI he "has hit the ground running" in this new leadership position. Stokesbary is asked about the Leg. Democrats and Gov. Inslee blaming Republicans for their majority failure to fix the drug possession law. Stokesbary concedes that throwing people in jail for drugs is an outdated concept but underscores drug users have to want treatment and you need the check and balance of a jail penalty to get there. Stokesbary says for Republicans to succeed in WA, voters need more experience with Republicans to change pre-conceptions about the party's candidates. By doing that, he says Republicans can "create enough goodwill...talking to (voters) about issues that matter to them". Carlson says the opportunity for Republicans right now is that Democrats have "overplayed their hand".
Seattle Times columnist eviscerates WA Legislative Democrats for failure on drug possession law and their pathetic attempt to scapegoat Republicans. KVI's John Carlson reviews the Danny Westneat essay and concludes the Democrats "can't even get their own side" on their side.
6am hour -- local news media fail to cover Olympia School Board assertion that the district's music classes are racist, the pretzel logic of the Olympia School Board members who espouse that, how these extreme claims of racism and woke politics in school settings are prompting a reduction in public school enrollment forcing districts into big budget cuts, Edmonds School District has seen over 1000 students leave the district in the last 3 years, Oregon considering law that would allow homeless to sue people who tell them to "move along", the Seattle Times over-looks the reality on the street as it evaluates the reality in the WA Legislature about the failure to address the disastrous drug possession law, 7am hour -- Kraken might have a subtle advantage in tonight's Game 5 tilt in Denver against the defending champ Avalanche, one of Pres. Biden's biggest political allies concedes that age and public perception could befall Biden's re-election chances, US taxpayers will shell out $2 million for 'zero-emission delivery zone' pilot program in Portland, 8am hour -- how today's Carlson's Legendary Lyrics contest was steeped in American hockey lore, activist social justice warriors are portraying school music class in Olympia WA as "inequitable" and the district's "tradition of excellence" in music classes is translated to mean systemic discrimination, Kamala Harris's latest redundancy moment, a teacher who pushed back on politics, SF reverses their 2017 ban on employees from doing city business with states having more conservative laws (like LGBTQ issues and North Carolina but added abortion/voting access laws, too), one of the drawbacks to the SF ban was the ability of students to travel to states with HBCUs
Ideological political activists serving on the Olympia School Board are portraying school music class as "inequitable" and the district's "tradition of excellence" in music classes is translated to mean systemic discrimination thus concluding music classes are racist, how these extreme claims of racism and woke politics in school settings are prompting a reduction in public school enrollment in major WA school districts, the enrollment reductions are forcing districts into significant budget cuts, Edmonds School District has seen over 1000 students leave the district in the last 3 years, public school districts in Shoreline, Mukilteo, Bellevue and Tacoma are just a few of the other major school districts also facing an exodus of students.
In the aftermath of the just concluded Washington Legislative session, The Seattle Times over-looks the reality on the street as it evaluates the reality in the WA Legislature about the failure to address the disastrous drug possession law.
San Francisco city supervisors are forced to rescind their 2017 out of state travel ban imposed on states like North Carolina and Texas over conservative laws on gender identity and bathroom use (among other issues). KVI's John Carlson examines the reasons behind the reversal and how their attempt to boycott those states ultimately backfired.
6am hour -- Kraken OT playoff win ties series at 2-2, Fox News fires Tucker Carlson, explaining where Fox News went wrong with Tucker Carlson decision and the Dominion Voting Systems comments by attorney Sidney Powell, did you notice that King Co. Prop 1 on the ballot today transformed from mental health care to a "crisis care" levy in just 3 months?, CNN fires Don Lemon and why--despite the political punditry claims to the contrary--the two firings are completely different, cost of living is driving more people out of Seattle and NYC.7am hour -- who is the lobbyist for Washington car thieves in the state Legislature?, Pres. Biden officially announces his 2024 re-election candidacy, why Trump and Biden need each other in 2024, RIP to actor Harry Belafonte, a KVI listener notes that Harry Belafonte had a crucial tie to the PNW and Seattle back in the 1990s, HBO's Bill Maher honors--in his own humorous way--those who've fought back on 'cancel culture'. 8am hour -- Edmonds WA suffers two violent crimes in roughly 3 days however violent crime reports there are down after spiking in 2021, a Seattle school teacher and social justice warrior is bitterly re-writing Seattle Times headlines, Gov. Inslee's prepared to call a special session to get a fix on drug possession, Biden officially announces for 2024 re-election.
With Pres. Joe Biden officially announcing his 2024 re-election campaign, KVI's John Carlson explains why that helps any Republican opponent who clinches the nomination but adds that Donald Trump has to be the Republican candidate Biden is most hoping to face in a general election.
KVI's John Carlson checks out the newest award show, created by HBO's Bill Maher, to honor those who are ready to cancel 'cancel culture'.
Tributes and one forgotten Pacific Northwest/Seattle connection to the legendary singer/actor/civil rights icon, Harry Belafonte who just passed at age 96.
6am hour -- defiant WA Democrats adjourn 2023 Legislative session without changing the incredibly lenient drug possession law, GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Schoessler, says the just concluded WA Legislative session is one of the 3 worst he's ever seen, Schoessler cites "sustainable budgets" and "fixing the Blake decision" among the primary reasons, explaining the other shortcomings of the 2023 Legislative session like the police pursuit law, why the general budget for 2023-2025 is chocked full of entitlements.7am hour -- tomorrow is election day for King Co. voters on the Dow Constantine $1.25 billion property tax increase to pay for behavioral/mental health crisis care, GUEST: KNWN's Carleen Johnson on the scene of fatal I-5 car/pedestrian crash in Fife WA that closed SB I-5 lanes and are just now re-opening to drivers, the dust-up between WA Gov. Jay Inslee and Idaho's governor over an abortion-related law that Inslee keeps mis-characterizing, GUEST: WA House Republican Leader, J.T. Wilcox, tells KVI he�s stepping down as leader of the House Republicans, says Democrats are "emboldened" with their un-constitutional gun control bill on semi-automatic rifles, cites the Democrats bill to prevent notification of parents when juvenile children leave home to seek gender-affirming care, how Olympia Legislative beat reporters failed to hold Inslee accountable.8am hour -- Bud Light's marketing director steps down after fiasco with trans female social media activist gets personalized beer can, GUEST: Randy Pepple says the end of the Leg. session is the "end of an assault" on the people of Washington, Democrats have become "unmoored" from reality, Democrats double talk on protecting minors to receive gender transforming care, some possible Republican replacements for JT Wilcox as the House Republican Leader, HBO's Bill Maher creates an awards show devoted to cancel culture.
KVI host John Carlson, interviews St. Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) about the just concluded 2023 Legislative session in Olympia and Schoesler tells KVI that the laws and budget passed by legislators make it one of the three worst sessions he's ever seen during his 31-years serving in Olympia. Schoessler cites "sustainable budgets" and "fixing the Blake decision" among the primary reasons, explaining the other shortcomings of the 2023 Legislative session like the police pursuit law, one positive aspect regarding the capital budget, why the general budget for 2023-2025 is chocked full of entitlements.
6am hour -- new example of just how "pro-criminal" the WA Legislative Democrats are, 28 Washington mayors are now imploring the WA Legislature to pass a serious penalty for drug possession, the Democrats track record in Olympia is to make drug possession legal and simultaneously stop the death penalty for convicted murderers, WA gas prices have Spokane area drivers making a run for the border. 7am hour -- Biden Administration is poised to charge mortgage holders with good credit an extra fee to subsidize mortgage holders with bad credit, the Biden Admin. is "making suckers out of those who play by the rules", Tacoma's new RV homeless lot is experiencing problems already, the RV homeless lot is another example of how WSDOT refuses to get serious about blocking and cleaning up homeless/crime related behavior on state taxpayer owned property, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, previews an upcoming new report on boosting Americans news/media (i.e. political spin) literacy.8am hour-- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, the abject defiance of the Washington Legislature when it comes to getting serious about the current drug possession law (SB 5536), even Tacoma (which voted 80% for Biden in 2020) is toughening its drug possession laws as the Legislature is refusing to do so, why the current Legislative bill is the "Blake fake" and should be voted down, GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers on how to properly celebrate Earth Day tomorrow.
A new example of just how "pro-criminal" the WA Legislative Democrats are, 28 Washington mayors are now imploring the WA Legislature to pass a serious penalty for drug possession, the Democrats track record in Olympia is to make drug possession legal and simultaneously stop the death penalty for convicted murderers.
Biden Administration is poised to charge mortgage holders with good credit rating an extra fee to subsidize mortgage holders with bad credit, the Biden Admin. is "making suckers out of those who play by the rules",
6am hour -- local and federal authorites still have not released Nashville/Covenant School shooter's 'manifesto', a Snohomish School District principal is canceling Mother's and Father's Day related school events because some children might not have a parent, a Seattle public school is being sued over segregation of the students based on race, JUST IN: Space-X (aka Elon Musk) just launched the biggest ever (un-manned) rocket eclipsing NASA's Saturn V in the 1960s, 7am hour -- GUEST: Dave Workman on WA Legislature approving bill to ban semi-automatic rifles which Dems call "assault weapons" and "weapons of war", ATF director asked to define "assault weapon", why Robert F. Kennedy Jr's 2024 Presidential candidacy is "bad news" for Biden's re-election chances, RFK Jr's candidacy has "a lot of baggage", Seattle homeless watch-dog and digital journalist Jonathan Choe has now been nominated for more 2022 Emmy Awards than any other Seattle TV reporter. 8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, says WA Democrats finally expected to unveil their 2023-25 state budget tomorrow or Saturday, at 9:30a today Gov. Inslee will authorize the stop of statewide public advisory votes on tax hikes (a statewide vote which was approved by voters), Mother's Day and Father's Day events canceled by a principal at a Snohomish WA elementary school because 'not all students may have a mother or father', yet the school promotes a gay pride event for students/parents to attend, GUEST: St. Sen. Mike Padden (R-Spokane) addresses the recent whistleblower report about transgender female prisoners (some convicted of sex crimes) bunking with biological females at the Purdy WA women's prison.
The Washington Legislature passes a semi-automatic rifle ban bill to Gov. Inslee. The Democrats call it "an assault weapons ban". GUEST: our gun-rights "go-to-guy", senior writer for TheGunMag.com, Liberty Park Press, former NRA Board Member, Dave Workman, notes that legal challenge will be filed to the gun ban. The immediate question now is when Gov. Inslee will sign the bill because it has an emergency clause in the legislation that will put the law into effect as soon as the governor signs it. The emergency clause would prevent buyers from initiating the paperwork process for a 10-day waiting period to buy or transfer one of these newly banned guns. A sidebar story: the U.S. ATF Director cant or won't define "assault weapon" during Congressional hearing.
Allegations of segregation in Seattle public schools, GUEST: attorney and managing director of legal advocacy with the group "F.A.I.R." (the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism), Leigh Ann O'Neill. She filed a civil rights legal complaint against Seattle's Pathfinder K-8 school and the school's principal (Britney Holmes).
6am hour -- John Carlson returns...Kraken win first ever franchise playoff game and do it by beating the defending Stanley Cup champs, REI will close its Portland store because of crime problems including break-ins and chronic shoplifting, US Senate releases 304 page report on COVID origin and the conclusions badly contradict the political science perpetrated by Dr. Anthony Fauci and the US NIH, transgender inmates are quartered with female prisoners in the WA women's prison at Purdy and some of the transgender inmates have been convicted of sex crimes now sleeping in the same quarters with female inmates.7am hour -- new Gallup poll says more Americans than ever are now politically independent thus fleeing both Republican and Democratic parties, GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers reports WA gas prices have increased between 35 and 52 cents per gallon since CO2 tax, Myers calculations are based on the impact of the new carbon fuel cap and trade law in WA, 8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, previews the last 5 remaining days of the WA Legislative session including what will be a record setting state budget (20% higher than last year's spending) and Democrats are conducting all the budget negotiations without Republican leadership input, some top-shelf, gourmet gas-lighting about mass shootings from Seattle's US Congresswoman, King County voters decide next week on a property tax hike to pay for $1.25 billion in behavioral and mental health services. GUEST: (Un)divided podcast host, Brandi Kruse, has announced she's voting "yes" on that tax hike, a debate about why to vote for or against this massive property tax hike, how Kruse sees the WA Democrats winning the political 'spin' game on key election issues like police pursuit rules and drug possession laws.
WA gas prices are up between 35-52 cents since January 1st, 2023 attributed to the new WA 'cap and trade' tax on carbon fuel. GUEST: Washington Policy Center's environmental policy director, Todd Myers, has been tracking the cap and trade auction in February and how that's currently impacting the high price we pay for gas at the pump across Washington.
KVI's John Carlson interviews The (Un)Divided podcast host, Brandi Kruse, about the King County election on April 25th asking voters to decide on a $1.25 billion property tax hike over 9 years to pay for behavioral and mental health service that levy supporters claim will address homeless and drug addicts in King County. Kruse has announced she's voting 'yes' on the big property tax hike although she has some reservations about her vote. Carlson and Kruse examine where behavioral and mental health services should fall as a King County priority and how to fund it.
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson -- charges now filed against 84 yr old St. Louis man who shot/wounded a 16 year-old Black teen Ralph Yarl, REI closing its Portland OR store because of continuing shoplifting and store vandalism, Seattle (area) spending $200,000 per year per estimated homeless person, Renton homeless hotel now out of federal grant money to house homeless so those homeless people are being evicted, that $200K in Seattle goes to the people running the homeless industrial complex--not the housing or rehab for the homeless, Lars Larson says the REI/PDX store closing is deeply ironic because of the city's anti-police/pro-Antifa politics. 7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson -- today is WWII Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day, Americans under age 18 know little to nothing about the Holocaust, today is also the anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan during WWII, Dems are always saying we need to listen to those with lived experience but not when it comes to jailing chronic homeless drug addicts, another plot twist involving political campaign donations in the Bud Light 'go woke, go broke' saga with trans female social media influencer. 8am hour -- Kirby in for John Carlson -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple points out the upcoming budget battle in WA Legislature boosts government employee compensation but short changes education, House Democrats still not working on a drug possession law fix, why July 1st is a major deadline for the current 'temporary' drug possession law, how Bellingham city officials are moving in a different direction than Olympia Dems on drug possession law, Demcorats did pass police pursuit reform law but police still won't be allowed to chase car theft or burglary suspects, CA US Sen. Diane Feinstein is becoming a liability for Democrats and the fate of federal judicial nominees, a compare and contrast of Gov. Inslee's track record on taxation with those of King George of England's unquenchable thirst for taxes.
A KVI listener asks guest host Kirby Wilbur for some historical context and comparisons on Tax Day 2023 between WA Gov. Jay Inslee and King George of England who essentially triggered the American revolution in 1776 because of insatiable thirst for tax money. Kirby concludes that both Inslee and King George hungered for taxes for different reasons.
KVI's Kirby Wilbur and Lars Larson talk about the schadenfreude that outdoor/camping giant REI is closing its Portland store due to continuing crime/theft/property damage in the city's trendy Pearl District.
Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson! Hour 1: We're eagerly anticipating Starship�s first integrated flight test from Space X...which has been scuttled due to an issue in the pressuring system // Do Seattle's struggles with drugs and homelessness call for creation of a third public safety agency? // The man accused of vandalizing more than a dozen Des Moines businesses last week is expected to make his SECOND court appearance today // Lars Larson joins Kirby to rail against the homeless industrial complex and the passage of SB 5599Hour 2: It's Patriot's Day! Kirby gives a history lesson about the New England holiday; Minors can still get married in Washington, though some want that to change - but those same minors can change their gender, apparently // According to Sound Transit, bad light-rail ties on I-90 bridge can�t be fixed and must be rebuilt // Bud Light chief executive apologizes after boycott over Dylan MulvaneyHour 3: Randy Pepple joins Kirby to discuss the latest going on in the legislative session // The Walla Walla ferry that ran aground Saturday has successfully been refloated and is back in Bremerton // Biden raises eyebrows by telling Irish leaders to 'lick the world' // Evidently, Rice is to blame for around 10 percent of global emissions of methane and scientists say that if the world wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, rice cannot be ignored.
Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders is back on the job after being airlifted to Harborview Medical Center on April 2nd in the wake of serious collision; Police in Des Moines have arrested a man they accuse of vandalizing several businesses and homes Thursday morning; Tacoma police have announced several arrests linked to multiple armed robberies and assaults across the Puget Sound region // Phillies' Fans Throw Hot Dogs & Trash at Each Other During Dollar Dog Night at Citizen's Bank Park // Property taxes could be going up significantly under a last-minute bill introduced yesterday in Olympia // Biden admin grants $350K in taxpayer money to translate the "Homosaurus" into Spanish; Lars Larson joins John to discuss the details // The federal judge who ruled against Joe Kennedy - - the Bremerton "praying coach" - - says he was "delighted" when the U-S Supreme Court reversed his decision; Washington's ban on the sale of AR-15s and 59 other guns will likely be tested in the U-S Supreme Court: That's what a recently retired federal judge from our state is saying // Fed up by LA pothole, Arnold Schwarzenegger fills it himself // Climate change is affecting baseball home runs, study says - Steve Moore joins John to discuss the details // Asian Americans are the best educated and highest income racial group in the U.S., yet increasingly, they're not treated like other minorities. This week on Full Measure. Sharyl Attkisson joins John to discuss // Randy Pepple joins John to discuss the latest going on in the legislative session // Lower-income renters have less residual income than ever before // Mary Quant, the Sixties fashion trailblazer and miniskirt maverick, dies aged 93; Why People Are Fleeing Blue Cities for Red States // Sen. Tim Scott Announces First Step Of 2024 Presidential Run
John Carlson Returns! Property taxes could be going up significantly under a last-minute bill introduced yesterday in Olympia // A father confronts LEGO for promoting LGBTQ agenda to children, then gets thrown out by store security // Even Hippie-like Bellingham is cracking down on drugs // The legislature passed House Bill 5087 on Friday, eliminating the death penalty from Washington state law - Lars Larson joins John to discuss // The moment Elon Musk confronts BBC reporter James Clayton for not being able to provide a single example of hate speech he has witnessed on Twitter // NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media' // John talks about the recent shootings in Nashville and Louisville and how the issue of guns is being politicized // Have you heard of "Daisy Jones and the Six"? It's a show about a band in the 1970s and is available to binge on Amazon Prime Video // Randy Pepple joins John to discuss the latest going on in the legislative session // According to the Stranger �Progressive� council member Andrew Lewis sided with landlords in watering down a bill to cap late fees at $10 for renters // Democrats choose Chicago as site of 2024 Democratic convention
Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson! MLB new rules: Pitch clock, shift ban and new bases all in play in 2023 // Possession of illegal drugs remains a criminal offense in a newly crafted state law that also offers drug treatment alternatives. Opponents want a tougher law with more jail time and higher fines // Parents fear child swallowed pill containing fentanyl at Seattle tiny home village // Gas prices on the rise as peak summer months approach, but that's not what the national news is saying // We're learning about a POSSIBLE break in the case of missing woman who disappeared after a recent Seattle Mariner's Game // Al Jaffee, record-breaking Mad Magazine cartoonist, dies age 102; Ronald Reagan on the problems with Liberals // Kirby talks about the types of weapons you can and can't buy, including flamethrowers! // What happens when conservatives dwell on conspiracy theories // US Postal Service has a goal of hiring one thousand people in our state; Lawmakers are hoping a revised training program will help recruit more state troopers // Odd things going on at Purdy women's prison with men identifying as women // Ford to drop AM radios from most new vehicles in 2024; North Carolina legislature makes it legal to buy a pistol without a permit; Walmart shuts four stores in Chicago - halving its footprint in Illinois city
Kirby gives a lesson in perspective - the world is an okay place and why you should count your blessings
A bill in the Washington House is proposing the creation of a new property tax category of 4% on property valued at over $5 million // Washington State House Approves Limited Police Pursuit Bill With Mixed Vote // Louisville bank shooting leaves 5 dead, 8 wounded, including officer // Lars Larson joins Kirby to talk about the Louisville shooter // Kirby talks about windmills, windfarms and alternative energy // The Justice Department is appealing a ruling from a federal judge that would suspend the use of an abortion pill and last week, Governor Jay Inslee announced the state bought a three-year supply // Pramila Jayapal penned an op-ed for the Seattle Times, "Bidenomics: Policies that lift up all Americans" // Man wanted in connection to deadly Seattle hit-and-run may have fled to Mexico // Thieves make off with $500,000 in merchandise from Seattle Apple store after tunneling through a bathroom wall // The Democratic Party has chosen Chicago as the site of its 2024 convention; Univ. of Wash. aims to dismiss suit by computer science instructor over land acknowledgements // Kirby gives a lesson in perspective - the world is an okay place and why you should count your blessings
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson today, inflation stories and anecdotes to start the show, SeaTac Airport's new $1 billion terminal will only fit 16 of the 20 planes it was designed to accommodate, the TN House of Reps expulsion controversy latest news, TX court convicts Uber driver who is a former Army sergeant of shooting and killing an armed BLM protester in 2020 in a case that revolved around self-defense. 7am hour-- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson -- Democrats in WA Legislature approve a bill to ban semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15, why the gun ban vote won't deliver what Democrats are promising about mass shootings, Wilbur's suggestion on what can reduce mass shootings, Democrats lauding the WA Supreme Court ruling on capital gains income as subject to an excise tax are now irate at TX legal ruling about mifepristone, the first US President to ever be arrested by police (spoiler alert: it's before the advent of the car), the former Union Army soldier who was the DC police officer who made the arrest of the President, how Mark Twain convinced this President to write and sell his memoirs.8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, SB 5768 today would legalize (after the fact) Gov. Inslee's purchase of abortion drug mifepristone, HB 1628 would increase the state's real estate excise sales tax double talk about making housing more affordable by making it more expensive, how Gov. Inslee and other WA Democrats have failed to keep promises about mental health treatment in WA, Kirby Wilbur speaks candidly about knowing billionaire Harlan Crow, how the political left is trying to misrepresent Crow and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's friendship and relationship.
KVI's Kirby Wilbur, subbing for John Carlson, shares his experience meeting with and talking to billionaire businessman Harlan Crow who is embroiled in a political controversy regarding vacations for US Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas. Kirby clarifies the criteria for US Supreme Court justices to report gifts they receive and adds more context to the political attack that surfaced last week involving Crow and Thomas.
6am hour -- Seattle Kraken clinch playoff spot after last night's victory, many crimes that are statistically going up in WA are actually going down across the nation which is underscoring how awful the Legislative/Seattle Democrats' policy decisions have been for public safety, how Republicans are losing (elections) on the voter support gap in the 18-29 yr old age bracket, the dishonesty of the NY Times is almost awe-inspiring, Democrats have now clearly taken the mantle from Republicans as "being the party of the rich". 7am hour -- TN House expels two members over last week's insurrection like take-over of the State Capitol, how the legacy/left-wing news media are spinning this expulsion as racial animosity, WA Legislative Democrats are still sitting on a bill that would increase state property tax rates from 1% to 3%, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple shines the light on a WA Legislative bill that would suppress public information about how much Gov. Inslee's carbon fuel cap and tax law impacts the cost of the price at the pump. 8am hour -- GUEST: Mary Robnett, Pierce Co. Pros., underscores drug treatment is the primary path out of Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia drug addicted homeless problems, what Robnett is hearing from other county prosecutors right now about drug possession law, "there haven't been a lot of drug prosecutions", "it hasn't been a very workable crime on the books", "it hasn't been effective", says misdemeanors are not enough to incentivize getting drug addicts into treatment, Easter Sunday this weekend and John Carlson reads the Biblical "Passion Of The Christ".
Numerous crime stats in Washington continue to rise even as those same stats nationally begin to decline. KVI's John Carlson provides the statistics and comparisons and concludes that Washington's crime rates are abysmally bad because of the policies created in recent years by Democrats controlling the WA Legislature and Governor's office.
KVI's John Carlson notices the appallingly deceiving headline in the New York Times about the vote by the Tennessee House of Representatives to expel two elected members after their behavior within the capitol building last week during a demonstration with activists demanding gun control. The example of the misleading headline is another in a series of agenda driven issues designed to benefit Democrats and hurt Republicans.
6am hour -- a trio of "reliable" media lefties all question the Alvin Bragg case against Trump, the former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe said the indictment "landed like a dud", for arguments sake...let's say Trump gets convicted: Democrats are always talking about how we need to restore felons voting rights, WA residents pay the 2nd steepest cell phone service taxes in the USA, security cam video reveals the origin of fatal road rage shooting this week on Seattle's Capitol Hill that killed a popular community activist, 7am hour -- WA driver's license are the most expensive in the nation by a big margin, AG Bob Ferguson needs to respect WA taxpayers the way he respects WA grocery store customers, facts are largely absent as local (and national) school students walked out of classrooms yesterday to protest gun violence and demand gun control, listen to what the Mt. Si HS students in Snoqualmie said about why they want more gun control, 8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, assault weapons ban poised to pass by WA Democrats in the Legislature, let's revisit how Sweden did following their national decisions to avoid COVID lockdowns, deaths and learning loss were among the lowest on earth based on staying open during COVID, Bobby Wagner is coming back to the Seahawks.
Security cam video shows the origin of what turned into a road rage fatal shooting on Seattle's Capitol Hill last weekend that killed a popular community activist, Elijah Lewis. It started when the car allegedly driven by Lewis pulled into traffic from a parking spot and came close to striking a man on an electric scooter, Patrick Cooney, who is now charged with 2nd degree murder of Lewis. Another update to the story is that its now not confirmed that Cooney possess a conceal carry permit for the gun in question. Cooney will also be charged with aggravated assault because gun fire wounded Lewis's 9 yr old nephew who was also in the car at the time of the confrontation.
The cost for a Washington driver's license is the most expensive in the nation. KVI's John Carlson examines the impact of why licenses have become so expensive as Legislative Democrats and Gov. Inslee have gradually increased their costs over the years. The cost for a first time driver's license in WA is $89--which includes a Ticketmaster-esque $35 filing fee charged by the state.
6am hour -- is this the biggest case yet of Trump Derangement Syndrome?, legal scholar Jonathan Turley concludes two major points after the Trump indictment is finally unsealed, why this is clearly a political prosecution not a criminal prosecution, "normalizing" criminal behavior, Victor Davis Hanson outlines the Democrats' strategy in charging Trump as a way to silence him if he's the 2024 nominee, an Oregon woman is denied an adoption that she says is because she's Christian. 7am hour -- road rage shootings in WA have tripled in less than 5 years (according to WSP) why Carlson's theory of road rage shootings is different from WSP's conclusion, what's at the heart of bad behavior and conduct on WA roads?,Gov.Inslee showing his complete short term memory loss, the two most frequent counties that people from King County are leaving to move to. 8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple updates the status of the police chase law and drug possession law, down to the last three weeks of the Legislative session (ending April 23) and Democrats would prefer to adjourn the session leaving both the police pursuit law and drug possession law as status quo instead of making badly needed reforms, Trump indictment reax from Jonathan Turley, CNN legal analyst Carrie Cordero and historian Victor Davis Hanson, the Burien pastor who stood by a young homeless man OD'ing on a hallucinogenic drug this week.
The Washington State Patrol says road rage cases have tripled in the last 5 years. KVI's John Carlson gives his interpretation of why road rage confrontations have spiked in the last five years.
From legal experts to political analysis, KVI's John Carlson devotes two segments of the show hearing others' perspective and then adding his own about the 16-page indictment of Donald J. Trump as charged by the Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg.
6am hour -- Seattle has now surpassed $1 billion spent on homelessness in the last 10 years (again, just the city of Seattle--not the county or the state) and homelessness has grown larger, the latest report shows the economic principle that if you subsidize something you get more of it, will mayors in Portland and Seattle embrace the message from NYC's mayor about today's Trump indictment?, GUEST: SPOG Pres. Mike Solan speaks about the end of the SPD consent decree and if Seattle's Capitol Hill is becoming less or more violent. 7am hour -- what is a motorcycle doing on Seattle's light rail?, GUEST: Roger Valdez explains why despite years of trying Seattle-centric politicians can't deliver the affordable housing they continually promise, spoiler alert: it takes 5 years to get a housing development plan off the ground in Seattle, FL Gov. Ron DeSantis allows Constitutional carry (if you have no criminal background).8am hour -- it only took WA Democrats one week to expand their (State) Supreme Court upheld capital gains income tax, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple explains SB 5767 which was just introduced today and would tax annual income of highly paid hospital executives, Pepple says the majority Democrats in Olympia are "weaponizing the tax code against people they don't like", a Seattle City Council candidate says money is not property, cop killer convicted in Everett will avoid the death penalty thanks to Gov. Jay Inslee.
It only took WA Democrats one week to expand their (State) Supreme Court upheld capital gains income tax. GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple explains SB 5767 in the WA Legislature which will "tax" the "annual compensation paid to certain highly compensated hospital employees." Pepple says this is all about Democrats needing to pay off their supporters in labor unions--specifically hospital workers unions. Pepple concludes, the majority Democrats are "weaponizing the tax code against people they don't like". SB 5767 was just proposed this week by Democratic state senators from the Washington peninsula, Christine Rolfes (D-Bremerton) and Emily Randall (D-Bainbridge).
GUEST: director of Seattle For Growth, Roger Valdez, provides an honest perspective about the myriad efforts in Seattle, King County and Washington to provide "affordable" housing via government run programs. Consider Gov. Jay Inslee's $4 billion housing bond plan. King County and Seattle failing to make housing more affordable.; how government fails to deliver when it promises to provide "affordable housing". Valdez says the Seattle City Council is preparing a tree ordinance that will make it tougher for developing more dense housing that would increase supply and begin to moderate prices. Valdez asks "wait a minute. Is this actually going to solve the problem (of affordable housing)?" What Valdez would do if he were advising Gov. Inslee (spoiler alert: it takes 5 years to get a housing development plan off the ground in Seattle).
KVI's John Carlson explores the new report from KOMO News about the city of Seattle spending over $1 billion on homelessness over the last 11 years and how the homeless population in the city went up not down despite the unprecedented taxpayer spending.
6am hour -- John Carlson is back along with wild weekend weather, the Trump indictment will it help or hurt Trump?, Pierce Co. woman manages to escape a ghastly kidnapping, NPR now says that civility is racist, the Thurston Co. Sheriff is injured after car crash involving a suspected DUI driver.7am hour -- are Democrats dividing Republicans with the Trump indictment?, KVI callers sound off on the Trump indictment and what it portends for 2024, the Democrats "best gambit" for 2024, a couple from eastern WA arrested in Mexico for the death of an 8-year-old boy from Pasco, legal scholar Alan Dershowitz explains why the case is weak for the Trump indictment, a sharply-scripted political parody video involving a young college student who meets a Cuban who escaped to America. 8am hour -- work-shopping a plan to encourage liberals to move out of WA to states like CA and NY, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple explains "the first domino to fall in the post-capital gains tax world (in WA)", WA Democrats are aiming to pass a real-estate sales tax increase, $70 billion in bi-ennial spending is still not enough for WA Democrats, (HB 1628 on the real estate sales tax) WA Democrats continuing raising taxes even as they have budget surpluses, Trump chances in 2024 with the current indictment situation.
KVI's John Carlson presents two possible outcomes involving the criminal indictment waiting to be unsealed tomorrow against Donald Trump. KVI listeners sound off on whether or not there's a subtle strategy to martyr Trump with indictment.
6am hour -- Air Hoffman in for John Carlson -- Trump officially indicted by Manhattan district attorney, concerns that the statute of limitations could apply to this charge against Trump for sending campaign money to keep an extra-marital affair quiet, how Democrats have used campaign money for similar hush money moments, the revealing and awkward answers from two government officials involved in clearing the Seattle I-5 Ship Canal express lanes illegal homeless camps this week, this week's dual sweep at the Ship Canal shows how slowly the homeless industrial complex moves, the bat-wielding Seattle man accused of threatening digital journalist Jonathan Choe didn't show at his arraignment, Lars Larson and Ari argue about the Trump indictment.7am hour -- caller riffs on Trump indictment and possible hoaxes the left will need to conduct to validate their theories about Trump supporters, Dr. Anthony Fauci is still alleging a sea of misinformation and disinformation about his bogus assertions on COVID, a good news story about two talented high school mathmeticians and the 2000 year old Pythagorean theorem, Howard Schultz pushes back on Bernie Sanders and Sanders' ilk who deride rich people as billionaires, actress Gwenyth Paltrow is vindicated in court after she was accused (civilly) of crashing into and injuring another skier at posh Utah resort six years ago, social agendas and investing are causing trouble when politics and money collide.8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org Randy Pepple, reports that WA Leg. Democrats are aiming to end some sentencing enhancements, drug use in school zones and others related to crimes committed by juveniles (in some cases connected to gang activity), an update on that WSF pilot who crashed the Cathlamet into the Fauntleroy Ferry dock last fall, Nancy Pelosi doesn't seem to understand the Bill of Rights and due process in court cases, Ari's "got the receipts" on the D.A. that just indicted Trump
KVI's Ari Hoffman tackles the partisan defenses involving the Manhattan, New York District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, who has now indicted Donald Trump in connection with campaign money that was used to allegedly pay Stormy Daniels after an extra-marital affair. The concerns about Bragg targeting Trump with indictment while routinely avoiding charges of criminals in New York that can be impacting public safety in America's largest city. Bragg's "unlawful political interference" claim about Republicans, Democrats set the rules of the game and now Democrats are freaking out when Republicans play by the same 'rules'.
6am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson -- could there be a "national divorce" of Americans?, an Ari and Traci Castro-Gill update regarding "the identity wheel of power", shortage of KC Sheriff's deputies means the Lake Washington SD won't have some SROs next school year, is 38 pounds of drugs a lot in WA or Oregon anymore?, a baseball bat-wielding man arrested in downtown Seattle after accosting a well-known digital journalist and it turns out the assault suspect with the bat has a warrant for arrest, the search is on for a suspected repeat offender now charged with killing two men on I-5 in Seattle in a fatal hit-n-run crash near Spokane Street.7am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson -- BREAKING: manifesto from Nashville school shooter will now go to the FBI before its released to the public, the manifesto going to the FBI first is raising two big questions for Ari, in less than one week 4 people are dead at Seattle chronic homeless areas, a new generation of young people are watching the TV show Friends and finding the episodes offensive, the Friends creator showed some white guilt after the show was criticized. 8am hour -- Ari in for John -- lack of staffing for KC Sheriff's office now means Lake Washington SD won't have SRO's at some schools next school year, how a lack of SROs can compromise school security and safety, progressive libs try another version of UBI by paying "artists", Gov. Jay Inslee's latest climate change tweet, the press secretary for AZ's new governor (Katie Hobbs) resigns after social media post threatenting "transphobes" with a gun or being shot, an example of a big city progressive politician having to admit reality about crime, an honest talk about how much a person should be able to get high on 'drugs' before the state (i.e. government) steps in to the situation, the January 6th "Q Anon shaman" guy is getting released from jail today (and Democrats are cracking wise about his release).
KVI's Ari Hoffman sits in for morning host, John Carlson, and analyzes the BREAKING story that the manifesto from the Nashville school shooter, Audrey Hale, will now go to the FBI before its released to the public. Tthe manifesto going to the FBI first is raising two big questions for Ari.
6am hour -- Nashville school mass shooter kills three 9-year-olds then three adults, PD Chief wouldn't allow a repeat of Uvalde, killer's as yet unreleased manifesto, killer messaged a former classmate about suicide and being on the news, a news media watch-dog posts a lengthy tweet about why shootings keep happening, how left-wing political dogma (i.e. entitlement mentality) influences the anger and revenge that fuel mass shootings,7am hour -- new polling says Americans are less likely to be patriotic/religious/wanting to have children, one encouraging aspect of this new polling, another example of why (WA) Democrats really don't care about democracy at all, Aryan prison gang drug bust seized enough fentanyl to kill virtually every human in the Puget Sound metro area. 8am hour -- looking like the last chance today for the WA Legislature to pass a realistic police pursuit law reform bill, GUEST: Shift WA.org's Randy Pepple notes the current reform bill is watered-down and only public pressure will get the House Democrats in Olympia to vote on a tougher bill, stones and glass houses for Sen. Patty Murray, KVI callers sound off on police pursuit law, why KVI listeners and voters need to press House Speaker Laurie Jinkins to do the right thing and adopt the tougher HB1363, now prolific author Agatha Christie books are being edited to remove dated racial references.
New polling says Americans are less likely to be patriotic/religious/wanting to have children, the polling shows that people are losing tolerance of others, the one encouraging aspect of this new polling.
The click is ticking today, Tues. March 28th, for the dwindling time to pass a realistic police pursuit reform bill in the Washington Legislature. KVI's John Carlson and ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple explain the House Democrats decision to schedule a vote on a watered-down version of a bi-partisan reform bill rather than holding a hearing where the public could testify to House Representatives as public safety advocates are urging amendments be added to the existing bill, such as allowing police to pursue suspected stolen car drivers. The Washington House of Representatives are set to vote on this watered-down bill at 4pm today.
6am hour--more evidence that people are leaving Seattle area in greater numbers than all but one other US city, 10% in Seattle report they're moving out of the metro area, one notable wealth management firm announces they'll move out of state from Camas WA to Texas after capital gains tax ruling by St. Supreme Court, key words from a dissenting State Supreme Court justice on the capital gains tax ruling, update on zoning bill HB1110 that would take local zoning control away from cities and allow the state to impose zoning decisions, KVI's Lars Larson tackles the WA Sup. Court ruling that upholds the Gov. Jay Inslee capital gains income tax. 7am hour -- WA health care workers are upset that federal mask mandate for health care workers is coming to an end in April, WA St. Supreme Court justice is reaching a political conclusion not a legal conclusion, GUEST: chief legal counsel at Freedom Foundation, Eric Stahfield, says he is looking at the Commerce Clause in the US Constitution as a way to possibly appeal this state Supreme Court ruling to the US Supreme Court. 8am hour -- GUEST: St. Sen. Lynda Wilson discusses the SCOW decision on capital gains (income) tax, the State Supreme Court about as politically balanced as they Seattle City Council, one financial management company in Clark County WA already announced they'll move HQ because of this capital gains tax ruling, Wilson points out that the B&O tax in WA started as a temporary tax but is now heavily relied on for the WA budget, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, explains how the WA Legislature used an "emergency clause" to pass the capital gains tax which limits how the tax can be checked and balanced by WA voters, the mania of Legislative Democrats to jack up taxes on "the rich" in WA, HBO's Bill Maher says its "a colossal mistake if they bring these charges" against Trump with the Stormy Daniels payout.
KVI's John Carlson interviews State Senator, Lynda Wilson (R-Vancouver), with her reaction to the Supreme Court of Washington (SCOW) ruling 7-2 to legalize a capital gains tax on sale of financial assets. Wilson provides a pair of cautionary tales regarding the newly validated capital gains tax. First, she notes that the financial management company Fisher Investments has announced they will move their headquarters from Camas WA to Texas which will allow them to avoid this new tax and allow their clients to keep more of their investments. Also, Wilson reminds us that the Washington Business and Occupation tax (B&O tax) started off as a temporary tax in the 1990s and it has now been expanded and increased to generate more money from Washington businesses.
6am hour -- the bi-partisan momentum builds to ban Tik Tok social media app in America, AUDIO: Cathy McMorris-Rodgers vs TikTok, Lynnwood 14 yr old middle school student had prior assault case before this week's attack on a 60-yr-old teacher at the school, notice the political disconnect by Democrats on gender-affirming care versus restrictions on teenagers buying guns, a female host of The Young Turks political program pushes back on the activist hardline of gender politics. 7am hour -- GUESTS: Amber Goldade of Tacoma, her 12 yr old daughter was killed in a crash by fleeing felon in a stolen truck, Amber Goldade is urging people to support a tougher police pursuit law being debated in the WA Legislature, a White-Anglo guy who got elected to represent a largely Asian-American district in San Francisco shows the political shift against radical "progressives", a ruling is expected today on the WA capital gains income tax from the State Supreme Court, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, warns of the exodus of business leaders if the WA capital gains tax is upheld by the State High Court, GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson previews her new report about the legal fight to a very restrictive gun control law in the city of San Jose CA. 8am hour -- BREAKING: the WA St. Supreme Court rules that Gov. Inslee's capital gains tax is Constitutional and reverses a lower court ruling that invalidated the capital gains tax as an income tax in violation of the Washington Constitution, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple says the state Constitution is "in shreds" after this 7-2 State Sup. Crt ruling, WA Democrats continue their push to end "advisory votes" on tax increases defying their near constant self-promotion of being pro-democracy, KVI's John Carlson and Ari Hoffman are appearing at a Saturday night speaking event in Monroe WA hosted by the Libertarian Party of Washington.
A first of its kind capital gains tax in the state has been upheld by the Supreme Court of Washington (SCOW) in a 7-2 ruling that reverses an original Douglas County Superior Court ruling that struck down the income tax on Constitutional grounds. The Washington Constitution prohibits a tax on income, as property, which the seven justices in the majority apparently ignored in crafting their legal opinion released this morning (March 24, 2023). KVI's John Carlson and ShiftWA.org publisher, Randy Pepple, exam the logic and political fall-out stemming from this unprecedented decision about capital gains taxation.
6am hour -- arson now the suspected cause of massive fire at Seattle Boat Company that burned a reported 58 boats, arson suspect due in Seattle court today, KOMO reporter Denise Whitaker was accosted and threatened along with her photographer while covering a story near I-90 and Rainier Ave. in Seattle, Starbucks worker making complaint about why she wants to unionize describes pretty much every job in America right now, preventing another bank run while providing a safety net that won't prompt reckless banking behavior, 7am -- Stanford suspends 'diversity dean' after last week's confrontation between students who were heckling a federal judge who had been on campus to speak to law students, the one-way ideological street for Seattle activists when it comes to police "de-escalation", AG Bob Ferguson is victim blaming instead of getting serious about prosecuting criminals/car thieves, GUEST: UW Atmospheric Sciences Professor, Cliff Mass, says the newest UN Climate Report "goes from science to advocacy", says its a "political document", Mass says the amount of people being damaged by devastating storms is going down but the UN avoided talking about that, Mass laments the difficulty of the public getting "reliable information" regarding climate science but gives two recommendations. 8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple examines the latest Legislature moves for Gov. Inslee's proposed $4 billion bond plan to pay for "affordable" (i.e. subisidized) housing, Seattle Congresswoman unveils $300 billion 'housing is a human right' bill and the timing of the bill is very revealing, a 14 yr old Lynnwood middle school student arrested and to be charged with attacking teacher in the class room so viciously the teacher was hospitalized, $100,000 in salary in Seattle is really only worth about $49,000 after relative taxes and cost of living connected to "the greed of government".
GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple explains why Democrats in the Washington Legislature are waiting to act on a major proposal by Gov. Jay Inslee to float $4 billion worth of bonds to pay for a housing plan that Inslee says will reduce homelessness.
GUEST: UW Atmospheric Sciences Professor, author, and weather blogger at CliffMass.blogspot.com, the aforementioned, Cliff Mass, shares his reaction to this week's U.N. Climate Report and says the report "goes from science to advocacy". Mass is concerned the new U.N. report is a "political document". Mass says the new U.N. report, based on 1.5 C of planetary warming is an "arbitrary threshold", Mass says its non-sensical to claim that 0.3 degrees ore of warming by the end of the 21st century will be catastrophic, Mass says the amount of people being damaged by devastating storms is going down but the U.N. avoided talking about that, Mass laments the difficulty of the public getting "reliable information" regarding climate science but recommends Roger Pelke's Substack account, Bjorn Lumborg is reasonable but not a scientist tracking climate politics.
After the tragedy that unfolded in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood during an eviction notice where a tenant shot and wounded a sheriff's deputy serving the eviction notice and the tenant then committed suicide, KVI's morning show producer Phil Vandervort asks about the long-running demand of political activists who call for de-esclatation tactics and measures by police.
KVI's John Carlson and WaFd Bank President and CEO, Brent Beardall, discuss the week's news about banking failures and government efforts to stabilize confidence within banks to prevent another potential run that financially collapses a bank.
6am hour -- the crocodile tears and tone deaf comments about homeless by Gov. Jay Inslee at a south Seattle homeless sweep on WSDOT co-owned property, Inslee's irreconcilable comments based on the homeless problems that have grown worse on WSDOT property during his tenure, 9 yrs ago today was the fatal Oso landslide outside Arlington on the Stillaguamish River, RIP Willis Reed, the real Dr. Anthony Fauci is exposed in an un-intended way in new PBS documentary, the documentary shows Fauci urging Washington DC residents to get vaccinated in June 2021, grand jury is hearing another witness meaning Donald Trump won't be arrested any time soon. 7am hour -- the poll for WA governor in 2024 that shows about 30% of WA voters are un-affiliated politically, one well known Democrat only got 7% support in this poll, the perfectly scripted final at-bat in the World Baseball Classic between the U.S. and Japan, it turns out that a Seattle apartment resident served with eviction notice died of self-inflicted gunshot on Monday, the deceased tenant was identified as a trans-woman who was also a member of the DSA/Democratic Socialists of America--aligned with Kshama Sawant in Seattle, mxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, $4 billion Inslee bond proposal on "affordable" housing for the homeless, Inslee blurring the lines between housing affordability and drug addicted homelessness on the streets, Inslee's plan is an example of "moral hazard" and "Inslee has never met a taxpayer funded credit card that he wouldn't use", GUEST: WaFd Bank President and CEO, Brent Beardall, explains the latest economic-political turmoil involving bank failures in the US and Switzerland, GUEST : Kirkland City Councilman, Toby Nixon, explains last night's city council vote to approve the La Quinta Inn hotel to be used as King County homeless hotel for the RHA, Nixon adds that Kirkland city officials have over-sight on code of conduct for the homeless hotel residents.
Seattle authorities now report that an apartment tenant in Ballard committed suicide after shooting and wounding a sheriff's deputy issuing an eviction notice on Monday, March 20th. It turns out that the evicted tenant died of a self-inflicted gunshot. The deceased tenant was identified as a trans-woman who was also a member of the DSA/Democratic Socialists of America--aligned with Kshama Sawant in Seattle.
KVI's John Carslon reviews the new PBS documentary involving the COVID-19 vaccine and Dr. Anthony Fauci pitching the jab to African-American residents in the Washington D.C. neighborhood named Anacostia. Carlson concludes the PBS documentary shows the real Dr. Anthony Fauci in an un-intended way.
Gov. Jay Inslee's irreconcilable comments based on the homeless problems that have grown worse on WSDOT property during his tenure. Inslee turned up at the sweep of an un-sanctioned and trespassing homeless encampment in south Seattle yesterday and proceeded to tell assembled TV news reporters that the solution to homelessness is a bunch of taxpayer funded and government run housing. KVI's John Carlson listens to the assertions of Gov. Inslee's tone deaf comments and proceeds to conclude that Inslee sounds like the Seattle homeless industrial complex crowd from 10 years ago.
6am hour -- a King Co. Sheriff's deputy shot and wounded yesterday but expected to survive after being shot while serving an eviction notice in Seattle, the Seattle tenant suspected of shooting the deputy is dead and the shooting investigation continues, WA loses manufacturing plant plus lucrative blue-collar jobs to Tennessee after years of negotiations to meet WA regulations, Kitsap County has the 2nd highest wage growth in the entire nation, indicting Donald Trump and "weaponizing" a prosecutor's office, Alvin Bragg for the first time is elevating a mis-demeanor into a felony,. 7am hour -- Tennessee lures a lucrative blue-collar jobs employer from WA (Pend Orielle County) because of re-zoning delays and difficulties, WA Democrats just earmarked $7.4 million for a new minor league baseball stadium in Everett, another first place finish for America's Mikaela Shiffrin in final race of the year, it took 2 years but an illegal un-sanctioned homeless camp in south Seattle is being swept this week, two homeless men describe what its like living in this notoriously dangerous camp, two nearby female business owners share the "constant fear" about the public safety problems at the homeless site, Gov. Jay Inslee's plan for borrowing $4 billion to build more housing (outside the debt limit) is facing failure in the Legislature, 8am hour -- Kitsap Co. has the 2nd highest wage growth in the country after a county in Texas, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple examines the WA budget trend growing at double-digit rates annually under Gov. Inslee, bill on transgender something er other, 98% of people who registered to testify on this bill in a recent Senate committee were opposed to its passage, "you don't enhance civil rights when you trample on parents rights", the left believes "families are a bourgeois institution", "maybe the most radical bill in the session this year", what would happen if Pres. Biden issued the exact same executive order that Pres. Harry Truman issued on this date in 1947 about federal employees pledging "unswerving loyalty" to the U.S. , a social justice group is warning that drinking coffee is racist and equates to white supremacy.
140 jobs at a manufacturing plant endorsed by Gov. Jay Inslee for NE Washington in Pend Orielle County are now going to Tennessee because of opposition of environmental groups worried about the manufacturing plant's carbon footprint. KVI's John Carlson examines the story about how Tennessee lures a lucrative blue-collar jobs plant from WA because of re-zoning delays and red tape.
Gov. Jay Inslee quotes a statistic about the relative need for Long Term Care insurance that the insurance industry disputes. KVI's John Carlson spotlights the dated claim by Gov. Inslee.
6am hour -- the 'hyper-partisan New York D.A.' who indicted Donald Trump over a campaign expenditure to pay porn-star Stormy Daniels, Shark Tank TV entrepreneur tells CNN morning hosts that NY/NJ/MA/CA are "uninvestable" states due to taxes and "punitive" business environment, raise your hand if you hard "racoon dogs" on your 2023 bingo card, examining the "bogus" case against Donald Trump brought by New York district attorney, Trump has been indicted on state charges while both the US DoJ and a prior state district attorney decided against pursuing charges against Trump in the past, a SF "Supervisor" double talk on cops.7am hour -- if you post about a clean and tidy kitchen on social media then you are probably "racist", several examples of how the legacy news media including ABC and NBC News are actively ignoring the latest Twitter files revelations about Stanford University coordinating censorship of COVID posts on social media that went against the "lockdown" orthodoxy of public health officials and Democrats, Seattle's vaunted gun and ammo tax is producing about 80% less revenue than originally promised by advocates and simultaneously Seattle homicides have grown--not diminished--as its 2015 advocates promised, Long Term Care payroll tax set to be collected despite objections to new law by Gov. Inslee. 8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple says WA legislators are poised to decide on a bill that would make the drug possession law tougher than the current weakened law passed by Democrats two years ago, but Pepple says SB5536 needs to be amended to make drug possession a felony instead of a gross mis-demeanor, one of TV's Shark Tank investors gets candid (on CNN) about blue states like CA/NY/NJ being "uninvestable", Bellingham WA looks to 'therapeutic court' to tackle downtown problems GUEST: digital journalist, Jonathan Choe, describes "the sweep of the year" going on today at 9am in south Seattle along Duwamish River, Gov. Inslee's bogus 70% state regarding the need for Long Term Care insurance.
Seattle's vaunted gun and ammo tax is producing about 80% less revenue than originally promised by advocates when it was passed by the city council in 2015. KVI's John Carlson analyzes the new, um, analysis of the failing revenue stream. The gun and ammo tax proponents said the tax would generate between $400,000 and $500,000 a year to reduce gun violence in Seattle.
6am hour -- climate activist Greta Thunberg deletes a tweet from 5 years ago that claimed climate catastrophe in 2023 was imminent, adding up all the grand climate predictions that activists have made over the years that failed to materialize, ICYMI the audio clip from March 16, 2020 that encapsulates what went wrong with public health experts and their COVID over-reach, March Madness (Joe Biden Style), a south Seattle restaurant owner says he's shutting down after 12 break-ins in less than 4 years, Amazon will close down its cashier-less Go stores in NYC, SF and Seattle, why the celebration of St. Patrick dates to the 4th century, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple covers the latest effort to ban gas stoves by the WA Legislature, "intent on eliminating natural gas as an option" for people in Washington state, HB 1589 passed two weeks ago and no resides in the Senate, why is the State Dept. of Natural Resources conducting an art contest for grades K-12?, Minnesota's Lt. Gov. opens up a big can of worms when she says as parents we need to do anything our children tell us, Border Patrol Chief disputes 'border is under operational control' assertion by DHS Sec. Mayorkas.
GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple covers the latest effort to ban gas stoves and natural gas availability by the WA Legislature, Pepple cites the WA House of Representatives Republican leader, J.T. Wilcox (R-Yelm) who says its "the most poorly thought out major bill I've ever seen.", Pepple tells KVI the Democratic majority is "intent on eliminating natural gas as an option" for people in Washington state, HB 1589 passed two weeks ago and now resides in the Senate for a committee hearing today.
GUEST: economist Steve Moore digs into the Biden Administration's remedies in response to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and points out that on one hand Biden is bellowing about taxing the rich but then bailing out rich investors who lost billions of dollars with their involvement in SVB.
The John Carlson Show 6am hour -- safety concerns escalate after a woman is stabbed on board Seattle light rail train, a complex trial is set to start in Washington DC on March 27th involving a well known rapper accused of being a proxy for the Chinese government, final legal hurdle insight for Bremerton HS assistant football coach--Joe Kennedy--getting his job back, KVI's Ari Hoffman breaks the story about Seattle's Fire Chief cooperating with Anti-fa and BLM protesters during the CHOP zone occupation in Capitol Hill.7am hour -- New video released of the Russian fighter jet crashing into the US drone over the Black Sea, Pierce Co. Council votes next week on a sales-tax hike that will fund the grossly mis-named "affordable housing" to the tune of $20 million a year, a county school board in CA is suing TikTok for student mental health problems, an on-air tutorial on how to download the new KVI app and how you can better access what you want from KVI on your phone, 8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple asks the political question, "climate change or tax breaks? Which is more important?", SB 5447 would give a Finnish oil company a B&O tax break to make bio-fuel for commercial jets, GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman shares his exclusive story about the Seattle Fire Dept. Chief's cooperation with Anti-fa and BLM groups during the 2020 CHOP occupation, Scroggins was handing over city owned emergency & medical equipment to the CHOP zone occupants/medical team, Scroggins falsely portrayed that his SFD crews were not allowed to respond to 911 calls inside CHOP--which turned out to be not true, KC Exec is now pushing a plan to "reimagine" the County's shuttered administration building for residences, restaurants and gathering places at 4th and James Street.
KVI's John Carlson and interview guest, co-founder of ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, discuss a Washington Legislative bill that will give a B&O tax break to fossil fuel companies that promote bio fuel as an alternative jet fuel. The bill brings up recollections of the federal subsidies that went to Solyndra in the mid-2010s before Solyndra went bankrupt.
6am hour -- John Carlson attended yesterday's 'State of Seattle Downtown' gathering with civic and elected officials, Seattle is now calculating that 24% of homeless offered shelter reject it, how Silicon Valley Bank's decision to invest in mortgaged backed securities imploded when interest rates were cranked up by the Federal Reserve to slow down inflation, DeSantis talk with Lars Larson.7am hour -- Ron DeSantis explains the blowback he got in 2020 amid the Federal public health experts contradictions from the first 6 months of COVID, the newest flavor of Girl Scouts cookie (Raspberry Rally) is sold out and now going for big bucks on auction sites like eBay, Gov. Jay Inslee tries selling his $4 billion homeless housing plan in...checks notes...Walla Walla?, 8am hour -- an updated list of bad bills sponsored by Democrats in the Olympia Legislature that have now died, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple says St. Sen. Marko Liias wants to be the director of the state school board that doesn't exist, SB5462 trying to inject 'woke ideology in the school(s)', Newark NJ mayor and city officials are duped on a sister-city offer from a nation that doesn't exist, extended discussion on the SF reparations proposal that seems to be moving forward despite funding concerns, a KVI callers sounds off on the sister city embarrassing scam and the reparations plan.
6am hour -- Bellingham City Council won't cooperate with the mayor regarding a criminal penalty for drug possession, one of the Bellingham City Council members is lying about jail space capacity, chaos ensues at Stanford Law School when an associate dean of DEI verbally unleashes on a visiting federal court judge speaking to the law school students, Pres. Biden approves an Alaskan oil/gas exploration deal with Conoco Phillips greatly upsetting Sen. Maria Cantwell and various climate activists, GUEST: St. Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle Queen Anne/Ballard) 206-475-1988, c/o Alex Bond 206-579-1857, SB 5486 the 'extreme wealth tax', Frame says the wealth tax is a property tax, by which she means "financial intangiable property" which is political speak for assets on paper not actual tangiable money, will Frame's bill meet state Constitutional standards?, taxing net worth, RIP Dick Fosbury, GUEST: Brent Beardall. President & Chief Executive Officer at WaFd Bank. Brent Beardall tells his survivor story of living through a fatal plane crash and 18 hours worth of surgery, Beardall was in the front passenger seat of a private flight back in late December, ) in-studio, Beardall says Silicon Valley Bank was a well respected bank and nobody can say they saw its collapse coming, Beardall says confidence was high in SVB prior to its collapse, explaining the loan to deposit ratio that is intrinsic to a bank's profitability, the terrible decision SVB made in low yield treasuries, the collapse happened because of mortgaged backed securities similar to the 2008 WaMu collapse, 8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple examines Legislative bill that would cut back K-12 school instruction by 4 hours a week and teachers would spend their time... , how the teacher's union is impacting this bill, no demonstrable evidence of how this bill would help students, SB5054.
8am hour -- FL Gov. Ron DeSantis brilliantly summarizes the agenda-driven left-wing news media's game of attacking Republicans, how the battle stems from Republicans pushing back on "neo-Marxism" like CRT school curriculae, how legacy news media are currently ignoring basic journalistic news principles of fairness or impartiality, un-used and UNDER-used lots all over Seattle where more housing could be built but Seattle politics and regulations prevent or delay those lots from being better utilized for more housing supply, the unexpected American sales of vinyl LPs now exceeding that of CDs in 2022, Saudi Arabia and Iran are reaching a peace deal to re-establish diplomatic relations after Shia vs. Sunni tensions exploded in 2016.
7am hour -- GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers reports on being driven by a driverless cab in Phoenix AZ, the driverless cab company is actually based in Kirkland WA, one of last night's Academy Awards winners took a veiled shot at CNN's Don Lemon about "women in their prime", GUEST: KVI listener and mental health peer counselor with mental health/drug addiction patients, Katrina King, speaks about how recovering addicts could relapse if exposed to 2nd hand fentanyl/heroin/marijuana smoke on a Metro bus or a ST light rail car, per fentanyl smoking reax by KC Public Health gal from last week, follow-up on double murder in Redmond WA of woman and her husband by an obsessive fan from a podcast/chat room.
John Carlson 6am -- the financial collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in California's Bay Area, the un-easy feeling after hearing Treasury Sec. Janet Yellin say everything is working fine after SVB collapse, Mikaela Shiffrin the all-time winningest alpine skier, Seattle's Ballard Commons park finally re-opens after being over-run by homeless and then closed for clean-up, KVI's Lars Larson digs into the UW research about to take place regarding the impact of 2nd hand fentanyl smoke on light rail and bus passengers in Portland (and possibly Seattle).
8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple covers the latest news and maneuverings in the WA Legislative session in Olympia, how WA Democrats have exposed their tax money greed with a variety of comments related to Legislative bill that will end single-family zoning and give the state zoning control while taking away local zoning control, DEVELOPING: numerous news reports say FL Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to announce his 2024 run for U.S. President, what it means for Biden and the Democrats if DeSantis chooses to run for President in the next election.
7am hour -- the KC Golden "climate change imperative" to impose state zoning control and take that local zoning control away from cities, atty for Donald Trump, Jenna Ellis, admits to misrepresenting Trump claims about 2020 election fraud, Pres. Biden unveils a $7 trillion federal budget plan, GUEST: economist Steve Moore tackles the $7 trillion budget plan, Biden's plan would drastically raise the capital gains tax on unrealized capital gains, Moore says unrealized capital gains tax would discourage stock market investments which bolster pensions and 401k retirement accounts.
6am hour -- Shawn Kemp released with no charges after gun fire incident in Tacoma Mall parking lot, DEVELOPING STORY this morning in Redmond where a suspected stalker has killed a married couple, cronies for KC Exec Dow Constantine try to kick out digital journalist Jonathan Choe from a press event on behavioral mental health vote, the crocodile tears of Constantine and Gov. Inslee when it comes to mental health service access in WA, WA has one of the most restrictive laws on involuntary commitment.
8am hour -- a listener music request to illustrate voter frustration with the WA Legislature, KVI listeners sound off on the Legislative police pursuit vote drama, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple says "Democrats are afraid of the electorate" based on this police pursuit bill drama, WA Democratic State Rep. uses Twitter to persuade Seattle Times to give more favorable news coverage to controversial housing density and zoning control bill, a King Co. Public Health Dept. employee downplays the impact of smoking fentanyl for Metro bus drivers/passengers exposed to the drug consumption on the bus,
7am hour-- GUEST: former St. Sen. Simon Sefzik recaps yesterday's rally at WA Legislature supporting a police pursuit reform law, Sefzik says many Democratic Senators wouldn't meet with a grieving mom who spoke at the rally about how her 12 year old daughter was killed by a fleeing driver that police couldn't pursue, Inslee has the temerity to raise taxes on everything and then complains about its abusive to make housing unaffordable, House select committee on COVID origin has first hearing.
KVI's John Carlson: WA police pursuit reform law drama brings unexpected twist on cut-off day in Legislature, the version that was approved is still watered down when it comes to giving police more discretion, yesterday's Olympia rally on police pursuit law did seem to push Senate Democrats to keep a reform bill alive, Seattle Sonic icon arrested for a shooting in Tacoma and one Seattle news anchor says Kemp was tracking stolen property that belonged to him, the King Co. Health Department has a social worker defending smokng fentanyl on Metro buses, WA House Democrats pass assault weapons ban which should summarily end gun violence across the state based on their rhetoric.
6am hour -- American news media are consumed with South Carolina murder conviction of Alex Murdaugh, GUEST: gun rights "go to guy" Dave Workman (writing at TheGunMag.com) examines WA Legislature bill that would allow gun manufacturers to be sued as a response to (ahem, attempt to) curb gun violence in WA, "the legislation to hold the firearms industry responsible is going to run head long into...federal statute...that clearly makes a junk lawsuit illegal", this agenda to sue gun manufacturers is 40 years old, the rather astonishing promotion of Women's History Month (March) by Hershey's chocolate bar company. 7am hour -- is it time for the US to go to war in Mexico?, a former US Attorney General writes that Mexican drug cartels are more dangerous (to the US) than ISIS/al-Qaeda, consider how the Mexican government responded after capturing the son of notorious drug cartel king pin El Chapo, 58,000 US military were killed during the 13 years of Vietnam and in 2022 over 100,000 Americans died from drug over-doses (i.e. fentanyl), GUEST: economist Steve Moore joins the debate about US using military force in Mexico to stop drug cartels, global greenhouse gas emissions are at an all time high despite US and other nations pledging to cut back, "crisis of happiness" in America, 8am hour -- KVI callers sound off on the strategy of US military going to battle in Mexico with drug cartels to stop the flow of drugs into the US, the bizarre legal odyssey of a Tacoma woman refusing to get treated for her tuberuclosis infection and how that squares with local judges who are letting violent criminals get favorably bail deals before going to trial, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple highlights two WA Legislative bills that KVI listeners should be supporting to their elected officials, SB 5536 on toughening the state's lenient drug possession law, "our jails were never filled with only simply drug possession cases but now our parks and sidewalks are", HB 1363 on the police pursuit law would go back to the original version, Manka Dhingra says she'll grant a hearing to the House bill if it passes the House, KVI listener says Mexico produces too many products US consumers use which could be interrupted if drug cartels are attacked by US military, compare how Bellevue vs. Seattle handles spray paint graffiti taggers.
KVI's John Carlson evaluates a new op-ed from former US Attorney General Bill Barr who suggests that the US deploy military force in Mexico to dismantle narcotic drug cartels.
GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple highlights two WA Legislative bills that KVI listeners should be supporting to their elected officials, SB 5536 on toughening the state's lenient drug possession law, Pepple quotes recent Legislative testimony saying, "our jails were never filled with only simply drug possession cases but now our parks and sidewalks are", HB 1363 on the police pursuit law would go back to the original version, State Sen. Manka Dhingra essentially contradicts herself and says she'll grant a hearing to the House bill if it passes the House.
6am hour -- an other example of Gov. Jay Inslee's restrictive police pursuit law that turns into a fatal crash killing two children and injuring another (I-82 wrong way driver), Congressional Republicans announce first hearing to investigate COVID-19 origin, a LTC tax update and when will WA voters have a chance to vote on the LTC tax?, bitter reaction from Chicago's mayor--Lori Lightfoot--after losing her re-election bid yesterday, what happens next after proposed sex-offender half-way house plan was abandoned by private operator, 7am hour -- GUEST: Richland WA medical clinic owner and Yakima ER doctor, Raul Garcia M.D., joins the show in-studio to talk about COVID hits and misses as well as transgender medical issues vis-a-vis socio-political issues. 8am hour -- according to John Carlson one thing is going right in Seattle and KVI listeners are invited to guess what it is, an innovative piece of Northwest sports history is being honored this weekend in Kent, grocery store security and the requisite complaint about carceral replication, a suspected fatal hit-n-run driver in Seattle is still on the loose and family of the two cousins who were killed are urging the killer to turn her or himself in to police, WSDOT finally says they'll cite homeless for trespass in the notorious spot under I-5 at the Ship Canal Bridge if they refuse shelter offer.
GUEST: Richland WA clinic owner and Yakima ER doctor, Raul Garcia M.D., joins the show in-studio to talk about COVID hits and misses, transgender medical issues vis-a-vis socio-political issues.
KVI's John Carlson examines the connection between WA's current police pursuit laws and the fatal wrong-way crash on I-82 near Sunnyside in the Yakima Valley that killed 2 children and badly injured a third who had to be airlifted to Seattle's Harborview Hospital.
6am hour -- Chicago's mayor is getting voted out, the first incumbent in over 40 years to lose in re-election bid, about 30 activists are at the heart of a protest effort to close down the King County jail, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple lists the 3 Worst Bills left remaining in the WA Legislative session, "in the name of public safety" HB 1333 would allow the AG ( Bob Ferguson) to be the "minister of truth", HB1110 is the housing bill that would take away local zoning control from cities and take it over by state bureaucrats, SB5599 allows for protection of sex-assignment surgery for minors and its supporters are lying about what the bill will do, 7am hour -- Jon Stewart's 2021 assertion that he believes COVID originated in a Wuhan (China) lab leak takes on broader significance with this week's WSJ report about DOE conclusion that lab leak is most likely source of global pandemic, Stewart this week reflects on how he was targeted by the "intolerant Left" for his 2021 comments, 8am hour -- listen to the most idiotic defense of Pres. Biden's student tuition debt loan forgiveness plan, a Seattle Congresswoman makes an equally idiotic claim to keep Biden's student loan debt transfer in place, a King Co. jail protest exposes how small the activist group is pushing this "non-sensical" closure, the political left is at war with personal responsibility, Tenino residents cheer the cancellation of plan to open sex-offender half-way housing site near their homes.
KVI's John Carlson observes the 50th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's landmark LP "Dark Side of the Moon", examines this week's protest event to close down the King County jail in downtown Seattle and concludes the segment with the update that a sex-offender half-way house planned for Tenino, WA (Thurston County) will not open after numerous complaints and objections by neighbors.
6am hour -- Seattle Public Schools now facing same dilemma as Bellevue schools after COVID lockdowns and woke agendas, PNW drug ring ranging along the I-5 corridor from Tacoma to Oregon (including tourist hotspot Seaside, OR) tied to suspect who had previously been...wait for it...deported, why WA Democrats are pushing a flawed 'pay per mile' tax to replace the gas tax and why it will gut dedicated funding for roads, another loopy UBI plan to pay homeless people emerges in Oregon, 7am hour -- SCOTUS hearing today on the student loan debt forgiveness plan by Pres. Biden, evaluating the Constitutionality of Biden's exec. order on student loan forgiveness, 40 years ago today the TV series finale of MAS*H, new studies show physical activity is the best way to boost mental health and address depression, 8am hour -- new list of 10 myths told by COVID 'experts' in the US, the list comes from Johns Hopkins M.D. Marty Makaray, Makary says public health officials were wrong because they refused to change their answers based on new evidence that emerged from COVID, Oregon socialism for homeless/possible drug addicts, two astonishing stories of WA defendants charged with violent gun crimes both receiving no and low bail while awaiting trial, a WA Legislative bill to give illegal aliens unemployment checks has thankfully died in committee.
KVI's John Carlson examines two criminal cases in Washington where judges granted bail deals to two different violent crime defendants--an accused murderer and an accused attempted murderer--allowing them to be released on their own recognizance before trial. In one case, the accused murderer in downtown Seattle was arrested in Las Vegas, NV after fleeing Seattle after being identified as a suspect. The logic of the judges' bail decisions is incomprehensible.
Medical doctor, Marty Makary, professor of public health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has authored a list of 10 COVID claims that have now been debunked, many of which apply to the on-going vaccine mandate policy which is still in place in Washington due to Gov. Jay Inslee. KVI's John Carlson reviews the list of 10 debunked claims in an effort to bring some perspective to the debate about how to handle COVID in 2023.
6am hour -- instant concern that fatal I-5 crash in Seattle involves a stolen vehicle, Democratic Congressman's candid talk about likely Chinese COVID lab leak bothers CNN anchor, MLB's first controversy with new rule involving the pitch clock, a random stabbing between two Microsoft employees in Redmond WA produces numerous questions after victim and suspect say they don't know each other, Auburn WA school teacher complains about "Christo-fascist" parents in angry screed. 7am hour -- Supreme Court winning football coach Joe Kennedy has finally reached an agreement to resume coaching at Bremerton HS, meanwhile an Auburn WA teacher's political agenda is exposed in response to a parent's concern about school policy on informing parents about their children's status at school, "Christo-fascist parents", candid talk from a SF "liberal mugged by reality" about how Democrats are their own worst enemy, annual 'youth risk survey' shows alarming rise in depression of teen-age girls, now 57% say they're depressed.8am hour -- update on the push for a WA switch to the 'pay per mile' tax (away from a gas tax), GUEST: transportation policy analyst Mariya Frost, (Kemper Development), the difficulty of monitoring a 'pay per mile' (aka road usage charge RUC), why HB 1832 "wrong way to implement a RUC in Washington state", any new system needs to replicate the features of a gas tax, how the WA 18th Amendment applies to the tax for highway spending and not mass transit or generalized transportation spending, the double talk about transportation mobility from WA transportation bureaucrats, a concrete example of Seattle bureaucrats enabling the homeless.
Tweets connected to an Auburn School District teacher in King County show an anti-Christian bias after a parent posted a message advising other parents to be aware of school policies that might limit what parents can find out about their child from the school district. The exchange underscores the concerns that schools may prevent parents from learning about their children under the guise of student privacy. KVI's John Carlson reviews the angry social media posts made by the Auburn School District teacher and how teachers with an agenda produce problems for the district as well as parents.
An update on the push for a WA switch to the 'pay per mile' tax (away from a gas tax), GUEST: transportation policy analyst Mariya Frost, (with Kemper Development in Bellevue, WA), explains the difficulty of documenting a 'pay per mile' (aka road usage charge RUC) tax, why HB 1832 in the WA Legislature is the "wrong way to implement a RUC in Washington state", any new system needs to replicate the features of a gas tax, how the WA 18th Amendment applies to the tax for highway spending and not mass transit or generalized transportation spending, the double talk about transportation mobility from WA transportation bureaucrats.
6am Hour -- Ukraine marks one year since Russia began invasion // Bombshell: Russell Wilson asked Seahawks ownership to fire coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider last year, sources told The Athletic - The team instead traded him to the Broncos // GUEST: Randy Pepple from ShiftWA.org joins John to why Olympia wants to make housing more affordable by making housing more expensive // Pete Buttigieg visits site of Ohio train derailment, but Lars Larson asks why it took so long7am Hour -- Former Black Panther Angela Davis learns she�s a descendant of Mayflower pilgrims; Big Mike and Young Zach give their review of the new movie, "Cocaine Bear" // 'Quite the catch!' Fisherman finds 15 million-year-old megalodon tooth in Maryland waters // GUEST: Economist Steve Moore8am Hour -- China expands its ambitions in America's backyard - Why some say China's influence in Latin America is cause for alarm in the US. GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson, host of Full Measure joins John to discuss the details // Audience gasps after �The View�s Joy Behar implies Trump-voting Ohioans are to blame for toxic train spill // Drug overdoses have doubled over the last two years in Seattle; A new effort is underway in Edmonds to deal with a growing homeless population; Two motels in Everett and Edmonds that will eventually be converted into shelter for the homeless are contaminated by meth // A bill to require gun safety training and a 10-day waiting period to buy a gun just got another vote at the State Capitol.
6AM Hour -- The mystery of a cash machine hauled out of an illegal encampment in North Seattle remains just that nearly a week later; Only one person living in a homeless encampment underneath the Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle has agreed to accept shelter. Now neighbors are concerned that camp isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Rising crime and a shortage of police officers is leading some downtown Seattle businesses to hire private security guards in record numbers // Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons killed in Pine Hills shooting // GUEST: Randy Pepple from ShiftWA.org joins John to discuss Blaine amendments // Colder than Hillary's heart this morning in the Pacific Northwest...and more powder than Hunter's last birthday! Lars Larson joins John to talk about the weather in Portland7AM Hour -- One year into the war between Russia and Ukraine, John Carlson reflects and asks listeners to weigh in what the conflict means for our interests. If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, Could NATO borders 'no longer be an obstacle'? // Piece of meteorite recovered in south Texas8AM Hour -- Orlando TV news journalist and a 9-year-old girl are killed in shootings near an earlier homicide scene and A bill working its way through the state legislature would put an end to traffic stops for minor violations. // Female fashion designer alleges Sam Brinton wore her clothing that disappeared from airport in 2018 // GUEST: Matt Williams, Hiring Manager for ALLRED Heating Cooling Electric joins John to talk about a great outreach partnership with Lowes
GUEST: Matt Williams, Hiring Manager fro ALLRED Heating Cooling Electric joins John to talk about a great outreach partnership with Lowes
6am Hour -- Seattle police are investigating something akin to a Wild West shootout at the King Smoke Shop in Ballard on Monday, leaving one person dead // Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden return-to-office policy // Starbucks� new drinks have a spoonful of olive oil in every cup // GUEST: Randy Pepple, the architect behind ShiftWA.Org joins John to talk about several bad bills in the legislature // Lars Larson: Seattle becomes the first city in the US to ban caste discrimination7am Hour -- Carlson shares the history of Ash Wednesday // GUEST: KVI Listener "Kat" talks about working with Schizophrenics, drug addicts, getting them into rehab as opposed to them refusing medical service or rehab, and what it takes to get an addict into recovery.8am Hour -- Washington bill to loosen restrictions on police pursuits faces challenges in Legislature // Is the Kshama Sawant-led vote to ban caste discrimination actually �Profound and historic�, or is it all about headlines? // California school district excludes white employees from social gathering // Vivek Ramaswamy, Anti-Woke Capital Crusader, Announces 2024 White House Bid
GUEST: KVI Listener "Kat" talks about working with Schizophrenics, drug addicts, getting them into rehab as opposed to them refusing medical service or rehab, and what it takes to get an addict into recovery.
KVI's afternoon host, Ari Hoffman fills in for John CarlsonBiden declares 'Kyiv stands' in surprise visit to Ukraine, but how did how Biden sneak away to Kyiv without being noticed?Richard Belzer, comedian and 'Law & Order: SVU' actor, has died at age 78Ballard business puts up barriers to prevent damage from nearby encampment dwellers and Seattle considers historic law barring caste discriminationGUEST: Lars Larson joins Ari to discuss how the president spend President's Day out of the countryMarjorie Taylor Greene calls for 'national divorce' between 'red states and blue states' and CBS's Margaret Brennan calls out socialist Bernie Sanders benefiting from capitalism while railing against itMargo Martindale is as surprised as you are that she's starring in Cocaine BearIs it Snowpoclaypse Now? KOMO 4 Meteorologist Kristen Clark joins Ari to explain what's going on with the coming storm and Nikki Haley fires back at Whoopi Goldberg: 'If my age is all they have, it means we�re winning'Washington homeowner claims squatters took over their property! Ari Hoffman joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss how squatters have returned following a SWAT raid in Washington. James O�Keefe is out at Project VeritasWashington State Representative, Chris Corry proposes bills on state worker vaccine re-hiring and emergency powers as Washington state lawmakers push to rehire government workers fired over vaccine mandateAmazon unit Zoox tests robotaxi on California city's streets and Bernie Sanders agrees with Bill Gates that we should start taxing robots
6am -- KVI's countdown to a brand new studio, exposing the double-talk of KCRHA's failure to clear Seattle's most notorious homeless camp, how to make Seattle a more affordable place to live: curb government thirst for taxes, Lynnwood joins Marysville in passing a tougher drug possession law than the state's current lenient law, Bruce Willis's family releases letter explaining his worsening dementia condition. 7am hour -- by an 8-1 vote a bill to reform the WA police pursuit law passes a key House Legislative committee and now heads to the full House for a vote, GUEST: St. Sen. Republican Leader John Braun updates the bill cut-off date today in the Legislature, CNN's Don Lemon paints himself into a corner talking about a woman's "prime" years, 8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org co-founder Randy Pepple tracks the 'no right turn on red bill' and a bill that would allow juvenile's any legal exemptions as runaways if they declare they want gender re-affirming health treatment, GUEST: economist Steve Moore tackles the latest signs of inflation and why whole sale price data released this week is a bad sign for inflation declining, Bernie Sanders goes to battle against interim Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.
Good news, bad news for Seattle's most notorious and illegal (unsanctioned) homeless camp, underneath I-5 at the Ship Canal Bridge. KVI's John Carlson notes that part of the camp is being cleared out, but many homeless people still remain there. Meanwhile, digital journalist, Jonathan Choe, is exposing the double talk from the King County Regional Homeless Authority executive director, Marc Doanes. Listen to what Choe discovered from a recent State Legislative hearing where Doanes testified. Carlson concludes, the nexus of this failure to clear Seattle's most notorious homeless camp--which is on WSDOT property underneath I-5 at the Ship Canal Bridge--is Marc Doanes, the one in charge of the King Co. Regional Homeless Authority. No leadership whatsoever from Doanes.
In Olympia, a state House committee passed two bills yesterday related to police pursuit laws. The latest from Northwest News Radio�s Carleen Johnson.
6am hour -- in one more week there's a big change happening for KVI, Seattle neighbors keep slamming city and state politicians for homeless camp 200 feet from John Stanford Elementary school named for a former US Army General that the Seattle School Board would never hire as the Superintendent in the 21st Century, RIP Jo Raquel Tejada, aka Raquel Welch... she auditioned for Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island but was not selected over Dawn Wells, Kent repeat offender leads deputies on crazy car chase after breaking off ankle monitoring bracelet, how the Michigan State U. campus killer this week bought two guns legally despite a prior conviction for a gun crime, the candid moment for a Democratic US Congresswoman who is demanding serious response to repeat criminal offenders after she was attacked in her apartment elevator and had to fight back against the criminal. 7am hour -- GUEST: a Burien man, Jon Bearscove, whose wife was attacked randomly in downtown Seattle waiting for the bus shares her story, itsa story about Asian & Pacific Islander hate crimes as well as long police response times in Seattle, witnesses tried to help his wife but nobody confronted the attack suspect who is still at large, hold on to your waller: January wholesale prices went up in the US according to new Labor Dept. data which means inflation is unlilkely to slow much, 8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org co-founder and Olympia Legislative watch-dog analyzes HB 1363 and SB 5352 which would both address police pursuit law and both have bi-partisan support, how KVI listeners and their family and friends can help spur passage of these bills, how WA St. Senator Manka Dhingra realized she can be a more effective public defender by being an deputy prosecutor, RIP Raquel Welch, why she pushed back on being typecast as a sex-symbol plus the story of when she sued MGM studios over an age-related firing and prevailed, PPP loan payback controversy for Biden Administration.
GUEST: ShiftWA.org co-founder and Olympia Legislative watchdog analyzes HB 1363 and SB 5352 which would both address police pursuit law and both have bi-partisan support, how KVI listeners and their family and friends can help spur passage of these bills, how WA St. Senator Manka Dhingra realized she can be a more effective public defender by being an deputy prosecutor.
KVI's John Carlson discusses the career of the alluring yet tough Jo Raquel Tejeda who was known to movie fans and the world as Raquel Welch.
6am hour -- the Biden Administration is now not going to collect from PPP loans that people refused to pay, Team Biden says it would cost more in work hours to collect and enforce the loans than what they'd collect, the hotly debated Super Bowl holding penalty became a Valentines Day meme message...wait for it...from the Chiefs player who was grabbed, the so-called 'social housing' plan in Seattle is passing after the first round of election results, another potential case of the laws of unintended consquences regarding a WA Legislative bill (HB1513) that would further restrict when police can pull over drivers for a traffic stop. 7am hour -- the embarrassing moment for Cali U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein finally saying she won't run for re-election at age 89 amid failing memory concerns, some of the latest tech layoffs are involving people in the diversity and inclusion departments, "gutting diversity and inclusion departments", stirring tribute by actor/veterans advocate Gary Sinise to a 99 year old WWII veteran who just passed away, GUEST: CIS Andrew "Art" Arthur on reports that illegal southern US border crossings are at a 2 year low, American TV viewing habits are about to make a monumental turn toward digital video and away from broadcast/cable, 8am hour -- Nikki Haley says she won't let China and Russia bully American or kick America around, Haley is subtly telling voters she thinks Trump's too old to be President, KVI callers on the phone and text line sound off about Nikki Haley's 2024 chances and her perception as being the female political version of Mitt Romney, GUEST: Bill Bryant examines the Gov. Jay Inslee $4 billion housing proposal being considered by the WA Legislature, Bryant says, "poorly thought scheme (is) typical Jay Inslee", how this relates to Seattle homeless problems and unaffordable housing in Seattle area, Inslee incorrectly lumps the homeless and unaffordable housing problems, Bryant spent 10 years working at an over-night shelter in the Seattle area working with homeless people, Inslee is following California by pushing this plan, why Inslee isn't worried about the state receiving a worse bond rating due to debt, 5 things WA could do without spending a penny to make housing more affordable, Pres. Biden's reflexive push to ban "assault weapons" after this week's disheartening Michigan St. University random shooting murder that didn't involve an "assault weapon".
GUEST: Bill Bryant examines the Gov. Jay Inslee $4 billion housing proposal being considered by the WA Legislature. Bryant says, "poorly thought scheme (is) typical Jay Inslee" and adds Inslee is following California by pushing this plan. Bryant culminates the interview with a list of 5 things WA could do without spending a penny to make housing more affordable. Bryant was the 2016 Republican challenger to Inslee in the general election. Bryant's viewpoint stems from this op-ed he wrote for The Tacoma News Tribune. (copy and paste the URL into a browser because hyperlinks won't work on this interview summary). https://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/article272239508.html
6am hour -- Super Bowl goes down to the wire and ends on controversial play, the pre-game highlights with Damar Hamlin and Chris Stapleton will likely endure for years if not decades, a WA football icon coins a new sports term after the ending of Super Bowl LVII, the unintended consequences of the WA police pursuit restriction law as cases of stolen cars in Puget Sound continue to skyrocket, putting the latest stolen car stats in perspective based on freeway traffic in Seattle.7am hour -- why Chinese spy balloons are able to gather better data and images of sensitive US targets than they can with an orbiting satellite, the flaw in Senate Maj. Leader Chuck Schumer's view of the Chinese spy balloon incursion, Japanese officials reporting potential spy balloon inside their airspace, Pres. Biden touting low unemployment while ignoring "workforce participation rate", 7 million Americans simply not attempting to look for work, another example of Seattle's war on women and a suspect now accused of attacking women in two separate attacks, proof that Bellevue school district is listening to the teacher's union and not listening to parents as it relates to student enrollment, Bellevue Schools are an example of what happens when you run a school district for adults instead of the kids, one more listen to the National Anthem performance by Chris Stapleton. 8am hour -- GUEST: St. Rep. Chipalo Street (D-Seattle) is sponsoring HB 1513 that would further restrict when police can and cannot pull over drivers for a traffic stop, cites data driven approach to safety, says police stopping fewer drivers will improve traffic safety, a version of this bill failed in last year's legislative session, Street is concerned about police stopping too many drivers by skin color or race, Street mentions a recent WSP trooper ride-along he was on that influenced his sponsorship of this Legislative bill, homeless people in WA have protected class status regarding hate crimes, another Seattle Dystopian Update regarding a series of fires including at least one suspected arson at an K-8 school, a Seattle man convicted of arson at the East Police Precinct on Capitol Hill is now running for Seattle City Council.
KVI's John Carlson interviews Washington State Rep. Chipalo Street (D-Seattle) who is sponsoring HB 1513 that would restrict when police are allowed to pull over drivers for a traffic stop. cites data driven appraoch to safety, says police stopping fewer drivers will improve traffic safety, a version of this bill failed in last year's legislative session, Street is concerned about police stopping too many drivers by skin color or race, Street says no law enforcement groups are supporting his bill at this time, Carlson asks Street about "book smarts" versus "street smarts" for crafting Legislative law, are you supporting data or ideology?, Street mentions a recent WSP trooper ride-along for purpose of this Legislative bill, "comprehensive set of data".
KVI's John Carlson addresses and refutes the latest claims of why Seattle and Bellevue public schools have falling enrollment and are scrambling to consolidate classrooms and close down some schools. Carlson concludes, "activists...(and) educators walked into a great (Bellevue) school district and have started chipping away at what made it great" and Bellevue Schools are an example of what happens when you run a school district for adults instead of the kids.
6am hour -- 1000 angry and concerned residents turn out in Auburn WA at meeting about sex-offender half-way housing site near White River Amphitheater, Bellevue School district's "incompetence and malfeasance" emerging as student enrollment drops and district is on the verge of closing schools to consolidate enrollment, one of the schools that might be closed down in Bellevue is a brand new building that opened 1 year ago, "a good recipe for wrecking a school system", can computer AI help Republicans win more elections in WA?, GUEST: WeTheGoverned.com, Thurston Co. government watchdog, Glenn Morgan, tackles the tactics of the Gov. Inslee Administration when it comes to off-loading convicted sex-offenders into half-way (aka transitional) housing in neighborhoods where neighbors get upset about the implications, two Rhode Island school districts are asking parents to sign a letter of awareness that they're using safe gun storage if they are gun owners.7am hour -- the latest government 'double-talk' for why King County can't or won't clear dangerous illegal homeless camps underneath the lanes of I-5 at the Ship Canal Bridge, the pretzel bending logic of WA Democrats when it comes to championing democracy at every turn but then restricting what WA residents are allowed to vote on, why WA Democrats want "selective democracy" not pure democracy, Biden SOTU deflation with about 9 million fewer viewers than previous SOTU, GUEST: economist Steve Moore, predicted Biden would mention 6 lies in his SOTU speech...did that prediction come true??, Biden's fuzzy math on the national debt, 8am hour -- GUEST: Puget Sound Regional Car Theft Task Force spokesman and Pierce Co. Sheriff's Sergeant, Darren Moss, examines the astronomical auto-theft statistics for January 2023 when just over 2500 car/truck thefts were reported in King and Pierce counties (that's 81 car thefts PER DAY for the month or one theft every 18 minutes for an entire month), Moss hits on the law of unintended consequences for WA's anti-police politicians that imposed these tight restrictions on police chases, Moss explains why "we need more police officers" for Pierce County, Democrats blaming Fox News for polling that says taxpayers are losing faith in public schools, GUEST: musician, Erik Fidel, (+Mark Christopher) with the Beatles tribute band "The Fab Four--Ultimate Tribute", joins the show to talk about the band's upcoming Seattle concert (Feb. 18th at The Moore Theater), how and why The Beatles still generate so much fan interest (i.e. with popular tribute bands) nearly 60 years after the break, former FBI agent testifies to Congress about how the FBI was weaponized politically against Trump-related people after the 2016 election "starting from the top in Washington".
Just over 2500 car/truck thefts reported in King and Pierce counties for the month of January 2023, which averages 81 car thefts PER DAY for the month in those two counties. KVI's John Carlson interviews the spokesman for the Puget Sound Auto-Theft Task Force (and current Pierce Co. Sheriff's Sergeant), Darrin Moss, about the obscene amount of car thefts in the state's two most populous counties. Moss hits on the law of unintended consequences for WA's anti-police politicians that imposed these tight restrictions on police chases, Moss explains why "we need more police officers" for Pierce County.
KVI's John Carlson examines the tentative list Bellevue School District released regarding elementary schools that will be closed in a consolidation as student enrollment levels drop in the suburban Seattle city. Bellevue School district's "incompetence and malfeasance" emerging as student enrollment drops and district is on the verge of closing schools to consolidate enrollment, one of the schools that might be closed down in Bellevue is a brand new building that opened 1 year ago, Carlson examines all the reasons the district has given parents to put their kids into private or at home school and concludes its "a good recipe for wrecking a school system".
6am hour -- with latest Sound Transit light rail service interruption due to fentanyl smoke Seattle is now cemented as a total dystopia, King Co. already has 61 fentanyl over-dose deaths in 2023, Turkish authorities now fear 17,000-19,000 might be dead from catastrophic earthquake, Gov. Jay Inslee reveals his SOTU hypocrisy with latest criticism about Republicans who jeered Pres. Biden, the opportunity cost in politicians pushing climate agendas as drug addicted homelessness and connected issues (like mental health problems) get worse, GUEST: Americans For Tax Reform (ATR.org), president and founder, Grover Norquist, why Pres. Biden doesn't understand what he's saying when he complains about oil company record setting profits and domestic oil drilling, "every American is poorer because their life savings...is all backed by stocks and companies, the things he (Biden) is spitting on" in the SOTU, Biden regulations on business are a a multiple of what Pres. Obama imposed, a few key examples of what Biden has made worse for a vast majority of Americans, JUST IN: legendary music composer Burt Bacharach has passed away at 94. 7am hour -- RIP Burt Bacharach, HBO's Bill Maher tees off on 21st Century American 'woke' activists and how they compare so similarly to the Mao Zaedong communist take over in China, a first of its kind hyrdogen powered airplane test flight has been approved by the FAA and its set to take place later this month in Moses Lake, GUEST: Bella Chaffey / Alexander's Hope Charity fun-run explains this Saturday's activities in Kirkland to help boost heart screenings for at-risk people, Republican US Congresswoman grills a former Twitter exec over COVID censorship and how it affected mis-information. 8am hour -- the homeless fire at illegal camp under I-5's Ship Canal Bridge along the express lanes this morning, Wallingford resident in Seattle rails against KCRHA for failure to clear out Ship Canal Bridge express lanes homeless in the last year as fires/shootings are escalating 1 block away from elementary school, WA Legislative Democrats propose 'baby bonds' for children born into poverty, KVI callers sound off on crime/homeless problems, embarrassing news for NFL QB Russell Wilson's charity and the big salaries staff instead of passing it through to those in need.
A fire this morning injured a 54-year-old man at an illegal homeless camp under I-5's Ship Canal Bridge along the express lanes. KVI's John Carlson adds the breaking news this morning to the litany of growing complaints and public safety concerns connected to the problematic homeless camps under the freeway. Also, Wallingford resident in Seattle rails against leaders of the King County Regional Homeless Authority for failure to clear out the Ship Canal Bridge homeless camp along the express lanes in the last year as fires/shootings are escalating 1 block away from elementary school. According to KOMO News, the encampment borders both sides of the I-5 Express Lanes, Wallingford on one side and the University District on the other. It is referred to as the Pasadena Encampment by regional partners because one of the nearby cross-streets is Pasadena Place Northeast. Officials told KOMO News they believe about 30 people are living unsheltered at the site.
GUEST -- Americans For Tax Reform (ATR.org), president and founder, Grover Norquist, joins KVI's John Carlson to discuss why Pres. Biden doesn't understand what he's saying when he complains about oil company record setting profits and domestic oil drilling, "every American is poorer because their life savings...is all backed by stocks and companies, the things he (Biden) is spitting on" in the SOTU, Biden regulations on business are a a multiple of what Pres. Obama imposed, a few key examples of what Biden has made worse for a vast majority of Americans, JUST IN: legendary music composer Burt Bacharach has passed away at 94.
6am hour -- crowd reactions were a prominent part of last night's Pres. Biden SOTU speech, the "bubble" that a lot of network news media are in after Biden's line about Republicans ending Social Security, Biden's obvious ignorance about energy policy was laid bare in one moment from his SOTU speech last night, the Republican SOTU response from Sarah Huckabee-Sanders hit on the significance of the culture wars including political bullying to stifle political dissent to Democrats, KVI's Lars Larson points out that Biden used a key line in last night's speech that Trump had used in previous SOTU speech. 7am hour -- Pres. Biden stepped on a land-mine when he spoke about fentanyl deaths and Republicans pounced on Biden's lack of border security allowing fentanyl to widely be trafficked into the US from Mexico, the State Of The Union is _________, what word would you use to fill in the blank?, another example of how Democrats talk a good game when it comes to democracy but don't really walk the walk, KVI listeners sound off on the text line about the Republican response to Biden's SOTU speech, an explanation of how Biden conflated that Republicans are intent on killing Social Security, how Republicans "clap back at him (Biden)" on the conflated claim in last night's SOTU speech.8am hour -- did Biden's SOTU speech help or hurt his momentum for a 2024 re-election campaign?, another embarrassing moment for Karine Jean-Pierre attempting to answer basic question about last week's Chinese spy balloon saga, the moral hazard of Seattle's homeless industrial complex to saddle taxpayers with 100% of the cost to get homeless people into taxpayer funded housing, KVI callers on Chinese spy balloon fiasco and the importance of keeping the Pres. Biden/Kevin McCarthy 'debt limit' talks publicly recorded (i.e. televised) instead of done privately with no audio/visual recording, a Seattle woman is raped at knife-point in her apartment after someone let the suspect into the building at what should have been a locked door.
6am hour-- the Biden Administration looking more and more feckless with excuses about Chinese spy balloon discovered last week over Montana, Biden let the Chinese balloon "complete its mission" and then shot it down, MSNBC host unexpectedly grills House Democrat (on Intell. Committee) about Biden's response to Chinese spy bill, Seattle & King County both end COVID vaxx mandate for government employees "effective immediately", GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, says two Legislative bills in Olympia offer real solutions for broad-based tax relief but they're being bottled up by Democrats (HB1483 would provide property tax relief. HB 1704 would reduce the state sales and use tax rate. HB 1011 would repeal the deeply unpopular state long-term care program and its payroll tax.), no inclination by WA Democrats to provide an ounce of tax relief during this WA Legislative session, Pepple notes that most states are awash in budget surpluses (including WA) because of extra federal funding related to COVID shutdowns and restrictions, the Columbia Journalism Review's assessment of the Russiagate 2016 collusion, its unsparing in its criticism of mainstream media "peddling disinformation for the better part of three years".7am hour -- Olympia school facing claims of racial segregation over 5th grade BIPOC group, the Olympia elementary school principal rebuffs KOMO reporter/photographer asking questions about the criticisms of the 5th grade BIPOC group, "the entire school is supposed to be a safe space", an SI writer tells story about the ill-fated Russell Wilson 'special tent' at Broncos training camp last summer, RIP Bob Throndson a Seattle TV news icon from the late 1970s-2000s, Throndson was a field reporter at heart and could have worked in any news medium, Throndson understood the importance of writing good copy for viewers with straight-ahead reporting, Throndson covered the Mt. St. Helens 1980 eruption and the 1992 LA riots among his career achievements, 8am hour -- magnifying the importance of race and the general mantra of 'treat others as you yourself would want to be treated', Disney+ "The Proud Family" slavery reparations scene, new public records from Democrats in WA Legislature show numerous redactions regarding capital gains income tax law that was passed last year but is currently facing legal constitutional challenge in Supreme Court of Washington (SCOW), prominent Democrats not only want a different presidential candidate in 2024 but apparently they want a different VP too, only 22% of Americans think Biden should run again for President, Gov. Inslee's State DOT "slow walking" the clearance of an illegal homeless camp underneath I-5 at the Seattle Ship Canal bridge, Federal Way city officials dispute the King County Executive Dow Constantine claim that they were notified about King County turning the Red Lion Hotel there into a homeless hotel, violent crime in Seattle including murder, rape and aggravated assault are all up in latest round of 2022 stats, arsons and reported burglaries are down but car theft is up by 30%.
Gov. Inslee's State DOT "slow walking" the clearance of an illegal homeless camp underneath I-5 at the Seattle Ship Canal bridge, Federal Way city officials dispute the King County Executive Dow Constantine claim that they were notified about King County turning the Red Lion Hotel there into a homeless hotel.
KVI's John Carlson examines a newly reported story about a BIPOC 5th grade group at Olympia's Centennial Elementary School. One concerned parent describes the school sanctioned group as "segregation". But advocates for the students of color say its "focused on providing a safe space for students...how have historically been marginalized."
6am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson--Biden Administration finally shoots down Chinese spy balloon after it floats all the way across U.S. to South Carolina coast, the news media/Democratic political claims about Chinese spy balloons during Trump Administration, the comparative threat of Chinese spy balloons and Tik Tok, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy drills Pres. Biden over failure to protect the border and US skies regarding Chinese spy balloon saga, Seattle woman sexually assaulted in Green Lake neighborhood by 20-something year-old suspect, KVI's Lars Larson just interviewed Donald Trump. 7am hour -- the impossible-to-script crime plot in Astoria OR involving the infamous Goonies house and a stolen 35' boat, how the crime spree that started at the Goonies house ended at a homeless shelter site in nearby Seaside OR, an alternative plan for the WA Democrats proposed pay per mile tax, rough weekend for Biden Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg on the Sunday talk show circuit, Pres. Biden 'State of the Union' speech tomorrow and "warning signs for Democrats", "significant discontent on the (Biden) economy", Biden's puzzling answer about ordering Chinese spy balloon to be shot down last Wednesday but his military advisors telling him they can't do it until its safer 4 days later, today's catastrophic earthquake in central Turkey was felt by Ari's son in Israel, an estimated 2300 are feared dead in today's 7.5 magnitude Turkish earthquake. 8am hour -- GUEST: Federal Way mayor Jim Ferrell explains the meth contamination drama of a hotel in the city that King County had just purchased to be a homeless hotel, how the one time Red Lion Hotel required decontamination remediation of the property, King County officials are not responding to KVI interview requests to discuss this fiasco with the Red Lion Hotel property in Federal Way, the KVI parody ad for Gov. Inslee and AG Bob Ferguson's Level 3 sex-offender housing, a Seattle progressive complains that bagel sandwiches shouldn't cost $18, GUEST: St. Rep. Mike Volz (R-Cheney, Medical Lake), a UW report used by anti-police politicians in WA to support their restrictions on police pursuit laws has now been deleted from a UW website?, a new Disney+ cartoon series for kids includes a lengthy scene telling viewers that Black Americans are "submerged in (a) systemic prejudice racism and white supremacy".
KVI morning show guest host, Ari Hoffman, interviews Federal Way mayor, Jim Ferrell, about the attempt to turn a Red Lion Hotel in the city into a homeless hotel by King County authorities. The only problems was when authorities discovered trace amounts of meth in the hotel rooms that were so high they required remediation to clean the property.
Note: John Carlson daily podcasts will sound a little different due to copyright protections on music used during the show. KVI is legally authorized to use the copyrighted music for on-air broadcast purposes but not for web content so you will not hear bumper or theme music on the podcast version of the John Carlson Show. 6am hour -- Gov. Jay Inslee's faux outrage about homeless man in Seattle who built a tiny home along I-5 freeway on-ramp, Inslee's continuing failure to get serious about kicking homeless people off State DOT property along I-5 and I-90 in Washington, Chinese spy balloon hovering over Montana prompts a few attempted punchlines, a "celebs, they're just like us" tweet from a Seattle Seahawk all-timer, how a private rd party operating a sex-offender half-way house in Thurston County plans to violate buliding codes and just pay the fine because they're getting so much WA taxpayer money to run the facility. 7am hour -- the connection between the WA government push to place 5 convicted sex-offenders in a Tenino house and the Democrats in the WA Legislature pushing a bill to take zoning control away from cities and give it to state officials, your chance to help prevent deaths by heart attack at a Kirkland WA fundraiser for "Alexander's Hope" coming up on Saturday Feb. 11th, Vashon Island HS imposes mandatory masks indoors on campus after winter dance sparked a COVID outbreak among students, an object lesson in what NOT to do if you're an alleged drug dealer, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, the latest US jobs report shows good news, a deeper dive on the relative embrace of socialism by American college students or Gen Z aged adults.8am hour -- a suspected shooter still on the loose in south Tacoma/Parkland after a shooting at an unsanctioned homeless camp, a Shoreline WA man pleads guilty to "ghost gun" possession, Democrats in Olympia Legislature are contradicting themselves now from tough laws they passed on car drivers 5 years ago, Congressional Democrats are playing the race card after Republicans vote to block Rep. Ilhan Omar from coveted committee assignment, FL Gov. Ron DeSantis sets a hard line policy on CRT and DEI in K-12 schools and state colleges/universities, "education not indoctrination" is the Florida policy, what DeSantis has just done with Florida's version of The Evergreen College (in WA), CNN caught airing bogus story about COVID as a leading cause of death in children, CNN's story conflated two different sets of COVID stats for kids and it was a citizen journalist who caught the discrepancy (not the CDC or a state health agency).
6am hour-- GUEST: KNWN reporter Carleen Johnson on the scene of a random home break-in by an armed suspect in a Seattle neighborhood which is also dealing with continuing crime/public safety problems from homelessness, Gov. Jay Inslee tests positive for COVID despite being boosted, Inslee's COVID test underscores the contradictions in his continuing vaxx mandate policy, should WA K-12 public school students from wealthy families receive free school meals?, "dismayed" about crime statistics and Olympia Legislation that would do more to restrict police officer discretion on police stops. 7am hour -- GUEST: attorney Jackson Maynard talks to KVI about the lawsuit he has filed against the most recently passed WA Legislative $17 billion transportation budget, the lawsuit relates to legislation sticking to a single subject, Maynard says "the legislature playing word games" to pass such a wide-ranging grab bag of spending programs (i.e. fish culverts as well as roads), more evidence that some Western WA politicians are actively trying to suppress news reporters they don't like, GUEST: St. Rep. Andy Barkis on zoning for density, local vs state zoning control and the euphemistic "middle housing". 8am HOUR -- an unexpected song request from a KVI guest, the latest search of Pres. Biden's Delaware beach house, KVI caller disagrees with Carlson about his comparison of the Biden and Trump classified documents scandals, the Seattle double talk about affordable housing and celebrating veggie gardens known as a "Pea Patch", Tenino WA neighbors continue protests over proposed sex-offender half-way housing location near them, GUEST: Thurston Co. political watch dog, Glenn Morgan, clarifies what's happening with Tenino property after Thurston County previously issued a cease and desist order, how the private company managing and operating the half-way/transitional housing might allow a single registered sex-offender to reside right away (before a grand total of 5 sex-offenders are intended to live there), Morgan describes the potential fine for allowing one sex-offender to live there before code compliance is met as a "cost of doing business", Morgan concludes: "if this (sex-offender half-way housing) was such a great program they wouldn't have to be so dishonest and disingenuous about what's going on"; a 5th Generation Seattle business leaving the city because of crime/public safety/homeless RV problems at their shop
GUEST: Thurston Co. political watch dog, Glenn Morgan, clarifies what's happening with Tenino property after Thurston County previously issued a cease and desist order, how the private company managing and operating the half-way/transitional housing might allow a single registered sex-offender to reside right away (before a grand total of 5 sex-offenders are intended to live there), Morgan describes the potential fine for allowing one sex-offender to live there before code compliance is met as a "cost of doing business", Morgan concludes: "if this (sex-offender half-way housing) was such a great program they wouldn't have to be so dishonest and disingenuous about what's going on".
A 5th Generation Seattle business is leaving the city because of crime/public safety/homeless RV problems at their shop in the SoDo neighborhood. KVI's John Carlson listens to the owner of Emmanuel's Rub and Upholstery Cleaning explain how public safety concerns for customers have gotten so bad that they've decided to move and re-locate.
KVI's John Carlson and Lars Larson discuss a new bill in the Washington Legislature that would impose new restrictions on when police can pull over drivers. The bill is proposed by Democratic lawmakers who control both the State House and Legislature which increases the likelihood that the bill will advance if not pass at some point this session. The irony is that the bill is proposed just over 5 years after Legislative Democrats and Gov. Jay Inslee approved a "distracted driving law" that forbids drivers to even hold a cell phone. The 2017 law is so strict it's illegal to hold a cell phone in your car while driving even if you're stopped at a red light.
6am hour -- Carlson's Legendary Lyrics contest today and you could win Seattle Boat Show tix, end of a Puget Sound era with final 747 jet delivery yesterday, a lawsuit now filed against last year's $17 billion WA transportation budget, Nikki Haley appears to be running for President (along with Donald Trump) in 2024, Haley and Trump have apparently spoken privately about her candidacy, newly announced San Francisco 'reparations' proposal now being criticized for not being lucrative enough for descendants of slaves and/or qualifying Black Americans, why Carlson would choose Trump over Haley for President in 2024, Donald Trump will speak on KVI's Lars Larson show this Friday (show airs from noon-3p PT). 7am hour -- Alexander's Hope charity and fun run coming up in Kirkland on Feb. 11th, Tacoma car prowls are resulting in numerous gun thefts prompting a question about do we blame the criminals for smashing into cars or the car/gun owners for leaving a gun in the vehicle?, this story is an object lesson in why WA Democrats refuse to increase criminal punishment on anyone who steals a gun, a Seattle start-up is pitching robot pizza making and its clearly a result of Seattle/WA's artificially high minimum wage, GUEST: Director of Military and Veterans Outreach of Wreaths Across America, Joe Reagan, shares the history of Black Quartermasters of WWII that helped the European invasion ground war succeed with supply lines, the Black Quartermasters were the dedicated patriots and unsung heroes in the time of segregation.8am hour -- some historical context to the final Boeing 747 delivery yesterday, why do so many Democrats complain about Moderna and Pfizer capitalizing on the COVID vaxx making the companies excellent profits as they simultaneously support vaxx mandates or regularly urge everybody to get boosted/vaxxed?, GUEST: St. Rep. Joel Kretz, (R-Wauconda) notes that hunters and fishing enthusiasts pay a whole lot more for their recreation in WA than bicyclists or hikers, hunters and fishing fans are asked to pay spendy licensing fees so why not bicyclists or hikers?, GUEST: OSPI Chris Reykdal supports a new bill that would give free lunch to all K-12 students in WA regardless of household income, what's the definition of "basic ed(ucation)" for WA schools?, Reykdal says "I think the middle class needs a break here on this" by receiving free breakfast and lunch at their school.
GUEST: Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chris Reykdal, joins KVI's John Carlson to discuss his support for a bill in the state Legislature that would provide free lunch to all K-12 public school students. House Bill 1238 and Senate Bill 5339 are called the "Washington Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act." Reykdal and Carlson diverge on the ethos that free meals in school should be means tested based on income qualification. Reykdal pitches his plan as a way to give middle and upper class families a break on costs to feed their kids at school, the burning question remains: will all kids actually want to eat the free school lunch meal or will most kids still bring their own food to eat rather than scarf down what the school offers.
KVI's John Carlson and Mark Christopher explore the historic legacy of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet era and how it transformed not just the Puget Sound area but the world of air travel.
6am hour -- RIP to NHL legend Bobby Hull, free lunch for all public school students is proposed by Democrats in the WA Legislature, RIP to actress Cindy Williams and to child actress of Addams Family fame Lisa Loring, CNN ratings now the worst in 9 years, PA man acquitted in abortion access interference case, the environmental left has come full circle to now supporting wood burning fossil fuel over cleaner and more easily accessible natural gas. 7am hour -- more red flags about KCRHA proposed $11.8 billion budget request for the next 5 years, the KCRHA executive director speaks fondly of Marxism, what we do need to do is change policies on homelessness because blindly spending money is making the problem worse, small business owned by People Of Color in Shoreline are being hit by repeat criminals as Seattle crime problems spread to suburban King Co., update on KOMO weekend story about fatal shooting at an illegal/trespassing homeless encampment along I-5 Express Lane(s) in Seattle, fatal shooting looks to be a suicide, nearby neighbors blame the Inslee DOT and Seattle saying "they knew about it and didn't take action, you've already let someone die because of your inaction", 8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple covers the latest "nanny state" bill in the WA Legislature on taxpayer funded "free" school lunch, $197 million estimate for two years for WA taxpayers to pay for "free" K-12 school lunch for school students, this bill has been supported by OSPI Chris Reykdal, why this "free" lunch program is more likely to be wasteful than beneficial, are gasoline pumps getting slower or is it just mis-perception?, GUEST: KVI listener Paul in Bremerton shares a tedious building permit application story, the story is instructive as WA Legislative politicians and cities battle over who should control zoning decisions regarding building more (dense) residential housing, the Baby Boomer icon--actress Cindy Williams--dies at age 75, Williams shined in American Graffiti and then parlayed that in to TV fame with "Laverne & Shirley", even Suzanne Sommers emerged in American Graffiti, how nostalgia for the 1950s took off in pop culture in the 1970s (at least for show biz).
As political progressives and Democrats ramp up their environmental outrage aimed at natural gas stoves, those so-called environmentalists, according to The Seattle Times, are urging people to shut down their gas burning fireplaces and use wood burning fossil fuel instead. KVI's John Carlson and mid-day host, Lars Larson, examine this story with Larson saying "Its all insane and here's why..." before listing the logical flaw in this new attack on natural gas. "Here we are, literally going in a circle", says Carlson.
Free college tuition. Free health care. Free metro bus and light rail pass. Now add free K-12 school lunch to the list of free things Democrats want to give away with taxpayer money. KVI's John Carlson and his interview guest, Randy Pepple from ShiftWA.org, discuss the bill in the Washington Legislature that would provide free public school lunch to every student if it passes the Democrat controlled House and Senate. Its believed to be a certainty that Gov. Jay Inlsee would sign such a bill if it passes both chambers. The biennial cost estimate for the free lunch program in WA is $197 million, this bill has been supported by OSPI Chris Reykdal, why this "free" lunch program is more likely to be wasteful than beneficial, why this is another example of the "nanny state" in WA.
6am hour -- a recap to the weekend's annual Roanoke Conference and the big attendance for the big WA political event, continuing coverage of the $11.8 billion budget request for KC Regional Homeless Authority, simultaneously Seattle residents near two large illegal homeless encampments on the I-5 Express Lanes want the areas cleared after a weekend shooting, sports and occasional political pundit Jason Whitlock wonders why there are protests if 5 Memphis Police officers are now charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols, Gov. Inslee exclusive interview, several big admissions from Gov. Inslee including that his laws on drug possession and police pursuit aren't working as intended, Inslee says he's open to changes, Inslee admits "fentanyl deaths are just horrific right now", Carslon concludes "Inslee has holes in every part of his thinking" . 7am hour -- Bellevue schools situation, why Bellevue school student enrollment is shrinking as parents aren't happy with the politics connected to teachers pushing policy, several Democrats in WA Legislature propose a mandatory voting law, KVI's exclusive interview with Gov. Jay Inslee: John Carlson asks Gov. Inslee if he'll support a felony drug possession law but Inslee only says he's against drug decriminalization, Carlson asks Inslee "is there a willingness to prosecute (people caught with illegal drugs)?", Inslee admits that fentanyl is "horrific right now", a KVI listener comments on the Inslee COVID vaxx mandate and what's covered under worker's comp.8am hour -- reacting to the Memphis Police body cam video of the beating of driver Tyre Nichols who died on Jan. 17th after fleeing a traffic stop, HBO's Bill Maher calls out the attempt to tie every social injustice to race in America, King County Executive Dow Constantine is asking voters to support a property tax levy to pay for behavioral health and crisis care this spring, Constantine's 8-year-levy plan would collect $1.25 billion in taxes over 8 years, the full KVI exclusive interview with Gov. Jay Inslee answering questions about the current drug possession law and police pursuit law, the full interview totals 17-minutes, Inslee admits both laws that he signed need to be revised, however Inslee refuses to acknowledge that his COVID vaxx mandate rule needs to be changed.
KVI's exclusive interview with Gov. Jay Inslee: John Carlson asks Gov. Inslee about two laws he signed into effect--the current drug possession law and the current police pursuit law. Inslee admits both laws that he signed need to be revised. Carlson asks Inslee if he'll support a felony drug possession law but Inslee only says he's against drug decriminalization, Carlson asks Inslee "is there a willingness to prosecute (people caught with illegal drugs)?", Inslee admits that fentanyl is "horrific right now". Inslee says his goal is to "get them (drug addicts) into an environment where the treatment is successful" for why he wants to bureaucratize homeless housing, Carlson counters that drug rehab success will happen when the addict in question is required to stay away from drugs in a drug-free housing situation, WA has gone from about 1200 drivers to 3000 drivers in a year that don't stop for police as a result of the new police pursuit law, Inslee says "I'm open to changes in the pursuit law", "there are reasonable things that can be done". Inslee refuses to acknowledge that his COVID vaxx mandate rule needs to be changed.
6am hour -- Five Black Memphis TN police officers now face 2nd degree murder charges in the death of a Black driver who was pulled over in a traffic stop last week, the preliminary information about the traffic stop still leaves several key questions unanswered despite the serious legal charges against the officers, the national news media seem to be intent on inferring in their coverage that the Black driver was confronted by white officers via the omissions we're observing, WA Democrats in the state Legislature seem intent on erasing one of the voter approved enduring legacies of a Tim Eyman initiative, why Republican Senators are urging voters to oppose SB 5082 that would block advisory votes as passed by WA voters under I-960 in 2007, a retired Seattle Municipal Court judge is upset with the WPC handling of e-mail and fundraising requests regarding the AG Bob Ferguson appeal to the State Supreme Court of an apparently un-Constitutional capital gains income tax. 7amhour -- the King County Regional Homeless Authority is requesting a 1000% budget increase, the reality check for the King County/Seattle political establishment with this "jaw dropping" $11.billion budget request for the next five years, will new fraud allegation finally be the straw that breaks the camel's back on lying Congressman George Santos, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, notes that WA is one of four states pursuing wealth taxes and then exit taxes if those wealthy taxpayers leave the state, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, previews an exclusive story she's reporting about vaccine mandates and why those vaccine mandates were misguided and then ignored by higher-ups. 8am hour -- rough day for a Spokane County Superior Court judge in the US Senate for a confirmation hearing after being nominated to a federal court by Pres. Biden, former WA AG Rob McKenna seems optimistic that Inslee capital gains tax will be ruled un-Constitutional after yesterday's St. Supreme Court oral arguments, Seattle's Kshama Sawant proposes a caste discrimination ban which begs a fundamental legal question about existing civil rights protections, a very quick background primer on how the caste system functions (even though its been outlawed) in India, a listener e-mail and Seattle Times story illustrate the police pursuit law problems and under-staffing of police departments after the 'defund police' politics of 2020, 1200 refuse to pull over for cops before new police pursuit law and now its over 3000 failure to comply cases in WA, Lynnwood opiod treatment center license has been granted and will open despite vocal neighbor objections.
The King County Regional Homeless Authority is requesting a 1000% budget increase, the reality check for the King County/Seattle political establishment with this "jaw dropping" $11.billion budget request for the next five years, the KCRHA is the city/county jointly run agency to handle all homeless issues in the county and city.
This segment of the John Carlson involves the confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate for a Spokane County Superior Court judge appointed to a federal judgeship by President Joe Biden and the legal reaction from former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna to yesterday's Supreme Court of Washington oral arguments on the appeal of a capital gains tax which was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee.
6am hour -- landmark hearing this morning at the Supreme Court of Washington (SCOW) for oral arguments on Gov. Jay Inslee's capital gains tax, VA school superintendent fired after an elementary school teacher was shot in the classroom by a 6 year-old with a gun, 4 stories in less than a week of stolen cars used in crimes around rural Western WA, scrutinizing the WA Legislative bill known as "middle housing" that would strip local zoning control away from cities and give that zoning control to state government officials, the "middle housing" zoning bill is an attempt to ban "single family zoning" in favor of tri-plexes/quad-plexes/even six-plexes on a single lot, Democrats in the WA Legislature are proposing a new bill that would be the equivalent of the one-time Biden Administration "disinformation governance board". 7am hour -- GUEST: WPC's Jason Mercier previews this morning's Supreme Court of Washington (SCOW) oral arguments hearing on Gov. Jay Inslee's hotly disputed capital gains tax law that a lower court has ruled un-Constitutional, AG Bob Ferguson is appealing the swift legal blow to Inslee and Democrats who badly want to tax rich stock holders in Washington, SPD officer hits and kills pedestrian who was in a cross-walk while responding to 911 call, could or should the officer be charged?, GUEST: State Rep. Travis Couture (R-Allyn) updates the story about a proposed sex-offender half-way house in Tenino WA, Coutoure was in a DSHS meeting about the sex-offender housing yesterday and reports a cease and desist order is now filed against the proposed sex-offender half-way house, Coutoure is digging deeper in the WA bureaucratic policy of using private companies to over-see transitional housing of convicted sex-offenders released from McNeil Island state penitentiary but still required to be under state supervision as part of their release. 8am hour -- digging deeper into the ranks of WA Legislative Democrats who are pushing the "middle housing bill " HB 1110 that would take local zoning decision control away from cities and put the state government in charge, the Bothell WA lawmaker who has become the Democrats' point-person in the Legisalture on zoning issues proclaimed "local control is garbage" in 2022, another red flag from the WA Legislature involving HB 1333, HB 1333 would establish a domestic extremist commission,WA Democrats really don't like it when taxpayers are reminded that they raised taxes, NOW: a breaking news situation in the WA Legislature, Senate Democrats are pushing to block tax hike advisory votes that were approved by voters in I-960. GUEST: St. Sen. Jeff Wilson is trying to urge WA voters to oppose SB 5082 which Democrats are trying to pass.
Washington State Rep. Travis Coutoure (R-Allyn) joins KVI's John Carlson to discuss community concerns in Tenino and the south Puget Sound over a planned sex-offender half-way house. Coutoure reports that Thurston County officials have issued a cease-and-desist order on the company set to operate the proposed facility in Tenino. Neighbors in Tenino objected to the facility after they were given very short notice earlier this month that it was set to open to convicted sex-offenders from the McNeil Island Penitentiary while they serve out the remainder of the state required supervision. The convicted sex-offenders are classified as Level 3 which is the state's likeliest to re-offend.
Democrats in the Washington Legislature are proposing a bill that would establish a domestic extremist commission. HB 1333 is apparently intended to prevent "well connected extremist networks" in the Pacific Northwest that are able to raise money for bail funds if a member is arrested, according to the associate director of the Anti-Defamation League, Emily Kaufman, who testified recently to a House committee in Olympia. KVI's John Carlson evaluates this proposed bill and speaks to a member of one of the groups mentioned by Kaufman, the Washington 3%ers during this interview segment.
6am hour -- refuting St. Sen. Manka Dhingra's confronted over her justification of the current WA police pursuit law restrictions, the confrontation comes from another Legislative Democrat from Whatcom County, the refutation of Dhingra is derived from a Seattle U. criminology and forensics professor that said Dhingra's data doesn't hold up to peer review, when presented with the refutation of her statistic on police pursuits Dhingra reflexively doubled down with her anti-cop ideology, the new House Speaker just did something that the old House Speaker did in relation to the January 6th Committee, another nominee for worst bill in the WA Legislature this session: HB 1181 relates to the Growth Management Act and adds a 15th rule for counties to meet per their comprehensive plan, spoiler alert: its climate change related, "all this is is an environmental consultant employment act" forcing counties to jump through more hoops for zoning and planning, is there any way to prevent this bill from passing?,Q; "how do you ban something that's illegal?" A: enforce the law!7am hour -- after last weekend's anti-police rioting arrests in Atlanta the examples of upper class white liberals causing violence and damage in the name of political ideology continue to pile up for the historic records, another example of WA Legislative Democrats in Olympia passing a bill that favors criminals over the law abiding public, Tacoma's Mayor wants a tougher drug possession law because the current state law isn't working, but Tacoma's mayor stops short of pushing for a felony drug possession law like the Pierce Co. Prosecutor, a KVI listener suggests 5 things Republicans need to do to succeed in 2024 elections, why Bellevue school teachers are driving families to enroll their kids in private instead of public schools. 8am hour -- we've got some Democrat on Democrat confrontation over the WA police pursuit law, Blaine State Rep. Alicia Rule has produced a refutation of Sen. Manka Dhingra's assertion that traffic chase deaths are down 73% since Democrats restricted police pursuit laws, how impressive it is for this newly elected legislator to push back against the "shallow and misleading" claim by Manka Dhingra on police pursuit law, why KVI listeners should support HB 1363 which would reform the current WA police pursuit law, Seattle's Kshama Sawant says she's ready to take on Google after the internet leviathan announced 12,000 worker layoffs, GUEST: St. Rep. Andy Barkis (R-Lacey, Yelm, east to Eatonville) talks about the need to revise the current WA police pursuit law, Barkis is also supporting a Legislative bill that would take zoning control away from cities and allocate it to the state, Barkis says the goal is to expand housing availability known as "middle housing", however critics see the "middle housing" bill as the state usurping control from cities; US alpine skiing icon Mikaela Shiffrin just broke the women's world record for ski race victories.
A little known State Representative from Whatcom County is pushing back on a powerful State Senator, Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), regarding the status of the Washington police pursuit law. St. Rep. Alicia Rule (D-Blaine) has issued a letter to her Legislative colleagues that refutes a claim Dhingra has made for justification of restrictions on when police and law enforcement can chase a criminal suspect in a vehicle. KVI's John Carlson examines the letter Rule has written in response to Dhingra's defense of the current police pursuit restrictions. Dhingra has been at the center of a controversy regarding the police pursuit law. Earlier this month, Dhingra stated she would not conduct a hearing on a bi-partisan bill in the Senate Law and Justice Committee that she chairs that would provide more circumstances for when police can pursue criminal suspects via car chase.
6am hour -- an arrested suspect in Atlanta anti-police rioting last weekend is a 22-year-old from Spokane WA, in a parallel anti-police protest over the weekend in Boston the adult non-binary child of the US House minority whip (Rep. Katherine Clark) was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer and "ACAB" graffiti tagging, it sounds like Georgia's governor might be a John Carlson Show listener, King Co. Medical Examiner says the office is running out of space because of so many fentanyl deaths and no where to keep bodies, "much of it is driven by fentanyl, unfortunately" says the M.E. , the man attacked and hit in the head with a hammer in downtown Seattle last week has died in the hospital, the attack suspect will now face a murder charge and is already a convicted felon. 7am hour -- GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers. WA gas prices...getting new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration will show WA gas prices rising about 20 cents per gallon, a Seattleite's tweet that shows the hypocrisy of choice, GUEST: Federal Way City Councilman, Jack Dovey, explains his opposition to the WA Legislature's new 'middle housing' bill that would take away local zoning control from cities and give zoning control to the state, the WA Legislative bill would force cities to accept tri-, quad-, and six-plexes to be zoned in an effort to create more density, says this Leg. Bill is "ground zero to giving up all the rights our city has", 8am hour -- GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman is breaking the story about Gov. Inslee's vaxx mandate and the public health official who told him a vaxx won't stop infection, Inslee imposed it anyway, Ari is also trying to document if Washingtonians died from COVID or with COVID in 2020 and 2021, Hoffman thinks Inslee went through with the vaxx mandate because it would filter out conservatives from the ranks of state employees because they would object to the shot, even now the CDC says vaxx'ed or un-vaxxed should be treated the same but Inslee won't change his mandate, Chicago mayor's sad and strange victim blaming for people who are being robbed of money and valuables, GUEST: St. Rep. Dan Griffey (R-Allyn), voices his concerns about State officials trying to open a sex-offender half-way house in Tenino WA. . Neighbors there are objecting based on a lack of public notification and transparency (virtually identical to the state's plan to open an opiod treatment center in Lynnwood).
KVI's afternoon host, Ari Hoffman, joins morning host John Carlson to discuss the state public records that show Gov. Jay Inslee was advised by the King County Health Department point person on COVID that the COVID-19 shot would not preclude COVID infection for people who received the shot. Public records, according to Hoffman, show that Inslee decided to impose the vaccine requirement on state employees despite this warning about transmisability which lead to hundreds of employees losing their jobs and putting major departments like Washington State Patrol, Ferries, and the Department of Transportation into employee shortages which prevented normal services from being provided for Washington taxpayers.
According to KOMO News, the King County Medical Examiner's office is struggling to find space to store bodies due to spiking fentanyl overdose deaths. KVI's John Carlson examines the new warning from the Medical Examiner located in Seattle and the impact that a lack of border security has on the flow of fentanyl in to the United States from the southern border. Also in this segment, a Seattle man attacked last week by a man with a hammer has died in the hospital from the head wounds. Carlson points out that this fatal hammer attack could have been avoided had Washington Legislators in Olympia not reduced a crime from the three strikes you're out list that the now murder suspect faced in a previous crime.
6am hour-- a 5th batch of classified documents discovered on Pres. Joe Biden's property (and a search is on-going at a new location, too), a quick scored card between Biden and Trump on classified documents, a KVI caller is skeptical that Biden's private lawyers are being forthright about what's actually been found to this point, one of six anti-police rioters arrested in Atlanta this weekend is from Washington and five-out-of-the-six who were arrested are from outside Georgia so they ostensibly descended on Atlanta from out of state to cause chaos and destruction, witnesses describe the damage and destruction inflicted on Atlanta over the weekend, one witness said the riot was clearly not peaceful. 7am hour -- a 1952 US military fighter jet battle against Soviet Mig jets makes the popular movie Top Gun look like child's play, deciphering what we know so far about Lunar New Year mass shooting attack in Monterrey Park, CA, the suspected shooter is a 72-year-old Asian man who ended up killing himself when confronted by police, the astounding 1952 US military aviation dog fight over the Sea of Japan is becoming a more completely known this week, it involves a US fighter jet pilot shooting down a remarkable 4 Soviet MiG-15 jets, pilot Royce Williams fired all rounds available on his F9F Panther over the course of 30 minutes, 263 bullet holes were counted in Williams' F9 Panther when he landed, Williams and all those involved were ordered not to talk about the dog fight for fear it could ignite WWIII between the US and Soviets, how Williams was honored for his valor despite never speaking of the potent confrontation. 8am hour -- Gov. Jay Inslee, St. Sen. Manka Dhingra and the police pursuit law, the WA stolen car rate has jumped to record breaking levels at the same time the police pursuit law was restricted by Legislative Democrats and Gov. Inslee, why KVI listeners should support HB1363 which will revise the current WA police pursuit law, not much social media bump for Seattle's Kshama Sawant after last week's big announcement, GUEST: organizer of Safe Lynnwood, Vivian Dong talks to KVI about a protest yesterday in Lynnwood regarding proposed opiod treatment center near the Alderwood Boys and Girls Club, why Dong is concerned about Lynnwood's mayor amid all of this, the remaining options for Lynnwood neighbors to block or relocate the proposed treatment center, who is more annoying?: VP Kamala Harris or teen climate panic activist Greta Thunberg??
100 miles off the coast of North Korea in 1952 a US fighter jet pilot shot down a remarkable 4 Soviet MiG-15 jets, it was a battle of 2 US jets vs 7 Soviet jets, the report of the 1952 air battle was declassified in 2002, pilot Royce Williams fired all rounds available on his F9F Panther over the course of 30 minutes, when Williams was finally able to land his plane on an aircraft carrier after the air battle his crew members counted 263 holes in the fuselage, the fighter jet was so badly damaged that it was pushed off the aircraft carrier because the plane was unsalvagable, Williams and those involved were ordered not to talk about the dog fight for fear it could ignite WWIII between the US and Soviets, how Williams was honored for his valor despite never speaking of the potent confrontation, Williams is still alive today at age 97.
KVI's John Carlson urges listeners to support HB 1363 in the Washington Legislature which would revise the current restrictions of police pursuits on criminal suspects.
6am hour -- GUEST: founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist, to explain the Congressional debt ceiling limit and showdown, debt ceiling expired last night, RIP to '60s/'70s singer/guitarist David Crosby, SCOTUS internal investigation of May 2022 draft opinion leak finds no source for the un-precedented leak, why the failure to find the source could lead to more Supreme Court leaks in the future, two more big tenants in downtown Seattle are leaving after Nike's announcement, an advocate for WA's flawed police pursuit law refuses a KVI interview request7am hour -- pinpointing the downfall of Seattle's socialist city councilwoman Kshama Sawant, in a new 'manifesto' Sawant attacks progressives including Pramila Jayapal and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "tearing up the joint from within", Sawant tells reporter her proudest moment at the city council is "being thorn in the side of Seattle's ruling class", have you ever met a leftist/socialist who is/was happy and not resentful?, is America ready for Kshama Sawant?, a police training ground facility in Georgia was attacked by a shooter, the security threat is from an Anti-fa member who was implicated in shooting at the officers in training, yet no national news reporting on this attack, Anti-fa gets violent when they lose, Kirkland police connect armed car-jackings and robberies to crimes in Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond and Burien involving repeat criminal crime ring. 8am hour -- three years ago yesterday was the news story of the first case in America of a man hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 and it was in Everett WA, transgender sports politics and politics invading sports, an example of progressive liberals defending some athletes free speech while condemning the speech of other athletes, Rep. Eric Swalwell tries to bet Sen. Ted Cruz on an NFL playoff game, RIP David Crosby of '60s/'70s (and one 1980s hit) music fame, celebrated actress Octavia Spencer says racism in Hollywood is more problematic than what she experienced growing up in Alabama in the 1970s and 1980s, new polling on Trump and DeSantis, in text message voting KVI listeners say they lean toward DeSantis in 2024 by a 60% to 40% edge.
Pinpointing the downfall of Seattle's socialist city councilwoman Kshama Sawant, in a new 'manifesto' Sawant attacks progressives including Pramila Jayapal and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sawant's "tearing up the joint from within", Sawant tells reporter her proudest moment at the city council is "being a thorn in the side of Seattle's ruling class", have you ever met a leftist/socialist who is/was happy and not resentful?
KVi's John Carlson examines a developing story out of the Atlanta, Georgia area involving a police training facility that was targeted by at least one individual with Anti-fa ties. The attack on the police training facility turned out to be deadly and Carlson wonders why no national news media are reporting on this story about anti-police politics.
6am hour -- 17 VA schools fail to tell students who had received $2500 National Merit Scholarships in the name of "equity", its a stunning display of the school districts denying the achievement of students who excelled (and of course preventing those students from obtaining money to pay for university), SPD Chief speaks out about the inhumane aspects of allowing homeless people to remain on the street, the accute problems of fentanyl on Seattle homeless/crime, WA Legislative Democrats propose bill to ban hotels/motels from providing mini plastic shampoo bottles in rooms and instead install refillable dispensers in each bathroom, the state would create a new bureaucracy to manage "extended producer responsiblity programs", its another example of WA government "micro-managing" business owners, 7am hour -- San Francisco civic committee proposes incredibly expensive reparations payment plan for descendants of slavery, the costs proposed would include a $5 million lump sum payment for city residents and then a continuing $97K per year for 250 years, by metrics of most reparations supporters Barack Obama would have to pay Michelle Obama reparations, Geraldo Rivera exposed for his utter lack of firearms knowledge as he announces AR15s should be allowed only at gun clubs, new data shows Seattle is #2 worst city for drivers. 8am hour -- KVI listeners sound off on traffic congestion being as bad as pre-pandemic, the NY Times publishes a story saying diversity training might not work and may even backfire for employers and employees, Biden Administration's John Kerry at Davos "World Economic Forum" displays some classic symptoms of Messiah complex, GUEST: Lynnwood Mayor, Christine Frizzell, explains how the city is now dependent on the WA Dept. of Health for a remedy to a proposed opiod treatment site in the city, what the Lynnwood city planner discovered last March about this proposal, the state classifies the opiod treatment center "an essential facility" as it relates to zoning/siting, the planning department then approved the permits before executing a community notification plan, "in retrospect it should have been handled differently and in the future it will", so what are the remaining options to delay or move the location of this facility, a meeting next week with DoH will determine the fate of the proposed opiod treatment facility, the in-patient vs out-patient facility angle of this proposed facility in Lynnwood.
KVI's John Carlson interviews Lynnwood Mayor, Christine Frizzell, about the city's appeal now to the Washington Department of Health in an effort to relocate or stop the location of an opiod treatment center near the Alderwood Boys and Girls Club.
6am hour -- now you can text your comments to KVI's shows a 206-421-5757, an update on Washington's version of George Santos, the irony of Whidbey Island State Rep. Clyde Shavers lying about military service to get elected and then being assigned to a Veterans Affairs Committee, another rough day at the office for Biden's White House spokesperson, just a few weeks ago public health officials were saying this winter could be deadly for COVID resurgence and that has not materialized.7am hour -- good news from Auburn where police arrested the suspect in a brazen kidnapping attempt of a female barista, Lynnwood City Council still trying to prevent Gov. Inslee's State Health Dept. from opening an opiod treatment center that neighbors are protesting, "the sneaky way" state and city bureaucrats moved this opiod treatment center forward with permits, Lynnwood's mayor says Acadia Health lied to her about their communications with city police about public safety provisions, Gov. Inslee's selective criteria for when he wants to save lives (and when he clearly doesn't care about lives), GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Schoesler explains what's happening with WA new cap and tax on carbon fuels and what that means for gas, diesel, natural gas and home heating prices; Hank Williams Jr is coming to Auburn's White River Amphitheater on July 8th this year. 8am hour -- St. Sen. Manka Dhingra is "not paying attention to facts, evidence and logic" on the three bi-partisan bills in Olympia legislature that would reform WA's disastrous police pursuit laws, woke criteria versus the browbeating and the stereo typing, the Seattle man accused of a hammer attack assault the put the victim in ICU critical condition is a repeat offender who had been released by a judge with other pending cases, a Tacoma 17-year-old will be charged with the drive-by shooting murder of a 14-year-old at a bus stop, the story of how a young Dan Satterberg told John Carlson that liberal judges in Seattle were undercutting attempts to prevent juveniles "charged with serious, violent felonies" from being tried as adults.
State Senator, Manka Dhingra (Redmond-D), from the 45th Legislative District has announced she will block a bi-partisan bill with both Democratic and Republican legislator sponsors that would revise the current law on police pursuits that critics say has increased stolen car crime and drivers refusing to stop when police attempt to pull over the vehicle. Dhingra has the ability to quash the bill in her role as chair of the Senate Law & Justice Committee where the bill is assigned based on policing measures. KVI's John Carlson examines Dhingra's justification for blocking the Senate version of the bill, as one version of the bill has 40 co-sponsors in the 98 member House of Representatives. Carlson says Dhingra is "not paying attention to facts, evidence and logic" on the bi-partisan bills that would reform WA's disastrous police pursuit laws.
6am hour -- I-405 lanes shutdown in Canyon Park area after fatal car crash an hour ago, more homeless Seattle died in 2022 than any year before--jumping 65% over 2021, a Seattle man arrested for attacking another in Downtown with a hammer who suffered life threatening injuries, Democrats are rightly outraged about suspected shootings in Albuquerque where elected officials homes were targeted but their relative silence about other public safety threats and repeat criminal offenders really strains credulity, "the worst bill so far" in the Olympia Legislature, GUEST: ShiftWA.org co-founder and long time political campaign strategist, Randy Pepple explains what makes SB 5109 the 'worst bill' so far, it would allow illegal aliens to claim unemployment benefits, the bill is sponsored by a Kirkland WA House Rep., why this bill is an example of Democrats "flooding the zone" to pass as much of their radical agenda as possible. 7am hour -- The Lynnwood City Council gathers tonight for a work session on proposed opiod treatment center that neighbors are protesting. Lynnwood Times publisher, Mario Lotmore, joins KVI's John Carlson and says the city council seems to have a veto-proof majority if they want to block this opiod treatment center. The debate may hinge on whether or not this opiod treatment center--essentially a methadone clinic--is a "necessary? facility" per state law. Gov. Inslee has been requested to step in on this dispute connected to his State Dept. of Health. The neighbor protest group is now pushing the Snohomish County Council to intervene. Lynnwood's mayor knew on Dec. 19th about the proposed facility's permit approval, they mayor indicated she won't seek the resignation of the permitting department director; BOLO in Auburn for attempted kidnapping suspect who tried to pull a barista out of the drive-thru window last night but she managed to escape the truck driver's grasp, British Parliament member gives perfect 3-part response to socialists and climate alarmists, RIP to Ronnie Bachman of rock band Bachman Turner Overdrive. 8am hour -- Ron DeSantis story, hockey teams and transgender athlete(s), the 1962 speech by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that show the civil rights icon knows US history a lot better than most 21st century social justice warriors, radical environmental bill in Olympia Legislature would establish an arbitrary recycling level as the state has had repeated recent failures in meeting other arbitrary metrics for climate change or environmental standards, the bill would give Dept. of Ecology "carte blanche" to ask for money to run this open ended program, "this bill would do more harm than good", example: styrofoam recycling.
The Lynnwood City Council gathers tonight for a work session on proposed opiod treatment center that neighbors are protesting. Lynnwood Times publisher, Mario Lotmore, joins KVI's John Carlson and says the city council seems to have a veto-proof majority if they want to block this opiod treatment center. The debate may hinge on whether or not this opiod treatment center--essentially a methadone clinic--is a "necessary? facility" per state law. Gov. Inslee has been requested to step in on this dispute connected to his State Dept. of Health. The neighbor protest group is now pushing the Snohomish County Council to intervene. Lynnwood's mayor knew on Dec. 19th about the proposed facility's permit approval, they mayor indicated she won't seek the resignation of the permitting department director.
KVI's John Carlson and Environmental Policy Director at The Washington Policy Center, Todd Myers, discuss a proposed bill in the Washington Legislature that would establish an arbitrary recycling level as the state has had repeated failures in meeting other arbitrary metrics for climate change or environmental standards. Myers says the bill would give Dept. of Ecology "carte blanche" to ask for money to run this open-ended program, raising red flags about cost and accountability. Myers says, "this bill would do more harm than good" and explains the example of Styrofoam recycling. Myers concludes, "this is just government bureaucracy completely out of control to meet an arbitrary target."
6am hour -- celebrating the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, five shootings over the weekend in Seattle--three victims, one person murdered and no current arrests, now a 4th case of classified documents found on Pres. Biden's property, Lynnwood WA neighbors protest outside a proposed opiod treatment center over the weekend, the shameless lack of transparency by Gov. Inslee's State Dept. of Health, why the opiod treatment center is about the WA Democrats broader attempts to decriminalize all drugs, an Oregon Health Dept. official publicly urges everyone to carry Narcan/naloxone because of the potential threats of fentanyl over-dose/contact.7am hour -- GUEST: WPC's environmental policy analyst and author, Todd Myers, evaluates a new proposed recycling bill in the WA Legislature, Democrats in the WA Legislature want to impose a bottle deposit a la Oregon's law to drive recycling, "the worst possible way to go about it", USA Today op-ed cautions against using foreign language greetings to other people because you might offend them, the double-standard of recognizing and honoring cultural diversity for progressive academicians, the politics of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, King's father was a Republican in the early 20th Century, why Rev. King Jr was concerned with "the welfare of all people", Rev. King Jr. told people he wouldn't tell them how to vote (which party to vote for) but emphasized obtaining the right to vote and using that right.8am hour -- former Wall Street Journal columnist and author Jason Riley says modern social activists have abandoned Rev. Dr. King's "color blind standards" in favor of labeling everything racist, RIP to British political writer Paul Johnson, Johnson's poignant words following the Sept. 11th 2001 terrorist attacks, Rob Reiner's "Meathead-esque" political conclusions based on classified documents discovered un-secure on Pres. Biden's property, liberals push back on an "abolish the police" narrative, compare Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's 1967 speech to Philadelphia middle school students and what King Jr said to those students to how social justice activists talk to and about young kids today, example: Bernie Sanders as a so-called "champion of the poor", 310 homeless people died in Seattle/King Co. in 2022--a 65% increase compared to 2021, the previous record for homeless deaths in a year was 195, the politicians who put the policies in place that led to record number of deaths of homeless people are oddly anti-death penalty.
KVI's John Carlson airs portions of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's 1967 speech "What Is Your Life's Blue Print?" which was delivered to middle school students in Philadelphia. Carlson notes that the motivational things Rev. King Jr. says in 1967 are notably absent in the 2022/2023 discussion of social justice and anti-racism in America.
6am hour -- Friday the 13th today, Seahawks have their hands full with tomorrow's playoff opponent SF 49ers, Biden's 'in the garage with the Corvette' comment has toungues wagging in DC, even Biden's spokesperson can't believe the words coming out of Biden's mouth regarding 2nd batch of classified documents found on Biden's personal property, four questions about discovery of classified documents that Biden had unsecured and the biggest is why was nobody notified about this discovery on Nov. 2nd shortly before a big mid-term Congressional election, Gov. Inslee's curious plan to take away zoning control from local cities and turn zoning over to the state government, ends with the special prosecutor riff7am hour -- House Speaker tells DC reporters why he won't seat California Congressional Democrat on a House Committee after classified briefing with intelligence officials, City of Tacoma "robbing Peter to pay Paul" as taxpayer money will be used to pay business owners suffering property damage as crime problems continue but politicians don't want to jail repeat criminals to keep crime rates lower, Kevin McCarthy vs Eric Swalwell, WA Legislative Democrats want to make it easier to vote while in prison, GUEST: Full Measure host, Sharyl Attkisson, analyzes the media reaction to the Trump classified documents scandal with the emerging Biden classified documents scandal. 8am hour -- GUEST: economist Steve Moore, Trump Derangement Syndrome is still alive and its on Twitter of all places, Seattle Pramila Jayapal says the Progressive Caucus "is a caucus of 'yes' ", the story of Jeff Beck's unique guitar cameo on Jon Bon Jovi's "Blaze Of Glory" song for Young Guns II soundtrack, Bellevue School District has been hiring off-duty police officers to guard campuses as parents are pushing back on the teacher's union that pressured the district to drop SROs in 2021, musical tribute to Pres. Biden's Corvette which is just as secure as the classified documents he left in the garage with the 'Vette, shout out to our sister-station Northwest Newsradio anchor, Gregg Hersholt, retiring after a 50 year news broadcasting career.
According to KOMO 4 News, the Bellevue School District is hiring off duty police officers to watch school grounds after the district canceled the use of uniformed School Resource Officers (SROs) in 2021 due to anti-police activist pressure. KVI's John Carlson delves into the new story by KOMO 4 and notices that parents are building momentum against the Bellevue teachers union after the union pushed for the removal of SROs in 2021.
6am hour-- how did gas stoves become such a controversy in America?, look at what the Pres. Biden Adminstration is trying to pull now with talk of banning gas cooking stoves in name of asthma and respratory health, CNN 'climate reporter' makes "casually extreme" on-air statement about gas stove usage, RIP guitarist Jeff Beck, so the people that caused the WA problems of unaffordable housing and high cost of living are now shouting that they know how to fix the problems, 17 Pierce County mayors and the Pierce County Prosecutor or urgently asking the WA Legislature and Gov. Inslee to enact a felony drug possession law, 7am hour -- the sudden hysteria over gas stoves (and natural gas), GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers on the fact vs. fiction about the environmental dangers of gas stoves and natural gas in your home, Myers says Gov. Jay Inslee has been pushing this gas stove narrative recently too, its all an attempt by green Democrats to get ride of natural gas, also Myers highlights possible WA Legislative bills that will payoff special interests in this year's session, a Jeff Beck musical tribute in concert with Stevie Wonder, GUEST: our KVI gun rights "go to guy" and firearms news writer at TheGunMag.com, Dave Workman, says there are four bills in WA Legislature coming up for hearings that are the "tip of the iceberg gun control bills", how the Legislative Democrats are more focused on gun control than cracking down on criminals who use guns, the bogus claim Democrats use "the weapons of war" and why no military would ever equip soldiers with semi-automatic weapons, Gov. Inslee pushing for a mandatory permit to exercise a 2nd Amendment right.8am hour -- a 2nd stash of classified documents found at a separate location connected to Pres. Biden when he was vice-president, a rough day at the office for Biden spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre answering reporter questions about the extra classified documents discovered from Biden's Veep years, digital journalist springs vaxx mandate question on Gov. Jay Inslee and Inslee completely ducks the legitimate question, confessions of an environmentalist: how Obama era green subsidies caused an avowed environmentalist to change his mind, King County judge denies request of parents and keeps 15-year-old in juvenile lock-up after alleged armed car-jacking in Renton this week, Port Orchard case of a suspected mail thief shot and killed, Eddie Murphy Golden Globes acceptance speech is cracking us up.
GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers on the fact vs. fiction about the environmental dangers of gas stoves and natural gas in your home, Myers says Gov. Jay Inslee has been pushing this gas stove narrative recently too, it's all an attempt by green Democrats to get rid of natural gas, also Myers highlights possible WA Legislative bills that will payoff special interests in this year's session.
GUEST: our KVI gun rights "go to guy" and firearms news writer at TheGunMag.com, Dave Workman, says there are four bills in WA Legislature coming up for hearings that are the "tip of the iceberg gun control bills", how the Legislative Democrats are more focused on gun control than cracking down on criminals who use guns, the bogus claim Democrats use "the weapons of war" and why no military would ever equip soldiers with semi-automatic weapons, Gov. Inslee pushing for a mandatory permit to exercise a 2nd Amendment right,
6am hour -- New House Speaker Kevin McCarthy refuses to seat three Democrats with track record for security concerns from being seated on House Committees, will a Port Orchard man be charged with murder in what appears to be a vigilante response to a suspected mail thief in Kitsap County?, the one possible mistake the 39-year-old man may have made in confronting the suspected mail thief, more crime news involving a series of burglaries across north Kitsap County in late December, WV US Senator Joe Manchin pushes back on Biden Administration plan to possibly ban gas stoves in homes, GUEST: Jessica Vaughn from The Center For Immigration Studies talks to KVI about Human Trafficking Awareness Day and how the scourge of human trafficking is exacerbated by Democrats who refuse to accept border security. 7am hour -- GUEST: The chief spokesman for the Thurston County group "Stop The Airport", Dawn Sonntag, talks to KVI about her group's opposition to a proposed commercial airport outside Lacey and Olympia, Sonntag questions the idea that Puget Sound even needs a 3rd airport let alone in the south Sound, Sonntag lives near the proposed site because she likes the quiet and there are nearby farms and protected wetlands that could be an obstacle to a big airport, meanwhile a group in Pierce County is protesting this Friday about two sites proposed for a new major airport; Seattle high school students call lawsuit by school district against social media giants " a P.R. stunt", Gov. Jay Inslee's 2023 State of the State speech shows how out of touch with reality he is on homeless issues and gun crime problems causing havoc with public safety in Washington. 8am hour -- a Seattle business owner relocates to Austin TX, the business owner has a notable track record for success on Wall Street before founding an investment bank in Seattle (now known as Cascadia Capital), how Austin feels like Seattle did in 2013, Seattle never learns from its mistakes, political liberals will force you to eat nutritionally if they could impose it but they don't seem to worried about drug consumption of drug addicts these days, GUEST: Mary Robnett, Pierce County Prosecutor explains why she wants the WA Legislature to pass a felony drug possession law this session, Robnett says she's been hearing from constituents upset about crime and public safety problems that spiral from widespread drug addiction and consumption, Robnett says if the WA Legislature must act in the next 2 months, how the WA police pursuit restrictions have become "a get out jail free card" to criminals, the "astronomical increase" in WA car thefts is a by-product of the police pursuit restrictions imposed by Legislative Democrats, Robnett gives her solution to get better results for drug treatment of addicts caught committing crimes ; three Bellingham School District administrators are reassigned instead of being fired after failing to report a female student's sexual assault to police, the high likelihood in WA you'd get fired for refusing a COVID shot but only get reassigned as a school assistant principal for failing to report a sexual assault to police.
GUEST: Pierce Co. Prosecutor Mary Robnett says she's been hearing from constituents that property crime, break-ins, burglaries and also robberies are jeopardizing public safety and they want changes. Robnett says the nexus of the crime is drug addicted repeat criminals and the lenient Washington drug possession law is fueling a lot of Pierce County crime. Robnett says if the WA Legislature doesn't act in the next 2 months to fix the drug possession law drugs will be de-facto legal, the dilemma over holding drug users (and/or criminal drug users) accountable within a treatment program, how the WA police pursuit restrictions have become "a get out jail free card" to criminals, "police are powerless to pull over your vehicle", "astronomical increase" in car thefts is a by-product of the police pursuit restrictions, Robnett gives her solution to get better results for rehabilitation and treatment for drug addicts caught committing crimes, how a disproportional amount of crime victims are people of color in WA right now.
A suspected mail thief was shot and killed by a resident near Port Orchard in Kitsap County late Monday night, Jan. 9th, 2023. No specifics yet from authorities but KVI's John Carlson examines whether or not this could potentially be described as a vigilante killing. Was the suspected criminal fleeing? Did the 39-year-old shooter call police after the shooting? These are all key questions right now. More questions are arising like what jury or judge is going to put this 39-year-old man in jail for shooting a suspected thief. And there's a bigger picture to this fatal shooting: if Puget Sound politicians can't control crime problems and repeat criminals, eventually we're going to have residents who are prepared to take the law into their own hands. This shooting is directly connected to Gov. Jay Inslee, WA Democrats and prosecutors in Seattle who have allowed crime to go un-checked.
It's a harsh reality of 2022 in Washington. Three Bellingham School District administrators facing criminal citation for failing to report the sexual assault of a student to police are being reassigned within the school district. KVI's John Carlson is wondering why the three administrators aren't being fired for failure to report the rape. Ostensibly, the school district might be waiting for due process to play out in the court system for the three administrators before any consideration of firing them, however there was very little to no due process for many government employees across Washington (at the state, county and city level) who were summarily fired for deciding not to receive the COVID vaccine shot. So as of 2022, in Washington, you lose your job over a COVID shot but you only get re-assigned if you fail to report the rape of a school student to police.
6am hour -- Pierce County's Prosecutor candidly demanding a felony drug possession law in WA, Prosecutor Mary Robnett is calling the WA Legislative Democrats to account for the feckless current law they passed 2 years ago, "the vast majority of the people in Washington state think these laws are ridiculously lenient", a Canadian university biology professor has been calling the current strain of COVID "Kraken" and it begs the question of why didn't he call it "Canuck"!, new data on businesses leaving Seattle as public safety problems and COVID lockdowns hit in 2020, Bonney Lake is the city gaining the most new businesses in Puget Sound, only 43% of downtown Seattle office workers have comeback to the office since COVID shutdowns started (and work from home was offered).7am hour -- Turns out Pres. Biden had classified documents in his private office after serving as vice-president setting up the embarrassing similarity to the Trump classificed document story, KNWN sister station news anchor Gregg Hersholt is retiring this Friday, Hersholt's family connection to a pair of famous actors, GUEST: Lynnwood Times publisher, Mario Lotmore. says a proposed opiod treatment center planned for Lynnwood is a "colossal mess" with "multiple break downs" in communication to tell the public, permits were issued in June, the public wasn't notified until December, Acadia Health invested over $300,000 to renovate a building it planned to use before anything was approved, how did the Lynnwood city planning department handle this?, it was discovered that the Lynnwood Planning Commission posted no meeting minutes dating back to last year. 8am hour -- GUEST: Federal Way mayor and former King County Prosecutor candidate, Jim Ferrell, explains why new KC Prosecutor Leesa Manion seems to be intent on shutting down juvenile crime division to not prosecute juvenile criminals, FOIA document requests have uncovered e-mails and text messages from the Prosecutor's office staffKing County's policy of seeking alternatives to juvenile justice, King Co. admitting they're diverting more juvenile cases from prosecution, Ferrell indicates that the approach of diverting juvenile cases from prosecution hurt staff morale because some deputy prosecutors disagreed with former Pros. Dan Satterberg's policy, the bottom line is that by not prosecuting juveniles committing serious crimes then crime victims are not receiving justice; historian and author Victor Davis Hanson turns the table on Democrats and liberal policies like border security in new column "The Coup We Never Knew", when did printing more money (i.e. Congressional spending and The Federal Reserve) ever result in more prosperity?, when did natural gas become criminal?, protesters picketing and intimidating the homes of Supreme Court justices, the Biden attempt to implement a "ministry of truth", a presidential candidate hiring an ex-spy to fabricate a dossier against her opponent, when did America abruptly decide the theft is not a crime, assault is not a felony (i.e. organized retail theft), what happened to the once respected FBI?, who decided to recast segregation as a 'safe space'?
The Washington Department of Health wants to site an opiod treatment center in Lynnwood but a lack of transparency involving the Lynnwood city Planning Commission has prompted push back from neighbors of the proposed site. GUEST: publisher of the Lynnwood Times newspaper and website, Mario Lotmore, joins KVI to explain the chronology of how permits for the facility were granted in June 2022 but no public notification of the facility was provided to city residents and neighbors until December 2022.
Acclaimed historian and author, Victor Davis Hanson, has penned a new column itemizing the long list of political twists that have occurred amid the COVID lockdowns and the reflexive blowback to all things Trump. KVI's John Carlson looks at the list of objectionable political moments that look more egregious now as time has passed and the predicted calamity made by Democrats never materialized.
6am hour -- Pres. Biden on the border in El Paso; GUEST: Center for Immigration Studies, Andrew "Art" Arthur, examines Biden's pit-stop amid the border security concerns, Biden's "parole program" to give quasi-legal status to immigrants from Central America seeking asylum, Tracking Kohberger: how Moscow Police investigators narrowed it down quite a bit by Nov. 25th, 8 days after the Nov. 13th murder, American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin wins 82nd FIS event tying Lindsay Vonn for first all-time, forgiveness and an apology for the father of murder victim in Moscow, Idaho--Kaylee Goncalves, the dad showing his gratitude to Moscow Police and investigators after the limited details in the early part of the investigation, another Democrat sponsored anti-police bill arrives. 7am hour -- WA Gov. Jay Inslee in new polling gets 52% poor rating and 48% excellent rating, GUEST: Shiftwa.org co-creator and Legislative watchdog, Randy Pepple, says he thinks legislative session will be reckless and arrogant, expects the Democrats to dig in on their agenda causing economic damage, how WA Democrats are mis-reading the room when it comes to public safety/crime, Washington Legislative Democrats raked over the coals for transparency concerns as the Democrats object to releasing numerous public records requests, the Leg. Democrats are claiming "Legislative privelege" which does not exist in the WA Constitution, so what were the concessions McCarthy had to make to get elected Speaker?, at least 5 of the concessions seem to be really worthwhile to provide some accountability to Congress. 8am hour -- the Seahawks may have secured their playoff spot after a dust-up between a Green Bay player shoving a Detroit Lions trainer during an injury time out on the field, a new book says the trend of exercising is steeped in white supremacy and is only geared toward white women, RIP to Tacoma's Dan Voelpel a longtime News Tribune reporter and columnist who just died after battling brain cancer, the continuing credibility implosion of CBS's 60 Minutes, Seattle Schools are suing social media giants in an ironic lawsuit about damaging student mental health, the US DEA seized enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill every single American, Biden compares Central Americans seeking asylum in the US to Jews trying to flee the German WWII Holocaust.
So what were the concessions Kevin McCarthy had to make to secure enough votes to be Speaker of the House? KVI's John Carlson looks at the list. Among them, 1.) all future Congressional bills will be limited to a single subject, 2.) no more 'proxy' voting by members not on the Capitol campus, 3.) 72 hour requirement before voting on a bill, 4.) any mandatory spending increases off-set by mandatory spending cuts, 5.) any tax increases will now require a 60% super-majority (which is what WA voters enacted two decades ago).
KVI's John Carlson interviews co-founder of ShiftWA.org, Randy Pepple, about what to expect from the 2023 Washington Legislative session that starts today in Olympia. How WA Democrats in the Legislature are mis-reading the room when it comes to public safety/crime.
6am hour -- Congressional House Speaker battle continues and is now revolving around the universally deplored issue of voting on thousand page bills that no one has the time to read or debate, how WA Legislature has a similar problem known as "title only" bills, both Congressional and WA Legislative problems underscore the lack of transparency within the 2 elected bodies, NFL player Damar Hamlin is awake and asking "Did we win" after collapsing from cardiac arrest on field during Monday Night Football game 4 days ago, Moscow murder victims roommate saw someone inside the house leave at the time of the murder, how the suspected killer could face the death penalty in Idaho if convicted, angle, there's still no specific explanation for a motive of why the defendant targeted these four students, the continuing saga of the Seattle ethnic studies curriculum coordinator now authoring ethnic studies for WA K-12 public schools. 7am hour -- brilliant comments from FL Gov. Ron DeSantis at his inauguration speech yesterday, DeSantis talking about "woke ideology" sounds like he's talking about Seattle politics on coddling criminals and jeopardizing public safety, Vancouver teacher's Trump hat at school is protected speech, even if admin. and students don't like it, Dick's Drive In #1 for highest quality food in a regional burger chain, CBS 60 Minutes trots out discredited 1970s author/researcher Paul Ehrlich to comment on climate/technology, "nothing sells like doomsday predictions that are supposedly science based" and that's what's happening in the 21st century with the climate change alarmism, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, previews her upcoming report about the "heavy handed tactics" federal investigators have used to prosecute January 6th cases and she notes that still nobody has been charged with insurrection. 8am hour -- the incredible recovery of NFL player Damar Hamlin this week after cardiac arrest collapsing on the the field during MNF game, what happens if Hamlin never plays pro-football ever again, WA Legislative Democrats poised to pile more restrictions on being a police officer, WSJ's Kim Strassel tackles the issue of downsizing massive Congressional legislative bills that run 1000-pages or more at the heart of the House Speaker stand-off, it would end the Democrats flitartion with allowing administrative staff to unionize, the "heads I win, tails you lose" double-standard that Leftists have win people of color are politically conservative, GUEST: Bellevue City Councilman, Jared Nieuwenhuis, alerts KVI listeners to a WA Legislative bill that he says would make it more difficult to hire and retain police officers, HB 1025 seeks to eliminate qualified immunity for police officers, the same Democrats in the WA Legislature that have imposed 'police reform' laws in the last two years are pushing for the end to qualified immunity.
GUEST: Bellevue City Councilman running for re-election, Jared Nieuwenhuis (the current Deputy Mayor), examines a pre-filed bill for the Washington Legislative session, HB 1025, which seeks to eliminate qualified immunity for police officers. Nieuwenhuis says if HB 1025 passes it would result in fewer police, less enforcement, and more crime. The disingenuous claims of Olympia Democrats regarding qualified immunity and policing, Nieuwenhuis says WA has plenty of options to prosecute "rogue" cops if they kill someone in the line of duty.
National Review columnist and veteran American political writer, John Fund, tells KVI that the stalled vote for U.S. Speaker of the House revolves around trust issues with Republican Kevin McCarthy. Fund says he has known McCarthy for 25 years and explains his thesis to KVI morning show host, John Carlson.
6am hour -- power outtages impact Bellevue/Issaquah and eastern King County after overnight wind storms, still no new Republican House Speaker after 6 votes, US alpine skiing phenom Mikaela Shiffrin is about to topple some career records for women's skiing, Lynnwood WA neighbors object to plan for opiod treatment center after receiving barely any warning that public hearing(s), the Lynnwood transparency concerns parallel 2022 stories about citing homeless hotels in Kirkland and Redmond, drug possession's now a 1st time offense in Marysville WA unlike the flimsy state law currently in effect thanks to Gov. Jay Inslee and Legislative Democrats, KVI's Lars Larson explains the gruesome attack at a Gresham OR light rail station where the allegedly intoxicated suspect bit off portions of the victims face. 7am hour -- KOMO 4's Northwest Bail Fund story, KOMO reports statistics that show recipients of the NW Bail Fund are more likely to skip future court appearances and be arrested for other crimes while out on bail than non-recipients, the bail fund is coordinated by public defenders and funded by activist groups, a regular KVI guest--the President of WaFd bank, Brent Beardall--survives a fatal plane crash that killed the pilot, turns out the FBI had a bead on Moscow IS quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger and were tracking his cross-country drive from WA to PA when the FBI asked Indiana State Patrol to pull over the car--twice!, GUEST: National Review columnist, John Fund, examines the House Speaker vote drama and the opposition to leading contender Kevin McCarthy, the perception of Kevin McCarthy's "blind ambition" to be Speaker, the problem with cutting a deal with "the rebels", how this could eventually result in Steve Scalise becoming House Speaker, the optics problem of McCarthy moving into the Speaker's office before securing the actual vote. 8am hour -- how the drama over the vote for US House Speaker underscores a lack of civics education in America, some educators are under fire for teaching what kids should want the government to do instead of the actual Constitution or separation of powers, the WA Dept. of Health just issued a 5-part curriculum for public schools on climate change that appears to be agenda driven, some predictions for the Seattle City Council regarding three positions where incumbents won't seek re-election in 2023, was this Portland homeless woman too candid when asked to describe what its like to be homeless in the city??, Marysville has a new law on drug possession which is much tougher than the existing state law installed by Gov. Jay Inslee and Legislative Democrats, a new poll of WA voters says economic issues (taxes and inflation), public safety and homelessness are the three dominant priorities Legislators need to have for the coming session starting next week.
The man in custody for Seattle�s first homicide of 2023 has previously been bailed out of jail by a nonprofit with a track record of assisting violent, repeat offenders, according to KOMO 4 News. KVI's John Carlson examines the statistics connected to defendants who received free bail from the Northwest Bail Fund. Statistics show recipients of the bail fund are more likely to skip future court appearances and be arrested for other crimes while out on bail than non-recipients. The bail fund is coordinated by public defenders and funded by activist groups. The extrapolation that the free bail program is contributing to public safety and crime problems around Seattle/King County.
6am hour -- why won't House Republicans just vote Kevin McCarthy as Speaker Of The House, if the group of 19 Republicans won't vote for McCarthy when will they divulge what it is they want in place of McCarthy?, possible silver lining to Damar Hamlin story: over $5 million donated to his Pittsburgh children's charity, why this week's two big news stories in Seattle and the nation underscore that you should sign up now for a CPR class and know how to perform CPR, GUEST: Sarah Isgur thinks the heart of the House Speaker voting fiasco is "weak political parties", the end result of 30-year revolt by Congressional back-benchers, how the campaign financing law "McCain-Feingold" has impacted the current atmosphere in Congress vis-a-vis narrow ideological spectrum, what the 2022 mid-term election can tell us about the 2024 Presidential election, "the Trump effect" on US Senate candidates in 2022. 7am hour -- Seattle Mayor attempts to lie about brand new crime data presented to him by Seattle TV reporter, some free advice for Mayor Bruce Harrell, Oppositional Defiant (Defiance) Disorder and House Republicans refusing to vote for Kevin McCarthy, GUEST: Hans Zeiger, the conundrum of how to teach civics to school students, (Jack Miller Center), poll about civics education, despite America's political division "there's remarkable unity" about teaching civics in school, where civics education should be focused and prioritized, how professional educators differ from the American public on civics education, how civics education comes back to liberty and tyranny, most Americans seem to feel schools do have a liberal political bias in curriculum, 8am hour -- two men arrested for Pierce County electrical substation attack on Christmas Day appears to be repeat criminals and not right-wing extremists, the suspects admitted they were trying to cut the power to make it easier to break into nearby buildings, Sound Transit confronts lower ridership on heavy rail from Tacoma north to Seattle, "woke" ESPN shifts to on-air prayer in the aftermath of Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest on MNF, donations for Hamlin's charity for children in Pittsburgh now reaches $6.3 million, and some much needed good news for Hamlin's medical status, Puget Sound high wind warning for this afternoon through tomorrow morning with foothill wind gusts expected to hit 50mph or higher.
KVI's John Carlson interviews Roanoke Conference 2023 keynote speaker, Sarah Isgur, an attorney who served as the U.S. Department of Justice spokesperson for Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the Trump Administration. Isgur talks to Carlson about the current battle among House Republicans to elect a Speaker Of The House and how narrow political ideology is moving to the forefront of Congressional politics like never before.
KVI's John Carlson interviews former Bellevue City Councilmember, Kevin Wallace, about a proposal by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee that would strip local zoning control from cities and give it to the state in an effort to restrict single family houses from being built and requiring zoning density of duplexes, triplexes or larger apartments.
6am hour -- the stunning heart attack of Seattle talk radio host Dori Monson, the numerous questions piling up regarding the arrest of Moscow ID quadruple murder suspect who is a 28-year-old criminology grad student at nearby WSU in Pullman, the Moscow murder suspect's attorney says he doesn't know anything about the possible stalking of one or more of the four murder victims, murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's alleged jailhouse behavior toward guards and a female jail inmate., was 'Commotio Cardis' the cause of cardiac arrest that hospitalized NFL player Damar Hamlin after he collapsed on field during last night's MNF game?, Gov. Jay Inslee ignites a residential zoning battle with plan for removing local decisions from cities on how taking local control away from city governments regarding single family housing, GUEST: Kevin Wallace, former Bellevue City Councilman, talks about Gov. Inslee and Democrats stealing local control from cities when it comes to housing/zoning, part of the Inslee plan stems from demanding housing density around transit stations (i.e. light rail and buses), KVI's Lars Larson reviews the D-C drama over the selection of a Republican Speaker of the House for the new session of Congress, why Kevin McCarthy is struggling to get enough votes to be House Speaker. 7am hour -- the shocking and unexpected death of our friend and Seattle radio competitor Dori Monson, why Dori stood above and apart in talk radio, Dori's devotion to his family and three daughters, a lot of ESPN broadcasters were all urging prayers for Damar Hamlin last night not too long after Disney/ESPN were involved in woke political issues, continuing our discussion about Dori Monson's impact on Seattle radio and his belief that American news media are supposed to hold government and elected officials accountable, the role of Puget Sound voters in holding politicians/gov't accountable, the time when Seattle politicians decided they didn't have to conduct news media interviews anymore and defend their policy agendas or votes. 8am hour -- cell phone ping data and DNA helped lead to arrest of WSU grad student in suspected murders of four University of Idaho students in Moscow ID back on November 13th, jail house behavior of the 28-year-old quadruple murder suspect emerging from Pennsylvania, the accusation that the 28-year-old murder suspect had been studying the BTK serial killer as a criminology grad student, comparisons to Ted Bundy, Happy New Year Seattle style: the karma involving a Seattle TV news van that was tagged with graffiti right in front of the Space Needle on New Year's Eve amid the big fireworks/drone show coverage, US Sen. Elizabeth Warren actually says something that virtually all of us will agree with, WA murders surged 33% in 2022, from 1995-2015 violent crime dropped due to a pair of voter-passed initiatives, however woke ideology from prosecutors and legislators in WA allowed violent crimes to climb, meanwhile WA has had a record number of conceal-carry gun permit applications in 2022.
Seattle radio talk show host, Dori Monson, died unexpectedly on Dec. 31st, 2022 after suffering a heart attack at the age of 61. Dori was a friend as well as a radio competitor for KVI, morning host John Carlson and producer Phil Vandervort. John and Phil pay their respects to Dori's life as a devoted and dedicated family man and father as well as his tremendous broadcasting career in Seattle.
6am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: the sickening and unprovoked attacked of a 3-year-old child shoved off a Portland light rail platform and on to the tracks--thankfully no train was arriving at the platform, the unprovoked attack suspect is a female with a history of violence/mental instability and homelessness, the Portland attack on the 3yr old underscores wider failures of 'diversion' programs for assault defendants who have become repeat offenders, why does politics seem to attract so many casual liars??, Ari's prediction about the lower Spokane Street Bridge came true less than 24 hours after he made it, a Tacoma man working for Zulilly is now charged with a crime that mirrors the plot of the cult fav movie "Office Space", the details of the case and the suspect's arrest are patently hilarious because of the movie plot similarities, a Seattle man is arrested for leaving an un-detonated pipe bomb in a Sodo neighborhood parking garage.7am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: Pres. Biden ready to crack down on Southwestern Airlines for cancellations enjoys Air Force One flight to Caribbean vacation, CNN points out the current housing recession as high interest rates hinder home sales, the Dow Jones (and likely your retirement 401k) are down about 10% for the year 2022, tomorrow marks the 50th year of the tragic death of MLB legend Roberto Clemente, be warned (again): starting Sunday you can expect WA gas prices to start going up steeply, The Atlantic's COVID amnesty proposal and continuing crime problems are some of the most tone-deaf stories of 2022. 8am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: WA State Supreme Court ruling says any appeal based on claim of racial bias in initial trial should constitute a retrial, the WA Supreme Court ruling (based on a civil--not a criminal--case) is confounding legal experts--one legal expert says the ruling is "Bats#!$ crazy", BREAKING NEWS: arrest finally made in murder of 4 U of I students in Moscow ID, the suspect is arrested near Scranton PA; Portland OR firefighters say they can't keep up with service calls amid crush of 911 calls and lack of staffing, a convoluted rental assistance story is coming to light in Oregon and why landlords would likely never agree to the program, WA woman killed by "aggressive shark" off island of Maui in Hawaii, UPDATED COVERAGE of Moscow ID quadruple murder suspect is a 28-yr-old grad student at nearby WSU.
Ari fills in for John Carlson on the KVI morning show!The crisis for Southwest Airlines and their canceled flights, Southwest's "mega-collapse" as the dominos start to fall, looters ransack upstate New York businesses during snow storms as police are unable to maintain normal patrols, a compare and contrast of public safety around bus stops between Seattle and Marysville, King County receives a "Scrooge" award from a religious liberty group, Seattle's Spokane Street "swing bridge" is now closed after malfunctioning last week and skepticism that it'll be re-opened within 2 weeks, Alaskan man misses out on heart transplant because of flight cancellations into SeaTac after last Friday's ice storm, the George Santos lying scandal and the lying tendencies of notable Democrats (like the Pres. and Vice-President). Jan. 6th Committee withdraws subpoena for Donald Trump after so many promises of evidence to charge the former President with insurrection, Seattle high-speed rail activists are trying to discourage a new regional airport being opened in Pierce County, tech and public trust...policing disinformation or misinformation.WA's continuing battle with the felony drug possession court ruling known as the Blake decision, what Marysville Police are now allowed to do regarding drug possession and public intoxication, Federal Way man arrested for 18 vehicle and construction equipment thefts, Pete Buttigieg hater... but wait until you hear who the hater is!, famous Seattle police abolitionist frets about elitist dentists, Seattle Times reports that WA green house gas emissions are higher than they've ever been despite Jay Inslee's CO2 emissions restrictions, revealing even more climate change contradictions, a lawsuit filed over not using someone's preferred pronoun at an Ohio school.Good News Wrap-Up!
6am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: the story about KVI's studio doors, the crisis for Southwest Airlines and their canceled flights, Southwest's "mega-collapse" as the dominos start to fall, looters ransack upstate New York businesses during snow storms as police are unable to maintain normal patrols, a compare and contrast of public safety around bus stops between Seattle and Marysville, King County receives a "Scrooge" award from a religious liberty group, Seattle's Spokane Street "swing bridge" is now closed after malfunctioning last week and skepticism that it'll be re-opened within 2 weeks, Alaskan man misses out on heart transplant because of flight cancellations into SeaTac after last Friday's ice storm, the George Santos lying scandal and the lying tendencies of notable Democrats (like the Pres. and Vice-President). 7am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: Jan. 6th Committee withdraws subpoena for Donald Trump after so many promises of evidence to charge the former President with insurrection, Seattle high-speed rail activists are trying to discourage a new regional airport being opened in Pierce County, tech and public trust...policing disinformation or misinformation.8am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: WA's continuing battle with the felony drug possession court ruling known as the Blake decision, what Marysville Police are now allowed to do regarding drug possession and public intoxication, Federal Way man arrested for 18 vehicle and construction equipment thefts, Pete Buttigieg hater... but wait until you hear who the hater is!, famous Seattle police abolitionist frets about elitist dentists, Seattle Times reports that WA green house gas emissions are higher than they've ever been despite Jay Inslee's CO2 emissions restrictions, revealing even more climate change contradictions, a lawsuit filed over not using someone's preferred pronoun at an Ohio school.
6AM - New proposed zoning laws, Southwest Airlines mass flight cancelations and John poses a question to the listeners. 7AM - George Santos digs his grave deeper on Tucker Carlson and John takes your phone calls to get to the bottom of the poor republican performance in the midterms. 8AM - More of your phone calls including a heated argument with a naysayer, a 106 year old woman with a unique birthday party theme and a montage of Karine Jean-Pierre's best gaffes this year.
6AM- Christmas Day attacks on Pierce County substations takes out power for hundreds, what the state knew about vaccine efficacy and when they knew it, plus should NY congress elect George Santos step down? 7AM - Russell Wilson's disastrous Christmas Day game and dangerous weather pounds the country, what does that mean for the argument of climate change? 8AM - KOMO 4 meteorologist, Kristen Clark joins us to discuss the next round of hazardous weather coming to the PNW and John discusses what he did differently this year to make it one of the best Christmases yet
6am hour -- sub zero temperatures in many parts of Eastern WA right now, Ukraine spurs debate about the US role in the world, Ukraine is an "imperfect democracy" but clearly an opponent of tyranny, an alleged prolific Seattle graffiti tagger skips court on a $10,000 bail, gauging the reaction to Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky's joint Congressional session, Tucker Carlson is the current Zelensky skeptic. 7am hour -- GUEST: Seattle election law attorney, Kevin Hamilton, represents several clients that want to eliminate the voter signature requirement on a mail-in ballot, Hamilton argues that poor or disabled people don't have as much time to confer with elections officials to 'cure' a disputed ballot as rich people do, so what action by a voter would prove their accurate identity if a signature is not required/verified?, Hamilton disputes that signatures can be matched, if Hamilton thinks eliminating signature verification is a winning plan why not have a WA Legislator write a bill to put the plan into effect and see if the public will support it; so the new Avatar movie's racist??, GUEST: Republican St. Senator, Lynda Wilson talks to KVI about how Republicans will oppose the Gov Inslee/Democrats' recently unveiled gun control plans in the Legislature, wants realistic drug possession and police pursuit law reforms as primary Republican priorities in the Legislative session. 8am hour -- GUEST: economist, author, Steve Moore, examines "dangerous" new foreign policy 'depopulation' plan from Congressional Democrats in current budget bill, an extra 1800-pages of the Congressional Democrats spending/budget bill with numerous explanations about how money must be spent, the $1 million federal budget allocation for a "solar array" in Kirkland WA, the US would have a balanced budget if Congress simply struck to pre-pandemic spending levels, the stunning complicity of Senate Republicans who are going along with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, conflicting reports on how many jobs created in US 2nd quarter are off by a factor of 100X, Washington is currently #2 in homeless population in the US (and half of all homeless in the US are in just four states), GUEST: KOMO 4 Meterologist Kristin Clark explains predicted freezing rain in Puget Sound for tomorrow that could get treacherous for travel, after day break tomorrow icing on trees and roads will be a problem, explaining the difference between sleet and freezing rain, Bellevue Police increasing their visibility to deter car prowl and theft in the downtown shopping area during holiday shopping season, how the holiday season shopping patrols translate to making Bellevue (and Seattle, et al) schools more secure, from Lake Forest Park WA to an off-Broadway career for a singer/dancer performing in Moulin Rouge right now in Seattle.
6am hour -- NFL Hall of Famer (and former Seattle Seahawk) Franco Harris dies at age 72 just two days before being honored for the Immaculate Reception 50th anniversary, Congress's last-minute budget/spending drama results in a 4100 page bill that will total $1.7 trillion in spending, Senate Republicans agree to the spending bill and House Republicans are furious, Elon Musk unveils his CEO plan, more about the backlash to Congressional budget/spending plan, the Democrats no excuses view of illegal immigration, 7am hour -- Stanford University "guide book" says Americans should stop calling themselves Americans, culturally appropriate language suggestions to eliminate objectionable words, and then there's the words "master" and "blind", the guidebook took 18 months to write with "stake holders", the difference between happy holidays and Merry Christmas, 8am hour -- when politics gets personal for people on the Left, an article reveals stories of family members being divided at Christmas and Holidays over politics--including acts of punishment related to the political disagreement, a Bernie Sanders sycophant trying to tie World Cup soccer success to a country's health care system, Rest In Power to NFL Hall of Famer (and former Seattle Seahawk) Franco Harris who died yesterday at age 72, Harris was the improbable receiver of the hallowed Immaculate Reception TD catch in a 1972 playoff game, Harris was set to be honored two days from now by the Steelers for the 50th anniversary of the catch that is regarded as the most memorable play in NFL history, comparing the WA Legislative agendas of Democrats and Republicans.
The receiver who snatched the NFL's Immaculate Reception in 1972, Franco Harris, has died at age 72, just two days before he was set to be honored by the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 50th anniversary of his TD catch that has become the most iconic play in National Football League history. KVI's morning crew relieves the drama of the Immaculate Reception and pays tribute to Harris who ended his NFL career with the Seattle Seahawks, playing the 1984 season in the Kingdome before retiring.
6am hour -- just seconds ago an ABC News network reporter completely over-sold how much snow is falling in Everett WA, the Supreme Court has stepped into the termination of Trump's Title 42 preventing illegal aliens from request asylum due to border security concerns, El Paso TX mayor declares state of emergency over illegal border crossings, Gov. Jay Inslee's latest grandstanding over gun violence and a proposed assault weapons ban, Inslee and the Democrats continue to ignore the far more prevalent threat of convicted felons in WA 7am hour -- GUEST: our KVI gun-rights "go to guy", Dave Workman, examines the assault weapons ban bill proposed yesterday by Gov. Jay Inslee, for 7 years WA Democrats in the Legislature have tried to pass an assault weapons ban but have fallen short of the votes, the Inslee proposal is also a lever for suing gun makers which does nothing to prevent convicted felons from getting their hands on more guns, GUEST: Exec. Director of CIS, Mark Krikorian discusses what this SCOTUS order by Chief Justice John Roberts means for Title 42, Biden Administration has until 5pm today to respond to SCOTUS order, Title 42 isn't a border policy rule its a health-related rule pertaining to COVID transmission/infection, Biden solution is not to reduce the number of people crossing the border illegally, why Republicans could struggle again in 2024 if they don't learn the hard lessons "and adapt" from 2022 election. 8am hour -- GUEST: Fox News host and featured speaker at January 2023 Roanoke Conference in Ocean Shores, WA, Guy Benson, joins the show to talk about Twitter and Elon Musk along with what Republicans need to do in 2023 to ensure election success in 2024, GUEST: digital news reporter for Rebel News, Katie Daviscourt, joins KVI from El Paso TX where she's reporting on border security issues and stories, @katiedaviscourt describes what she calls a stash house in El Paso for illegal aliens, says its a humanitarian crisis with illegal aliens sleeping on the streets in El Paso as winter temperatures plunge, says she's spent 3 days in El Paso and has seen very little border patrol or local law enforcement in the area; some legal analysis about the House January 6th Committee criminal referral to the DOJ about charges for Donald Trump, why the Justice Department may ignore the criminal referral, there have been 800 DOJ cases brought so far per January 6th US Capitol attack and none of the cases involved insurrection, the convoluted logic of Gov. Jay Inslee's new assault weapons bill that was unveiled at a press conference yesterday.
KVI's John Carlson evaluates the convoluted logic of Gov. Jay Inslee's new assault weapons bill that was unveiled at a press conference yesterday.
GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers, calculating how much more you'll pay at the pump starting Jan. 1st for Gov. Inslee's carbon fuel tax hike that goes into effect, there's good news about the price hike and there's some bad news to know, why the price may fluctuate due to the 'cap and trade' element of permits to emit carbon (oh and there's a futures trading market that will impact this price variable you pay at the pump).
6am hour -- 6am hour -- a very important Democratic political figure pushes back on the Democrats' mantra of "tax the rich", homeless deaths in King County are going up in 2022, Gov. Jay Inslee unveils 2023-2025 budget with pathetic justification that homeless and mental health programs he's started are working, critics of Pierce Co. Sheriff Ed Troyer claim he's lost credibility despite a jury exonerating Troyer of 2 charges of false reporting, the latest plot twist in Oregon's voter approved gun control law Measure 114. 7am hour -- GUEST: KVI's Lars Larson tackles the possible assault weapons ban Washington Democrats are pursuing in next month's Olympia legislative session, Donald Trump unveils NFT/digital trading card and everybody's wondering why, the very narrow margin for error Trump has if he wants to win the 2024 Republican nomination for President, GUEST: economist Steve Moore admonishes newly elected House Republicans who are failing to control spending as they're about to take control of the chamber, why Congressional Republicans "have betrayed us" regarding fiscal conservatism, Moore suggests Republicans could just agree to maintain current spending levels and provides the accounting numbers, why American no longer has a fiscally conservative political party, Moore gives another example of "the way Washington (D.C.) works" involving a Republican US Senator from Alabama and $650 million appropriation to his state, GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson addresses the "outrage" of 6 left-leaning journalists whose Twitter accounts have been suspended by Elon Musk, "reveals the crazy double standard".8am hour -- Pres. Biden Administration scrambling to house/facilitate more illegal aliens coming over the border after ending Trump Administration's Title 42, how's the confidence level that KC Executive Dow Constantine is making any progress on "supportive" housing for the homeless?, US Senator-elect John Fetterman delivers an unusual criticism of the Federal minimum wage, KVI callers sound off on the Sheriff Ed Troyer acquittal and immigration problems.
KVI's John Carlson and economist/author, Steve Moore, discuss this week's disagreement among Congressional Republicans about how to handle the crunch-time budget decisions before January 1st, 2023 arrives in two weeks. The disagreement among the Republicans on fiscal constraint is straining relationships and eroding any credibility that the conservative party once had for fiscal restraint in government spending.
Attorney, Anne Bremner, defense counsel for Pierce County Sheriff, Ed Troyer, speaks to KVI's John Carlson about yesterday's not guilty verdict by a Tacoma jury. Troyer was found not guilty by the jury yesterday after being charged with two counts of false reporting after Troyer had a late night encounter with an African-American man in his north Tacoma neighborhood. The legal case against Troyer was brought by the Washington Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, after the Pierce County Prosecutor declined to file charges based on the evidence stemming from the encounter in January 2021. Bremner tells John Carlson there were two moments in the trial where she felt the case was made for Troyer's acquittal.
6am hour -- John Carlson is back, Tacoma jury finds Pierce Co. Sheriff not guilty and the jury acquittal is a big legal loss for WA AG Bob Ferguson, FTX CEO arrested and the timing of the arrest is provoking lots of questions, Pierce County car/truck theft in November appears to be fueled by changes by Olympia Democrats to the police pursuit law, when will the WA law get back on the side of crime victims and not the criminals?, reality of failed progressive policies starting to dawn on Portland politicians, 7am hour -- when a liberal says 'we believe in equity' what does that mean?, "equity" usually means more racial stereotyping for WA progressives--not less, the recent Gov. Inslee opening remarks at an "equity summit", these are your Inslee tax dollars at work, US Senate passes bill banning federal employees from having Tik Tok on all work devices, Lynnwood WA police say they arrested organized retail theft suspects here from Michigan, GUEST: St. Sen. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek) unveils his new tougher DUI bill lowering BAC from .08 to .05, his bill is SB 5002, Utah is the only state in the nation with 0.05 BAC law and their DUI fatality rate has dropped 20%, how the DUI bill is receiving bi-partisan support in the state senate, what should the state senate do about the police pursuit law problems right now?8am hour -- a not guilty verdict for Pierce Co. Sheriff Ed Troyer after charges were brought against him by the WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson, why Troyer never should have been charged by Ferguson in the first place, how the political 'left' demands a de-escalation policy but its only on one side of the equation, why Ferguson was trying to wreck Troyer's career (spoiler alert: anti-police opportunism), CNN manages to falsely air what is clearly mis-information about the recently revealed Twitter documents released by Elon Musk, GUEST: attorney Annne Bremner, defense counsel for Pierce Co. Sheriff Ed Troyer who was ruled not guilty by a jury yesterday, the investigating officer in the trial who pleaded the 5th Amendment to 400 defense questions, two moments in the trial when Bremner felt that the case was made to the jury, Bremner's closing argument that prosecuting Troyer was a "colossal waste of (taxpayer) resources", how the not guilty jury verdict might impact a pending $5 million civil lawsuit against Troyer.
KVI's John Carlson examines the recent "equity summit" conducted by the Professional Educators Standards Board (PESB) where Washington Gov. Jay Inslee delivered the opening comments to the event in Tacoma. Gov. Inslee appointed the 12 members of the PESB. The event served as an opportunity to rely more on racial stereotyping in Washington politics, according to Carlson.
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: tornado was a lot closer to Kirby's house yesterday than previously thought, "proud Democrat" hoping Elon Musk gets deported based on his US Citizenship application, this week's Everett court house armed stand-off with a Woodinville man was allegedly connected to the man's discontent with child custody rulings, would you fly on a commercial jet that had no pilot and was controlled by pilot(s) on the ground?, GUEST: KNWN's Carleen Johnson story on (Kirby's interview about) police pursuit law and potentially WA Legislature relief/reforms, a key House Democratic lawmaker from Kirkland WA is indicating that changes to the police pursuit law do need to be made, Oregon's outgoing Governor commutes all the death sentences in the state, the Governor is ignoring the will of the people with these commutations. 7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: billions spent on education to graduate students from high school only to take remedial courses in college because of recent COVID distance learning and educational loses, too many incoming college freshman are under-prepared for course load/classes, Argentina's (very successful) World Cup soccer football team criticized...wait for it...by The Washington Post...for not having any Black players, NYC's new effort to involuntarily commit homeless/mentally ill based on certain criteria, homeowners are now blamed for lack of new housing which allegedly fuels homelessness. 8am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: GUEST: exec. director of Mary's Place, Marty Hartman, updates KVI on the annual 'No Child Sleeps Outside' effort to house homeless families, why Mary's Place focuses on families, women and children for their homeless services, examining the logic of political progressives who think health care is a human right and that crypto currency is a scam, the audacious story of the Pennsylvania school board member who refuses to vote for a colleague as board president because he's a white, male, heterosexual; GUEST: KNWN sports anchor Bill Swartz explains how football coach Mike Leach who died suddenly this week used a pass heavy offensive strategy to help under-dogs compete against the biggest deep-pocket football schools, the Seahawks currently have two starting offensive lineman who were recruited to college and coached by Leach, how the grind of college coaching may have impacted Leach's health the last few months leading to his stunningly quick medical demise, the AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) climate change documentary just released to 120 theaters didn't draw many fans, famous author JK Rowling addresses her concerns about transgender politics, the suggestion that 4 and 5 yr olds desire to be the opposite sex is child brutality & endangering them with irreversible consequences, if they're 18 yrs old they can make that decision.
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: the Puyallup couple now charged with crimes connected to Jan. 6th mob attack at US Capitol (2021), the Seattle Times reporting on the Puyallup couple's charges falsely infers that 5 people died on Jan. 6th ergo another example of a false narrative in news media, new real estate related poll says 1-in-4 Americans want to move and the list of big American cities they want to move from is exactly what you think it is, BREAKING: death of MSU football coach Mike Leach is confirmed by the school, mourning the life and times of one of the more unique people in all of college sports, Oregon's M114 requiring permits to own a gun "will eventually be stricken down" on Constitutional grounds, why the Oregon law is "political theater" and the lawsuits against it have been swift and effective, "feel good solution , but not based in reality which so much of the left (gun control) is", Kirby's suggestions for reducing gun violence and shootings in America, 7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: the $1 million bail requirement for a Seattle high school student charged with threatening to shoot up Skyline HS in Issaquah, a stunning use of 'restorative justice circle' involving a Bellingham (Squalicum) high school student who accused a male classmate of multiple sexual assaults, why three high school administrators should be in big trouble for how this series of sexual assault accusations was handled, when a 'restorative justice circle' might be appropriate for school students, sharing more memories and unique moments involving NCAA football coach Mike Leach, Happy 386th Birthday to the National Guard today the oldest military division in the United States, the arrest of FTX crypto exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried after he said last week he didn't think he'd be arrested, what Bankman-Fried was planning to testify to Congress this week, why Bankman-Fried should be facing a "long time in jail", the "rebellion" over Mariah Carey's iconic Christmas song "All I Want For Christmas Is You", petitions are popping up on Change.org asking the FCC to ban the song from radio. 8am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: GUEST: Seattle firefighter with 30 years of service, Mike Todd, reports he's about to be fired right before Christmas due to vaccine mandate still in place, Todd received a religious exemption but no accommodation, calls it a "Christian purging" of civil servants, a Seattle progressive venture capitalist is leading the charge now to boycott Tesla after Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, two reasons Feds may have arrested FTX disgraced CEO Sam Bankman-Fried before he was scheduled to testify to Congress tomorrow, the Federal prosecution would probably prefer Bankman-Fried testify to Congress to bolster their case so why did this arrest happen first?, some important reminders about this morning's November inflation report and the context of the number(s) released, why grocery store prices are more significant than the over CPI, staggering context to the US National Debt right now, what happens this Friday if Congress doesn't approve another spending deal.
6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: two sad Northwest sports stories to start the show, Starbucks closes it last Capitol Hill stand alone store in Seattle and the questions abound about the closing, the Starbucks story should be an alarm bell for Seattle, new report says American physicists have made a major break through on harnessing fusion power which could produce limitless carbon-free and waste-free power supply (spoiler alert: fusion power is what give the sun it's heat and light), is Elon Musk an angel or a devil for conservatives?, hypotheticals for Twitter's former CEO Jack Dorsey and government interference in the private sector, what House Republicans should make their #1 investigation priority in 2023, WA public health leaders pushing for return of indoor mask mandates, multi-prong problems for Europe's power and electricity grid should be a warning sign for Americans. 7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: the woke mob is coming for TV's popular "Shark Week" because of...wait for it...lack of diversity, some university researcher watched 32 years worth of Shark Week and chronicled the mostly white male experts who were used as sources on the shark episodes, Elon Musk tweet about "prosecute/Fauci" sends Dr. Anthony Fauci defenders into a frenzy, the appalling lack of intellectual curiosity from the political Left about how the COVID-19 origin, a Snohomish County murder case that only results in 15 years in prison for a particularly gruesome murder and dismemberment, examining the political criticism of AR-15s and attempts to ban AR style/semi-auto rifles, a story from FL involving men armed with AR-15s, 8am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: GUEST: Snohomish Co. Sheriff Adam Fortney, optimistic but frustrated about current public safety problems in WA, what law enforcement is asking for right now regarding legally allowable police pursuit in WA, why Fortney says word on the street travels fast among criminals that "the crooks know we can't chase them anymore", the 'all of the above' problems with fentanyl on Snohomish County (and WA streets), the rags to rags story of a newly elected 25-year-old US Congressman (spoiler alert: the Congressman-elect's a Democrat), the world is going to end in 9 years is the new climate change prediction, country music duo George Jones and Tammy Wynette get the pay-cable docu-drama mini-series treatment, dog owners are killing the planet by feeding their dogs meat.
6am hour -- KVI's Salvation Army Toy Drive is happening all day today and we encourage you to donate to make a needy child's Christmas happy and memorable, Bari Weiss reports on more of the Twitter documents including blacklists and shadow bans, how Twitter's old brass manipulated what you saw on screen with suppression and censorship, all the while Twitter's old management before Elon Musk were denying any such conduct occurred, the irony that Hollywood lefties are silent so far about this new age of black listing given the 1940-1950s blacklisting connected to the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, a prolific Seattle graffiti tagger arrested and poised to be charged with felony, Arizona's US Senator Kyrsten Sinema goes "indy" leaving the Democratic Party, 7am hour -- Gig Harbor mayor and police chief both demanding Democrats in WA Legislature roll back the police pursuit restrictions that have emboldened criminals in the last two years, GHPD chief Kelly Busey says the city is now getting the amount of crime normally occurring within 1 year in about 1 month, gun control group Alliance for Gun Responsiblity wants WA Legislature to ban AR-type semi-automatic rifles as part of "assault weapons ban", GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson gives her reaction to latest Twitter documents report by Bari Weiss (shadow banning and black listing by the Jack Dorsey Twitter administration) 8am hour -- Olympia political observer and writer, Candace Mercer, recaps last night's contentious Olympia School Board hearing, 1200 school parents and employees are signing a vote of "no confidence" petition regarding the council, it all stems from a political activists appointed to the school board back in October, the political activists has a resume of anti-police rhetoric, a prolific Seattle graffiti tagger is arrested and now facing felony charges for malicious mischief per the incessant spray painting along freeways/buildings/private property, Salvation Army Toy Drive update and invitation for KVI listener to donate to a wonderful Christmas cause, GUEST, economist Steve Moore, tackles the Kyrsten Sinema Senate switch to 'independent', deciphering exactly how Sinema's decision impacts the Senate, centrist Democrats getting fed up with the AOCs and left wing of the Democrats, Sinema's switch could prompt something similar from West Virginia's Joe Manchin, "there is no center to the Democratic Party" right now, why Sinema seems to have a stronger back bone than Manchin, the FBI cooperation involved in the Twitter censorship under Jack Dorsey, the lying from Twitter before Elon Musk took over, how the Twitter censorship debacle fuels mis-trust among Americans of all levels of society (political, news media, government), the latest hilarious Biden gaffe talking about "nanochips".
Gig Harbor mayor and police chief both demanding Democrats in WA Legislature roll back the police pursuit restrictions that have emboldened criminals in the last two years, GHPD chief Kelly Busey says the city is now getting the amount of crime normally occurring within 1 year in less than a month: �We�re dealing with what used to be yearly totals of burglaries or theft," Busey said, "now in a space of a week or two.�
KVI's John Carlson sifts through the revelations in the latest trove of Twitter documents released by Elon Musk as curated by former New York Times writer, Bari Weiss. The censorship, shadow banning and suppression of tweets/content that would negatively portray or impact Democrats.
6am hour -- Northwest electric utility power substations are now an elevated concern for security after this week's North Carolina power outtage saga for the last 5 days, the North Carolina substation shooting and outtage has been fueled by an allegation that suspects were trying to interrupt a drag show in NC, how the news media spins the story that the No. Carolina substation shooting must be connected to a far right group, KVI listeners play the new talk radio game show "Would You Make That Trade?",. KVI's Lars Larson notes the practical value versus the political value in Pres. Biden trading a convicted international arms dealer for WNBA player Brittney Griner. 7am hour -- the criminal conviction of Viktor Bout, actor Kirk Cameron offers to do Christian book reading at libraries that have conducted LGBTQ drag queen story times and is rejected by 50 such libraries, the irony of some libraries' excuses to rejecting Cameron's offer, Oregon DOT uses boulder's to keep homeless from camping under freeway over-pass(es), attacks on Seattle Firefighters keep occurring and yet virtually no criminal charges in the cases have been filed, the double standard in Seattle's response to not protecting first-responders from criminal assault, "upside down values guiding" Seattle politics, these attacks on firefighters don't happen in surrounding suburbs but they do keep happening in Seattle, 8am hour -- VA student rape case on campus update, now the parents who rebelled on the school district and superintendent have been justified, the superintendent has been fired over handling the rape of a student on campus, the mayor of Pt. Townsend WA issues the completely symbolic proclamation conferring rights on orca whales, the Seattle Times casually quotes a left-wing progressive political website but fails to identify the website's far-left political disposition.
Pres. Biden announces the prisoner swap that brings home WNBA player, Brittney Griner, from Russian prison in exchange for an international arms dealer convicted in the United States, Viktor Bout. KVI's John Carlson asks, "would you make that trade?"
6am hour -- Raphael Warnock beats Herschel Walker to maintain his Georgia US Senate seat, five red or purple states that Democrats won in November even as the economy was in shambles due to policies imposed by Democrats, why candidates matter, Stax Records co-founder Jim Stewart dies at age of 92 and he helped launch the Motown of the South, GUEST: live from Georgia covering the Herschel Walker campaign, Matthew Carlson, says Walker campaign volunteers (like he was) knocked on 2 million Georgia doors to persuade voters, there was "a blue tidal wave out of Atlanta", many voters said they voted for Gov. Brian Kemp but couldn't vote for Walker, the moral of the 2022 midterm (and GA run-off) election is that candidates matter, deciphering which personal failings voters will accept when it comes to two flawed candidates running against each other. 7am -- Republicans gave away Senate races they should have won, why good candidates run bad campaigns, KVI callers sound off on the final chapter to the 2022 failure by Republicans to win elections after Democrats provided a winning landscape of issues for them, Seattle failing to charge criminal suspects who attack firefighters, Carlson attended yesterday's memorial service for Bellevue Police motorcycle officer Jordan Jackson, age 34, killed in the line of duty just before Thanksgiving, remembering the 81st anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese empire that escalated WWII. 8am hour -- GUEST: WPC's Jason Mercier explains the latest action on the Gov. Jay Inslee un-constitutional capital gains income tax, WA Dept. of Revenue "playing this game" about final planning (rule making procedures for submitting tax returns) for capital gains tax set to go into effect on January 1st, tax accounts were asking the DoR "pretty basic questions and the response from Department of Revenue was 'we don't know yet' ", the disconnect shows the lack of preparation and any hint of customer service as state government prepares to impose this constitutionally questionable capital gains tax; the keyboard warriors who support GA's Ralphael Warnock by calling Republican opponent Herschel Walker the worst US Senate candidate ever, Elon Musk fires the Twitter lawyer (James Baker) who was at the heart of suppressing content (like the Hunter Biden laptop story) detrimental to Democrats, how James Baker was a former FBI counsel that went to work for Twitter, City of Seattle's 3+ year failure to bring 240 units of affordable housing to the Magnolia enclave, Federal authorities haven't approved a Seattle permit for the affordable housing plan and there's no timeline for when it might get approved.
KVI's John Carlson explores the bureaucratic red tape that has failed to produce any results since a 2019 Seattle City Council vote to open 240 units of affordable housing at Fort Lawton in the Magnolia neighborhood. The Fort Lawton fiasco is emblematic of how government fails to deliver what it promises in a reasonably timely fashion and right now, there's no clear timeline for when Seattle might meet the Federal (HUD) requirements to make the "affordable" housing available.
GUEST: Washington Policy Center's director of governmental reform, Jason Mercier, explains the latest action on the Gov. Jay Inslee capital gains income tax law that is set to go into effect on January 1, 2023. Mercier tells KVI that the Washington Dept. of Revenue is "playing this game" about final rule making procedures for submitting tax returns for capital gains. Tax accountants this week were asking the DoR "pretty basic questions and the response from Department of Revenue was 'we don't know yet.'", says Mercier. The disconnect shows the lack of preparation and any hint of customer service as state government prepares to impose this constitutionally questionable capital gains tax.
Elon Musk fires the Twitter lawyer (James Baker) who was at the heart of suppressing/censoring content (like the Hunter Biden laptop story) detrimental to Democrats. How James Baker was a former FBI counsel that went to work for Twitter. KVI's John Carlson connects the dots involving Baker's time at both the FBI and his monumental role deciding which content on Twitter was allowed or disallowed during the 2020 Presidential campaign.
6am hour -- another US Supreme Court case involving a business owner who opposes gay marriage, should a business owner have the right to decline a paying customer based on a religious objection to gay marriage?, how would this business transaction apply to an obstetrician refusing to perform an abortion?, actress Kirstie Alley dies at age 71 from cancer and her ex-husband gives her a powerful tribute, explaining the possible stalker angle to the Moscow Idaho UI students quadruple murder...father of Kaylee Goncalves says two of the UI murder victims were not killed in the same manner adding more questions to the public concerns about the quadruple murder with no arrests and no known suspects, public memorial today for Bellevue Police motorcycle officer Jordan Jackson killed in the line of duty a month ago, the start time and processional route you'll want to know to pay your respects to the officer, anti-Trump lawyer and one time "it boy" to run for POTUS--Michael Avenatti--is sentenced to 14 years in prison over tax evasion and fraud. 7am hour -- Friday KVI invites you to support the Salvation Army with a new toy or cash donation for the annual, the confounding story of the Kitsap Co. driver cited for negligent driving because of a snow covered windshield that only had a tiny opening for the driver to see, the driver told WSP trooper that the windshield wipers were broken and couldn't clear the snow off the windshield but the trooper wasn't playing, the end of a 54-year era tonight for Boeing's airplane division, how Boeing airplanes have been marquee public events in decades past, Justice Sonya Sotomayor's comment on the Bible and latest US Supreme Court case, Justice Neal Gorsuch's response regarding heterosexual marriage.8am hour -- one more comment on SCOTUS case about wedding website designer allegedly discriminating against gay marriage customers, why Tik Tok is a far more dangerous website than Twitter right now, China's ability to track Tik Tok users, an influential Democratic US Senator agrees with Donald Trump about the dangers and warnings regarding Tik Tok data mining for China, KVI callers sound off on this latest SCOTUS case and "liberty of contract" for business owners.
Twitter gets all the attention after Elon Musk's effort to restore free speech on the platform, but KVI's John Carlson says Tik Tok is a far more dangerous social media platform given China's ability to track users' data when using the app.
No decision last night following a Bellevue School District meeting about what to do with allowing police officers on campus. Usually called School Resource Officers (SROs), Bellevue School District blocked SROs after the 2020 George Floyd murder by a (Minneapolis) police officer. KVI's John Carlson examines the politics involved with the Bellevue Education Association opposing the inclusion of BPD on campus.
6am hour -- Democrats and Pres. Biden "throwing shade" at Iowa regarding the presidential primary voting, Oregon's Constitutionally shaky M114 running in to trouble even before the court challenge occurs, the story of the weekend is the Twitter documents that disclose the corporate censorship on content that hurt or negatively portrayed Democrats--including Joe Biden--during the 2020 Presidential election, GUEST: attorney Anne Bremner, defense attorney for Pierce Co. Sheriff, Ed Troyer, describes the contention in the criminal trial about what was threatened when Troyer approached what he deemed was a suspicious car in his north Tacoma neighborhood, why there may be one more proverbial shoe to drop in the trial, Oregon's AG wants a delay in voter approved gun-control law M114 that would require a permit to exercise a Constitutional right. 7am hour -- weekend version of the National Anthem by singer Ashanti has the music world buzzing, UW Husky football team will face former head coach--Steve Sarkisian--in Alamo Bowl game versus U. of Texas, Donald Trump's wild suggestions after Twitter documents show that Twitter censored content to benefit Democrats in 2020 and protect candidate Joe Biden from negative publicity, Democrats and Pres. Biden want to remove Iowa as the first vote in 2024 Presidential primary, the irony that Iowa--which is 84% white population--launched the Presidential campaign of Barack Obama isn't Black enough in 2024 for Democrats, new polling by Marquette University asks Republicans and GOP leaning voters who they prefer for President in 2024, the looooong pause before Dr. Anthony Fauci answers a news media question if he'd re-do anything as Director of NAID. 8am hour -- apparently Ye (Kanye West) is still very popular in Seattle after the updated listing of five most streamed music artists on Spotify, and then Bad Bunny makes a KVI debut, how Ye is able to manipulate social media and news outlets for attention to his anti-Semitic, abhorrent behavior; the WA Attorney General's office is under the microscope as the trial against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer begins, the alleged threat in the Troyer encounter with newspaper delivery driver, "Cheap virtue signalling by Gov. and attorney general" doing favors for social justice activists.
Singer and songwriter, Ashanti, performs a spectacular version of the U.S. National Anthem before the Big 12 Championship football game between Kansas State and Texas Christian University. The KVI morning crew listen to the version and compare it to the benchmark 1991 performance by Whitney Houston at Super Bowl XXV.
Defense attorney, Anne Bremner, joins KVI's John Carlson to discuss the trial of her client, Pierce County Sheriff, Ed Troyer, for charges brought not by the Pierce County Prosecutor but the Washington Attorney General, Bob Ferguson. Troyer's trial started late last week after jury selection and restarts today in a Tacoma courtroom. Troyer is charged with false reporting and making a false or misleading statement to a public servant after a January 2021 confrontation with a driver in his neighborhood who turned out to be a newspaper delivery driver around 2am. Carlson explains why the entire trial has more political than criminal overtones because of the charging decision by Ferguson.
6am hour -- Supreme Court delivers another blow to Pres. Biden's 'college tuition' debt transfer plan, Moscow ID police investigators now say quadruple murder may not have been a targeted attack after all adding to the mystery and confusion of the unprecedented crime, the Seattle Kraken have won 7 straight games all of a sudden, a compare and contrast of the legal foundational philosophy between SCOTUS and SCOW that occurred in the last 48 hours, new report says Americans are losing faith in US military, KVI callers respond to political correctness mission creep in the military, WA Legislature considers "baby bonds" for state run health care. 7am hour -- progressive parents are aligning to say that Santa Claus is lying to and deceiving your children, evaluating this ideological opposition to Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy, Elon Musk bans Ye (formerly Kanye West) from Twitter after numerous anti-Semitic comments/expressions including a Swastika, a brilliant parody of NPR GUEST: economist Steve Moore tackles the latest legal blow to Pres. Biden's college loan dept transfer plan, why the enumerated powers of the Constitution still matter (just not to Biden supporters), what this morning's jobs report means, GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson explains what's happening with one of the most over-prescribed drugs in America. 8am hour -- the EdTroyer trial in Tacoma and interpreting the alleged threat "take you out", new polling data for Donald Trump as a 2024 Presidential candidate is out, what this polling data means for Republican Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, Dr. Anthony Fauci "exit interview" with Washington Post causes a stir, Happy Festivus!, the politics of Pres. Biden's executive order on college loan debt transfer is meeting the buzzsaw of the US Constitution, Gov. Jay Inslee's administration posting for jobs for out of state people to get around his own stubborn vaccine mandate requirement.
6am hour -- The Supreme Court of Washington (SCOW) refuses to grant injunction on a capital gains income-tax signed by Gov. Jay Inslee, RIP Christine McVie the soulful siren from Fleetwood Mac, bankrupt FTX CEO says he "had a bad month" drawing jeers, how the FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is now in a category of other Silicon Valley wunderkinds that crashed in spectacular criminal fashion. 7am hour -- GUEST: spokesman for AffordableFuelWashington.com and Olympia political watchdog, Randy Pepple, explains the looming gas tax hike that will start on January 1st 2023 in WA, the gas/fuel price hikes are all related to a carbon fuel tax and the tax will go to the WA general fund not to maintain or build new roads, how poor and working class people will get hurt more by this new cap and trade price hike, the life and times of Fleetwood Mac keyboardist/singer Christine McVie who just died at age 79, Apple backs off of an attempt to put the screws to Twitter by withholding the app's availability at their app store, look how Apple gutted Parler8am hour -- GUEST: Bellevue Assistant Police Chief Andrew Popochock shares with KVI how listeners can pay their respects to fallen motorcycle officer Jordan Jackson at his memorial next week and donate to the legacy fund for his wife and two young children, GUEST: recovering drug addict and drug rehab program designer, Ginny Burton, rejoins John Carlson to talk about her proposal for Pierce County to help drug addicted criminals get clean and sober during their incarceration, her program "O.U.T." (Overhaul through Unrelenting Transformation) forces the Pierce County Council Democrats to honor their political sloganeering of "lived experience" as it relates to political policy, why jailing drug addicts committing crimes can be a faster way to sobriety and drug rehab.
Spokesman for AffordableFuelWashington.com, Randy Pepple, tells KVI listeners how they can register their comments about a January 1st, 2023 cap and tax law in Washington that is expected to raise the price of gasoline and diesel fuel by $0.46-0.57 per gallon at the pump. Pepple joins KVI's John Carlson to explain how listeners can submit their comments about the pending law that will impact gas and diesel prices during a Friday, Dec. 2nd, "Environment, Energy & Technology Committee" hearing in the Washington Senate in Olympia. The hearing starts at 10:30am Friday morning. Pepple says the "cap and tax" law going into effect on January 1st could be delayed or modified by Democrats if Washington residents voice enough opposition to it. The law, singed by Gov. Jay Inslee, earlier this year is scheduled to go into effect on the first day of 2023 in Washington.
Bellevue, Washington assistant police chief, Andrew Popochock, joins KVI's John Carlson to discuss the memorial service for fallen motorcycle officer, Jordan Jackson, 34, who was killed on duty when a driver on Bellevue Way crashed into his motorcycle. Jackson is survived by his wife and two young children. A legacy fund for his children has been established by the Bellevue Police Officers Foundation. Copy and paste this link into your browser to donate via GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/kelsey-jackson-and-family-memorial-fund
6am hour -- its Wednesday and your chance to win Carlson's Legendary Lyrics, WA wildfires are down 70% so what does that mean for Gov. Jay Inslee and climate change?, South Dakota's governor issues ban of Tik Tok app for state employees due to China's data collection from users, driver hits snow plow trying to plow heavy snow on I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass, explaining the railroad union workers labor dispute and potential strike that the Biden Administration is trying to avoid, the sticking point in the union negotiation is sick days and paid holidays, 12 unions are involved in the railroad workers labor dispute, if one union strikes than all unions plan to honor the picket line and that's why Congress might get involved in forcing a deal, the contract offer is a 25% wage increase over 4 years.7am hour -- GUEST: UW Atmospheric Sciences professor, Cliff Mass, tells KVI this week's snow forecast is an example of more accurately assessing climate related impacts in the future, a NYT science columnist now says his previous predition about earth's temperature increase by 2100 was significantly off, Mass says recent Egypt climate conference "accomplished extremely little", all of a sudden WA wildfire acres burned have dropped by 70%, Mass has a few hypotheses about why fewer acres burned and one of the primary ones is winds weren't as strong as previous summers, Mass tells KVI that 90% of the wild fire problem is "us" (humans) not the climate; NYC mayor will involuntarily commit mentally unstable people, can no longer deny the reality of mental psychosis on the streets. 8am hour -- winner Matt from Shelton knew today's Carlson Legendary Lyrics, newest Disney animated movie "Strange World" bombs at the box office and (spoiler alert) it incorporates some woke themes, advice for Disney: make movies that are "pure entertainment" for kids and parents, GUEST: historian and political commentator, Victor Davis Hanson, digs into the crypto collapse of FTX and its CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, a compare and contrast with Theranos convicted CEO Elizabeth Holmes and their respective Stanford connections, how Bankman-Fried's parents impact this convergence of tech money and political financial largesse, how moral superiority plays into these dangerous tech people, how the politics and the money converge in a "trifecta" in California's Bay Area, Hanson comments on Apple's possible threat to delete Twitter from the Apple app store; Iranian reporter tries to show-up the US Soccer team captain, Tyler Adams, before important World Cup game, some possible responses to this Iranian sports reporter's bogus political agenda.
KVI's John Carlson interviews University of Washington Atmospheric Sciences professor, Cliff Mass, about a recent correction/revision written by a New York Times science columnist who has updated a claim about how much temperature earth will warm by the year 2100. David Wallace-Wells has had to revise his previous prediction that earth's temperature would rise 5 degrees by 2100 because it's now becoming increasingly clear that earth won't come close to reaching his predicted temperature which was blamed on the catastrophic effects of 'climate change'.
At a World Cup press conference for the American Men's team soccer/football team in Qatar, an Iranian sports reporter asked the American team captain, 23-year-old Tyler Adams, a question that was meant to portray the United States derogatorily. Adams coolly provides a mature and measured response but could have added a couple of more important comments in response to the Iranian sports reporter's tone-deaf question.
GUEST: historian and political commentator, Victor Davis Hanson, digs into the crypto collapse of FTX and its CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, a compare and contrast with Theranos convicted CEO Elizabeth Holmes and their respective Stanford connections, how Bankman-Fried's parents impact this convergence of tech money and political financial largesse, how moral superiority plays into these dangerous tech people, how the politics and the money converge in a "trifecta" in California's Bay Area, Hanson comments on Apple's possible threat to delete Twitter from the Apple app store;
KVI's John Carlson explains the possible Congressional action that would address the potential strike of 12 railroad worker unions. How the massive labor union negotiation could force the hand of the Biden Administration to ward of what would be an economically and logistically crippling railroad workers strike.
6am hour -- Happy 89th Birthday to Mom Carlson today, KVI encourages you to donate to the annual Salvation Army Toy Drive this coming Friday to make it a memorable Christmas for children and families in need this year, "the severity, the intensity of what's going down in China right now" more intense than 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, Mother Nature putting the snow in Snohomish County, 19 yr old Tacoma road rage shooting suspect (shot and wounded an 11 yr old passenger in another car) has 2 felony convictions and shouldn't have had a gun in the first place, a UW professor makes a strange defense of WA's new restrictions on police pursuits. 7am hour -- former VP Mike Pence calls on Donald Trump to apologize after recent dinner with Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, semi-famous actor Clarence Gilyard Jr dies at age 66 (he was born Christmas eve 1955 in Moses Lake to a military family, Western State Hospital hired a convicted criminal and heroin dealer to work alongside some of state's most violent and mentally unstable criminal offenders, what Hospital officials are now saying about this embarrassing discovery, the convicted criminal Western State worker points out he kept getting probation, 8am hour -- today's US vs. Iran World Cup match is the biggest showdown between the two nations since Hulk Hogan vanquished The Iron Sheik at Madison Square Garden to win the WWF World Championship in Jan. 1984, Carlson explains his recent COVID+ status and symptoms, White House reporter has the gall and utter lack of self-awareness to complain about "vectors of misinformation" regarding Elon Musk's Twitter, Comcast cable office in North Seattle blasts loud classical music in effort to deter unsanctioned homeless tents on sidewalk in front of their office building, how the annoying Disney song "Its a Small World" could hold the key to ending homelessness as we know it, today's the 13th anniversary of the Lakewood Fallen Four police killing ambush and there are two important fundraisers you need to know about to support the community of Lakewood this week.
A 19 year-old Tacoma road rage shooting suspect (allegedly shot and wounded an 11 year-old passenger in another car on I-5 near the Tacoma Mall last Friday) has two felony convictions and shouldn't have had a gun, a UW professor makes a strange defense of WA's new restrictions on police pursuits. KVI's John Carlson covers both of these stories by examining how recent changes in the state law by Democrats in the Olympia Legislature and Gov. Jay Inslee are making the streets less safe now that criminals are emboldened by the criminal reforms.
The KVI morning crew discusses the potential for an end to homelessness due to the annoying nature of the Disneyland theme park song "Its A Small World". The conversation starts with the discovery that classical music is being played over a loud speaker above an unsanctioned homeless camp along the sidewalk just off Aurora Avenue North in Seattle.
6am hour -- a 2nd road rage shooting in two weeks in Puget Sound wounds an elementary school student (this time in Tacoma on Black Friday), trial starts today for wanted criminal who shot and wounded a WSP trooper in the face in Walla Walla), "why is there not more anger" over fatal shooting at Tukwila WA mall parking garage by suspected car thief who opened fire on car owner, KVI callers sound off on the non-stop crime problems in WA, 7am hour -- Christmas and COVID culture as we close out 2022, more US job postings don't require a college degree after COVID, GUEST: KOMO 4's meteorologist, Kristin Clark, explains the lowland snow this morning and possibly again on Thursday in Puget Sound and then off-and-on mountain snow all week, expect all of the nuiscances of snow with out the fun of snow, the lawsuit against Kraft Velvetta Mac-and-Cheese because it takes longer than 3.5 minutes to microwave, the plaintiff's attorney has filed 400 lawsuits against food companies in recent years, 8am hour -- racial tension under the microscope in Seattle following lawsuit filed against the city by a former Seattle gov't employee alleging hostile workplace, San Francisco's director of elections won't get contract renewed because he's white, the SF city worker ostensibly being fired under the guise of diversity/equity/inclusion (DEI), SF's mayor (who is Black) goes to bat for the white elections director, why this SF case is a clear Constitutional violation of the 14th Amendment, check out the carbon footprint on display in this Thanksgiving day family picture of what might be WA's newest Congressional Democrat, what hurt Congressional candidate Joe Kent the most as he consideres paying for recount in 3rd District election contest, how Joe Kent's campaign is mirrored by the failure of AZ gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.
KVI's John Carlson wants to know why there isn't more collective anger over the fatal shooting of a young married man who was killed by a suspected car thief when he and his wife returned to their car in the Westfield Southcenter Mall parking garage on November 18th. The suspected killer is still on the loose.
KVI's John Carlson explores the political motives involving the San Francisco Elections Commission which has voted to not renew the contract of the city's elections supervisor, ostensibly, because he is white. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the Elections Commission President, Chris Jerdonek wrote in an email Monday to the elections supervisor John Arntz, �Our decision wasn�t about your performance, but after twenty years we wanted to take action on the City�s racial equity plan and give people an opportunity to compete for a leadership position. We also wanted to allow enough time for a fair and equitable process and conduct as broad a search as possible.� The move drew astonishment and criticism from the mayor and other Arntz supporters. State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, tweeted that the department was a mess before Arntz and questioned why on Earth the commission was trying to �dump� a strong leader. City Supervisor Aaron Peskin called the move �bananas.� Carlson concludes that the firing of Arntz by the Elections Commission could be a 14th Amendment Constitutional violation.
6am hour -- Thanksgiving travel by plane and car expected to be strong and widespread the rest of this week so plan ahead, various story teases, new legal changes by WA Democrats in Olympia Legislature will prevent a repeat juvenile suspect in King County from being charged as an adult for alleged armed robbery of at least 3 stores, Carlson conclusion: "nothing is holding him back" from continuing to commit more crimes if there's no punishment via the legal system, the suspect is being investigated for up to 30 armed robberies in King County recently, the Pres. Biden connections to Hunter Biden business dealings are about to get the center stage attention in Washington DC, new gov't documents show public health officials in WA knew that claims by Gov. Jay Inslee, et al about COVID vaccine effectiveness were over-stated. 7am hour -- how the struggles of the Pilgrims in North America prior to the first Thanksgiving prompted the switch from socialism to free market incentives and profit motive, it set up the exchange of goods with indigenous tribes who had expertise in local agriculture, the change in behavior is an example of necessity is the mother of invention, the possible Thanksgiving day activities of one high ranking Republican Congressman, CNN anchor stunned at legal filing that Colorado gay night club mass shooting suspect is apparently non-binary, GUEST: CIS senior national security fellow, Todd Bensman, has just returned from the US/Mexico border reporting on a new, legally questionable, system of providing immigrants entry to the United States, Bensman thinks the Republican controlled Congress in January will pressure the Biden Administration about this unilateral policy, memorial grows in Bellevue for fallen police motorcycle officer who was killed on duty during a car crash this week. 8am hour -- Seattle non-profit is funding sabbaticals and vacations for BIPOC non-profit leaders totaling $1.37 million, the sabbaticals and vacations are for the non-profit leaders 'to heal from multigenerational trauma', the pro-rated 3-month sabbatical for one BIPOC worker is equal to annual salary of $240,000, what President Biden just said about 9.5 million turkeys would have thrown Democrats into a fit if the words came from Donald Trump's mouth, fatal mass shooting at Virginia Wal-Mart over-night looks to be murder-suicide, shoppers were still in the store when the shooting attack occurred in an employee break room, specific motive not known given that the suspected killer is among the dead, attorney says the suspect for the Colorado Springs gay night club mass shooting last weekend identifies as non-binary, why are Democrats (and the Biden White House) so determined to stick to the party line of the Chinese communists about the origin of COVID-19??
Recent changes to state law by WA Democrats in the Olympia Legislature will prevent a repeat juvenile suspect in King County from being charged as an adult for alleged armed robbery of at least 3 stores. KVI's John Carlson examines the story and the allegation that the juvenile suspect is being investigated in 30 other armed robberies.
KVI's John Carlson digs into the story of the Seattle non-profit awarding over $1.3 million to CEOs and leaders of other non-profits to go on sabbatical or vacation for up to three months due to "multi-generational trauma".
Bellevue Police Department is coordinating this donation campaign to the family of officer Jordan Jackson killed in the line of duty this week. Jackson was a motorcycle patrol officer with Bellevue PD and was hit and killed by a driver while on duty along Bellevue Way this week. He is survived by a wife and two young children under the age of 5. All donations will go to the wife and kids. Copy and paste this URL into your browser to donate online. https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/BellevuePoliceFoundation_1/Officer_Jackson.html
6am hour -- not a good picture for WA voter turn-out in this month's big mid-term election, three murders in roughly 24 hours in Tacoma and all of them at unsanctioned homeless camps, Colorado Springs gay night club mass shooter disarmed by Good Samaritan protecting his family, 2021 bomb threat that should have put this mass shooter in jail, who is cooler: Arthur Fonzarelli or Patrick Mahomes?, Lars Larson and Carlson examine the puzzling new stats about disparate voter turn-out across WA. 7am hour -- GUEST: former immigration judge, Andrew "Art" Arthur, talks to KVI about Pres. Biden creating more chaotic border with cancellation of Title 42, the AZ Democratic US Senator candidly tells WaPo reporter that Democrats haven't recognized the Biden Administration failures about border security, far fewer WA Republicans voted in 2022 than in 2018's mid-term Congressional election so why are WA Republicans deciding not to vote?, "a real wake up call" for Republicans when it comes to voter turnout in future elections.8am hour -- a Bellevue Police motorcycle officer hit and killed by driver while on patrol, the 34 yr old officer was married with two young children, some members of the Bainbridge City Council really don't want more Seattle people moving to the island, SBUX closes Seattle Capitol Hill store and union trying to unionize stores is crying foul.
The just retired KOMO 4 News reporter, Keith Eldridge, talks to KVI about his years at KOMO and his career path with the revered Ken Schram, Eldridge talks about the intersection of politics and news reporting, the mission creep of political bias into news reporting in the 21st century, why viewers will never know Eldridge's political opinion when they see his news reports, why a reporters age is an asset in local journalism, the 1983 news story about a freak accident that brings together Eldridge and KVI morning show producer Mark Christopher.
Hour 1 -- shock and rage across the political spectrum over purported leaked US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) opinion on pending abortion rights case, how this purported leaked legal opinion all comes back to states rights/federalism, the unprecedented nature of this SCOTUS leak and speculation about who the leaker was, why investigation and punishment of the leaker must include disbarment, concert audio of Sir Paul McCartney last night in Seattle playing "Live and Let Die", Amazon warehouse workers in NYC vote 62% against unionizing, how the 10th Amendment plays into this controversy regarding the leaked SCOTUS opinion posted by Politico, how this leak has ruined trust within the Supreme Court, if the leaker is caught what can be expected about actual punishment?
Hour 2 -- the political impact of leaked SCOTUS opinion published by Politico, how will the abortion law issue factor in to 2022 mid-term elections, how school teachers may inaccurately describe this leaked SCOTUS opinion to students and how parents can accurately explain this issue to young people, why the FBI should be issuing subpoenas to investigate this SCOTUS leak, a possible theory about who leaked SCOTUS opinion to Politico.com leads back to a Yale law school student now in the office of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a KVI caller compares the SCOTUS leak to prior concerns about the amorphous "deep state" in Beltway politics that have a partisan axe to grind, an Alabama prison guard is mysteriously involved in the escape of a double murder suspect and investigators aren't sure if she helped the male inmate willingly or under duress.
Hour 3 -- GUEST: retired KOMO 4 News reporter, Keith Eldridge, talks to KVI about his years at KOMO and his career path with the revered Ken Schram, after a 38 year career reporting on local politics Eldridge gives wise answer about his favorite politician, why viewers will never know Eldridge's political opinion when they see his news reports, how political hacks on both sides have tried to intimidate journalists in Western WA, the 1983 news story that almost injured Eldridge and KVI's morning producer, Mark Christopher, on Queen Anne Hill; disingenuous social media tripe from a Seattle anti-Amazon political group, more SCOTUS leak discussion, a perfect response to Gov. Jay Inslee's mention of pro-choice politics regarding the leaked SCOTUS opinion on a Mississippi abortion law case.
King County Metro transit officials tell bus drivers (and riders) not to worry: studies say second-hand smoke from meth or fetanyl smokers riding the bus will not give other riders or even drivers a contact high. True story. (copy and paste the YouTube link below) See the 3:03 mark of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwVI6teXIio
Even a Beltway veteran CNN reporter can't buy the DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas explanation of Biden's new "Disinformation Governance Board". KVI's John Carlson notes there's zero evidence that new DGB director nominee is "neutral" when it comes to assessing disinformation.
Hour 1 -- King County officials announce second-hand smoke from fentanyl and meth on Metro buses will not cause a "contact high" but riders should wear an N-95 mask if they don't feel safe, the irony of the public health response to the Metro bus hazards du jour, low key May Day in Seattle--no arrests and no damage, was May Day low key because Seattle has a City Attorney that would probably press charges on vandals?, Wall Street stocks have worst month since COVID first hit, take a guess at how how much snow fell at Crystal Mt. (WA Cascades) in the month of April, how did Pres. Biden mess up so much of the US economy and public safety so quickly?, consider the economy/crime/border security/foreign policy under Biden, Biden's polling just over a year into his presidency would presage Democrats losing close to 40 House seats in November election.
Hour 2 -- some very basic questions for Biden's DHS Secretary creating the controversial "Disinformation Governance Board" (aka Ministry of Truth), what if Donald Trump had created a "Disinformation Governance Board" a la the Biden Administration?, and then there's the woman expected to lead the DGB--Nina Jankowicz--and her patently biased political social media posts, a follow-up to the Seattle man arrested for shooting two at a Ballard church hosting a homeless shelter, NY Times tries to take down Fox News host Tucker Carlson with "racist" accusation in 3-part "investigation", the odd part about Tucker Carlson is that his show draws a significant non-white audience compared to other talk shows, the NY Times is "so blinded by racial politics" they can't observe that many Hispanics are walking away from the Democrats, only 3% of Latinos actually use the term "LatinX", a prime example of how Seattle is better with City Attorney Ann Davidson rather than Pete Holmes.
Hour 3 -- one of the 1970s most radical activists died over the weekend at age 78, the activist served as a gettaway driver on a Brinks truck robbery and served 20 years in prison, US Rep. AOC and Elon Musk trade Twitter jabs, country music singing legend Naomi Judd dies of suicide at age 74, Issaquah School District student enrollment shrinks and now their budget is being hit by the impact, BREAKING: new compilation of European statistics (date from 35 countries) shows face mask mandates failed to prove a benefit of preventing virus transmission, even a veteran CNN reporter can't buy the DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas explanation of Biden's new "Disinformation Governance Board", "zero evidence" that new DGB director nominee is "neutral".
The left-leaning news website Vox.com posts a story about the relative work ethic of Generation Z age Americans (16-24) and the story paints an unflattering picture of young Americans who don't intend to put much effort into their work or jobs. KVI's John Carlson asks listeners if this portrayal of Zoomers is accurate or not. Most callers tend to agree with the Vox.com story.
Hour 1 -- Sound Transit continues to be paralyzed by woke politics as it relates to fare enforcement, why Sound Transit's board just passed a policy that will make it easier for riders to avoid paying the fare, the irony of Sound Transit needing fare money to stay viable but reluctant to require proof of payment, a classy tribute to deceased NFL reporter John Clayton by the Seahawks last night, independent reporter Jonathan Choe tells KVI that Seattle Parks employees say some have been doxx'ed by homeless "mutual aid" activists, Biden's Dept. of Homeland Security will create a "disinformation board" and wait until you hear about the track record of the woman who is slated to lead this disinformation wing, she posted some bonkers statements on Tik Tok.
7am hour -- Gen Z have crafted a new buzz word called "quit talk", a citizen initiative is going forward to over-turn a Gov. Inslee capital gains tax that a WA judge has already ruled unconstitutional, a Vanity Fair writer pens a surprisingly 'law and order' essay about the downfall of Seattle amid the 2020 BLM/anti-police protests, Seattle Police say a double shooting suspect the arrested in Ballard is a convicted felon not legaly allowed to possess a gun, the double shooting happened at a church hosting a homeless camp, the father of a 7 year-old son is suing Seattle Police for his son being pepper sprayed when burned police cars and rioting broke out near Westlake Center in May 2020 during BLM & anti-police protests, the brilliant line of questioning a Republican US Senator uses on a Biden judicial nominee who previously stated "cops kill unarmed Black men in America every single day".
8am hour -- GUEST: economist Steve Moore says America is "skating on the edge" of recession and its all due to one thing, why curtailing gov't spending will moderate inflation, listen to the Sen. Majority Leader's theory for curbing inflation, Moore says the theory is "lunatic", the political theater involved in the Democratic left-wing's reaction to Elon Musk, a very disingenuous name for a Seattle affordable housing activist group, a climate change activist wonders why Tesla can't be an employee-owned co-op to make EVs, GUEST: Freedom Foundation National Director Outreach Director, Matthew Hayward, tells KVI about three Teamsters unions refusing to accept certified mail delivery in effort to avoid notification that union members don't want their dues used for political purposes, etc; Donald Trump has endorsed a WA Congressional candidate but it doesn't seem to be helping in current pre-primary polling.
Yakima emergency room doctor and private clinic owner, Raul Garcia M.D., joins KVI's John Carlson to talk about the latest COVID news including a group of Rhode Island Democrats who are trying to institute a new vaccine mandate in the Ocean State and Dr. Anthony Fauci walking back his comments about COVID now being in "endemic" phase.
KVI's John Carlson examines the latest political tea leaves involving Seattle U.S. Congresswoman Pramilya Jayapal pushing Pres. Joe Biden to forgive over $1 trillion in student loan debt.
Hour 1 -- seven Democratic Party lawmakers in Rhode Island are pursuing a law to fine people (and doubling their state income-tax payment rate) for not being COVID vaccinated, employers could also be fined for unvaccinated employees, Renton's Dimmit Middle School re-imposes mask mandate after 38 COVID cases crop up on campus, a Seattle fentanyl drug dealer who was out on bail last year when he was arrested again now sentenced to 7 years prison, a double shooting outside a Seattle church that serves as a homeless shelter adds to Seattle's on-going shooting problems, meanwhile a 14-year-old charged with two separate shootings in Renton may receive home detention monitoring despite pleas from the shooting victim's family not to allow it, Oregon's Governor grants early prison release for a convicted killer who murdered a young woman to the dismay of fellow Democrats.
Hour 2 -- Seattle US Congresswoman is bending the ear of Pres. Biden on student loan forgiveness, today is Holocaust Remembrance Day around the world including a ceremony at Auschwitz concentration camp today involving an elderly Holocaust survivor, an estimated $87 billion-$440 billion was stolen/scammed from the US government's $900 billion outlay in COVID relief, GUEST: Yakima E.R. doctor, Richland clinic owner Raul Garcia, M.D weighs in on Rhode Island lawmakers latest COVID vaccine plan and Dr. Anthony Fauci walking back some of his "endemic" phase comments made yesterday, Garcia reminds about the untold collateral damage on Washington small businesses and the psyche of people living in America,
Hour 3 -- some Gen Z (aka Zoomers) aren't interested in working, consider one Gen Z'ers recent Tik Tok confession going viral, KVI callers sound off on the relative work ethic of Gen Z (young 20-somethings and teens), a BBC journalist induces face palms while posting about BB guns during a trip to an American Wal-Mart store, more KVI callers react to the work ethic of America's youngest generation, a Republican US Senator exposes the "activist" hypocrisy of the American political left for its anti-police bias.
Former University of Washington law professor and former Fox News legal analyst, Lis Wiehl, talks to KVI's John Carlson about her new book on the most notorious U.S. spy case involving Robert Hanssen who turned traitor to work for the Russian government. Wiehl discovered how fearful American intelligence experts are that a future American could easily sell secrets to foreign governments or business people for the right price, how Hanssen's story is instructive in preventing future infiltration of American intelligence operations, how Hanssen was motivated by the grandeur of James Bond to turn against the U.S. The book is called "A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen?America's Most Damaging Russian Spy".
NFL record setting Seattle Seahawk wide receiver, Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Oklahoma US Congressman, Steve Largent, joins KVI's John Carlson to talk about his support of US Supreme Court plaintiff, Joe Kennedy, who is appealing his religious freedom case after being suspended by the Bremerton School District for post-game, on-field prayers as a football coach with players.
Hour 1 -- GUEST: record setting Seattle Seahawk/Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Republican Congressman from Oklahoma, Steve Largent, speaks about the US Supreme Court legal battle over prayer on a high school football field, a former Pres. Clinton pollster talks candidly about current political atmosphere/problems that will cost Democrats badly in the November (mid-term) elections, why Pres. Biden is most likely to ignore the advice that would help him appeal to independent and moderates in the Nov. election,
Hour 2 -- MSNBC host Joy Reid's "irrational and hateful" reaction to Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter, plays the racial stereotype card, liberal leaning Vox.com website discovers that 98.7% Twitter employees gave donations to liberal leaning political candidates and causes, a King County Councilman proposes a plan to for affordable housing and gentrification problems that the existing socialist/Marxist Seattle/King County politicians have created, "the biggest change" in the liberal left in the last 40 years and how this applies to 2022's debate on free speech, an example of Twitter at its best about political homelessness and "toxic political fanaticism".
Hour 3 -- GUEST: former UW Law Professor/Fox News legal analyst and new author, Lis Wiehl, talks to KVI about her book "The Spy In Plain Sight", the book is about an American--Robert Hanson--who became a notorious Soviet spy, what Wiehl discovered about how a future American-turned-foreign-spy could easily infiltrate US government/law enforcement, how Hanson's story is instructive in preventing future infiltration of American intelligence ops, how the James Bond romanticism motivated Hanson to turn against the US; steel yourself for the new political buzz word: algorhithmic justice, a KVI caller talks about the gradual indoctrination of school students over the decades, new info to the story about divorce/child custody court papers involving a King County County councilman, Edmonds City Council considers a 'tough love' plan on homeless camping in public parks/greenbelts, etc.
KVI's John Carlson interviews candidate for King County Prosecutor, Jim Ferrell, who currently serves as the mayor of Federal Way but previously worked for 15 years as a senior prosecutor under previous Prosecutor, Norm Maleng. Ferrell explains how politics have altered accountability in criminal justice and how the current prosecutor's office "has lost its mission."
KVI's John Carlson interviews National Review columnist and political savant, John Fund, to analyze the Beltway blowback against Elon Musk securing a deal to buy Twitter. Fund points out that these same progressive Democrats were silent when Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post. Fund points out that Musk was a hero to the left when he built companies on solar power and electric cars but now he's the "devil's ragdoll."
Hour 1 -- the proof that Twitter had become "a province of liberal political activism" before Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout was approved, Musk is investing about 1/3 of his Tesla stake in this Twitter buy, public opinion of Musk buying Twitter is favorable, KVI talk show host Dana Loesch delivers the best haymaker on Musk's Twitter purchase, one thing was unusual at yesterday's SCOTUS hearing about the Bremerton HS football coach's prayer legal appeal, a prediction about former Bremerton coach Joe Kennedy's SCOTUS case,
Hour 2 -- a Florida sheriff's very candid advice to shoot home intruders if you can, will the blunt advice deter the criminals?, Seattle's City Attorney unveils plan to handle 5000 uncharged cases left by her predecessor, according to WA Democrats in the Legislature the word "marijuana" is racist, GUEST: National Review columnist John Fund talks about Elon Musk buying Twitter, how quickly progressive Democrats have turned on Elon Musk, now the ACLU is claiming Musk will unleash hate speech on Twitter, why Twitter won't arrive at Elon Musk's free speech destination in time for the 2022 mid-term election; congrats to actress Jean Smart--a Seattle native--for receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
Hour 3 -- a big fire at a Seattle unsanctioned homeless camp cripples yesterday's morning commute and its emblematic of continuing public safety problems, GUEST: Federal Way Mayor, Jim Ferrell, running for King Co. Prosecutor addresses how he'll improve public safety problems that have grown worse under the current county prosecutor (Dan Satterberg), why Ferrell is emerging as the serious candidate for prosecutor, Seattle progressives decry Paramount Theater for scheduling a conservative author/professor because of his views on personal pronouns, the objections to Jordan Peterson's two shows in Seattle mirror similar complaints about comic Dave Chapelle 5 months ago at Climate Pledge Arena, the Edmonds City Council may be on the verge of an ultimatum for homeless people who refuse the city's offer of shelter.
Hour 1 -- an update on two Puget Sound "Lincoln Day" events Carlson attended over the weekend, the Bremerton High School case of a praying football coach arrives in the US Supreme Court today 5 years after the controversy started, a Millenial tries to 'cancel' comedy genius Steve Martin for his 1976 parody song "King Tut", Disney vs. Florida Republicans update on stripping the mega-company from its sweetheart zoning/government deal, why WA should have a similar bill to Florida's on what's appropriate for K-3 education, conservative writer Mollie Hemingway asks how concerned we should be about Pres. Biden's verbal and mental gaffes during public speaking.
Hour 2 -- Biden's Climate Czar shows absolutely no clue about the relative cost of energy prices (i.e. fossil fuel costs vs. renewables), fact checking the Climate Czar's claims on renewables, the PBS anchor interviewing the Climate Czar failed a basic test of journalism during the interview, WA college/university enrollment is dropping and fewer men are enrolling, the reduction in men going to college is a sign of a good trend, a woman hiking on the WA peninsula raises the question about how far are you willing to go to retrieve a dropped cell phone, more about the WA enrollment numbers and fewer men enrolling, why this is a good sign that fewer men are enrolling in university.
Hour 3 -- gauging Republican momentum for the WA Legislature in Olympia in the November general election, GUEST: candidate for State Representative in Snohomish Co., Sam Low, is challenging a pro-Trump Republican setting up an establishment vs Trump primary vote, the US Supreme Court case involving religious expression and a former Bremerton HS football coach, a British news website posts a story about a King County Councilman that stems from accusations by an ex-wife, Pres. Biden's Earth Day stop in Seattle included an event at Seward Park near Lake Washington and it revealed something about all the Democrats who attended.
KVI's John Carlson evaluates the long list of failed climate/climate science predictions made by Gov. Jay Inslee in his 2007 book "Apollo's Fire". Inslee's failed predictions show he's not very accurate or astute about the climate debate.
Hour 1 -- (due to technical difficulties the first 30 minutes of this morning's show was unrecorded) mobile police precincts and not mobile drug injection sites are actually reducing public safety problems in downtown Seattle, will Democratic candidates get their pictures taken with Pres. Biden during his Portland and Seattle visits this week??
Hour 2 -- GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers discusses Earth Day and why climate alarmists like to distort the relative environmental status of the planet, Seattle cleared out several tents along Pres. Biden's motorcade route in to the Westin Hotel yesterday morning, airplane passenger gets punched out by Mike Tyson after continuing to bother and badger Tyson after he was asked to stop, GUEST: economist Steve Moore, was correct in his prediction about cutting taxes (in this case corporate tax rate) and the US Treasury actually hauling in more money, GUEST: host of Full Measure Sharyl Attkisson previews her Sunday TV story about law enforcement perspective on increases in crime and liberal politicians with "soft on criminal" policies (like Seattle and WA).
Hour 3 -- compare Pres. Biden's Seattle visit right now to other most recent Presidential visits by Trump and Obama, what's missing with Biden is 'the buzz', how have Jay Inslee's climate predictions from 20 years ago holding up to the light of day, one of Inslee's predictions was off by 50% and this was the most accurate of his failed predictions, half of all transportation tax money goes to mass transit yet ridership has actually dipped slightly over the last 10-20 years, GUEST: retired social worker and Sammamish WA rental house owner, Catherine Kendall, finally has squatters kicked out of her house, she finally got the squatters out by agreeing not to sue them for damages to the house and property, Kendall believes it will cost her at least $30,000 in attorneys fees and damages to her house for what the squatters did; John Carlson digs into the Florida politics involving Disney's autonomy deal with the state when Disney World was created.
The founder and organizer of We Heart Seattle, Andrea Suarez, talks to KVI about recently helping a homeless man in the Belltown neighborhood north of Pike Place Market get into shelter and her story exposes some of the on-going obstacles to actually get homeless people off the street and into housing.
KVI's John Carlson interviews incumbent St. Rep. Robert Sutherland (R-Monroe) about his re-election campaign and the Republican challenger he's drawn in Snohomish County Councilman, Sam Low. Sutherland tells KVI he feels Low is a RINO (Republican In Name Only) which raises the question about what makes an authentic Republican?
Hour 1 -- Disney's sweetheart deal in Florida may be coming to an end as the mega-corporation duels with Republican controlled Legislature over educational priorities and LGBTG issues, Disney's leaders from California are compromising the company's sweetheart deal at the expense of Florida operations, temporary scare in Washington DC due to a plane circling over US Captiol that was dropping off Army parachute team for MLB stadium pre-game event, GUEST: St. Sen. Mike Padden (R-Spokane Valley) tackles crime concerns, the connections between current crime/public safety in Puget Sound and Spokane and why this will be a key issue for voters in November, KVI's Lars Larson makes some suggestions on what Pres. Biden should do and see during his visits in Portland and Seattle today and tomorrow, Larson says his list would really let Biden see the full impact of what a progressive political agenda can do to cities.
Hour 2 -- after finally getting past the COVID nightmare now 'lock down liberals' demanding Pres. Biden declare a climate emergency, the Democrats just want to switch one emergency for another, Pierce County judge is a far cry from King County judge when it comes to bail for 16-year-old serial robbery suspect and suspected killer, why Republicans are mustering a lot of campaign resources to win back a Democratic held Legislative seat on the WA peninsula, a volunteer helping homeless people in Seattle talks candidly about why Seattle city programs aren't working, CA Democrats are really over a barrell about what to do with Senator Diane Feinstein staying in office, even Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has stripped Feinstein of a chairmanship position.
Hour 3 -- Biden climate emergency additional info, vegan activists superglue their hands to a Seattle Starbucks store counter in protest over the cost of...checks notes...vegan milk, between WA's top Democrats Inslee, Murray and Ferguson they just can't be honest about why robberies of pot shops have gone through the roof in the last year and a half, GUEST: Jefferson Co. Republican Party Chair, Craig Durgan, talks about Saturday's Lincoln Day Lunch event KVI listeners are invited to, GUEST: Republican St. Rep. Robert Sutherland (R-Monroe) talks about his Republican challenger and what makes for an authentic Republican in 2022.
Listen to the crocodile tears of a Washington Post reporter condemning doxxing of political opponents roughly 8 days before she posted a story where she doxxed the creator of a Twitter handle @LibsofTikTok. The story is a case study in political progressives attempting to silence and shutdown speech they don't like hearing.
Hour 1 -- ARRESTED: 16 yr old Montrell Hatfield finally arrested in Kent for alleged murder of Jordan Brown a store clerk at Tacoma pot shop, Hatfield arrested after another criminal accusation this week--allegedly robbing a pot shop in Lacey, Tacoma's needle exchange is now giving out supplies to help people smoke drugs which seems an awful lot like enabling drug users to use more drugs or more dangerous drugs (i.e. smoking fentanyl & meth), a Seattle light rail rider explains an on-board confrontation between a potential drug user and an irate woman with a baby, the reason John Carlson's police officer father preferred the Dave Clark Five to The Beatles, now Biden Administration announces an appeal to one portion of judge's ruling striking down mask mandate on commercial airplane flights, KVI's Lars Larson shares the Oregon sucking-fish and Indian tribe story.
Hour 2 -- Pres. Donald Trump's national security adviser is speaking in Bellevue on Saturday about how to combat Russia's Vladimir Putin for attacking Ukraine, a Washington Post reporter's hypocritical doxxing of a Twitter account (Libs of Tik Tok) that liberals don't like, the WaPo story is a prime example of the left wing trying to silence speech it doesn't like, the domino effect of the Federal judge's ruling ending the airplane/airport mask mandate, the Seattle Mariners are trading one classic 7th inning stretch song for a 21st century hip hop hit, KVI listeners cast their vote for which 7th inning song the M's should play.
Hour 3 -- GUEST: We Heart Seattle founder, Andrea Suarez, shares the story of a homeless man she and her group are getting in to housing, what Suarez and other volunteers discovered about why this homeless man wasn't getting any assistance from city government homeless groups, haters of the new Seattle City Attorney, Ann Davidson, are missing an important part of the story about not charging 1900+ cases left over by her predecessor Pete Holmes, an inter-party political battle is brewing between two Republican candidates in Snohomish County, why are teachers using classroom time in the Bethel School District in Pierce County asking students if their parents are voting in next week's two levy elections.
GUEST: Aaron Keller, an unvaccinated Bellevue firefighter, is losing his job due to vaccine mandate. KVI's John Carlson interviews Keller and tells him he has three solid arguments that he and other unvaccinated firefighters have to sue to get their jobs back due to King County COVID vaccine, including discrimination based on religious belief.
Hour 1 -- Getting to know Florida (federal) judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, the predicate for the authority to impose a mask mandate didn't include public input, the ruling hinged on "cleaning measures", today is day 30 since Jordan Brown was murdered during an armed robbery of the Tacoma "World of Weed" store, why the surrender of one teen suspect should lead to--but hasn't yet--the arrest or surrender of another suspect wanted in Brown's murder, two months into Russia's unprovoked attack and invasion of Ukraine, why the focus is now on Eastern Ukraine, how "the butcher of Syria" is involved in the Russian attack on Ukraine, KVI's Lars Larson points out that Pres. Biden's ethanol plan to reduce gas prices could fail the same constitutional test that the CDC's mask mandate on airplane flights just did.
Hour 2 -- GUEST: Scout Executive for the Boy Scouts of America Chief Seattle Counci, Manny Ramos, invites KVI listeners to a Mariner's luncheon fundraiser tomorrow, GUEST: Fox 13 news reporter, Matt Markovich, exposes the Catch-22 that allows graffiti and spray paint to go un-checked along I-5/I-90/I-405 between Seattle and Bellevue, GUEST: firearms news columnist and KVI's gun rights 'go-to-guy', Dave Workman, says Seattle's gun and ammo tax has completely failed to deliver on what it promised; some context to the end of mask mandates on airline flights (due to Federal judge's ruling) and the uptick in COVID cases vis-a-vis hospitalizations. SWEEP -- West Seattle gondolar...
Hour 3 -- GUEST: Aaron Keller, an unvaccinated Bellevue Firefighter, is losing his job due to KC Exec. Dow Constantine's vaccine mandate, how the vaccine mandate shows government's discrimination regarding medical vs. religious exemptions to the COVID shot, firefighters can go to restaurants/fitness gyms, sports stadiums but will not be allowed to work as firefighters due to the vaccine mandate, KVI caller sounds off on vaccine mandate that is resulting in King County and Bellevue firefighters losing their jobs today, a disturbing update to Gov. Jay Inslee's controversial long term care (LTC) payroll tax, GUEST: Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club, Rich Martin, tells KVI about the All In On Autism Run and Walk that happens in Bellevue Downtown Park on Sunday, 4/24; Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection airplanes in Everett are being sold to a Wal-Mart heir.
KVI's John Carlson interviews the transportation policy analyst for the Washington Policy Center, Mariya Frost, about the latest revelations in local government to replace the gasoline tax with a 'pay per mile' tax called a Road Usage Charge (RUC).
Hour 1 -- Patriot's Day in Boston/New England is not--in any way--connected to the NFL football franchise sharing part of the day's name, the feel good story of the week is a young autistic man being found after going missing three years ago, mom exclaims "my sweetheart's alive" upon hearing the news from police, today is day 29 since Jordan Brown was murdered during an armed robbery of the Tacoma "World of Weed" store on Portland Avenue, Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter is still paying dividends in comic one-liners, why substance abuse went up was related to lockdowns--not the COVID pandemic, more info about the vast drawbacks of COVID lockdowns on schools/education, how WA fared with COVID and lockdowns compared to other states that didn't lock down--particularly in student education.
Hour 2 -- Seattle may open a mini-police precinct in the crime-riddled downtown spot near 3rd and Pike, why more police presence is worth the effort to get a grip on Seattle's continuing crime problems, WA taxpayers footing the $450K bill for a rather un-necessary study of "gasoline super-users", the Puget Sound Regional Council recommending sky-high transportation taxes under the guise of reforming transportation taxes with a Road Usage Charge (RUC). GUEST: WPC's Mariya Frost, explains the PSRC plan for RUC (aka Pay Per Mile driving tax), why the looming RUC/pay per mile tax will exacerbate public trust issues with state government, equity on "planners terms, not the people's", the RUC/pay per mile could be completely thrown-off by the COVID related shift to WFH (work from home); US Border Patrol agents are exonerated and cleared of any wrong doing after accusations of agents on horseback whipping Hatian migrants last September were blown out of proportion by Democratic Party compliant news media.
Hour 3 --GUEST: Jon Izant w/ KC Search Dogs, explains the national award his dog "Lincoln" was just nominated to possibly receive, Izant is handler of Lincoln, Lincoln saved an elderly Alzheimer's patient in the middle of the night last year leading to this nomination, KVI listeners can vote on which dog wins this national award, KVI callers tee off on Pres. Biden's enunciation problems and why vagrancy laws could help reunite vulnerable people with family members, WA Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler now facing allegation of using a racial epithet at work, some Bellevue firefighters stand to lose their jobs this week because of a senseless COVID vaccine mandate by Gov. Jay Inslee.
Hour 1 -- Good Friday to everyone, its also Jackie Robinson today celebrating the 75th year of the integration of MLB, some good news about WA COVID cases, Florida HS grad racks up 27 scholarship offers totaling about $4 million to attend the most prestigious of prestigious schools, public opinion polling shows Pres. Biden losing support among younger voters, what that loss of younger voters means for Democrats right now, KVI's Lars Larson: so what would actually change if Elon Musk took over Twitter.
Hour 2 -- a generous Kent business provides employees a company holiday on Good Friday, NYC mayor's blunt message to Black Lives Matter after mass shooting at Brooklyn subway station earlier this week with 10 people shot and many more injured by smoke bombs, Everett residents say they want more police officers on patrol--especially at night, independent journalist Jonathan Choe finally interviews a Seattle City Councilmember he's been asking for an interview for the last two years, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, is faced with an economic conundrum about sacrificing economic growth to curb inflation, the Biden idea to dillute gasoline with corn ethanol will just raise the price of food by siphoning off corn supply, why Biden's latest plan to raise taxes will not increase supply of products (i.e. supply side economics tends to bring prices down with more supply).
Hour 3 -- the politics of crucifixion, the two-faced weasels who are now denouncing Elon Musk over his free speech and Twitter concerns were the same ones praising Musk for saving the planet from more fossil fuel powered cars, a reading of the Passion of the Christ involving the crucifixion of Jesus, an examination of violent attacks this week in and around Jerusalem as Ramadan, Passover and Easter are all celebrated on the same weekend.
The business networking site LinkedIn.com suspends the account profile of a US Air Force veteran who posted words opposing the idea of college debt forgiveness that politicians like Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressive elected officials all support. KVI's John Carlson examines the story after LinkedIn.com says the Air Force veteran's comments amount to hate speech for suggesting that those facing college debt should enlist in the military to earn college tuition money a la the GI Bill. The LinkedIn claim of hate speech holds zero logic and it appears a scandal is brewing over the free speech implications involved.
Hour 1 -- Elon Musk shakes the foundation of social media (and free speech protection) with $41 billion offer to buy every single share of Twitter stock, a CNBC anchor shows some left-wing political bias with Musk's eye-opening offer, Musk points to the importance of free speech in a democracy, NYC mayor quickly exposed for his asinine anti-gun comments following the mass shooting at a Brooklyn subway station, LA street crime tactic could spread to other cities like Seattle, LA has already convened a "follow home robbery task force", KVI's Lars Larson points out the diminishing media coverage already for the arrested NYC Brooklyn subway mass shooter since the shooter's bizarre racially antagonistic videos don't fit the narrative of a mass shooter.
Hour 2 -- GUEST: National Review's Kyle Smith, explains the powerful new movie with Mark Wahlberg titled "Father Stu", about religious faith and an aspiring boxer, the movie is based on a true story of a man from Montana and it arrives at the perfect time with Easter and Passover celebrations this weekend, something described as Spokane-style pizza has spawned a variety of questions about its origin, Elon Musk plays financial hard ball with Twitter essentially setting up a drop in the stock's price if shareholders don't sell to him in $54.20 per share offer, LinkedIn.com scandal brewing after they suspend an Air Force veteran account's over opposition to cancellation of student debt,
Hour 3 -- a musical tribute to Biden Inflation, new public opinion shows Biden deflation, WA Dept. of Health makes a very wise decision about K-12 students and COVID vaccines, Renton Police shoot and kill a man after 911 call of a man with a gun at a park-n-ride lot, a frosh Congresswoman in The Squad invents a new word, vandals spray paint George Washington monument at UW campus in Seattle and discover that spray paint does not have auto-correct like a text message, Holy Week with Passover and Easter this weekend, Seattle residents don't observe Good Friday the way NY/Boston/Philadelphia residents do, a reading of the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified, Hall of Fame NFL head coach Tony Dungy pushes back on critics who blasted his support of a Florida law to encourage and bolster more involvement from fathers.
Hour 1 -- mass shooting "person of interest" in Brooklyn has posted YouTube videos using racially antagonistic language, FBI officials had previously interviewed Frank James in 2019, RIP to comic actor Gilbert Gottfried who died at 67 after muscular dystrophy complications, on Celebrity Apprentice Gottfried had some moments with Trump that nobody else would be able to get away with, the utter lack of logic in new statistics about Seattle Police purportedly using force more frequently on BIPOC, the flawed standard that Seattle Police watchdog has used in new stats just released, the distortions that Seattle's political establishment seize on in police use of force statistics, the continuing narrative from the political left that all cops must be racially motivated against BIPOC, KVI's Lars Larson and John Carlson aspire to start new group "Citizens Against Global Cooling" after April's unusually snowy weather.
Hour 2 -- inflation and energy prices continue to dominate America's financial and political concerns yet Pres. Biden's repeated blame is the "Putin price-hike" as if Americans are ignoring all of Biden's other policy choices contributing to inflation problems, a compare and contrast about new Seattle homeless industrial complex plan to build 22 "cottages" for people transitioning from homelessness, the disturbing and chilling news out of Shanghai, China regarding a city-wide lockdown of 21 million people due to increase in COVID infections, videos surfacing of Shanghai resident shrieking and screaming from high-rise apartments who are now starving due to lockdown restrictions, the government threat of force to imprison any violators there, the $31 million judgement against uber-progressive Oberlin College in Ohio over a student with a fake ID trying to buy wine from a bakery near campus that turned into a litany of slanderous racial allegations.
Hour 3 -- GUEST: journalist, news reporter Jonathan Choe, formerly with KOMO 4, per Factoria (Bellevue) Wal-Mart store announces its closing, once the Wal-Mart moves out of Factoria there's a concern that more homeless RVs/cars will descend on the area, GUEST: public relations manager for The WA State Fair, Stacy Van Horne, joins the show to preview The Spring Fair starting tomorrow and running through Sunday in Puyallup (and Friday is Military Appreciation Day with free entry for veterans), GUEST: KVI's newest talk show host, Rita Cosby, (weeknights 9-11p) talks about the NYC Brooklyn mass shooting and growing concern that criminals feel like they're emboldened, the American frustration over inflation/crime/public safety/public education (COVID restrictions and social justice agenda), the German secretary who typed up what would become known as Schindler's List during WWII dies at age 107.
KVI's John Carlson examines the plan(s) by Seattle/Olympia Democrats (and Democrats in other big U.S. cities) that are a repeat of laws and programs that didn't produce results the first time they were implemented in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Hour 1 -- new US inflation stats show its the worst since 1981, to wit: one CA gas station now pricing premium gas (92 grade) at $9.80 a gallon, Wal-Mart closing its Factoria/Bellevue WA store due to heavy amount of shoplifting problems, mixed bag so far on criminal cases related to Jan. 6th mob attack at US Capitol brought by U.S. DoJ, latest case involves primarily misdemeanor convictions and nothing related to insurrection, another recent case resulted in a complete acquittal of the defendant, thieves steal historic rock-n-roll memorabilia from Rock Hall of Fame drummer Alan White in Newcastle WA, stolen property includes drum set used for recording of John Lennon's most famous solo songs/album "Imagine" and "Instant Karma", car thefts are skyrocketing across WA and it comes back to Legislative Democrats and Gov. Inslee.
Hour 2 -- juvenile teen suspect wanted on warrant in Tacoma murder case finally turns himself after his mother's insistence, Philadelphia politicians re-instate mask mandate for unvaccinated as COVID cases hospitalize 43 people in a city of 1.6 million (and a metro area of 6+ million) people, Gov. Inslee still refuses to give up his COVID emergency powers even though OR Gov. Kate Brown gave hers up 2 weeks ago, a beached gray whale on Camano Island was initially not a problem for neighbors but time and tide have changed their opinion on what to do about the stinking corpse, the whale story invokes memory of the notorious plan to explode a beached whale in Florence OR in 1970.
Hour 3 -- Seattle/Olympia Democrats are repeating a criminal justice/sociology experiment from the 1960s and 1970s the produced predictable results of higher crime rates, low or no bail and lenient sentencing are the cause celebre(s) of Democrats right now (and its) giving criminals more support than crime victims receive, Seattle social justice activist is throwing stones from a glass house, DEVELOPING STORY: a mass shooting attack at a Brooklyn NYC subway station and suspected shooter is still on the loose, inflation now up 8.5% over last year continues to grip Biden Presidency, best case scenario for Biden in next six months is to simply stop inflation because there's no chance of reducing inflation over that time span, a list of Biden's policy choices that hiked gas prices, a KVI caller talks about Democrats' push for racial equity in politics/government yet government and public safety aren't any better than before.
GUESTS: Gigi and Alan White talk to KVI's John Carlson about the thieves who ransacked their house and storage unit stealing numerous priceless instruments and memorabilia including a silver sparkle Ludwig drum kit Alan White played on the recordings of Instant Karma and Imagine with John Lennon. White ascended to fame with the band Yes in the 1970s and 1980s. The Whites' property was stolen from their Newcastle, WA house and storage locker a week ago, Gigi explains why some of the stolen property may have ended up in Fife or Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood, Gigi says WA's new police law prevented officers from pursuing one of the suspect's in the burglary/theft.
Hour 1 -- COVID infections are hitting some of the highest profile Congressional members including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, putting these new infections into better context, the headline/angle that local and national news media should be reporting with Omicron sub-variant, another SPD arrest for felon illegally possessing a gun, a biracial woman's perspective on woke white liberals, Sound Transit reversing course on fare enforcement after torpor and ennui of checking fare enforcement amounted to racism, KVI's Lars Larson drills down on Pres. Biden's tax returns amid questions about financial connections with Hunter Biden business ties.
Hour 2 -- a prospective juror in the Florida high school mass murder trial is surprisingly candid about why she might not be able to stay on the trial, an anecdotal story about the Seattle eviction moratorium involving a person abusing the system to stay in a rental and avoid paying a female landlord, five new candidates running as Republicans for WA Legislature will make it tough for Democrats to portray opponents as old, white men; political climate and 2022 November general election, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, debuts a story about public health officials and politicians who tried to silence or discredit doctors who wouldn't go along with blanket lockdowns during COVID.
Hour 3 -- GUEST: WPC's Jason Mercier, how the WA AG Bob Ferguson granted the most beneficial possible ballot title to a citizen initiative trying to establish a capital gains income tax, GUEST: Public Address voice of the Mariners and KNWN morning sports anchor, Tom Hutyler, gives a 2022 Seattle Mariner's team preview with expectations high for reaching the playoffs, the M's feature a rookie OF that brings the same kind of swagger and talent as Ken Griffey Jr., the heavy irony of a self-described Anti-fa guy complaining about the high price of eggs (food) while trolling House Republican Leader JT Wilcox, GUEST: economist Steve Moore evaluates latest USDA report that food prices--particularly meat/poultry prices--are expected to continue rising through the remainder of 2022, RIP to baseball player Tommy Davis who was a 1 year Seattle Pilot but also has a special place in sports history with Jackie Robinson, a KVI caller brings up some pertinent questions about the newest US Supreme Court justice's inability to answer a question about defining a woman, a college freshman asks a CNN host a blunt question about media bias and political disinformation that the CNN host fails to honestly answer.
Marysville mayor Jon Nehring tells KVI why Democrats have not done enough to remedy police reform laws passed in the WA Legislature the last two sessions, Nehring says criminal suspects now know police hands are tied on certain levels of legal enforcement (like vehicle pursuit), an explanation of how Senate Democrats in Olympia failed to pass a bill to remedy police pursuit rules/laws earlier this year, Nehring says no officers are transferring to WA police departments right now due to these Democratic laws being passed.
Hour 1 -- Seattle homeless fire next door to Mariner's baseball stadium as baseball season starts, Seattle's interim Police Chief sounds like a community college professor as he tries to explain the crime surges around the city, Tacoma Police arrest a first degree rape suspect who had a warrant for failure to register as a sex offender, the mayor of Marysville WA tells KVI that Gov. Inslee and Democrats are hurting the morale of police officers with police reform laws and fueling public safety problems across the state, KVI's Lars Larson examines the prospect of Ukraine eventually joining the European Union and why some European nations are nervous about that.
Hour 2 -- can you guess the median home price in Washington?, only a fraction of Washington residents can actually afford a median price home, what can actually be done (by politicians) to moderate housing prices, Seattle canine caca in a league of its own, GUEST: Maple Valley resident, Michelle Moore, is voicing her frustration about a King Co. Judge who is now under scrutiny for how she handled the decision to allow ankle bracelet home monitoring for two juveniles age 16 and 15 that are now wanted on arrest warrants for murder of a Tacoma pot shop employee on March 20th,
Hour 3 -- Texas's governor has a strategy to turn Pres. Biden's immigration policy back on the President, the lack of vision among Seattle/Olympia's political elite when it comes to touting EVs while simultaneously refusing to build more freeway lane capacity, Pres. Biden's spokeswoman grilled about the favors Biden did between being VP and POTUS for Chinese businessmen connected to Hunter Biden, a former writer for The Stranger (who graduated to political/campaign strategist in Seattle) is now warning Democrats that their extreme left-wing socialist politics are alienating voters ahead of the November general election.
Hour 1 -- the awkward White House moment when Barack Obama returns and Pres. Biden is ignored by other dignitaries swooning over Obama, what the rest of media reporters have missed about this dichotomy between Obama and Biden's enthusiasm gap, Elon Musk's accumulation of 9% of Twitter could even the playing field of political bias displayed by the social media giant (remember: Iranian rulers continue to have Twitter access but Donald Trump does not), Congressional Republicans and Democrats battle over $10 billion more in COVID spending yet no indication whatsoever that Congress will pursue any sort of investigation into the origin or source of COVID-19 after more than 900,000 Americans have died, Oklahoma and Colorado simultaneously pass diverging abortion laws, a new WSJ poll of Americans shows 15 week mark of pregnancy is where most Americans think abortion access restrictions should begin.
Hour 2--why Elon Musk's acquisition of 9% of Twitter stock could amount to a "hostile take over", Musk's previous comments about 'woke' social justice warriors crystallizes his pursuit of free speech, this drama for social media liberty is just the beginning says Carlson, we're 17 days removed from the murder of a Tacoma cannabis shop employee (Jordan Brown) and two juvenile suspects wanted in the murder are still at large with warrants for their arrest, KVI's Ari Hoffman is inviting you to join his Zoom virtual meeting with journalists Brandi Kruse, Andy Ngo, Jonathan Choe who have all faced physical intimidation reporting on protests and riots, new polling asks Americans for their most trusted source of news and the answers aren't pretty.
Hour 3 -- GUEST: King Co. Councilman Reagan Dunn, wants King County to review recent laws on rental house properties and landlords, Dunn thinks regulations and redtape on landlords is reducing the supply of rental houses and driving up prices, one example is the inability of landlords to use credit scores to evaluate a renter's liklihood of affording or paying rent on a house they're applying to reside, Dunn says 5000 rental houses have been sold in the last year and are no longer in the King Co. rental pool, "a classic example of over-regulation", GUEST: Marysville mayor Jon Nehring tells KVI why Democrats have not done enough to remedy police reform laws passed in the WA Legislature the last two sessions, Nehring says criminal suspects now know police hands are tied on certain levels of legal enforcement (like vehicle pursuit), an explanation of how Senate Democrats in Olympia failed to pass a bill to remedy police pursuit rules/laws earlier this year, Nehring says no officers are transferring to WA police departments right now due to these Democratic laws being passed.
UW Atmospheric Sciences professor and weather blogger extraordinaire, Cliff Mass, joins KVI's John Carlson to fact check a recent Associated Press article on climate change that raised a lot of eye-brows after it was published in The Seattle Times.
Hour 1 -- a John Carlson medical update, 26 year-old suspect with criminal history in custody after Sacramento CA mass shooting, six dead and 12 wounded in Sacramento CA mass shooting that appears to be gang related, Enumclaw HS student protest and counter protest shows how administration tried to silence conservative views by students, KVI show host Dana Loesch gives stinging response to NYC mayor's criticism of Florida parental education rights law, King County bus ridership is in the tubes--especially in downtown Seattle, Carlson's theory about bus ridership falling sharply is proximate to overall public safety concerns, if riding the bus isn't enjoyable passengers will find another way.
Hour 2 -- GUEST: Enumclaw HS senior Lexi tells KVI about conservative students counter-protesting some classmates objecting to recently enacted Florida law, she says her group was told they'd be marked absent from class while pro-gay students were allowed to skip, says students used social media to alert each other of the anti-Florida protest, Lexi says the counter-protesters were told they'd have to conduct their activity off-campus while the anti-Florida protesters were allowed to do so on campus, Marysville WA mayor speaks out about Democrats failure to properly address police reform laws that have given criminals the upper hand on law enforcement officers, King Co. population dropping despite the county adding jobs (public and private), KVI callers sound off on why they moved out of King County to Snohomish and Pierce Counties (and spoiler alert: they all left for similar reasons).
Hour 3 -- GUEST: KOMO 4 meteorologist, Kristin Clark, says north Puget Sound could see thunderstorms and sleet today with mountain snow totaling over 4 feet around Mt. Baker, the one day you can expect some actual spring weather this week, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate withdraws her endorsement of a socialist running for Congress in Bellevue/Renton, an AP written story about the doom of climate change spurs several questions, GUEST: UW Atmospheric Sciences professor, Cliff Mass, addresses the claims in this AP story about a new UN report on climate, Mass fact checks claims about hurricanes and forest fires, Mass says shifting from coal to natural gas has drastically reduced US carbon emissions; GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman invites you to join his "journalism on the streets" panel with Andy Ngo, Brandi Kruse and Jonathan Choe which is scheduled for Monday night April 11th at 6pm.
Hour 1 -- juvenile suspects wanted in connection with murder of a 29-year-old Tacoma pot shop employee now believed to be involved in 10 other hold-ups and the two suspects are still on the run, Kirkland neighbors sue King County and Kirkland city over King County's siting of a homeless shelter at a La Quinta Inn, an April Fool's jab at Dow Constantine, SW Airlines flight attendants sue Biden Administration over mask mandates on flights, KVI's Lars Larson digs into the Democrats' complaints about wife of US Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas regarding text messages from her on January 6th, 2021.
Hour 2 -- Biden Administration decides to repeal a Trump rule in place for the pandemic that is now expected to drastically increase illegal border crossings into the US, KVI guest Mark Krikorian explains what this Biden decision means for border security, another arrest in Seattle for a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, a cautionary tale from Los Angeles about building (costly) housing for homeless people, free-agent Seahawk LB legend Bobby Wagner signs with the team's 2nd biggest rival, "tipping is a legacy of slavery" according to an embattled NY Times writer, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, digs into the exodus of students from public schools after COVID restrictions forced class on-line and mandated mask wearing.
Hour 3 -- GUEST: economist Steve Moore, new jobs report, inflation and Biden's plan to release 1 million barrels of oil a day for 6 months to curb oil prices, a Seattle abolitionist uses a pro-slavery trope to dehumanize police officers, GUEST: attorney Mark Lamb, files suit against King Co. and Kirkland for siting of homeless shelter at Kirkland La Quinta hotel property, Lamb alleges an "abuse of process" by King County officials for selecting this La Quinta hotel property sight as a future homeless shelter, Lamb brilliantly sums up his legal challenge saying if King County officials knew they were doing the publicly popular thing they would be welcoming public comment on this instead of trying to prevent public input; King County's population has dropped for the first time in nearly 50 years.
KVI's John Carlson evaluates the assertion by an embattled New York Times writer, Nikole Hannah-Jones, that tipping workers is racist.
Hour 1 -- more insight on the WA Democrats' efforts to clinch an income tax, for perspective several states that do have income tax those states are reducing their income tax, how Democrats might be jeopardizing their Legislative majority in Olympia, Bothell Police explain why they couldn't pursue a catalytic converter thief they caught in the act, Chris Rock steps on-stage for first time since Academy Awards slap attack, actor Bruce Willis retires due to medical condition that impacts processing words/language, Pres. Biden's billionaire tax falls apart in less than 24 hours, Biden's billionaire tax would have taxed people on money they might have made in the future,
Hour 2 -- a Pierce County murder suspect was out of prison for less than 24-hours before allegedly killing a woman, how did this murder suspect in Bonney Lake acquire a gun in less than 24 hours after leaving prison?, GUEST: paralegal for the Washington Attorney General's office in Olympia, Natalia Cordoneanu, is losing her job despite receiving a COVID vaccination accommodation/exemption for religious belief, why the decision to revoke accommodations by AG Bob Ferguson is "straight up bigotry", Ferguson's office is not accepting Federal government standards for testing of unvaccinated employees, Ferguson's office tries to claim their policies are for diversity and inclusion yet this revocation is in direct contradiction to this decision.
Hour 3 -- today is the birthday of labor union icon and worker's rights advocate Cesar Chavez, GUEST: executive director of Center for Immigration Studies, Mark Krikorian, talks to KVI about the irony that Chavez's actions and views on illegal aliens would prompt descriptions of racism/xenophobia from today's progressive Democrats, the "sinister" plan from the Biden Administration as a Trump era policy on border crossings is repealed, an anarchist who boasts of living on occupied Duwamish territory is unintentionally funny, KVI caller shares her story being a teen working in lettuce harvesting during the Ceasar Chavez era of farm worker protests for labor rights, Walla Walla death row inmate story, Utah State Legislature takes less than 30 minutes to override Gov's veto of bill prohibiting biological born males from competing against females in sports.
KVI's John Carlson interviews Sammamish WA mayor, Christine Malchow, about the growing concerns of public safety at a rental house allegedly inhabited by squatters. The rental home was the site of an injury 9 days ago of a King County Sheriff's deputy who had responded to the house in connection with a report of stolen property. Malchow explains to KVI how King County Executive Dow Constantine's vaccine mandates last year prompted firings of deputies and reduced staffing that could have provided for more deputies to be available to respond to stolen property suspicions like the ones connected to the undocumented inhabitants of this rental home located near a day care and an elementary school.
KVI's John Carlson interviews Sammamish WA rental house owner, Catherine Kendall, about her $14,000 legal bill to evict squatters who have used loopholes including tenant advocacy programs during the Gov. Jay Inslee eviction moratorium to avoid eviction. Kendall tells KVI how she suspects criminal activity is occurring at her one lone rental property as she's waiting for King County courts to approve eviction of the squatters. This interview originally aired on KVI on March 25th, 2022.
Hour 1 -- actor Jim Carrey criticizes Will Smith's battery and assault on Chris Rock, Carrey candidly says Hollywood is no longer the "cool kids" after recent scandals, the Babylon Bee offers possibly headlines for how 14 different news outlets covered the Will Smith slap and curse athte Academy Awards, Pres. Biden in hot water after possibly divulging US troop activity in Ukraine to help against Russian invasion, how an American Legion post in Skagit County raised $10,000 to help a volunteer fire department after it was hit by thieves.
Hour 2 -- a Disney executive producer for children's shows boasts about her 'not-so-secret gay agenda' to insert LGBTQ characters into movies/shows, the executive producer's podcast comments infer she's ready to sexualize characters in kids programming, discovered inside Gov. Inslee & WA Democrats nearly $16+ billion transportation budget: $150 million to study high speed rail, why high speed rail in WA is financially unsustainable, City of Everett administrator tells city employees to remove any displays of support for police officer Dan Rocha (killed in the line of duty after being shot in the head by a suspect) from city owned vehicles, the memo to employees looks "obtuse" in the wake of the officer's murder, how the administrator modified the original removal request, GUEST: Tacoma Police spokeswoman Wendy Haddow says $1000 reward now posted for arrest info on two juveniles suspected in killing a Portland Avenue pot shop employee 10 days ago.
Hour 3 -- GUEST: Sammamish mayor, Christine Malchow, addresses the story of squatters in a rental home near a Sammamish elementary school, she says King County vaccine requirements led to staffing shortages that could have provided undercover patrols for suspected crime spots in Sammamish, when did the city of Kenmore (WA) start electing wannabe Seattle City Council members?, GUEST:Wall Street Journal writer and author of "Visible Hand" Matthew Hennessey, about the miracle of free markets, the book is aimed at people who aren't economists but need to know how economics impacts their pocket book and financial life.
Hour 1 -- a Republican lawmaker criticizes WA Democrats who passed laws that jeopardized police officer safety, care more about criminals than law enforcement, why non-violent felonies should count toward the "three strikes, you're out" law related to violent felonies, Will Smith finally apologizes to Chris Rock, comic actor Tim Allen's response to the Will Smith slap (and his swipe at the Academy Awards), a musical tribute to the Seattle Monorail on its 60th anniversary, KVI's Ari Hoffman interviews former KOMO 4 TV reporter Jonathan Choe about how Seattle's "anti-fascists" fomented his firing/dismissal, how Seattle's Anti-fa activists are continually intimidating news reporters in the city, KVI's Lars Larson reflects on how The Beatle's song "Revolution" actually has the tenor of conservative politics, why the Hunter Biden laptop story is just starting to hit home for Democrats.
Hour 2 -- the three criteria for Carlson criticizing news media/reporters, Fox News White House reporter challenges Pres. Biden on recent mis-statements about Vladimir Putin, notice that nobody in the Academy Awards auditorium audience voiced any kind of backlash to Will Smith cursing at Chris Rock after the slap, guess who the most popular politician in America is today, Ron DeSantis responds to critics of new FL law banning teachers from talking about sexual orientation to Pre-K through 3rd graders, DeSantis singles out Hollywood elites who have criticized the new statewide bill on teachers discussing sexual orientation,
Hour 3 -- suspected cop killer in Everett has had 50 arrests in his life time and 18 felony convictions, why its time to add double-digit non-violent felonies to the "three strikes, you're out" life sentencing, a progressive Democrat group has the temerity to say Pres. Biden is cleaning up the "financial mess" left by Donald Trump, Seattle's Kshama Sawant is now helping Olympia Starbucks workers organize a union, GUEST: adjutant of the American Legion Post 147 in Conway WA, Jeff Williams, tells KVI about the $10,000 raised by the Post to help the Lake McMurray Fire District after thieves stole a bunch of equipment from the fire station back in February, GUEST: attorney Mark Lindquist is suing Seattle on behalf of a family who's patriarch died from a heart attack because the man's address was mistakenly left on a city list of people hostile to first responders due to a previous tenant at the same address, EMTs waited 10 minutes for a police escort due to the city's list of people hostile to first responders and the heart attack victim ended up dying.
Hour 1 -- actor Will Smith angrily smacks Chris Rock in the face for seemingly innocuous joke about wife's hair during Academy Awards, near universal initial belief that the battery of Rock was a gag, cameras capture the moment that Smith was actually laughing at Rock's hair joke before making the momentous decision to step on stage and hit Rock, will this moment cause Smith to lose fans?, Pres. Biden's staff now walking back Biden's assertion that Vladimir Putin must be removed from power in Russia, Biden's reputation grows shakier with this comment about Putin being removed from power, how Putin can spin Biden's comment to bolster his power.
Hour 2 -- Everett Police officer Dan Rocha killed in the line of duty by suspect with a lengthy criminal background, how did the murder suspect with a criminal background end up with a gun allegedly used to shoot and kill a police officer?, DEVELOPING: two people shot on a Metro bus this morning in Kent/Des Moines area and the shooter is still on the loose, a Wisconsin school district says civil rights don't apply to white students, the school district is discriminating in the name of previous discrimination, Biden goes off script in comment about removing Vladimir Putin from power, Biden's gaffe--combined with Afghanistan withdrawal--shows he's a rank amateur on the world stage, some good news for Seattle homeless man known as "Lawnmower Man".
Hour 3 -- actor Will Smith stuns the globe by slapping Academy Awards presenter Chris Rock after mediocre joke about his wife's hair, scrutinizing the 2016 Academy Awards when Chris Rock roasted Will and Jada (Pinkett) Smith for some stinging jokes, did the 2016 jokes boil over for Smith last night?, the initial thinking that the Will Smith/Chris Rock fracas could have been Pres. Biden paying both of them to do something to take the 24-hour news cycle spotlight off Biden inflation and Putin comments, GUEST: Kyle Smith, National Review, on The Oscars, if Donald Trump slapped someone for making a wise-crack about his wife--a la Will Smith at the Oscars last night, will Will Smith apologize today to Chris Rock after failing to do so last night, how Smith damaged his "I'm a nice guy" brand, how Hollywood's flirtation with virtue-signaling art house movies is undermining The Academy Awards.
Hour 1 -- 7 shootings between Pierce and King County yesterday and three of them were fatal, a pair of juvenile armed robbery suspects charged in Federal Way are now suspected of the murder of a Tacoma pot shop employee 4 days after they allegedly cut off home monitoring bracelets, it turns out Gov. Jay Inslee appointed two judges culpable for giving a break to juvenile shooting/murder suspects, another example of WA criminals stealing from fire departments, funeral procession this morning for slain Pierce Co. Sheriff's deputy Dominique "Dom" Calata, we're learning more about the criminal arrest suspect who shot and killed Calata and wounded sergeant Rich Scaniffe two weeks ago,
Hour 2 -- Academy Awards are Sunday and the trio of female hosts are trying to drum up publicity, listing the factors that led to a collapse in Academy Awards viewership over the last 10 odd years, holding out hope that the movie Free Guy will be a big Oscar upset victory, four juveniles aged 11-16 arrested now for road rage shooting on I-5 in Tacoma, who do Americans look to for moral guidance...and political guidance?, GUEST: investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson discusses a new report that suggests the Omicron variant of COVID-19 originated in lab--not necessarily in a nefarious way--because so many researchers are studying the original virus mutations may occur while studying/testing.
Hour 3 -- GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, reacts to the new report that 57% of Americans paid zero income tax in 2021, how US salaries would rise if Pres. Biden embraced more domestic oil production, how liberals are unwilling or unable to debate/defend Biden's economic policy/policies, social justice warriors really do not like the late US Sec. of State Madeline Albright, GUEST: owner of a Sammamish rental home Catherine Kendall, shares her story of frustration over squatters running a stolen property ring out of her house in one of the state's safest cities, she's a social worker on the verge of retirement and she blames Gov. Jay Inslee's 'eviction moratorium' for giving the squatters the legal cover to fight eviction while they've never had a lease agreement or paid a penny in rent, and then there's the criminal activity she suspects is going on her rental house.
KVI's John Carlson interviews recovering heroin addict, Ginny Burton, who was the subject of an inspirational "Eric's Heroes" story recently on KOMO 4. Burton who has now graduated from the University of Washington with honors in political science is working to help other addicts get clean and sober. She explains that changes to the law in Washington in the last 10 years are making it tougher, not easier to get convicted criminals the help they need to recover from addiction and get into rehab.
Hour 1 -- three Federal Way teens charged with armed robbery of a pawn shop now suspected of cutting off their home monitoring ankle bracelets, authorities say they don't know where the teens are, compare how (Senate) Republicans treat a US Supreme Court nominee to how Democrats treat a US Supreme Court nominee, embarrassing public speaking moment for VP Kamala Harris, new book about Harris written by two NY Times reporters being released this spring doesn't appear to be very flattering for the foundering Veep,
Hour 2 -- Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is asked to define the word "woman" during her Senate confirmation hearing, former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick says he's traveling to Seattle to practice with an NFL player and a politics writer wonders why the guy who equated the NFL draft to a slavery auction wants to play in the NFL if its like slavery, how the Senate confirmation hearing for Judge Jackson intersects with the controversy of the NCAA champion women's freestyle swimmer who is a transgender woman, why Judge Jackson is avoiding public statements about 2nd Amendment and gun rights during her confirmation hearing.
Hour 3-- a KOMO 4 TV reporter is out of a job after Seattle anti-fa activists complain about social media posts, one progressive political website posts a patently false headline about KOMO 4 and the reporter, Seattle's 'homeless industrial complex' activists are documented on video bullying/intimidating the former KOMO reporter two weeks ago, Gov. Jay Inslee posts cybersecurity warning regarding Ukraine invasion crisis and the irony of Inslee's post is not lost on us, KVI caller wants Carlson's view on how to make network/national news more accountable when they purposefully ignore significant stories like Hunter Biden's laptop that could reflect badly on candidates or supporters of one political party, three King County juvenile criminal defendants are being sought after ostensibly cutting off ankle bracelet security monitors as they await trial for an armed robbery of a pawn shop in Federal Way, a local judge granted home security monitoring on the three under-age teens instead of remanding them to juvenile jail to await trial.
Hour 1 -- the mysterious moments of abrupt descent and then slight ascent just before catashrophic crash of Boeing 737-800 in China yesterday, a small homeless camp is abruptly cleared in north Seattle after video coverage from KOMO 4 News, a female neighbor of the unsanctioned homeless camp laments that her grand-kids can't safely walk a few blocks to the drug store, Democrats supporting Biden's nominee for US Supreme Court have done a total 180 on judges in connection with sex crimes in just four years since Bret Cavanaugh was nominated to the High Court, GUEST: military and foreign affairs strategic analyst, Ralph Peters, was surprised by the recurring incompetence by Russian military (like bad intelligence, planning and prep), two logistical mistakes by Vladimir Putin, why some of Russia's newest military equipment isnt being used right now, Peters says there's no reason to worry about reports of Russian super-sonic missiles, now Putin looks insecure after nearly 1 month of the invasion, reports that Russian soldiers are running out of food and stealing Ukrainian chickens.
Hour 2 -- new polling shows Senate/Congressional Democrats may have difficult election prospects in November, GUEST: Republican candidate for US Senate and Pasco WA resident, Tiffany Smiley, is running against Sen. Patty Murray in November, why energy prices and inflation costs could hamper Murray's re-election chances, the US Supreme Court declines to hear religious freedom case involving Union Gospel Mission, but US Supreme Court will hear another religious freedom case from Colorado involving a business that wouldn't serve a customer based on a gay marriage ceremony,
Hour 3 -- Seattle Pride event organizers say they won't partner with Amazon because the group doesn't like the campaign donations Amazon has made to candidates lately, new documents show Austin TX teachers are incorporating the youngest school students into gay pride events and telling the students not to tell their parents about the on-campus activities, Seattle's Anti-fa activists are criticizing KOMO TV for what was posted on social media about a Proud Boys event in Olympia, why Russia's military failures so far in Ukraine are so widespread, the CDC revises and lowers the COVID death count by 72,000 (including 416 pediatric deaths).
Public memorial plans have now been announced for Pierce County Sheriff's Deputy, Dominic "Dom" Calata, this Friday March 25th, 2022 after he was slain in the line of duty on March 16th. You can donate to the Legacy Fund for Pierce Co. Sheriff's deputy, Dominique "Dom" Calata who was killed in the line of duty this week in Spanaway. Calata was shot and died a day later from the wounds while attempting to arrest a felony assault suspect on a warrant. Copy and paste this link into your browser to donate via PayPal or credit card. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3ADJH246QB2LU
Hour 1 -- a Chinese airline Boeing 737 crashes in China and it doesn't appear that anyone survived, we mourn the unexpected passing of a Seattle sports reporting legend, John Clayton, why Clayton was about the story and not the hot take as modern day media tend to be, Pt. Angeles and Oak Harbor both listed as cities set to experience a San Francisco type explosion in housing prices, four pot shop robberies between Seattle and Tacoma in the last 8 days, one of the latest resulted in a fatal shooting of a pot shop employee in Tacoma, another one in Snohomish County involves a suspect with 12 prior warrants for arrest including a felon in possession of a gun, Associate Justice, Clarence Thomas... update.
Hour 2 -- Seattle judges under the microscope for allowing low bail on a lot of defendants that returns suspected criminals back to the streets, the released criminal suspects have a common denominator of drug dealing fentanyl and illegally possessing guns in Seattle, Republican Party officials are using high gas prices as a way to register voters and convince others to vote Republican, GUEST: UW Atmospheric Sciences professor, Cliff Mass, assess an extreme weather event originating in the Antarctic that is being portrayed as climate change related, Mass clarifies weather events compared to climate events, Mass fact-checks a recent "deceptive" Seattle Times story about climate data that included "math errors" that the reporter eventually apologized for, Mass says sea level rise is not accelerating, notice whenever a study or news story about climate change that errors always occur to portray the most extreme/dire way, Mass attributes those errors to "sloppy, superficial journalism" and "bias" in reporting,
Hour 3 -- GUEST: KVI's Texas Correspondent, Kirby Wilbur, invites KVI listeners on a unique trip about US history in Pennsylvania and Virginia this summer, says he's happily surprised by the Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion and how Russia's military isn't as mighty as initially thought, why the University of Washington acquired so many superlative professors on Russian history during the Cold War, new Rasmussen polling says Republicans enjoy a mid-term Congressional edge that Democrats never had during the Trump presidency, GUEST: Seattle City Attorney, Ann Davidson, reacts to the low bail decisions King County judges are frequently making that allow defendants to quickly be back on the street instead of jailed awaiting trial, a disagreement between political activists and Davidson on how serious chronic shoplifting is in Seattle.
Hour 1 -- new data shows COVID-19 is less dangerous than seasonal flu in England, Gov. Inslee claims the state will be ready for the next viral pandemic but pardon us for not feeling confident in that statement, funeral and memorial services still haven't been finalized for Pierce County Sheriff's deputy Dom Calata slain in the line of duty this week in Spanaway but a Legacy Fund has been established to donate to his wife and young son, a transgender NCAA swimmer wins individual national championship in womens 500 meter freestyle, a Republican US Senator is drawing attention to the court opinions made by Pres. Biden's US Supreme Court nominee, Judge
Hour 2 -- the cultural divide continues to show among one sub-group of the US population when it comes to COVID/restrictions, small but vocal groups of Seattle teachers and students are trying to bring back a mask mandate on campus, even the most progressive/liberal Seattle public health official has said that masks should be optional, it raises the question about how many people truly think COVID is a threat versus a manageable risk, at least three cases this week between King and Pierce counties with convicted criminals illegally possessing guns they're not allowed to have because of felonies, a fun moment when two NCAA cheerleaders spring into action during a March Madness basketball game in Portland OR, Gov. Jay Inslee signs another police reform law after Democrats went too far in restricting police officers in 2021, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, explains a disturbing process after the FDA approved an expensive Alzheimers prescription drug treatment even though critics say the drug is ineffective and could potentially be harmful to patients.
Hour 3 -- should US provide/support a 'no fly zone' in Ukraine?, 'experts' on the political left continue to think that raising prices on labor and Federal stimulus money will tame inflation, GUEST: president of Freedom Foundation, Tom McCabe, mourns the passing of the group's founder Bob Williams who was not afraid to fight uphill political battles, Williams fought one case to the US Supreme Court winning with a 9-0 legal victory, Williams' legacy will be connected to being a check and balance on the power of government employee unions; KVI callers sound off on Ukraine.
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Hour 1 -- Pierce Co. Sheriff's deputy Dominque "Dom" Calata dies in the line of duty after being shot and mortally wounded serving arrest warrant on wanted felon in Spanaway WA, Sheriff Ed Troyer says out of town family arrived in Tacoma to be with Calata before he died, the US Senate bipartisan vote over-rides CDC mask mandate on commercial flights but Biden threatens to veto, some refreshingly honest talk from a Seattle city councilmember about crime problems and employers wanting a safe city for their employees, what happened to the Russian TV news editor this week after she interrupted a state run news broadcast warning of propaganda while protesting the Ukraine invasion, Seattle delays plan to patrol more extensively along 3rd Avenue due to crime on buses/at bus stops.
Hour 2 -- GUEST: WaFed Bank VP and KOMO 4 "Goode for Business" anchor, Brad Goode, explains the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike decision yesterday, why there's a strong chance inflation will actually get worse in the next few months before it begins to abate, why significant economic inflation predicated this move to moderate America's spending, GUEST: WPC's Liv Finne has compiled the total of 41,000 students have shifted to private schools from public schools, the shift is higher in WA than most other states, the shift mirrors the concerns so many parents have voiced about the need for in-class learning during the pandemic rather than distance learning, WA was 47th in the nation regarding return to in-class learning amid the pandemic.
Hour 3 -- follow-up to petition for early prison release by a 1980 convicted double-murderer in SeaTac WA, a KVI caller voices her concern about 'woke' school policies eroding grading standards for students, the asinine criticism by the King Co. public defender's office of Seattle City Attorney's new 'repeat offender' plan GUEST: House Republican Floor Leader, St. Rep. Jacqueline Maycumber, (R-Republic), her op-ed on Democrats that made housing and gas prices more expensive this legislative session, she says Democrats also passed bills that make Washingtonians less safe by allowing criminals to go free sooner after convictions of violent crimes, Maycumber warns of a perfect storm of economic peril with Democrats looming tax hikes on carbon fuels; the voter/public pushback on West Coast progressive 'district attorneys and prosecutors' (i.e. in LA, SF, Seattle).
KVI's John Carlson examines the Washington Legislative bill passed by Democrats and awaiting Gov. Jay Inslee's signature that will reduce the New Narrows Bridge toll between Gig Harbor and Tacoma by 75-cents starting in October. Carlson points out that the bill was sponsored by a Democratic State Senator from Bremerton who could be vulnerable to re-election in November. Democrats were ready to hand her a legislative victory by reducing tolls but notice Democrats weren't willing to reduce tolls on other Washington bridges or freeways like the 520 floating bridge or I-405 HOT lanes.
Hour 1 -- John Carlson returns from vacation, a felony warrant suspect is dead and two Pierce County Sheriff's deputies are wounded in Spanaway, the dead suspect was facing a possible 3rd strike charge, the dead suspect's wife says he was on drugs and should have been in jail, the US Senate passes a bill to allow WA to move to year round DST, why Seattle's repeat crime offenders should face at least a year in prison upon a 6th non-felony conviction, WA Democrats agreed to lower tolls on the New Narrows Bridge from Gig Harbor but refused to lower tolls on any other Puget Sound bridges/freeways, how the US can support Ukraine against Russia without getting involved directly with US military forces.
Hour 2 -- KVI callers sound off on the US going to war for Ukraine, how Ukraine's President has been strategically effective, are you for or against a gas tax holiday?, an update on a story about Seattle's 'war on women', Seattle feminists and political leaders are silent about the frequent and disturbing unprovoked attacks on women around the city, the latest is a repeat criminal now charged with throwing a woman who's a nurse at Harborview down multiple flights of stairs at a light rail station, reviewing the first day of masks optional at three Puget Sound schools, the blatantly false info one Kent school district educator tries to claim about a lack of vaccine availability.
Hour 3 -- GUEST: Maple Valley resident, Kelly Dowell Tarp, is urging people to oppose the early release of her father's murderer who was convicted of double murder in the 1980 Barn Door Tavern killings in SeaTac WA, to make public comment on Pauley's release request, people can e-mail isrb@doc1.wa.gov and reference Pauley's DOC case #273053. (note: public input will be uploaded into Mr. Pauley?s file. If a public disclosure request is made, the e-mails including your name will be provided, but your contact information will be redacted.); a hearing scheduled for today will give the ISRB (aka the WA parole board) a chance to review the convicted killer's petition for early release, a 19-year-old anti-cop protester in Seattle is sentenced to 5 years in prison for arson at the police east precinct and attacking an officer in the head with a baseball bat.
An independent review of Seattle Polices response to the 2020 protest continues, identifying an "erosion of trust" and "lack of awareness, responsiveness and communication" as inflaming tensions between officers and protesters. GUEST: Mike Solan, President of the Seattle Police Officers Guild joins Ari Hoffman to discuss the "Sentinel Event Review of Police Response to 2020 Protests in Seattle"
Hour 1 -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: the puzzling rationale Pres. Biden gives for not supporting Polish Miig fighter jets to Ukrainian pilots, Biden facing the perception that he's weak when Pres. Trump wasn't perceived that way, a Fox News reporter is wounded in Ukraine after Russian military attack, Axios says Seattle is the #1 most desired location for post-college grads to live, the Axios survey results are confounding when you consider cost of living and public safety problems, speaking of public safety problems a repeat offender is now charged with attacking two women within minutes of each other in Seattle's CID. Hour 2 -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ari explains the military tactic known as the "OODA loop", eco-activists don't give a hoot about your indigenous tribe, the Clark County (WA) Sheriff warns 911 calls will take longer to respond to or may not be possible due to lack of staffing, a recent ruling in the OxyContin/Purdue Pharma opiod case undermines the Seattle homeless industrial complex talking point that the city suffers from a homeless (housing cost) crisis, are the Seahawks really serious about possibly signing Colin Kaepernick as their next QB? Hour 3 -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: NBA great Kevin Durant calls foul over convoluted NBA/NYC vaccine rules that prevent teammate Kyrie Irving (unvaccinated) from playing in home games but not preventing him from playing road games outside NY, Sen. Rand Paul pushes for checks and balances after unelected public health officials (i.e. Dr. Anthony Fauci) exhibited too much control in uncertain circumstances, Gov. Jay Inslee won't do as Oregon's governor is with rehiring unvaccinated state workers, a Fred Hutchinson cancer researcher is getting 'canceled' after pictures surface of her as a 13 yr old dressed up as Michael Jackson, GUEST: SPOG president, Mike Solan, reacts to new report criticizing officer sarcastic comments during confrontations with George Floyd/anti-police protesters in 2020, police accountability.
Hour 1 -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: early observations/trends of the WA/Gov. Inslee indoor mask mandate finally being lifted over the weekend, Seattle mayor sweeps out some downtown homeless tents on sidewalks just before...St. Patrick's Parade over the weekend, a Seattle shooting over a stolen smart phone, WSJ says Biden inflation appears to be hurting people of color more than white folks, stickers lampooning Pres. Biden on gas pumps across America have started appearing with the quick rise in gas prices, a pair of former Obama economic advisors says Biden is wrong about the source of inflation, Nancy Pelosi drops a series of whoppers about federal spending and the national debt. Hour 2 -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: HBO host Bill Maher actually defends Florida law on preventing teachers from explanations about sexual orientation, Disney caught up in the vortex of Florida's new law but continue to be silent about Chinese human rights abuses, an audacious gas stealing scam involving the floor boards torn out of a mini-van, GUEST: Kelly Dowell Tarp joins KVI to talk about why she and her sister Angie are urging KVI listeners to oppose the early release of the convicted murderer who killed their father in SeaTac in 1980, if you want to oppose the early release of Timothy Pauley you can email the Washington Dept of Corrections ISRB at this e-mail address and reference Pauley's DOC #273053 case, isrb@doc1.wa.gov. (note: public input will be uploaded into Mr. Pauleys file. If a public disclosure request is made, the e-mails including your name will be provided, but your contact information will be redacted.), Hour 3 -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: the AP reports 12 Iranian missiles were fired at a US consulate in Irbil, Iraq; Ari asks how the Biden Administration can continue to engage Iran negotiations after this attempted attack, a CA Congressman makes a feeble attempt at pitching Medicare For All (MFA), an unexpected segue into the first CD you ever bought in your life, a Kamala Harris defender says its racist if you criticized her awkward laugh, a KVI caller who drives a school bus reports that about 85% of students were wearing masks on board this morning (after the Gov. Inslee mask mandate expired over the weekend).
KVI's Ari Hoffman sits in for John Carlson and interviews Maple Valley resident, Kelly Dowell Tarp, who is opposing the possible early release from prison of the man who murdered her father in 1980. Loren Dowell was one of two men murdered in a shooting at The Barn Door Tavern in SeaTac, WA in 1980. Along with the murders, two women were raped and tortured and left for dead but they managed to survive and those women testified against Timothy Pauley who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. This week, on Wed. March 16th, the Washington Indeterminant Sentencing Review Board (ISRB) will review Pauley's petition for early release. Dowell Tarp is urging people to oppose his release. To make public comment on Pauley's release request, people can e-mail isrb@doc1.wa.gov and reference Pauley's DOC case #273053. (note: public input will be uploaded into Mr. Pauleys file. If a public disclosure request is made, the e-mails including your name will be provided, but your contact information will be redacted.)
Hour 1 -- WA Legislative session finally wraps, some last minute surprises by Olympia lawmakers, actor Jussie Smollett defiant after being sentenced to 150 days in jail for hoax anti-gay/racial hate crime scheme, as Federal mask requirements are extended another month for plane and train passengers the CDC simultaneously reports more than 98% of the U.S. population is in a location with low or medium COVID-19 risk, GUEST: House Republican Leader, JT Wilcox, calls the just concluded legislative session "strange" and it "wasted tax money", Democrats failed to pass any checks/balances on Gov. Inslee's emergency pandemic powers, Senate Democrats failed to pass a police pursuit bill that the House passed overwhelmingly with bi-partisan support, Wilcox says the House Speaker led a climate change bill that will make it harder to build affordable housing.
Hour 2 -- meet the Marysville man who's intuition prompted him to stake out a car sales lot and he ended up catching a catalytic converter thief, a Latina business woman in Seattle says police are helping her address crime problems near her auto-body shop, actor Jussie Smollett's defiant court room talk as he's sentenced to 150 days in jail for hoax attack case in Chicago, a look into the proverbial crystal ball about transportation and housing along the I-5 corridor in Western Washington, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, analyzes the White House spin related to gas prices and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, why Biden is in Jimmy Carter territory with the current inflation problems and there doesn't appear to be any Biden plan to curb inflation, current inflation is result of "self-inflicted wounds" from spending trillions that US Treasury didn't have (i.e. American Rescue Plan).
Hour 3 -- the sanctions that aren't really sanctions against Russia's lucrative energy sector, GUEST: Marysville business owner, Sam Zagata, helped nab a suspected catalytic converter thief, Zagata tells KVI over the last year crime problems in his area of Marysville has grown decidedly worse, says criminals don't seem to have fear of getting caught (i.e. they know they'll get away with it); FL governor Ron DeSantis makes another ardent defense of new bill to prevent sexual orientation being taught/presented to the youngest school students.
Investigative reporter for DailyWire.com, Luke Rosiak, joins KVI's John Carlson to talk about his new book regarding political agendas in public schools, "Race To the Bottom: Uncovering the Secret Forces Destroying American Public Education". Rosiak describes the information he found out about a Seattle Public Schools director for ethnic studies, Traci Castro-Gill, after he interviewed her family.
Hour 1 -- emerging story of Iranians plotting the assassination of former US officials amid Iranian nuclear discussions with the Biden Administration, new information shows the legal and medical documents regarding mental health issues of a Bellevue man that was shot and killed by Seattle Police after firing a long gun repeatedly and ramming a vehicle into the downtown Federal Building, the ironic complaints from a homeless industrial complex group in Seattle after an unsanctioned homeless camp was cleared off a sidewalk in front of Seattle City Hall, Seattle school teachers cry foul over a mask-optional policy on campus starting after Gov. Inslee's mask-mandate expires, KVI's Lars Larson comments on another story that was deemed a conspiracy theory a few months ago and is now turning out to be accurate.
Hour 2 -- GUEST: Senate Republican Leader, John Braun, gives a "D" grade to the just concluded WA Legislative session and adds there were a number of missed opportunities to reach an "A" grade, how the Democrats refused to rebate state surpluses back to taxpayers, the irony of Legislative Democrats failing to pass their own sales tax holiday as the members continually complain about regressive sales taxes, new polling examines whether or not Americans would flee or fight if there were some sort of invasion a la Russia attacking Ukraine, the stunning story of a Seattle school district director of ethnic studies is part of a new book by GUEST: investigative reporter for DailyWire.com, Luke Rosiak, has written "Race To the Bottom: Uncovering the Secret Forces Destroying American Public Education", Rosiak says the ethnic studies director used her Latina heritage to foster a social justice agenda aimed at students.
Hour 3 -- GUEST: Pres. of the WA Association of Sheriff's and Police Chiefs, Steve Strachan, gives a law enforcement perspective to how the WA Legislature addressed the flaws in last year's police reform laws that were passed, Strachan says the State Senate failed to act on a significant bill that the House passed with strong bi-partisan support, Strachan says its unclear which State Senator(s) is/are blocking this important bill on the final day of the Legislative session, the emerging story about an Iranian assassination plot against two Trump cabinet officials related to the Trump Pentagon killing an Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in 2020, WA Democrats fail to address Gov. Inslee emergency/pandemic powers in the legislative session that ends today.
Seattle Seahawk ring of honor member, former NFL head coach, #10 on your roster but #1 in your heart, Jim Zorn, talks to KVI's John Carlson about the massive NFL trade sending QB Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos. Zorn says the Wilson trade was probably set in motion when the Seahawks traded for SS Jamal Adams, Zorn doesn't seem to think newly acquired QB Drew Lock will be the guy to replace Wilson in Seattle, why Zorn thinks trust is the most important trait for an NFL QB.
Hour 1 -- Seahawks surprise the football world by trading Russell Wilson and releasing Bobby Wagner, body cam video and comments from an ex-wife seem to prove a Seattle Police fatal shooting of a shot-gun wielding man downtown was justified, a couple of names of NW QBs that could be in the running for new Seahawks starting QB, GUEST: Dr. Raul Garcia M.D., says trajectory of COVID variants continue to be less harmful to patients, medical disagreement about vaccines for kids and institutions like UW continuing mask mandates even after Gov. Jay Inslee's emergency powers mandate ends this weekend, Ukraine now claiming to have killed 12,000 Russians in two weeks, NATO (Poland) offering a plan to give fighter jets to the US to then give the military jets to Ukraine prompts some tricky questions.
Hour 2 -- GUEST: Seattle Seahawk ring of honor member & former NFL head coach, Jim Zorn, says the Russell Wilson trade may have been set in motion when the Seahawks traded 1st round draft picks for SS Jamal Adams, why trust is the most important trait for an NFL QB; more research shows how devastating COVID lock downs have been on the academic growth of the youngest elementary school children across the US, a rarely heard Beach Boys version of a well-known 1970s song they rejected because it was too morose, a pair of US Senate Democrats urge more domestic oil production amid current gas price spike, the polarizing comment of a late night talk show host talking about the need to switch to EVs, a Legislative bill in Olympia that would have restricted farming on 10,000 acres of private property has finally died this session.
Hour 3 -- GUEST: attorney and WA Redistricting Committee member, Joe Fain, explains a lawsuit over the latest WA redistricting map amid attempts to create a majority Latino district in Eastern WA, fact checking a Democratic St. Sen. from Mukilteo, BREAKING: clean-up crews appear to be sweeping out unsanctioned homeless tents on a sidewalk across the street from Seattle City Hall, a list of the most diligent and committed Puget Sound journalists reporting on hard news and homeless-related issues.
Hour 1 -- a cease-fire is requested but not between Russia and Ukraine--its between CNN and Fox News, 2018 flashback: Pres. Trump essentially predicted the peril for Germany by relying too heavily on Russian oil (if Russia acted out militarily), nickel prices skyrocketing (i.e. battery power vs gasoline power) and the price spike is so bad the London trading exchange is allowing a Chinese bank more time to pay off hundreds of millions in margin calls, a dangerous fugitive wanted in Kitsap County is arrested a month later in Yakima inside a stolen truck from Federal Way, GUEST: WeTheGoverned.com, Glen Morgan, what his group is doing to recruit and support candidates who are standing up for liberty and freedom in elections, why its important for everyone to take some time to observe their local elected boards (like school boards and councils) to see how politically strident they are, WA has a multi-million dollar budget and Democrats are refusing to rebate any surplus money back to taxpayers, its pure government greed from Democrats who love to complain about corporate greed.
Hour 2 -- WA Insurance Commissioner/credit scores for health insurance and COVID employment fluctuations, a missed tsunami siren test in Edmonds raises a boat load of questions about Snohomish County and state emergency department officials, Rest in Peace to 106 yr old Iwo Jima WWII Marine veteran, a plea deal in Redmond municipal court for former Seattle Seahawk Richard Sherman, considering the circumstances Sherman received a beneficial plea deal for non-felony crimes, Tacoma authorities plan to clear a homeless camp above downtown but neighbors are skeptical about homeless staying away.
Hour 3 -- a pair of KVI callers share personal stories about drug addiction and homelessness, they explain why current Seattle/King County policies will perpetuate respective problems rather than eliminate them, Gov. Inslee fact-checked on claims about wind power, Sen. Bernie Sanders shows his ignorance about lucrative ship yard jobs, one of rock-n-roll's most notorious rockers is leaving Los Angeles to head back to Britain because of California tax levels, the story spurs some basic economic lessons that progressive Democrats have no interest in learning, in a 2018 U.N. speech Pres. Trump pretty much nailed what we're seeing right now about Germany's dependence on Russian oil.
Hour 1 -- gas prices are the talk of the town and the nation right now, why and how the US is importing 5% of our oil supply from Russia, ex NJ Governor Chris Christie makes the case that Pres. Biden fueled the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the irony of majority Democrats in the WA Legislature just passed a bill to reduce harsher sentences for some crimes committed with guns, meanwhile WA House Democrats pass a bill to restrict gun magazine capacity to 10 rounds which Gov. Inslee is now expected to sign into law, the obvious gray area involved in the Democrats bill to ban future sales of 10 round magazines.
Hour 2 -- why the King Co. Prosecutor is arguably the most important position in local government for public safety, GUEST: Seattle Police Officer's Guild president, Mike Solan, tells KVI his union (and that of the KC Sheriff's deputies) will endorse Federal Way mayor Jim Ferrell for KC Prosecutor, Solan concludes that fatal SPD shooting of a man armed with shot gun who crashed car into Federal building downtown was a "suicide by cop", Bellingham School District starts a task force after finding too many kids have mental anxiety due to climate change concerns, the irony that the activists who have fostered the climate change anxiety now seem to think they can reduce the kids' anxiety, Seattle Congresswoman claims Democrats' agenda for the US will curtail Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Tesla's Elon Musk advocates for greater oil production amid the angst over high gasoline prices.
Hour 3-- after last hour's discussion about climate anxiety among children now pro-masking supporters are claiming children will have mask anxiety if they're made optional, add to that Seattle arts and music venues are saying they'll require audience masks until May 31st, WA Democrats pass a bill in the Legislature to make some products sales tax free on Labor Day weekend for "back to school" reasons, The Batman movie turns into a bigger than expected box office hit and Carlson says it measures up to any of the other notable Batman movies of the past.
Hour 1 -- FL Governor claps back at critics who didn't like his curt comment this week about masks and "COVID theater", King County parents push back on the state's biggest teacher's union saying students should wear masks at school until May 1, Gonzaga University will force students to wear masks on campus 2-weeks longer than Gov. Inslee suggested, a retired US DoD Civil Servant explains why Russian SAM trucks keeping breaking down in Ukrainian mud, crypto currencies could see a boost as Russian oligarchs shift their assets in to Bitcoin, et al after economic/banking sanctions, the Seattle/Bellevue teacher's unions are getting blistered by parents after union officials suggested students should keep wearing masks because they're used to it, accusations of workplace mis-treatment are made against WA Insurance Commissioner Mike Kriedler (double check spelling), another example of Seattle's 'war on women' as a man viciously attacks two women within 8 blocks of the Chinatown-International District,
Hour 2 -- GUEST: Glenn Morgan talks about this weekend's freedom festival event in Olympia at State Capitol campus, why these conservatives are pushing back on WA politics this weekend in Olympia, Melinda French Gates is speaking about Bill's time spent with the admitted child sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, Carlson explains his personal response after catching the "COVID 20", from there a discussion ensues about hiking/climbing Mt. Olympus on the WA peninsula, an update on reforming the police reform
Hour 3 -- GUEST: economist Steve Moore says good news on this morning's Feb. jobs report in a variety of sectors, now the oil price (barrel price) questions emerge after Russia's Ukraine invasion, how European nations were naiive about Russia's threats to Ukraine, several states including WA squandered 4.7 million COVID vaccine doses, Ron DeSantis posts brilliant montage after his critics complain about his comments that HS/university students shouldn't bother wearing masks, meanwhile Gonzaga University will require students to wear masks on campus for 2 weeks longer than Gov. Inslee's mandate.
Hour 1-- a Seattle homeless industrial complex advocate abruptly ends an interview with KOMO 4 reporter when he asks her a tough but reasonable question, the woman running the tiny house program in Seattle demands to speak to the reporter's manager, eventually the tiny house director relents and realizes her threat and interview tactic failed, the KVI morning crew floats a new theory about Pres. Biden's "Go get him" line at the end of SOTU, a Republican Senator grills a pair of Biden supporters regarding federal judge appointments, Florida's governor inflames his political opponents after telling university/high school students to take off their masks during a campus visit.
Hour 2 -- crime and murder cases this week in downtown Seattle are not just happening late at night but in the middle of the day, criminals in Seattle don't appear to fear any repercussions for their actions, meanwhile new Seattle traffic cameras will fine drivers who block crosswalks at congested intersections but of course unsanctioned homeless tents blocking sidewalks incur no such fines, fact checking the description of a picture depicting a WA Congresswoman from this week's SOTU speech, what we can reasonably predict about November mid-term elections from the voter turn-out in this week's TX gubernatorial primary.
Hour 3 -- some added perspective on this week's legal ruling against a WA capital gains income tax signed by Gov. Jay Inslee, FL Governor rankles snowflakes with his comments to college students about wearing masks during a campus speech, GUEST: King Co. Councilman Reagan Dunn says we need a prosecutor not another public defender after latest decision by current prosecutor Dan Satterberg, the Satterberg decision relates to students bringing guns to schools, several King County mayors have been opposed to this policy; John shares a story about a car ride with Satterberg during their mutual visit to the Monroe Correctional Facility.
KVI's John Carlson and Ari Hoffman share their immediate reaction and analysis following President Joe Biden's first State of the Union Address
Hour 1 -- tepid reaction to Pres. Biden SOTU speech last night, Comedy Central's "Daily Show" host needles Biden for his speech via tweet but then deletes the post, Biden's forceful statement to fund (not defund) police gets big applause but several Congressional members show their opposition to it, Seattle federal judge chastizes arson suspect who burned cop car during George Floyd protest for damaging Black Lives Matter movement, GUEST: WPC's Gov't Reform Director, Jason Mercier, talks about the WA court ruling against the Democrats' capital gains income tax, the AG's office says they will appeal in effort to get the case heard by the very liberal Supreme Court of Washington (SCOW), the possible scenario that this case doesn't go to the SCOW, KVI's Lars Larson notes that Oregon's Gov. is lifting a vaccine mandate which prompts the question about Gov. Jay Inslee possibly having to rehire the state workers he fired over his emergency powers vaccine requirement.
Hour 2 -- Biden lavished praise on US automakers for investing billions of dollars in EVs but omitted one very popular automaker in his SOTU comments, how Russia began supplying natural gas to portions of Europe after US supply dried up from decisions by the Biden Administration, former stripper is now running for US Congress in PA and has quite a story to tell, GUEST: KVI's Lone Star State Correspondent, Kirby Wilbur, says rumors of Texas turning 'blue' are greatly exaggerated based on yesterday's primary for Governor, the lingering questions about a Bush political family member running for office in Texas who supports Trump, how the big CPAC convention has fundamentally changed from principles in its early years to personalities now, why Russia's military is not as strong as Vladimir Putin thinks, the historic reason(s) Ukraine is so willing to fight back against Russia,
Hour 3 -- GUEST: candidate for King Co. Prosecutor (and current Federal Way mayor), Jim Ferrell, explains the latest move by King County officials to pursue "restorative justice" programs for juvenile crime offenders and even some young adult offenders, why the King County referral program lacks transparency for public safety; here's a proposed bet for Seattle's #DecriminalizePoverty activists after a claim about shoplifting at a Lowe's store, why desperate WA Democrats might not get their wish for the State Supreme Court to hear a legal challenge to a capital gains income tax, two big issues to know about as the WA Legislature enters its last week for the session, captured Russian soldiers speak about being sent to their deaths in Ukraine, Ukraine now claims to have killed 6000 Russian troops in a week, the mystery continues about what, exactly, did Pres. Biden say at the very end of last night's SOTU speech?
Hour 1 -- the Biden/Inslee timing is everything with tonight's State of the Union address and new end dates for indoor mask mandates, new polling says Americans think Russian's Vladimir Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president, Gov. Jay Inslee doubles-down on climate change plans, the Russian ruble tumbles in value as sanctions pile up over Ukraine invasion, how the Biden Administration has introduced the importation of Russian natural gas by clamping down on US oil production, KVI's Lars Larson notes that public backlash to Russian vodka sales has been mis-identifying vodka perceived to be made in Russia but the most popular names are distilled elsewhere, ironically.
Hour 2 -- new rainfall record for most Puget Sound cities, the cities losing the most restaurant business due to COVID restrictions and mandates are all run by progressive Democrats, Seattle has lost 40% of its restaurant businesses during the pandemic, GUEST: president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR.org), Grover Norquist, examines decisions from the Biden Administration that emboldened Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine, how energy production gives a nation economic and political security.
Hour 3 -- a KVI caller wonders what happened to all the news media coverage of the Canadian trucker convoy protest, another episode of "Bernie Sanders: Constitutional Scholar", latest reports say Russia is carpet bombing Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, what Pres. Biden should say in his State of the Union speech tonight, new data on how many students are leaving public schools to enroll in private schools due to COVID restrictions and mask mandates.
Hour 1 -- Washington Democrats ditch a proposed exported fuel tax after a State Senator goes too far in a KVI interview, a downtown Seattle business says it will close until further notice due to crime/public safety problems after another fatal shooting yesterday, Vladimir Putin turns two of Europe's most conflict-averse nations into strident anti-Russian opponents in less than a week, the puzzling decision by Putin to put nuclear defenses on high alert, Putin's attempted argument to take back Ukraine and secure a path to Crimean peninsula, Germany (previously pacifist) is now sending armaments to help Ukraine fight Russia, KVI's Lars Larson apoplectic about KVI interview guest now apologizing for critical comments of Oregon's governor, Kate Brown.
Hour 2 -- GUEST: AffordableFuelWA.com spokesman, Randy Pepple, addresses the fall-out over Democrats ditching their proposed fuel export tax in the Olympia Legislature, Pepple points out the House version of the Democrats $16 billion transportation spending bill continues to have several other objectionable tax/fee hikes, the massive transportation plan is awaiting a House vote after previously passing the state Senate, fact-checking Gov. Jay Inslee...didn't this guy propose a law to penalize lying?, the CDC has now changed their recommendation on COVID vaccine boosters, NY Gov. drops statewide mask mandate in schools, even Switzerland is forsaking its reliable neutrality to impose economic sanctions on Russia and Vladimir Putin for Ukraine invasion.
Hour 3 -- Russia's almost one-week into Ukraine invasion and still doesn't control a single city, Putin is now unifying and galvanizing European nations in opposition to invasion, Germany's actually boosting their military spending to a level suggested by Pres. Donald Trump, NPR tries to help its listeners "cope" with Russian invasion of Ukraine, two clear choices emerge for CPAC attendees when it comes to President in 2024, why aren't Seattle City Council members standing up for a female, immigrant restaurant owner in Ballard?, a legal ruling says a highly rated Virginia high school discriminated against Asian students in a modernized grading system that eliminated GPA and standardized testing.
HOUR 1 - John Kerry is concerned that the Ukraine invasion may distract from the Climate. Yes, this idiot really was Secretary of State. John breaks down the three things the United States should do about the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the three things we shouldn't do. GUEST: Lars Larson explains why Portland is so dangerous HOUR 2 - GUEST: Author Arthur Brooks. The bestselling author, Harvard professor and contributing writer for The Atlantic dives into seeking joy and purpose in his new book, 'From Strength to Strength' Joy Behar moans Russia-Ukraine war is screwing up her Italian vacation plans GUEST: Economist Steve Moore talks about what could happen during Joe Biden's State of the Union address next week as well as the crisis in Ukraine. GUEST: Host of FULL MEASURE, Sharyl Attkisson HOUR 3 - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been roundly condemned by Congress, but what do they do next? State Senator Marko Liias has generated some controversy after remarks he made about Oregon Kate Brown
Senator Marko Liias (D -Edmonds) is receiving serious criticism for his proposal to place a tax on fuel refined in Washington State before it is exported to neighboring states. In this interview, he defends the plan, but also shares some very pointed criticism of Oregon State Governor, Kate Brown, saying The fact that she dare say a word is a joke. This governor down in Oregon is living in Fantasyland. She is in the last few months of her term. She is losing relevance. She is a lame duck. Obviously, she is grasping for something to stay in the headlines as her successor is being selected. Listen to John Carlson every weekday morning from 6-9 am on Talk Radio 570 KVI
HOUR 1 -- Russia launches full-scale invasion on Ukraine. GUEST: Ralph Peters returns to explain what happens next. GUEST: Lars Larson weighs in on what he thinks our response should be HOUR 2 -- AP reporter stumps House Dem on lack of tax relief. Calls to end King County employee vaccine mandate, particularly for law enforcement GUEST: Councilmember Reagan Dunn says the uptick in violence in King County plus a severe shortage of deputies means the mandate should be lifted HOUR 3 -- Ballard neighbors say 'lawnmower man' is back and causing more problems. Justin Trudeau revokes Emergencies Act: 'Existing laws and bylaws are now sufficient' GUEST: State Senator Marko Liias returns to discuss the Democrats $16 billion transportation budget plan.
HOUR 1 -- Seattle City Council votes to block open-ended extension of eviction moratorium. What a birthday! Baby girl born on 2/22/2022 at 2:22 a.m. in North Carolina Median net worth of Seattle-area homeowners neared $1 million in 2021 Jay Inslee would sign export fuel tax over Oregon, Idaho, Alaskas objections HOUR 2 -- How do Americans feel about the backlash against the Freedom Trucker Convoy in Canada? Academy Wont Air All Categories Live for 94th Oscars Telecast George Gascón recall effort: Nearly 98% of Prosecutors' association votes in favor of recalling boss - Backtracks after Sentencing 26-Year-Old Transgender Child Molester to Two Years in Juvenile Facility The C.D.C. Isnt Publishing Large Portions of the Covid Data It Collects - because it doesn't fit "their narrative" HOUR 3 -- Man shot in face highlights crime issues at downtown problem spot AOC thinks police have less financial scrutiny and performance auditing than schools The latest out of Ukraine and nobody fears Joe Biden
HOUR 1 -- Putin orders troops into pro-Russian regions of eastern Ukraine what should the US response be? GUEST: Ralph Peters helps break it down Big day in Olympia! WA Democrats propose $16B for transportation, hoping to boost highways, transit and ferries GUEST: Randy Pepple from ShiftWA.org is our guest to explain it all. Portland Antifa Picks Fight With Bikers, Then Blame Police When Theyre Shot HOUR 2 -- State Senate Passes Bill Broadening Ability for Clemency, Commutation for Some Incarcerated Individuals After Just 15 Years. GUEST: Dave Reichert joins us to explain the part of this legislation that flagged his anger. Kyle Rittenhouse launching initiative to combat 'lies' from powerful media outlets, names those he may sue. Snow falling in parts of Western Washington. GUEST: Kristin Clark, KOMO News Meteorologist joins us to talk about how the cold temps will stick around HOUR 3 -- Bill Maher decimates American apologists for China. Sawant proposes extension to Seattle eviction moratorium. Did Joe Biden really think that Vladimir Putin was ever afraid of him? Median net worth of Seattle-area homeowners neared $1 million in 2021
Hour 1 -- the calculus on Russia invading Ukraine and the relative influence of the US and European nations, Gov. Inslee will lift mask mandates...eventually, Paul McCartney just announced three arena rock concerts in WA in April and May, the NBA is finally confronting the bizarre loophole on restricting un-vaccinated players from playing home games but allowing them to play road games, new announcement from Seattle/King Co. officials on plan to end homelessness doesn't instill much confidence that anything will actually change, the Exec. Director of KC Regional Homeless Authority concludes after unveiling new plan that he doesn't have enough money to spend on fixing homelessness, why this new Seattle/King County plan announced yesterday will fail: the new KC plan requires no accountability from anyone who's homeless, a tribute to a Tacoma business owner who combined love of country with an impressive entrepreneurial spirit.
Hour 2 -- COVID cases dropped 80% in one month and that's not good enough for Gov. Jay Inslee to lift indoor mask mandate sooner, an update on the WA Democrats' attempt to limit citizen initiatives (i.e. Tim Eyman initiatives) to even numbered years, its another form of voter suppression by Democrats, TV sidekick Kat Timpf throws shade on AOC for her hypocrisy about capitalism, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, is trying to figure out why gov't programs to lift Black Americans out of poverty aren't working and what might actually achieve that goal.
Hour 3 -- a KVI listener from south Puget Sound suggests a new theme song for John Carlson's show, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, says inflation is being driven in part by energy prices and that's where the Biden Administration has dropped the ball, compare Canada's inflation to US inflation and their respective gov't spending to ameliorate the COVID pandemic, predicting the 2022 election cycle based on SF voters recalling three school board members over COVID decisions and woke politics, a possible solution to transgender sports competition, the King Co. Board of Health does the right thing by repealing a 'bicycle helmet' law but they're doing it for the wrong reason, GUEST: St. Sen. Marko Liias (D-Mukilteo) talks about the Olympia Legislative bill to restrict gun magazine capacity to no more than 10 rounds.
Hour 1 -- a conservative Canadian politician grills the Prime Minister over his horribly prejudiced response to trucker protest convoy, school masking policy vote by Richland WA school district underscores mixed messages from OSPI Chris Reykdal, GUEST: Yakima ER doctor Raul Garcia address the Richland School Board vote to make masks optional in the classroom, for the 2nd day in a row Richland Schools has decided to close for the 2nd day in a row, GUEST: St. Rep. Roger Goodman is asked why did Democrats support bills that make it easier on violent criminals as WA violent crime has increased?,
Hour 2 -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple points out that WA Democrats want to ban gasoline cars in the state by 2030 (five years faster than CA law), banning gasoline cars will be financially untenable for many low-income families, "pernicious use of state tax policy" regarding the growing list of Democrats' fees and taxes in latest $16 billion transportation bill, the website affordablefuelWA.com has info about the growing list of fossil fuel related fee (aka tax) increases connected to HB 2119, GUEST: OSPI Chris Reykdal, says let local school districts decide masking requirements for students/staff, Reykdal confesses there are trade-offs to masking kids at schools, a debate ensues about the trade-offs of masking in children's development and education.
Hour 3-- a debate about Democrats' recent laws to make Washington safer between John Carlson and St. Rep. Roger Goodman, economic and financial illiteracy on display by one of the top Democrats in the U.S. Congress, technocratic elite vs blue collar workers (in both Canada and the US), the WA Democrats $16 billion transportation budget does nothing to boost mass mobility in WA, a 73-year-old Tacoma man will survive a random attack by a suspect who hit him with a hammer, the hammer wielding suspect is still on the loose today, Whatcom Co. Sheriff speaks about 'good guys with guns' who helped intervene after two deputies were shot in the line of duty during a dispute between two neighbors.