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Jason Rantz compares Bob Ferguson to arsonist and lauds Israel for banning the terrorist channel, Al Jazeera.
What’s Trending: There was a major accident on I-5 North near Arlington causing an 8-10 mile backup. King 5 News’s “Facing Race” is trying to get to the bottom of why gun violence disproportionately affects black and brown people. A man in Eugene, Oregon was nearly sliced in half by a runaway saw blade. // Big Local: Western Washington University is starting an online cannabis course for those that want to get in the industry. A Walgreen’s employee in Graham was stabbed in the back by a man wielding a knife. // A new case of bird flu was detected in Texas and it is apparently highly contagious.
The Monologue: The Seattle Police Officers Guild has tentatively agreed to a new contract. We now have bodycam footage of the arrests made of several protesters that were disrupting a Seattle City Council hearing in February. A cougar is roaming magnolia park—alert your college-aged sons! // LongForm: GUEST: Dmarkis Wigfall (The Singing Barber) had yet another break in. // The Quick Hit: Trump allies plot anti-racism protections — for white people.
What’s Trending: Up to 11 people have burglarized a vape show in Normandy Park in yet another “Crash and Grab.” A woman stole an Uber driver’s car in Tacoma after attacking him with an axe. The son of former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn was arrested for being in possession of child pornography. // White House Press Secretary says it is ‘misinformation’ that the Biden Administration declared Easter Sunday to be the “Transgender Day of Visibility.” The Founder of Transgender Day of Visibility claims that he came out as Transgender when he was eight.// Joe Biden accidentally refers to ‘Easter Bunnies’ as “Oyster Bunnies” and touts the strength of the economy in a softball interview with Al Roker.
What's Trending: Half of the homeless in Seattle aren't from here // CBS says the House is a toss up now despite the oncoming "blue wave," // MSNBC staff tires of Joy Reid's apologies // How much money do you need to make to be happy in Seattle?
Jason Rantz and Jake Skorheim explore why 7-Eleven employees are always on the phone and who they're talking to, zit vanity, crosswalk etiquette and LinkedIn faux paus.
5PM What’s Trending: A pub in Wallingford is closing down to make room for affordable housing, but now the owners are blaming it on a corporate takeover. A ridiculous tweet is claiming that Iowa women’s basketball star would be capable of playing in the NBA. Nvidia announces AI-powered health care 'agents' that outperform nurses — and costs $9 an hour. // LONGFORM: GUEST: Kate Gorka (NextGen Marxism) explains the threats of Marxism, how it’s shifted over time, and what we can do about it. // THE QUICK HIT: Comedian Michael Rappaport, who was virulently anti-Trump, says he may Trump over Biden.
4PM What’s Trending: Seattle’s delivery driver ordinance has been a colossal failure and now the City Council is considering repealing it… but there’s one socialist councilmember trying to get in the way. The City of Carnation’s calls to replace a faulty dam warning system have fallen on deaf ears, so now the City Council is moving to drain the dam entirely. GUEST: Chris Sullivan breaks down some future I-5 traffic woes and a curious case of a dog who identifies as a person. // A Mountlake Terrace pot shop suffers yet another “crash and grab.” The tragic irony is that the store had previously set up concrete blocks, but the property owner removed them. Kirkland police have just arrested multiple members of a crime ring from Southern California that have been targeting members of the South Asian community.// Kia has recalled over 427k vehicles that could roll away while they’re in park.
3PM What’s Trending: A new survey finds that Washington State Democrats are completely delusional about the direction of the state. MSNBC’s Joy Reid makes the obnoxious claim that Republicans are anti-DEI simply because they don’t black people. // A new development has Jason even more suspicious about the alleged hate crime committed against the Utah women’s basketball team in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. // Donald Trump gave Joe Biden a bad look when he attended the wake of the fallen NYPD officer while Biden was at a campaign fundraiser. Trump said he believed Biden couldn’t go because his base won’t allow him to support cops.
5PM What’s Trending: An NPR Reporter blames Israel for the starvation of Palestinians and makes the absurd claim that there are 30,000 aid trucks waiting to enter the Gaza border from Egypt. According to WSDOT data, more than 210 bridges in Washington State are in ‘poor condition.’ // LONGFORM: GUEST: BURIEN MAYOR KEVIN SCHILLING WEIGHS IN ON HIS CITY’S LAWSUIT AGAINST KING COUNTY. // THE QUICK HIT: Jason talks to the radio host that was hung up on radio by Karine Jean-Pierre.
4PM :03 What’s Trending: Renton Police have arrested two teens accused of stealing a car and pulling guns on children… and this kids are being released back to their families. Ironically, this happened at the exact same time King County was holding hearing on closing the youth detention center. // After a NYPD police officer was killed in the line of duty, the Biden Administration is using the incident to push gun control. Notably absent from the officer’s funeral was Joe Biden because he was at a fundraiser instead. However, Donald Trump did attend and said we need to get back to “law and order.” In Edwardsville, Illinois, the school board have voted to use millions of taxpayer dollars to build gender-neutral bathrooms. // Big Local: In Carnation, they have had two more dam breach alarms (which are owned by the City of Seattle) despite the Mayor insisting that they need a new system for years. Michigan State Rep. Matt Maddock was slammed after he claimed that three buses of ‘illegal invaders’ were loading at Detroit airport. It turns out it was just the Gonzaga basketball team bus. Snohomish High School is seeking to ban the use of AI from online assignments.// Police in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho are investigating an alleged hate crime committed against the Utah Women’s basketball team. Weirdly, there’s no footage of the incident.
3 PM What’s Trending: The City of Burien is suing King County over the homeless ordinance ban that the Sheriff refuses to enforce. After a deadly Renton accident, a new column is raising the question if teens should have ‘speed limiters’ in their vehicles. // Host of The View Sunny Hostin accuses CNN commentator Coleman Hughes of being a ‘pawn of Republicans ‘ for rejecting identity politics. // Danny Westneat runs cover for Washington State AG Bob Ferguson in a new column in the Seattle Times that is possibly the dumbest Jason has seen from him yet. Pro-Hamas protesters gathered outside of FOX News headquarters in New York.
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Jason Rantz addresses the conservative infighting between supporters of Semi Bird and Dave Reichert. Plus, Dana Perino from Fox News makes an astute observation about election security concerns.
What's Trending: A Spokane teacher says that people that look like him should be made to feel uncomfortable after a school newsletter encouraged students to dress up as slaves and hobos. // LONGFORM: GUEST: DR. RAUL GARCIA SAYS FACEBOOK IS BANNING HIS BOOSTED POSTS – WHICH THEY’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO FOR FEDERAL CANDIDATES. // THE QUICK HIT: A radio host is taken aback after White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gets short with him and abruptly ends an interview.
What’s Trending: A new Washington State law says that gun owners have 24 hours to report a lost or stolen firearm, otherwise they will be subject to a $1k fine. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has given his input on what he would like to see you in the CEO for Boeing. A Seattle police officer named Denise Cookie is starting a program aimed at turning kids towards chess instead of crime. // Big Local: There’s been a recent rise in antisemitism in Washington schools, most notably in Issaquah School District where a “teach in” blamed Israel for the death of George Floyd. Meanwhile, in Everett there’s a gazebo being torn down because it is a frequent crime scene, but activists are pushing back. In Lake Forest Park, there’s a man facing multiple felony charges for exposing himself to very young children. // The Seattle City Attorney is prosecuting a man who was recklessly driving and recorded for his 700K Instagram followers.
What’s Trending: King county lawmakers are attempting to put an end to youth detention on the basis of institutional racism. Ronna McDaniel has been fired from NBC and she is likely going to sue for breach of contract. We have finally heard from one of the Israeli hostages freed from Hamas and the details are horrifying. // A California man was arrested for eating a detached leg which he found after a train accident earlier that day. There’s a new trend of people around the country taking advantage of “squatters rights” but Ron DeSantis and Florida are pushing back. // A Stevens County Sheriff’s office received a strange call from a hunter who inquired about the legality of Sasquatch hunting.
Jason Rantz doesn't understand the Costco hot dog phase. Sonny Hostin on the View actually made a good point today. And a gag order on Donald Trump goes too far.
What's Trending: After an outcry from NBC employees, the network has parted ways with former RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. The City of Spokane is working to spending millions of dollars to clean up trash around the city. Republicans are now down to an extremely slim majority after the retirement of Rep. Mike Gallagher. // LONGFORM: GUEST: RENTON POLICE CHIEF JON SCHULDT DETAILS THE YOUTH CRIME CRISIS IN HIS CITY – WHY IT’S HAPPENING, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE. // THE QUICK HIT: RFK Jr. has picked his candidate for Vice President Nicole Shanahan, Rory Kennedy, RFK Jr.’s sister is worried that his run for the White House will take votes away from Joe Biden. Voters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania say that the price of gas will determine who they vote for.
What’s Trending: The city of Burien is spent more than $500k dollars on human services in 2023 and yet some progressive activists believe they are prosecuting drug possession too aggressively. GUEST: BELLEVUE CITY COUNCILMEMBER JARED NIEUWENHUIS EXPLAINS HOW THE CITY CHANGED COURSE AND WILL NOW OFFER OFFICER BERETA HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AND OFFICER KEVIN BERETA REACTS. // Big Local: The suspect in the Renton crash is a prolific speeder and this wasn’t his first accident that was caused due to him speeding. The Spokane City Council has decided not to declare a homeless state of emergency. Instead, they have decided to spend more money on collecting drug data. We finally have video of a suspected hate crime in Kent. It turns out this wasn’t a case of white man attacking a black woman, but rather the suspect was Hispanic. // A new study finds that a something called “cold therapy” can reduce inflammation and improve your mental health.
What’s Trending: The city of Bellevue is now extending medical benefits for the motorcycle officer who was injured after an accident that resulted in him falling off the ship canal bridge onto I-5. There is an owl in Tacoma that has been terrorizing the area by attacking joggers and kids. A jogger was seen on a ring doorbell fleeing from the owl while on an early morning run. A wage gap study shows that in Washington, women and minorities consistently are being paid less than men. // Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told 60 Minutes that the steady flow of migrants into the US will continue until his demands are met. Rep. Andy Ogles has a solid point that the US should take care of our southern border with Mexico before we try to secure borders overseas. // The head of CPAC Matt Sclapp has been accused of groping one of his staff members and a lawsuit was filed, this lawsuit has since been dropped.
The Stranger offered an unintelligible hit piece against Jason Rantz. Plus, Rantz explains the one habit of bus riders that drives him up a wall.
What's Trending: The activists who protested the Seattle City Council over the issue of housing for refugees, Councilmember Cathy Moore is now calling for those protesters to face charges. The USMNT beat the Mexican National team in the Concacaf finals and Tyler Adams kicked a “screamer” in a highlight goal. // LONGFORM: GUEST: DAVE REICHERT RESPONDS TO AG BOB FERGUSON’S LAUGHABLE CRIME PLAN AND EXPLAINS WHY HE’S THE BETTER CHOICE // THE QUICK HIT: The lottery jackpots are still on the rise and almost $2 billion dollars combined are there for the lucky winners. So many people want to win the jackpots but so many people are spending too much money in the hope of winning. Kamala Harris continues to avoid questions about why the Biden campaign is using TikTok while also shouting about their National Security concerns with the app.
What’s Trending: The Washington State Patrol are investigating twp crimes that resulted in two teenage boys being shot to death. Initially everyone was denying that these crimes were related, it is now known that in fact they are related. The alleged 18-year-old involved in the deadly crash in Renton has been identified, he is suspected of driving up to 112 mph. GUEST: SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER JEFF STEUBY FOUNDED THE COURAGEOUS LIONS FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS PROGRAM. IT HELPS SEATTLE KIDS WHO EXPERIENCE TRAUMA, THROUGH EARLY INTERVENTION/ACCESS TO NO COST TRAUMA COUNSELING, WHICH IS PROVIDED BY THE HARBORVIEW ABUSE AND TRAUMA CENTER. // Big Local: A teacher in Spokane has found herself on administrative leave after she wrote a piece in the school newspaper that promoted an event about jazz and encouraged students to come to school dressed as slaves or hobos. Students on the Track and Field team at Lewis and Clark high school saved one of their coach’s life by performing CPR on the coach. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival started early as the flowers have started to bloom. // You Pick The News: Racial Justice Leaders in Boston are calling for the city and White Churches to pay $15 billion in reparations for slavery.
What’s Trending: The CEO of Boeing David Calhoun has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of 2024. Boeing is framing this as the retirement of Calhoun but it seems like an ousting. The Judgment on Donald Trump of $454 million has been reduced to less than half of that after an appeals court ruled in favor of Trump. The UN Security Council passed a resolution that calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The US abstained from this resolution. // The progressive media is up in arms after NBC News has hired Ronna McDaniel as a political contributor on their network. Many in the progressive media are trying to tear her down over her comments on the 2020 election. // Candace Owens is out at The Daily Wire after some antisemitic comments and some people think she did this intentionally so she could claim her livelihood was taken from her.
What’s Trending: Town Hall Seattle sets aside tickets earmarked for Black people for its Stacy Abrams event, and Everett man and his parents detained in Arizona and a woman loses her job after harassing a man in a MAGA hat. \\ Big Local: Spokane Mayor Candidates are running on the platform of not becoming Seattle, the Makah Tribe wants to hunt Gray whales, Shake Shack is coming to Kirkland, construction begins on 86,000-square-foot shopping center in Puyallup and an intentionally-failed bank robbery in Bellingham. \\ Jason gives out the ‘Dumbest Tweet of the Day’ award to a college professor.
We have a new James Bond and he’s married to a much older woman. Jason Rantz says it’s depressing to know your spouse will die so much sooner than you — leaving you broken for decades. Plus, do people now feel bad about spreading frivolous Kate Middleton rumors? They should.
What's Trending: The Seattle City Council is trying to get a rollback on the plan to increase the minimum wage for delivery drives in Seattle. Boeing is set to see huge financial losses as a result of their many incidents with their planes in recent months. The FBI is getting involved and there may be evidence of a crime in relation to the incidents involving Boeing’s planes // LONGFORM: GUEST: SONNI WAKNIN (PROGRAM MANAGER AND VOTING RIGHTS COUNSEL AT THE UCLA VOTING RIGHTS PROJECT) EXPLAINS THE REASONING BEHIND DESTROYING OUR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STATE. // THE QUICK HIT: Stormy Daniels made a controversial comment when referring to the people who have been harassing her over her case involving Donald Trump. She compared the Trump supporters that have harassed her to suicide bombers.
What’s Trending: A Federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the ability for non-citizens in Washington DC to vote. Public schools in Washington will be required to teach LGBTZ history by 2025. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill into law that would require this history be taught while the Holocaust is optional. // Big Local: The city of Burien has decided to raise their minimum wage, bigger companies are going to be required to pay their employees $3 more than the minimum, smaller companies will have a $2 over the minimum wage requirement. A smash and grab in Skyway that was targeted at at pot shop ended up with the criminals broke into the wrong building and broke into a business that was not in the cannabis industry. There is a burglary spree going on in Maple Valley and the businesses are wising up that they should improve their security measures. // You Pick The News: A handgun was found in the lunchbox of a 2-year-oldwhile at daycare. This happened in Florida and the mother of the child said they she stores her handgun in her glove box in her car but switched her placement of it to her child’s lunchbox because she does not have a purse.
What’s Trending: The family of man who was killed at a Seattle violence-prevention meeting are now suing the nonprofit. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate the Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, she defended her reasoning by saying she did not want the House to go into chaos. A horrible call in the Kansas vs Samford basketball game in the NCAA Tournament took the upset victory away from Samford. // CNN is warning that President Biden is on pace for the worst ratings and performance in the polls among Hispanic voters. Biden is behind in the overall polls in majority of the swing states. Democrats were thinking that allowing more immigrants into the country would help their cause, but it is turning around on them. // Author, researcher, and a Fox News correspondent Douglas Murray completely tore down an argument by a South African journalist over the Israel and Gaza war.
