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58 percent in new poll say Biden’s policies making economy worse // Seattle passes grim milestone with record high homicides - SPOG President Mike Solan joins Ari to discuss the details // Governor Jay Inslee self-owns when talking about healthcare choice and Kamala Harris says she's ready to become commander-in-chief "if necessary" // Liberty Safe reverses course, gives customers ability to protect privacy, will only comply with law enforcement under subpoena // Apparently the air on public transit is safe despite presence of meth, fentanyl, according to a UW study // Did you know that the George Soros family bought all of Taylor Swift’s music, art and creations without so much as her approval? // Friendly Face-off with Batya Ungar-Sargon // Coalition of major US universities launch campaign to protect campus free speech

Seattle passes grim milestone with record high homicides - SPOG President Mike Solan joins Ari to discuss the details

Washington gas prices are going up again but a local Democrat wants to fix it - Washington State Senator Mark Mullet joins Ari to discuss the details

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.S

7am 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.

KVI's Kirby Wilbur, sitting in for John Carlson, says a conservative blogger hits the mark with his take on the 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 complaints/criticism about 'rigged elections' will actually hurt your chances of winning a future election. Will Donald Trump be listening to this advice?

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.”

Hunter Biden special counsel to seek indictment on gun charges // There's a Catfight on the Seattle city council // There is a reason they are upping the COVID nonsense again and it isn’t what you think // The right goes ballistic about a safe company but they don’t have the whole story // Seattle times does a glowing profile of the racist in charge of police oversight // Gavin Newsom is going back to gasoline // Washington gas prices are going up again but a local Democrat wants to fix it - Mark Mullet joins Ari to discuss the details // Seattle schools have better lunch than we do // A woman who is actually making a difference is getting demonized by Seattle activists - Kristine Moreland from The More We Love joins Ari to discuss the details

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,