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Show topics: Biden admits staff were using the autopen // A grandma gets shot while driving her grandkids through Seattle // Elmo goes full Kanye // My review of the new Superman movie

On this Monday edition of The Morning Ride, Phil talks to an Island County man who was just convicted of a felony stemming from refusing to wear a mask while observing ballot counting during the November 2024 election. Plus, lime scooter vs car accident ends how you would expect as we discuss the dangers of free range rental scooters and also get into all of the traffic headaches happening just as all majors companies ordered everyone to return to work.

On today’s Morning Ride -  Phil breaks down new reports on illegal child labor at a California marijuana facility exposed in a major ICE raid, and repeat crime is costing Metro Transit $15 million. Plus, verdicts in the Timothy Hazelo election observation mask trial, Economist Steve Moore joins the show as does WA State Rep. and WGOP Chairman Jim Walsh who talks about a new voter ID initiative, the guilty verdict of Timothy Hazelo and the waste of money that is electric ferries.

On this Throwback Thursday edition of The Morning Ride, we kick things off with a fun nod to the Trump-era TSA policy to ditch shoe removal—and spin some tunes with “shoes,” “boots,” and “heels” in the title. But it’s not all nostalgia: from the Teamsters’ garbage strike in Thurston County to our guest, WA State Rep. Andrew Barkis sounding the alarm on ferry electrification costs, we unpack how progressive policies are pricing working people out of Western Washington. Plus, updates on the Travis Decker case, Lewis County’s defiance of sanctuary law, and Bob Ferguson’s Planned Parenthood priorities.

Show topics: A convict who was released because of a WA Supreme Court decision prime suspect in the murder of his girlfriend // Trial begins for WA man who refused to wear a mask at polling location // Antisemitic schoolboard member wrote the state resolution on antisemitism // Chinese spies charged after surveilling local military bases

On today’s Morning Ride, we learn that 11 suspects have been charged in a violent ICE facility attack in Texas and bring you the latest details on paralyzed Idaho firefighter Dave Tysdal, with guest Jared Reneau from the Red and Blue Foundation. Phil plays a hight fom yesterdays interview with Snohomish County GOP Chair Bill Cooper who discussed the real budget impacts of population growth, while Washington prioritizes building wildlife overpasses.

Show topics: The WA Checkbook hasn't been updated since DOG WA started revealing its secrets // Why is King County "Health" rebranding needle exchanges? // WHY did the NEA cut ties with the ADL? // Nothing in the Epstein Files?

On today’s episode of The Morning Ride, Phil dives into the growing controversy over the new ICEBlock app — a tool that lets users report ICE sightings — sparking a national debate about public safety vs. political activism. Former ICE Director Tom Homan blasts the Biden administration’s immigration failures, arguing the U.S. would need to deport 7,000 people daily to undo the damage. From there, Phil covers former Gov. Jay Inslee’s climate crusade earning him the nickname “Z.C.” (Zero Credibility) as he doubles down on using the tragedy in Texas as a springboard for his political activism.

The morning ride also turns to local headlines: a Redmond car thief is shot and wounded, Edmonds faces a $13 million budget hole while floating tax hikes and potential police cuts, and we talk to the Snohomish County GOP chair about taxpayer frustration. PLUS Tom Slimak, project engineer at WSDOT for the Hwy 167 completion project near Fife All that and more as we take conservatives to work—and liberal politics to task—to help make Washington livable again.