The Jason Rantz Show

What’s Trending: Washington State won't settle opioid lawsuit with Purdue Pharma, community task force considered for policy oversight and it’s an awful idea, despite rampant bad bicycling, tickets for violations down, and Ocasio-Cortez makes student loan payment during House panel hearing on school debt. \\ Jacob Sullum (Reason) on the bad move to ban flavored e-cig products \\ Piers Morgan trashes teaching kids in school there are ‘100 gender identities.’

Social media continues to be flooded with unhinged leftists celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death. UW ranked very poorly in a new survey on free speech on campus. Seattle Red got booted from Nextdoor. // LongForm: GUEST: Head of the Quality of Life Coalition Saul Spady on the disgusting anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti spotted at Seattle Central College this morning. // Quick Hit: Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s full remarks on Charlie Kirk at this morning’s press conference.

Washington principal ripped for post that ‘condones’ Charlie Kirk’s murder. Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal is worried that some people might use the state’s dismal test scores as a reason to privatize schools. Far-left activists in Seattle are very upset that the city council voted to implement more security cameras. // Big Local: Senior Citizens caused an uproar at a Skagit County meeting after there were fake rumors online about cuts to programs like Meals on Wheels. A state audit found a lack of financial oversight oversight in the Pierce County city of Roy. The judge in the case of the teen charged with killing several members of his own family in Fall City is getting fed up with the defense team’s constant delays. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim: Should school faculty making grotesque comments about Charlie Kirk be fired? Also, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) is backing a proposal that would make active shooters drills at schools optional.

At last, Charlie Kirk’s suspected murderer has been brought into custody. Kirk’s murder has some people feeling on edge about the state campus security. // Kamala Harris’s new book didn’t pull any punches against Joe Biden. // Despite downtown Seattle still being quite vacant, city leaders are acting as if it’s booming. Seattle light rail made its first successful test run across the I-90 bridge.

Pastor Russell Johnson’s full speech from the vigil held for Charlie Kirk at Seattle’s Westlake Park last night. // LongForm: GUEST: Rachael Savage is running to keep the Seattle City Council at least somewhat moderate. // Quick Hit: Annual 9/11 Flight 93 tribute.

Law enforcement continues to search security footage from neighbors and businesses in Orem, Utah in their manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s murderer. Many Democrats are blaming Republicans and President Trump for Charlie Kirk’s death. Audio of Jason’s speech at the Charlie Kirk vigil in Westlake Park last night. // Big Local: A group of burglars in Puyallup has been using a dog to assist them with their thievery. A judge ruled an Everett City Council candidate cannot be on the November ballot. // You Pick the Topic: Britney Spears is living in a dog poop-infested home.

There’s a potential breakthrough in the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin. There was a vigil held for Kirk last night at Seattle’s Westlake Park. The reaction by many on the radical Left to Kirk’s death has been appalling. // Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbes is posturing after the Department of Justice requested Washington voter data. Washington State’s high court is going to decide if Amazon can be held responsible for selling products that were used by customers to commit suicide. // Residents in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood don’t want a new crisis care center, but King County is moving ahead with it anyway.

Guest: Josh Hammer on Charlie Kirk’s deep faith and where we go from here as a country. Guest: Curtis Houck with Newsbusters on the grotesque response to Charlie Kirk’s death by many members of the media. // GUEST: Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) remembers the “happy warrior” Charlie Kirk. // Final thoughts on the passing of Charlie Kirk.

Guest: Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) on the uptick in political violence. // Big Local: Guest: Local Pastor Russell Johnson on the spiritual decay happening in America right now. Johnson is hosting a vigil for Charlie Kirk tonight at Westlake Park at 7:30. // Guest: Fox News’s Guy Benson reacts to the death of Charlie Kirk. 

Conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a campus speaking event in Orem, Utah. He was 31. // Live coverage: Local authorities give an update on the death of Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah. // Is there reason to be hopeful about our country at a time like this?

Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank is being investigated for his social media posts about gun ownership for transgender people. An accused drug dealer deported four times was arrested in Seattle. Why is this not making headlines? A Bureau of Labor Statistics revision shows that there were far fewer jobs added under the Biden Administration than previously thought. Prosecutors want a harsher sentence for Shawn Kemp. // LongForm: GUEST: Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier is proposing a new law that would keep federal immigration enforcement out of emergency response zones. // Quick Hit: A new Gallup poll shows that capitalism has its lowest favorability ever amongst Americans.

Microsoft is making its Seattle-area employees come back to the office. Seattle is trying to deal with a $200 million budget deficit. Israel executed strikes on Hamas leadership taking refuge in Qatar. // Big Local: State authorities have given a timeline for the reopening of the White River Bridge. Everett’s Paine Field has been ranked one of the best airports in the country. // You Pick the Topic: Las Vegas buffets are going out of style.

Crime has increased in Spokane while there is plenty of space in the downtown jail. There were stabbings in Burien and Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. Residents in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood are irate at King County’s plan to build a new crisis care center. A Mariners fan hired an Etsy witch to try and turn around the team’s struggles. // Tom Homan schooled the hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe on illegal immigration. // Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell went on a bizarre anti-Trump rant during a food bank opening event.

Ticket sales data says there were more 49er fans than Seahawks at Lumen Field yesterday, but is that really true? UW atmospherics sciences professor Cliff Mass says that Washington’s Climate Commitment Act is a terrible investment. // LongForm: GUEST: Kelly J. moved to Seattle six months ago, but now he’s without a car after it was stolen, flipped on its side, and completely destroyed. // Quick Hit: GoFundMe removed fundraisers supporting the suspect in the Charlotte light rail stabbing.

Let’s Go Washington unveils initiatives to protect girls’ sports and parental rights. There was a crash-and-grab at a Greenwood smoke shop. TSA might change its policy regarding liquids in carry-ons. A baseball team let AI manage for a day. // Big Local: A man was arrested for impersonating as an Edmonds police officer. A Tacoma rescue dog is in the running for ‘world’s cutest dog.’ // You Pick the Topic: A Phillies fan went viral over the weekend for throwing a tantrum after another fan nabbed a home run ball for his son.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Pierce County deputies for threatening to commit a school shooting and was allegedly in possession of dozens of firearms. Trump won another case at the Supreme Court regarding immigration. The Seattle housing market took a dip last month. // Would a Zohran Mamdani victory in New York ultimately be good for the rest of the country in the long run? // After the backlash from their interview with Kristi Noem, CBS says it won’t air edited interviews anymore.

What’s Trending: Parents protest outside of Bothell elementary school due to a new uniform policy, Howard Schultz drops his plans to run as an Independent candidate in 2020, Jason went and saw IT: Chapter 2, and Sarah Sanders goes on Fox & Friends that she is still getting hate in public. \\ Sedro-Woolley Councilmember Germaine Kornegay talks about the offensive newsletter about the KKK that was mailed out to the community. \\ Jamele Hill’s awful take is promoting segregation.

Here’s why one Washington firefighter was detained by ICE. King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci is urging Sound Transit to nix a major project to save money. New security concerns arise for next summer’s World Cup due to a brawl after a recent sounders match. A shocking new study about the Earth’s sea level. // LongForm: GUEST: Brian Heywood with Let’s Go Washington is rolling a couple new initiatives. // Quick Hit: Desperate Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell blurs the line between City Hall and campaign.

Undercover cops are going to blend into the crowd at Seahawks games this year by wearing jerseys of the opposing team. Pramila Jayapal is whining that SCOTUS is overturning decisions made by activist judges. A new survey found that many mothers don’t have as much free time or time for their careers as they would like due to dropping off their kids at school. // Big Local: Sea-Tac aiport is touting shorter wait times in the security line, but are they really that short? A former employee destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of wine at a Woodinville winery. // Guest: Jake Skorheim on gender ideology in the classroom. 

Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle is complaining about ICE ramping up operations in Seattle. New video has been released in the attempted kidnapping of a bikini barista in Lakewood. There were some underwhelming economic numbers released today. // The Left’s claim that it’s harder for people who want a COVID vaccine to get one is ridiculous. // Guest: State Rep. Stephanie McClintock (R-Vancouver) on cell phone bans in schools. 

Parents are concerned about the safety of their children walking to school along Seattle’s Aurora Avenue. Ted Cruz had to give Senator Tim Kaine a lesson in basic American civics. A new study says you should think twice about retiring in Washington or Oregon (but not Idaho). Major businesses are investing big money into Washington’s elections. // LongForm: GUEST: Managing Partner of Lake Union Partners Patrick Foley on what a return to progressivism would do to Seattle. // Quick Hit: After slamming accusations that she’s a millionaire, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s net worth conspicuously spiked.

Governor Bob Ferguson held a dishonest press conference today about the effects of tariffs on Washington’s economy. The attorneys of one of the firefighters that was detained by ICE at the bear gulch fire says her client must be released. Seattle has closed multiple parks due to lawless activity. Guest: Jaclyn Stapp, board member of the “Make America Fentanyl Free” campaign. // Big Local: Pierce County deputies were called to a McDonald’s where they arrested a drug dealer in possession of several firearms and fentanyl. A man tried to escape the Thurston County SWAT team by digging through the floor. Eagles are being poisoned by rodenticide in Snohomish County. Everett is lowering the speed limits on two major roads. // You Pick the Topic: Family drama broke out when an aunt blamed her niece for accidentally eating dog food.

Democrat senators took turns getting their soundbite moments chastising RFK Jr. at a hearing on Capitol Hill today. // KING 5 smears ICE as ‘hunters’ while running cover for illegal immigrants. // A hiker was attacked by an owl at Seattle’s Discovery Park. The Macklemore burglary suspect flipped off the camera during his trial arraignment.

Seattle is suing Glock over claims that its guns are too easily modified into automatic weapons. WA State agency admits it doesn’t track number of beds for drug-dependent babies—but shut down a facility saving them. A woman became a full time house and pet sitter in order to circumvent paying sky-high Seattle rents. // LongForm: GUEST: Rep. Michael Baumgartner breaks down a new bill to target a new synthetic opioid, how to release the Epstein files, and whether or not the government will be funded by the end of the month. // Quick Hit: Oregon’s Health Authority is concealing data on transgender surgeries on minors.

Washington, Oregon, and California are forming a coalition to give out their own vaccine guidance in defiance of changes made by the CDC. Seattle schools are dealing with a drop in enrollment and a budget deficit. // Big Local: The North Shore School District is instituting a cell phone ban in classrooms. Schools in Spokane bought hundreds of fans in order to deal with the sweltering heat on the first day of class. A man who authorities call the most dangerous driver in Washington was arrested in Thurston County. The FBI says the bones found at a campsite near Leavenworth are not the bones of Travis Decker. // You Pick the Topic: Why are so many people crying at work?