The John Curley Show

6pm: Video Guest – Jon Scholes – CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association // Taxes on the mind at Seattle gathering of downtown business leaders // DSA President & CEO Jon Scholes: “We don’t need more business taxes in Seattle, we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes.” // Slow downtown recovery testing Seattle’s pragmatic progressives // These sounds are all around us. Hear them for the first time. // TSA trouble and the Save Act

5pm: Thousands Of Marines And 3 U.S. Warships Deployed To The Middle East, Reports Say // Hegseth taunts Iran’s new Ayatollah // You can't hide from ChatGPT – AI challenge can geo-locate you from almost any photo – we tried it and it's worrisome // Israeli Officials Think Iran’s Regime Isn’t Likely to Fall Soon // Video Guest – Jeremiah Byron – Bigfoot Society Podcast // Dramatic 'surge' in Ohio Bigfoot sightings as guard dog left 'shaking with fear' // A New Bigfoot Documentary Helps Explain Our Conspiracy-Minded Era // Letters

4pm: Video Guest – Jon Scholes – CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association // Taxes on the mind at Seattle gathering of downtown business leaders // DSA President & CEO Jon Scholes: “We don’t need more business taxes in Seattle, we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes.” // Slow downtown recovery testing Seattle’s pragmatic progressives // These sounds are all around us. Hear them for the first time. // TSA trouble and the Save Act

3pm: I Was Thinking: Dying for a better life // Bill Gates’ ties to Epstein cause ‘troubling situation’ for Bellevue’s TerraPower // We finally found out why they killed Charlie Kirk // Iran Threats // Gen Z is Hanging Out at the Mall, Re-Energizing the Industry

6pm: Latest on the Old Dominion shooter // Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed // Iran had a surprise drone attack planned for California: FBI alert // Trump says he's been briefed on Iranian sleeper cells inside the U.S. // Iranian regime issues chilling threats to its citizens // Decades of government policy begged us to be physically active but have produced zero evidence of success // GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next? // Lindt says weight-loss drugs users are eating more chocolate, not less // A dose of psilocybin helps smokers quit in new study // “Impossible to win” promotional oyster giveaway is finally won

5pm: Leaked video shows WA Teachers Union coaching members on pushing for income tax // Washington stuck mid-pack in national education ranking // A WA Democrat introduced a bill this week that would destroy any corporation that spends money opposing the income tax. // Almost 30-year dream could soon be realized for Spokane Valley man as ‘referee bill’ heads to governor’s desk // Letters

4pm: Latest on the Old Dominion shooter // Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed // Iran had a surprise drone attack planned for California: FBI alert // Trump says he's been briefed on Iranian sleeper cells inside the U.S. // Iranian regime issues chilling threats to its citizens // SPD directive to document ICE agents // Camel pageant thrown into chaos after 20 competitors disqualified for using hump-plumping injectables // Kickboxer becomes first person in UK to pull a car using just his testicles

3pm: I was Thinking: There’s no such thing as free childcare, either // Decades of government policy begged us to be physically active but have produced zero evidence of success // GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next? // Lindt says weight-loss drugs users are eating more chocolate, not less // A dose of psilocybin helps smokers quit in new study // “Impossible to win” promotional oyster giveaway is finally won

6pm: Video Guest – Ryan Clarkson – Clarkson Law Firm // Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage // OpenAI is being sued for training ChatGPT with 'stolen' personal data // Meta is also facing unrelated lawsuits over their platforms being intentionally addictive, while multiple AI companies are being sued for liability in cases where users were driven to suicide or murder over conversations with their chat-bots // Phone Guest – Attorney Sumeer Singla // The City of Seattle continues to engage in a cover up over allegations against former SPD Chief Adrian Diaz // Sumeer is filing a lawsuit against SPD and the city of Seattle alleging public records violations in relation to his case involving four women who claim they were victims of sexual harassment, retaliation and subject to a hostile work environment by Diaz // Electric air taxis are about to take flight in 26 states

5pm: The Income Tax has passed // Bob Ferguson: “The Millionaires’ Tax passed by the House represents historic progress in rebalancing our unfair system.” // Howard Schultz announces he’s relocating his family and family office that has funded many Seattle businesses to Miami, Florida // Why are authorities finally searching Epstein's ranch in New Mexico? // Rep Comer: The federal government asked New Mexico to stop their investigation, I believe back in 2019 of that ranch. // Letters

4pm: Video Guest – Ryan Clarkson – Clarkson Law Firm // Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage // OpenAI is being sued for training ChatGPT with 'stolen' personal data // Meta is also facing unrelated lawsuits over their platforms being intentionally addictive, while multiple AI companies are being sued for liability in cases where users were driven to suicide or murder over conversations with their chat-bots // Phone Guest – Attorney Sumeer Singla // The City of Seattle continues to engage in a cover up over allegations against former SPD Chief Adrian Diaz // Sumeer is filing a lawsuit against SPD and the city of Seattle alleging public records violations in relation to his case involving four women who claim they were victims of sexual harassment, retaliation and subject to a hostile work environment by Diaz // Electric air taxis are about to take flight in 26 states

3pm: I Was Thinking: There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch // On this day in 2020, WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic // COVID-19’s Total Cost to the U.S. Economy Will Reach $14 Trillion by End of 2023 // Viral video claims the Simpsons predicted Trump’s death // 16 Wild Simpsons Predictions That Seemingly Came True 

6pm: Video Guest – Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank // State Senate passes sheriffs accountability bill, sending it to governor // James Lynch - King County reports 22% drop in 2025 crime rate, with murders and car theft down // Uber rolls out women-only option nationwide; what to know 

5pm: Phone Guest – Sam in Redmond // An Iranian – American Entrepreneur explains the complicated history on Iran, it’s oil, it’s politics and what he hope for it’s future // Sam left Iran for the United States in 1976. // He is extremely well versed on Iran’s long and complicated history with oppression and regime change since oil was first discovered there in 1908 // While life under the Shah was “a brutal dictatorship”, he says it was nothing compared to the terror and oppression of living under the current regime. // Sam supports regime change in Iran with the United States’ help. // However, he wishes it occurred last summer, before 30,000 protestors were killed, and now fears Trump and the US are NOT committed to seeing regime change through which, he believes, will make the situation much worse for Iranians. // Washington lawmakers millionaires tax debate enters its 24th hour // Letters

4pm: Video Guest – Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank // State Senate passes sheriffs accountability bill, sending it to governor // James Lynch - King County reports 22% drop in 2025 crime rate, with murders and car theft down // Uber rolls out women-only option nationwide; what to know 

3pm: I Was Thinking: God, Grant me the Serenity …to be taxed to death in WA // Three sources tell 60 Minutes that undercover agents purchased a miniaturized microwave weapon from a Russian criminal network that they believe causes Havana syndrome // Man in charge of classified space weapons program who knew all about America's UFO secrets is missing // Why you can remember every word of a song from 25 years ago – but not why you walked into the room 

6pm - GUEST - JACK NICASTRO - ASSISTANT EDITOR AT REASON.COM // Jack is a libertarian scholar who has interned at the Cato Institute, National Review, and the American Institute for Economic Research // The Sanders-Khanna 'Billionaire Tax' Would Make All Americans Poorer // California Billionaire Wealth Tax Would Cost the State $25 Billion, New Research Finds // Anthropic Sues U.S. Defense Department, Pete Hegseth for Targeting Company // Anthropic Labeled a Supply Chain Risk, Banned from Government Contracts // Trump suddenly says Iran war “might be complete” after mysterious call with Putin // Why Iran’s New Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Is Already a Marked Man // Prison guards discussed cover-up of Epstein’s death, inmate tells FBI

5pm - GUEST - JIM WALSH - STATE REP AND CHAIRMAIN OF THE WA STATE GOP // Income Tax Debate taking place any minute on the house floor // Abell, Walsh say bill gives attorney general sweeping new power to investigate Washington residents // GUEST - RY CURLEY // FREE AGENCY TAKES TWO OF SEATTLE’S FAVORITE HAWKS… SO FAR // Seahawks lose Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to Chiefs // Seahawks lose safety Coby Bryant to Bears, reports say // LETTERS

4pm - GUEST - JACK NICASTRO - ASSISTANT EDITOR AT REASON.COM // Jack is a libertarian scholar who has interned at the Cato Institute, National Review, and the American Institute for Economic Research // The Sanders-Khanna 'Billionaire Tax' Would Make All Americans Poorer // California Billionaire Wealth Tax Would Cost the State $25 Billion, New Research Finds // Anthropic Sues U.S. Defense Department, Pete Hegseth for Targeting Company // Anthropic Labeled a Supply Chain Risk, Banned from Government Contracts // Trump suddenly says Iran war “might be complete” after mysterious call with Putin // Why Iran’s New Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Is Already a Marked Man // Prison guards discussed cover-up of Epstein’s death, inmate tells FBI

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  Oil is the New Salt // Revisiting our Psychic’s Predictions for 2026 // Difficult people in your life might make you age faster, study suggests

6pm: Video Guest – State Rep Josh Penner // The Keeping Families Together Act continues to leave dead babies in its wake. // Now they’re defunding the two longstanding organizations that treat babies born with drug addiction // Realtor Kevin Sorbora on the Pocket Listening Bill // Why China and Russia Haven’t Reacted on Iran

5pm: WA ‘millionaires tax’ headed for passage as Ferguson says he’ll sign it // Is New Mexico’s Zorro Ranch the center of a global conspiracy? // John speaks with New Mexico native who received tips about bodies buried on Zorro Ranch // Letters

4pm: Video Guest – State Rep Josh Penner // The Keeping Families Together Act continues to leave dead babies in its wake. // Now they’re defunding the two longstanding organizations that treat babies born with drug addiction // On this day in history the Zapruder film is shown for the first time // JFK assassination film held by feds could be worth $900M – and could prove 2nd shooter on ‘grassy knoll’ // Iconic 1968 Hit Voted ‘Worst Song of the ’60s’

3pm: I Was Thinking: When A Traditional Story Just Won’t Do // Realtor Kevin Sorbora on the Pocket Listening Bill // Why China and Russia Haven’t Reacted on Iran

6pm - I WAS THINKING: The Cost of Housing Rises… By Design // The DOJ has been taking down Epstein files. Here’s what remains // DOJ Announces Another 47,000 ‘Epstein Files’ To Be Released This Week // House asks Bill Gates, others to testify in Epstein sex trafficking probe // Glymphatic Blueprint // Why sleep and hydration are so important