The Ari Hoffman Show

#CHOP/CHAZ is no more-Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkin signed the decree at 2am and the police started clearing out the space at 5am this morning, 31 protestors arrested, plus Kirby's interview with John Bolton.

Kirby breaks down with happened with CHOP and how the neighborhood was affected, and he relates it to history, listeners have thoughts they want to share, and we learn about "This Day in History".

We get the behind the scenes story on the dismembering of CHOP from KOMO Reporter Matt Markovich, details from the new book from John Bolton and what happens next on Capitol Hill.

There hasn’t been a detailed, inside account on how this president makes decisions on a day-to-day basis, until now. John Bolton served as National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump for 519 days. A seasoned public servant who had previously worked for Presidents Reagan, Bush #41, and Bush #43, Bolton brought to the administration forty years of experience in international issues and a reputation for tough, blunt talk. In The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir. Bolton offers a substantive and factual account of the period from April 9, 2018 to September 10, 2019, when he had nearly daily communications with the President.

Kirby guest is investigative journalist Adam Guillette who works for Accuracy in Media-who was up in the middle of CHOP/CHAZ and he tell us about the 2 different groups that were involved-Black Lives Matter and Antifa, plus we hear from Dr. Alex Berezow from his current post in Poland.

A local restaurant owner in Renton shares not only his struggle to survive the pandemic but also a cruel onslaught of social media attacks after preparing to defend his business against protesters, listeners share their thoughts about today's topics, and we learn about what happened on "This Day in History".

The two-page letter that Mayor Jenny Durkin wrote asking the Seattle City Council to take action against Council member Kshama Sawant asking for her expulsion, listeners react and give their thoughts and KOMO Reporter Matt Markovich on whether or not CHOP/CHAZ is officially disbanding or not.

Paul Chabot is a former US Congressional candidate from California now living in Texas. He is retired from law enforcement and runs a counter terrorism consulting firm while serving in the Navy Reserves at the rank of Commander. He is an author, adjunct professor, and has a doctorate in leadership. He is also the CEO and founder of Conservative Move --Our mission is to help families and businesses move to Conservative areas of America. He also oversees Law Enforcement Move helping law enforcement officers move to police friendly communities.

The gathering in Olympia that Sacha Baron Cohen crashed, more shootings at the CHOP early this morning and people are fed up with the protesters, and Todd Myers the Director of Center for the Environment at the Washington Policy Center weighs in on the new “Climate Pledge Arena”.

A rush of immigrants crossing the Mexican border could be the reason for increased Covid numbers, in the CDC’s own description of testing and antibodies it reveals that the results can be highly inaccurate, plus we learn about what happened on “This Day in History”.

Kirby discusses white privilege and how it relates to income-based on US Census Data, callers share their thoughts and more stories of the day, plus we hear from the protesters inside CHOP.

The President and his re-election effort, the latest numbers and actions around Covid-19 and KOMO Reporter Jeff Pohjola stops by the studio (both Kirby and Jeff had masks) and he shared what he saw and learned this morning when he was visiting CHOP (capitol hill occupied protest) plus some incredible reactions to being politically correct.

Kirby’s guest is representative Andrew Barkis and here is his statement on the Legislature’s win in Superior Court over the governor’s misuse of veto power: “The governor exceeded his constitutional role and the court ultimately agreed with the Legislature’s legal arguments.”

The latest stats and numbers regarding Covid-19 in our states and others that are going to shut back down again, Kirby shows off his face mask and it has a message, the possible connection between the pandemic and Vitamin D and concerns about wearing masks.

Kirby's guest: Kimberly Wehle (pronounced "Whale-ee") is an author, lawyer, law professor, and on-air and off-air legal expert, analyst and commentator for CBS News. She has also appeared on MSNBC, CNN, BBC, NPR, and PBS. In addition, Wehle is a contributor for BBC World News, and a contributor for The Bulwark and The Hill. Her latest book is What You Need to Know About Voting--and Why.

Our favorite IT/Cybersecurity expert Theresa Payton joins Kirby to talk about why we should be concerned about the use of platforms like Tik Tok and the importance of fact checking the stories you read on Social Media. Plus they talk about her new book “Manipulated: Inside the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth”.

The new name of Seattle Center Arena baffles some as it is now going to be called ‘Climate Pledge Arena”, the possible move of #CHOP to Seattle Center, and John Carlson stops by the studio to chat with Kirby.

During this part of the show Kirby talks with our favorite IT/Cybersecurity expert Theresa Payton about the app called Tik Tok and why we should be concerned about platforms like it, callers want to weigh in on the debate about wearing face masks and we learn about what happened on "This Day in History".

Callers want to talk about how the economy is affected by Covid-19, and the debate over wearing masks continues and Kirby shares where we are in terms of the election with polls and the candidates.

Kirby’s guest this hour is Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett and he describes what happened during the looting in Bellevue and what they have done to crack the case so far, plus Randy Pepple from Shiftwa.org joins Kirby to discuss Washington politics and Governor Zero.

Kirby takes your phone calls this hour plus he talks to KOMO Sports Reporter Bill Swartz about baseball finally returning, we learn about what happened on "This Day in History" and rumors about the dissemination of #CHOP and possibly moving to Seattle Center.

A conversation about who will and who won't wear masks, we learn what the Bellevue Police Department has done so far on the looting incident (23 arrests and 100 people possibly involved) and "Good Guy with a Gun" -ordinary Americans that defend themselves and their property by using their 2nd Amendment rights.