5pm: Largest Federal Workers Union Urges Dems to Cave on Government Shutdown, Revealing Cracks in Coalition // CNN’s Jake Tapper blames democratic senators for shutdown // Senate Leader John Thune goes berserk on senate floor // Seattle businesses brace for impact as Amazon cuts 14K jobs amid AI shift // Amazon cuts more than 2,300 jobs in Washington state as part of broader layoffs // Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots // Bill Gates Admits That Climate Change 'Will Not Be the End of Civilization' // Bill Gates’ decades of climate doom-ism // Letters

4pm: In Studio Guest – Seattle Police Officers Guild President Mike Solan // Mike Solan is 25 year veteran of the Seattle Police Department, the president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild and the United Coalition of Public Safety. // He’s a national public safety expert and the host of Hold the Line with Mike Solan, which is available everywhere podcasts are streamed. // SPD nearing 150 officers hired this year as new ad campaign targets recruits // Trump Roundup // Trump says it’s ‘pretty clear’ he’s not allowed to run for a third term // Trump uses fake Indian accent to impersonate India’s leader in rambling speech to Korean delegation // Truth Social to launch prediction and betting marketplace // The National Consensus for a President’s Day Weekend Super Bowl

3pm: I Was Thinking: The AI Doom Plague // This Day in History: 1929 - Stock market crashes on Black Tuesday // The Maddening Mixed Messaging About the Mississippi Monkeys

6pm: In Studio Guest – Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison // Seattle City Attorney challenger won’t enforce banishment zones including Capitol Hill’s SODA // SPD soars toward hiring goals as recruitment surges // What the hell is going on in Venezuela? // US sought to lure Nicolás Maduro’s pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader // Why Trump is ‘telegraphing’ military action against Venezuela // John put down a deposit on a face-lift 

5pm: Guest – Senate Republican Leader John Braun // $250M housing scandal? Senate Republican leader Braun demands probe, calls fund a private bank // Whistleblower: State 'equity' program became a fund for personal enrichment // Mystery alien spacecraft reaches Earth tomorrow – here's what really will happen // Letters

4pm: In Studio Guest – Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison // Seattle City Attorney challenger won’t enforce banishment zones including Capitol Hill’s SODA // SPD soars toward hiring goals as recruitment surges // What the hell is going on in Venezuela? // US sought to lure Nicolás Maduro’s pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader // Why Trump is ‘telegraphing’ military action against Venezuela // 'No doubt' Trump wants to topple our government, Venezuelan official tells BBC // Responding to texts about Snap 

3pm: I Was Thinking: Welcome to Socialism Lite! // This Day in History: 1886 - Statue of Liberty dedicated // John put down a deposit on a face-lift 

6pm: Video Guest – We Heart Seatle Founder Andrea Suarez // Is Seattle’s “Homeless Industrial Complex” siphoning funds to Antifa? // Antifa infiltrating Seattle homeless services, report finds // Breaking Down Last Week’s Mayor-Palooza // New Mayoral Poll: A plurality of Seattle voters favor Katie Wilson in the city’s 2025 mayoral race, while 55% oppose Bruce Harrell’s reelection // Harrell orders city to tackle ‘food deserts’ after Lake City Fred Meyer closure // John reacts to Mayor Harrell’s assertion the victims of theft should be responsible for knowing WHY they’re being robbed // YouTuber Tyler Oliveira branded ‘racist,’ dragged through the muck after filming Indian village’s messy ‘poop-throwing’ fight

5pm: Video Guest – Elizabeth New – Washington Policy Center // Director, Center for Health Care and Center for Worker Rights // PFML used by those with upper incomes to bring all workers another wage decrease // ObamaCare Premiums Are Doubling? Don’t Believe It // WA residents shopping for health insurance hit with sticker shock // Letters

4pm: Video Guest – We Heart Seatle Founder Andrea Suarez // Is Seattle’s “Homeless Industrial Complex” siphoning funds to Antifa? // Antifa infiltrating Seattle homeless services, report finds // Breaking Down Last Week’s Mayor-Palooza // New Mayoral Poll: A plurality of Seattle voters favor Katie Wilson in the city’s 2025 mayoral race, while 55% oppose Bruce Harrell’s reelection // Harrell orders city to tackle ‘food deserts’ after Lake City Fred Meyer closure // John reacts to Mayor Harrell’s assertion the victims of theft should be responsible for knowing WHY they’re being robbed // YouTuber Tyler Oliveira branded ‘racist,’ dragged through the muck after filming Indian village’s messy ‘poop-throwing’ fight