The John Curley Show

6pm - I WAS THINKING:  Trump’s Spirit Airlines Bailout is a TERRIBLE Idea // May Day March 2026: Workers Over Billionaires // Protests ensue at Turning Point Event at UW // Erika Kirk delivers… an interesting monologue this morning

5pm - GUEST - BOB KETTLE - SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7  // Kettle called a special council meeting because of the following Westneat’s article // Amid Seattle’s neglect, a Little Saigon gem somehow hangs on // CM Bob Kettle Chair Comments at Public Safety Committee Special Meeting last week // John’s Egg Disaster // Other workplace disasters in your career? // LETTERS

4pm - Katie Wilson has a short message to those leaving Seattle or Washington // Bob Ferguson begged Starbucks to stay… multiple times // Microsoft President Brad Smith on WA’s business climate // Moody’s shifts Washington outlook to negative, warns of risk // John breaks down the business taxes in the state of Washington // It’s a bad time to be a massage parlor in Pierce County // Advocates decry Bothell police raids of 5 Asian-owned massage parlors // Columbia plans to euthanize Pablo Escobar’s hippos // Indian billionaire heir offers to save 80 of Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ from Colombian cull 

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  Trump’s Spirit Airlines Bailout is a TERRIBLE Idea // May Day March 2026: Workers Over Billionaires // Protests ensue at Turning Point Event at UW // Erika Kirk delivers… an interesting monologue this morning

Journalist Katie Phang sues acting attorney general Todd Blanche over Epstein files. WHY the Epstein story is so much more than just sex crimes. Epstein’s connection to Peter Thiel should concern every American // How the biggest names in the Epstein files became the architects of our future surveillance state // Thoughts on sacrificing freedom for security 

What A Summer Playing Monopoly Taught John About a “Low Trust Society”. John: “As I see it, we have two depressing options.  Be a low trust society where it's every man for himself or embrace the surveillance state model like China with a .05% murder rate.” // Rep. Tim Burchett told TMZ that the truth about UFOs is so disturbing… it would “set the country unglued. // LETTERS

All New Cars Could Have Mandatory Surveillance Tech Unless Congress Stops This Mandate. Demonstration of how the kill switch works. Thomas Massie VS the Kill Switch since 2023. FISA surveillance vote sparks fierce debate as Congress splits on warrantless monitoring. Rep Self sounds the alarm over FISA 702, Kill Switch, CBDC and Geo Fencing. Under Trump, Green Card Seekers Face New Scrutiny for Views on Israel // Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announces sweeping investment plan for child care and education. Mayor Katie Wilson rushed away following gunfire near news conference // BREAKING: Congress votes to extend FISA 702 with warrantless surveillance on Americans for another 3 years

Journalist Katie Phang sues acting attorney general Todd Blanche over Epstein files. WHY the Epstein story is so much more than just sex crimes. Epstein’s connection to Peter Thiel should concern every American // How the biggest names in the Epstein files became the architects of our future surveillance state // Thoughts on sacrificing freedom for security 

OIL, WAR AND THE LOCAL, NATIONAL AND WORLD ECONOMIES // Seattle gas prices hit all-time record overnight as Iran war, Climate Commitment Act create historic squeeze at the pump // History of the Modern Oil Industry // Texts on Oil // TEXTS

When Rationalization Turns Deadly - The rise of “Micro-looting” // Three Listeners Take “The Ultimatum Test” // LETTERS