Senator Marko Liias (D -Edmonds) is receiving serious criticism for his proposal to place a tax on fuel refined in Washington State before it is exported to neighboring states. In this interview, he defends the plan, but also shares some very pointed criticism of Oregon State Governor, Kate Brown, saying “The fact that she dare say a word is a joke. This governor down in Oregon is living in Fantasyland. She is in the last few months of her term. She is losing relevance. She is a lame duck. Obviously, she is grasping for something to stay in the headlines as her successor is being selected.”

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HOUR 1 -- Russia launches ‘full-scale invasion’ on Ukraine. GUEST: Ralph Peters returns to explain what happens next.

GUEST: Lars Larson weighs in on what he thinks our response should be

HOUR 2 -- AP reporter stumps House Dem on lack of tax relief. Calls to end King County employee vaccine mandate, particularly for law enforcement

GUEST: Councilmember Reagan Dunn says the uptick in violence in King County — plus a severe shortage of deputies — means the mandate should be lifted

HOUR 3 -- Ballard neighbors say 'lawnmower man' is back and causing more problems.

Justin Trudeau revokes Emergencies Act: 'Existing laws and bylaws are now sufficient'

GUEST: State Senator Marko Liias returns to discuss the Democrat’s $16 billion transportation budget plan.

HOUR 1 -- Seattle City Council votes to block open-ended extension of eviction moratorium.

What a birthday! Baby girl born on 2/22/2022 at 2:22 a.m. in North Carolina

Median net worth of Seattle-area homeowners neared $1 million in 2021

Jay Inslee would sign export fuel tax over Oregon, Idaho, Alaska’s objections

HOUR 2 -- How do Americans feel about the backlash against the Freedom Trucker Convoy in Canada?

Academy Won’t Air All Categories Live for 94th Oscars Telecast

George Gascón recall effort: Nearly 98% of Prosecutors' association votes in favor of recalling boss - Backtracks after Sentencing 26-Year-Old Transgender Child Molester to Two Years in Juvenile Facility

The C.D.C. Isn’t Publishing Large Portions of the Covid Data It Collects - because it doesn't fit "their narrative"

HOUR 3 -- Man shot in face highlights crime issues at downtown problem spot

AOC thinks police have less financial scrutiny and performance auditing than schools

The latest out of Ukraine and nobody fears Joe Biden

HOUR 1 -- Putin orders troops into pro-Russian regions of eastern Ukraine – what should the US response be? GUEST: Ralph Peters helps break it down

Big day in Olympia! WA Democrats propose $16B for transportation, hoping to boost highways, transit and ferries GUEST: Randy Pepple from ShiftWA.org is our guest to explain it all.

Portland Antifa Picks Fight With Bikers, Then Blame Police When They’re Shot

HOUR 2 -- State Senate Passes Bill Broadening Ability for Clemency, Commutation for Some Incarcerated Individuals After Just 15 Years. GUEST: Dave Reichert joins us to explain the part of this legislation that flagged his anger.

Kyle Rittenhouse launching initiative to combat 'lies' from powerful media outlets, names those he may sue. Snow falling in parts of Western Washington. GUEST: Kristin Clark, KOMO News Meteorologist joins us to talk about how the cold temps will stick around

HOUR 3 -- Bill Maher decimates American apologists for China. Sawant proposes extension to Seattle eviction moratorium. Did Joe Biden really think that Vladimir Putin was ever afraid of him? Median net worth of Seattle-area homeowners neared $1 million in 2021

Hour 1 -- the calculus on Russia invading Ukraine and the relative influence of the US and European nations, Gov. Inslee will lift mask mandates...eventually, Paul McCartney just announced three arena rock concerts in WA in April and May, the NBA is finally confronting the bizarre loophole on restricting un-vaccinated players from playing home games but allowing them to play road games, new announcement from Seattle/King Co. officials on plan to end homelessness doesn't instill much confidence that anything will actually change, the Exec. Director of KC Regional Homeless Authority concludes after unveiling new plan that he doesn't have enough money to spend on fixing homelessness, why this new Seattle/King County plan announced yesterday will fail: the new KC plan requires no accountability from anyone who's homeless, a tribute to a Tacoma business owner who combined love of country with an impressive entrepreneurial spirit.

Hour 2 -- COVID cases dropped 80% in one month and that's not good enough for Gov. Jay Inslee to lift indoor mask mandate sooner, an update on the WA Democrats' attempt to limit citizen initiatives (i.e. Tim Eyman initiatives) to even numbered years, its another form of voter suppression by Democrats, TV sidekick Kat Timpf throws shade on AOC for her hypocrisy about capitalism, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, is trying to figure out why gov't programs to lift Black Americans out of poverty aren't working and what might actually achieve that goal.

Hour 3 -- a KVI listener from south Puget Sound suggests a new theme song for John Carlson's show,

GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, says inflation is being driven in part by energy prices and that's where the Biden Administration has dropped the ball, compare Canada's inflation to US inflation and their respective gov't spending to ameliorate the COVID pandemic, predicting the 2022 election cycle based on SF voters recalling three school board members over COVID decisions and woke politics, a possible solution to transgender sports competition, the King Co. Board of Health does the right thing by repealing a 'bicycle helmet' law but they're doing it for the wrong reason, GUEST: St. Sen. Marko Liias (D-Mukilteo) talks about the Olympia Legislative bill to restrict gun magazine capacity to no more than 10 rounds.

Hour 1 -- a conservative Canadian politician grills the Prime Minister over his horribly prejudiced response to trucker protest convoy, school masking policy vote by Richland WA school district underscores mixed messages from OSPI Chris Reykdal, GUEST: Yakima ER doctor Raul Garcia address the Richland School Board vote to make masks optional in the classroom, for the 2nd day in a row Richland Schools has decided to close for the 2nd day in a row, GUEST: St. Rep. Roger Goodman is asked why did Democrats support bills that make it easier on violent criminals as WA violent crime has increased?,

Hour 2 -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple points out that WA Democrats want to ban gasoline cars in the state by 2030 (five years faster than CA law), banning gasoline cars will be financially untenable for many low-income families, "pernicious use of state tax policy" regarding the growing list of Democrats' fees and taxes in latest $16 billion transportation bill, the website affordablefuelWA.com has info about the growing list of fossil fuel related fee (aka tax) increases connected to HB 2119, GUEST: OSPI Chris Reykdal, says let local school districts decide masking requirements for students/staff, Reykdal confesses there are trade-offs to masking kids at schools, a debate ensues about the trade-offs of masking in children's development and education.

Hour 3-- a debate about Democrats' recent laws to make Washington safer between John Carlson and St. Rep. Roger Goodman, economic and financial illiteracy on display by one of the top Democrats in the U.S. Congress, technocratic elite vs blue collar workers (in both Canada and the US), the WA Democrats $16 billion transportation budget does nothing to boost mass mobility in WA, a 73-year-old Tacoma man will survive a random attack by a suspect who hit him with a hammer, the hammer wielding suspect is still on the loose today, Whatcom Co. Sheriff speaks about 'good guys with guns' who helped intervene after two deputies were shot in the line of duty during a dispute between two neighbors.

John was the guest host of the Ari Hoffman show on February 16, and during that show he interviewed the leader of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives, J.T. Wilcox. This extended interview incudes content exclusive to this podcast, not heard during the radio broadcast!

Hour 1 -- If State Democrats have their way in Olympia they might be giving a $130 million campaign contribution to a vulnerable candidate for re-election and it all revolves around tolling on the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge, State Senate Democrats in Olympia pass $16 billion transportation bill as quickly as possible because it continues to get critical reviews from taxpayers, would Jay Inslee have won a Schrammie for the lock-downs if Ken Schram were still alive?, San Francisco voters overwhelmingly recall three social justice warrior school board members, Biden's 2022 and 2024 chances not looking good as his public support is below 50% in 46 states, GUEST: ATR president, Grover Norquist, examines why US economic inflation is higher than other countries post pandemic, Norquist points to the flood of federal spending and money, KVI's Lars Larson exposes the incestuous relationship between a major tech firm and the most prominent Democrats.

Hour 2 -- GUEST: SPOG president, Mike Solan, extends an olive branch to Seattle's new Mayor, Seattle Police are working without a contract right now and urging Seattle/City Council to hire more police, SPOG is unveiling a new crime dashboard as a metric to illustrate public safety and crime levels in Seattle, the dashboard incorporates police staffing and reported crimes, Solan tries to be optimistic about the Seattle political support for the police department, Solan says he's 'cautiously optimistic' that the worst anti-cop acrimony in Seattle has now passed, exposing the Congressional Democrats for their stubborn refusal to consider or pursue a legitimate investigation into the origin of COVID-19, Democrats claim they care about "long COVID" sufferers and survivors but if they did care they'd consider an origin investigation, why Gov. Inslee has abused his emergency pandemic powers more than any other governor in America,

Hour 3 -- GUEST: Q13/Fox 13 reporter, Matt Markovich, says Seattle's crime and public safety problems are going to hinge on the Seattle City Council and new Mayor agreeing on budget spending, homelessness has now dogged Seattle Mayors for over a decade, Mayor Bruce Harrell is asking for more time to improve public safety and reduce crime but how patient will everybody be?, Gov. Inslee touts his on-line climate summit with Al Gore while he fails to keep homeless people off State DOT right-of-way underneath and along side freeways, Pres. Biden's public support polling is below 50% in 46 states, San Francisco voters send blunt message to the social justice activists pushing their woke politics at the expense of providing kids a decent education.

Hour 1 -- Canada's PM Justin Trudeau plays the martial law card to silence the trucker's convoy protest, Trudeau's indicated he'll financially crush truckers to stifle and silence their protest, will WA Gov. Jay Inslee copy California and keep mask mandates on school kids?, GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) exposes the state Democrats' plan to impose speed cameras in school, parks and hospital zones, the speed cameras follow a pattern in the new budget of 'nickel and diming' drivers with extra fees/taxes/fines.

Hour 2 -- a Kentucky social justice warrior is now accused of trying to assassinate a candidate for Louisville mayor, consider the ironies in the attempted murder suspect's social justice protest background, Super Bowl ratings were up for a 2nd year in a row after falling from Colin Kaepernick national anthem protest(s), calling out Gov. Inslee for demanding green building construction but perpetuating CO2 pollution with congested and clogged freeways, progressive Democrats are really causing more problems than they're solving, an estimated 35,000 WA school kids have switched from public schools to private or home schooling during the COVID related school shutdowns and mask mandates in the last 2 years, KVI callers share why they decided to switch their kids out of public schools.

Hour 3 -- the drug testing controversy of the 15-year-old Russian Olympic figure skater brings to mind the story of a 16-year-old gold winning American in 1972, how Democrats plan to 'nickel and dime' WA drivers with new $16 billion transportation budget, US Sen. Patty Murray brags about holding a Senate hearing to help people find jobs in a country where there are roughly 10-million job openings, why Johnny Carson is the first think we think about with the Willie Nelson song "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", the disgraceful behavior of network/legacy news media regarding the latest investigation into Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign spying on Pres. Trump, conservative Mollie Hemingway brilliantly analyzes the network news culpability in the entire 2016 Russian hoax, even King County Metro's GM wants more security or police to keep buses safe from meth and heroin drug users on-board.

Hour 1 -- did the NFL reunite the referee crew from the Seahawks/Steelers Super Bowl for yesterday's big game?, SB MVP is a rising star from Yakima WA, notice that none of the Super Bowl fans were wearing masks, Mickey Guyton nails the National Anthem,

SB National Anthem, one of the biggest impact SB ads was a conclusion to The Sopranos iconic TV show, GUEST: military and strategic affairs analyst, Ralph Peters, examines the Russia/Ukraine invasion potential, Peters is asked how this face-off to invade Ukraine eventually ends; KVI's Lars Larson digs into the latest in Hillary Clinton campaign paying to spy on Trump campaign in 2016 vis-a-vis the Russian dossier, the latest investigation into Clinton's campaign involves the actions of an attorney with a Seattle law firm.

Hour 2 -- GUEST: State Sen. Mike Padden (R- Spokane Valley), US women win gold and silver in first ever Monobob event at Winter Olympics, city of Ottawa reaches agreement with Canadian trucker protest convoy, the trucker protest has tipped the balance in addressing COVID as a seasonal flu and not a pandemic, HBO's Bill Maher and a guest completely dismantle the lock-down liberals who have extended mandates and restrictions, even CNN host blasts Biden over answers about Afghanistan withdrawal.

Hour 3 -- GUEST: Bothell mom, Julie Barrett, tells KVI about her opposition to new Legislative bill SB 5883 which allows minors to receive medical treatment/surgery without any parental consent, Barrett says he 14 yr old daughter was essentially held hostage after being admitted to Children's Hospital for a mental health crisis; Paul McCartney penned a nifty Valentine's Day song you've probably never heard, the Soprano's TV show inspired the most talked-about Super Bowl ad yesterday, (Seattle/King Co.) Metro bus drivers say drug use and drug addicts on busses have become a daily hazard, the pervasive drug use is stifling ridership but Metro's management is reluctant to police the drug use with uniformed officers, police reform comparo and Kitsap Co. repeat offender, HBO host and guest demolish the Canadian Prime Minister and opponents of the trucker protest convoy against COVID vaxx mandates.