grand jury decision regarding fatal shooting of Louisville woman shows the failure to evaluate evidence in order to embrace pre-conceived beliefs, Seattle protests last night showed two differing sides related to grand jury's decision on Breonna Taylor killing, addressing the distortions of what happened the night in March that Taylor was fatally shot, rioters don't seem to know the facts of the case, KVI callers react to the grand jury decision and last night's unrest, video of a U-Haul truck full of signs for BLM protesters rolls into Louisville and is quickly unloaded for street protests.

GUEST: ABC News reporter, Jim Ryan, live in Louisville after an over-night curfew didn't prevent two police officers being shot and wounded during protests involving grand jury decision on Taylor, former NFL player turned TV sports pundit isn't buying what BLM is selling, KVI's Lars Larson dismantles an Oregon Senator's outrage at the Taylor grand jury decision.

a big John Carlson "thank you!" to all who donated to Salvation Army yesterday, how to sign up for next week's KVI "Your Voice, Your Choice" virtual town hall about all the prominent election contests and issues in WA, the looming religious battle that would be connected to one of Trump's top two Supreme Court nominees, FL high school bans student-athletes from displaying the pro-police 'Thin Blue Line' flag, public safety vs depopulating local jails and WA prisons, KVI caller gives a Texas-based solution to cities defunding police, new poll says Trump's narrowing or erasing Biden's lead in two states.

Kaiser Family Foundation paying people to move to Tulsa and work remotely, the offer is luring people from the liberal west coast to the heartland, a failed presidential candidate (no, not Jay Inslee) issues veiled message to pack the Supreme Court if Biden wins, why you don't want to miss out on next week's KVI "Your Voice, Your Choice" virtual town hall event, the political calculus by King Co. Executive Dow Constantine on the future of the county Sheriff's department, former NFL player--now a host on Fox Sports--reads the fine print about the goals of Black Lives Matter,

GUEST: King Co. Sheriff, Mitzi Johanknecht, on proposed law enforcement budget cuts by KC Exec. Dow Constantine and the November general election ballot measure to switch the Sheriff from being an elected position to an appointed one (by the Co. Executive). calls the ballot measure a "power grab" to take control of the Sheriff's office, how the King Co. Council and Exec. Constantine are trying to seize control of the Sheriff's office.

The latest nail in the coffin of downtown Seattle, how the devoutly anti-business city council continues to drive away jobs and commerce in the heart of the city, expectations for civil unrest in Louisville KY as a grand jury prepares to announce any charges or not in the police involved shooting death of Breonna Taylor last March, will the legal factor of who shot first during the suspected drug raid be a factor in the grand jury's decision? (editors note: after this podcast was recorded, a grand jury did indict one police officer on a criminal charge and that story is linked here. )

Democrats now focused on only one of Trump's two most likely SCOTUS nominees, the book/TV show "The Handmaids Tale" is now being invoked over Trump's SCOTUS nomination, Gov. Inslee goes to battle against Pres. Trump over the progress on a COVID-19 vaccine, RIP NFL legend Gayle Sayers at age 77, RIP to singer in the Four Seasons, Tommy Devito. WA voters decide the fate of K-12 comprehensive sex education law in November general election, Carlson interviews the organizer of the Reject R-90 campaign, SWAT officers arrest Tacoma ex-boyfriend of pregnant missing Parkland woman, pop quiz: what's the most important issue to American voters right now?, KVI's Lars Larson answers incorrectly on his first guess.

Is the Seattle City Council blinking in their showdown with Mayor Jenny Durkan over 'defunding' police?, meanwhile support for the Seattle police union seems to be rising in the face of the activist city council, California's push to renew Affirmative Action policies is struggling.

Democrats' media blitz to halt Supreme Court nominee process isn't working, more evidence that Democrats handling of Brett Kavanaugh nomination back-fired on their party, Senate Judiciary Chair says he won't back down to Democrats' threats about voting on a new SCOTUS justice, Democrats selectively picking which Ruth Bader Ginsburg beliefs they want to promote, bad news for Gov. Inslee's claim(s) about "climate fires", a compare and contrast of Republicans and Democrats when it comes to a Supreme Court vacancy (in an election year), examples of two extreme left wing U.S. Senate candidates that are piling up money from out of state, Trump just confirmed he'll announce his Supreme Court nominee on Saturday, how Florida could influence Trump's decision, how Democrats are exposed for their anti-religious bias, will federal funds be slashed to Portland and Seattle over on-going 'anarchist' anti-police protests?

A pivotal moment for WA lawmakers and WA prison populations, this is not a temporary reduction connected to the virus pandemic, this debate is going to come down to definition(s) of non-violent offender, the Seattle Times writer who interviewed Carlson about this story omitted an important aspect of systemic racism and disproportionality, the new buzz word will be "Second Chance Legislation", the lowest WA incarceration rate was in 1974 after reductions from the 1960s and then crime spiked in the 1970s.

ask yourself this question: what would (a President) Hillary Clinton do?, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's friendship with the Supreme Court's most conservative justice, WA Legislators looking at even broader prison inmate reduction moves, Trump indicates he'll name a SCOTUS nominee later this week after Ginsberg's funeral/memorials are concluded, BREAKING: Boeing reportedly on verge of shifting remaining 787 Dreamliner work out of Everett WA to South Carolina, the politics of the election year Supreme Court vacancy, former NJ Governor schools Obama's Chief of Staff in the Ginsburg/SCOTUS nominee replacement, projecting which Republicans might break ranks and block a vote on Trump's SCOTUS nominee.

will Hillary Clinton abide by her 2016 words about Supreme Court nominees in an election year?, meet the leading contender for Trump to nominate later this week for the US Supreme Court, another contender could have a deep impact on the 2020 Electoral College tabulation, should WA schools get state taxpayer money for bus drivers if schools are closed during the virus pandemic?, Democrats expand their growing list of tweaks to the US Constitution, a look back on how the Democrats turned all future Supreme Court justice nominations into a politically charged battle, the one-way dirty politics when it comes to Democrats and voting on SCOTUS nominees, a KVI caller points out the impact of the three "New York" justices on the US Supreme Court.

comparing the 2016 Merrick Garland nomination to 2020, a hypothetical for Democrats regarding Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ted Cruz takes liberals to school, Democrats would be wise to not repeat any scurrilous attacks on the next Supreme Court nominee like they did with Brett Kavanaugh, a Johnny Carson/Tonight Show blast from the past involving Joe Biden, Seattle climate activists keep missing the forest for the trees when it comes to free way construction and capacity, a pro-Trump UFC fighter just had a post-fight press conference for the ages, UFC's Colby Covington calls out 'woke' athletes.

Antifa under the microscope in Congress, Republican Congressman presses FBI director about Antifa highly coordinated operations and how its ostensibly financed, the question becomes should federal law enforcement go undercover to infiltrate Antifa groups to check for conspiratorial criminal planning, the astonishing Facebook post one week ago by the Seattle man suspected of murder-suicide this week at Cal Anderson Park, it brags about fighting with and beating up his girlfriend/wife,

CA wildfire victims are upset to find out that VP candidate Kamala Harris used their destroyed home/property for a campaign photo-op, why were Harris and CA's governor allowed to go into a restricted fire zone where the homeowners aren't even allowed to go?

the maddening news that a well known and prolific Seattle repeat offender is now suspected of a murder-suicide in the former CHOP, the murder suspect--Travis Berge's--connection to "Seattle Is Dying" report, the blunt reaction that Berge's violent end was forseeable but Seattle's city attorney allowed this tragedy to reach reality, the pathetic blame game being played right now by Seattle's city attorney,

new report says wanted murder suspect killed in Lacey WA had two guns and one matches a murder scene in Portland OR, the ludicrious 'defunding' proposal of the King Co. Sheriff's Department by Executive Dow Constantine.

GUEST: Salvation Army's Captain Jonathan Harvey talks about the money collected this week for regional wildfire relief by KVI/KOMO listeners and how to attend next week's Red Kettle Luncheon to support their efforts on homelessness/virus pandemic/wildfires.

Big Announcement: your chance to join KVI's first-ever virtual event--a political town hall, the KVI virtual event will cover the governor's race + Trump/Biden and other local elections, a Carlson prediction for January if Biden wins election, the prediction is connected to Trump's speech yesterday on Constitution Day, Trump addresses the left wing (and even public school) efforts to foster an 'America is evil' attitude for young people,

A Good News story: Puyallup Fair food drive thru re-opens today!

GUEST: economist Steve Moore, the CBO's unemployment projection 4 months ago hasn't aged very well, Moore points out that the recovery's got room to improve as well, consider the last year's stats on the poverty rate, Princeton open letter about its own racism backfires in a very real financial way,

GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, talks about her journalistic efforts to interview Joe Biden before the election, the level of media scrutiny for Trump vs. Biden.

GUEST: KOMO's Matt Markovich has interviewed and covered the criminal actions and street life of Travis Berge for 2 years, Markovich says Berge was obsessed with meth and combat fighting, Markovich spoke with Berge one week ago, Berge took a badge of honor that he would avoid serious court punishment in Seattle, the disturbing confession Berge made to Markovich during an encounter at Cal Anderson Park last week, some real solutions to help drug addicts who violently break the law.

Kshama Sawant lieutenant and fellow socialist, Shaun Scott, can't see the future,

Seahawks are in prime time for Sunday night's game but KVI callers say they're not gonna be watching, we check Gov. Inslee's apology for illegally sending apples to wildfire victims, Trump tackles critical race theory in his Constitution Day speech.