Everett City Council reverses course on accepting a $6 million federal grant to hire more police, how the grant works as proverbial training wheels right now during the virus pandemic, meanwhile a major hand gun retailer in Bellevue WA says sales are booming right now, 60% of new sales are people that have never purchased a gun, this is a sign that Trump is closer to re-election than a lot of Seattle/Olympia politicians want to believe, the public knows that King County/Seattle politicians are neglecting their safety, the black female ex-con that Trump granted early prison release in 2018 says she was horribly mis-treated by anti-Trump protesters (the so-called 'tolerant left') after leaving the White House last week.

Day 2 of the Speaker Nancy Pelosi "Salongate" is now officially better than the first, all of the business restrictions mandated (and supported) by Democratic politicians, a law professor just invoked Marion Berry's infamous 'set-up' excuse in response to Pelosi's latest comment,

Trump wants to defund lawless cities like Seattle and Portland, public push back reportedly prompting Big Ten to re-vote on canceling the football season, security guards from a minority owned Federal Way company threatened by anti-cop activists at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park sweep, Carlson's latest Wall Street Journal column tackles the lawless protests in Seattle/Portland (and other cities) and detrimental impact to Joe Biden, Portland mayor moving residences after continuing protests at his downtown condo.

GUEST: Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) president, Mike Solan, gives reaction to a big decision on the new interim police chief's first day, the anti-cop activists' behavior at this week's Cal Anderson Park sweep (and that night's attack on East Precinct), some important answers about the SPD officer who earned the most over-time pay in the city.

New police body cam footage from March involves death of a black man in Rochester NY police custody, how the early days of the virus pandemic may have been a factor in the man's death, a Black woman's racial awakening tears at her marriage to a white man, how the white husband is responding to the sudden racial wokeness of his wife, how this is an example of paranoia about policing.

RIP Tom Seaver, an Antifa supporter arrested in WI with a flamethrower, shouldn't the Seattle City Council be endorsing Trump's plan to defund cities with lawlessness problems?, an example of aggressive dishonesty in Seattle discovered on Twitter, JC's WSJ column, Biden supporters widespread contributions to pay bail of riot/protest suspects arrested, the dual paradox of shutting down the economy to stop the virus and preventing the spread during re-opening, harshest lockdowns ended up with some of the heaviest case loads, the negative correlation connected to mass transit, how re-opening didn't hurt the effort to curb the spread, this scenario played out in other countries too, Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes her "Salongate" scandal worse and extends the media coverage.

Mollie Hemingway explains the serious push Republicans are making to persuade Black voters to support Trump and other 2020 candidates, Sandia National Labs controversy over identity politics, an employee fighting back turns the national lab upside down, standing up to a philosophy that divides people rather than bringing people together.

polling shows a dead heat between Trump and Biden in the battle ground states, Trump vs. Kenosha, British newspaper reporter posts powerful pictures and insights after visiting Kenosha, the political calculus involved in the on-going street protests and the tacit message from Democrats trying to beat Trump, KVI's Lars Larson's prediction about Portland riot violence appears to be coming true.

Joe Biden moving the goal posts on science and the virus pandemic, another example of why Seattle politicians (including county and state Democrats) are afraid of their voting base, Chadwick Boseman's exquisite grace battling colon cancer and continuing to film movies that will endure for generations, a KVI listener discovers that an Antifa website rolls over to Joe Biden's campaign website, the irony of the Seattle anti-cop protesters demanding privacy in a public park, adding to the growing legacy of "Antifa" in Seattle bullying and intimidating local TV news teams, the mysterious disappearance of a pregnant 33-year-old Parkland WA woman.

Trump speech in New Hampshire, Joe Biden's leaving the basement to go campaign in public, new Gallup poll shows an enthusiasm gap for Biden, Seattle's anti-police (aka CHOP) activists are now calling for a general strike to start tomorrow, the activists hint that grocery stores might shutdown because of the strike participation, the Seattle strike shows the decided lack of economic innovation the Bernie Bros. have at this point.

Mourning the death of actor Chadwick Boseman famous for Black Panther, how the Black Panther character is an analogy for current protests in the US, GUEST: WPC's environmental policy director, Todd Myers, points out that if corporations failed as consistently as governments do on reducing CO2 emissions they would be vilified, but local and state politicians don't get the same public scrutiny, it amounts to taxpayer funded PR for Seattle and WA politicians.

The death of a minor show biz celebrity connected to what became a Hollywood tragedy, the 17 yr old Illinois male now charged with two murders in Kenosha WI during street protests this week, how social media (and political partisanship) blurs a story, when being pro-cop translates to the political left that you're a white supremacist, will the 1st degree murder charges hold up against the 17-year-old?, a six minute window that could determine the fate of this criminal prosecution.

public safety/rioting starting to dominate the 2020 Presidential campaign, Trump crystallizes the paradox of the lawless Democratic left causing problems with rioting, this problem wouldn't be dogging Democrats if the violence and destruction were limited to 1 or 2 cities, the destruction is happening exclusively in Democratic Party run cities, how will women voters interpret this safety concern?, witness what happened to KY Sen. Rand Paul and his wife last night in DC (find a link), racial justice activists potentially alienate a Republican US Senator who would support their reform calls,

activists give death threat to Amazon's Jeff Bezos as they erect a guillotine in front of his DC house, Antifa For Trump enlists its charter member in Seattle, why Seattle destructive protests are going to help Trump get re-elected.

I-5 in Fife will shutdown in both directions over night this weekend for over-pass construction to improve traffic congestion, widow of retired African-American police officer speaks at RNC last night,

King Co. Executive is silent on mob destruction in Seattle but he's got plenty to say about climate change issues, Kenosha WI police now say two officers fired tasers that didn't debilitate Jacob Blake.

GUEST: economist Steve Moore, he was in attendance at Trump's RNC speech last night and confides it was too long, Moore witnessed and endured the anti-Trump agitators outside accosting those leaving, he notes that the worst behavior was coming from young white people,

spirited debate in America has been replaced by bullying and intimidation.

GUEST: Dr. Raul Garcia M.D. rejoins the show to talk about herd immunity and why beneficial science is being omitted by WA Democrats when it comes to the substantiation to re-open schools for in-class learning, the left-wing partisans who are upset with Jacob Blake being handcuffed in his hospital room, President Trump points out the paradox of Democrats wanting to win the White House but they can't even properly run the biggest cities suffering from perpetual destruction and violence during protests by their supporters, the redemption story of Alice Johnson, the most riveting speech of the night last night,

all lanes of I-5 in Fife WA shutdown tonight for a long overdue traffic congestion relief construction project, the backstory of a 19-year-old now charged with arson in Seattle for setting fire to the East (police) Precinct this week shows their anti-police bias.

GUEST: Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier, explains a $5.5 million county plan to help prepare schools to re-open for in-class learning, why county health officials have mandated that schools must begin with remote learning and the disproportionate impact that has on the youngest students as well as lower-income families.

Seattle is a sore subject for Seattle's mayor when its brought up at Republican National convention, the Republican punch landed this week, Democrats refuse to acknowledge the dysfunction in Portland and Seattle, left-wing media (NY Times and CNN) fret after polls show voters don't like these mobs damaging PDX/Seattle, the laughable defense to last night's RNC speech comments by Seattle's mayor, rioting in Minneapolis last night after a false rumor spreads on social media regarding what turned out to be a suicide, the collision of politics and sports results in NBA playoff game cancellations.

GUEST: UW Atmospheric Sciences professor, meterologist, blogger and author, Cliff Mass, examines the size and scope of Hurricane Laura, why this hurricane is different than Harvey or even Katrina, Mass's response to NYTimes report saying the hurricane's size is connected to climate change; how you can get a free car wash today, Kenosha WI investigators report that knife was found in front seat of Jacob Blake's car, new autopsy report says fentanyl was found in George Floyd's system at time of death in May.

RNC features more ordinary Americans with extraordinary stories, school choice story involving a family's son with Down's Syndrome, first Hurricane Laura fatality is ID'd as a 14 yr old girl, meet the Seattle police officer who has responded to more calls for people in crisis (i.e. mental illness, thoughts of suicide or substance use) than any other cop in town.

GUEST: liberal former KING reporter Julie Blacklow joins Carlson to talk about people with diverging political views sitting down to talk politics, they start off with last night's RNC speech by VP Pence,

GUEST: co-owner of Slidewaters water park in Chelan, WA, Robert Bordner, local and state officials won't allow Slidewaters to partially re-open (capacity limits) during the virus pandemic so they are forced to close for the year, the financial impact they're enduring due to Gov. Inslee's economic shutdown, says the gov't officials give no clear reason why they can't re-open (usually relying on 'its not part of the Safe Start plan' aka you're not approved to open), gov't officials provided no scientific basis for their closure rules, these government decisions are ruining the lives of business owners, what a shutdown like this means for a business that relies on making all their money during the summer months,

a response to this left-winger's substantiation of looting in 2020,

the 2020 campaign issue Democrats were hoping to avoid, how Seattle's mayor struggles to refute the issue about mob violence and its impact on Seattle, the common denominator to the Seattle mayor's struggle, still no public condemnation by any Seattle City Council members over this week's attempt to trap police inside a burning East Precinct, Clarence Henderson.

Is it possible for a music video to be too sexualized even in the Internet age?, the fame of rapper Cardi B and her reputation's impact on the presidential election campaign, should feminists be disavowing the explicit and implicit messages in (warning: the following link contains explicit content and may be NSFW) Cardi B's new tune "WAP", will any (civil rights) leaders condemn or oppose the video's content?, Fox News host Chris Wallace just interviewed Cardi B and not a whisper about the song's message/content, consider the downsides of the behavior depicted in the video to the upsides, Biden happy to capitalize on her fame despite the questionable content Cardi B embraces.

Reality dawns on the NY Times about the anti-police protests, despite a night of death and chaos in Kenosha WI the protest crowd in Seattle was decidedly small, Seattle police say anti-police activists tried trap them inside East Precinct with "Kwik-crete", an example (video below) of peaceful protesters in Kenosha WI, the Kentucky AG delivers the most powerful speech of the Republican convention last night, if 3-4% of the African-American vote switches from the Democratic Party it will swing a lot of elections, Trump pardons a former bank robber turned mentor to current prisoners, the classy takeaway from last night's FLOTUS speech at the Republican convention. Kenosha vs Seattle, political consequences for all the protest/riots/destruction, Jacob Blake's mom pleads for end to destruction/rioting in the streets of Kenosha and beyond, the warrants police had for Blake's arrest prior to his shooting, the 'two wrongs make a right' mentality of mobs destroying/looting property in Kenosha WI and beyond, Melania Trump's RNC speech emphasized helping other people including drug addiction during pandemic shutdown, FLOTUS's subtle shade thrown at Democrats, a former Pres. Clinton press secretary refers to an RNC speaker last night as a "snot nosed little kid", the Republican write-in campaign against two Democrats running for WA Lt. Gov. Seattle police say coordinated attack tried to seal officers inside a precinct as it was set on fire, the attack involved using 'kwik-crete' to prevent an external door from opening, why this attempt proves its all about a hate campaign against (Seattle) police, mob tries to coerce woman eating at a DC restaurant to visibly show solidarity with BLM crowd, GUEST: Seattle political strategist and founder/CEO of Strategies 360, Ron Dotzauer, first question: is he wearing a cowboy hat right now?, comparing the polling bump from the Democratic convention last week, how 'law and order' policy issues will impact the Presidential election, the downside to having Trump children speak at the convention.

GUEST: write-in candidate for WA Lt. Governor, Joshua Freed, why Freed's launching a campaign to split the Democratic vote for the two general election candidates, Freed needs to hit at least 35% (or higher) of the vote to succeed, how does Freed figure he'll generate the name recognition to win a write-in campaign, why Freed thinks he can campaign on economic strength to surpass the two other Democratic candidates, how to fine tune the sales pitch to voters (spoiler alert: talk lower taxes).