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In 21st Century political virtue signaling, political progressives will say and do almost anything to cast something as racist. Case in point, a school teacher presenting in a Zoom/Teams call concludes that reading books to children to help them learn is racist, because, hey, that's what white people do. KVI's John Carlson takes the audacious stand that its not racist. See if you agree.  For attribution, here's a link to the video in question. Or copy and paste:  https://twitter.com/FreeBlckThought/status/1708582224176775419

Show topics: What's being missed while the House speaker succession mess rages on // Shooting at a local high school // Hunter's not the most dangerous thing in the White House... the dog is! // Elon Musk meets with the ADL // Record number of kids in foster care overdosed on fentanyl in 2022 // Starbucks is the latest retail giant bailing on San Francisco // GUEST: Todd Myers,  Environmental Director at the Washington Policy Center, joined Ari to discuss gas prices in Washington state // How many kids are using phones during class

6am hour -- WA Sen. Patty Murray just moved a lot closer to being in the White House, is FL Congressman Matt Gaetz a "hero" or "zero" for leading the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy?, Carlson's Legendary Lyrics contest clue, a KVI listener thinks Gaetz's motives for knocking out McCarthy are pure, Seattle's Kshama Sawant challenges a CNBC show host to a debate, GUEST: National Review's John Fund thinks Steve Scalise will be the next Speaker of the House, Gaetz is facing a House ethics probe after not being charged over other accusations, Fund says McCarthy got a lot out of only having a 5-seat majority this year, Carlson says McCarthy played a bad hand remarkably well.

7am hour -- bonus Lars Larson who sticks around to talk more deeply about the revolt against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, for WA AG and 2024 gubernatorial candidate Bob Ferguson are parents anywhere in the equation when it comes to public education?, six days after an unprovoked hammer attack at a Seattle light rail station injured two people and the suspect is still on the loose despite clear security camera video depicting the assailant,

8am hour -- Mariner's management conducts a really tone-deaf end of season press conference after narrowly missing out on the playoffs, Edward R. Murrow would cringe at this Seattle "reporter's" social media post, an example of Democrats' double talk on diversity, illegal aliens charged in Minnesota with sexual assault and rape of 11 and 12 year-olds, the big criticism Matt Gaetz needs to face after his plan to force out Speaker Kevin McCarthy, why this looks like a "personal vendetta" by Gaetz.

6am hour -- WA Sen. Patty Murray just moved a lot closer to being in the White House, is FL Congressman Matt Gaetz a "hero" or "zero" for leading the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy?, Carlson's Legendary Lyrics contest clue, a KVI listener thinks Gaetz's motives for knocking out McCarthy are pure, Seattle's Kshama Sawant challenges a CNBC show host to a debate, GUEST: National Review's John Fund thinks Steve Scalise will be the next Speaker of the House, Gaetz is facing a House ethics probe after not being charged over other accusations, Fund says McCarthy got a lot out of only having a 5-seat majority this year, Carlson says McCarthy played a bad hand remarkably well.

7am hour -- bonus Lars Larson who sticks around to talk more deeply about the revolt against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, for WA AG and 2024 gubernatorial candidate Bob Ferguson are parents anywhere in the equation when it comes to public education?, six days after an unprovoked hammer attack at a Seattle light rail station injured two people and the suspect is still on the loose despite clear security camera video depicting the assailant,

8am hour -- Mariner's management conducts a really tone-deaf end of season press conference after narrowly missing out on the playoffs, Edward R. Murrow would cringe at this Seattle "reporter's" social media post, an example of Democrats' double talk on diversity, illegal aliens charged in Minnesota with sexual assault and rape of 11 and 12 year-olds, the big criticism Matt Gaetz needs to face after his plan to force out Speaker Kevin McCarthy, why this looks like a "personal vendetta" by Gaetz.

KVI's John Carlson extends his conversation with mid-day host, Lars Larson, as they examine the revolt among House Republicans that fueled the vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy yesterday.

KVI's John Carlson reviews newly released security camera video of a hammer attack suspect in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood who is still on the loose after an unprovoked attack on a woman in her 60s and a man in a wheel chair who came to her defense to break up the attack.

Kevin McCarthy ousted as Speaker of the House - so what's next? // The Wing Luke Museum in Seattle's Chinatown-International District (CID) will get a large funding boost from the city to help with repairs after it was vandalized earlier this month // Texas congressman Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint in Washington, DC // Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer drops devastating receipts on woman after her sexual assault claims were ‘dismissed with prejudice’ // Washington state moved to remove community notification and restrictions for sex offenders, but now the state panel is in damage control after confusion about eliminating sex offender notifications // Zero-Bail Policy Takes Effect In Los Angeles County As A Dozen Cities Sue To Stop Controversial System // School board member who called herself a ‘threat to security’ put in charge of crafting district’s security plan // A NYC restaurant owner has been hit by criminals over 20 times over the past two years, costing $30K just to replace all the broken windows and doors — and that doesn't include the actual theft // West Seattle comic book store broken into twice in 6 weeks, nearly $30K in damages and Widespread vandalism in Seward Park leaves neighbors on edge // Kevin McCarthy ousted, won't run for speaker again and is Hakeem Jeffries being positioned to be the new speaker?

6am hour -- Seahawks rookie Devon Witherspoon puts the entire league notice on Monday Night Football, a WA policy board on sex-offenders is facing trust questions over the issue of public notification when sex-offenders are released after serving their criminal sentences, what to know about this week's NYC civil trial of Donald Trump on disputed property values of Trump real estate holdings, can the prosecutor charging Trump identify a victim at any point?, and then there's the conduct of the judge hearing the civil trial, is Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz a good guy or a bad guy?

7am hour -- WA public schools rewarding mediocrity and punishing excellence in the name of promoting equity, three public educators are now saying WA doesn't have to settle for educational mediocrity, Mexico's most prominent drug cartel says it will punish people for producing or trafficking fentanyl but is this public threat a ruse or the real deal?, GUEST: WPC's Liv Finne has been tracking a legal case out of Iowa that will impact laws for Washington public schools, the case in Iowa seems destined for the US Supreme Court and could have implications for a WA law on school district parental notification about their children.

8am hour -- the unintentionally funny Seahawks dominating victory over the NY Giants on MNF last night, doing the math on electricity capacity if natural gas is restricted for homes and restaurants, what electricity grid limits look like if 40% of Americans drive EV cars/trucks, California hikes its minimum wage for fast food workers and the anti-business attitude of the wage hike's supporters, GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman discusses two exclusive stories he's been tracking 1.) the personal cars of Seattle firefighters being vandalized and 2.) the possibility that WA will stop notifying the public when convicted sex-offenders are released from prison; is US Rep. Matt Gaetz a good guy or a bad guy for invoking a House Speaker vote on Kevin McCarthy?, a Boston University pulls the plug on author turned professor at the heart of "How to Be An Anti-Racist" who has been a hardliner for woke political agendas.

KVI's John Carlson evaluates WA public schools rewarding mediocrity and punishing excellence in the name of promoting equity, three public educators are now saying WA doesn't have to settle for educational mediocrity, how WA students (and parents) can get education results.

KVI afternoon drive host (3-6p) Ari Hoffman joins John Carlson to discuss his exclusive story about the latest meeting involving the Washington Sex-Offender Policy Board in which materials were presented encouraging an end to the public notification process when convicted sex offenders are released from prison after completing their criminal sentence. Hoffman says state officials are making a clarification that public notification will continue, however it comes with a red flag.