The Jason Rantz Show

Guest: Capital Research’s Ryan Mauro has released a new report on how Antifa is funded. // LongForm: GUEST: Glen Morgan with We The Governed on Washington’s response to the federal government’s demands for the state’s voter data. // Guest: Seamus Bruner with the Government Accountability Institute. 

More from Kash Patel’s congressional hearing yesterday. The city of Portland seems to have sided with Antifa. // Big Local: SeaTac is attempting improve its less-than-stellar reputation. An Issaquah woman accused in the murder of her boyfriend says she was hearing voices. A Skagit County restaurant owner has plead guilty for trafficking black bear parts. // You Pick the Topic: Kamala Harris has revealed who she really wanted to be her running mate.

Antifa has been designated a domestic terror organization. The Left is outraged over Jimmy Kimmel getting pulled off the air. // A man charged with fatally shooting a rideshare driver in Edmonds has been sentenced. Barack Obama came out of the woodwork to sound off on the rise in political violence in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder. // There were fireworks on Capitol Hill yesterday during Kash Patel’s hearing with Congress.

Exclusive: A man was randomly attacked by a homeless person in Belltown. The Seattle Times is trying to spin the lack of progress made on homelessness in Washington. ICE has issued a detainer request for an illegal immigrant charged with two murders in Burien. Some local leaders are speaking out about Washington having the highest gas prices in the nation. // LongForm: GUEST: Sheriff Keith Swank explains the newest contrived controversy from the Left -- he dared to have a meet and greet with the new ICE leader in Seattle. // Quick Hit: Oregon and Maine have been sued for not handing over voter data. Washington is next. Senator Rand Paul got into a feisty exchange with former CDC director Susan Monarez.

Jimmy Kimmel has been pulled off the air by ABC for the time being after comments he made about Charlie Kirk last night. Guest: Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Keri Ingraham on the radical ideologies that are infecting our schools to the point where people could celebrate the murder of someone they disagree with politically. // Big Local: The Kent School District Superintendent is doubling down on his refusal to lower the flag to half-staff in honor of Charlie Kirk. Bellevue residents want more security near problematic homeless shelters. Everett’s mayor and city council is calling out Kroger for closing a Fred Meyer in South Everett. // You Pick the Topic: Dearborn, Michigan’s Muslim Mayor berated a Christian resident as Islamophobic for raising concerns about naming a street after a terrorist sympathizer.

Some on the Left now seem to be romanticizing Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer. // Seattle passed a new law going after prolific graffiti taggers. The suspect in the burglaries of Macklemore and prominent Seattle athletes was allowed to go home on the ankle monitor. // Starbucks baristas are giving you even more reasons to loathe them.

Jason Rantz joins Guy Benson to break down the latest lunacy from the Pacific Northwest and respond to the newest info on the suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination. Listen to Guy Benson Show live from 12pm-3pm on Seattle Red 770 AM.

New disturbing details in the molestation of young girl at a tent city in Seattle. The Left is trying to gaslight the Right into thinking that punishing people who celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk is anti-free speech. // LongForm: GUEST: KIRO News Radio’s Chris Sullivan on the coming traffic as a result of an expansion joint repair project on eastbound I-90. // Quick Hit: Some Luigi Mangione supporters believe he was framed or are even celebrating his alleged murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A new poll has shocking findings about Democrats’ attitudes towards political violence.

Seattle public school students performed a walkout in protest of the district’s new lunch schedule. Kash Patel got into it with Senator Mazie Hirono today (D-HI) on the fitness requirements for female FBI recruits. Guest: Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders on the epidemic of drugs being snuck into their jail. // Big Local: The Mayor of Tenino appears to have chosen petty politics over basic decency in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The Yakima County Democrats deleted a grotesque post about Charlie Kirk. // You Pick the Topic: Fox’s Greg Gutfeld went off on his co-host Jessica Tarlov yesterday after she tried to play the “both sides” card when talking about Charlie Kirk’s murder. A resident of Memphis called into Dan Abrams’ radio show begging for more law enforcement.

Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with 7 different crimes in the alleged murder of Charlie Kirk and are pursuing the death penalty. A TV anchor in Illinois was suspended for giving an on-air tribute to Charlie Kirk. // Washington’s hybrid-electric ferry is still not yet ready to go back in the water. The Kraken and Seahawks are offering new menu items at games this season. // One Democrat Congressman says his party uses the term “Nazi” too much… but they should keep saying it anyway.

Exclusive: He was deported four times. Washington State policy still let him murder a man in Pierce County. Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin apparently had told others he planned to do it. You’re being lied to about a recent SCOTUS ruling. The Mariners are seeking help with the street preachers that constantly congregate outside the stadium. // LongForm: GUEST: State Rep. Travis Couture (R-Allyn) on Governor Bob Ferguson's pettiness over flying the flag at half mast for Charlie Kirk and the Democrats' gas lighting about Medicaid cuts. // Quick Hit: The Daily Beast pulls an obvious smear report about Melania Trump.

We continue to see some reprehensible reactions to Charlie Kirk’s murder from locals. Is getting someone fired for holding abhorrent views on Charlie Kirk’s murder “cancel culture?” Guest: Tenino City Councilmember Jason Lawton flew the American flag at half-mast after he says his far left mayor refused. // Big Local: Lake Stevens is getting a new Chick-fil-A. Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank is sounding the alarm about the condition of the condition of the jail. // You Pick the Topic: Costco shoppers are excited about new products as the calendar turns to fall.

Kent School District just taught kids the worst civics lesson imaginable. We keep learning more details about the background and ideology of Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer. // KOMO had a headline about local crime rates that was (unintentionally) factually inaccurate. Comcast is suing Washington over a new tax on digital advertisements. // Washington has finally beat California in having higher gas prices. Washington State Ferries are testing out allowing people to bring their dogs on deck.

What’s Trending: Washington State won't settle opioid lawsuit with Purdue Pharma, community task force considered for policy oversight and it’s an awful idea, despite rampant bad bicycling, tickets for violations down, and Ocasio-Cortez makes student loan payment during House panel hearing on school debt. \ Jacob Sullum (Reason) on the bad move to ban flavored e-cig products \ Piers Morgan trashes teaching kids in school there are ‘100 gender identities.’

Social media continues to be flooded with unhinged leftists celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death. UW ranked very poorly in a new survey on free speech on campus. Seattle Red got booted from Nextdoor. // LongForm: GUEST: Head of the Quality of Life Coalition Saul Spady on the disgusting anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti spotted at Seattle Central College this morning. // Quick Hit: Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s full remarks on Charlie Kirk at this morning’s press conference.

Washington principal ripped for post that ‘condones’ Charlie Kirk’s murder. Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal is worried that some people might use the state’s dismal test scores as a reason to privatize schools. Far-left activists in Seattle are very upset that the city council voted to implement more security cameras. // Big Local: Senior Citizens caused an uproar at a Skagit County meeting after there were fake rumors online about cuts to programs like Meals on Wheels. A state audit found a lack of financial oversight oversight in the Pierce County city of Roy. The judge in the case of the teen charged with killing several members of his own family in Fall City is getting fed up with the defense team’s constant delays. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim: Should school faculty making grotesque comments about Charlie Kirk be fired? Also, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) is backing a proposal that would make active shooters drills at schools optional.

At last, Charlie Kirk’s suspected murderer has been brought into custody. Kirk’s murder has some people feeling on edge about the state campus security. // Kamala Harris’s new book didn’t pull any punches against Joe Biden. // Despite downtown Seattle still being quite vacant, city leaders are acting as if it’s booming. Seattle light rail made its first successful test run across the I-90 bridge.

Pastor Russell Johnson’s full speech from the vigil held for Charlie Kirk at Seattle’s Westlake Park last night. // LongForm: GUEST: Rachael Savage is running to keep the Seattle City Council at least somewhat moderate. // Quick Hit: Annual 9/11 Flight 93 tribute.

Law enforcement continues to search security footage from neighbors and businesses in Orem, Utah in their manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s murderer. Many Democrats are blaming Republicans and President Trump for Charlie Kirk’s death. Audio of Jason’s speech at the Charlie Kirk vigil in Westlake Park last night. // Big Local: A group of burglars in Puyallup has been using a dog to assist them with their thievery. A judge ruled an Everett City Council candidate cannot be on the November ballot. // You Pick the Topic: Britney Spears is living in a dog poop-infested home.

There’s a potential breakthrough in the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin. There was a vigil held for Kirk last night at Seattle’s Westlake Park. The reaction by many on the radical Left to Kirk’s death has been appalling. // Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbes is posturing after the Department of Justice requested Washington voter data. Washington State’s high court is going to decide if Amazon can be held responsible for selling products that were used by customers to commit suicide. // Residents in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood don’t want a new crisis care center, but King County is moving ahead with it anyway.

Guest: Josh Hammer on Charlie Kirk’s deep faith and where we go from here as a country. Guest: Curtis Houck with Newsbusters on the grotesque response to Charlie Kirk’s death by many members of the media. // GUEST: Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) remembers the “happy warrior” Charlie Kirk. // Final thoughts on the passing of Charlie Kirk.

Guest: Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) on the uptick in political violence. // Big Local: Guest: Local Pastor Russell Johnson on the spiritual decay happening in America right now. Johnson is hosting a vigil for Charlie Kirk tonight at Westlake Park at 7:30. // Guest: Fox News’s Guy Benson reacts to the death of Charlie Kirk. 

Conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a campus speaking event in Orem, Utah. He was 31. // Live coverage: Local authorities give an update on the death of Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah. // Is there reason to be hopeful about our country at a time like this?

Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank is being investigated for his social media posts about gun ownership for transgender people. An accused drug dealer deported four times was arrested in Seattle. Why is this not making headlines? A Bureau of Labor Statistics revision shows that there were far fewer jobs added under the Biden Administration than previously thought. Prosecutors want a harsher sentence for Shawn Kemp. // LongForm: GUEST: Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier is proposing a new law that would keep federal immigration enforcement out of emergency response zones. // Quick Hit: A new Gallup poll shows that capitalism has its lowest favorability ever amongst Americans.

Microsoft is making its Seattle-area employees come back to the office. Seattle is trying to deal with a $200 million budget deficit. Israel executed strikes on Hamas leadership taking refuge in Qatar. // Big Local: State authorities have given a timeline for the reopening of the White River Bridge. Everett’s Paine Field has been ranked one of the best airports in the country. // You Pick the Topic: Las Vegas buffets are going out of style.

Crime has increased in Spokane while there is plenty of space in the downtown jail. There were stabbings in Burien and Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. Residents in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood are irate at King County’s plan to build a new crisis care center. A Mariners fan hired an Etsy witch to try and turn around the team’s struggles. // Tom Homan schooled the hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe on illegal immigration. // Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell went on a bizarre anti-Trump rant during a food bank opening event.

Ticket sales data says there were more 49er fans than Seahawks at Lumen Field yesterday, but is that really true? UW atmospherics sciences professor Cliff Mass says that Washington’s Climate Commitment Act is a terrible investment. // LongForm: GUEST: Kelly J. moved to Seattle six months ago, but now he’s without a car after it was stolen, flipped on its side, and completely destroyed. // Quick Hit: GoFundMe removed fundraisers supporting the suspect in the Charlotte light rail stabbing.  

Let’s Go Washington unveils initiatives to protect girls’ sports and parental rights. There was a crash-and-grab at a Greenwood smoke shop. TSA might change its policy regarding liquids in carry-ons. A baseball team let AI manage for a day. // Big Local: A man was arrested for impersonating as an Edmonds police officer. A Tacoma rescue dog is in the running for ‘world’s cutest dog.’ // You Pick the Topic: A Phillies fan went viral over the weekend for throwing a tantrum after another fan nabbed a home run ball for his son.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Pierce County deputies for threatening to commit a school shooting and was allegedly in possession of dozens of firearms. Trump won another case at the Supreme Court regarding immigration. The Seattle housing market took a dip last month. // Would a Zohran Mamdani victory in New York ultimately be good for the rest of the country in the long run? // After the backlash from their interview with Kristi Noem, CBS says it won’t air edited interviews anymore.

What’s Trending: Parents protest outside of Bothell elementary school due to a new uniform policy, Howard Schultz drops his plans to run as an Independent candidate in 2020, Jason went and saw IT: Chapter 2, and Sarah Sanders goes on Fox & Friends that she is still getting hate in public. \ Sedro-Woolley Councilmember Germaine Kornegay talks about the offensive newsletter about the KKK that was mailed out to the community. \ Jamele Hill’s awful take is promoting segregation.

Here’s why one Washington firefighter was detained by ICE. King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci is urging Sound Transit to nix a major project to save money. New security concerns arise for next summer’s World Cup due to a brawl after a recent sounders match. A shocking new study about the Earth’s sea level. // LongForm: GUEST: Brian Heywood with Let’s Go Washington is rolling a couple new initiatives. // Quick Hit: Desperate Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell blurs the line between City Hall and campaign.

Undercover cops are going to blend into the crowd at Seahawks games this year by wearing jerseys of the opposing team. Pramila Jayapal is whining that SCOTUS is overturning decisions made by activist judges. A new survey found that many mothers don’t have as much free time or time for their careers as they would like due to dropping off their kids at school. // Big Local: Sea-Tac aiport is touting shorter wait times in the security line, but are they really that short? A former employee destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of wine at a Woodinville winery. // Guest: Jake Skorheim on gender ideology in the classroom. 

Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle is complaining about ICE ramping up operations in Seattle. New video has been released in the attempted kidnapping of a bikini barista in Lakewood. There were some underwhelming economic numbers released today. // The Left’s claim that it’s harder for people who want a COVID vaccine to get one is ridiculous. // Guest: State Rep. Stephanie McClintock (R-Vancouver) on cell phone bans in schools. 

Parents are concerned about the safety of their children walking to school along Seattle’s Aurora Avenue. Ted Cruz had to give Senator Tim Kaine a lesson in basic American civics. A new study says you should think twice about retiring in Washington or Oregon (but not Idaho). Major businesses are investing big money into Washington’s elections. // LongForm: GUEST: Managing Partner of Lake Union Partners Patrick Foley on what a return to progressivism would do to Seattle. // Quick Hit: After slamming accusations that she’s a millionaire, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s net worth conspicuously spiked.

Governor Bob Ferguson held a dishonest press conference today about the effects of tariffs on Washington’s economy. The attorneys of one of the firefighters that was detained by ICE at the bear gulch fire says her client must be released. Seattle has closed multiple parks due to lawless activity. Guest: Jaclyn Stapp, board member of the “Make America Fentanyl Free” campaign. // Big Local: Pierce County deputies were called to a McDonald’s where they arrested a drug dealer in possession of several firearms and fentanyl. A man tried to escape the Thurston County SWAT team by digging through the floor. Eagles are being poisoned by rodenticide in Snohomish County. Everett is lowering the speed limits on two major roads. // You Pick the Topic: Family drama broke out when an aunt blamed her niece for accidentally eating dog food.

Democrat senators took turns getting their soundbite moments chastising RFK Jr. at a hearing on Capitol Hill today. // KING 5 smears ICE as ‘hunters’ while running cover for illegal immigrants. // A hiker was attacked by an owl at Seattle’s Discovery Park. The Macklemore burglary suspect flipped off the camera during his trial arraignment.

Seattle is suing Glock over claims that its guns are too easily modified into automatic weapons. WA State agency admits it doesn’t track number of beds for drug-dependent babies—but shut down a facility saving them. A woman became a full time house and pet sitter in order to circumvent paying sky-high Seattle rents. // LongForm: GUEST: Rep. Michael Baumgartner breaks down a new bill to target a new synthetic opioid, how to release the Epstein files, and whether or not the government will be funded by the end of the month. // Quick Hit: Oregon’s Health Authority is concealing data on transgender surgeries on minors.

Washington, Oregon, and California are forming a coalition to give out their own vaccine guidance in defiance of changes made by the CDC. Seattle schools are dealing with a drop in enrollment and a budget deficit. // Big Local: The North Shore School District is instituting a cell phone ban in classrooms. Schools in Spokane bought hundreds of fans in order to deal with the sweltering heat on the first day of class. A man who authorities call the most dangerous driver in Washington was arrested in Thurston County. The FBI says the bones found at a campsite near Leavenworth are not the bones of Travis Decker. // You Pick the Topic: Why are so many people crying at work?

Student activists in Seattle are pushing back against reimplementing school resource officers. Portland’s far-left mayor said local law enforcement will not cooperate with ICE. The Washington Traffic Safety Commission might bring back DUI checkpoints and lower the BAC. // GUEST: SPOG President Mike Solan reacts to the lifting of the federal consent decree. // The latest in the Jeffrey Epstein saga. Joy Reid says that the mainstream media is covering up for Trump’s health issues.

Ellensburg Dollar Tree cashier refuses to sell towels ‘made in Israel,’ quits after manager steps in. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and other King County officials held a press conference today about light rail expansion being way over budget. North Seattle is teaming up with non-profits to crack down on gun violence on Aurora Avenue. // LongForm: GUEST: Sheriff Keith Swank posted about trans shooters and he says the media wants to silence him. // Quick Hit: The City of Everett needlessly lowers the speed limit. Trump is moving Space Command from Colorado to Alabama.

A bunch of left-wingers participated in Labor Day protests against the Trump Administration. A Christian Worship event at Gas Works Park in Seattle was once again met by protests. Guest: Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on the IDF’s ground operations in Gaza and why recognizing a Palestinian state would be a big mistake. // Big Local: A Lynnwood City Council candidate is being charged with a totally made up controversy. Tacoma’s children’s hospital is no longer offering gender-affirming care to new patients. // You Pick the Topic: The United States is going through a ‘Sex Recession.’

Border Czar Tom Homan said ICE is going to be increasing operations in sanctuary cities like Seattle and Portland. Protesters performed a nude sit-in at Seattle’s Denny Blaine Park. New tolls are coming to the SR 509 expressway in SeaTac so get ready to pay more to get to the airport. 988 hotline workers in Idaho are pretending a new parental consent law will prevent suicidal children from getting the care they need. // The three-day weekend has Jason feeling extra chipper this week. Jason paid for his Vegas trip with house money. SeaTac had record-setting Labor Day travel over the weekend. // Kristi Noem had her responses edited by CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ on Sunday.

What’s Trending: Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell privately blasts homeless groups and Ballard residents try to fight back. // Kent parents are providing free lunches for needy kids and a racist incident at BYU-Duke volleyball game. // President Biden uses strong language against Republicans. 

Guest: Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson on her run for reelection. // LongForm: GUEST: Founding President of Bastyr University Dr. Joe Pizzorno on the recent shakeups within the CDC and its new vaccine guidelines. // Quick Hit: Part 2 of Tim Gaydos’s conversation with Dr. Joe Pizzorno.

The Trump Administration is threatening to withhold federal funds for sexual education over gender ideology content. Guest: California gubernatorial candidate Leo Zacky. // Big Local: Governor Bob Ferguson has made an emergency declaration in King and Pierce Counties due to the closure of the White River Bridge. Issaquah is getting a new high school. // Guest: DEA Seattle Special Agent in Charge Dave Reames on the recent Sinaloa Cartel drug bust.

Guest: Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and journalist Jonathan Choe on how crime and homelessness is crippling neighborhoods in North Seattle. // DC Mayor Muriel Bowser admitted that more cops on the ground has helped reduce crime. What will the World Cup in Seattle look like next summer if Katie Wilson is mayor? // As everyone’s else gas prices are going down across the country, Washington’s are going up. Boeing just landed a huge $50 billion deal with Korean air.

LGBTQ activists are trying to get the city of Seattle to cancel a Christian worship event that is planned for Gas Works Park. Sound Transit has set a date for the opening of the Federal Way light rail station. Seattle Mayoral Candidate Katie Wilson is promoting the idea of government-run grocery stores. // LongForm: GUEST: Seattle business owner Dave Meinert on the state of Belltown and how the Democrat party has gone too far to the left. // Quick Hit: Part two of Tim Gaydos’s conversation with Dave Meinert.

Guest: Richard Ridout, owner of Little Tiger Ice Cream Shop in Lake City, on the rampant crime and homelessness that businesses deal with everyday. // Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the NIH is going to take a look into the connection between psychiatric drugs and violence committed by trans people. Many people on the far-left mocked the idea of ‘thoughts and prayers’ in the wake of the shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. // International soccer star Lionel Messi is coming to Seattle and ticket prices are through the roof.

A new damning audit found that King County wasted millions in taxpayer dollars in fraud. // Border Czar Tom Homan says that immigration enforcement is going to increase in several sanctuary cities after Labor Day including Seattle. // The judge in the trial of former Island County GOP Chairman Tim Hazelo’s refusal to wear a mask spoke as if Hazelo was a murderer.

Guest: Richard Goldberg with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies on the situation on the ground in Gaza and how to bring the war to an end. // LongForm: GUEST: Mike Davis with the Article III project on the Trump Administration’s legal battles regarding Lisa Cook, flag burning, and the National Guard. // Quick Hit: Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Rebecca Heinrichs on the Ukraine-Russia peace talks.  

An update on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. // Big Local: Spokane passed a resolution that requires ICE to obtain a warrant before conducting immigration raids at certain events. King County health officials are sounding the alarm on a summer COVID surge. An audit has revealed that King County wasted millions of dollars in fraud for its juvenile diversions program. // You Pick the Topic: Snoop Dogg was shocked at the amount of LGBTQ propaganda in Disney’s ‘Lightyear’ movie.