The Jason Rantz Show AM 770 KTTH

What’s Trending: Tacoma is testing out using intensive care support to keep people from re-offending. Many Seattle small businesses are not aware that the city has a fund to reimburse them for damages after break-ins. Ilhan Omar’s daughter claims she was sprayed with chemical weapons while protesting. // LongForm: GUEST: We check in with Kevin Larson after he was attacked by an owl. Has it attacked since? Did he lose his sense of masculinity when his wife saved him?  // The Quick Hit: Foreign affairs experts are worried about a second Trump term’s foreign policy.

 

What’s Trending: The antisemitic protests at Columbia University continue. Joe Biden tries to play both sides on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jay Inslee accidentally mocks Bob Ferguson’s ferry plan. // Big Local: A dental office in University Place was burglarized, but police don’t know what use the equipment could be for the thieves. A driver in Auburn was arrested after he intentionally tried to hit people in a park. A man in Lacey attempted to bury his wife alive. // Alec Baldwin was harassed in public by pro-Palestinian protester.

What’s Trending: Jew-hating high schoolers staged a walk out today in Washington. Here’s how it went. Legal scholars are blasting the NY Trump indictment as a ridiculous legal theory. // Jason provides and update on his new dog. A Washington State prison is trying out a new program that will help inmates bond with their children by playing video games. // A new study is raising concerns about the use of Melatonin as a supplement.

What’s Trending: Seattle Jewish leaders are concerned that the state-wide pro-Palestine walkout could spread antisemitism. An armed prior has Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood on high alert. An MSNBC writer says that the fact there a few Black players in Major League Baseball should serve as a warning about the war on DEI. // LongForm: GUEST: Attorney Josh Bleisch // The Quick Hit: Ilhan Omar’s Daughter was arrested and suspended from Columbia for her participation in the antisemitic protests.

 

What’s Trending: The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a previous 9th Circuit ruling that said cities could not ban public camping if there are no available shelter beds. GUEST: Former state rep Jesse Young details a parental rights event coming up in Gig Harbor. // Big Local: Pygmy goat that went missing at a Washington fair has been recovered. Northshore School District parents are attempting to save a fifth-grade music program. A new Pierce County bus route is expected to save commuters up to 20 minutes. // A history teacher says racism against white people is justified.

What’s Trending: The Washington State GOP endorsed Semi Bird for Governor over the weekend. Was the convention really as chaotic as the media is saying it was? A man was killed at Muckleshoot Casino in a random stabbing. April is distracted driving month. // The antisemitic protests at Columbia University are finally getting called out. A Jewish Columbia University Professor had his security card deactivated. // Jason adopted a dog over the weekend… and he might have been kidnapped.