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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Sawant baselessly claims CHOP murder was a ‘right-wing attack’

Socialist Seattle councilmember Kshama Sawant claimed there are "indications" that right wingers killed a man in CHOP over the weekend. No indications exist.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

WA Rep: State government seems unwilling to share in economic pain

Rep Drew Stokesbary (R-Auburn) on Washington state's $8.8 billion budget shortfall and why he believes local government should sacrifice more.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle Police Guild president reacts to King County Labor expelling union

Seattle Police Officers Guild president Mike Solan on the decision by the MLK Labor Board to dismiss the union from their membership.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Alleged Seattle arsonist near CHOP arrested, AK-47 found nearby

A suspect was arrested and charged in the alleged arson and vandalism of a business that borders CHOP. Nearby, security found a lot of stashed weapons.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Snohomish County open to reform, but rejects demands to defund police

Snohomish County council chair Nate Nehring rejects letter demanding the Council “defund” the SnoCo Sheriff’s Dept.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: CHOP Seattle activists already blocking lanes city opened

Activists inside CHOP already helped undo the compromise agreement the city of Seattle made with organizers. Who could have seen this coming?
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Phoenix Jones supports CHOP, but says ‘you can’t just not enforce laws’

An autonomous zone set up in the heart of Capitol Hill brought Seattle's own superhero, Phoenix Jones, out of retirement.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: CHOP Seattle is very clearly not a peaceful utopia but maybe it can be

CHOP is not a peaceful, social justice utopia where Antifa, anarchists, and community organizers come together for meaningful discussions on policy.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Loren Culp: CHOP is what happens with far left people in government

Republic Police Chief Loren Culp discusses Gov. Inslee’s handling of CHOP, and says he's not surprised it's happening when the far left has positions in government.
6 years ago
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Rantz: Militant Antifa group policing CHOP or CHAZ

A militant Antifa group known as the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club is patrolling the occupied 6-blocks known as CHOP or CHAZ.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Confusion as Seattle activists change CHAZ to CHOP

Some organizers now refer to the commandeered 6-block radius previously known as CHAZ as Capitol Hill Occupied (or Organized) Protest (CHOP).
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Former ICE Director: Defunding police is not the answer to racism

Former Acting ICE Director and former police officer Tom Homan discusses why defunding the police is dangerous and unnecessary.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

WA GOP Chair: Inslee ‘gaslighting’ by saying CHAZ is peaceful

WA GOP Chairman Caleb Heimlich joined the Jason Rantz Show to discuss the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) and how it impacts the gubernatorial race.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle cop says ‘yesterday I was a hero,’ now have ‘bullseye on my back’

Another cop is done with Seattle after the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone took a police station from the city.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Former Stranger writer on rise of cancel culture in Seattle and across the US

Katie Herzog (Blocked and Reported podcast host) describes ‘cancel culture’ in Seattle and throughout the country.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Inslee baffles literally everyone with Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone answer

Governor Jay Inslee is being widely mocked for saying he wasn't aware of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone story in his state's largest city.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz Show listeners raise over $20K for new SPD mourning badges

The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH is raising money for new mourning badges that the Seattle Police Department is asking officers to switch to if they want to honor fallen colleagues. Each badge is $70.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Retired WA cop: Abandoning East Precinct in Seattle ‘unconscionable’

Former SPD Sgt Ron Smith on the abandonment of Capitol Hill's East Precinct, and why defunding the police is not realistic.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: ‘Ashamed’ of department, Seattle cop explains why it’s time to quit

As protests continue and Seattle turns its backs on the Seattle Police Department, cops are deciding to call it quits. Here's one officer's message.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Lawsuit argues Inslee is picking and choosing which rights to uphold

Freedom Foundation's litigation counsel explains suit against Inslee and why he doesn't have the authority to issue emergency proclamations.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Racism flies at Seattle protest as man mocks Kshama Sawant’s accent

An anti-racist protester himself committed a deplorable act of racism against Socialist Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant, mocking her accent.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: On police policy, I’m apparently not gay or Jewish enough. Oh, OK

Progressive activists can be viciously judgmental. They’ll happily shame you if you get off the preferred ideological path they want you on.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Man plows car through Seattle protest, one victim shot

A driver reportedly drove a black sedan through a barricade along 11th and Pine in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood brandishing what looks like a handgun.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle councilmember defends ‘kill yourselves’ threat to cops at protest

At this weekend's Seattle protest, which turned violent at times, a city councilwoman defended a man threatening to murder the cops.
6 years ago
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