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Every weekday, John Curley has an irreverent take on the news. From big stories to small ones, they all get the Curley treatment and you’ll be left laughing and thinking about the headlines in different way.

4pm: Video Guest – Jon Scholes – CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association // Taxes on the mind at Seattle gathering of downtown business leaders // DSA President & CEO Jon Scholes: “We don’t need more business taxes in Seattle, we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes.” // Slow downtown recovery testing Seattle’s pragmatic progressives // These sounds are all around us. Hear them for the first time. // TSA trouble and the Save Act

3pm: I Was Thinking: Dying for a better life // Bill Gates’ ties to Epstein cause ‘troubling situation’ for Bellevue’s TerraPower // We finally found out why they killed Charlie Kirk // Iran Threats // Gen Z is Hanging Out at the Mall, Re-Energizing the Industry

6pm: Latest on the Old Dominion shooter // Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed // Iran had a surprise drone attack planned for California: FBI alert // Trump says he's been briefed on Iranian sleeper cells inside the U.S. // Iranian regime issues chilling threats to its citizens // Decades of government policy begged us to be physically active but have produced zero evidence of success // GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next? // Lindt says weight-loss drugs users are eating more chocolate, not less // A dose of psilocybin helps smokers quit in new study // “Impossible to win” promotional oyster giveaway is finally won

5pm: Leaked video shows WA Teachers Union coaching members on pushing for income tax // Washington stuck mid-pack in national education ranking // A WA Democrat introduced a bill this week that would destroy any corporation that spends money opposing the income tax. // Almost 30-year dream could soon be realized for Spokane Valley man as ‘referee bill’ heads to governor’s desk // Letters

4pm: Latest on the Old Dominion shooter // Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed // Iran had a surprise drone attack planned for California: FBI alert // Trump says he's been briefed on Iranian sleeper cells inside the U.S. // Iranian regime issues chilling threats to its citizens // SPD directive to document ICE agents // Camel pageant thrown into chaos after 20 competitors disqualified for using hump-plumping injectables // Kickboxer becomes first person in UK to pull a car using just his testicles

3pm: I was Thinking: There’s no such thing as free childcare, either // Decades of government policy begged us to be physically active but have produced zero evidence of success // GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next? // Lindt says weight-loss drugs users are eating more chocolate, not less // A dose of psilocybin helps smokers quit in new study // “Impossible to win” promotional oyster giveaway is finally won

6pm: Video Guest – Ryan Clarkson – Clarkson Law Firm // Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage // OpenAI is being sued for training ChatGPT with 'stolen' personal data // Meta is also facing unrelated lawsuits over their platforms being intentionally addictive, while multiple AI companies are being sued for liability in cases where users were driven to suicide or murder over conversations with their chat-bots // Phone Guest – Attorney Sumeer Singla // The City of Seattle continues to engage in a cover up over allegations against former SPD Chief Adrian Diaz // Sumeer is filing a lawsuit against SPD and the city of Seattle alleging public records violations in relation to his case involving four women who claim they were victims of sexual harassment, retaliation and subject to a hostile work environment by Diaz // Electric air taxis are about to take flight in 26 states

5pm: The Income Tax has passed // Bob Ferguson: “The Millionaires’ Tax passed by the House represents historic progress in rebalancing our unfair system.” // Howard Schultz announces he’s relocating his family and family office that has funded many Seattle businesses to Miami, Florida // Why are authorities finally searching Epstein's ranch in New Mexico? // Rep Comer: The federal government asked New Mexico to stop their investigation, I believe back in 2019 of that ranch. // Letters

6pm: Video Guest – Joey Mcfadden – Writer, Podcaster and Social Commentator // Joey McFadden is a writer & social commentator who visited and spoke at the notoriously anti-gay ATLAH Church in Harlem, New York // What I Saw At New York’s Notorious Anti-Gay Church // Western executives who visit China are coming back terrified // China says it will ‘fight to end’ after US said it was trying to hurt world economy

5pm: How social media and influencers are shaping the Seattle mayor’s race // Instagram to Limit Content for Teenage Users Based on PG-13 Ratings // Trump rips Time magazine for ‘worst of all time’ cover photo // Latest on the Gaza peace deal // Letters