The Adult in the Room

Seattle radio host Jason Rantz (https://jasonrantz.com) has witnessed firsthand how the governing policies of large, liberal-run cities have left chaos reigning. Stores closed due to rampant theft. The mentally ill, homeless and addicted left to ravage the streets and harass residents and visitors. The graft of local governments, who are latched onto the teat of government and pour billions into ineffective programs that only create more misery. It's all the subject of his new book, What’s Killing America: Inside the Radical Left's Tragic Destruction of Our Cities. Today, Jason joins Victoria to talk about the mayhem unfolding in urban centers across the country, and what can be done about it. BUY JASON'S BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Killing-America-Radical-Destruction/dp/B0BWGQCNFY?tag=victoriataft-20 ***** TOP STORIES West Coast, Messed Coast™: UC Berkeley's Extra Credit for Nazis! Dirty Jill She's Been Found. In Pieces. The New York Times Asks Why 'Fiery' Iran Hasn't Killed All the Jews Yet Hunter Biden, Secret Agent? BREAKING: Democrat Bagman and Crypto King Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty of Fraud ***** MORE INFO ⁠⁠VictoriaTaft.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Victoria Taft @ PJ Media

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld is the director of the American Center for Democracy and its Economic Warfare Institute. A native of Israel, she has seen firsthand the devastation the Mideast turmoil has brought to that embattled nation, both through conventional war and the horror of terrorism. She also has extensively studied how western money from the US and its allies -- much of it extracted from taxpayers -- has ended up lining the pockets of the same fundamentalists who slaughter men, women & children with equal glee. Her research into the economics of international crime & violence have led to the publication of four books on the matter including her latest, The Soros Agenda, in which she traces how both naïveté & malice have led to prominent figures in business, government, and professional activism funding the very fundamentalists, terrorists and cartels that are out to destroy them. Dr. Ehrenfeld joins the program to discuss exactly what is going on in Israel, and how foreign aid and well-intentioned charity feeds brutal jihadist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah all the way up to Al Qaeda and ISIS. ***** TOP STORIES DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS: D.C. Judge Strikes Out Against 2024 Frontrunner Donald Trump With a Gag Order President Biden Gaslights Americans in Oval Office Address on Ukraine, Israel West Coast, Messed Coast™—Federal Judge Bans California's 'Extreme' 'Assault Weapons' Ban Armed Seattle Home Invaders Stunned When Homeowner Shoots Back. It's a Lesson for the Gun Grabbers. Hamas Members Were High on ISIS Drug to 'Help' Them Commit Atrocities Against Israeli Women and Children Welcome to 'Pallywood,' Where Crisis Actors, Fake News, and Media Lie About the Israel/Hamas War Seattle Dystopia: Students at Three Schools Targeted by Masked and Armed Gangs Man Jumps Pilot in Cockpit, Attempts to Shut Down Plane Engines Stunning Poll Shows Majority of Young Americans Think Killing Jews Is 'Justified' Senator Claims DOJ/FBI Terminated Investigation Into Dirty Biden Family Business to Keep It Quiet During Trump Impeachment Pilot Who Tried to Crash Plane Says He Was on 'Shrooms, but Magic Mushroom Fans Have Doubts Here Are Just a Few of Hamas's Atrocities Against Israel the Left Is Cheering ***** MORE INFO ⁠VictoriaTaft.com⁠ ⁠Victoria Taft @ PJ Media

NOTE: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE MITCH RAPP NOVEL SERIES. New York Times bestselling author Don Bentley spent over a decade flying Apache helicopters for the US Army, including facing down Al Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan. For his service, he can count among his accolades the Bronze Star and the Air Medal with V Device. He's worked in the private sector for military contractors, spent time as a foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agent for the FBI, and served as a SWAT officer. But despite his dangerous career up until now, he's facing down perhaps his most harrowing challenge...pleasing extremely rabid literary fans. Having previously written novels set in the late Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series, as well as his own series of thrillers starring his own character Matt Drake, Don has been named the newest successor to Vince Flynn's incredibly popular Mitch Rapp series of novels, taking over for his friend and departing author Kyle Mills. On today's episode, Don talks about his experience on the war front, and gives his thoughts on America's exit from Afghanistan and the recent tragedy in Israel. But the mood will certainly lighten as he talks about his career as a writer, navigating the pitfalls of continuity management as a legacy series author, and hilarious interactions with his colleagues. PURCHASE OFFICIAL "MITCH RAPP LIVES" APPAREL: https://cadetmaker.myshopify.com PURCHASE DON BENTLEY'S BOOKS ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Don-Bentley/author/B07VQJQX1P?tag=victoriataft-20 ***** TOP STORIES Joe Is Asleep, America. You're on Your Own. When They Say They Side With the Hama-Nazis, Believe Them West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Kaepernick's Friend Is 'Rounding Up Jews' at Stanford ***** MORE INFO VictoriaTaft.com Victoria Taft @ PJ Media

“When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons. Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.” ― Golda Meir, A Land of Our Own: An Oral Autobiography Early this past Saturday morning in Israel, while most Americans were turning in for the night or already in bed, a coordinated offensive launched from the Palestinian territory of Gaza into towns and communes near its border with Jewish-controlled Israeli territory. Their targets? Sleeping families and hundreds of revelers at a music & dance festival promoting peace. The attack is being called by some “Israel’s 9/11.” The death toll, as of this episode’s publishing, is over 1,200 Israelis, with over 2,700 wounded. Now, Israel is mobilizing for what some believe will be an overwhelming and decisive counteroffensive. The first guest on today’s special episode of The Adult in the Room Podcast is Wayne Black, a security consultant and expert who previously managed the security detail for former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Black explains why he worries an attack like the one seen out of Gaza this weekend can’t be ruled out here in the US, and what individuals can do to maximize their own safety and security in the event of danger. Then, Victoria is joined to close the show by Major General Paul E. Vallely, who gives his own analysis of the situation in Israel, and opines on the US government’s response to the crisis.

Mark Twain, allegedly quoting Disraeli, once said "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." California politicians led by Gavin Newsom seem determined to apply all three in their crusade against firearms and those who own them. They're using traditional strategies like the demonization of so-called "assault weapons" and bans of upsized magazines, but are also employing bizarre legal maneuvers such as environmental policy and exploiting stereotypes surrounding mental illness and cannabis use to crack down on what they falsely claim is the nations leading cause of death for children. C.D. "Chuck" Michel is leading the charge as the President and General Counsel for the California Rifle & Pistol Association. Today, he joins the program to talk about Newsom's recent legislative actions against gun rights and why the secret weapon to defeat them may lie within, of all places, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. ***** TOP STORIES Criminal-Friendly Seattle Is So Bad This Guy's Shocked When a Judge Won't Let Him Go Why Was a Violent, Gender-Confused Boy Allowed to Stay in Portland School After Beating up Girls? The Most Logical (and Treacherous) Reason Yet for Joe Biden's Open Border West Coast, Messed Coast™ Gavin Newsom's Pre-2024 Election Move Has Them Asking 'Why?' ***** MORE INFO VictoriaTaft.com Victoria Taft @ PJ Media

The Adult in the Room Podcast returns with a deep dive into recent gun rights developments including the overturning of California's extended magazine ban, and a critical trial in Oregon over the constitutionality of Ballot Measure 114, an onerous gun control bill passed last year that similarly bands high-capacity magazines and creates additional background check and paperwork requirements for buyers. Is the progressive left using societal violence and chaos as a weapon against the Judicial Branch? Then, we have a brief but fascinating talk with J. Christian Adams of the Public Interest Legal Foundation about the election integrity report cards going into primary season, and where he still has concerns, including a case in Maine involving suppression of speech. ***** TOP STORIES The Treacherous Way West Coast, Messed Coast™ Governors Threaten the Gun Rights of All Americans So This Is How the 'Impeach Joe Biden' Inquiry Is Going for the Democrats West Coast, Messed Coast™ Report – Leftists Swarm Like Sharks After Senator Dianne Feinstein's Death ***** MORE INFO VictoriaTaft.com Victoria Taft @ PJ Media

Victoria is joined on the program by author & journalist Joe Allen, whose latest book "DARK ÆON: Transhumanism and the War Against Humanity" examines both the physical and metaphysical dangers humanity faces as we stand at the precipice of artificial general intelligence. Allen believes the transhumanist movement seeks not only to leap headfirst into critically dangerous technology, but to supplant all faith and belief with themselves as a new pantheon to a new generation of intelligent machines. What are the risks, and how can we mitigate them? ***** TOP STORIES Another Jury Acquits Dupes in the FBI-Created Whitmer Fednapping 'Plot' Well, Well, Well, Look at the 'Conspiracy Theory' the J6 Cat Finally Dragged in. Why Now? Ray Epps' Attorney Says His January 6 Charge Actually Helps Him West Coast, Messed Coast™ Police Chief Defunds Himself and Seattle Votes to Save Itself California's 'Scorched Earth' War on Gun Rights Presses On Despite Court Smackdown ***** MORE INFO VictoriaTaft.com Victoria Taft @ PJ Media

Former White House stenographer Mike McCormick returns with more from the infamous Hunter Biden laptop files. What role did he play in connecting his father to Ukrainian firm Burisma? Why did he seemingly ditch his Secret Service detail while visiting family? And what is the Biden family's connection to a vicious Honduran cartel? Check out this episode of The Adult in the Room to hear all the details. ***** TOP STORIES West Coast, Messed Coast™ – How's That Police Defunding Working Out, Seattle? Asians Targeted by Gang With Tasers Book Review: 'Tucker' – A Great Read for a Long Weekend On the Same Day California Democrats Named August 'Trans History Month,' They Passed a Bill to Make Parents History No, Portland, More Money Won't Fix Your City, But Less Money Just Might West Coast, Messed Coast™ The Lawless Chickens Come Home to Roost Edition Relax Commuters, a Study Says Crackheads Smoking Drugs in Buses and Trains Aren't a Health Hazard. We Have Questions. Democrats Claim J6 Was as Bad as 9/11. Oh, Really? Did Sodom and Gomorrah Have a Stripper's Union? Portland's Asking... The Mayor of Antifastan, Portland's Ted Wheeler, Will Not Run for Re-election West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Bonfire of the Environies Edition ***** MORE INFO VictoriaTaft.com Victoria Taft @ PJ Media

"Tucker" author Chadwick Moore returns to the program to talk the book's release, and to share more stories from his research of Tucker Carlson, including stories of his faith, his sense of honor, and even a few revelations about Carlson's relationship with the controversial Hunter Biden, a man that Carlson once counted as a friend before Biden's spiral into addiction and corruption. Pick up your copy of "Tucker" on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Tucker/dp/B0CD9JLHTS?tag=victoriataft-20 ***** TOP STORIES West Coast, Messed Coast™ Step Right Up for Your Newsom Doom Loop Tour! Trump's Twitter Comeback: X Marks the Spot ***** MORE INFO VictoriaTaft.com Victoria Taft @ PJ Media

Attorney John Eastman, along with many members of the Trump Administration including the former President, have been indicted for a myriad of charges in the state of Georgia. Together, they are accused of conspiring to hijack the 2020 Presidential election in that state, and violations of racketeering law, charges that could result in some of the defendants spending the rest of their natural lives in prison. But what was John Eastman's role? Is he the mastermind behind a plot to deny the will of Georgia voters? Or is he simply an attorney who suggested potential paths to victory, and whose advice was based on prior precedent and fits within a proper interpretation of both state & federal law? Civil rights & criminal defense attorney Harvey Silverglate, who is part of the team representing Eastman, returns to the program to discuss what he can share about the case, why he believes his client will be exonerated, and what motivations the Fulton County DA might have to announce the defendants' charges at the time and in the manner that she did so. ***** TOP STORIES West Coast, Messed Coast™... and then They Set the Looter Free Here's How Trump Beats the Georgia Indictment Trump Attorney Surrenders to Georgia DA, But Not Before a Scathing Lecture on the Constitution Trump and Tucker Show Was Perfect Counterprogramming to Fox News GOP Debate Portland's Predictable Doom Loop ***** MORE INFO VictoriaTaft.com Victoria Taft @ PJ Media