S8 Ep974: STREAMING THE MAKING OF JBS, FEATURING JEFF BLISS, MICHAEL VLAHOS, 6-5-2026. 1906 LA FIESTA DE LOS ANGELES.T

The John Batchelor Show dives into a storm of political and social upheaval across the U.S., beginning with a blistering critique of Seattle’s progressive policies. Host John Batchelor, joined by Pacific Watch’s Jeff Bliss, argues that Seattle’s aggressive taxation of the wealthy and its 'socialist' mayor are driving out billionaires, corporations like Amazon and Boeing, and even Starbucks—creating a hollowed-out middle class. The episode pivots to California’s chaotic election results, where post-election ballot counts in Los Angeles and Sacramento show impossible statistical anomalies: thousands of votes mysteriously added to candidates like Karen Bass and Nithya Rahman, but none to challenger Spencer Pratt, with odds against such a distribution calculated at trillions to one. This fuels accusations of vote harvesting and systemic fraud, with even some Democrats expressing alarm. The conversation then shifts to a surreal historical parallel, with Roman historian Germanicus joining the show to discuss a global 'crescent of war' from Finland to Pakistan—frozen in ceasefire but escalating beneath the surface through drone attacks, proxy conflicts, and economic warfare. The imperator (a stand-in for Trump) is portrayed as detached and bored, unwilling to commit to a strategy, while the U.S. and Europe are accused of using perpetual war to maintain domestic control.