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In this action-packed mega-episode we interview Sherae Lascelles who is running to unseat Frank Chop in the 43rd LD. Sherae is a long-time organizer with Seattle area sex workers and talks with us about housing, decriminalizing sex work, and de-policing generally. Then we talk with friend of the show Munya about the march to Jenny Durkan’s house last Sunday and her subsequent heel-turn.

Follow Sherae Lascelles @SheraeforState, and see how you can help the campaign here

Follow Munya @raadzzi

Windermere’s 1919 Racial Covenant

Mayor Jenny’s Letter to the Seattle City Council

Mayor Jenny’s Presser from her Bunker

In our glorious return to Patreon, Brian and Greg take a look at Mayor Durkan’s new austerity budget and her bold cuts to the Seattle Police Department (SPD). They then read a letter that Police Chief Carmen Best wrote to the people of Seattle before hearing what SPD officers think about the future of policing. Join us for an episode that is bound to fill you with hope for the future! Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

A year and a half ago the MLK Labor Council (MLKLC) was alone in applauding SPOG’s awful contract that overturned every police reform of the past nine years. Last week, the MLKLC voted overwhelmingly to throw SPOG off the labor council. What changed? We talk with teacher/activists Anna Hackman and Whitney Kahn to find out. Later, Brian and Greg speculate on some of the more suspicious happenings of the past week. Also, a rare (final?) transmission from Colin as he continues his quest to pierce the veil of reality.

From Minneapolis to Portland, kicking cops out of schools is the hot new look this summer. But how did all those cops get into schools in the first place? We have a history of police in schools for you with all the dirty details, but since we know, and love, our listeners we have taken the time to put this article on tape – because reading is for nerds. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes, and early release of episodes of Mechanical Freak Presents. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Do you want to know more? A full bibliography for this episode is available on Mechanical Freak

A big shout out to the Radical POC Organizers leading this movement here and across the country. We’re winning! Don’t stop now.

The people are taking back the streets, and we’re winning. We’ve got friend of the show Marena (@MareshkaEvanova) and the one and only Shaun Scott to help us work through what is happening now in the streets and for a long time in the communities of people of color living under this police state. Fuck the Seattle Police.

Hit up those bail funds:

Northwest Community Bail Fund (King and Snoho)

The Bail Project (You can email this national fund to donate for specific communities outside of the big cities)

Follow Marena @MareshkaEvanova

And Shaun @eyesonthestorm

Brian and Greg are here to encourage you to get that bread from unemployment before it is too late! Soon all that will remain of the state is the armed thugs who exist to terrorize your communities and quell unrest. Solidarity to the people of Minneapolis who have risen up over the cold blooded murder of George Floyd at the hands of a very average cop having a very good day.

Greg asks Brian for “permission to come aboard” after turning his boat into a Superfund site. They talk with Evelyn Chow (@evelyntchow) from Real Change about the city’s latest homeless camp sweep in the ID and we speculate on what the possible goal of this could be. Finally, if anyone has seen Colin or knows of his whereabouts, please contact our Twitter account.

Follow Evelyn @evelyntchow

Support Real Change here

Support your Real Change Vendor here

Pacific Rim Solidarity Network

Chinatown International District Coalition

Erica Barnett, “Despite ‘Suspension’ Encampment Sweeps Continue in the Chinatown-International District”

Dae Shik Kim Jr & Guy Oron, “Seattle Destroyed Homeless Encampments as Pandemic Raged”

In this new Mechanical Freak Presents, Brian tries to make Brynn cry with stories of woe and mayhem from the former Soviet Union and Eastern bloc. Ever wondered what 1,000 bottles of vodka could buy you? Ever bristled under the cruel lash of the military when all you wanted to do was cause a few reactor meltdowns? Or are you just curious about how Jeffrey Epstein met all those lovely girls? Kick your shoes off and put on your headphones, this podcast is for you! Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes, and early release of episodes of Mechanical Freak Presents. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Do you want to know more? A full bibliography for this episode is available on Mechanical Freak

In this new Mechanical Freak Presents, Brian tries to make Brynn cry with stories of woe and mayhem from the former Soviet Union and Eastern bloc. Ever wondered what 1,000 bottles of vodka could buy you? Ever bristled under the cruel lash of the military when all you wanted to do was cause a few reactor meltdowns? Or are you just curious about how Jeffrey Epstein met all those lovely girls? Kick your shoes off and put on your headphones, this podcast is for you! Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes, and early release of episodes of Mechanical Freak Presents. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Do you want to know more? A full bibliography for this episode is available on Mechanical Freak