Mechanical Freak

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk “vigilante justice” and the escalating rhetoric employed against the unhoused, and the latest evidence from the Seattle Times that the Seattle Freeze is a force of nature. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg, Brian, and Colin welcome Christopher Peguero, City Council candidate in District 2, to talk about the role of Democracy Vouchers in his campaign and the race at large, his district, how things are going on the Trail, and what might be accomplished from the inside.

Follow Christopher Peguero on Twitter @christopherpeg5, learn about his campaign and listen to him on Talk to Seattle, and donate

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk ballads, the recent reporting from the Seattle Times on fundraising in the city council race(s), and more bait meant for clicking from Katie Herzog. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg, Brian, and Colin blast off with Jeff to hear about our grand future as space serfs, and the thousand Einsteins and Mozarts that will entertain his great-great-grandchildren on Elysium (future Earth); and they dissect a Crosscut op-ed about a “swing back toward the center” from “THE conservative voice in Seattle,” John Carlson.

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk police (again) in light of recently released exit interviews from the Seattle Police Department. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg and Colin are joined by Seattle Democratic Socialist (DSA) co-chair, Walé Ogundipé, to talk about his experience traveling through Colorado and California to visit and learn from DSA groups there, the Tax Amazon campaign in light of similar efforts (and victories) in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, and rent control initiatives in Seattle and the state at large.

Follow Walé on Twitter @kopasetik

Join the Seattle Democratic Socialists, and attend the next Central Seattle Workplace Organizing Collective meeting at All Pilgrims Christian Church on Wednesday, May 15 @ 7pm

Greg, Brian, and Colin discuss Mayor Durkan’s turn towards Safe Seattle and broken windows policing with her unilateral deployment of “emphasis” patrols in seven neighborhoods, and we delve into the decline of the Stranger in light of Sydney Brownstone’s revelation at Crosscut Fest w/r/t reporting on Dave Meinert, and the recent “coverage” from Katie Herzog on the Mike Rosenberg saga.

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Greg and Colin are joined by friend of the show and local journalist, Ian Edwards, to talk all things crypto currency (emphasizing the rampant scheming and fraud), and its historic and current place in the landscape of Seattle technology companies.

Follow Ian on Twitter @ianedws, check out his personal website, and read his latest piece on RChain at Geekwire.

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