Join us on a journey through an emergency podcast where we discuss Burlington mayoral candidate and city councilor's appreciation of local developers and slumlords, two days before the Progressive Mayoral caucus!

Source Material at

http://charleswinkleman.com/2020/11/29/brian-pine-bridge-builder-or-shady-backroom-deal-maker/

Brie addresses the latest op-ed from Brandon del Pozo, rising star in police reform and expert in sophistry. He continues to argue with straw man versions of defund or abolish the police, showcasing his inability to engage in meaningful discussion with people with whom he differs in opinion all the while asserting intentionally misleading information.

Brandon's op-ed: https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-way-forward-on-police-reform-20201118-vd6rcixvafdwdmervdh6zraebm-story.html

(https://www.startribune.com/amid-sharp-rise-in-minneapolis-shootings-slayings-a-solution-appears-elusive/573079021/)

(https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/18/fact-check-did-minneapolis-city-council-defund-the-police)

(https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/10/28/after-pledging-to-defund-police-mpls-city-council-still-rethinking-public-safety)

(https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/15/with-violent-crime-on-the-rise-in-mpls-city-council-asks-where-are-the-police)

In part 2 of the Bove Brothers Slumlord saga, we talk about family drama, share some of the terrible things Mark Bove has done, read some horror stories from tenants, and discuss why Healthy Living and City Market refused to even consider a Boves boycott.

In this two-parter we discuss Vermont's most notorious Italian family, the slumlord Boves. We dive into how they are connected to Almighty Peaks Painting, one of the state's largest heroin dealers, how Mayor Weinberger and Code Enforcement Director Bill Ward have their own personal and financial relationships to the Boves, and how landlord and State Senator Dick Mazza's own mafioso-tendencies helped hide over a decade of tenant abuse.

You can learn more at BoycottBoves.com

In this 2-part episode we discuss the EB-5 Ponzi Scheme at Jay Peak and in the Northeast Kingdom, what's happening with the Newport Pit, how Senator Leahy is the 'Godfather of the EB-5 program, how capitalism and gentrification lead to these financial disasters, and more!

In this 2-part episode we discuss Burlington's downtown pit, the story's villain Don Sinex, why Tax Increment Financing is a scam, and how neoliberalism/capitalism/austerity make most communities desperate for any investment.

In this episode we discuss at length how Charles learned that Brandon del Pozo had trolled him with a fake twitter account, the political fallout from it, and how Brandon has learned nothing while now labeling himself as a 'police reformer'.

Gabrielle and Charles discuss former Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo, his numerous controversies while chief in Burlington, Vermont for 5 years, and his unprofessional interactions with local resident and advocate Mike Fife.