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Malcontentment Happy Hour: January 28, 2021

Our live webcast from the Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

WARNIING: This episode includes videos of violence, protest, and discusses domestic violence in detail – viewer discretion is advised.

Editor’s comment: At the start of the show we had a software issue that resulted in about 15 to 30 seconds of no audio. We thank you for your understanding.

The show from January 28, 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • Update on the Tacoma Police Department officer who drove through a group of people on Saturday with a new day-of video
  • Malcontented Minutes – our new speed round of news
    • The Echo Project is turning a former Klu Klux Klan museum into a place for BIPOC to meet and a history exhibit
    • Colleen Echohawk becomes the first prominent candidate to announce she is running for mayor of Seattle
    • Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, a key figure in the identification of AIDS, passed away
    • 14 states are looking to pass anti-LGBTQIA bills targeting the transgender community
    • Phil Collins (yes that Phil Collins) has turned into “Florida man” with a bizarre story about his ongoing divorce woes
    • Pam Anderson announces she is quitting the Internet (if a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it…)
    • Jason Collier, a former police chief is in hot water for falsifying multiple documents to keep multiple wives and girlfriends from knowing about his bizarre world
    • A man from Afghanistan is attacked by a racist at a Portland convenience store, forcing the terrified man to lock himself in the cooler as he waits for the police
    • The Chinook Nation is going to receive monetary compensation and could be taking the first steps to be recognized as sovereignty again by the federal government
    • In Portland, Oregon the lumber baron and the cattle baron make up after a spicy incident over the weekend
  • COVID-19 Five Fast Facts
  • Chad Wheeler a now-former player of the Seattle Seahawks was arrested after a violent domestic violence attack – the NFL and Seahawks reaction leaves a lot to be desired
  • David and Jennifer provide their insurrection update

Insurrection update for January 25, 2021

From Malcontentment Happy Hour, January 25, 2021

A summary of events from January 22 to January 25, 2021

The fallout from the January 6, 2021 Insurrection continues

  • Kentucky Senator Rand Paul clashes with George Stephanopolous of ABC News in a disastrous interview
  • Mitch McConnell is still struggling to hold power in the Senate
  • Impeachment paperwork submitted to the U.S. Senate and a trial date is set for February 8, 2021
  • Rudy Guiliani is the latest person to be sued by Dominion Voting Systems
  • A scrape of Parler videos and images identified over 6,000 unique faces of people in or adjacent to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and those pictures have been made public
  • The Department of Justice is worried about court capacity and is considering not charging some who committed more minor offenses on January 6, 2021
  • The Wall Street Journal first reported that then-President Trump considered firing acting Attorney General Rosen, and replacing him with a loyalist who would overturn Georgia election results on Presidential direction
  • Andrew Ericson of Oaklahoma arrested after Snapchat videos revealed his involvement
  • Scott Fairlamb a New Jersey gym owner arrested * Dustin Thompson of Ohio arrested after stealing a coatrack and was found by police waiting for his rideshare to pick him up
  • Kevin Strong of California was arrested after being identified by his coworkers at the FAA, during his interview, he told the FBI he had “Q” clearance
  • Bradley Weeks of Florida was arrested after recording himself and posting it on social
  • Nolan Cooke of Texas was arrested after posting on TikTok telling a woman in part, “I wouldn’t want anyone other than you with me to take on the revolution”
  • Henry Hank Muntzer of Montana was arrested after outing himself in a social media video
  • Patrick Stedman of New Jersey is a self-identified dating and relationship strategist who still lives with his parents was arrested after outing himself on social media
  • Brandon Straka of Nebraska is the founder of the WalkAway campaign and was arrested after outing himself on social media
  • Stephanie Hazelton of New Jersey, aka Ayla Wolf, and a candidate to be the Q Shaman “Dances with Traitors” spouse, was arrested after video showed her yelling for “more men” and “keep pushing” — oh my
  • Marissa Suarez of New Jersey was arrested, she is a correctional officer since 2019

Sunday protest in Tacoma disappoints Black Community and area protest leaders

From Malcontentment Happy Hour, January 25, 2021

Protesters gathered in Tacoma marching through gentrifying Black neighborhoods

On Sunday, January 24, 2021, a diverse group of protesters from Seattle to Portland gathered in Frost Park in Tacoma after a police cruiser struck a group of people the previous evening, sending two to the hospital. Before the protest, Black Tacoma protest organizers pulled out of the event, and others who attended left in frustration as outside protesters would not listen to guidance from people from the city. We show previously unaired video and interview Azreal Graves of Black and Done (B.A.D.).

Malcontentment Happy Hour: January 25, 2021

Our live webcast from the Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

The show from January 25 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • Update on the Tacoma Police Department officer who drove through a group of people on Saturday
  • Elise Barrett talks to us about COVID-19 myths and where is the seasonal flu
  • Nicki Blake Chafetz talks about her upcoming book My Travels In Trump Land, available at bookbaby.com
  • The Biden Administration reverses the Trump Administration ban on transgender troops in the military
  • Behind the Pole features previous unseen video from the Tacoma Police protest on Sunday, January 24, 2021, and an interview with Azreal Graves of Black and Done (B.A.D.) as the Black and Tacoma community reacts to the protest fallout
  • David and Jennifer provide their insurrection update

COVID Five Facts for January 21, 2021

From Malcontentment Happy Hour, January 21, 2021

Five Facts about COVID-19 for January 21, 2021

The news shifts as the Biden Administration moves to tackle COVID-19 as a top priority

  • Congressman Steve Silvers (R-OH) proposes that a third-round stimulus check should be tied to vaccination compliance
  • President Joe Biden mandates masks worn at all federal properties and on commercial aircraft flights
  • The U.S. Chamber of Commerce gives its full support to the Biden Administration plan for fighting COVID-19
  • USA Today reports that Alzheimer’s deaths increased 16% in 2020, attributed to the social isolation created by COVID restrictions
  • One year ago today, the first COVID-19 case in the United States was confirmed at Providence-Everett Hospital in Washington state

Insurrection update for January 21, 2021

From Malcontentment Happy Hour, January 21, 2021

A summary of events from January 18 to January 21, 2021

The fallout from the January 6, 2021 Insurrection continues

  • Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has filed impeachment papers against President Joe Biden
  • Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene is under increasing fire to resign after it is discovered she is a Parkland truther, Sandy Hook truther, and 9/11 denier
  • Rep Lauren Boebert facing increasing calls for investigation into her actions during the 1/6 insurrection
  • Guy Refitt of Texas arrested – threatened his own children
  • Joe Biggs of the Proud Boys arrested
  • William Calhoun, a lawyer from Georgia arrested
  • Patrick Edward McCaughey arrested for assaulting a Capitol police officer
  • Christopher Kelly from New York arrested
  • Samuel Camargo arrested on four charges, he questioned the FBI agents loyalty to the country, was reported to belligerent in his interview, and then posted on social media he thought it “went well”
  • Samuel Fisher arrested
  • Karl Dresch of Michigan arrested
  • Jesus Rivera of Florida filmed himself storming the Capitol and posted it on social
  • Joseph Foy of Michigan was accused of attacking police officers with a hockey stick and is arrested
  • Emanuel Jackson was filmed attacking police officers with a metal baseball bat and has been arrested
  • Gina Bisignano was filmed in the Capitol wearing a Louis Vuitton sweater and was part of the crowd attacking a police officer
  • Robert Gieswein of Oath Keepers was arrested for assaulting police officers with bear mace and a baseball bat
  • Nicholas Moncada a 20-year old fashion student from New York who took selfies outside of Nancy Pelosi’s office
  • Jenna Ryan of Texas didn’t get her Trump pardon as she hoped
  • South Carolina attorney Butch Bowers agrees to defend Donald Trump in an impeachment trial
  • Schumer and McConnell are working on the procedure for impeachment hearing – McConnell in the minority leader role
  • No date for an impeachment hearing has been set but McConnell is trying to delay the hearing
  • Tam Dinh Pham, Houston Police Officer (now resigned), arrested for participation in the insurrection
  • Thomas Fee, retired New York firefighter arrested after sending selfies in Capitol to a relative of his girlfriend
  • 1 in 5 people arrested so far are previous military or previous police officers

Malcontentment Happy Hour: January 21, 2021

Our live webcast from the Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

The show from January 21 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • Seattle inauguration protests highlight questionable tactics by protesters and police
  • Keystone XL Pipeline is canceled by the Biden Administration on day one
  • COVID Five Fast Facts
  • Officer Eric Whitehead and his strange trip to the ER
  • Abusive Head Trauma – the legacy of Shaken Baby Syndrome, the questionable science behind it, and the targeting of the poor, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA community for abuse allegations
  • Insurrection update

Joe Biden becomes President as “democracy prevails”

Our inauguration coverage

Joe Biden becomes the 46th President of the United States

Our coverage of the Presidential inauguration from Washington D.C. including opening ceremonies, wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery, military escort to the White House and parts of the C-Span Parade Across America with Jon Stewart.

Insurrection update for January 18, 2021

From Malcontentment Happy Hour, January 18, 2021

A summary of events from January 15 to January 18, 2021

The Seattle Police Department has been rocked by multiple findings of misconduct, use of force violations, and ongoing investigations in the first two weeks of January:

  • Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene is suspended by Twitter on Sunday
  • Rep Lauren Boebert is facing calls for her resignation, accusations of aiding insurrections, accusations her mother participated in the insurrection, including Rep Steve Cohen stating she saw Boebert providing a tour
  • More than 125 people arrested and 270 open cases
  • Arrested – Jenny Cudd
  • Arrested – Derrik Evans
  • Arrested – Tim Gionet aka Baked Alaska
  • Arrested – Jack Jesse Griffith aka Juan Bibiano
  • Arrested – Emily Hernandez
  • Arrested – Jenna Ryan
  • Arrested – Ryan Sanford
  • Arrested – Timothy L Hale-Cusanelli
  • Arrested – Daniel A. Baker
  • Arrested – Lisa Eisenhart
  • Arrested – Eric Muchel
  • Impeachment trial could start as early as 1/20/21
  • President Donald Trump has not identified a legal team and has positioned no defense
  • Rudy Giuliani and the Trump team go back and forth over the weekend on his role
  • Kamala Harris resigns from Senate
  • Alex Padilla (D-CA) will be appointed to Harris’ seat, becoming the first Latino senator from California
  • John Ossoff to be sworn in as Senator
  • HHS Secretary Alex Azar resigns and in scathing letter blames Trump for “tarnishing his legacy”
  • American Thinker issues a full retraction about Dominion Voting Systems stating their story had “no basis in fact”
  • Michael J. Lindell could be facing a lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems
  • Two Rocky Mount, Virginia police officers arrested over insurrection participation

Malcontentment Happy Hour: January 18, 2021

Our live webcast from the Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

The show from January 18, 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • Dr. Martin Luther King Day 2021 – his words continue to be taken out of context more than 50 years after his death
  • Seattle Police Department is off to a very bad start in January
  • Five Fast Facts about COVID -19 – our COVID update
  • Insurrection update
  • Will it snow next week?