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Malcontentment Happy Hour: April 28, 2021

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Our live webcast from the former Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

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Editor’s Note: This show contains multiple videos of events that some viewers may find disturbing including graphic violence. Viewer discretion is advised.

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

  • Exodus from the Seattle Police Department continues
  • All Fireworks Banned in King County Beginning in 2022
  • Auburn Police Treat Road Rage Victim Like a Criminal Suspect
  • King County Health Tells Business Leaders to Prepare for Phase 2 COVID Restrictions
  • Was the Stabbing In Bothell and the Shooting in Rainier Beach Asian-bias Crimes?
  • Malcontented Minuted – Police Edition
    • Video shows Police seconds before the raid of Andrew Brown, Junior’s Home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
    • Video shows police officers fist-bumping and celebrating the injuries they caused to a 73-year old Alzheimer’s Patient
    • Stephanie Bottom, 66, in brutalized by North Carolina police on body cam and is starting a federal lawsuit
    • Virginia police officer misidentifies a cellphone as a gun and shoots Isaiah Brown 10 times
    • Bodycam video of Anthony Alvarez being shot by Chicago Police shows him running away
    • Two Hialeah, Florida Police officers have been arrested for writing fake traffic tickets
    • Bodycam video released on April 28 shows Lymond Moses being shot by police after a pretext welfare check because he was sleeping in his car
    • Tennessee police officer fired for high-fiving a suspect who used a racial slur during the arrest
    • Bodycam video of Mario Gonzalez being arrested in Almeda, California shows officers restaining him for over 5 minutes before he dies in custody
    • Prince Georges police officer arrested on multiple charges, including first-degree assault, after fellow officers turn him in for treatment of a Black teen suspect
  • Colleen Echohawk on Native-American Women Leaders

BIPOC, Editorial, Local, National

Malcontentment Happy Hour: April 26, 2021

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Our live webcast from the former Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

The show from April 26, 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • Six Seattle police officers who attended January 6 insurrection tentatively identified
  • Seattle City Council President Lorena Gonzalez and 2021 Seattle mayoral candidate
  • Twitch employee makes hateful and racist comments using their corporate account
  • Eastside Restaurant Week extended to Tuesday, April 27

BIPOC, Breaking News, Local, National

EXCLUSIVE: Twitch employee uses work account to spread racist messages during Derek Chauvin verdict

[SEATTLE] – (MTN) An employee of Twitch used their official work account repeatedly to express racist views after the Derek Chauvin verdict on the company’s platform. Twitch is primarily used as a platform to watch others play video games; it has become popular with content creators on many topics, including the arts, music, podcasting, news, and politics. Seattle-based Amazon purchased Twitch in 2014. 

On April 20, 2021, the Twitch channel PTNewsNetwork, headed by Stephen Oatley, covered the Derek Chauvin verdict live. During the stream, a user with the screen name usctrojans117 made multiple comments. The white wrench icon indicates that the user is an employee of Twitch, using their work account.

Among the comments made in the moments after the verdict was read:

“#all_lives_matter”

“oh protests in Chicago where white people get killed EVERY DAY”

“The jury was scared to actually give him a fair trial and fair verdict”

“The rioters are going to riot, [sic] irregardless of the verdict”

“He had enough drugs in his system to kill someone, and one of the side effects of the drugs is restricted breathing, show heart rate, etc.”

“Because people will find any reason to riot and they want the country to implode…and for chaos to ensue and always be present”

“Yeah, let’s see about those ‘peaceful’ protests.”

Malcontent News reached out to Twitch multiple times for comment, but there was no response from their press team. There is no information if Amazon or Twitch is investigating the employee or speaking on behalf of Twitch and Amazon when they wrote these comments using their work account.

Oatley expressed outrage at the verdict and ended his stream.

The idea jurors were intimidated into a guilty verdict has been widely dismissed, including by far-right voices such as Jeannie Pirro of Fox News and local news personality Brandi Kruse. Evidence presented by multiple experts at the trial also rejected the idea that Floyd had lethal amounts of drugs in his system, nor did he display any of the symptoms of someone experiencing an overdose. 

The nation was largely peaceful after the verdict was read, with only a couple of arrests in Seattle and some property destruction in Portland. Outside of the courthouse in Minneapolis and George Floyd Square, celebrations turned into quiet memorials and marches. Right-wing news sites tried to connect pictures of Chitt Week at Ohio State University with riots after the verdict. 

Content creators have the option to allow comments during their stream, who can comment, and when they can comment. Historically, the gaming community was wrestled with misogyny, doxxing, and swatting. Like other social media platforms, Twitch has been grappling with the spread of misinformation and extremist ideology while balancing First Amendment rights. 

BIPOC, Local, National

Malcontentment Happy Hour: April 22, 2021

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Our live webcast from the former Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

Editors Note: There is approximately five minutes of audio problems during our segment on Pinal County Sheriff Julian Navarrette. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The show from April 22, 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • Brandon Hole, FedEx mass shooter exposes Bronie culture’s attachments to white nationalism
  • Perth Amboy, New Jersey and its bizarre bicycle laws
  • Killology and Dave Grossman and fear-based police training – killing in the name of…

Health and Lifestyle, Local, National

CDC recommends lifting Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pause

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[SEATTLE] – (MTN) Lifting the pause on the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the United States was recommended today by U.S. health regulators on Friday. A two-week review of data on over 8 million administered doses indicated that blood clot formations were extremely rare. A total of 15 significant adverse events were reported including 3 fatalities. The most recent reported fatality was a woman in Oregon, although investigators have not confirmed that her death was a result of the vaccine or other health issues.

Today’s recommendation opens the door for the one-dose J&J vaccine to be used again, once regulators confirm the CDC’s recommendation.

CDC official Sara Oliver told a panel today that approximately 26 people could suffer serious blood clots out of 10 million. However, she also reported that 1,400 deaths and 3,500 hospital admissions would also be prevented.

All of the people who experienced adverse events were born biologically as women and were from 18 to 54 years old. Some in the medical community are recommending a stronger warning for women about the extraordinarily rare risk. The panel rejected this suggestion in a second vote today.

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has shown to be more effective on COVID-19 variants from Brazil, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. The vaccine also has fewer reported side effects than Moderna and Pfizer, particularly for people over 55 years of age.

Disclosure: The author of this story received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

BIPOC, Editorial, Local, National

Malcontentment Happy Hour: April 21, 2021

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Our live webcast from the former Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

Editors Note: There is approximately five minutes of audio problems during our segment on Pinal County Sheriff Julian Navarrette. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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

  • Derek Chauvin verdict
  • Seattle Police tweak anti-protest actions
  • Pinal County Sheriff Julian Navarrette is a ‘super citizen’
  • COVID-19 Update

BIPOC, Editorial, LGBTQIA, Local, National

Malcontentment Happy Hour: April 19, 2021

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Our live webcast from the former Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

The show from April 19, 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • Derek Chauvin trial – deliberations begin
  • Malcontented Minutes
    • National Archives in Seattle no longer closing
    • Amazon to examine employee review system for disparity and bias
    • Marjorie Taylor Greene hurts the brain
    • FedEx gunman in Indiana legally purchased guns
    • Mystery animal in Poland turns out to be a croissant
    • Arizona woman finds her tires slashed – and a finger
    • Transgender community in North Carolina wants justice after a string of murders
    • Parents are fleeing states that are passing anti-transgender laws
    • Pacific Pug Rescue saves pugs from Chinese slaughterhouses
    • Filbert the beaver at the Oregon Zoo turns 10 and get a birthday cake fit for a…beaver
  • Not Your Model Minority rally and march in Seattle
  • Sit Down and Listen with Eastside Embrace in Kirkland

Local, National

Local Proud Boy leader Ethan Nordean has bail revoked

[WASHINGTON D.C.] – (MTN) Federal Court District Judge Timothy J. Kelly moved to revoke bail for Proud Boy leaders Ethan Nordean and Joseph Biggs. The two stand accused of being central leaders in the January 6 Capitol insurrection that left five dead, and forced lawmakers to suspend the 2020 election certification process.

In a lengthy decision, Judge Kelly wrote, “The defendants stand charged with seeking to steal one of the crown jewels of our country, in a sense, by interfering with the peaceful transfer of power,” Judge Timothy Kelly said as he explained his decision. “It’s no exaggeration to say the rule of law and … in the end, the existence of our constitutional republic is threatened by it.”

Nordean has been released and returned to custody multiple times since his first arraignment on initial charges. A Washington District Court judge decided to release him in February, but prosecutors filed an emergency stay which was upheld. Then Judge Beryl Howell ordered Nordean released stating that the case for conspiracy was weak. Nordean was released under strict conditions.

In an indictment issued in March, Nordean, Biggs, Aach Rehl, and Charles Donohoe were charged with a litany of charges with more evidence to support the prosecutor’s claims.

Nordean was witnessed leading the Proud Boys in a march down Constitution Avenue at the same time then President Donald Trump was speaking. Nordean and the group of Proud Boys did not wear their signature black and yellow shirts. They are accused of charging the weakly defended checkpoints on the outer barricades of the Capitol.

Nordean took on a leadership role on January 6 due to the arrest of Enrique Tarrio on January 4. Tarrio is accused of a hate crime and property destruction for the burning of Black Lives Matter banners at two historic churches in Washington D.C. In an interview with CNN, Tarrio revealed he has testified before a federal grand jury about the January 6 insurrection.

BIPOC, Editorial, LGBTQIA, Local, National

Malcontentment Happy Hour: April 15, 2021

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Our live webcast from the former Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

Editors Note: Our show presented the police bodycam video showing the shooting of Adam Toledo in Chicago. We have provided minimal editing to respect Toldeo and his family. Some viewers may find this highly disturbing. YouTube has restricted the show to those with registered accounts over the age of 18. Viewer discretion is advised.

The show from April 15,. 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • Adam Toledo bodycam video released by Chicago Police reveals misrepresentation of events
  • Saving “Boonie dogs” from Guam and getting them homes on the mainland
  • Chauvin Trial Update – the defense rests
  • Second part of our interview with Nikkita Oliver, Seattle City Council Candidate for District 9 [At Large]
  • Nikyala Rice of Eastside Embrace talks about eastside racism and the upcoming Sit Down and Listen event on Sunday, April 18

BIPOC, LGBTQIA, Local, National

Malcontentment Happy Hour: April 14, 2021

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Our live webcast from the former Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

The show from April 14, 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • US Army drill instructor Jonathan Pentland arrested after video shows racist assault of Black autistic man
  • Kim Potter of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police is arrested for second degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright
  • Derek Chauvin Trial update
  • Eastside Restaurant Support Week is about to begin