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BIPOC, Editorial, Local, National

Malcontentment Happy Hour: January 7, 2021

Video

Our live webcast from the Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

The show from January 7, 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • Seattle Police admits there was no extortion in CHOP, seven months after the fact
  • Latest news from the attempted coup in the United States on January 6, 2021
  • Review of the events of January 6, 2021
  • Washington State Patrols failed response to protect Governor Jay Inslee – and how Black Lives Matter was treated in August 2020
  • Debunking the conspiracy theories around the attempted coup
  • Editorial – Seattle, stop being so – Seattle

WARNING – tonight’s show contains graphic content that some people may find disturbing

Five Facts, National

Far-right extremist charged with assaulting six police officers in Salem, Oregon

Five Fast Facts

  • Chandler Pappas is charged with six counts of assaulting a police officer, first-degree burglary, riot, and criminal trespass while possessing a gun
  • Pappas attended an anti-mask rally in Salem, Oregon on December 27, 2020, that turned violent with right-wing domestic terrorists associated with Patriot Prayer attacked Salem and Oregon State Patrol officers
  • Bail is set at $250,000 and Pappas is considered a flight risk
  • Pappas was with Aaron “Jay” Danielson, on the day he was killed by Antifa supporter Michael Reinoehl in downtown Portland, Oregon
  • Michael Reinoehl was killed by a joint task force of federal, state, and local police officers in Lacey, Washington on September 3, 2020

A right-wing demonstrator who gained recent prominence in Oregon is accused of assaulting six police officers during a December anti-mask rally at the state Capitol.

Chandler Pappas, 27, is being held in the Marion County jail on $250,000 bail after a judge deemed him a public safety risk. In addition to six counts of assaulting a police officer, the Portland man faces charges of first-degree burglary, riot and criminal trespass while possessing a gun.

Read more at The Oregonian

BIPOC, Breaking News, Five Facts, National

Officer Rustin Sheskey will not be charged in shooting of Jacob Blake

UPDATED – January 5, 2021, 3:06 PM

[KENOSHA] – (Malcontent News} Prosecutors in Kenosha, Wisconsin have accounted that Officer Rustin Sheskey, nor any other police officer will be charged with the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Five Fast Facts

  • Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley has announced that no officer will be charged in the shooting of Jacob Blake
  • Graveley says they conduct hundreds of interviews and hired an outside expert on the use of force
  • Gravely said that he would be unable to prosecute the case because Blake armed himself, and he could not argue against “self-defense”
  • He stated that the police, witnesses, and Blake were cooperative with the investigation
  • As part of the press conference, they played the 911 call that came in to dispatch and showed the information that officers were provided on the call

Jacob Blake was shot seven times on August 23, 2020, by Kenosha police officers responding to a domestic violence phone call. Blake’s children were in the backseat of the car when he was shot. He survived the shooting but is permanently disabled.

His shooting resulted in days of civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin with multiple injuries, and two protesters shot to death by 17-year old Kyle Rittenhouse.

The District Attorney has made their report available as a PDF

Digital Presentation of the Factual and Legal Conclusions in the Officer-Involved Shooting of Jacob BlakeDownload

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

BIPOC, Editorial, Health and Lifestyle, Local, National

Malcontentment Happy Hour: January 4, 2021

Video

Our live webcast from the Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

The show from January 4, 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • Proud Boy Leader Enrique “Henry” Tarrio arrested in Washington, D.C. on property destruction with hate crime and weapons charges
  • The Trump Tapes and revolt against democracy in the U.S. Senate
  • COVID-19 is out of control
    • 350,000 Americans have died
    • 77,500 Americans died in December 2020
    • 150,000 Americans projected to die in January 2021
    • U.K. and Scotland go on Level IV lockdown as the variant spreads unabated and the South African variant arrives in the nation
    • Sir John Bell expresses concern that current vaccinations will not work against the South African COVID-19 mutation
    • A pharmacist in Wisconsin allegedly destroyed doses fo vaccine because he is a conspiracy theory follower and believes the vaccine will alter human DNA
  • King County is buying up to a dozen hotels to address homelessness
  • ILEETA police training manual is full of falsehoods and propaganda
  • Seattle police arrest 6 over chalk art, Bledsoe vs Ferry County raises questions on the Constitutionality of the arrest

National

Nashville release police bodycam video of Christmas Day terror attack

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From Malcontentment Happy Hour, December 28, 2020

Police officers act with courage and professionalism in the face of terror bombing chaos

Nashville PD released bodycam video of the Christmas Day domestic terrorism bombing. First responders don’t run away from the loud noises and screams, they run toward them. We talk about Anthony Q. Warner, his connections to AT&T, and dive into some of the Q and election conspiracies.

EDITOR NOTE: Anthony Q. Warner was misidentified in our notes as “Andrew” Q. Warner. We apologize for this error. — Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/malcontentmenttango

WARNING: Graphic video with scenes of violence related to terrorist activity.

National

White shooting suspect captured alive after ambushing Wisconsin police

It should have been a routine traffic stop. On early Friday morning, a police officer from Delafield, Wisconsin, and another from Hartland, Wisconsin, stopped a suspect vehicle after a hit-and-run accident. Nathanael Benton, 23, ambushed both officers who were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Benton, who is white, was then taken into custody alive and without incident in a nearby field. Police later discovered that he was wanted on an attempted murder warrant in Noth Dakota.

Fargo police put out an APB for Benton on November 2, 2020, after shooting a man in the head in Fargo. That person is also expected to recover.

A search of Benton’s social media footprint turned up racist ideation at the time of him completing home school. His social media footprint got quieter in the last few years.

BIPOC, Local, National

BLM protesters march after shooting of Kevin Peterson Jr.

Black Lives Matter protesters, mostly dressed in black bloc, held a vigil at Cowen Park in Seattle on Friday for Kevin Peterson Junior. Peterson Jr. was shot and killed by three Clark County sheriffs deputies in Hazel Dell, Washington, on Thursday, October 29. Hazel Dell is located about 12 miles north of Portland, Oregon.

Protesters gather in response to the Kevin Peteson, Jr. police shooting in Hazel Dell, Washington.

On Thursday night, Clark County Sheriff deputies pursued Kevin Peterson, Jr. as part of an alleged drug investigation. Initially, Clark County Sheriff’s office stated that Peterson Jr. had a gun, had fired at deputies. Later on Friday, officials walked back the statement.

“Soon after the foot chase began, the man produced a handgun, and the officers backed off. A short time later, the subject encountered three Clark County deputies who all discharged their pistols. During the crime scene investigation, a Glock model 23, 40 caliber pistol was found near the deceased by independent crime scene investigators.”

Battle Ground Police Chief Mike Fort

Olivia Selto, Peterson Jr’s. girlfriend, reported she was on a video call at the time of the pursuit and witnessed Peterson Jr. get shot. She said that deputies did not check his condition as the call remained connected, and then terminated the call on the phone.

Initially, the Camas Police Department took on the investigation, but I-940 does not allow for neighboring police departments to investigate police shootings. The Battleground, Washington Police Department is acting as the public liaison for the investigation.

Back in Seattle, a group of approximately 50 people marched through the streets of the University District calling on bystanders to “get into the streets.” The march received a positive response from observers and gained several participants along Greek Row near the University of Washington. The Seattle Police Department reported that windows were broken at a Starbucks, and several arrests were made.

David Obelcz contributed to this story.

BIPOC, Local

Art installation raises ire of SPD East Precinct

The CHOP Gallery on Seattle’s Capitol Hill may not be open to the public but its new installation is already raising the ire of its neighbor — the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct.

The installation includes up to five projectors streaming protest-related content onto the north-facing windows on E. Pine St. and onto the precinct itself.

A projector from the John Mithcell Art Gallery shines a mural of George Floyd onto the barricades around the East Precinct. Renee Racketty, copyright 2020, all rights reserved

The curator, John Mitchell, gave Malcontent News a tour on Monday. The projectors have not been mounted yet to their permanent positions as he continues to perfect their placement. Some of the projectors, which he acquired used, had once fetched $25,000 each.

“These are professional grade projectors once used by Nike — not sponsored,” he says.

A projector from the John Mithcell Art Gallery shines an image of Breonna Taylor on a wall close to the East Precinct. Renee Racketty, copyright 2020, all rights reserved

Before Mitchell could finish his thought, a marked SPD police cruiser pulled up. “Mr. Mitchell…” the officer began to say from his rolled-down driver side window. The officer went on to explain that one of the projectors made it difficult for him to see oncoming traffic.

Mitchell, himself an accomplished photographer, says he just wants to spark dialogue in the community and encourage other artists to act.

BIPOC, Local

Black Lives Matter protesters took their message to the Eastside on Saturday

A flyer distributed online over the past week had stated the purpose of the march: “Bellevue is home to the richest people in the world — it’s time to wake them up…”

The group gathered at Downtown Park in Bellevue, WA, before marching through the downtown streets of the city. They chanted familiar slogans to those watching nearby, such as “Off your phones and into the streets.”

Several observers cheered as the marchers passed and some, dressed in their gowns, even left nearby bars and restaurants to join in. A baby could be seen marching as well as one woman who described herself as a “grandma.”

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Not everyone was as enthusiastic. About 15 individuals also followed the march with their cell phones or cameras while live-streaming the demonstration. Neoconservative media personality Katie Daviscourt was among them.

Local initiative celebrity and former gubernatorial hopeful Tim Eyman was also walking alongside the police on the sidewalk. Supporters of Donald Trump, Loren Culp, and the police were out in force near the intersection of NE 8th Street and Bellevue Way NE. One young man on his bike yelled “race traitors” at some of the white marchers.

A heavy police presence tracked the protesters’ every move. The Seattle Police Department and Port of Seattle Police were also there providing support to local law enforcement under a mutual aid agreement. Uniformed Washington State Patrol officers provided added security to the Bellevue Square Mall.

As the march continued downtown, a “civil emergency” was declared by the City of Bellevue. Cell phones on all sides suddenly lit up and the emergency alert tones filled the air. The notice read:

“The City of Bellevue has declared a civil emergency and enacted a weapons ban in the downtown area due to an imminent threat of injury to persons and property during protests tonight (Saturday). Please avoid the area.”

The march resulted in no significant property damage and bike officers only intervened twice to separate the marchers from their critics.

The biggest impact of the demonstration may be on the Bellevue economy and lost tax revenue. Many businesses closed early and hired private security at their own expense. A few businesses appeared to have also boarded up their windows. Furthermore, the overtime for the responding law enforcement agencies is likely to be significant.