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Pilot of Seattle bound Southwest Airlines flight caught in hot mic rant

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[SEATTLE] – (MTN) Southwest Airlines has confirmed that a pilot was caught in a hot mic moment and is now under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation. On March 13, 2021, a crewmember of Southwest Airlines flight 531 flying from San Jose, California, to Seattle went on an expletive-laced rant broadcasted on the San Jose Air Traffic Control frequency. The website liveatc.net captured the audio.

Recording of southwest airlines flight 531 pilot from march 13, 2021, ranting while taxing at norman y mienta san jose international airport

While taxiing for takeoff, the unidentified pilot stated while stuttering and slurring some words, “Yeah, fuck this place. Goddamn liberal fucks. Suppose, like eight guns out here somewhere.” The pilot continued, “Fucking weirdos. Probably driving around in fucking Hyundais, fucking slow as shit, going slow as fuck.”

A pilot from a different aircraft contacted ATC, warning about the hot mic to no avail. The pilot continued, “You don’t have balls unless you’re fucking rolling coal.” Another person then indicates Southwest 531 is ready to switch to the departure frequency. The ranting pilot states they are switching to the departure frequency and hiccups at the end.

Rolling coal is an automobile subculture when diesel-powered vehicle owners remove the emission controls to create as much particle pollution as possible.

In a statement to NBC News, FAA spokesperson Ian Gregor stated, “FAA regulations prohibit airline pilots from talking about subjects that are unrelated to safely conducting their flight while taxiing and while flying below 10,000 feet altitude.” He went on to say that the agency has reported the incident to Southwest Airlines and was opening an investigation.

Southwest Airlines has not identified the pilot in a statement released earlier today.

“Our corporate Culture is built on a tenet of treating others with concern and dignity and the comments are inconsistent with the professional behavior and overall respect that we require from our Employees.”

“This situation was an isolated incident involving a single employee and not representative of the nearly 60,000 hardworking, respectful People of Southwest Airlines.”

There were no reports of any further incidents, and the March 13 flight of Southwest 531 arrived safely in Seattle.

BIPOC, Local

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Carjacking suspect drives through Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle

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[SEATTLE] – (MTN) A person is in custody after carjacking a black Honda, driving it through a group of protesters, and colliding with multiple parked vehicles. Two different events converged in downtown Seattle as Black Lives Matter protesters marched from the West Precinct into the Amazon South Lake Union campus.

a carjacker drives through a black lives matter protest in Seattle is later arrested

The march was to commemorate 300 days of continuous protest in Seattle and started at Cal Anderson Park. About 200 peaceful protesters marched to the West Precinct, where several speakers addressed the group, including City Council candidate Nikkita Oliver. The group was followed by a heavy police presence, with over a dozen police vehicles visible on the surrounding blocks and many bike officers just out of sight.

As the group approached the intersection of Virginia, Fairview, and Boren, the carjacker attempted to turn on Virginia, finding it blocked. The carjacker struck a cyclist as protesters scattered. Seattle police bike officer following the protesters rode into the intersection to a scene of chaos. Police officers asked if anyone was injured. A destroyed bicycle lay on the ground, but there were no reported injuries to the officers’ amazement.

Video captured on the scene shows protesters running in two directions while a car brigade moves to protect the group. Another video shows a person narrowly missed by the fleeing car as it makes a u-turn on Boren. The driver then collides with several parked vehicles before wrecking at Denny and Fairview.

A Seattle Police photo shows the Honda wrecked after colliding with several parked cars and striking a fire hydrant.

A diverse group of protesters representing Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and insurrectionary anarchists have been marching and engaging in direct action since May 2020. The three groups at times march together using different tactics and seeking a variety of goals. Last night’s march was Black-led, with organizers admonishing those in the group trying to take direct action.

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EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST: Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts the end of AIDS epidemic by 2030

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From Malcontentment Happy Hour, March 24, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci talks with Malcontent News in Wide-Ranging Interview about COVID, AIDS, and the Opioid Epidemic

In cooperation with Unite Seattle Magazine, Dr. Anthony Fauci sat down with Renee Raketty of Malcontent News in a wide-ranging interview. Dr. Fauci spoke with Renee about battling COVID, and what it was like working within multiple Presidential administrations, the continuing fight against AIDS, and shared his views on the criminality of drug abuse.

Unite Seattle Magazine April edition with the full interview with Dr. Fauci will be available at the beginning of April.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is featured in Unite Seattle Magazine

BIPOC, Breaking News, Local

Clark County judge taking “time off” after comments on race caught in Zoom meeting

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Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman, 70, stated he was taking time off after being caught on camera during a Zoom meeting making comments about Kevin Peterson Jr. and Black suspects in general.

Last week between court cases, Judge Zimmerman spoke to another court official while the Zoom meeting was running. During his conversation, he demonstrated judicial and racial bias while disparaging defendants and their family members. The Oregonian released a video of his comments on Monday after a YouTube video was removed on Saturday.

The Barrar Law Firm, one of the largest criminal defense firms in Western Washington, called for Zimmerman’s resignation following the broadcast. Moments later, the other five judges at Clark County District Court condemned Zimmerman’s comment, stating, “racial bias displayed by a judge is unacceptable, unethical, unjust and cannot be tolerated.”

By morning, county prosecutors and defense lawyers alike were filing motions to disqualify Zimmerman on cases he was presiding over. In a story by Oregon Public Broadcasting, Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik stated, “We’re not indicating that the prosecutor’s office feels like we would necessarily get an unfair ruling. We’re worried more about people that are accused.”

During the Zoom meeting where Zimmerman talks to another unnamed court official, he stated that Kevin Peterson, Jr. had a “death wish” and that he was “so dumb” for fearing a lifetime in jail if he didn’t cooperate with a regional task force. Peterson Jr., a 21-year-old Black man, was shot by police in October during an alleged drug bust. Security camera video and phone records call into question police actions during the attempted arrest of Peterson Jr.

In a further twist, Judge Zimmerman’s son, Erik Zimmerman, was one of the Clark County Sheriff deputies present during the attempted arrest of Peterson Jr. As the suspect ran away from police, the younger Zimmerman was one of three deputies who shot at Peterson Jr.

During the Zoom meeting, Judge Zimmerman suggested that Peterson Jr. family was trying to capitalize on his death, saying, “he wakes up with dollar signs in his eyes and George Floyd’s attorneys.”

Several defense attorneys and public defenders who have petitioned Judge Zimmerman have come forward this week with questions on his conduct and his attitudes towards non-English speaking defendants.

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Malcontentment Happy Hour: March 1, 2021

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Our live webcast from the former Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

The show from March 1, 2021, featured David Obelcz and our co-host Jennifer Smith.

  • White Nationalist hatred on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
  • Update on the Seattle Police shooting of a suicidal man
  • Malcontented Minutes
    • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expecting their second child
    • Amazon sued for racial discrimination against Black and Latinx employees
    • Deb Haaland confirmation turns contentious
    • Woman arrested when Cheetos dust gives away her crime
    • Largest Protestant adoption agency in nation now open to LGBTQ parents
    • Texas AG sues utility companies over sky-high electric bills
    • Florida man makes wedding proposal using stolen wedding ring
    • Teen collects 30,000 pairs of shoes to donate to the unhomed
    • New York Governor Cuomo sexual harassment scandal
    • Mormon church reaffirms support for LGBTQ equality and religious freedom legislation
  • $15 minimum wage dies in the Senate, and the reasons are complicated
  • COVID-19 Fast Five Update
    • COVID cases are increasing just as the United States is letting its guard down
    • Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine receives emergency approval by the FDA
    • Seattle to open mass vaccination site at Lumen Field (formerly Century Link Field)
    • Black community lagging behind in vaccination in all but 5 states
    • A year later, Washington state is approaching 5,000 COVID deaths
  • Women History Month

BIPOC, National

New video of Rochester, New York PD pepper spraying Black child emerges

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From Malcontentment Happy Hour, February 22, 2021

Warning: This story contains video of police activity that some may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.

Rochester, New York Police released another 86 minutes of video of the before, during, and after of a 9-year-old girl in crisis being pepper-sprayed. The disturbing video shows that the mother of the child did not call 911 about her having suicidal ideation or being in a mental health crisis. Instead, the mother is seen chatting with officers about her former significant other having a warrant for his arrest, and that he stole one of her cars.

The video goes on to show the child waits 19 minutes for treatment after being pepper-sprayed, and the EMTs request the cuffs are loosened for being too tight. An NPR report indicates the mother requested a social worker or mental health specialist to come to the call, and officers refused. Hospital officials also denied the child a mental health evaluation.

The mother is now suing the city while three officers are suspended, one without pay over the incident.

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Malcontentment Happy Hour: February 22, 2021

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Our live webcast from the Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

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

  • Most Tacoma Police Department officers will have body cams by end of the week
  • UW students suspended from attending in-person classes after a snowstorm kegger
  • Rochester, New York Police release 86 more minutes of video of 9-years-old girl pepper sprayed
  • Justice for Elijah McClain inches closer
  • Malcontented Minutes
    • Ohio bomb squad is called on Sprinkles the cat
    • Mashpee-Wampanoag First Nation will keep their tribal lands
    • Mariners president resigns after telling the awful truth about baseball
    • Lake Travis residents in Texas help each other in face of winter disaster
    • Catholic League leaders say Joe Biden’s LGBT obsession is hurting Christians
    • LGBTQ virtual spaces help keep college students connected to combat isolation and depression
    • U.S. shelters for migrant children near-maximum capacity as Biden Administration struggles with “kids in cages’
    • A mariachi band from Houston serenades Ted Cruz outside his home to bring a bit of Mexico vacation to him
    • Mancin Music on TikTok video absolutely shreds Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
    • Kayne West and Kim Kardashian are calling it quits
  • Chad Wheeler arrest video and audio released by Kent Police
  • Walking while Black incident in Plano, Texas
  • Insurrection Update
  • The tale of three vehicular assaults and three different forms of justice in the United States

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Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale comes to the rescue of frozen Houston residents

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From Malcontentment Happy Hour, February 21, 2021

Five Fast Facts

  • Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has turned his showrooms into shelters.
  • Anyone is welcome to use the beds and sofas in his showrooms, take in a movie or basketball game on his big-screen televisions and sit down to a hot meal
  • Food trucks are on-site to provide food and sanitary stations have also been provided.
  • Since Tuesday, about 350 people a night have taken him up on the offer at two of his three stores.
  • He and his employees made sure that everyone had masks and were safely distanced from each other, then McIngvale passed out blankets and sweatshirts

Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is known for his showmanship, even airing television commercials in which he’s actually wearing a mattress to draw attention to his stores. But McIngvale is becoming more famous for something else: turning his expansive showrooms into lifesaving shelters. He opened his Gallery Furniture stores to people who fled Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and Tropical Storm Imelda in 2019. Now he’s doing it for those who have been hit hard by a deadly winter storm that has left more than 3 million Texans without power and running water in record-setting freezing temperatures.

Read more at the Washington Post

Editorial, National

Insurrection update for February 21, 2021

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From Malcontentment Happy Hour, February 18, 2021

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

The fallout from the January 6, 2021, Insurrection continues

  • Former social media icon Donald Trump and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell are at war for the soul of the Republican Party
  • Six U.S. Capitol police officers are suspended with pay and another 29 under investigation for aiding insurrections on January 6
  • Leo Bozell IV, son of the founder of NewsBusters, was arrested for his participation in the insurrection
  • Johnathan Mellis aka Cowboy Screech is angry Antifa is getting credit for the insurrection and he wants the world to know it was Trump supporters who did it
  • Eric Munchel and his mother Lisa Eisenhart are refused bail
  • John Sullivan aka Jayden X is allowed to continue to use Facebook, Twitter, and encrypted communications software by a D.C. judge

BIPOC, Local

Memorial at NAAM honors Anais Valencia

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From Malcontentment Happy Hour, February 18, 2021

Anais Valencia was murdered in the NAAM parking lot on February 5, 2021

[SEATTLE] – (MTN) Black, religious, and community leaders from across the spectrum came together in a call for an end to violence, being bright in the world, and honoring Anais Valencia. Valencia, just 23-years old, was murdered by Gregory Taylor while he was in a mental health crisis on February 5 in the parking lot of the Northwest African American Museum. During a cool, dry evening with the moon above, religious and community leaders, along with family, remembered Valencia and discussed the tragedy of BIPOC families burying their children due to gun violence.

LaNesha Barber of NAAM, started the words of comfort, “This is a turning point for our community, turning toward the light and a turning toward love. Your presence here tonight begins this turning point.” Seven members of the clergy from Christian and Jewish faith addressed the small crowd as they held candles in the cool evening breeze.

“I think about the power of the cry,” said Reverend Mary Bogan, of the Damascus International Fellowship Baptist Church. “I think about my savior Jesus and his last seven words, and how important it was for him to message the freedom of acknowledging the pain. The freedom of being able to sit with something that is more about the presence of an absence, or the absence of a presence. I thought about what it means to get a call. Deep bonds of love have been torn apart and a community once again feels the stain of violence.”

Reverend Rick Rouse of the Lutheran Church quoted Jimi Hendrix saying, “Jimi Hendrix once said when the power of love overcomes the love of power, we will have peace again.” Controversial figure Virginia Beach of the African American Community Advisory Council spoke of being “exhausted,” from the continued violence, and fighting the sense to quit against the continued strain the Black and Person of Color community faces.

As darkness fell, family and friends gathered around a small memorial in the parking lot of NAAM, just steps from where Valencia lost her life. Later that same night, LaNesha Barber’s words of turning toward the light and love fell hollow on the ground as police shot and killed a man having a mental health crisis on the Seattle waterfront.