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Keystone XL Pipeline construction terminated in victory for indigenous rights

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From Malcontentment Happy Hour, January 21, 2021

After a 10 year legal battle that went to the Supreme Court, Keystone XL Pipeline construction is blocked by Biden Administration

Keystone XL and the Dakota Access Pipeline have been a controversial topic since its inception. Protested by a coalition of indingenous peoples, government officials and residents in the Dakotas and Nebraska, the construction has been the subject of multiple legal challenges. In July 2020, the United States Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling blocking further construction on Keystone XL. On President Joe Biden’s first full day in office, he ended the project wth an executive order, reversing a Donald Trump executive order that restarted construction in 2017.

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COVID Five Facts for January 21, 2021

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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
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Insurrection update for January 21, 2021

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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
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Malcontentment Happy Hour: January 21, 2021

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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
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Joe Biden becomes President as “democracy prevails”

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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.

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Insurrection update for January 18, 2021

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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
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Seattle Police Department off to a bad 2021 start

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From Malcontentment Happy Hour, January 18, 2021

Seattle Police Department hit by multiple OPA investigation findings, suspensions, and new investigations at the start of 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:

  • Mike Solan, Seattle Police Officer Guild (SPOG) president is facing calls for his resignation due to tweets he shared
  • Two police officers suspended with pay and under investigation for any potential role they may have had in the Washington D.C. insurrection
  • The Seattle Office of Police Accountability (OPA) found that a police officer improperly used a blast ball on 6/7/20, permanently disabling a woman
  • The Seattle Office of Police Accountability (OPA) found that a police officer improperly used a CS gas canister (teargas), throwing it into a group of peaceful protesters inside Cal Anderson Park, the event was shown live on the news and caught on police body camera
  • The Seattle Office of Police Accountability (OPA) found that a police officer improperly used a blast ball, throwing it where he could not see where it would land, striking a resting man with it
  • The Seattle Office of Police Accountability (OPA) found that a controversial tweet by the Seattle Police Department calling two broken candles explosives was “inaccurate”
  • An unnamed officer hired in July 2017 was fired for referring to an African American suspect as Kunta Kinte to his coworkers who complained about their conduct
  • Officer Eric Whitehead is under OPA investigation for an incident in a Seattle area emergency room
  • Officer Mika Harmon is under OPA investigation for her conduct caught on body camera on 8/21/20, per Seattle Times
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Malcontentment Happy Hour: January 18, 2021

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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?
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Who is John Sullivan

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From Malcontentment Happy Hour, January 14, 2021

‘BLM activist’ John Sullivan has become a central figure of right-wing conspiracy that he is the mastermind of the insurrection

On Thursday, John Sullivan, aka Jayden Sullivan, aka Activist John aka Activist X, was arrested for his involvement in the insurrection in the Capitol.. John Sullivan is the brother of James Sullivan, a Proud Boy. A dive into John’s background paints a complex picture of someone who is not a criminal mastermind with the plan to organize thousands to overthrow the government. John appears to be a nihilistic narcissist who hungers for attention.

We looked at the research done by Rebellion Baby and Max Blumenthal. Is he a supporter of Black Lives Matter, a Proud Boy double-agent, a grifter, a cop, a purveyor of protest porn, or just a pawn in a tug-of-war for accountability?

UPDATE: John Sullivan was released from custody with no bail requirement on Friday. In another strange twist in the journey of John Sullivan, Rudy Giuliani tweeted out about a text conversation he has with James Sullivan about using John as blame for the insurrection and blaming Antifa. Although the phone number is blacked out, it has been authenticated by third parties.

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Malcontentment Happy Hour: January 14, 2021

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Our live webcast from the Seattle Anarchist Jurisdiction

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

  • Black Coffee Northwest of Shoreline, Washington, releases security video of the September 30 – October 1 firebombing – forced to close for at least two days due to racism, vandalism, and ongoing threats against employees
  • Behind the Pole – a special interview with Nate Gowdy, Seattle area photographer who was in Washington D.C. for the January 6, 2021, insurrection
  • Who is John Sullivan – a household name among conspiracy theory circles for the Washington D.C. insurrection, we analyze the story and history behind the polarizing figure
  • Five Fast Facts about COVID -19 – our COVID update
  • Insurrection update – Donald Trump is impeached for the second time, more arrests, and Parler videos scraped form the security breach show what was going on inside the Capitol during the attempted coup

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