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In the inaugural episode of The Burner Podcast, Seattle journalists without a boss Hannah Krieg and Ashley Nerbovig discuss the news of the week including a protest against President Donald Trump's policies, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson's war on state government, and ICE's raid on a Mt. Baker roofing company.

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Helllloooo from the heart of Antifaland. We've got a busy pod this week, with a secret guest, some hot takes, and an interview with Seattle Mayoral Candidate Katie Wilson. As always keep up with all of The Burner's on the ground reporting by going to TheBurnerSeattle.com and also feel free to support Support The Burner.

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BREAKING: Seattle Organizer-in-Chief Kshama Sawant joined the pod this week to talk about the Seattle City Council's latest attempt to make your life worse, and how you can help her to prevent a significant roll back of renter's rights. We're talking the $10 late fee cap, notice about rental increases, and limits on move in fees. All of this is actively at risk RIGHT NOW. With no Seattle Council Member even attempting to organize an effective pushback to this Council's assault on renters, Kshama has to step up. Join her at 2 pm Tuesday at Seattle City Hall. 

Other pod topics this week: Relitigating the naming of the Jumpstart Tax (Burner style is now "The Amazon Tax,") Cops in Seattle Public Schools, and Rainbow washing the Seattle Police Department. 

Recommended reading: Copaganda by Alec  Karakatsanis. 

Interested in checking out Kshama's new org? Workers Strike Back.

Otherwise, we'll see you all next week. Or on Tuesday! 

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On this episode of The Burner, we’re joined by Max and Ruby, the student organizers behind the recent occupation of a Boeing-funded building at the University of Washington. They expose Boeing’s role in the genocide in Gaza, open up about police violence, and tackle the backlash —addressing accusations of antisemitism, their statements about Oct. 7, and the property destruction.

The students of SUPER UW have asked for both financial support as well as help pressuring UW and the King County Prosecuting Attorney into dropping charges against students and lifting the student suspensions. 

Links here:

GoFundMe

The petition to drop charges

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Goddamn this audio quality is about to blow your mind. We bought a new mixer and everything, just in time for our second guest ever, Justin Ward from DivestSPD. In our hot takes segment, we talk about cops watching porn in their cars, naked gardening, and City Attorney Ann Davison's election year stunt. For our main topic, we explain why everyone is still super gross for caring so much about a random woman's sex life. Then, we end on the Seattle City Council's latest strategy to rollback renter protections and give you some amazing advice for how to prevent it.

If you love this amazing journalism, you can find more of it at theburnerseattle.com. 

You can also support both The Burner and DivestSPD by clicking through to their individual kofis. Bye nowwww. 

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BREAKING: Rich women in Seattle suck too. We take a break from curb stomping Governor Bob Ferguson's political agenda and covering the state legislature to talk about some of the WOMEN who have disappointed us lately. First, Melinda Gates takes the stage at the Paramount and her advice and perspective is underwhelming. How can you claim to help women while donating to PACs that fought the Capital Gains tax, Melinda? Then, we move on to analysis of the race for King County Executive. We just want this to be over. Too many friends in both camps. But we do pick a side. Finally, we talk Denny Blaine and the best/worst ways to create hostile masturbation infrastructure. Follow for more coverage at the Burner Seattle, and don't forget to call in with your questions to (571) IT BURNS. Byeeeeeeee

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Hi it's Ashley. On this week's Pod, The Needling Editor Lex Vaughn joins Hannah and me on the couch to talk about circumcision, safe porn consumption sites, Governor Robert Ferguson's toddler like instinct to say no to all proposed taxes, and the latest misdeeds of the Seattle Police Department. If you have any thoughts or opinions about our thoughts and opinions, feel free to call us at ‪(571) IT BURNS Or (571) 482-8767‬.

Links:

Taylor Shellfish Farms Introduces New Easier-to-Clean Geoducks | The Needling

Mayor Harrell Debated Sweeps with Advisors in AOL Group Chat Accidentally Shared with City Reporter Hannah Krieg | The Needling

Senate Ways & Means Committee Lowers Wealth Tax Rate From 1% To .034% | The Burner Seattle

Bodycam video of viral police beating shows officers instantly escalate | DivestSPD

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Oh my god did you hear??? King County wants us to pay $24 a year for a fingerprinting database. And they're sending all the data to ICE. Sounds like a raw deal, huh? Let's cancel that subscription by voting "No" in the April 22 Special Election. We'll tell you when to vote "Yes" on a property levy...maybe when it funds public defenders. 

Meanwhile in Olympia, the Washington Senate Democrats defiled the rent stabilization bill and Governor Bob Ferguson maintains his crusade against the Wealth Tax. The Democrats may be fed up with Bobby Ferg enough that they could circumvent take the wealth tax straight to the people. But would they win? Maybe. Would it feel good to do it just to mess with Governor-No-Fun-Ferguson? Absolutely.

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