Mechanical Freak

Greg, Brian, Munya, and Colin ponder working for exposure in the movies and elsewhere before talking about the drama surrounding President Barack Obama’s 60th Birthday Bash in Martha’s Vineyard, a request for aid (as in your money) in the planned construction of his Tower of Silence, a Presidential Library, in Chicago and some speculation as to the horrors held within, and a quick recap of the (ongoing) Seattle Primary results that have given us some room for hope.

In this episode liberated from behind The Paywall, Brian and Colin are back to talk a little climate doom before catching up with friend of the show and international correspondent Mary Anne to hear the latest news about the Covid outbreak in Thailand and the surrounding region. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. patreon.com/seattlesucks

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Greg, Brian, and Colin are turned away for a refill before talking about the end of the federal eviction moratorium at the hands of feckless Democrats, the countless horrors that await us in its absence as we turn toward the politics of the 90s, and the marriage of Big Data and policing in Pasco County, Florida courtesy the Tampa Bay Times.

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Cassidy is joined by Seattle DSA organizers and fellow delegates to the 2021 National DSA Convention Roy and Justin. In this episode they prep for the convention beginning Sunday, August 1st by discussing what the convention is, what DSA caucuses are, who’s running for DSA National Political Committee (NPC) and how they’re voting on different resolutions and amendments.

Cassidy, Munya, and Greg are joined by Kamau Chege, the Executive Director of Washington Community Alliance Action Fund and Dujie Tahat, celebrated poet and author currently writing the critically acclaimed newsletter, The Tally, a project of WCA Action Fund. We’re talking about municipal off-year elections and highlighting BIPOC progressive candidates throughout Washington State that you should be paying attention to heading into the primary.

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In this episode, Justin and Brian discuss the Senate, its humble origins, and its many august institutions. They talk about the tradition of collegiality and debate before revealing the secret room where children are sacrificed to Moloch before finally answering the question, “Which Senator has the best office?” All this and more!

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Greg, Brian, Munya, and Colin are joined by Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, candidate for Seattle City Attorney, for a rousing discussion on the position, the campaign, abolition, and more.

Jumbo returns as we discuss the post-WWII reactionary turn. This episode has something for everyone to hate! We talk about the connection between the CIA & abstract expressionism, we use the word “pomo,” we talk about what Trotsky was up to in Mexico, and we finally take Elia Kazan down a peg or two.

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On today’s episode the gang dives into local elections. They give their endorsement for the seat before taking a long look at the losers of District 9… Some would say too long of a look. They discuss Brianna Thomas’s “record of reform” as Cassidy, Greg, and Brian slowly metamorphosize into prawns before continuing their discussion of perennial loser and small business tyrant Sara Nelson on Patreon.

We take one last dive into our Gates’ archive and remember how we all got here… and by “here” we mean dead from Covid.

It was too hot for the freaks this week, so we gave them some time off to wallow in the Duwamish Superfund site. But if you want more of that freak content, catch Cassidy on the Dead Beat Film Society talking about the movie Nomadland.

Greg, Brian, Munya, and Colin are subjected to Podcasting Power Hour before talking about the vicious heat wave in the Pacific Northwest and its varied impacts, and DSA candidate India Walton’s primary upset of incumbent Democrat, Mayor Byron Brown, in Buffalo, and the pathetic write-in campaign he’s launched in response.

In volume six of our ongoing series we go back to 2019 when we talked about what the Gates Foundation is up to with all of its “public health” funding abroad.

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Greg, Brian, Munya, and Colin are compelled by the state to find work before talking about the continued failure of the Texas power grid, Andrew Yang’s dehumanizing, tough on crime rhetoric and the New York City mayoral race, and the “reverse discrimination” tearing Pride apart.