Hold the Line with Mike Solan

In this episode Mike sits down with professor and atmospheric scientist Cliff Mass to discuss how wokeness has infected universities like the University of Washington and how it has affected public safety in the Pacific Northwest and across the country.  Cliff also recounts his own battle against cancel culture.

#police #Seattle #defund

 

Links: 

• The blog post that got Cliff “canceled”: https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2020/08/seattle-city-in-fear-can-be-restored.html

• Cliff’s blog: https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/

• Cliff’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weather-with-cliff-mass/id1530589673

• Facist University top 10 list: https://www.frontpagemag.com/ivy-covered-fascism/

• University of Washington free speech ranking: https://www.thefire.org/colleges/university-washington/free-speech-rankings

Mike sits down with independent journalist Brandi Kruse to discuss the hyper partisan coverage of Seattle’s public safety crisis.  

#police #seattle #antifa

• The [un]Divided Podcast - https://www.patreon.com/undivided

• Seattle CID Homeless Mega-Complex Scrapped - How it Happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37e5vksVkM8

• Episode #26 - The Choe Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1NvTdla9zQ&t=271s

• The Divide - Race and Policing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-nsz2rCoq4&t=1069s

• NTK Twitter Spat: https://twitter.com/brandikruse/status/1582444672324366337

• Jonathan Choe - “You’re Not a Journalist” - https://twitter.com/choeshow/status/1569823658570563584?s=20&t=VNwqGHozsZgXhvvDUUYR9Q

• Il Paesano Ristorante - https://www.ilpaesanoristorante.com

 

In this episode, Mike breaks down the epic arrest and confession of the infamous Labor Day Molotov Man - Justin Christopher Moore and explains why this is an important chapter in Seattle’s fight for public safety.

#police #defundthepolice #riot

LINKS:

• SPOG Labor Day Melee (Molotov Man): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjrB2m1_r7A&t=76s SPOG

• Molotov Miss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPjHEQX760U

• KIRO: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/video-renton-man-pleads-guilty-bringing-molotov-cocktails-anti-police-protest/9ce1c5f0-9ca8-4fb3-8326-912305ff48a3/

• KOMO: https://komonews.com/news/local/renton-man-admits-to-having-molotov-cocktails-in-plot-to-burn-spog-building-during-protest

• AP: https://mynorthwest.com/3648055/man-pleads-guilty-to-bringing-molotov-cocktails-to-protest/

 

Mike sits down with Discovery Institute Senior Fellow, Jonathan Choe (@ChoeShow) to discuss the recent law enforcement coalition formed by The Seattle Police Officers Guild, the King County Police Officers Guild and the King County Corrections Guild. The press conference held by the coalition has put into focus the dire public safety conditions in Seattle and King County and Jonathan asks the Seattle City Council members if they regret pledging to defund SPD in 2020.

Link to press conference: https://www.facebook.com/seattlepoliceofficers/videos/557063819551575

Link to SPOG's Public Safety Index: https://seattlepoliceofficers.com/spsi/

HTL Episode #8 Mike Carter's Hit Piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IuEjCpRd_Q

Mike Carter's Seattle Times article about the press conference: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seattle-area-law-enforcement-union-chiefs-push-for-jim-ferrell-in-prosecutor-race/

KOMO article about the press conference: https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-king-county-police-officers-guilds-to-address-crisis-engulfing-the-area

 

The Seattle Police Department is losing police officers faster than it can replace them. Mike breaks down the REAL numbers behind SPOG’s Public Safety Index vs. the FAKE numbers provided by SPD.

LINKS:

1. MyNorthwest: https://mynorthwest.com/3461722/seattles-mayor-staffing-incentive-plan-seattle-police-department/

2. KING5: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/seattle-considering-proposals-address-significant-police-staffing-shortage/281-ecb56d99-e422-435e-98e2-a94d13fade16

3. Q13: https://www.q13fox.com/news/spd-union-president-city-underreporting-officer-loss-alternative-policing-needs-collective-bargaining

4. KIRO7: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/mayor-harrell-council-members-come-terms-spd-hiring-incentive-proposal/ZWNVOJ7IDFDGVELTJM52PCHRHM/

5. SPOG PSI link: https://seattlepoliceofficers.com/spsi/

 

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Mike pays respects to fallen Pierce County Deputy Dom Calata and Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha who were tragically killed in the line of duty. Mike also breaks down the recent Seattle SWAT team shooting of a robbery suspect and reviews the root causes of this unprecedented rise in violent crime affecting Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

LINKS:

Pierce County Deputy Dominque "Dom" Calata

• https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/swat-operation-pierce-county-deputy-dom-calata/281-63840cf6-66ca-45a8-953d-7a195aec486f

• https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/video-community-remembers-fallen-pierce-county-deputy-dom-calata/a5381700-894c-4107-9ce0-4db96d1ddd49/

• https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article259446764.html

Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha

• https://www.kiro7.com/news/north-sound-news/massive-police-response-everett/HUUABXISTRG57LK7MO4XII2CHE/

• https://www.q13fox.com/news/man-accused-of-killing-everett-police-officer-dan-rocha-has-a-very-lengthy-criminal-history

SPD SIR’s Officers Being Assaulted

• https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/category/incident-reports/

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https://stopdefunding.com/ to sign the petition to stop the defunding of police departments nationwide.

Back by popular demand! Mike welcomes back Andrea Suarez and Kevin Dahlgren from We Heart Seattle to continue their revealing discussion about Seattle’s Homeless Industrial Complex. They discuss why the homeless problem continues to grow, who’s responsible and how it can be resolved once and for all. 

 

LINKS:

• We Heart Seattle: https://weheartseattle.org/

• Martin vs. Boise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_...

• We Heart Seattle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wehea...

• City of Gresham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbAXd...

• KIRO: https://mynorthwest.com/3258151/dori-...

• Uplift Northwest: https://www.upliftnw.org

Please visit our sponsors:

• Hart 2 Hart Medical Supply: https://hart2hart.com/ for FDA registered respirator masks at wholesale prices.

• StopDefunding.com: https://stopdefunding.com/ to sign the petition to stop the defunding of police departments   nationwide.

Mike breaks down the tragic killing of Seattle K9 Officer Jedi and discusses the department policies, history and staffing issues that contributed to this tragedy.

LINKS: SPD Blotter 5/20/20: https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2020/05/20/update-in-lower-queen-anne-officer-involved-shooting-investigation/

SPD Blotter 1/5/22: https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2022/01/05/police-shoot-burglary-suspect-after-he-fatally-stabs-k9-dog-injures-officer/

KIRO: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/reported-burglar-shot-by-seattle-police/FRPVHPGLVZABHNLEO6EAMMAGVI/

Please visit our sponsors:

• Hart 2 Hart Medical Supply: https://hart2hart.com/ for FDA registered respirator masks at wholesale prices.

• StopDefunding.com: https://stopdefunding.com/ to sign the petition to stop the defunding of police departments nationwide.

In this episode, Mike lays out why recalling Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant from District #3 is vital to Seattle’s public safety.

• https://sawantrecall.org/

Stop Defunding campaign videos:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqV6Ibk7wzY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8DnFY2MmLY

• https://sawantrecall.org/religious-community-leader-joint-statement/
• https://reason.com/volokh/2021/11/10/police-officers-libel-lawsuit-against-seattle-city-councilwoman-kshama-sawant-can-go-forward/
• https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/court-ruling-allows-seattle-police-officers-to-proceed-with-lawsuit-against-councilmember-kshama-sawant/
• https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/no-choice-but-to-recall-kshama-sawant/

Please visit our sponsors: 
• Hart 2 Hart Medical Supply: https://hart2hart.com/ for FDA registered respirator masks at wholesale prices. 
• StopDefunding.com: https://stopdefunding.com/ to sign the petition to stop the defunding of police departments nationwide.

Mike welcomes Andrea Suarez and Kevin Dalgren from We Heart Seattle and discusses the REAL reason there is a worsening homeless problem in Seattle and what they are personally doing to solve it.  You can check out their work here: https://weheartseattle.org/

LINKS: 

Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/big-hearts-theres-room-for-all-the-citizen-led-responses-to-seattles-homelessness-crisis/

Seattle Journal:https://www.theseattlejournal.com/andrea-suarez-and-we-heart-seattle/

KIRO: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/seattle-neighbors-take-action-end-homelessness/O4ZFBJI4FBA7BEOXYV3UZXUYOE/

KOMO:https://komonews.com/news/project-seattle/we-heart-seattle-volunteers-criticized-for-trash-picking-efforts-at-homeless-camps

Tentgate clip: https://twitter.com/AlyciaRamirez3/status/1368703528244408320?s=09

KOMO Update: https://komonews.com/news/project-seattle/man-at-odds-with-ballard-neighbors-leaves-neighborhood-with-help-from-non-profit

Please visit our sponsors: 
• Hart 2 Hart Medical Supply: https://hart2hart.com/ for FDA registered respirator masks at wholesale prices. 
• StopDefunding.com: https://stopdefunding.com/ to sign the petition to stop the defunding of police departments nationwide.