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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: Socialist Mayor EXPOSED: Seattle Quietly Decriminalized Public "Open Air" Use
Description: Seattle's new socialist mayor just took office, and surprise—the city is quietly decriminalizing open drug use while telling you they're not. The Police Officers Guild says leadership issued a directive to stop arrests for public substance use, routing offenders to yet another toothless diversion program instead. The mayor claims no policy change happened, but a leaked memo from the Police Chief tells officers to divert all possession and use charges away from prosecution. Meanwhile, people are living in multiple tents on city sidewalks while also getting free tiny houses, shooting up in front of Pike Place Market tourists, an...