Mechanical Freak

This week behind the paywall: an EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW! You’ve heard the endless postmortems on the Bernie campaign, but you’ve never heard this tale of wildcat labor action inside the the Iowa effort itself. Listen now for the as yet untold story of how Cassidy and her (radical) ilk brought down America’s one chance at socialism with their selfish demands for the observance of their (union) contract, and their basic dignity. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. patreon.com/seattlesucks

TONIGHT! EXCLUSIVE! Ryan Grim looks like ground beef in a latex balloon! Is this the result of taking the boss’s side against workers? Of parroting classic union-busting language? Of talking out of your ass and wildly misrepresenting campaign worker’s struggles? Of claiming you have an exclusive scoop about organizing on the Bernie campaign that in fact was reported on Mechanical Freak by Cassidy, who was actually involved, months ago, behind the paywall, just like the New York Times????? Find out!

In part two of our Gates Retrospective, we revisit Bill’s summer reading list from 2019 before talking about some recent purchases from Bill, including a private plane service and huge swaths of farm land.

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Greg, Brian, Munya, and Colin delve into two recent interviews with former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best.

We have sent the freaks combing through our archives to dig up our greatest Gates / Gates Foundation hits so that we can bring them to you in these trying times. In our first installment, we go back to 2019 to hear about a Gates Foundation Netflix documentary and to Hear Bill’s thoughts on a wealth tax.

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The gang are joined by Roy to discuss the latest news regarding Bill & Melinda before diving into the latest mask advice from the CDC and how it affects service workers.

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Greg, Brian, Cassidy, and Colin dredge through the developments in the ongoing uncoupling of Bill and Melinda Gates, then discuss the recent revelation that texts from Durkan, Best, and Scoggins from last summer, a period suspiciously overlapping with the abandonment of the East Precinct and subsequent creation of CHOP, are…missing (?!), and Interim police Chief Diaz quickly undoing a decision from the Office of Police Accountability.

In this episode liberated from behind The Paywall, Greg, Brian, Munya, and Colin talk about recent local election results in Texas, the horrible working conditions in retail pharmacies tasked with administering Covid vaccinations, and a preliminary legal victory for delivery drivers who worked at local pizza chain, Pagliacci.

Greg, Brian, Munya, and Colin briefly learn about the moral failings of the Youth from mayoral candidate Spruce Bruce Harrell before diving into the conscious uncoupling of Bill and Melinda Gates, and the heroic refusal by a rogue employee to serve police officers at the Wallingford Chocolati.

You hear the gentle thump of the helicopter blades before the strings come in. Before you know it, your small town of Marfa is filled with “Ride of the Valkyries.” A man comes over the PA, “This is your friend Lyndon Johnson.” You see your mom faint in the West Texas sun. It’s 1948, and Lyndon Johnson is now your new dad.

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Brian, Munya, and Greg are joined by Diamond Coal and Justin Ward of Divest SPD (@DivestSPD) to talk about uncovering the deeds of Seattle’s finest pigs, as well as the Chauvin verdict and the overall quest to defund the Seattle Police Department.

Justin and Brian are back to talk about the early life and career of one Lyndon Baines Johnson. Did you know that LBJ was so petty that he once rigged a pretend junior-Congress election amongst Congressional staffers? Or that he convinced his mistress’s husband to pay for his hotel rooms? Remember Pappy “Pass the Biscuits” O’Daniel and his Light Crust Doughboys? We cover all that and more as we talk LBJ and the mystery of Box 13.

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Greg, Brian, Munya, Justin, and Colin talk about Historical Mechanicalism’s latest series on President Lyndon Johnson, Jumbo Rising, before discussing the possibilities of the Chauvin Trial, the backdrop of continued police shootings, Lori Lightfoot’s evasive maneuvering in the face of scandal and how it relates to our own Jenny Durkan, and Jeff Bezos’ parting plan to make Amazon warehouses more humane with an algorithm.

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Greg, Brian, Cassidy, and Colin contemplate Elon Musk’s fascination with science before diving head first into a fragrant potpourri including the end of the Washington state eviction ban, Mayor Jenny celebrating the restoration of voting rights for felons, the antics of talking head Carmen Best, and the murder of Daunte Wright in Minnesota, then finally coming up for air to discuss the recent Amazon union vote in Bessemer.