Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.
The focus this time: There is nothing more dangerous than a combination of insane and evil.
First, a little mood music:
Carrying on…
The “CHAZ/CHOD” autonomous zone that had been set up in Seattle was not in defiance of the elected officials of Seattle, but cam with their blessing. Even the Mayor of Seattle did her part to help out:
“Former Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan’s administration drafted legislation in June 2020 that would have transferred the police department’s East Precinct building to a Black Lives Matter organization, the Seattle Times reported on Sunday.
“The legislation was drafted by the Department of Finance and Administrative Services around the same time that protesters calling to defund the police converged on the East Precinct in the wake of riots over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.”
And yes, it was at the request of the then Mayor’s office:
“FAS spokesperson Melissa Mixon said the mayor’s office requested the draft.
“‘The Durkan administration directed FAS—in its capacity as the city’s real estate and facility management agency—to outline the process to transfer the East Precinct to BLMSKC,” Mixon told the Times.’”
