One of the dangers of a culture where one political viewpoint is consistently portrayed positively while the other side is regularly depicted negatively is that one side believes they are justified in … [Read more...]
Sawant’s Glaring Amazon Hypocrisy
In May 2018, Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant marched on Amazon corporation headquarters and demanded that the company pay a head tax (that ultimately failed in the council). In 2019, Sawant’s … [Read more...]
Spokane mayoral candidate Ben Stuckart may have broken the law to reward his campaign donors
Spokane City Council President and mayoral candidate Ben Stuckart is no stranger to ethics problems. But now it appears he could be facing even more serious charges that could imperil his political … [Read more...]
Seattle Liberals Plan to Wipe Out Rideshare Industry to Protect Wealthy Special Interests
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has announced a new plan of attack targeting “billion-dollar corporations,” this time taking aim at Uber and Lyft. Durkan’s Fare Share Plan will mandate the companies … [Read more...]
The Theology of Radical Environmentalism and the Creed of the Green New Deal
Jesus made a special appearance at the Church of Seattle City Council Progressivism this week to compel all of us sinners to surrender our economic system to the socialist agenda and put our faith in … [Read more...]
Democrat State Senator Mona Das lies about victimhood
Earlier this summer, State Senator Mona Das (D-Kent) claimed she experienced racism and sexism every day as a member of the Senate Democrat caucus. Das stated, “It was hard to go to work every day. … [Read more...]
New York Times Declares Seattle Victorious in War on Drugs
On August 23rd, The New York Times published a piece entitled “Seattle Has Figured Out How to End the War on Drugs.” Columnist Nicholas Kristof claimed that the city is “pioneering a bold approach to … [Read more...]
Sawant Proposes 37 More Taxpayer-Funded Homeless Encampments in Residential Neighborhoods
It appears that Seattle’s rampant drug epidemic and recent distinction of having the highest per capita homeless rate in the nation still are not enough to inspire our elected leaders to fix the … [Read more...]
Sorry Not Sorry: Seattle Forging Ahead With Plan That Will Displace City’s Most Vulnerable
The first of many prohibitive regulations necessary to fulfill Seattle’s Green New Deal resolution have been unveiled. Thus far, Mayor Durkan has proposed a 24 cents per gallon tax to punish the … [Read more...]
Spokane City Councilmember Facing Scrutiny Over Marijuana Business
The race for Spokane Mayor isn’t the only hotly contested race in the Lilac City. In the 3rd District race for city council, the top issue appears to be one candidate’s involvement in the cannabis … [Read more...]
Why such a Positive Grade for a Failed Campaign?
When we heard that Washington State Wire had broken down and graded each aspect of the failed Jay Inslee Presidential campaign, we here at Shift were curious. Then we were shocked when we saw they … [Read more...]
Top 10 Best Inslee Presidential Campaign Moments
Now that Jay Inslee’s presidential campaign has come and gone, those of us at Shift admit we were often entertained by the Governor’s lackluster effort on the national stage. We will miss his antics, … [Read more...]