EPISODE · May 25, 2026 · 24 MIN
Progressive Seattle Hides Violent Crime Crisis Before FIFA World Cup Arrives
from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds
Seattle is rolling out the welcome mat for FIFA's 2026 World Cup while a violent crime surge tears through its streets. Sean breaks down the numbers the city's progressive leadership doesn't want broadcast to the world — assaults, robberies, and homicides climbing while officials prep photo ops for global cameras. When the world shows up, they'll get a very different Seattle than the brochure promised.Then, a structural failure at a downtown timber tower construction site rips the curtain off Seattle's progressive planning experiment. The city's downtown has been decaying for years under the weight of failed policy — record office vacancies, open drug use, and now a building collapse that puts the ideology on trial. The rot isn't metaphorical anymore.Two stories, one city, one question: how long before voters hold Seattle's leadership accountable for what they've built? Subscribe to @reasonablenews for daily coverage of the Pacific Northwest stories the mainstream press is burying.CHAPTERS0:00 Progressive Seattle's Downtown Decay…1:27 Timber Tower Dream Dies at Old Ross3:19 Crime One Block from Pike Place Market4:34 21-Story Tower Planned for Pike and…5:32 Pitching the Worst Block in Seattle7:58 Amazon Bailed, Developer Withdrew…8:56 Ross Closes, Notorious Corner Back in…10:23 Developers Couldn't Close the Capital…11:28 The Blade Has Been Bad for Decades12:45 Capital Constraints Killed the Timber…14:08 Seattle's 37 Percent Downtown Vacancy…15:40 Big Business Unwelcome in Downtown…18:23 Downtown Skyscrapers Lose $3.7 Billion19:32 Why No Developer Will Touch This Corner23:16 Seattle Authentic: The Ironic Tourism…#Seattle #UrbanDecay #ProgressiveCities𝗚𝗢 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗨𝗠 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘+ 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦 🌟https://ReasonableTV.com/🛍️ 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛 - https://Store.ReasonableTV.com/💬 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 our 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 Discord Community! Share stories, chat with fellow enthusiasts, and stay in the loop: https://discord.com/invite/uJGWFpgDcY👍🏼 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗛 that 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 button & 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 for daily videos that dive into the latest news! https://youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗:🔗 Rumble - https://Rumble.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 Facebook - https://www.Facebook.com/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 iTunes - https://Apple.co/2MkFziJ🔗 Spotify - https://Spoti.fi/2Dh8EoL
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Seattle is rolling out the welcome mat for FIFA's 2026 World Cup while a violent crime surge tears through its streets. Sean breaks down the numbers the city's progressive leadership doesn't want broadcast to the world — assaults, robberies, and homicides climbing while officials prep photo ops for global cameras. When the world shows up, they'll get a very different Seattle than the brochure promised.Then, a structural failure at a downtown timber tower construction site rips the curtain off Seattle's progressive planning experiment. The city's downtown has been decaying for years under the weight of failed policy — record office vacancies, open drug use, and now a building collapse that puts the ideology on trial. The rot isn't metaphorical anymore.Two stories, one city, one question: how long before voters hold Seattle's leadership accountable for what they've built? Subscribe to @reasonablenews for daily coverage of the Pacific Northwest stories the mainstream press is burying.CHAPTERS0:00 Progressive Seattle's Downtown Decay…1:27 Timber Tower Dream Dies at Old Ross3:19 Crime One Block from Pike Place Market4:34 21-Story Tower Planned for Pike and…5:32 Pitching the Worst Block in Seattle7:58 Amazon Bailed, Developer Withdrew…8:56 Ross Closes, Notorious Corner Back in…10:23 Developers Couldn't Close the Capital…11:28 The Blade Has Been Bad for Decades12:45 Capital Constraints Killed the Timber…14:08 Seattle's 37 Percent Downtown Vacancy…15:40 Big Business Unwelcome in Downtown…18:23 Downtown Skyscrapers Lose $3.7 Billion19:32 Why No Developer Will Touch This Corner23:16 Seattle Authentic: The Ironic Tourism…#Seattle #UrbanDecay #ProgressiveCities𝗚𝗢 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗨𝗠 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘+ 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦 🌟https://ReasonableTV.com/🛍️ 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛 - https://Store.ReasonableTV.com/💬 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 our 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 Discord Community! Share stories, chat with fellow enthusiasts, and stay in the loop: https://discord.com/invite/uJGWFpgDcY👍🏼 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗛 that 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 button & 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 for daily videos that dive into the latest news! https://youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗:🔗 Rumble - https://Rumble.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 Facebook - https://www.Facebook.com/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 iTunes - https://Apple.co/2MkFziJ🔗 Spotify - https://Spoti.fi/2Dh8EoL
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