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EPISODE · Jan 7, 2026 · 21 MIN

Socialist Mayor EXPOSED: Seattle Quietly Decriminalized Public "Open Air" Use

from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds

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, and cycling endlessly through programs with zero accountability. Portland tried this with Measure 110—overdoses skyrocketed, and they had to recriminalize. Seattle learned nothing. Is "suicidal empathy" really compassion, or is it just enabling death and decay? When will cities realize that arresting and treating addicts might actually save lives? If you're tired of failed policies dressed up as progressive compassion, subscribe and hit that notification bell. Let me know in the comments: Will Seattle ever learn?

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