We hope you enjoyed the final Pac-12 football championship game
with your friends and family, and can now look forward to the
University of Washington representing our state in the Sugar Bowl
on New Year's Day (if you're into that kind of thing).
Friends,
We hope you enjoyed the final
Pac-12 football championship game with your friends and family,
and can now look forward to the University of Washington
representing our state in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day (if
you're into that kind of thing). Now the holidays are truly going
full steam. And, as always, we hope to keep you up-to-date with
an item or two of interest this week from your own backyard. Read
on…
This week's Newsmaker
Interview…
Shift's Newsmaker Interview
featured Jennifer Sey, former Levi Strauss & Co. executive and
author of "Levi's Unbuttoned: The Woke Mob Took My Job but Gave
Me My Voice." Sey, a speaker at the 2024 Roanoke Conference,
discussed her concerns about the impact of distance learning on
students' education and social development. In the interview, she
shared her experiences from the COVID pandemic, including her
fight against activists attempting to silence her concerns and
the challenges she faced within Levi's when advocating for
reopening public schools. Sey also previewed her upcoming
documentary, "GENERATION COVID," which explores the long-term
effects of COVID lockdowns on children. Read more.
This week's top story…
Given the numerous instances of
scandal within Washington state government that Shift has covered
throughout Governor Jay Inslee's almost 11-year tenure, it was
only a matter of time before an insider exposed real corruption.
Our Friday Daily Briefing focused on investigative reporter
Susannah Frame's revelations, despite objections from the
governor's office to withhold information until they have covered
up what they need to. The Inslee administration's clumsy attempt
to halt KING 5's reporting on the true cost of the Jay Inslee's
carbon tax has backfired, as a former state economist has filed a
legal claim alleging retaliation for refusing to conceal the
tax's true impact. The 35-year employee claims his career was
ruined for refusing to lie about the new state policy, after he
did the "6th grade math" showing it would increase pump prices by
45 to 50 cents per gallon in early 2023 - as turned out to be the
case, much the chagrin of Democrats trying to cover that up. Read
this story and more.
In case you missed it…
This week, Shift alerted our
readers to leaked court documents revealing secret negotiations
between the Biden Administration, Washington state, and extreme
environmental groups to dismantle the four Lower Snake River
dams, raising concerns about Eastern Washington's economy. A
Seattle Times report provided detailed information, including a
proposal for a Pacific Northwest Tribal Energy Program to replace
dam services with "clean, renewable socially-just energy
resources." Absent from the negotiations were considerations of
"reliability" and "affordability," suggesting a prioritization of
Gov. Inslee and the Democrats' pursuit of "socially-just energy"
at the potential expense of taxpayer dollars and higher consumer
prices. Read this story and more.
Your bit of inspiration for the
week…
Take a moment to enjoy the
Pacific Northwest in the winter, captured by former U.S. Rep. Rod
Chandler.
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