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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