ASIAN MEN BEWARE: It’s a good thing the Asian American Journalists Association Convention @aaja won’t be in New Orleans this year. @thor_benson and some of his followers are going after Asian guys who look like @MrAndyNgo
But they got the wrong Asian. 😂 #StopAsianHate#AAJA
INCREDIBLY TROUBLING: Extremists continue to target @MrAndyNgo for his reporting. But if you’re gonna racially profile someone, please get it right. @thor_benson got the wrong Asian. 😂👇🏽 #StopAsianHate#WrongAsian
SMALL FRATERNITY: Turn on your tv sets tonight. Or read the byline in your local paper. How many Asian male names do you see? So when @thor_benson or anyone else goes after @MrAndyNgo because of his race or ethnicity, it’s an attack on all of us. @aaja@aajamales#StopAsianHate
LET ME BE VERY CLEAR: It goes without saying. @thor_benson is allowed to express his opinion and is entitled to freedom of speech in America. No one should be threatening him or harassing him either if they disagree with his take. I’m condemning that as well. #StopAsianHate
ASIAN AMERICAN ADVOCATES AND PARTNERS: We gotta #StopAsianHate against journalists.
INTERNET WE NEED YOUR HELP: On Feb. 27, I posted this video of 3rd Ave. in downtown Seattle. This young man is 23 year old Caleb Wallace. His mother noticed him in our video and reached out. She says Caleb ran away from his Vancouver, WA home 6 years ago.
23 YEAR OLD CALEB WALLACE: His mom and dad say they still love him very much and are now hoping he comes back home. They are hoping someone recognizes him.
BETTER DAYS: Dawn and Rod Wallace of Vancouver, WA. say Caleb is 16 years old in photos. He’s now 23. Parents say he is likely homeless but want him back. He’s seen limping in that 3rd Ave. video. #Seattle, let’s help reunite this young man with his fam. DM me if you have info.
HAPPENING NOW IN LAKE CITY: Neighbor begged me to come down and spotlight this mess in @D5Juarez district. She remains MIA on this and has not returned any of my calls in 2 years! @seattledot has no guidance for frustrated neighbors who are stuck with this RV situation. #Seattle
LOOKS LIKE THIS GUY ISN’T PLANNING ON GOING ANYWHERE: This is a residential street with houses just a few feet away.
STILL NO CLARITY ON ECO BLOCKS: Some Seattle biz owners are dropping concrete blocks in street to keep RV’s and homeless away even though it’s a code violation. But SDOT has not fined anyone.
I asked @SDOTtraffic Interim Director Kristen Simpson how she’s addressing controversy.
REMEMBER LAKE CITY? Last year, biz owners and neighbors were tired of homeless folks pitching tents on this street. Eco blocks seem to be working. Today, it’s all clear. The question is, how long will the move be allowed by Seattle leaders? This is @D5Juarez district.
CHEAP BLOCKS: If you can find eco blocks in Seattle, these cost less than $30 bucks each. Right now there’s still a concrete worker’s union strike so there’s a shortage of these in the area.
#BREAKING: Officer involved shooting near 2nd Ave. and Marion St. in downtown #Seattle. Call came in around 8:15pm. Witness says man fired gun, @SeattlePD returned fire. Details still coming in. Active scene. Stay with @komonews 11pm for the latest.
ANOTHER VANTAGE POINT:
1st AVE and MADISON St. SIDE: Crime scene tape around several blocks. Witnesses say multiple gunshots “sounded like fireworks.” Condition of shooter unclear at this time. @SeattlePD Mobile Precinct is out. More than a dozen squad cars. Evidence being collected. @komonews#Seattle
STRONG CONVICTION: @realmikesolan held Fri. press conf. supporting @SeattlePD officers. He also discussed being targeted by “fringe activists.” Remember, they marched to his home and tried to burn down @SPOG1952 headquarters. He sees they’re also going after journalists like me.
DIFFERENT WORLDVIEW: Interaction with an activist during height of Seattle’s riots.
ACTIVIST: You’re right wing media(KOMO) and putting these protestors in harms way by showing their faces.
ME: Huh? You’re on public property damaging buildings. Im just recording your actions.
SEVEN HILLS PARK ENCAMPMENT CLEARING BEHIND THE SCENES: This happened to our crew just a few weeks ago. We were confronted and demonized for showing this reality in Capitol Hill. City moved in days later and cleared this problematic camp. #Seattle
ENOUGH: I'm talking to many journalists who are tired of being threatened, doxxed, intimidated, and in some cases, violently assaulted by aggressive activists or dare I say it, "Antifa." But journos like me and @MrAndyNgo should not have to walk alone. ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022…
It’s time for journalists and other news outlets to make a decision. Either we sit passively on the sidelines, or we publicly condemn the threats and violence. I am calling on industry friends like @rcfp@aaja@spj_tweets@pressfreedom@uspresstracker@FTVLive to do the same.
With the warmer months ahead of us in Seattle, we are going to see more protests. Most of it will be peaceful. But when certain actors choose to block our cameras with umbrellas, physically assault us, and prevent us from shining a light on the truth, that’s a problem. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽