LIES, INACCURACIES, AND EXAGGERATIONS: Many of you know activist blogger Erica C. Barnett(@ericacbarnett) blocked me on twitter last year after I punched back and called her out for shoddy reporting. But she continues to play CHEAP and takes shots at me publicola.com… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
FALSE REPORTING: Barnett starts off the piece by referencing my firing from KOMO last year by saying I encouraged viewers to come to a rally held by the Proud Boys. I never did that in person or on any of my social media platforms. And my coverage never even aired on KOMO. She… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
ENTIRE PAPER TRAIL: On Wednesday March 8, I reached out to Kirkland media contact Sue Romero and told her I would show up. Prior to this email, I never met Sue in my life. So I gave her some background on my work. Under my current media fellowship at … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RSVP: Here’s the proof @kirklandgov gave me permission to attend the presser.
MORE INACCURACIES: If Barnett’s reporting wasn’t so lazy, she could have simply Googled my name and found my by-line @millcreekview. I’m also a regular contributor and collaborator with the @LynnwoodTimes, most recently covering the opioid clinic saga with publisher and owner… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@millcreekview@LynnwoodTimes MY BY-LINE AT MILLCREEK VIEW: The publisher and owner of this Snohomish County newspaper also vouches for me and credits me for being a vital part of the team. Email included. @millcreekview
MY PARTNERSHIP WITH LYNNWOOD TIMES: I worked side by side with @lynnwoodtimes and Mario Lotmore on several stories and plan to do even more collaborations. I was primarily responsible for the paper's video coverage on this initial report.
LYNNWOOD TIMES DOUBLING DOWN: Publisher and owner of the @LynnwoodTimes doubling down again this afternoon, vouching for my partnership with his Snohomish County paper. @ericacbarnett never called Millcreek View(@millcreekview) or Lynnwood Times. Would have saved her from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
MORE EXAGGERATIONS AND INACCURACIES: After the encounter in Kirkland, I did not produce a story for this event and none of this made it on to Discovery Institute platforms. I only released a video showing my encounter with Kirkland’s media handler. And once again, my firing from… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
WHAT I ACTUALLY POSTED FROM KIRKLAND: Last week, I told you about a press conference I attended at Kirkland City Hall. Multiple elected officials including Governor Jay Inslee(@GovInslee) and King County Executive Dow Constantine(@kcexec) spoke at the … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
JUST GOOGLE IT: Once again, Erica C. Barnett(@ericacbarnett) needs a primer on how to use Google. She closes out her hit piece by referencing my exclusive story about 15 year old Marcelles Orr, the young man who chased me with an axe in downtown Seattle in January. What she fails… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
SHE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF VIDEO: Erica C. Barnett(@ericacbarnett) has failed to transition into the digital age or understand how video now drives all conversations. But this grandma does. That’s why she told me to show everything. Btw, Marcelles is safe and remains… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
YOU BE THE JUDGE: Do you think I intentionally go after the FAR-LEFT activists, or do you think they come after me? 🙃 Video don't lie Erica. @ericacbarnett
IN CLOSING: Well, that's 45 minutes of my life I'm not getting back after writing this thread. 😅
Bottom line, I have produced all the concrete evidence to refute virtually every key allegation in her piece. I stand by everything I have said and I have the truth on my side.
It's… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
SOME OF MY OTHER BY-LINES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THIS PAST YEAR:
NEW: Bellevue parents better wake up. A communist group is trying to infiltrate several public high schools in WA and is now mobilizing students for a direct action against ICE officers.
None of this is student led or organic. 🧵👇🏽
According to social media posts, a group called Puget Sound Revolutionary Youth is the mastermind behind this Eastside social unrest.
These far-left activists are trying to indoctrinate the next generation with commie propaganda.
NEW: University of Washington Professor Ann Ishimaru is leading the charge against ICE raids in her Seattle neighborhood. The woke educator wants other parents to join her cause and it appears she's organizing on Signal chat groups. 🧵👇
@UW|@EROSeattle|@DHSgov
Ishimaru is getting the word out through the Hamilton International Middle School Parents Facebook page.
This Seattle public school is in the Wallingford neighborhood.
According to her post, she got activated after recent reports of ICE agents near schools.
The UW professor says there are "whistle kit parties, trainings, and plans."
NEW: Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson(@wilsonformayor) has an Islam problem on her hands. Or if you ask the Muslims, she has an LGBTQ+ crisis in her city.
Egypt and Iran are blasting the so called "Pride Match" next year when the FIFA World Cup comes to Lumen Field. 🧵👇
Mehdi Taj, the president of the Iran Football Federation: “Both Egypt and we have objected, because this is an unreasonable and illogical move that essentially signals support for a particular group, and we must definitely address this point.”
Iran and Egypt argue that the Pride event contradicts their cultural and religious values. Both countries criminalize gay relationships and in Iran it is punishable by the death penalty.
In some instances, they throw homosexuals off rooftops.
NEW: The Trump administration is cracking down on Antifa criminals and going after their covert network of funders. But investigators are also being urged to scrutinize the underground subculture where militants plan, recruit, and hide in plain sight. 🧵👇
@DrKarlynB and I infiltrated the Bay Area Anarchists Book Fair over the weekend. You get more than a good read if you show up. Look at some of these panels.
#EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Plymouth Housing(@PlymouthHousing) CEO Karen Lee is doing damage control after our series of reports highlighting all the crime, chaos, and death in her Bellevue, WA facility. I have obtained an email Lee recently sent to Bellevue councilmembers.
Based on her talking points and spin, she appears to think they're gullible and stupid. @bellevuewa @BvuePD 🧵👇
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Lee claims some of the content about Plymouth contains misinformation or misleading characterizations. But she fails to call out specifics and also does not name the news organization or social media accounts.
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She then goes on to say the Plymouth model works and tries to prove her point by citing debunked studies from liberal academics. However, Lee once again fails to mention all the crime, chaos, and death associated with this model. King County's own data now shows there are now more people dying of drug overdoses behind closed doors in permanent supportive housing then on the streets.
NEW: Bellevue's Plymouth Housing/Porchlight campus continues to be a cancer on the community.
On Sunday, a non-verbal Plymouth resident allegedly made terroristic threats.
He scribbled on the wall that he would shoot staff with a pistol and held a weapon in his hand.🧵👇
Cops later determined the "weapon" was actually a lighter. They arrested him on the spot.
Witnesses say the man is Merrell James Gorham and is wheelchair bound. He is known for spitting and kicking people. He's also been trespassed at numerous area businesses. @PlymouthHousing
@PlymouthHousing This Bellevue homeless campus in the Eastgate neighborhood has turned into one of the most problematic hotspots in the city. It leads the entire city in 911 calls.
A homeless murder suspect with ties to Porchlight is still on the loose. @PorchLightCares