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Discovery Institute Senior Journalism Fellow. NEWS TIP: jchoe@discovery.org, *Vids branded "DI" represent Discovery Institute. Other views expressed are my own.
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Mar 31 β€’ 6 tweets β€’ 3 min read
NEW: Border Czar Tom Homan needs to scrutinize the un-American actions of La Resistencia, a far-left activist group that wants to abolish ICE and shut down the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, WA.
Once again, protesters disrupted my coverage. πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
Their founder and leader is Maru Mora Villalpando, a green-card holder from Mexico.
A few months ago, she tried to bully me at Boeing Field in Seattle, where illegals are being flown out for deportation. But she doesn't know the First Amendment.
Mar 26 β€’ 5 tweets β€’ 3 min read
NEW: Issaquah, WA cops say a 55 year old woman is facing charges for Malicious Mischief in the Third Degree for her role in the Tesla keying incident that has now gone viral.
After multiple leads, I can confidently say the suspect is Kamelia Enzler. πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
Enzler lives in Bellevue, which is only a 10 minute drive from the location of this incident.
Several neighbors spotted her now infamous white Toyota 4Runner in the driveway with the matching license plate and bike rack. The Internet wins again. Image
Feb 20 β€’ 10 tweets β€’ 6 min read
NEW: Never imagined my eyes would be bleeding after researching a story about government waste.
But credit @Wake_upWA for exposing how taxpayer dollars funded a Seattle men's masturbation club called "Rain City Jacks."
Founder Paul Rosenberg discusses his ethos on sex.
πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ Last year, state records show the WA Arts Commission gave Pan Eros $2K. Rain City Jacks is one of the non-profit's programs. Image
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Feb 9 β€’ 17 tweets β€’ 7 min read
BREAKING: After two years of hell, Bellevue deadbeat tenants Sang and Youjin Kim have finally been kicked out of their rental property.
After numerous legal rulings against them, the Kim's were supposed to vacate by Saturday. But they went past the deadline and left a mess.πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ It's unclear where the Kim's are headed. But they have kids in the Bellevue school district and it appears they have found another property. If they are renting, good luck to the landlord. Image
Jan 31 β€’ 14 tweets β€’ 5 min read
Nice job @UnderWashington for calling out the WA Democrats who care more about the rights of pedophiles and groomers. Parents and child advocates should be hammering these lawmakers. The contact list is below. πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ Image Steve Bergquist voted to prohibit schools from notifying students parents if their child is S*XUALLY ASSAULTED by school employees. Demand answers.

Phone: (360) 786-7862
Email: steve.bergquist@leg.wa.gov
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Jan 2 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 2 min read
Looks like King County activist judge Veronica Galvan is celebrating a banner year of releasing violent offenders.
Last month she allowed Millorz Canales to be on home detention even though prosecutors wanted him to remain behind bars.
Several days later, he allegedly went on a rampage, tying a 14 year old to a tree, stabbing him multiple times, cutting out his organs, and leaving him to die.
Canales was arrested again and is now facing new charges.
So who’s holding Galvan accountable for her troubling decisions on the bench?Image Then there’s this one.
Dec 13, 2024 β€’ 11 tweets β€’ 4 min read
BREAKING: Criminal squatter Steve Hickey just filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, hoping to shield himself from paying back hundreds of thousands of dollars in back rent, and eviction from a Ravensdale property. His house of cards is finally starting to crumble.
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In court documents, he only claims to have $50K or less in assets. Image
Dec 5, 2024 β€’ 6 tweets β€’ 2 min read
Thousands of illegals are being transported through Seattle's King County Airport. Many will be deported.
I started documenting. But far-left activists with La Resistencia tried to disrupt my coverage. Problem for them, they don't know the law.
The woman trying to disrupt my coverage is Maru Mora-Villalpando with La Resistencia. Her group sent out an error riddled press release about this incident with zero evidence to back up their claims. Why does the far-left activist class get so triggered by the truth?

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Nov 25, 2024 β€’ 11 tweets β€’ 4 min read
EXCLUSIVE: One of Seattle's worst antisemites has finally been spotted on camera plastering "F*ck You Israel" posters on downtown buildings.
We call him the "White whale" since he's been so elusive up until this point. Do you know him? Make him famous. @StopAntisemites
πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ I strongly suspect this guy and his comrades have been putting up tons of racist antisemitic material, hate speech, and other communist-style propaganda around the Seattle area for years. @SeattlePD Image
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Nov 21, 2024 β€’ 7 tweets β€’ 3 min read
HAPPENING NOW: Just got off the phone with Katrina Freitag, the Ravensdale homeowner who obliterated Steve Hickey in court and now has legal authority to boot this squatter from her property. She feels vindicated by this outcome but says Hickey is known as a conman for a reason.
She's afraid he might try to find a legal loophole and lie about his circumstances to delay, delay, delay.
For now, she is in the process of notifying King County Sheriff's Office and deputies could be physically removing him in the coming days. At this point, it is in Hickey's best interest to leave on his own.
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Here is the summary judgement against Steve Hickey. He lied to all his supporters, his reputation is in ruins, and more importantly, the judge says the property belongs to Katrina Freitag. Image
Sep 26, 2024 β€’ 5 tweets β€’ 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE: In February I exposed a nightmare of drugs, crime, chaos, and death inside some of Plymouth Housing's taxpayer funded apartments for the homeless. But their leaders ignored all my questions about accountability. So I confronted them at their annual gala and they ran.🧡 Why are @amazon, @Microsoft, @Starbucks, @DeltaDentalWA, @pagliaccipizza, @AvalonBay, @Goodman_RE, and Brettler Family Foundation funding meth pipes and drug supplies in Plymouth Housing facilities without any requirements to get addiction treatment? Image
Sep 26, 2024 β€’ 6 tweets β€’ 3 min read
BREAKING: An absolutely devastating blow to King County Executive Dow Constantine(@kcexec) and Sheriff Patti-Cole Tindall. A judge tossed their lawsuit against the city of Burien that questioned the constitutionality of the city's public camping ordinance. Right after today's decision, Mayor Kevin Schilling spoke to me about the implications. πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ Now that King County has been ordered to enforce the camping ban, it's still unclear when officers will start sweeping encampments. Making matters worse for King County, Burien is still suing for breach of contract and that's winding it's way through the courts.

STATEMENT FROM CITY:
burienwa.gov/news_events/ci…Image
Aug 15, 2024 β€’ 11 tweets β€’ 5 min read
BREAKING: Controversial homeless housing provider Plymouth Housing will now be running operations at the former Kirkland La Quinta Inn on 10530 Northup Way. Despite major opposition, the city council voted unanimously to allow it into the community. πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
Under King County's "Health Through Housing," neighbors expressed concerns about hardcore drug use and other problems spilling into the community. That's because Plymouth subscribes to the low barrier "housing first" model where addicts are not required to get treatment. Image
Aug 8, 2024 β€’ 5 tweets β€’ 3 min read
VICIOUS ATTACK: Two homeless men violently assaulted me Wednesday afternoon outside King County Executive Dow Constantine's sanctioned homeless encampment in Burien.
This blight is being blamed for sex trafficking, thefts, drug OD's, and is home to an accused murder suspect. πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ It's unclear if my attackers live in the encampment or were just passing through. Cops took a police report from me and went to find these lunatics. But no one would snitch.
If you have any information, please DM me or call Burien Police.
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Jul 31, 2024 β€’ 7 tweets β€’ 4 min read
I just confronted a homeless fentanyl addict ransacking the Target store inside the Bellevue Marketplace at Factoria. I watched him fill his cart with stolen items and walk out. Workers say this happens daily. Mall security eventually stopped him but did not call cops to arrest him. Now you know why everyday household items are locked up. All part of doing business in lawless King County. Mr. sticky fingers says he's homeless and lives on the streets of Seattle. Mall workers say he's been spotted in Bellevue before and likely uses public transportation to go back and forth. Aside from the braided hair, he's missing a few teeth and has a tattoo on his right hand.
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Jun 12, 2024 β€’ 12 tweets β€’ 5 min read
NEW BOMBSHELL ALLEGATIONS: A former secretary is now stepping forward and saying King County Fire Commissioner Steve Hickey installed locks for his very own fire district, even though his Meridian Build Group had it's construction license suspended by the state. Some of his alleged victims also confronted him after Tuesday night's Fire Commissioner's board meeting in Ravensdale. So did I. πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ Along with this latest allegation, Hickey is still accused of squatting, ripping off dozens of people in an elaborate construction hustle, and abusing his power as fire commissioner.
Jun 12, 2024 β€’ 11 tweets β€’ 4 min read
Alleged con man Steve Hickey could be facing disciplinary action or even stripped of his role as King County Fire Commissioner. The District #47 board will meet Tuesday at 7pm in Ravensdale to decide his fate. Hickey has been under investigation and on leave after multiple first responders accused him of abusing his power on the job. Some say Hickey demonstrated bad judgement when he prioritized live streaming on his social media platforms over the safety of patients in need.Image
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Tuesday's Board Meeting will be held at Station 88 in Ravensdale from 7pm-9pm. More details below. The public is welcome and the room is expected to be packed with Hickey's critics.

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May 31, 2024 β€’ 6 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Squatters and deadbeat tenants beware! The public shaming rallies continue this Saturday at the Maple Valley Farmer's Market. Homeowner Katrina Freitag is leading the charge and will be joined by other mom & pop landlords struggling to remove these alleged con men and women.πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ Image Freitag is in a ferocious fight with Hickey who refuses to leave her house in nearby Ravensdale.
After our expose, Hickey's entire reputation as a King County Fire Commissioner and independent journalist is now on the line.
May 29, 2024 β€’ 7 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Depending who you ask, King County Fire Commissioner Steve Hickey is a serial con artist or a faithful public servant moonlighting as an independent journalist. Either way, he's now facing numerous legal challenges and his entire reputation is on the line.
In part two of our series, YouTube journalist Tyler Oliveira(@tyleraloevera) and I take a closer look at fresh allegations and Hickey's troubled past. In part one, Oliveira and I confronted Hickey with squatting claims. He's refusing to leave a house belonging to another woman, claiming it should be his. Hickey has already been sanctioned in court for not providing all documents during discovery.
May 25, 2024 β€’ 7 tweets β€’ 4 min read
BREAKING: Embattled King County Fire District 47 Commissioner Steve Hickey announced Friday evening that he's taking a leave of absence. Multiple sources tell me Hickey is accused of abusing his power on the job and using station equipment to grow his social media profile. A first responder says after showing up to an emergency scene, Hickey "does a triage, requests a motor vehicle accident response, and then goes back to his car and live streams on TikTok before fire even arrives, leaving his patient with PD that he just triaged."Image
May 23, 2024 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 2 min read
At this point, Bellevue serial squatters Sang and Youjin Kim are arguably the most hated couple in WA. They are facing a fourth eviction after failing to pay rent again in Jaskaran Singh's $2M house. Up to this point, they have not faced any vigilantes trying to drive them out.
But on Tuesday, that all changed. Authorities confirm the Kim's got "swatted." That's when someone calls 911 and reports a fake emergency. When law and order breaks down, this is what happens. Kim's failed to pay again, even after being bailed out by King County Bar Association's Housing Justice Project.