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Today's Stories: House Democrats Consider New Stablecoin Bill Proposal: SourceBakkt Mass Delists Tokens Including Aave, Avalanche, Compound, Filecoin, MakerDAO and UniswapQuadriga CX Bankruptcy Claimants to Get 13% on the DollarSouth Korea Probes Crypto Exchanges Upbit, Bithumb on Ex-Lawmaker's Transfers Market Watch Links: BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch Bitcoin Holds Above 200-Week Average as Dollar Index Rallies Most Since FebruaryFirst Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bounces Back From Friday LowsThis episode was edited by Ryan Huntington, produced by Adam B Levine and Senior Producer is Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's Stories: House Democrats Consider New Stablecoin Bill Proposal: SourceBakkt Mass Delists Tokens Including Aave, Avalanche, Compound, Filecoin, MakerDAO and UniswapQuadriga CX Bankruptcy Claimants to Get 13% on the DollarSouth Korea Probes Crypto Exchanges Upbit, Bithumb on Ex-Lawmaker's Transfers Market Watch Links: BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch Bitcoin Holds Above 200-Week Average as Dollar Index Rallies Most Since FebruaryFirst Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bounces Back From Friday LowsThis episode was edited by Ryan Huntington, produced by Adam B Levine and Senior Producer is Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of Kendra Perry's most beloved outdoor activities is traveling the avalanche terrain through backcountry skiing. Although it is an exciting activity, it also comes with a considerable amount of risks and safety requirements. In this episode, Kendra shares the discipline she has honed through ski touring that she carries over to her business strategies. She talks about the power of being comfortable with discomfort and the benefits of welcoming the risky aspects of entrepreneurship.Give me a 5-star review: https://ratethispodcast.com/wealthy Want to work with me inside Health Coach Accelerator? Get started with my free training: https://go.kendraperry.net/trainingLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://kendraperry.net/Join us in the best business building program for health coaches & practitioners. Apply by messaging the word 'biz audit' to me on Facebook or Instagram

As the second Avalanche summit drew to a close, Sebastien Couture and Sunny Aggarwal sat down with Emin Gün Sirer for a fascinating conversation exploring future innovation narratives in crypto. Longtime friend of Epicenter, Ava Labs' founder and CEO shared his unique insights on the industry, from both a founder, as well as a former academia perspective.Given Avalanche's consensus & architecture, it boasts high TPS and scalability properties, incentivising founders to build better products in the AVAX ecosystem.One of the most controversial narratives is that of LLMs (i.e. ChatGPT) powering smart contract development by bypassing programming languages and even bytecode altogether. The question arises if replacing the human third-party with an AI fixes trust issues or not, but only time will tell which piece of code we can actually consider 'law'.Topics covered in this episode:Emin's background, from academia to running a multi-billion dollar companyMain takeaways from the 2nd Avalanche summitInnovation narratives in the Avalanche ecosystem. NFTs & blockchain gamingThe Avalanche architecture, consensus & scalabilityAvalanche's evolutionChatGPT smart contracts & no-code blockchainsAuditing AI & securityInnovation vs. StagnationBitcoin, BTC.b & ordinalsBridging Cosmos with Avalanche: IBC x WarpBest & worst products built by cryptoEpisode links: Emin Gün Sirer on TwitterAvalanche on TwitterAva Labs on TwitterShrapnel on TwitterGunzilla Games on TwitterThis episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture & Sunny Aggarwal. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/495

The Avs have a lot of contract work to do this offseason including a few critical RFA extensions. Should they try to lock up Bowen Byram on a long term deal or would a bridge be better? The DNVR Avalanche Podcast talks RFA contracts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Current EventsWhat's Kraken!?:  The Kraken play WON their first ever playoff series! They Beat the Avalanche in 7 games. They now face the Dallas Stars, tied 2-2 having alternated wins and losses in the first 4 games. | Grubauer has played like a totally different goalie this postseason. 2.97 GAA and .909 save%, right in line with his career average prior to joining the Kraken.Seahawks draft review! The draft happened and people are mostly happy with what the Seahawks did! | To recap: 1/5 was Devon Witherspoon (CB Illinois); 1/20 (WR tOSU, best WR in the draft);  |We were both right! Robby predicted a wide receiver with 20 and Adam predicted a 3rd round trade down. Hawks traded some picks back to the Broncos, fleecing them once more.  Main EventMariners news: | Well...they are top 10 in SP ERA and RP ERA. They're hovering around .500 despite being totally unable to score a run. | Munoz's return keeps getting pushed back. It's been 3 weeks since Divish reported he would start throwing again and yesterday we found out he had shoulder inflammation and got an injection for that. | Tommy La Stella and the Mariners have conscously uncoupled, praise be.  | Some high notes: Logan Gilbert threw 6 perfect innings against the best offense in the league (excl. Rays); Kirby is doing Kirby things; JP Crawford's bat has come alive, France is hitting the way he should. | Bryce Miller, Gabe Speier, Jose Caballero | I can finally stop complaining about our DH | 

Summer is our guest for this week's episode.  Summer's husband was snowmobiling, which he had been doing his whole life, when he was caught in an avalanche that took his life.  Summer walks us through that horrific day while describing her thoughts and feelings when she found out what had happened. Summer lost her husband, and her 3 young children lost their father that day.  Because of the circumstances, Summer turned something horrific into helping others with education, resources and the correct gear to use and wear while snowmobiling.  She started a non-profit called the Adam Anderson Avalanche Project, where all proceeds will be used to provide free rentals of avalanche preparedness kits to snowmobilers in Island Park, Idaho.  You can find out more information here: https://www.adamandersen.org/?fbclid=PAAabSaUeewfykrTUIEoaljxJJaKPxCBpLVp1fQejTbs5B8xbUd8PYNgKizEgMost recently Summer has started a podcast called, Find Me in the Daisies.  It is a podcast about finding joy in the journey.  We love that we get to share a small part of Summer and her story with all of you.  She is an incredible woman who is doing amazing things in spite of what lemons life has thrown her.  Make sure to check out her podcast and leave a sweet comment for Summer!

In the 2nd hour, Stokley and Zach recapped last night's Nuggets win over the Suns. The fellas talked about how well Michael Porter Jr. played last night. Should Bruce Brown get moved into the starting lineup? The guys heard the latest update surrounding Valeri Nichushkin and the Avalanche. Are the Broncos lacking depth at one certain position? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff and Elliotte start with their mixed emotions with the Blackhawks winning the lottery, Kyle Davidson playing things close to the vest and not announcing that Connor Bedard was going to be the pick. Next, they discuss Gabriel Landeskog's injury, how it affects the Avalanche's off-season plans and Bowen Byram's next deal (12:45). To finish up, Jeff and Elliotte look back on Vegas' big win over Edmonton, Jack Eichel's performance in Game Three and what to expect in Game Four between the Devils and Hurricanes (17:37). The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Longtime NHLer and TSN Hockey Analyst Marc Methot joined the OverDrive guys earlier today and got into a number of things including whether he believes the Leafs could come back from 0-3 down & his experience with the surgery upcoming for Gabriel Landeskog of the Avalanche.

The Bums are back in the rail yard with S3:E0081 and a special guest, “JL” from Chicago's Old Irving Brewing; the front starts with a warm welcome, and a dive into the 2023 NFL draft, showcasing the Bears crop of picks; Arlington Heights braces for the wrecking ball; A-A-Ron Rodgers finds a new way to get attention; a quick bemoaning of Chicago MLB ensues; slugger Matt “Mash” Mervis was called up to Wrigley; JL helps the Bums navigate the NBA Playoff status, including the stinkers (Bucks, Dubs) and favs Nuggets and Heat; NHL Playoff breeze by as the Avalanche and Bruins duck out early; tragedy ensues at Churchill Downs due to a rash of injuries leading to euthanasia and mysterious deaths (yikes); and close with a bon voyage to Murphy's Bleacher's owner and daughter of the original owner, Beth Murphy (aged 69) - respect. The back ‘nine' kicks off with another infamous beer review, showcasing Hopewell Brewing Co.'s “Lil Buddy” (4.2% ABV) an 8 ounce light lager that can be micro-dosed by itself in its wee little can  or with a Bloody Mary, etc ; the Bums of Manarchy podcast has surpassed 2,000 downloads; a review of three passings and one is not like the others; Rocky shares a travelogue on Asheville, NC; Ms. O gets the lambskin, while the KY Wildcats get a really good one; Paddy has a blast in grocery aisle; and a local restaurant, Hearth and Crust, is “badged over” as Buena Terra, and it's excellentee!   All of this plus a fourth knucklehead.  Get some.  Recorded May 4th, 2023 at B.O.M. northwest headquarters ‘The Eagle's Nest' in Chicago, IL USA. 

With Florida pushing Toronto to the brink and Seattle gaining the edge on Dallas could this season be the one for the underdogs to make the Cinderella run? After a season of east dominance have the odds shifted into the west's favor? The DNVR Avalanche discusses the continuing NHL Playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does the future of Avalanche and $AVAX look like? The Avalanche ecosystem always has had strong synergies with the Cosmos ecosystem - the concept of subnets is very similar to Cosmos' appchains.  But where do the ecosystem differ from each other? What's next for Avalanche and $AVAX? What is Avalanche doing to drive mass adoption?  This and much more is what we discussed with Jay Kurahashi-Sofue, VP of Marketing at Ava LAbs. - - - - -  Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR:

It seems to be an annual celebration and one has to ask if it will ever end. Jard Bednar did a masterful job of coaching this season with the endless list of injured players the Colorado Avalanche had. The Avalanche didn't sneak into the playoffs as the last wild card team in, needing a win in the last game of the season. With all those injures, he coached this team to a division title. But somehow, yet again, he will not win the award for best coach in the league after the NHL announced the three finalists and Bednar's name was left off. Let's not kid ourselves here thinking he would have taken the award home. That in all likelihood will be going to Jim Montgomery of the Boston Bruins. But for what Jared Bednar did with this team this season at least warrants some recognition as a finalist. We also take a look at some of the positive things that happened for the Avalanche, even though the season ended earlier than expected. Tune in, subscribe and enjoy! Subscribe to our Subtext to talk to us directly! https://joinsubtext.com/lockedonavalanche Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

In this episode I am talking about the latest news stories that caught my eye this past week. You can find the show notes here. https://liamphotographypodcast.com/episodes/episode-339-avalanche-laowa-argus-28mm-astrophotography-more-633 Remember I now have my own discount code for all Platypod branded products at http://www.platypod.com using my code LD20 you can save 20% off on ALL individual Platypod branded products EXCLUDING Bundles, which are already discounted and Square Jellyfish or Lume Cube branded items. I also have an affiliate code for Dehancer Film profiles at http://www.deheancer.com and use code LDPHOTO I also now have my own affiliate link for Think Tank Photo, use the link to guy any of their gear, get a free gift and free shipping!!! https://www.thinktankphoto.com/?rfsn=7232819.5f5392&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7232819.5f5392 Also be sure to join the Liam Photography Podcast Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/liamphotographypodcast/ You can reach the show by call or text @ 470-294-8191 to leave a comment or request a topic or guest for the show. Additionally you can email the show @ liam@liamphotographypodcast.com and find the show notes at http://www.liamphotographypodcast.com. You can find my work @ https://www.liamphotography.net and follow me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @liamphotoatl. If you like abandoned buildings and history, you can find my project @ http://www.forgottenpiecesofgeorgia.com. and http://www.forgottenpiecesofpennsylvania.com. Please also stop by my Youtube channels Liam Photography Forgotten Pieces of Georgia Project Forgotten Pieces of Pennsylvania Project

Cale Makar has been nominated for his 3rd straight Norris Trophy. Last year we all were pretty confident he had a good chance to take home the award, which he eventually did while beating out Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi. This year might be a little more difficult to take home the hardware as San Jose Sharks d-man Erik Karlsson is the heavy favorite to win it. Makar even being nominated might be a little surprising to some due to him missing over 20 games this season. Extend those missed games out to a full year, and Makar's offensive numbers are up there with the rest of the league. But even minus those 20 games, Makar's numbers are still up there with the rest of the league. We also take some time to discuss our hockey viewing habits when the Avalanche are not the team on our television. How do it change and is it a good thing? Tune in, subscribe and enjoy! Subscribe to our Subtext to talk to us directly! https://joinsubtext.com/lockedonavalanche Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by King Conservation District Supervisor and Seattle sportswriter and enthusiast Brittney Bush Bollay! They talk about several developments this week including Governor Jay Inslee and Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler announcing that they do not plan for reelection and the candidates that are vying to replace them, Gov. Inslee calling for a May 16th special session to address personal possession of controlled substances, a potential trafficking victim found in the Seattle hotel room of a Colorado Avalanche player, interests aligned with the Seattle Chamber fielding a message testing poll to raid the JumpStart Tax, and the King County Council shortchanging the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy on a 5-4 vote.  As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Brittney Bush Bollay at @BrittneyBush.   Brittney Bush Bollay Brittney is a King Conservation District Supervisor and climate activist who is passionate about the role cities play in preserving the environment. They serve on the city and state boards of the Sierra Club and helped write the organization's national Urban Infill Policy Guidance. In their spare time, they're almost certainly yelling at sports.   Resources Governing as an Eastern WA Democrat with Spokane City Council Member Zack Zappone from Hacks & Wonks   “WA Gov. Jay Inslee won't seek reelection for fourth term” by Jim Brunner, David Gutman, and Paige Cornwell from The Seattle Times   “Early WA governor's race skirmish? Campaign finance loophole scrutinized” by Jim Brunner from The Seattle Times   “Washington Republicans believe governor's race is winnable” by David Hyde from KUOW   “Longtime WA Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler will not seek reelection” by David Gutman from The Seattle Times   “Inslee calls WA Legislature special session to address drug possession” by Daniel Beekman from The Seattle Times   “Progressive Democrats Want to Compromise on a New Drug Law” by Ashley Nerbovig from The Stranger   “Proposal to Make Public Drug Use a Misdemeanor Unlikely to Have Much Visible Impact” by Erica C. Barnett from PubliCola   “New Drug Law Negotiations Still Messy” by Amy Sundberg from Notes from the Emerald City   “Colorado Avalanche player involved in incident at Seattle hotel” by Matt Markovich from KIRO 7   “Seattle Cop Mocks Trans People, Blames Jan. 6 Riots on Pelosi; County Council Plays It Safe by Proposing Flat Levy Renewal” from PubliCola   Find stories that Crystal is reading here   Transcript [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, and I'm a political consultant and your host. On this show, we talk with policy wonks and political hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington state through the lens of those doing the work with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening, and what you can do about it. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get the full versions of our Tuesday topical show and our Friday week-in-review show delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review wherever you listen to Hacks & Wonks. Full transcripts and resources referenced in the show are always available at officialhacksandwonks.com and in our episode notes. If you missed our Tuesday topical show, I chatted with Spokane City Council Member, Zack Zappone, about his approach to politics and policy as a Democrat in a more conservative area of Washington state. Today, we're continuing our Friday almost-live shows where we review the news of the week with a co-host. Welcome to the program, friend of the show, today's co-host: King Conservation District Supervisor, Seattle writer and enthusiast, Brittney Bush Bollay. Hey. [00:01:20] Brittney Bush Bollay: Hello, how are you? [00:01:21] Crystal Fincher: I am excellent. I'm so thrilled to have you on the show. You are basically a Seattle celebrity when it comes to all things politics and sports, and bring the analysis and the fun to all of our favorite Seattle sports and sports stars. So I am so excited to have you on the show today. [00:01:39] Brittney Bush Bollay: Well, thank you. I'm excited to spend my Friday doing what I do anyway, which is hanging out with my friends talking about politics and sports. [00:01:46] Crystal Fincher: That's right. And one big topic that everybody has been talking about this week is that Governor Jay Inslee has announced that he will not be running for reelection. So as you think about Inslee's - I don't know - legacy, what he's known for, and what this election presents, what are your thoughts on what's going on with Inslee? [00:02:07] Brittney Bush Bollay: It's funny - I actually got polled a few months ago on the idea of him running again. And I was really surprised that he would even consider it. Not because I think he's been a bad governor or ineffective or anything like that, but precedent - really, honestly - three terms is a lot. Four would be kind of gauche. Don't you think? It's a lot, it's time - it's time for someone else to have a go. So I think that he's had a solid legacy as a governor. And I think he's also, for the left wing of the Democrats, not gone as far as we would like on a regular basis. And I'm interested to see what the new candidates - what their angle is, what's their new message? What's their - are they gonna be running on a voice of change? I'm the new Inslee. It's exciting to see a fresh race shaping up with some good candidates and also some terrifying candidates. [00:03:06] Crystal Fincher: You nailed it right there. Good and terrifying, as far as the candidates go. For the left wing of the party, certainly - and coming out of Seattle, where Seattle's no stranger to kind of nation leading or early legislation pushing for progressive solutions, certainly compared to the rest of the state and country. I do think that he has shepherded the state through - we just, through the pandemic that we had - an unprecedented crisis and against some really vitriolic pushback as one of the first states in feeling the impacts of COVID in the country, taking decisive action in pursuit of keeping people safe and following the CDC guidance. That was certainly there. Trying to navigate through the situation with schools and students - while certainly there's a lot to learn and a lot that can be done better, I think people were trying to do the best that they could at that time. We've seen some recent - kind of, I think - what he would call crowning achievements. Certainly the Climate Commitment Act, which is a huge piece of environmental legislation that will be creating hundreds of millions and beyond dollars that hopefully will be reinvested in ways that spur a green economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and impacts. And we just saw him standing up for reproductive rights and purchasing our state supply of mifepristone. There've been a number of issues - certainly we're leading the nation in gun safety. So he has certainly worked in conjunction with the Legislature, our state's elected leaders, to get a lot of this done. He had a run for president. He does have some crowning achievements there, and some things that I think he can walk away and be proud of. And also there's the opportunity to do so much more. And we'll see that from these candidates that we have coming up - some exciting, some intriguing, some terrifying. So we have Bob Ferguson, who's already announced. We have Hilary Franz, who's announced an announcement. And we have, evidently, Mark Mullet - moderate to conservative Democratic Senator, who said he's considering a run. And then some GOP candidates - one already announced, Semi Bird. I know there has been questioning about Jim Walsh, JT Wilcox. We'll see how this turns out. How do you see this race shaping up? Or what do you think are going to be the dividing lines in it? [00:05:31] Brittney Bush Bollay: Honestly, I think Bob Ferguson's gonna run away with it. But I don't know - it'll be interesting to see who the second candidate is who comes through. I think the GOP candidates probably will just fight amongst themselves and get - if they can't work it out, then get little pieces of the various sort of right-wing voter bloc. I think Ferguson has a lot of respect. He has a lot of name recognition. He got a lot of fans for his standing up to Trump, and his helping the state navigate and protect people during that really scary four years. I think it's funny that he announced an exploratory committee, and then the next day was announcing endorsements. That was a little transparent - everybody knew, everybody knew. Hilary Franz has been pretty good in her role, but I'm interested to see what she - how she translates her more niche work that she's been doing with state lands, and what that looks like as she has to expand her platform into governor. [00:06:36] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. Also news this week that our Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is also stepping down. This is another statewide elected position. Now, Mike Kreidler has made a lot of unfortunate news for racist, sexist, other very problematic statements. He has been asked to resign by the governor, leaders on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers. He refused to do so, but has announced that he's not running for reelection. Patty Kuderer has announced that she is running for that seat. We'll probably - gonna see some others coming up before the filing deadline for candidates on May 19th, but it'll be interesting to see what this is. And it'll be interesting to see, in both of these races, in my opinion - looking at now versus - what was it 2012 - the last time these races were competitive, 2008 - somewhere around there. It's been a while. [00:07:29] Brittney Bush Bollay: It's been a while. [00:07:30] Crystal Fincher: I feel like 2012. But time is a unique construct for me at this point in time. But the world is very different than it was the last time these races were competitive for governor and for insurance commissioner. In that time, we've had a pandemic that has reshaped the way a lot of people think about and live their lives. We have increasing threats to democracy, attacks on people's personhood, attacks on just whether people should be able to freely live their lives as who they are. And a lot of troubling things happen. And I think there's gonna be much more of a conversation this time about how people use their power. And I think from both sides - both Republican and Democratic - if you're looking at the party's bases now, both sides have an expectation that leaders use their power in more definite and comprehensive ways than they did before. That some precedents may be limiting - following tradition and rules - we're seeing tradition thrown in the trash and rules broken right and left. And some people's literal survival may depend on really taking an affirmative stance and standing against hateful rhetoric, hateful policy - policy that is restricting, stripping rights, first and foremost, but also when it comes to the biggest challenges that we're facing. If it's poverty, if it's homelessness, if it's inequality - the insurance commissioner taking on issues like barring the use of credit scores for insurance pricing, which doesn't reliably predict what your insurance risk is gonna be. Or the governor taking steps to make sure we have access to abortion pills here in the state, if that is restricted on a nationwide basis. That those are things that maybe would have been viewed as extreme actions 10, 12 years ago, but today are viewed as necessary and welcome, certainly by this side of the base. If you're talking about Republicans, they are especially riled up that perceived overreach and all of the stuff that they say about the liberal stuff - we don't need to go into all of that - but it's gonna be interesting just to see what the fault lines of this are and how what sometimes used to be more narrow and targeted policy intersects with other policy and all of the issues that most people are dealing with now. [00:09:55] Brittney Bush Bollay: And it's funny 'cause of course, the Republicans were the first ones to start to use and leverage the state legislatures for things that previously had been considered overreach. And now Democrats are doing it as a defensive measure, against those policies. Again, it's always every accusation is a confession. But it's really interesting to me - we're in a time where we're really re-examining sort of the idea of a state and the role of the state government, and sort of the concept of individual states and their relationships to each other has gotten very different as these policies - some states, for example, or one of the most conservative states in the country, in Idaho. And not only do we have to affirmatively protect our people here in Washington, but we have to think about the neighbors in the states around us and the people who are gonna need the help that they can't get in their locations. And how to welcome them, how to make sure that we're prepared to help them and make them feel safe. And that's something that I do think that Inslee has done a good job about. And the Legislature has, seems to have really been thinking about making sure that people who do need reproductive care, abortion access, gender affirming care, and things like that - that they can come to Washington, that they can be safe, they can get what they need. And I think that that's some creative governing - that I think is great. I think that's what we need to do in unprecedented times - is you have to use the office in unprecedented ways. Because at the end of the day, the role of the government - in my opinion - is to help people out where they can't help themselves. [00:11:36] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. Think you nailed It. And Inslee is still at work. And even looking at the work that they're doing - and it actually seems to be going well - they seem to be working well with partners in terms of right now, they're working on the freeway encampments and trying to move people into housing. Looking at updates from at least the King County Regional Homelessness Authority and the work that they're doing in partnership with the state, that seems to be actually going pretty well and getting good results - in working with the people at these sites to move them into shelter or temporary housing on the way to trying to find permanent housing. So Inslee is still at work, and he also called a special session for May 16th? [00:12:23] Brittney Bush Bollay: I believe it was May 16th, yeah. [00:12:25] Crystal Fincher: Yep, so coming up here - a special session to deal with the Blake fix, or what to do about the - once again, pending potential of not having any statewide drug law to address simple possession of substances. Now, certainly we've talked about many times before, lots of evidence points towards - one, the War on Drugs that we've undertaken is a failure. We've spent billions upon billions, if not trillions, of dollars worldwide, trying to eradicate drugs and drug use and have failed spectacularly to do that after all of the expenditures. And many places concluded - You know what? Treating drug use as a crime actually seems to be counterproductive, really expensive, really derails a lot of people, destabilizes lives. And what people really need is treatment for substance use disorder, not this punitive lock-them-up that doesn't address the root cause that landed them there. So they're gonna take this up. They had previously considered a bill that would have made substance use personal possession a gross misdemeanor, which is different than a simple misdemeanor. It can carry penalties actually worse than a low-level felony, but we'll see. They're saying that they're trying to work out a compromise, an agreement - what that is going to be, I don't know. Certain localities have said that they plan to move forward on recriminalizing if the State Legislature doesn't. And what they're saying is they want to avoid a patchwork of different laws and policies across the state. So it'll be curious to see what happens here. How do you see this? [00:14:09] Brittney Bush Bollay: It's wild, isn't it - that when you take someone who's using substances, generally, to cope with trauma and then throw them in jail and further traumatize them, it's wild that doesn't solve the problem, isn't it? It's frustrating to me to see what I feel like is a rush to recriminalize a behavior that I don't think should be criminal in the first place. And especially when you consider - you've talked about this on here before - we all know it's not all drugs there's a war on, and it's not the same war on all drugs. And there's no war on alcohol. There's not really a war on marijuana anymore. It's the drugs that we've just decided are the bad ones. And it gets so tangled up - I think that people have a real morality ingrained in them around drugs. And again, around certain drugs, that I think it's really hard for people to escape, to analyze, to pull back from. Like I went through DARE, all of that, and we're taught - drugs are bad. And again, some drugs are worse than others clearly, because for a variety of reasons, we've just decided that. So I think it frustrates me that - I don't think we're seeing evidence-based policy proposals from a lot of people around this. And a lot of people seem really hung up on the idea - drugs are bad, we must punish them. And it doesn't do anything. It doesn't do anything except waste money and make more people sad. [00:15:37] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. And I've been particularly disheartened to see several legislators from King County - from areas where their population is ahead of where they are, their residents are ahead of where they are in terms of this policy. Their residents recognize that people need help and treatment over being thrown in jail. And lots of people are recognizing, who don't want to see people struggling with substance use disorder and all the consequences that that causes, and we're seeing more and more of that. And people going - Yeah, I don't want to see the consequences, whether it is losing property, losing a home, financial instability, criminal behavior, right? No one wants to see that, but looking at locking someone up - they're just going to get out. It's not like we're locking them up for life and - nor should we be. And then they get out, and if we want them to be able to build a life where they can sustain and thrive however they choose to, doing things like doing something that will lose them their job, that will cost them money that they don't have, that requires them to adhere to things that may not do anything to help their current situation, but could further destabilize them - is just not helpful to anyone. And it's really expensive to take care of from a societal perspective. It is actually less expensive to provide someone housing or to provide someone with treatment, than to jail them and then have them come out not healed and too many times wind up back in jail where it's really expensive yet again. So we just have to figure out a different approach. The current approach has failed, and we keep on trying to double down and triple down on that. And I'm particularly disappointed in some Seattle and King County representatives who are eager to double and triple down on seriously recriminalizing this possession - just doesn't make sense. But we will see what comes out of this special session. [00:17:33] Brittney Bush Bollay: It's just so frustrating to me, 'cause it's just based on such a complete misunderstanding of why people are using substances in the first place. And when they get out of jail - like you said - nothing's changed, except that now they have more instability in their life and a harder time getting a job and finding somewhere to live and are probably further in debt. [00:17:52] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. Now this next item that we're gonna talk about is - I think people are still struggling to put together the pieces, but we just got some updates this week that have added a couple other elements. But it's really troubling. So - super exciting - the Seattle Kraken have started off playing the Colorado Avalanche in the playoffs, dominated that series. [00:18:19] Brittney Bush Bollay: That part was fun. [00:18:21] Crystal Fincher: Yes - won in seven - super exciting time for hockey fans in this town. But sometimes what comes along with major sporting events, especially during playoffs, are troubling activities surrounding that. And there was an incident related to one of the Avalanche players that happened in a Seattle hotel while they were here in town. Evidently as this happened - for some reason that we don't know - the Avalanche were looking for one of their players, they went into his room, did not find him in his room, but found a woman in the room that was under the influence of something - don't know, has not been determined, at least from the information here. Speculation has ranged from - was it close to an OD situation? Was she given a substance that she did not consent to? Those were all possibilities and called out. But in this - she was alone, she was heavily intoxicated - by the reports, very extremely intoxicated to a degree where she pretty much did not appear okay to go anywhere, do anything on her own for her own safety. But in talking to this person, she said she was from, came over from - she was Russian, but came from Ukraine - came here and someone, a bad man, took away her passport. Now for people who pay attention to trafficking, this is a huge red flag of - something isn't right here. This is something that we see often in human trafficking and oftentimes people forced into - whether it's in servitude, whether it's sex work - they're forced into these things, right? And so she was combative, she was not happy - which is not odd for someone who is a victim of this and talking to other unfamiliar men and heavily intoxicated. Turns out part of the Avalanche's security detail is actually Denver police officers who were involved in this. Call was placed to 911. They said, You can find her at the door. So I guess they just moved her to the door. Paramedics came and she was combative. Unfortunately it looks like they considered, according to KIRO 7 reporting, institutionalizing her in mental health hold in the hospital - paramedics inquired about doing that. And it is just really concerning to me that there is a situation where it looks like Denver police, who may have been off duty - but they're still police - were involved in, Seattle police were involved in, this woman who exhibited signs of being trafficked and who said that was just shoved out of a hotel and said come pick her up. And they seem to more seriously consider institutionalizing her than providing her the help and services she needed as someone who really looked like a victim of trafficking. How did you see this? [00:21:21] Brittney Bush Bollay: It's weird. It's very weird. There's a lot of big holes in this story, aren't there? The team doctor made the call, but he said that someone else told him to make the call, but we don't know who. We don't know where they found the player. We don't know where the woman is now. It was like the middle of the afternoon, so it's not like they had probably been out partying late at night. Yeah, it's all very strange. And if you know anything about the NHL, you know that they're not good at this type of situation. There's been many a coverup and a bungled scandal in the NHL's history. There's not a lot of people to trust here either to handle this well or appropriately. [00:22:10] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, it looks like there was - if, again, there's a lot of information missing - but also what we know is this player was rushed out of town that day. They now say that he's suspended or gone for personal reasons. [00:22:24] Brittney Bush Bollay: Personal reasons. [00:22:25] Crystal Fincher: No other information attached to that. No follow-up on what happened to this woman. I hope she's okay. I hope someone followed up to try and figure out - who is the person who took your passport, how did you arrive here? Is this part of a trafficking? It seems like this should be ripe for investigation. Nothing reported so far suggests that that's the case. So I hope we just didn't basically return this woman to her trafficker. But all of this is open and no comment about this has come from the Colorado Avalanche. It looks like they're just hoping to get away with not saying anything about this, particularly since their season is now over. But this is really, really troubling. And lots of people have heard many stories about how - even police - and it was a major detail that Denver police officers are here traveling with the team, and how often they fail people in these situations, how often they fail to recognize when someone is in need of help and not just a burden. And certainly this woman had been reported - she'd been combative - and it just seemed like they viewed her as a problem, whether it was a PR problem, or that they were just trying to get rid of her and get her out. And that was the exact wrong thing to be doing. If you're getting out, are you following up at the hospital? Are you investigating why she doesn't have her passport? Who is this bad man that took it? What is the connection to the Avalanche player? Is this a trafficking ring happening that they're ignoring, while saying that they're taking public safety seriously here? And as we all know in Seattle, the Seattle Police Department was caught not investigating sexual assaults of adults - what, last year, year before last - just made the decision on their own to stop investigating those crimes because they said they were short-staffed. Seems like if you were to prioritize any crime, it would be that. [00:24:27] Brittney Bush Bollay: Especially 'cause that's the one that they like to dangle out a lot of the time when they're looking for more funding. They're like - well, what about the rapists, right? [00:24:35] Crystal Fincher: While they're insisting on going to every overdose call, evidently, where - in most other cities - they're not needed for that at all, something that paramedics usually handle on their own. So it's curious how they prioritize spending their time, and who they're prioritizing spending that protecting and not protecting. I just am very troubled by this. And it just seems to be another coverup where - did we just, did we as a society really just fail this woman and however many more that are like her? [00:25:10] Brittney Bush Bollay: And you would want to think that there would be procedures in place for this. And you would want to think that they would be followed by - procedures from the Seattle Police Department, procedures for the Denver Police Department, procedures probably in high-end hotels. They should be prepared for this sort of thing. And I know that they're private business and their personal interest is gonna be in making it go away, just like the NHL's interest is. So again, like you said, who's gonna protect this woman? No one seems like they're looking out for her right now. And yeah, I just really - I hope that she's not just falling through the cracks. [00:25:44] Crystal Fincher: I hope so. And this happened a week ago - about a week ago, I think. So hopefully she's not lost at this point in time, but I hope this is followed up on. I hope - I have seen some Denver media demanding answers from the Avalanche. I hope that they continue to press that, and national media continues to press that. This is a big issue, especially because this is unfortunately common around playoffs, around big sporting events. We have a number of big marquee events coming to Seattle. So being very interested in making sure that this doesn't happen. If it is found, that it is investigated and figured out and broken up is really key and critical. And I hope they are paying attention to this. And that this is just another reason why it is critical to have people responding who are appropriate to the situation that's happening. I have to think that if there was someone more familiar, or whose job it was not to enforce or contain, but to help - but to recognize this and is there for potential victims of trafficking, to help them understand how they can get out, to help them with resources. Because people in this situation - notable they take the passport because you can't go anywhere, you can't do anything without that. You don't have ID. And usually people - she said that she came over from overseas - don't have a driver's license, don't have anything. So they are completely dependent on the person who is trafficking them, who is forcing them into situations that they have not consented to, that they do not want to be in, that they have to be in just to stay. And so if this person doesn't have their own money - usually no accounts, no money, everything is coming from that person - it wouldn't be surprising at all to see that this person wound up right back in a potential trafficker's hands. We'll continue to follow this if any other information comes out, but this is something that I just don't want to disappear and go away. Other news this week is - so the Seattle Chamber is really actively message testing a plan to raid the JumpStart Tax. They are polling right now. And they've said that this is their intention, basically - a plan to revitalize downtown. And it's so curious because they were not supporters of this tax. They opposed this tax when it was being put together and being passed, but now they want it for themselves. How, what do you think about this? [00:28:27] Brittney Bush Bollay: It's so - it's not even subtle. It just makes me laugh honestly, in a way, because like you said, they've tried so hard - everything they could to keep this tax from existing in the first place. And now that it's here, they're like - Oh well, since it's here, since you have this nice little tax file, what if I just take some of it? What if - and you showed me the questions on the poll and it's hilarious. What if we told you that Amazon and Starbucks are sweet baby angels and the Seattle Council is populated entirely with demons - would that make you oppose or support our position? They can't have it. Not that I am the only one who gets to say, but no. We've - this is a tax that was organized and pushed for by the community for very specific needs in the community. And I don't think that the Chamber can just waltz in and just take it for their own very specific ends that are different from the very specific ends that we already decided it was for. [00:29:34] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. [00:29:35] Brittney Bush Bollay: And what are they going to do? Are they going to reopen Gap? I don't know. [00:29:40] Crystal Fincher: It is - it's interesting, but you can see some of the messages that they're testing. Some of the questions in this survey - I'll read them. This is one. Currently, officials claim that the City of Seattle is facing a budget shortfall of $225 million. Which of the following approaches to addressing the issue do you prefer? Some say the budget shortfall is driven by things beyond the City's control: declining tax revenues, inflationary pressures, dramatic increase in demand for city services. They need to say we need to find additional progressive tax revenue to maintain the current level of city services so our city's most vulnerable don't suffer. Others say tax revenues have been increasing, but the City is increased, but City spending has increased even faster and the Council still doesn't have an effective plan to address critical issues like homelessness and public safety. They say instead of taxing residents and businesses further, the City Council needs to be held accountable and deliver better results with the money they already have. Now one, we've heard this used by some prior City Council candidates who are definitely anti-tax. It looks like they're testing that to do. They - I'm trying to find ones where they are like - Oh, businesses already pay so much. Microsoft and Amazon pay so many taxes. They're paying the majority of taxes and why would you want them to pay anymore? Now, obviously when you consider that those are among the richest businesses in the entire world - yeah, it makes sense that they would pay a significant amount of tax and that represents a tiny percentage. But you see them stressing the percentage of the City budget, the percentage of - that the flat dollar tax. So right now - Seattle businesses, large and small, already pay 64% of Seattle taxes, including JumpStart which brings more than a quarter of a billion dollars of new money each year and is the largest tax increase in the city's history. Further increasing taxes on businesses will push them to leave, creating an even bigger budget gap and shifting the tax burden to Seattle households. Then asking how convincing is this statement as a reason to oppose a further increase in local business taxes? Right? So you can hear them basically say - Well, they're paying most of the taxes anyway, so they should get to decide how to use it and not the residents of Seattle. In fact, they shouldn't just get to decide, we should basically just hand it over to them to let them spend it. A rebate, in effect - they're asking for. Obviously this came into place because while those companies were becoming the richest in the world, the impacts of that in this community were felt - and they're both positive and negative impacts, right? It's not like people are saying there's never been any positive impact, but it is true that - wow, a lot of people, hundreds of thousands of people moved to the region. Because of them, that puts a strain on local resources, especially without - for so long, without them contributing to this tax. After the repeal of the Head Tax, they weren't paying hardly any taxes to the city that was enabling their meteoric rise - the talent provided by public education, public universities here, our infrastructure. They're finding talent here to the degree that they aren't finding it in other places, which is why they're coming here and relocating here. And I always laugh at the suggestion that raising taxes or more revenue will force businesses to flee because we have literally heard that for decades - with every increase in the minimum wage, with every single business tax, B&O tax - we've heard, Well, this is going to scare businesses away. This is going to really make the town go bankrupt. And all that's happened is that more businesses have come, and the businesses that have been here have become more successful to a large degree if we're looking at large businesses. So there is a conversation to be had on - should we all sacrifice and continue to pay a disproportionate price societally compared to how much wealth we have or what income we make in comparison to literally the richest people and the richest companies in the world? Of course they're going to be paying a dollar amount that looks large, but what percentage of almost trillion dollar companies, hundreds of billions of dollar companies relying on our infrastructure, relying on our roads, relying on our utilities, relying on our education system and talent. Seattle said - absolutely yes, 100%. They are not currently paying their fair share and this represents it. And they're trying really hard to message against that and paying quite a lot of money to test this poll, to test their messaging, and really trying to hone in on what they feel will be most persuasive here. [00:34:25] Brittney Bush Bollay: Yeah, and that right there tells you that they think it's a good investment for them. I feel sometimes like Amazon is this shadow extra branch of our government because of the gravity that they have in the City. And just - all you have to do for a certain portion of the voting population is say, Oh, Amazon's going to leave. And everyone's - Oh no, that can never, we can't do anything that will make Amazon mad. And it's frustrating, and it's inaccurate, and it creeps me out. I mentioned to you earlier - when I see Amazon ads now on TV, it's starting to feel like propaganda because they have so much sway. The other thing that these polls and these narratives never mention is that there's a mayor and a whole executive branch in this town. And the City Council actually does not run the City by themselves. They don't even put the budget together by themselves. Obviously they do the final passage. They do a lot of editing. The mayor also has to sign it. And then the mayor and the executive branch have to take that money and they have to execute. They have to use it. And so it's not just these seven people's responsibility for everything that's going on. But somehow they're the only ones that ever get their fingers pointed - that get fingers pointed at them. [00:35:46] Crystal Fincher: Oh yeah, and that's very intentional. Fingers pointed at them by the same parties that coincidentally are interested in dramatically reducing taxation for the richest companies in the world. It's all very curious. Also curious in this to me continues to be the representation that this is both big businesses and small businesses that are in favor of this. Usually in the case with these things, and especially for taxes like this, they're - like the GSBA, the Greater Seattle Business Association, was in favor of the JumpStart Tax - which is a chamber made up of mostly smaller businesses, right? The biggest businesses are part of the Seattle Chamber and driving that Chamber activity. You see other smaller chambers that are predominantly small businesses supporting this because it does include a lot of help for small businesses. But it's these gigantic corporations that are trying to steer the money away. And so this JumpStart Tax is popular in part because it actually is really going to the people who need it most in our community. It is going to small business owners who do need the help, who aren't able to just decide not to pay a lease without consequences, who can decide just not to pay their vendors without consequences, and wield their influence, and bully other people for lack of a better word. They're more at the whims of just rules and laws and the market. And they need help and they appreciate the help. They're suffering from rising rents and income inequality in the business world in a similar way that we're seeing it among individuals. So it's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. I just think a lot of people are not prepared for the effort that's going to come to divert this JumpStart Tax revenue to downtown and, for a tax that the full city voted on and that really the full city needs to benefit from, and that several neighborhoods in Seattle need help. Are we once again focusing on downtown to the exclusion of other neighborhoods? Are we giving money to downtown to the exclusion of other neighborhoods? And certainly downtown is a vital economic engine. I don't think anyone is disputing that, and we need to do things to make sure that we are fostering business as well as - the end to that is part of that bargain is we want to foster business so that people can have good living wage jobs so that they can have a house and a home and build a life that they can. In the absence of that second part happening - it's not just we want a big business just to say that it's big, it's for the benefits that it brings to the community. Those benefits were not coming. And so this is the correction that Seattle residents felt was appropriate. And so that is - there's a target on it. They're going after it, and people better be prepared. Also this week, we got news that the County, King County, voted to maintain the same level of the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy. In a vote - they had a choice to say, Okay, we're going to maintain the same levy amount. Basically they put together a package and said - you're gonna get this housing help - all of this for Veterans, Seniors and Human Services - a lot of very crucial services for the community - helping people avoid homelessness, special services and providers that are crucial and necessary. I think most people agree with that. Unfortunately, because of inflation, because of all of these costs - what this money buys now, it buys so much less than it did before. And so we're looking at not getting as much as most people would have hoped. And so they were also considering raising, really by a couple cents, per value assessed. I think total, they estimated it would cost the average person $17 per year to say that would actually provide the level of services that we feel is necessary to help in this situation and not the trim-back-austerity light. And this is yet another example, in my opinion, of a short-sighted decision. One - just politically - people don't make decisions on taxes and going, Okay, this is 0.012 of my assessed value property, but this is 0.014. And man, that difference between 0.012 and 0.014 is untenable. People don't vote like that. They don't vote like that. They vote on the tax overall, and do they feel they're gonna get their money's worth? And so just putting the tax on is the big thing. Unless you're doubling or tripling - that's gonna cause a conversation - but modest increases are, people just flatly do not make decisions like that. We can say that confidently with tons of evidence. But what does happen, unfortunately, in situations like this - especially with the renewal - people pay for something. People are fine paying taxes if they feel that they're getting value for their dollar. The problem becomes when they feel like they're getting short-changed or they're not getting value for it. And so right now, for the same price, you're saying - and again, a price that they aren't very sensitive to - you're saying, Okay, you're gonna get less. It's not gonna do as much. And so then the next time that we go to renew this, people are gonna have gotten less. People are gonna see less help, less change, and they're gonna feel like this tax is less justified. So it actually makes it harder to pass next time. And then when you shortchange this, or when you know you're going in with less funding than it really needs and that you can get - when you leave money on the table, you also leave helping people on the table. And you build the case by helping lots of people in your community. That is your case for reelection. Fewer people are going to be helped. There are people attacking - Hey, you're spending this money and we aren't really seeing the difference. You can spend large sums of money because if it's going to help people, that is the justification, that is the value, and people feel that value. But without doing that, then the tax starts to feel burdensome to more people. And the people fighting against that, who would fight against any tax - the people who are most opposed to this, generally are opposed to all taxes - and it's not an issue of two tenths of a percent or whatever, or cent. It's just different. So I'm frustrated to see members that voted for this lower amount. It ended up being a 5-4 vote. It looks like Dave Upthegrove was actually the deciding vote against going for the full amount needed in this levy. And he and some other suburban members said that they - think he said - I don't have any problem with this politically, I just don't know that with some of the pressures that this could pass, that people would pay for it. And that is just not consistent with all available data. And it's just a shame to see money left on the table that could help people, and that could provide value for the money that we're spending. When we have a constrained ability to raise revenue - and especially when some of the options aren't that great - we have limited options for progressive revenue, few options. In those situations and even across the board, it's - yeah, we are asking more from some people, but hopefully the people who need it most are the ones getting helped. And the value is delivered to them first, and we don't burden people who can't absorb it comfortably. But we'll see. How did you feel about this? [00:43:20] Brittney Bush Bollay: You know, it's - going back to these messages that we hear over and over again - that every time there's a levy, and there's always a levy, we hear - Oh well, people are getting levy fatigue. They're getting taxation fatigue. If we keep raising the property taxes, people are gonna stop voting for it because they just, they're tired of it. Which is, as you just said, it completely contradicts the actual messaging or the evidence about why people vote the way they do. And so it's, again, it's just tiring to see us shoot ourselves in the foot, on the basis of a non-evidentiary-based supposition. And so not only are we - we're quitting before we even have a chance to lose is what it feels like. It feels like they're not even gonna try to do the full amount 'cause they've just decided that they can't. And so not only are we denying ourselves that potential opportunity, but then we're locking ourselves in to this lower rate as well. It's not like this is something that we can re-examine every day. So I guess frustrated too - for one word, frustrated - yeah, let's do more. Who doesn't wanna help veterans and seniors? Come on, man. And I think that Seattle and King County - we really like to think of ourselves as the kind of place where we help each other out. And I think people - you said people do vote for that. When I was, when we were working on the Transit Levy a couple of years ago, we found people really were compelled to help people who couldn't afford transit get transit - because they understood - it gets them to work, it gets them to the doctor. It makes people feel good. They wanna do that. [00:45:04] Crystal Fincher: It reduces my traffic. [00:45:06] Brittney Bush Bollay: Right - let people do that. Let people help each other, man. [00:45:12] Crystal Fincher: I wish, I just wish more people understood the value proposition of taxation and how important it is to provide value. And that when you cut back on what you're going to provide - and this is applicable to Sound Transit, this is applicable to school levies and things, we've talked about this before. One time I wound up chairing a school levy because of this issue here - of the higher versus lower amount thing. Again, the issue here isn't tax versus no tax. It's tax at one amount, tax at a tiny bit above that other amount. And people just don't differentiate between that amount. So go for what you know is going to deliver the value necessary and the value intended, instead of saying - Sorry, we're just gonna have to do a lot less. When people look at their own personal finances, they make these judgments all the time, right? And if they feel like - Okay, yeah, I think that's good. I think that'll help. Okay, that's fine. But if it's - This isn't helping much, I don't know that this is gonna do much - then no, they're not as inclined to do it. And making these decisions repeatedly, as you said, just locks us into lower rates and into funding that we know is not going to provide the relief that it's intended to. And when people feel like they've been bamboozled - like we do with the Waterfront, like we do - Hey, I thought I bought this other thing and you delivered something completely different. Hey, I thought I was buying the same amount of things that I did before for the same price, but turns out you cut back. People notice that - that they will notice and feel that more than they will notice and feel the incremental difference in the tax amount. And I just wish more electeds understood this. We would save ourselves a lot of peril. [00:46:59] Brittney Bush Bollay: And I think that a long term degradation of trust in government has very, very serious consequences that add up over time far more than incremental taxation increases do. [00:47:11] Crystal Fincher: I agree. Delivering what people expect, also the implementation of stuff - we've talked about before - getting the implementation right are absolutely critical, especially for the advancement of progressive policy. With that, I will thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks on this Friday, May 5th, 2023. The producer of Hacks & Wonks is Shannon Cheng. Our insightful co-host today was King Conservation Supervisor, Seattle sports writer and enthusiast, fashion maven, Brittney Bush Bollay. You can find Brittney @BrittneyBush, that's two T's in the middle. You can follow Hacks & Wonks on Twitter @HacksWonks. You can find me on Twitter and Blue Sky and Mastodon - finchfrii everywhere. You can catch Hacks & Wonks wherever you get your podcasts - just type "Hacks and Wonks" into the search bar. Be sure to subscribe to get the full versions of our Friday almost-live shows and our Tuesday topical show delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, please leave a review wherever you listen. 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With the Bruins, Avalanche and Lightning all eliminated, Hailey and Sean dive into what feels like a wide open playoff field. Hailey yells. Also, discussing the NHL Award finalists, who should win and snubs. To wrap up, what does the future hold for the Boston Bruins? Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Get a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Right now, Nuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at http://Nuts.com/hockey23 Upgrade your closet with Rhone and use code NHLSHOW to save 20% at https://www.rhone.com/nhlshow Go to http://dave.com/nhlshow to sign up for an ExtraCash account and get up to $500 instantly! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Avalanche's season is over early this year after the first round exit to Seattle, and so where do they go from here? The guys take a look back at the Avalanche season that was, complete with injuries and adversity, but still a surprisingly large amount of things to be proud of and move forward with into the future. How well are the Avalanche positioned for the future, and what can they do this offseason to be better next season? Finally, looking at the second round of the playoffs thus far, and what's to come before the Stanley Cup is handed out. Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey Podcast Network! Join hosts Griffin Youngs and Christian Bolle every Monday and Thursday as they brings you up to date and intriguing analysis on all things Colorado Avalanche and NHL. Follow Griffin on Twitter: @GYoungsNHL Follow Christian on Twitter: @Christian_Bolle Follow the show on Twitter: @TellItAvsItIs The Hockey Podcast Network - @hockeypodnet If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who cares about the Fed's (final) rate hike? You shouldn't. While chasing inflation risks that don't exist, instead markets are hedged and priced for serious deflation ahead. All the signs, all the history and basic economics conclusively point toward worse ahead.Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisBill Gross: Bull Market in Bonds Is Overhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-MBB-1297Minutes FOMC Meeting July-Aug 2018https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcminutes20180801.htmMilton Friedman: Reviving Japanhttps://www.hoover.org/research/reviving-japanKnut Wicksell: The Influence of the Rate of Interest on Priceshttps://www.econlib.org/library/Essays/wcksInt.html?chapter_num=1#book-readerTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_AIPhttps://www.eurodollar.universityhttps://www.marketsinsiderpro.comhttps://www.PortfolioShield.netRealClearMarkets Essays: https://bit.ly/38tL5a7THE EPISODESYouTube: https://bit.ly/310yisLVurbl: https://bit.ly/3rq4dPnApple: https://apple.co/3czMcWNDeezer: https://bit.ly/3ndoVPEiHeart: https://ihr.fm/31jq7cITuneIn: http://tun.in/pjT2ZCastro: https://bit.ly/30DMYzaGoogle: https://bit.ly/3e2Z48MReason: https://bit.ly/3lt5NiHSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3arP8mYPandora: https://pdora.co/2GQL3QgCastbox: https://bit.ly/3fJR5xQPodbean: https://bit.ly/2QpaDghStitcher: https://bit.ly/2C1M1GBPlayerFM: https://bit.ly/3piLtjVPodchaser: https://bit.ly/3oFCrwNPocketCast: https://pca.st/encarkdtSoundCloud: https://bit.ly/3l0yFfKListenNotes: https://bit.ly/38xY7pbAmazonMusic: https://amzn.to/2UpEk2PPodcastAddict: https://bit.ly/2V39XjrPodcastRepublic:https://bit.ly/3LH8JlVDISCLOSURESJeffrey Snider (The Promoter) is acting as a promoter for an investment advisory firm, Atlas Financial Advisors, Inc. (AFA). Jeffrey Snider is affiliated with AFA as a promoter only and is not in any way giving investment advice or recommendations on behalf of AFA. The Promoter is being compensated by a fee arrangement: The Promoter will receive compensation on a quarterly basis, based on the increase in account openings that can be reasonably attributed to the Promoter's activity. The Promoter will not be receiving a portion of any advisory fees. The Promoter has an incentive to recommend the Adviser because the Promoter is being compensated. The opinions expressed on this site and in these videos are those solely of Jeffrey Snider and Eurodollar University and do not represent those of AFA.

The race the Stanley Cup continues to heat but, for a number of NHL teams the season is already over. What does that mean for the future of the likes of the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, and New York Islanders in the Eastern Conference. In the Western Conference, teams that have already been bounced that have the best chance to return to challenge for a Stanley Cup next season are the Colorado Avalanche, and the young and upcoming L.A. Kings. We also discuss the top odds for the Conn Smythe trophy award as this seasons playoff MVP. Thanks for making Locked On Fantasy Hockey your 1st listen, every day. We are free and available on all platforms and make sure to subscribe and follow us for the latest episodes every day! Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

As we continue to come to grips with the Colorado Avalanche early exit from the playoffs, we begin to take a look back at the season while looking forward to the next one. We answer a handful of listener questions today including who was the most surprising player from last season. An answer which we couldn't just give one, so we gave 6. What are the realistic expectations for next season, which is difficult to answer at this stage, and Sidney Crosby to the Avalanche? Somehow, this won't be the last time we discuss that particular topic. Tune in, subscribe and enjoy! Subscribe to our Subtext to talk to us directly! https://joinsubtext.com/lockedonavalanche Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On this episode, Mike and Rachel do a post-mortem on the Burins, Avalanche and Rangers. They also discuss Snoop-Dogg's interest in buying the Ottawa Senators and the re-brand! Shop Merch: https://staffgraph.myshopify.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/staffgraph Shop Stickers: https://www.redbubble.com/people/staffgraphpod/shop

This week Niko and Jimmy are tackling the big issue... Joel Embiid came back and the 76ers got embarrassed. Ok, ok and the Avalanche being knocked out of the #StanleyCupPlayoffs. For the most part it is a #playoff recap and the guys even give some thoughts on Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson's new situation! Fun time as always enjoy listening and be sure to follow and subscribe! Follow us @FeOTbpod on all social media Follow @Variety Sports Network here If you want to help support us and #VSN check out our following #sponsors #RowOneBrand use code VSN on rowonebrand.com to get 15% off anything in the art gallery #InTheClutchSports use code VARIETYSPORTS on inthclutchsports.com to get 10% off your whole order! #SeatGeek download the app today and use code VSN to get $20 off your first purchase! #BetUS place your wagers with BetUS and using our link here: https://www.betus.com.pa/miscellaneous/landing?offer=sportsgeneric&token=x8OskpxI2QCcIWH3qJh9VGNd7ZgqdRLk&promo=sportsgeneric #Merch get your best #VSN swag at https://www.bonfire.com/store/variety-sports-network/

SHOW TOPICS: Bruins and Avalanche are out Update on an upcoming Blues 1st round pick Blues sign Leo Loof Will MacLaren of The Hockey News joins to discuss Dean, Bolduc and Gaudet AND MORE! RockinThatIDLife.com - For 10% OFF, Email Dustin at rockinthatidlife@gmail.com & tell him "Lets Go Blues sent me!" StrikeWithMike.com - Mike Burgoyne, St. Louis' best realtor! CenterIceBrewery.com - St. Louis brewed hockey-themed beer! Check our our T-Shirt Shop! www.LetsGoBlues.com/shop Follow us on the socials! @lgbradio

In the 2nd hour, James and Will discussed what positions they're concerned about with the Broncos after the draft. With the lack of depth on the line of scrimmage, should the Broncos think about bringing back Dalton Risner? What's next for Valeri Nichushkin and the Avalanche moving forward? James explained why he wants to fly to Phoenix to be "Nuggets in 4" guy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Avalanche's season is over early this year after the first round exit to Vegas, and so where do they go from here? The guys take a look back at the Avalanche season that was, complete with injuries and adversity, but still a surprisingly large amount of things to be proud of and move forward with into the future. How well are the Avalanche positioned for the future, and what can they do this offseason to be better next season? Finally, looking at the second round of the playoffs thus far, and what's to come before the Stanley Cup is handed out. Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey Podcast Network! Join hosts Griffin Youngs and Christian Bolle every Monday and Thursday as they brings you up to date and intriguing analysis on all things Colorado Avalanche and NHL. Follow Griffin on Twitter: @GYoungsNHL Follow Christian on Twitter: @Christian_Bolle Follow the show on Twitter: @TellItAvsItIs The Hockey Podcast Network - @hockeypodnet If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Managing inconsistent income can be a challenging experience for many individuals, particularly freelancers, entrepreneurs, or those in the gig economy. However, with careful planning and budgeting, it is possible to maintain financial stability and peace of mind. In this week's episode, Clo Bare talks about how to manage inconsistent income so if you're dealing with that stress, well, hopefully these tips will help you stress a little bit less.What you'll hear in this episode:[0:10] Life update & Cat Adventures[4:30] Lazy Investor Course Launch & Webinar[5:30] Life's next chapter[7:50] Money Tip[11:25] Dividing your expensesRelated Episodes:Quick Tip #17: Habit Stacking Your FinancesQuick Tip #13: Burnout and Lifestyle InflationQuick Tip #10: Side Hustles 101A Six-Figure Blogger in 2023??? Launching a Blog with Latasha from Arts and BudgetsClo Bare Blog: clobare.comFind me on social media at @clobaremoneycoachPlease rate and subscribe to support this channel!Free Money Guide: moneyrightguide.comFree Investing Class: lazyinvestingclass.comProduced by Elevate Media - Want to start your show? Reach out! This podcast is not intended as financial advice. Always do your own research and talk to your financial professional to discuss your situation. To read our full terms and conditions, head here:TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Nuggets are out to a 2 games to none lead over the Suns in their 2nd round playoff series and what better time to bring in Scott Hastings to talk about what sets this year's team over other great Nuggets teams. Drew and Scott are also sharing some great memories from their time working together years ago. Drew is recapping the Avalanche season. And the Rockies were dealt yet another blow with the loss of German Marquez. Thank you for your loyal support for 200 shows! And please tell a friend about the Drew Goodman podcast.

Jesse Montano hosts as he, along with Meghan Angley and AJ Haefele take a look a four wild Game 1s in Round 2, talk about who from each team is beginning to emerge as a potential playoff MVP, and dip their toe into what lies ahead for the Colorado Avalanche this summer in regards to Gabe Landeskog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from the Heart of America—I'm Steve Gruber—ready to deliver an inclusive and diverse discussion on the most important topics of the day—giving you better analysis and insight that anyone else—shining a spotlight on the cockroaches of the swamp—and delivering truth and justice just when hope was starting to fade—   Here are the 3 Big Things you need to know to start today—   Number One— The California reparations panel is demanding an apology from the state for slavery—which was never legal there—and a down payment to black people—Now!   Number Two— Bud Light continues to collapse and could soon be replaced as the top selling beer in America—as a result of reverse cancel culture—for its ill-advised advertising effort with a transgender influencer—   Number Three— I sit here at my desk each night and try to decide what is the most important thing I can tell you about to start the day—   And with the avalanche of failures by Joe Biden and his ever more incompetent team—it is sometimes a tough call—   So far this week we have discussed the hidden collapse of American hospitals that is being driven in large part by terrible government policies and by insurance companies and others making bad decisions that have already forced 200 hospitals to shut down—with hundreds more sitting on the edge of economic failure—   I have covered the border extensively as Title 42 is about to be lifted and tens of thousands of illegals are expected to flood into the country with little if any background checks at all—   And I was going to start there again today—but then I saw the most remarkable jaw dropping testimony on Capital Hill that clearly shows the deep reach of Chinese Propaganda on this country—and far worse—on those working in the Biden Administration—   I mean I cannot decide if this is blatant incompetence—or a willful pursuit of a cult like mentality—turning the Green New Deal into a fanatical religious following by those serving in the Biden Administration—and millions more that have been sucked into the vortex of just trusting everything they are told—   First of all—lets look at this, portions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula were pummeled with more than. 30 inches of snow to start this week—and its MAY!   That's right—it appears that places like Marquette and Sault Ste Marie—are several feet above average for the year—from what I can tell Marquette is like 7 to 8 feet above average—   The same is true all the way out in California—where they have had the biggest snowpack in years—in fact all the doom and gloom predictions about Lake Meade and Lake Powell drying up from Climate Change has been silenced—as the drought conditions all over California—have ended! That's right, there is NO drought in California today—ZERO! Weird considering the Green New Dealers were telling us they would soon be in a once in a thousand years crisis—Wrong Again!   And when Ivey and I visited Santa Fe New Mexico a month ago—all the locals told us it was the most snow that area had seen in more than 20 years!   This is all very weird—considering the Climate Radicals that are ramming EV's down our throats while demanding gas stoves and air conditioners be outlawed—have been screaming for years that our kids would not even know what snow was—because they would almost certainly never see it!   In March of 2000—David Viner—declared to the whole world that within a few years—snow would no longer occur—gee—you may want to phone the folks in the Sierra Nevadas Dave—or Marquette—unless the power is still out—Just saying—   Anyway—so there I was listening to a Senate hearing where Josh Hawley of Missouri was asking some pretty simple questions of our Interior Secretary Deb Haaland—who is among those being the most aggressive in pursuit of destroying American Energy because the planet is so warm Michigan is getting 3 feet of snow to start May—   And it was a truly remarkable exchange—     And of course these are the same people telling you the border is secure—which—why wouldn't you believe them?   These messages about climate change—and border security and transgenderism—and America being racist—is all being fueled and funded by the Chinese—and the CCP—if you still do not understand that—then you are clearly refusing to accept the facts. Many of these anti-American themes are also funded by Russia—but not as mush lately as they are deep in a messy war with Ukraine—that is not going well—   So what about the border?   That's right US troops are headed to the border because obviously it is all under control—or maybe not huh?

Matt is riding solo again, and this time we're talking about all 16 first round playoff series from the NBA and NHL! We rank them from most interesting to least, discussing hot topics such as the Heat upsetting the Bucks, Lakers topping the Grizzlies, and Steph's magic in Game 7 against the Kings.Then, we get into the NHL playoff series, featuring the Bruins and Avalanche losing in historic fashion to the Panthers and Kraken. We also discuss the drought for Canadian teams winning the Stanley Cup and whether or not that will come to fruition this year. Please leave a rating and tell us how you like the podcast!

With Round 1 now complete and a handful of upsets occurring which teams are in the toughest spot? Can Boston sort out their roster? is Tampa's reign finally over? How do the Avs rebound? The DNVR Avalanche Podcast answers these questions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final hour, Stokley and Zach explained why the Broncos need to stop making trades with the Seahawks. The fellas broke down the selection of Riley Moss and what kind of impact he will have for the Broncos. Is the RB room a strength for the Broncos if Javonte Williams is healthy? Troy Renck joined the show to discuss what that Avalanche need to do moving forward with their roster. Troy also gave his thoughts on the Broncos' draft picks. With Chris Paul out for some time, how can the Suns beat the Nuggets? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour, Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain react to the Seattle Kraken upsetting the Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, get Colorado's perspective on the series with Alex Rajaniemi of Altitude Sports Radio, then react to some clips in Fun with Audio.

While the Avs may he out of the NHL playoffs the AHL playoffs are still going strong and the Colorado Eagles have positioned themselves well. The DNVR Avalanche Podcast talks AHL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode the boys are joined by former NHL defenseman and co-host of popular hockey podcast “Missin' Curfew” Shane O'Brien. With over 500 NHL games, the intimidating defenseman laced up for multiple teams including Anaheim, Tampa Bay, Vancouver,  and Colorado. O'Brien tells us some incredible Vancouver stories, going at it with Sean Avery, his take on the playoffs, and much more. Before the interview, the boys get into Boston collapsing, the Leafs overreacting to finally winning a series, and much more. Upsets around the league, listen in for our takes and Roxy legend "Obs".Interview starts: 1:37:52 Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok | Cam & Strick Website | FacebookYou can also keep up with the boys on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!Andy Strickland - Instagram | TwitterCam Janssen - Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

Sign Up to Underdog Fantasy Using Promo Code 'ANIMALHOUSE' and Get 100% Match Deposit Up to $100 'Somewhere in Queens' movie review; Bruins collapse in first round and lose to Florida Panthers in Game 7 OT, the President's Trophy curse continues; Kraken eliminate Avalanche in Game 7; Rangers/Devils gear up for their Game 7; Giannis Antetokounmpo had an interesting take on failure and sports that had a lot of people angry, but I thought it was an excellent response and demonstration of leadership; Knicks drop Game 1 to Miami and it will be a tough series on both sides to win; LeBron and Steph meet again in playoffs for second round matchup; Suns are in trouble against Denver; Lamar signs extension and NFL draft best grades, according to Warren Sharp; the Yankees STINK. Twitter: @_JohnGrimaldi TikTok: @frommypointofviewpod Outro: You Say Run - My Hero Academia Soundtrack

In this episode, we explore the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES). We speak to Grant Statham, who developed ATES while working for Parks Canada. Grant discusses its development, creation of ATES ratings maps, and its evolution. Next, we talk to John Sykes, an avalanche forecaster, about his work creating automated ATES maps. Auto ATES significantly reduces the time needed for creating human-generated maps, allowing for further fine-tuning with local knowledge. Lastly, we chat with Andy Sovick about Beacon Guidebooks. Andy and his guidebook authors have incorporated ATES into their products, which aids in backcountry tour planning. Grant Statham: Grant Statham is a mountain guide, climber, and avalanche forecaster based in Canmore, Alberta. He works for Parks Canada with a team of mountain guides that handle avalanche forecasting and search and rescue in Banff, Yoho, & Kootenay National Parks. He develops risk-based systems, is an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University, and an Arcteryx Ambassador for 25 years. John Sykes: John began his career as an avalanche professional in 2011. After completing an MSc at the Snow and Avalanche Laboratory, he has been working on a PhD with the Simon Fraser University Avalanche Research Program. John is a member of the board of directors of the Alaska Avalanche School and a professional member of the American Avalanche Association. Andy Sovick: Andy, originally from Fort Collins, moved to Durango and graduated from Fort Lewis College. In 2005, he and his wife Gail moved to Crested Butte. While working as a timber-framer, Andy created the "Off-Piste Ski Atlas" for the Crested Butte area in 2013 and the Silverton zone in 2014. In 2015, he founded his publishing company. Socials: The Avalanche Hour Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theavalanchehourpodcast/ Grant Statham - Links: WySAW talk - https://vimeo.com/769917679 Sponsors for this episode: Wyssen : https://www.wyssenavalanche.com/en/ Crew: Host - Caleb Merrill Producer - Cameron Griffin - https://www.instagram.com/backcountrycam/ Donate: The Avalanche Hour Podcast - https://www.theavalanchehour.com/donate The American Avalanche Association - https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/donate

Recorded at Beth's kitchen table, Jenn Rachal talks about the death of her brother, her ectopic loss, her brain tumor, and trying to do IVF during the Covid shutdown. This is her story. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah's Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah's Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah's Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you'd like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

The Kraken pulled off the upset of the Avalanche! Bump and Stacy start Monday reacting to the nerve-wracking game 7. Shortly after, Bump and Stacy dive into the Seahawks 2023 draft class. Did the Seahawks close the gap between themselves and the 49ers? Bump and Stacy answer that question.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Such a huge weekend for Seattle sports teams with most analysts giving the Hawks an A for how they handled the 2023 draft, Kraken beating the Avalanche in game 7 to advance to the 2nd round of the playoffs and the M's have a closed-door meeting ahead of Sunday's win in Toronto. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Such a huge weekend for Seattle sports teams with most analysts giving the Hawks an A for how they handled the 2023 draft, Kraken beating the Avalanche in game 7 to advance to the 2nd round of the playoffs and the M's have a closed-door meeting ahead of Sunday's win in Toronto. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elliotte Friedman joins Jeff off the top of the show to discuss Rick Bowness' frustrated rant following the Winnipeg Jets' elimination to Vegas and if his comments will help or hurt the Jets going into the offseason. They also discuss if Toronto, Boston and Carolina should be worried after both being pushed into a Game 6, and if the Kraken can finish off the defending champion Avalanche (19:40). The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.