Hold the Line with Mike Solan
Hold the Line with Mike Solan is an in depth long form discussion into the politics that surround and impact law enforcement. Mike Solan is a national law enforcement expert and the President of the Seattle Police Officers Guild. His reasonable approach to public safety has earned Mike accolades and the trust of law enforcement nationwide.
Episodes
In this episode Mike reacts to Seattle Times reporter Danny Westnut’s hit piece on SPOG’s “This is Seattle” social media campaign. Mike also discusses Council Member Saka’s resolution that officially kills the “Defund the Police” movement, and exposes the anti-cop narrative of C.A.R.E.S. chief Amy Barden.
Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/cops-snarky-this-is-seattle-slogan-misses-their-own-big-news/
In this episode, Mike discusses the recent rogue actions of Assistant Chief Dan “Buster” Nelson, and his anti-union testimony before the WA state legislature. Links: • HB1816 latest draft: https://legiscan.com/WA/text/HB1816/id/3130268/Washington-2025-HB1816-Comm_Sub.pdf • Urbanist article: https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/17/state-bill-would-clear-path-for-seattle-civilian-responder-expansion/ • SPOG’s Buster Nelson video on...
Mike discusses the resignation of embattled OPA Director Gino "Turkey" Betts and what this means for public safety in Seattle.
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In this episode Mike sits down with SPOG endorsed gubernatorial candidate Dave Reichert to discuss his vision for Washington state.
Campaign website: https://www.reichertforgovernor.com/
Campaign on X: https://x.com/reichert4gov
In this episode, Mike is joined by author, Army veteran, and police officer Mike Simonelli to discuss Simonelli’s book: Justified Deadly Force and the Myth of Systemic Racism.
About the book: Americans are being manipulated as the media, activists, and politicians racialize deadly police shootings. This book proves through scientific evidence that what we are told about these tragic incidents being systemically racist is systemic...
In this episode Mike welcomes back Andrea Suarez from We Heart Seattle with special guest, recovering addict and homeless care advocate, Tom Wolfe. They dive deep into Tom’s backstory and discuss the root causes of the homeless epidemic plaguing the west coast.
In this episode, Mike discusses the recent Seattle Police Department “sick out” by its tired and overworked officers. How will this affect Seattle’s public safety?
LINKS:
UCOPS: https://www.UCOPS.org
In this episode Mike and special guest Jason Rantz discuss the political failures of Andrew Lewis, and how his vote against the public drug use prosecution bill will impact public safety in Seattle. #police #crime #fail
Links: SPOG press release about Andrew’s city council vote: https://seattlepoliceofficers.com/seattle-police-officers-guild-statement-regarding-uniformed-officers-being-banned-from-the-seattle-pride-parade/
Mike sits down with SPD's Chief, Adrian Diaz as they discuss modern policing, public safety and the war on cops. #police, #Seattle, #shooting #defund the police
In this episode Mike sits down with professor and atmospheric scientist Cliff Mass to discuss how wokeness has infected universities like the University of Washington and how it has affected public safety in the Pacific Northwest and across the country. Cliff also recounts his own battle against cancel culture.
#police #Seattle #defund
Links:
• The blog post that got Cliff “canceled”: https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2020/08/seat...
Mike sits down with independent journalist Brandi Kruse to discuss the hyper partisan coverage of Seattle’s public safety crisis.
#police #seattle #antifa
• The [un]Divided Podcast - https://www.patreon.com/undivided
• Seattle CID Homeless Mega-Complex Scrapped - How it Happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37e5vksVkM8
• Episode #26 - The Choe Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1NvTdla9zQ&t=271s
In this episode, Mike breaks down the epic arrest and confession of the infamous Labor Day Molotov Man - Justin Christopher Moore and explains why this is an important chapter in Seattle’s fight for public safety.
#police #defundthepolice #riot
LINKS:
• SPOG Labor Day Melee (Molotov Man): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjrB2m1_r7A&t=76s SPOG
• Molotov Miss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPjHEQX760U
• KIRO: https://www.kiro7.com...
Mike sits down with Discovery Institute Senior Fellow, Jonathan Choe (@ChoeShow) to discuss the recent law enforcement coalition formed by The Seattle Police Officers Guild, the King County Police Officers Guild and the King County Corrections Guild. The press conference held by the coalition has put into focus the dire public safety conditions in Seattle and King County and Jonathan asks the Seattle City Council members if they re...
The Seattle Police Department is losing police officers faster than it can replace them. Mike breaks down the REAL numbers behind SPOG’s Public Safety Index vs. the FAKE numbers provided by SPD.
LINKS:
1. MyNorthwest: https://mynorthwest.com/3461722/seattles-mayor-staffing-incentive-plan-seattle-police-department/
Mike pays respects to fallen Pierce County Deputy Dom Calata and Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha who were tragically killed in the line of duty. Mike also breaks down the recent Seattle SWAT team shooting of a robbery suspect and reviews the root causes of this unprecedented rise in violent crime affecting Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
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Pierce County Deputy Dominque "Dom" Calata
Back by popular demand! Mike welcomes back Andrea Suarez and Kevin Dahlgren from We Heart Seattle to continue their revealing discussion about Seattle’s Homeless Industrial Complex. They discuss why the homeless problem continues to grow, who’s responsible and how it can be resolved once and for all.
LINKS:
• We Heart Seattle: https://weheartseattle.org/
• Martin vs. Boise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_...
Mike breaks down the tragic killing of Seattle K9 Officer Jedi and discusses the department policies, history and staffing issues that contributed to this tragedy.
LINKS: SPD Blotter 5/20/20: https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2020/05/20/update-in-lower-queen-anne-officer-involved-shooting-investigation/
SPD Blotter 1/5/22: https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2022/01/05/police-shoot-burglary-suspect-after-he-fatally-stabs-k9-dog-injures-of...
In this episode, Mike lays out why recalling Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant from District #3 is vital to Seattle’s public safety.
Stop Defunding campaign videos: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqV6Ibk7wzY • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8DnFY2MmLY
• https://sawantrecall.org/religious-community-leader-joint-statement/ • https://reason.com/volokh/2021/11/10/police-officers-libel-lawsuit-ag...
Mike welcomes Andrea Suarez and Kevin Dalgren from We Heart Seattle and discusses the REAL reason there is a worsening homeless problem in Seattle and what they are personally doing to solve it. You can check out their work here: https://weheartseattle.org/
LINKS:
Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/big-hearts-theres-room-for-all-the-citizen-led-responses-to-seattles-homelessness-crisis/
Seattle Journal:https://ww...
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