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Congratulations to the Seattle Parks & Recreation Department and the Seattle Police Department on finally solving homelessness this morning. It turns out this whole time, all they had to do was chase those unhoused people awayβbecause if you canβt see them, they donβt exist.
GUEST RANT: Iβm not running again for city council. I'm launching a national movement called Workers Strike Back. We will also be launching a video broadcast to bring socialist politics and strategy to working people. | via
As Portland cops stood around in their brawly-boy uniforms, a loudspeaker blasted them with a song about horse cock.
Full update: The 29-year-old woman who died after an exchange of gunfire with Sheriff's deputies was being evicted for failure to pay $6,300 in rent. She'd paid rent on time until 2020, when the pandemic financially destabilized her.
Seattle will consider divesting $3 billion from Wells Fargo over its support for the Dakota Access Pipeline. thestranger.com/slog/2016/12/1
Washington will become the first state in the nation to ban those foam coolers that get used once and then thrown away, as well as plates and cups that will outlive you and the next hundred generations of your offspring.
The President has just concluded an extremely (a)rousing speech to the nation. Tom Petty, Slipknot, and Taylor Swift all made appearances.
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TERFs might wanna rethink their day trips to Port Townsend
People who identify as Adult Babies / Diaper Lovers face constant false accusations of pedophilia.
They've been fired and even legally separated from their children for what experts call harmless interests.
Nevertheless, the community continues to grow.
Patty Murray is prepared to filibuster Trump's SCOTUS nominee. thestranger.com/slog/2017/02/0
Let's live like this forever.
Seattle council member Kshama Sawant showed up at the DNC to tell Bernie supporters to vote for Jill Stein.
A little rain (okay, a lot of rain) didn't stop an estimated 60,000 from gathering at Judkins Park on Friday to participate in a statewide silent march and general strike organized by Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County.
BREAKING: The voted unanimously Monday to give the Showbox a 10-month temporary protection from demolition, ensuring that the historic venue cannot be razed before next summer.
Vote NO on the Kshama Sawant Recall: thestranger.com/slog/2021/11/1
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If we want to end this era of polarization, we need to win this race & then work to implement major changes that improve people's daily lives so deeply that Republicans would sooner die than try to cut them out. The only candidate who can do all that is our brother from Brooklyn.
Who Is Andrew Yang, Why Is He Running for President, and Why Did He Win Our Super Official Slog Poll?
Shaun Scott is the first candidate to throw his hat into the ring for District 4's open seat.
Scott: "Weβre going to make Seattle a truly equitable city, unfettered from its long, ugly legacy of White supremacy." |
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We sent @IjeomaOluo to Spokane to meet the infamous Rachel Dolezal. An excerpt of their conversation: thestranger.com/slog/2017/04/1
Councilmember Kshama Sawant just released her response to Mayor Jenny Durkan's letter that asked the Seattle City Council to open an investigation into Sawant. She appeared thoroughly unruffled by Durkan's admonition.
CURFEW'S GONE: does away with Seattle's curfew, citing her meeting earlier today with community leaders.
Tonight SIFF announced it acquired Cinerama, and insodoing saved chocolate popcorn and temple of both arthouse film and over-produced Hollywood masterpieces. The theater should open later this year.
First-time Democratic candidate Kim Schrier has delivered us from the threat of Congressman Dino Rossi. It's over. She won. He lost. Again. (Again. Again. Again.)
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This debate is like having 10 new racist, sexist, and homophobic grandparents at the dinner table. #GOPDebate
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One of the real appeals of Bernie Sanders? βHe has been saying the same thing for a very long time. Nobody questions that he actually believes what he says, and that heβll fight for what he says. We want a president who we can actually trust,β said .
Dear readers, we need your help. The coronavirus crisis in Seattle is a major threat to The Stranger's ability to keep the city informed. We pride ourselves on having navigated many storms in the world of independent local media, but this time is different...
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. opens up about #AllStars3 and what's next.
"I literally had a life epiphany live on camera that day," he says about #RPDR All Stars 3.
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The Green Party responds to Dan Savage's case against Jill Stein, calling him "dead wrong." thestranger.com/slog/2016/07/2
Yesterday, the Showbox turned 79. Today, its demolition was announced.
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ICE is a terrifying and faceless federal agency. Here's the face of the guy who runs the Seattle office. Fuck him.
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#FuckMarcJMoore
βIf someone in the White House is actually in charge of responding to this crisis it would be news to anyone in my state." - Senator
Mayor Harrell calls his plan to criminalize drug possession and public use as a "war on health" rather than a "war on drugs."
A couple problems: 1. Health is... good? 2. There does not appear to be a rep from public health on his new task force Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
Congress member Suzan DelBene, of Washington state, introduces a ban on any kind of registry based on religion. thestranger.com/slog/2016/11/2
π Our childish obsession with seeing family on holidays is going to kill our families in record numbers. (1/7)
βSeattle, Meet Your Matriarchyβ
From our US Senators to our mayor and city council, it's a full sweep of women in charge. Finally.
Read: thestranger.com/slog/2017/11/2
New Seattle Times Columnist Believes Hitler Wasn't as Bad as You Think |
. is just as good in Congress as she is on cable. Watch the whole thing right here and enjoy your life for once:
Your sympathy flowers are in the mail, Seattle Times Editorial Board.
SPD's PR campaign to "reimagine policing" in Seattle boils down to a monochrome webpage and a stilted video.
Let's review the latest pieces of copaganda in SPD's growing misinformation campaign about policing in the city:
All of Washington's GOP representatives are refusing to host public meetings now. Is it cowardice we smell? thestranger.com/slog/2017/02/1
Do Washington next.
Breaking: Federal judge in Seattle halts Trump's Muslim banβeffective nationwide. thestranger.com/slog/2017/02/0
Sawant's decision to leave office at the end of her term is a real loss for Seattle.
As a council member, she showed the city what was possible, even if her colleagues rarely listened.
TACO TUESDAY: The Taco Bell in Lower Queen Anne is more expensive than every other TB in Seattle, charging double the price for some menu items. What the HELL is going on?
The Stranger's investigates.
β’ Labor approval reaches 57-year high
β’ Seattle Childrenβs nurses win big raises
β’ Petco has reportedly gone full Schultz
Much more labor news at The Stranger:
"Several" SPD Officers Photographed at Capitol Insurrection
In another era, Lovett or Leave It might sound like some hokey, Capitol Stepsβstyle bullshit. Itβs anything but.
Back when the CHOP garden first formed, there was no shortage of smug predictions that it would quickly die out. Well, here we are six months later and not only is it thriving but itβs spawned satellite gardens around the city.
BREAKING: Council votes 5-4 against a drug war reboot after Lewis showed some spine (and some knowledge of how the city's criminal legal system works).
Meanwhile, in her closing statement, CM Nelson idly riffed and read a list of business associations.
The Stranger endorses , who supports taxing the holy fuck out of the rich, investing massive dollars in housing, and ending the homelessness crisis: bit.ly/2DKbZzd
We hate to pull you away from your completely self-indulgent but totally justified post-COVID rumspringa, but weβre holding a primary election on August 3, and itβs a big one. Seattleβs entire progressive project is at stake.
Let's vote, motherfuckers: thestranger.com/news/2021/07/1
Seattle University's president isn't happy with the university's paper, The Spectator, for publishing an "indecent" photo on their recent cover. He is "very, very embarrassed and ashamed." Please do him a favor and share this #drag pic far and wide.
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Councilmember Herbold says, "The fact that the mourning bands are placed right over the badge numbers is simply not acceptable."
Washington State should be proud that it has the most expensive gas in the US.
In fact, it should cost *more* than it already does.
explains why:
GUEST RANT from : Join the movement to stop the delays and build the fucking trains already.
NEW: The King County Superior Court found probable cause for assault in the first degree in the case of Nikolas Fernandez, who was apprehended by police Sunday evening after allegedly driving into demonstrators on Capitol Hill and shooting a protester. Bail at $200K. Story soon.
If advocating for black lives means ruining Christmas, then let's ruin Christmas every year. slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/
Orcas in this area have shown extremely high levels of lead, mercury, and polychlorinated hydrocarbons, in no small part thanks to industrial pollution in the Duwamish, where there are over 40 chemicals above levels recommended for human health.
thestranger.com/slog/2018/08/2
You can rent 's Airbnb!? π§ "I got my own house in Portland & weβve decorated it to be a little bit of a drag museum. We rent it out as an Airbnb when Iβm not visiting there. Itβs called Monsoon Manor, & it will be available to rent through Airbnb later this month."
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In a wide-ranging interview with one of my favorite artists on the planet, @JinkxMonsoon opened up about mental health in the queer community, her new house in San Francisco, her latest record, and more. A companion piece to her Queer Issue essay: thestranger.com/slog/2018/06/2
.: "Are you ready to stand up? What do we do when our democracy is under attack? Stand up, fight back!"
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Pearl Jam have pledged $125k to help residents of Flint, MI. Here's how you can help, too: thestranger.com/blogs/slog/201
KOMO poverty porn reporter Jonathan Choe's little commercial for the Proud Boys was too much even for KOMO, a formerly reputable outlet that Sinclair red-pilled a while ago. thestranger.com/slog/2022/03/2
We'll stop being a broken record when you stop going out so much:
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No, Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat, Seattle doesnβt βneed therapyβ to improve on public safety. What we need is a police department mature enough to follow orders from duly elected officials. |
Spotted: Near Volunteer Park.
Check out the latest #SeattleStickerPatrol via @jasmynekeimig here: thestranger.com/slog/2021/08/2
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This is just the latest in a long line of brilliant innovations by the SPD, who have worked tirelessly over the last century to make Seattle a better place for all. A few examples:
ICYMI: Federal judge in Seattle grants nationwide temporary restraining order against Trump's Muslim ban.
"As a Jewish person with family members who were killed in the Nazi Holocaust, I am appalled that Selig, who fled Nazi Germany in 1939 with his parents, would support ICEβs ongoing violence and brutality against immigrants in this country."
thestranger.com/slog/2019/08/1
Seattle city council Candidate and Piroshky Piroshky owner won't say if she voted for Trump in 2020.
She said she would typically vote for the person she heard the business community talk about, and there was one unspecified candidate who fit that bill.
Council Member Kshama Sawant has all but assured her victory over Egan Orion after a Friday night ballot drop put her 1,515 votes and 3.62 percentage points over her Amazon-approved challenger.
Supporters of CaffΓ© Vita baristas will gather outside the local coffee chain to protest a slew of firings & resignations that followed what they call the βsudden, harsh enforcementβ of a company policy against giving homeless people old pastries & coffee.
What's next for ?
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A new neighborhood has emerged after cops abandoned the East Precinct.
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"We did not beat COVID. We just accepted the economy was more important than the deaths it caused. The same goes for the permitted lawlessness of cars." |
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GUEST RANT: If UW doesn't start paying researchers and Postdocs a living wage, then we strike on Wednesday
Inslee's decision to turn the cops into abortion protectors lays the groundwork for a constitutional crisis not seen since the Civil War, so, uh, just a heads up on that
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy said she "impetuously" decided to jump into the surprisingly uncrowded race for city attorney late last week because she thinks "Seattle should have the choice of abolition."
MoPOP will be hosting an exhibition about late, legendary funk/R&B/rock multi-instrumentalist/producer Prince from April 6 to January 4, 2020.
thestranger.com/slog/2019/02/1 @MoPOPSeattle
Wow. In a stunning reversal of earlier ballot drops, it now looks like all four progressive Burien City Council candidatesβthose who support the city's sanctuary ordinanceβare toppling candidates in the conservative "Burien Proud, Burien First" camp.
thestranger.com/slog/2017/11/1
2020 has been a flop from the very beginning. twitter.com/chaseburnsy/st
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Once Gov. Inslee lifts his statewide eviction moratorium, landlords will initiate a wave of evictions across Washington. The evictions could push thousands into homelessness, exacerbating an already intractable crisis as the coronavirus pandemic surges.
NEW: Mayor Jenny Durkan booed off the steps of City Hall after promising to make cops take the mourning strip off their badges but saying it βwonβt happen overnight.β