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• Trump has highest-ever disapproval rating for new president

  03-02-2017 23:40
  
  Donald Trump has the lowest approval rating of any newly elected President in the history of polling on the subject.
  
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• Senator Patty Murray Is Prepared to Filibuster SCOTUS Nominee

  03-02-2017 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithLeader in the fight against DeVos, joiner in the fight against Judge Gorsuch. SENATE.GOV
  For the last two weeks, Senator Patty Murray has been busy trying to delay the nomination process of Betsy DeVos and Tom Price, two key members of Trump's proposed cabinet of incompetents. In the midst of the chaos, Trump announced Judge Neil Gorsuch as his SCOTUS pick. Referencing the Republican obstruction of Obama's SCOTUS nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) came r
  
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• State audit: Port of Seattle illegally gave out $4.7 million in raises

  03-02-2017 22:43
  
  It’s unclear if the nonunion employees who received the extra pay will have to give the money back.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: The Wedding Party

  03-02-2017 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  My girlfriend and I got married this past December (after 24 years together) in a panic after Trump won.We're in Colorado and most of our family are back on the East coast.In the interest of saving money and getting it done quickly, we eloped with the plan to have a big proper reception/party with everyone the next time we both traveled back home.
  That WAS the plan, until apparently my wife's brother decided to move his wedding up to the summer.I'm sure they didn't do it maliciousl
  
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• ‘Gas for ass’ sign at Yosemite nets charges for Wash. woman

  03-02-2017 21:56
  
  A Washington woman arrested at Yosemite National Park after rangers inquired about a sign reading "Gas for Ass" displayed in van window now faces drug charges.
  
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• Seattle judge halts nationwide enforcement of Trump's immigration order

  03-02-2017 21:38
  
  In an early test of President Donald Trump's so-called "Muslim ban," a federal judge in Seattle on Friday halted the enforcement of the fastest-acting parts of the controversial week-old executive order.
  
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• Seattle federal judge halts enforcement of Trump's immigration order

  03-02-2017 21:38
  
  In an early test of President Trump's so-called "Muslim ban," a federal judge in Seattle ruled Friday on several parts of Trump's week-old executive order on immigration.
  
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• Truckasauras and Shannon Perry Cover the Lead Track from Cult Film Liquid Sky; Proceeds Go to ACLU

  03-02-2017 21:12 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalTruckasauras: putting the "art" in catharthis, via Liquid Sky.
  On their new single, veteran Seattle electronic group Truckasauras cover "Me & My Rhythm Box (Adrian Sings)," the standout track from the nihilistic cult sci-fi film Liquid Sky. Featuring Gazebos' glam, brash singer Shannon Perry on vocals, this version embellishes the stark original with a panoply of synth pyrotechnics and more robust beats. All proceeds for this single and everything else on Truck's Sauco label wil
  
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• The Nordstroms answer Trump: We back employees, we're proud of heritage

  03-02-2017 21:01
  
  The Nordstrom family responds to President Trump's Executive Order on immigration: An immigrant ancestor founded our company, and: "We will continue to value diversity, inclusion, respect and kindness -- you can count on that."
  
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• Donald Trump Is a Nightmare for Women, But You Can Fight Back with Birth Control Preparedness

  03-02-2017 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Megan Burbank FIONA AVOCADO
  From the late-night Senate vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act to attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions’s demonstrated inability to disavow anti-abortion domestic terrorist groups, the incoming administration is looking like some fresh fucking hell if you possess a uterus. In the months following the election, I heard from women stockpiling Plan B, scheduling emergency IUD insertions, getting real about long-discussed vasectomies for their partners, and d
  
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• Idaho man involved in fatal beating of gay man convicted

  03-02-2017 20:57
  
  The victim responded to a fraudulent advertisement for a male escort and was stripped, beaten and left for dead.
  
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• Beer and politics: Budweiser’s Super Bowl ad already making a splash in Seattle

  03-02-2017 20:15
  
  The 2017 Budweiser Super Bowl commercial focusing on co-founder Adolphus Busch’s journey to America has gotten millions of views – and sparked controversy. Some Trump supporters are calling for a boycott. In the temperate Northwest, folks are considerably more moderate.
  
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• SUV believed used in deadly Sammamish hit-and-run recovered

  03-02-2017 20:09
  
  The gold Infiniti SUV was allegedly used to run down a 22-year-old man at a Sammamish park last week.
  
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• How legal challenges to Trump travel ban are playing out

  03-02-2017 19:59
  
  Legal battles are playing out across the U.S. as opponents of President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim nations take their fight to the courtroom.
  
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• Wapato cop sues city after mayor called him a murderer following deadly shooting

  03-02-2017 19:54
  
  Mayor Tony Guzman also said Officer Michael Campos “deserves to die in prison” in a Facebook post after the July shooting.
  
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• Charge: $500k SeaTac diamond heist may be part of series

  03-02-2017 19:51
  
  Investigators are looking into whether three men nabbed after a SeaTac jewel caper this week are linked to a series of similar heists in the area.
  
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• Charge: $500,000 SeaTac diamond heist may be part of series

  03-02-2017 19:51
  
  Investigators are looking into whether three men nabbed after a SeaTac jewel caper this week are linked to a series of similar heists in the area.
  
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• Plenty of snow accumulating at local ski resorts, totals already waxing average winter season expectations

  03-02-2017 19:45
  
  The good news for powder hounds is the long-range forecast shows no immediate end in sight with copious amounts of snowflakes coming down clear into next week. An active series of weather patterns will move over the Cascades through Monday. Most of the heavier snow arrives late Friday and Saturday as an upper level low […]
  
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• Before Nordstrom Cut Ties with Ivanka, Its Three Presidents Sent This Memo About the Muslim Ban to Its Employees

  03-02-2017 19:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sydney BrownstoneWHITE "FEMINISM": So last season. LEV RADIN / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
  Last night, the New York Times reported that Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom would be severing its relationship from Ivanka Trump's brand of shoes and handbags. The company defended the move as apolitical—one made purely because of "performance" issues—amid a Trump products boycott campaign called #GrabYourWallet.But while the decision to drop Ivanka Trump from the store may have been based on perform
  
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• Before Nordstrom Cut Ties with Ivanka, Its Three Presidents Sent This Memo About the Muslim Ban to Employees

  03-02-2017 19:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sydney BrownstoneWHITE "FEMINISM": So last season. LEV RADIN / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
  Last night, the New York Times reported that Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom would be severing its relationship from Ivanka Trump's brand of shoes and handbags. The company defended the move as apolitical—one made purely because of "performance" issues—amid a Trump products boycott campaign called #GrabYourWallet.But while the decision to drop Ivanka Trump from the store may have been based on perform
  
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• The Trump Resistance Playbook: How to Survive and Take Successful Action

  03-02-2017 19:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
  It’s easy to be disheartened—to think that Trump and his cronies currently hold all the cards and there’s no way to effectively fight back. That’s where you’re wrong. Time and time again, history has proven that winners are often those who have constructively used their disadvantage to their advantage. All it requires is a bit of energy (less than you’d think), some passion, and a solid strategy. And here’s some better news:
  
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• Two Magazine Covers

  03-02-2017 18:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  The New Yorker strikes a somber note. And they're not fucking around at Der Spiegel.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Super Bowl 2017 Is Both a Football Game And a Battle of Good (Falcons) vs. Evil (Patriots)

  03-02-2017 18:33 via thestranger.com
  
  by Spike FriedmanGood vs. Evil Getty Images
  The Super Bowl on Sunday is probably not a matchup of good versus evil. It’s a matchup of two football teams, the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, in the neutral city of Houston to determine who is the champion of this horribly mediocre NFL season. It’s a showdown of the league’s two most valuable quarterbacks, innovative offenses, and ultimately, the two best teams.
  But, fuck. FUCK. It sure does feel like a battle of goo
  
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• Texas votes to keep science lessons challenging evolution

  03-02-2017 18:29
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Board of Education has moved closer to tweaking — but still preserving — high school science curriculum requirements that teachers and academics say cast doubt on the theory of evolution. After debating the issue earlier this week, the Republican-controlled board took its first binding vote Friday. It votes again […]
  
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• Watch: Seattle dad and 4-year old daughter sing ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’ on ‘Ellen’

  03-02-2017 18:18
  
  They were invited on the show after their YouTube video was viewed nearly 150 million times.
  
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• Seattle dad and 4-year old daughter sing ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’ on ‘Ellen’

  03-02-2017 18:18
  
  They were invited on the show after their YouTube video was viewed nearly 150 million times.
  
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• Lakewood cop who shot, wounded suspect previously involved in 2 deadly shootings

  03-02-2017 18:09
  
  Officer Darrell Moore was off-duty and driving his patrol car home early Sunday when he encountered 24-year-old Thomas St. Clair and shot him in the arm.
  
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• The Morning News: Nordstrom Drops Ivanka Trump Like a Hot Potato, Why Tacoma Is Not the Solution to Seattle's Housing Crisis

  03-02-2017 18:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeCheaper apartments in Tacoma, but the traffic is bad. GEORGE COLE / SHUTTERSTOCK.com
  The Price of Moving to Tacoma to Save Money on Rent: You will get stuck in traffic. The Tacoma News Tribune points out that the median-price for an apartment of any size in Seattle is around $1,800. It's $1,100 in Tacoma. That's a huge saving. But the problem is the jobs are in Seattle, and the public transportation network between the cities is still primitive. This means much of gain made from
  
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• Police Reports Illustrated: Man Buys Drugs, Gets Bitten

  03-02-2017 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Callan BerryCallan Berry[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Neil Gorsuch Is Against Death with Dignity

  03-02-2017 17:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogSupreme Court Judge nominee Neil Gorsuch 10th U.S. Circuit Court of AppealsWashington is just one of six states that has enacted a Death with Dignity law, the statute that allows physicians to prescribe life-ending medications to terminally ill patients. It’s not a procedure that's often used: Virginia Mason oncologist Thomas Malpass told me that Washington voters approved the Death with Dignity Act in 2008, but few of his patients have even inquired about it, and less than
  
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• Investigators: $60,000 cash, pot plants found at multiple-homicide site in Kitsap County

  03-02-2017 17:46
  
  The cash and pot were found in a home where three people were found slain on Saturday.
  
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• Trump’s Seattle-area supporters say he’s just doing what he promised

  03-02-2017 15:30
  
  As Seattle has erupted in protests since the inauguration of President Trump, his supporters, a distinct minority in the Puget Sound area, have watched and wondered what all the commotion is about.
  
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• McCleary roundup: How close are lawmakers to fully funding public schools? (Spoiler alert: Not very)

  03-02-2017 15:02
  
  Almost a month into this year’s legislative session and lawmakers still haven’t made much progress on finding a McCleary fix.
  
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• ‘We’re making us less safe’: Explaining and contesting Trump’s refugee crackdown

  03-02-2017 15:00
  
  In this week's episode of The Overcast, we talk with local immigrant-rights leader Jorge Barón about President Trump's controversial executive orders on refugees, sanctuary cities and border security. And data columnist "FYI Guy" Gene Balk breaks down local impacts.
  
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• The I-405 toll-lane experiment: How’s it working for drivers, and the state?

  03-02-2017 15:00
  
  It’s been more than a year since the state opened the 17-mile toll corridor along Interstate 405. It offers a quicker drive for those willing to pay up to $10 a trip, but has angered many drivers still stuck in heavy traffic.
  
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• The head of the Pike Place Market renovation wants to keep it weird

  03-02-2017 15:00
  
  It’s a big project with a lot of pressure, but Ben Franz-Knight is determined to help Pike Place Market grow with his city. The $74 million MarketFront expansion opens June 29.
  
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• Explaining and contesting Trump’s refugee crackdown | The Overcast

  03-02-2017 15:00
  
  In this week's episode of The Overcast, we talk with local immigrant-rights leader Jorge Baron about President Trump's controversial executive orders on refugees, sanctuary cities and border security. And data columnist "FYI Guy" Gene Balk breaks down how many people in Washington state were born in the seven majority Muslim nations singled out in Trump's latest order.
  
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• Challenge to Trump immigration ban from Washington attorney general to be heard Friday

  03-02-2017 15:00
  
  A federal judge in Seattle will hear arguments Friday in the lawsuit by Attorney General Bob Ferguson seeking to block enforcement of President Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration and refugees.
  
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• Overnight snowfall prompts school closures, delays in Seattle area

  03-02-2017 14:43
  
  UPDATE AT 6:42 A.M.: Classes in the Tahoma School District will start two hours late. There will be no morning preschool or kindergarten and no out-of-district transportation. UPDATE AT 6:19 A.M.: The Kent School District and Chief Leschi Schools are starting two hours late. Enumclaw schools are running one hour late and buses will be […]
  
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• Zoologists say dead whale in Norway full of plastic bags

  03-02-2017 12:55
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian zoologists have found about 30 plastic bags and other plastic waste in the stomach of a beaked whale that had beached on a southwestern Norway coast. The visibly sick, 2-ton goose-beaked whale was euthanized, Terje Lislevand of Bergen University said Friday. “The (whale’s) stomach was full of plastic,” Lislevand said, […]
  
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• In Norway, zoologist find 30 plastic bags in stranded whale

  03-02-2017 12:55
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian zoologists have found about 30 plastic bags and other plastic waste in the stomach of a beaked whale that had beached on a southwestern Norway coast. Terje Lislevand of the Bergen University says the visibly sick, 2-ton goose-beaked whale was euthanized. Its intestine “had no food, only some remnants of […]
  
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• Busy Alaska volcano: Seawater, magma figure in eruptions

  03-02-2017 08:13
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s remote Bogoslof Island is only 169 acres, a third the size of the average American farm. And its highest “peak” is just 490 feet, half as tall as the Eiffel Tower. Like other Aleutian islands, it’s swarming with sea lions. But it’s what’s below the surface that sets Bogoslof apart. […]
  
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• Alaska’s busy volcano: Seawater, magma figure in eruptions

  03-02-2017 08:13
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s remote Bogoslof Island is only 169 acres, a third the size of the average American farm. And it’s highest “peak” is just 490 feet, half as tall as the Eiffel Tower. Like other Aleutian islands, it’s swarming with sea lions. But it’s what’s below the surface that sets Bogoslof apart. […]
  
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• Snow falls in Seattle, should turn to rain soon

  03-02-2017 07:51
  
  Despite the appearance of snow in Seattle late Thursday evening, forecasters say the white stuff should turn to wet stuff overnight as warmer, damper air overtakes the cold air that's been dominating the city's weather in recent days.
  
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• The 20 Best Movies To See In Seattle This Weekend: Feb 3-5, 2017

  03-02-2017 06:36 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's film critics' recommendations for Feb 3-5, 2017.by Stranger Things To Do StaffIt's been a long week. You deserve some escapist entertainment this weekend, particularly in the form of hiding out in a movie theater and watching one of these films recommended by our critics. Skip Gold (mostly "a deeply unpleasant experience") and instead watch films like Emily (with cast and crew in attendance), the new James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro, or Academy Award-nominated Hidden
  
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• Our Film Critics Recommend These 20 Movies This Weekend

  03-02-2017 06:36 via thestranger.com
  
  The Royal Tenenbaums, I Am Not Your Negro, And More Picks For Feb 3-5by Stranger Things To Do StaffIt's been a long week. You deserve some escapist entertainment this weekend, particularly in the form of hiding out in a movie theater and watching one of these films recommended by our critics. Skip Gold (mostly "a deeply unpleasant experience") and instead watch films like Emily (with cast and crew in attendance), the new James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro, or Academy Award-nominated H
  
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• Seattle Jews rally for refugees: 'We are not going back to the 1930s'

  03-02-2017 05:28
  
  Activists of Seattle's Jewish community, including two Holocaust survivors, rally against President Trump's order keeping out refugees from Muslim countries.  Many were motivated by U.S. policies in World War II that secretly worked to exclude Jews.
  
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• At Che Taylor inquest, judge OKs photo ban if witnesses ask

  03-02-2017 05:23
  
  In two cases, King County District Court Judge Janet Garrow instructed TV and other media photographers to not show the faces of a firefighter and a police officer.
  
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• Get Tickets For These 89 February Arts & Culture Events Now

  03-02-2017 05:18 via https
  Rent, Noir City, A Tiny Sense of Accomplishment, And Others That May Sell Outby Stranger Things To Do StaffOn our Things To Do calendar, you'll find hundreds of events happening this month in Seattle. Some of them are already sold out (like A Conversation with the Parents of Trayvon Martin or Seattle Arts & Lectures' presentation of Roxane Gay) and others don't yet have tickets announced at all (like Shaun King's speech at UW), but there are many excellent events happening that do still have
  
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• 89 Arts & Culture Events In Seattle This February 2017 To Get Tickets For Now

  03-02-2017 05:16 via thestranger.com
  
  Plan ahead—these Seattle events may sell out.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOn our Things To Do calendar, you'll find hundreds of events happening this month in Seattle. Some of them are already sold out (like A Conversation with the Parents of Trayvon Martin or Seattle Arts & Lectures' presentation of Roxane Gay) and others don't yet have tickets announced at all (like Shaun King's speech at UW), but there are many excellent events happening that do still have tickets available—f
  
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