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• Your Guide To Resistance & Solidarity Events In Seattle This Week

  07-03-2017 23:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff Jessica Fu
  This week in Seattle, there are more than 30 discussions, rallies, concerts, performances, and other events that are focused on solidarity with fellow Seattleites and/or resisting Trump's hate. You can see them all on our resistance & solidarity calendar, including several events tonight, like the recently announced, not-to-be-missed talk featuring Ezra Levin, the associate director of an anti-poverty nonprofit and co-author of the incredibly popular
  
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• King County Council to seek probe of disaster at sewage-treatment plant

  07-03-2017 23:37
  
  The Metropolitan King County Council will meet in emergency session Monday to appoint a third-party independent investigator to find out what happened in the catastrophic flood at the West Point wastewater treatment plant last month.
  
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• Float switches may have failed at flooded West Point wastewater plant

  07-03-2017 23:37
  
  Metropolitan King County Council will consider a call by some members Monday to appoint a third-party investigator to find out what happened in the catastrophic flood at West Point wastewater-treatment plant.
  
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• Fate of ‘Dreamers’ could hinge on which court hears case in Seattle

  07-03-2017 23:28
  
  Detained ‘Dreamer’ Daniel Ramirez Medina wants U.S. District Court to hear his case. The government wants it heard in immigration court. At stake is a possible precedent that could set limits on the government’s ability to arrest and detain hundreds of thousands of people.
  
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• Take a Break from Trump's America and Spend Five Hours with the Four Japanese Women in Happy Hour

  07-03-2017 23:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by Kathy FennessyThe women of Happy Hour.
  When a film clocks in at more than three hours, that's usually because it's taking on an outsized subject, like a world war, or drawing from a lengthy novel, like Sergei Bondarchuk's 431-minute War and Peace. Less frequently, a long film burrows into an intimate story, like the love triangle at the heart of Jean Eustache's 219-minute The Mother and the Whore. In Happy Hour, director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (working from a screenplay cowritten with Tadash
  
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• Snow may hit Seattle, surrounding areas again

  07-03-2017 23:25
  
  Seattleites might be in for at least another taste of snow, even if not a full-blown whiteout.
  
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• Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Lifts Spirits at Her First-Ever Town Hall

  07-03-2017 22:46 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithA bad photo of a good night for supporters of Congresswoman Jayapal. Although, "Please stay engaged" feels a touch too Jeb for the "opposition party." RS
  On Monday evening, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) held her first ever town hall in front of a packed house at Seattle's appropriately named Town Hall. "I love town halls!" she exclaimed as she strolled onto the stage wearing a red blazer, carrying herself with all the charm of a happy warrior. In her opening speech, she frame
  
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• Americans having less sex, new study finds

  07-03-2017 22:39
  
  In the analysis by psychology professor Jean Twenge, people in the United States on average had sex about nine fewer times per year from 2010-14 than they did during the peak period of 1995-99, according to the nation’s leading survey of Americans’ behaviors and attitudes.
  
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• State House OKs bill to exempt some info about wolf attacks

  07-03-2017 22:24
  
  The state House has passed a bill that would exempt from public disclosure personal information about people who report or respond to wolf attacks in Washington state.
  
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• New CIA Leak Reveals that Wikileaks Could Be a Department of the KGB

  07-03-2017 22:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeSpy verses spy type shit is going on here. harodominguez/gettyimages.com
  The best summary of the last seven days of Trump's maddening presidency was posted by Foreign Policy. It's called "Trump Knows the Feds Are Closing In on Him." It points out that whenever the Russian issue gains momentum in the press, Trump does his nutty Twitter thing. So, after delivering a speech to Congress, on February 28, that the press and the public said nice things about, Trump went all quiet. He d
  
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• I'm Going to My First Pop-Up Magazine on Thursday

  07-03-2017 21:56 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleA photo of a recent Pop-Up Magazine show in LA. Jon Snyder
  Have you ever been to Pop-Up Magazine? Me neither. But a friend in San Francisco tells me it's all the rage down there (sells out immediately, everyone's talking about it afterwards), and they do it in other cities too, including a Pop-Up Magazine in Seattle this coming Thursday at Town Hall.As organizers explain it:
  Pop-Up Magazine is a night of true, multimedia storytelling created especially for the stage and a
  
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• What 22 MIT climate scientists told Trump, and other reasons to freak out

  07-03-2017 21:50
  
  Wouldn't it be nice if all this doom and gloom about climate change was just a mistake made by panicky, elitist scientists? Or, heck, it'd even be great if it was just a hoax, even a lie ... anything but real. That seems to be the tack taken by the Trump administration in clinging to climate change deniers.
  
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• Former State Rep. Brady Walkinshaw Leaves Politics to Join Seattle-Based Grist as CEO

  07-03-2017 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufBrady Piñero Walkinshaw, left, with Grist's founder, Chip Giller. ROHAN V. MENDONCA
  Well, this was unexpected. Former congressional representative Brady Piñero Walkinshaw announced today that he is joining Seattle-based environmental news outlet Grist as the organization's new CEO.
  So why is a former congressman turning to journalism?"Coming out of my own election and the national election and reflecting on where I think the movement for really positive social imp
  
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• International Women's Day Events

  07-03-2017 21:40 via thestranger.com
  
  DJ Nights, Beer Tastings, Rallies, And Other Events On March 8, 2017by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis Wednesday, March 8, is International Women's Day. You might already know about the Women's March organizers' call for the Day Without A Woman, but in Seattle, there are also many other ways to mark the occasion. We've compiled them all below, ranging from the Red Door's celebration of women and beer to the world premiere of Pussy Riot's new psych rock musical to a march in Westlake Park with Ks
  
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• Nine International Women's Day Events In Seattle

  07-03-2017 21:39 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffIn addition to the Day Without A Woman strike called for by the organizers of the Womxn's March on January 21, there are also local events you can participate in on March 8. Jessica Fu
  Tomorrow, March 8, is International Women's Day. You might already know about the Women's March organizers' call for the Day Without A Woman, but in Seattle, there are also many other ways to mark the occasion. We've compiled them all below, ranging from the Red Door's celebration of
  
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• Nine International Women's Day Events In Seattle: March 8, 2017

  07-03-2017 21:34 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle events on March 8, 2017, from DJ nights to rallies.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis Wednesday, March 8, is International Women's Day. You might already know about the Women's March organizers' call for the Day Without A Woman, but in Seattle, there are also many other ways to mark the occasion. We've compiled them all below, ranging from the Red Door's celebration of women and beer to the world premiere of Pussy Riot's new psych rock musical to a march in Westlake Park with Kshama Sawa
  
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• Several ways to mark International Women’s Day in the Seattle area

  07-03-2017 21:22
  
  International Women’s Day is Wednesday, and events are planned all over the world, including here in Western Washington.
  
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• Trump pitches tsunami of cuts to NOAA

  07-03-2017 21:19
  
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is under the Trump administration chopping block.  Deep cuts are planned to weather satellites, Sea Grant programs, tsunami preparation, salmon recovery, and work on ocean acidity. 
  
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• Stars In The Sky Offers Karaoke With a Side of Fried Chicken

  07-03-2017 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Naomi Tomky JAMES YAMASAKI
  Taylor Swift never sounded better than when my friend Amanda sang "Shake It Off" with a microphone in one hand and a fork stabbed through a half-eaten nubbin of Korean fried chicken in the other. Partial credit goes to Amanda's amazing voice, but it was also the incredible setup at Stars in the Sky that made this happen. The Edmonds Korean restaurant lets you crunch chicken to the sound of your own crooning in its private karaoke rooms.
  Koreans, it seems, have thing
  
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• Dick’s website crashes as thousands cast votes for new restaurant location

  07-03-2017 20:36
  
  Dick’s fans are an eager bunch. More than 100,000 votes were cast in the first 24 hours after the burger chain announced it would open a new location and asked its customers to weigh in on where it should be. The outpouring crashed the company’s website.
  
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• Snoqualmie Pass to partly close for avalanche control Tuesday

  07-03-2017 20:35
  
  Snoqualmie Pass is set to close today for avalanche control as heavy snow continues to fall.
  
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• Snoqualmie Pass closed both directions after collisions

  07-03-2017 20:35
  
  Snoqualmie Pass was closed Tuesday for avalanche control and then later as cars slid and crashed as heavy snow continued to fall.
  
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• Sigh: Gilmore Girls Might Be Coming Back, Again

  07-03-2017 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ciara Dolan"The forecast is calling for more crappy episodes."
  Remember when Willow raises her BFF Buffy from the dead and Buffy is really pissed because her friends didn't let her RIP? Well, today Netflix's Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos dropped some serious hints to the UK's Press Association that there might be another Gilmore Girls reboot coming soon, if creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and executive producer Daniel Palladino oblige.
  “The worst thing is to wait a couple of years fo
  
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• I, Anonymous: Park Pooch

  07-03-2017 20:14 via thestranger.com
  
  I, Anonymous: You Left Your Dog to Fill My Heartby AnonymousTo the person who left their dog at the Genesee dog park in August 2005 with a note attached to her collar: You wrote that her name was Poochie, she was 1 year old and good with children. A woman approached me, pointed to the dog, and informed me that the pup was abandoned. Because the woman called animal control, I decided to take "Poochie" with me when I left. If I didn't, there was a good chance her fate would have been a very differ
  
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• Bertha is back to work and back on course, could finish digging this spring

  07-03-2017 19:14
  
  Tunnel machine Bertha is back on a slightly shifted course this week, after measurements confirmed it was 6 inches east of the correct position. It should break into daylight near Aurora Avenue North sometime this spring.
  
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• Bertha is back to work after a small course correction

  07-03-2017 19:14
  
  Tunnel machine Bertha is back on a slightly shifted course this week, after measurements confirmed it was 6 inches east of the correct position. It should break into daylight near Aurora Avenue North sometime this spring.
  
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• Spokane County deputy shot, wounded; suspect killed

  07-03-2017 18:48
  
  The wounded deputy is expected to go into surgery Tuesday to have the bullet removed from his shoulder.
  
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• Bacon, soda & too few nuts tied to big portion of US deaths

  07-03-2017 18:04
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Gorging on bacon, skimping on nuts? These are among food habits that new research links with deaths from heart disease, strokes and diabetes. Overeating or not eating enough of the 10 foods and nutrients contributes to nearly half of U.S. deaths from these causes, the study suggests. “Good” foods that were under-eaten […]
  
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• 6 foods you should eat more of; 4 to cut back on (or cut out)

  07-03-2017 18:04
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Gorging on bacon, skimping on nuts? These are among food habits that new research links with deaths from heart disease, strokes and diabetes. Overeating or not eating enough of the 10 foods and nutrients (scroll down to see the list) contributes to nearly half of U.S. deaths from these causes, the study […]
  
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• The Morning News: Homeless Encampment Sweeps Planned for This Morning, More on Muslim Ban 2.0

  07-03-2017 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufThe former Tent City 6.Jessica Stein
  City Plans to Clear Out SoDo Homeless Encampment This Morning: The tent city is named the Field of Dreams. Encampment residents were hoping the Field, could be added to the city's list of approved tent cities, including ones in Ballard, Interbay, and Rainier Valley, Vernal Coleman reports for The Seattle Times. Despite multiple requests for additional time to move out, including a letter from four Seattle City Council members, Seattle Police
  
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• Capitol Hill Block Party Announces Partial Lineup, Including Run the Jewels, Diplo, Angel Olsen, Thundercat

  07-03-2017 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave Segal
  Capitol Hill Block Party announced this morning its partial lineup, including political hiphop powerhouse Run the Jewels, chameleonic EDM superstar Diplo, and LA folk-rockers Lord Huron as headliners. Now in its 21st year, the event happens July 21-23 in the Pike/Broadway area of Capitol Hill. Tickets are on sale now here: Three-day passes go for $135 (tier one, while supplies last)/$150 (tier 2), single-day passes for $60.As per tradition, the lineup is a mix of popular styles: hi
  
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• City Evicts Homeless from Sodo Encampment, Citing Safety

  07-03-2017 17:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverThe Field is an encampment where some people pushed out of The Jungle ended up. HG
  Back in October, when city and state staff evicted the last people living in a longstanding homeless encampment underneath I-5 known as The Jungle, not all of them were willing to go into indoor shelter. For those who wouldn't or couldn't get into shelters or housing, the city offered an alternative: a lot near The Jungle at Royal Brougham Way with room for about 100 people. Residents called it "Th
  
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• City Clears Sodo Encampment: "How Can You Help People If You Don't Even Know Where They're At?”

  07-03-2017 17:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverA small group protested the October eviction of The Jungle. Some of the homeless people moved that day into The Field, which was swept today. HG
  Back in October, when city and state staff evicted the last people living in a longstanding homeless encampment underneath I-5 known as The Jungle, not all of them were willing to go into indoor shelter. For those who wouldn't or couldn't get into shelters or housing, the city offered an alternative: a lot near The Jungle at Royal Brough
  
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• Seattle police surround ‘The Field’ homeless camp in Sodo, clear out campers

  07-03-2017 16:03
  
  Seattle police surrounded the Sodo homeless camp known as The Field Tuesday morning, set up metal barricades and began evicting residents from what officials called a dirty, "inhumane" camp.
  
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• Seattle evicting residents of filthy, ‘inhumane’ Sodo homeless camp ‘The Field’

  07-03-2017 16:03
  
  Seattle police surrounded the Sodo homeless camp known as The Field on Tuesday morning, set up metal barricades and began evicting residents from a camp so dirty that one official called the conditions “inhumane."
  
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• City clearing out ‘The Field’ homeless camp in Sodo

  07-03-2017 16:03
  
  Dozens of police officers have surrounded the camp and plan to start moving people, belongings and trash about 9 a.m.
  
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• Taller buildings proposed for more of Seattle in exchange for affordable housing

  07-03-2017 15:30
  
  Downtown Seattle and South Lake Union are the next neighborhoods where Mayor Ed Murray wants to allow taller buildings while requiring developers to help create affordable housing.
  
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• Day Without a Woman protest sparks debate on white privilege

  07-03-2017 15:30
  
  There are no A Day Without a Woman events planned for Wednesday amid charges of “white privilege.” What may be the only Puget Sound area event is a free yoga open house in Kirkland.
  
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• Study: Statewide legal same-sex marriage reduced suicide attempts for gay, bisexual youth

  07-03-2017 15:00
  
  A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests a link between states legalizing same-sex marriage and fewer attempted suicides among gay, lesbian and bisexual teens.
  
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• Seattle taxes among nation’s kindest to the rich — and harshest to the poor

  07-03-2017 15:00
  
  Seattleites seem to find it hard to turn down new taxes. One reason could be that the tax burden for Seattle residents is lower than in most places in the country — if you’re middle class or wealthy.
  
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• Karaoke with a Side of Fried Chicken

  07-03-2017 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Edmonds Korean Joint Stars in the Sky Serves Karaoke with a Side of Fried Chickenby Naomi TomkyTaylor Swift never sounded better than when my friend Amanda sang "Shake It Off" with a microphone in one hand and a fork stabbed through a half-eaten nubbin of Korean fried chicken in the other. Partial credit goes to Amanda's amazing voice, but it was also the incredible setup at Stars in the Sky that made this happen. The Edmonds Korean restaurant lets you crunch chicken to the sound of your own cro
  
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• Bright Half Life Explores Nonlinear Time and the Complexities of Interracial Lesbian Love

  07-03-2017 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Theater Review: Bright Half Life Explores Nonlinear Time and the Complexities of Interracial Lesbian Loveby Rich SmithWhat do we mean when we say love lasts forever? And how does love's "foreverness" operate in a world populated by time-bound creatures who have conflicting ambitions and constantly shifting needs and expectations? Also, why do we make out and fly kites and stuff but also yell at each other?New Century Theatre Company's all-woman production of Bright Half Life, Tanya Barfield's no
  
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• Europe launches latest earth observation satellite

  07-03-2017 10:44
  
  PARIS (AP) — The European Space Agency has launched into orbit a fifth Sentinel satellite as part of its Copernicus earth observation program. The 1.1 ton Sentinel-2B was successfully launched from French Guiana. It’s joining twin satellite Sentinel-2A, which has been in orbit since 2015. Both have been designed to provide high-resolution optical images for […]
  
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• Prosecutors: Federal Way Snapchat date ended in murder

  07-03-2017 06:42
  
  A Federal Way man is dead and another is facing a murder charge as prosecutors claim a Snapchat date arranged by the killer's girlfriend was actually an ambush.
  
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• Seattle Women's March: If you're able, strike on Women's Day

  07-03-2017 06:34
  
  If you notice a lot of red around Seattle on Wednesday, you're seeing participants in a "A Day Without a Woman."
  
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• Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff to host fundraiser for ex-chairman Dow Constantine

  07-03-2017 05:56
  
  The event is planned for March 23 at Rogoff’s Queen Anne Hill home after normal office hours and to include other transportation leaders.
  
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• No-brainer: Handling real brains is not for the squeamish

  07-03-2017 05:44
  
  Students get hands-on experience for Brain Awareness Week.
  
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