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• Do Not Drink Every Time Donald Trump Lies During the State of the Union

  30-01-2018 23:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogWho does this man lie to more, himself or the American public?Getty Images
  No one's liver can handle that. However, if you would like a live fact-check of his address, NPR has you covered.On the @NPR web site we'll have a live transcript of the President's speech as it's delivered. We have a team of reporters and editors providing context and fact-checking too. https://t.co/43WgtLE16n
  — Jeff Brady (@jeffbradynpr) January 30, 2018And speaking of NPR, remember that while it's
  
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• Constant Lovers' Joel Cuplin Forgoes Aggro-Rock for Epic Ambient Blissout

  30-01-2018 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Noise-rocker Joel Cuplin of Constant Lovers takes a shocking—and welcome—detour into cosmic ambient peacefulness.by Dave SegalThis saxophone kills negative energy.
  Tacoma musician Joel Cuplin is probably best known as vocalist/guitarist in the ruggedly aggressive rock band Constant Lovers, as well as for his guitar embellishments in the disco-funk outfit Select Level. But on the new 30-minute "Sapphire in Elevation," Cuplin enters a new sphere of sound that has more in common with th
  
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• Girl Killed in Kentucky Mass Shooting Handed to NRA as a Sacrifice by Aunt

  30-01-2018 23:28 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeJust like the temple of the NRA... oneinchpunch/gettyimage.com
  The AP reports that Bailey Nicole Holt, a teen shot last week at a high school in a rural Kentucky community, was "the salt of the Earth." Of course, this is total bullshit. No one will ever really know Ms. Holt. She was only a child, and died long before her personality had a chance to develop and cohere. If she was honest, or kind, or mean, or even the suspect in a mass shooting—this would be of little signif
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Time Management for a Poly Newb

  30-01-2018 23:07 via thestranger.com
  
  How do you balance multiple partners?by Dan Savage
  My wife Bianca and I opened our marriage six months ago. It's safe to say our marriage was opened under duress. She found out I was cheating on her; after years of struggling with monogamy, I told her it was open our marriage or divorce. I'm dating the woman with whom Bianca caught me cheating, Valerie. I love both of them very much, and living a more honest version of my life has lifted a weight off of my shoulders. I'm worried I transferred th
  
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• Mountains back to snowfall, Seattle to see more rain

  30-01-2018 23:02
  The last week's rain has made landslide risk especially high across Western Washington.
  
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• Proud Boys Are Trying to Co-Opt Black Panther

  30-01-2018 22:45 via thestranger.com
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• Amazon Announces Health Care Initiative, and All Hope for a Single-Payer System Dies

  30-01-2018 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  A trio of giants are coming together to provide affordable heath care for ... Amazon employees.by Katie HerzogDr. Bezos at your serviceDREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES
  The announcement Tuesday that Amazon is partnering with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase on a new health care initiative sent ripples of panic through the health care industry. Immediately after the announcement, insurer and pharmacy stock prices dropped, fueling the dip in the DOW by over 300 points. And they haven't even disclosed
  
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• Washington State Is Getting a New Poet Laureate Tomorrow

  30-01-2018 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Tomorrow night will be a big night for literature in Washington.by Rich SmithClaudia Castro Luna hails from El Salvador, and she's recently been trying to repair the damage done by Trump's "shithole" countries comments.Timothy AgueroTomorrow night will be a big night for literature in Washington.Though Governor Inslee already officially appointed Claudia Castro Luna as the state's new poet laureate, outgoing state poet laureate Tod Marshall will ceremonially pass on the laurels to Luna, who will
  
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• 103 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Jan 30-Feb 4, 2018

  30-01-2018 22:11 via thestranger.com
  Unusual, offbeat, quirky events you might not otherwise know about.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOur arts critics have already recommended 61 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 31 best music shows, but there are still hundreds more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from slipping through the cracks, we've compiled them here—from the Tech Doc Fest ‘18 to The I Hate Children Children's Show, and from Belltown Ro
  
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• Suspected porch pirates caught after 1 is injured while fleeing

  30-01-2018 22:09
  A pair of suspected package thieves in Bothell who starred in a viral surveillance video catching them in the act then one getting injured in the getaway have been arrested, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said.
  
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• Seattle City Light opens two electric-car charging stations on Beacon Hill

  30-01-2018 21:57
  Seattle City Light hopes to open 18 more charging stations by the end of the year. The stations, which look similar to standard gas pumps, can charge an electric car for about 80 miles of travel in about 20 minutes.
  
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• Seattle City Light opens 2 electric-car-charging stations on Beacon Hill

  30-01-2018 21:57
  Seattle City Light hopes to open 18 more charging stations by the end of the year. The stations, which look similar to standard gas pumps, can charge an electric car for about 80 miles of travel in about 20 minutes.
  
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• AG warns Comcast customers to check for unwanted fees

  30-01-2018 21:51
  If you're a Comcast customer, Attorney General Bob Ferguson says you should be checking your bill for unwanted fees.
  
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• Charge: Attempted robber shot himself in Kent scuffle

  30-01-2018 21:47
  A 22-year-old man was shot in the hand and leg earlier this month while allegedly trying to rob a man of his cell phone at a Kent bus stop, police reports say.
  
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• I, Anonymous Deluxe: If You’re Going to Have a Drug Freakout, You May as Well Do It in Canada

  30-01-2018 21:34 via thestranger.com
  
  by AnonymousYes we Canada! Alex Livesey/Getty Images
  Not long ago, my girlfriend and I took the train up to Vancouver for a little romantic getaway. The date coincided with the anniversary of our first date, but the trip was also an excuse to not be in Seattle for a couple of days without spending more money than we could afford.We had also been trying to make time for a bit of psychedelic drug consumption, which we had both done separately many times, but wanted to try together.
  For whatever re
  
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• State: Negligence caused huge Atlantic salmon breakout

  30-01-2018 21:10
  The collapse of a salmon net pen last August, which released 250,000 or more Atlantic salmon into Salish Sea waters, was due to the negligence of its operator, Cooke Aquaculture Pacific, a state investigation has found.The probe reported that Cooke substantially underestimated the number of Atlantic salmon that escaped, and said 186,000 to 206,000 of the non-native species remain unaccounted for.
  
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• Army vet shot by police at VA clinic faces charges

  30-01-2018 21:05
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Army veteran who was shot during a confrontation inside a Veterans Affairs clinic in Oregon where he went to seek help for mental problems was in jail Tuesday, charged with attempted assault, unlawful use of a weapon, menacing and other crimes. Gilbert “Matt” Negrete allegedly displayed a knife Thursday after […]
  
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• Pierce County deputy shoots man near Bonney Lake

  30-01-2018 20:50
  The man was wanted on a warrant involving auto theft, drugs and firearms violations, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said.
  
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• Bill Nye's State of the Union attendance draws ire

  30-01-2018 20:06
  Strap on your dress bow tie, Bill Nye the Science Guy is headed to the State of the Uniom – er, Union. And folks are not happy.
  
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• Fish farm caused Atlantic salmon spill, state says, then tried to hide how bad it was

  30-01-2018 20:00
  A Washington state investigation of the catastrophic net-pen collapse in August at Cooke Aquaculture’s Cypress Island fish farm finds the company at fault for a disaster that freed more than twice as many Atlantic salmon into the Salish Sea as the company has reported.
  
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• Fish farm caused Atlantic salmon spill near San Juans, then tried to hide how bad it was, state says

  30-01-2018 20:00
  A Washington state investigation of the catastrophic net-pen collapse in August at Cooke Aquaculture’s Cypress Island fish farm finds the company at fault for a disaster that freed more than twice as many Atlantic salmon into the Salish Sea as the company has reported.
  
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• ICYMI: Senator Patty Murray Is Bringing a Rape Survivor Advocate to the State of the Union

  30-01-2018 19:34 via thestranger.com
  
  Griffin has also criticized the way police departments receive and process rape reports.by Sydney BrownstoneSenator Patty Murray is one the highest-ranking Democrats in the US Senate. HIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES
  Murray's guest Leah Griffin is one of the main forces pushing to reform the way emergency rooms treat rape survivors in Washington State. Here in Seattle, Griffin was turned away for a rape kit at Swedish Medical Center in Ballard after being told Harborview was the only hospital that h
  
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• Connelly: Instead of State of Union, go see 'Dirtbag'

  30-01-2018 19:28
  Donald Trump talking about himself is infinitely less interesting than watching "Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey" about a famed rock climber who died last fall at the age of 94.
  
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• Writers Share Trade Secrets at Capitol Cider's Literary Happy Hour, Which Is Happening Tonight

  30-01-2018 19:12 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithThe downstairs bar at Capitol Cider looks so good, “it makes getting too drunk seem classy,” says Josh Potter, curator of Literary Happy Hour.RENEE LEGAUX
  A young writer and bartender named Josh Potter wants to turn the Ballast Bar at Capitol Cider into an "institution of Seattle literature," not just a rustic-looking hangout for gluten-shy people who want to flirt. To that end, he curates the Literary Happy Hour reading series, which runs from 5 to 7 p.m. on the last Tu
  
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• Arno Motulsky, a founder of medical genetics, dies at 94

  30-01-2018 18:52
  Dr. Arno G. Motulsky, a refugee from Nazi Germany who taught at the University of Washington and became a founder of medical genetics, recognizing the connection between genes and health long before mainstream medicine did, died on Jan. 17 at his home in Seattle.
  
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• The State of Our Union Is _________ ?

  30-01-2018 18:47 via thestranger.com
  
  How are you feeling about the state of things these days?by Eli SandersIn a word (or a few), what describes the current situation? Getty Images
  As is our somewhat irregular tradition here on Slog, the time has come to pre-answer the question that the President of the United States will Prime Time-answer tonight.Back in olden times, Slog readers once answered the question by saying the state of our union under Barack Obama was everything from "damn lucky" to "drone-struck" and "meh."As we now ent
  
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• U.S. officials seek packaging fix for diarrhea-drug abuse

  30-01-2018 17:53
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators want makers of popular anti-diarrhea drugs to sell their tablets in smaller amounts to make them harder to abuse. The request comes amid a spike in overdoses from large doses of the over-the-counter drugs, which contain a small amount of an opioid. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday […]
  
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• Slog AM: 109 Dead From Flu in Washington, Julian Assange Catfished by a Fake Sean Hannity

  30-01-2018 17:19 via thestranger.com
  
  State of the Uniom and chill tonight?by Nathalie GrahamNo one knows what it's like... Jack Taylor/Getty Images
  Get your flu shot, you idiot: The flu is all types of evil this year. This flu season is seeing the highest activity in 10 years. More and more people are falling ill and flu season hasn’t even reached its peak activity. According to the Washington Department of Health, 109 have died in Washington due to the flu this year. Vaccinate yourself! Your kids! Your dog!More than one in 1
  
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• Seattle extends streak as nation’s hottest housing market to 15 months

  30-01-2018 15:55
  Although home-price growth across the Seattle metro area had cooled over the prior four months, price increases continued at a strong pace in November. Seattle's streak is the longest for any U.S. city since 2001.
  
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• Study: Nearly a third of Washington college students have experienced depression

  30-01-2018 15:00
  A survey administered for the first time to students at Washington colleges shows they suffer from depression and emotional distress at roughly the same rate as students nationwide, with more than one in 10 saying they’ve had suicidal thoughts.
  
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• Mona Bailey, longtime Seattle educator and passionate advocate for equity, dies at 85

  30-01-2018 15:00
  Mona Bailey served in more than a dozen public-education roles in Seattle and statewide over her storied career and is credited with championing equity for underserved students at each level.
  
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• Meet the woman on the other end of the Emergency Family Shelter Intake Line

  30-01-2018 15:00
  Sherry Tillman is the first point of contact when a family experiencing homelessness in King County reaches out to Mary’s Place.“Every family that calls in, it’s an emergency,” she says.
  
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• Amazon joins with Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan to form health-care company

  30-01-2018 14:15
  The three U.S. corporate giants, which together employ more than 1 million people, say their new venture will work to improve employee care and lower costs "free from profit-making incentives and constraints."
  
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• US, Australia scientists win Japan Prize for immunology work

  30-01-2018 14:09
  TOKYO (AP) — An American professor at Emory University and an Australian scientist have been awarded the Japan Prize for research in immunology. The winners were announced Tuesday at a news conference in Tokyo. The Japan Prize Foundation said the work of Emory pediatrician Dr. Max Cooper and Australian Professor Jacques Miller laid “the conceptual […]
  
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• Volkswagen suspends executive over monkey trials

  30-01-2018 13:31
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Automaker Volkswagen has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability in response to controversy over experiments in which monkeys were exposed to diesel exhaust. The company said in a statement Tuesday that Thomas Steg was stepping away from his duties at his own request. Steg had said in an interview […]
  
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• Volkswagen suspends executive over monkey tests

  30-01-2018 13:31
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Automaker Volkswagen has suspended a top executive in response to widespread public criticism over experiments in which monkeys were exposed to diesel exhaust. The company said in a statement Tuesday that Thomas Steg, head of government relations and sustainability, was stepping away from his duties at his own request. The statement […]
  
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• Regulators vote to protect more corals in Atlantic Ocean

  30-01-2018 06:06
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal fishing regulators on Tuesday approved a compromise they said would expand the amount of coral habitat preserved in the Atlantic Ocean while also protecting fishing interests. The New England Fishery Management Council voted on coral protections in an area south of Georges Bank, one of the most important commercial fishing […]
  
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• Feds vote to protect more corals in Atlantic Ocean

  30-01-2018 06:06
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal fishing regulators say they have reached a compromise to expand the amount of coral habitat preserved in the Atlantic Ocean while also protecting fishing interests. The New England Fishery Management Council voted on coral protection Tuesday. It approved protections in another key fishing area, the Gulf of Maine, in June. […]
  
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• Coral protections in Atlantic Ocean up for key vote

  30-01-2018 06:06
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal fishing regulators are set to vote on a proposal that could protect nearly 90 percent of the coral habitat in a key commercial fishing area off New England. The New England Fishery Management Council is expected to vote on the proposal on Tuesday. The council approved protections in another key […]
  
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• Satellite images show — you guessed it — really wet weather heading for Western Washington

  30-01-2018 04:11
  The National Weather Service is warning of possible flooding, landslides and slippery roads with Monday night's drenching across the region.
  
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• Significant ash falls near erupting Philippine volcano

  30-01-2018 04:10
  LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — A significant amount of ash has fallen on towns near the Philippines’ most active volcano after energetic eruptions of lava from the crater. Mount Mayon in northeastern Albay province has been erupting more than two weeks, and 84,000 people who fled are staying in schools and other crowded shelters. The Philippine […]
  
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• Heavy ash fall from Philippine volcano halts motorists

  30-01-2018 04:10
  LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — A heavy shroud of ash from erupting Mount Mayon in the Philippines halted vehicles in at least two towns due to poor visibility as the volcano blew more lava and columns of ash from its crater, officials said Tuesday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said one large lava eruption […]
  
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• Protests, schedule, etc.; What you need to know about Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night

  30-01-2018 03:16
  Former Seattleite Bill Nye and local activist Maru Mora-Villalpando, an undocumented immigrant, will be among the crowd of politicians and guests in the audience Tuesday night. The speech will begin 6 p.m. PST.
  
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• Protests, schedule, etc.: What you need to know about Trump’s State of the Union address tonight

  30-01-2018 03:16
  Former Seattleite Bill Nye and local activist Maru Mora-Villalpando, an undocumented immigrant, will be among the crowd of politicians and guests in the audience Tuesday night. The speech will begin 6 p.m. PST.
  
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• Amtrak service suspended from Bellingham to Vancouver B.C.

  30-01-2018 03:05
  BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Amtrak says service between Bellingham and Vancouver, British Columbia, has been suspended until Wednesday afternoon because of a mudslide on the track. Amtrak says that BNSF Railway on Monday closed a track on a route used by Amtrak Cascades trains. The tracks are scheduled to reopen at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday. Charter […]
  
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• Americans getting more sleep — 18 minutes per weeknight

  30-01-2018 02:46
  On average, Americans get more than eight hours of sleep on weeknights and more on weekends, according to the data.
  
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• The New Seattle and the Bezos Spheres

  30-01-2018 02:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Will the Jeff Bezos' spheres become more iconic than the Space Needle?by Charles Mudede
  Will the Jeff Bezos' spheres become more iconic than the Space Needle? Only the future can tell. But the Cold War relic, which is all the Space Needle is, has always been a second- (if not third-) rate American icon. So, surpassing the cheesy flying saucer, which is being remodeled by one of the few architectural firms in the city with an international reputation, Olson Kundig, will not be that hard or surpri
  
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• The New Seattle and the Amazon Spheres

  30-01-2018 02:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Will the Jeff Bezos spheres become more iconic than the Space Needle?by Charles Mudede
  Will the Jeff Bezos spheres become more iconic than the Space Needle? Only the future can tell. But the Cold War relic, which is all the Space Needle is, has always been a second- (if not third-) rate American icon. So surpassing the cheesy flying saucer, which is being remodeled by one of the few architectural firms in the city with an international reputation, Olson Kundig, will not be that hard or surprisin
  
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• ‘Leveling of the playing field’: families of those killed by police to get attorneys in King County inquests

  30-01-2018 01:47
  Legislation passed by Metropolitan King County Council on Monday calls for the county’s Department of Public Defense to provide attorneys to families participating in inquests no matter their financial status.
  
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• Charges: Man pummels victim with baseball bat in racist 'rage'

  30-01-2018 01:34
  A man is clinging to life at Harborview Medical Center as his suspected attacker is charged with pummeling him with a baseball bat in a racially motivated "rage" in Auburn.
  
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