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• Battlestar Galactica, Sleep Dealer, and the Caged Immigrants in Children of Men

  06-08-2018 23:59 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede Children of Men
  Let's go back to 2000s and briefly examine three works of science fiction that by accident or design present images, situations, or plots that contain elements of our times (the future of these works). Let's begin with the first episode, "33," of the TV series Battlestar Galactica. It is the first show of the first season. It aired on January 14, 2005, two years after the Iraq War began. It's has a convoy of 50,000 humans who survived the destruction of their pl
  
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• ICYMI: Sexual Compatibility Is Important

  06-08-2018 23:53 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  I'm an out (thanks partly to your encouragement) bi/pan cis male in my late twenties. My partner is a good provider and friend and we cohabitate cohabitate reasonably well. We just reached four years into our relationship. My partner is ACE and she identifies as grey-a homoromantic.
  I have a high libido and I'm low-key kinky. I like to be smothered and LOVE 69 as a result. My partner being her kind of ACE doesn't have a sex drive. She says she sometimes
  
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• King County Metro named nation’s top public transportation agency

  06-08-2018 23:42
  The American Public Transportation Association picked Metro for the honor based on 12 criteria, including safety, efficiency, maintenance and financial management.
  
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• Body of hiker flown off Buck Mountain by helicopter identified

  06-08-2018 23:21
  An autopsy is pending for a 43-year-old Seattle man identified by Chelan County authorities as the hiker whose body was taken off Buck Mountain by a Navy helicopter on Saturday.
  
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• Body of hiker flown by helicopter identified

  06-08-2018 23:21
  An autopsy is pending for a 43-year-old Seattle man identified by Chelan County authorities as the hiker whose body was taken off Buck Mountain by a Navy helicopter on Saturday.
  
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• Seattle hiker who died on Buck Mountain identified

  06-08-2018 23:18
  James Rothwell lost his footing while traveling up a steep face of the mountain around 17 miles north of Lake Wenatchee and fell about 50 feet.
  
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• Yakima to Consider Lifting Pit Bull Ban; Pit Haters Start Foaming at the Mouth

  06-08-2018 23:10 via thestranger.com
  
  You know, hot dogs are more likely to kill you.by Katie HerzogThe face of a killer amriphoto/Getty Images
  Your chances of dying in a dog attack are roughly one in 116,448. Your chances of dying in a hot dog attack, on the other hand, are roughly one in 3,375. And yet, only one type of dog has been banned in Yakima County for the past 30 years, and it ain't the one that's surprisingly delicious with cream cheese. Rather, it's pit bulls.Under local law, it is "unlawful to keep, or harbor, own or i
  
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• The 48 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Aug 6-12, 2018

  06-08-2018 22:52 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's arts critics recommend the best local events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOur music critics have already chosen the 38 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn to pick the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks in every genre—from the multidisciplinary festival:festival to poet/novelist Ben Lerner's Word Works talk, and from Arson Nicki's Slow Burn: a Durational Drag Performance to a Milk Bar Ice Cream Social & Bake Sale. Se
  
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• Why Tomorrow's Special Election in Ohio Is Such a Big Deal for Democrats

  06-08-2018 22:39 via thestranger.com
  
  And why the Republican establishment is freaking out.by Eli SandersOn Tuesday, in the last special election before the midterms, Democrats might just snag another deep red Congressional seat. fotoguy22 / Getty Images
  If you've been hearing something about a hot Congressional race in Ohio and wondering why, here's the math behind the hype:There are 60 Republican-held Congressional districts that are more conservative than Ohio's 12th, which has been "reliably red for more than three decades."Demo
  
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• Bearded Man In Turban Attacked By Men Yelling "Go Back To Your Country"

  06-08-2018 22:31 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageIt happened in California—and the attack, which police are investigating as a hate crime, appears to have been politically motivated. The victim, Surjit Malhi, is a member of the Sikh community and was putting up campaign signs when he was assaulted. And here's the plot twist: Malhi was putting up campaign signs in support of a Republican candidate at the time of the attack.
  Over to you, CBS Sacramento...
  Malhi has been active in the Turlock community for years, raising thousa
  
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• The 38 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: Aug 6-12, 2018

  06-08-2018 22:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffMore tickets for Pearl Jam's shows this week are going on sale at 2 pm today!Danny Clinch
  This week, our music critics have picked everything from SPF30: Sub Pop’s 30th Anniversary Party (featuring Shabazz Palaces, Mudhoney, Beach House, and others) to the South Lake Union Block Party (featuring free live performances from bands like Built to Spill), and from the Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess to Pearl Jam's currently sold out Home Shows (more tickets are going
  
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• Meet The Stranger's Newest Staff Writer: Nathalie Graham!

  06-08-2018 22:10 via thestranger.com
  
  VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!by Chase Burns
  Nathalie Graham—of Slog AM fame—has agreed to join The Stranger's madhouse and is officially a staff writer as of today. She will continue to decipher the maze of Seattle politics and will obviously become a tenacious local legend. Nathalie recently graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in journalism, has held internships at South Seattle Emerald, Seattle Weekly, and The Seattle Globalist, doesn’t believe in ghost
  
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• A huge clinical trial collapses, and research on alcohol remains befuddling

  06-08-2018 21:42
  The 10-year, $100 million Moderate Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health trial started to enroll participants this year, but the National Institutes of Health terminated it in June, saying the results would not be viewed as credible. Said one scientist: "This is not open-ended research. This is marketing research." So where does the field go now?
  
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• Video captures shark leaping from water near Cape Cod

  06-08-2018 21:37
  WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — As the top shark expert in Massachusetts, Greg Skomal is used to up-close-and-personal experiences with great whites. But even he was a little surprised when a shark he spotted during a recent tagging trip breached the water and jumped up with its jaws open. It happened as Skomal stood on the […]
  
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• KEXP DJ Abbie Gobeli Mixes Unlikely Genres to Rad Effect on Her Graveyard Shifts—and in Bars

  06-08-2018 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  KEXP DJ Abbie Gobeli loves to find new ways to meld unlikely genres and convey the human touch, in sound.by Dave SegalBesides her KEXP job, Abbie Gobeli co-hosts Sonic Squeeze, which highlights her and partner RightTernes's love of early-'00s rock.Isaac Hackman
  DJ ABBIE GOBELI (KEXP)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Rowland S. Howard, "Autoluminescent" [from Teenage Snuff Film, 1999] (Reliant Entertainment)
  "People hold Nick Cave high in exaltation for his storytelling and it’s great, I love the guy,
  
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• Guest critically injured in Oregon Coast hotel fire

  06-08-2018 21:01
  NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a guest at a hotel in Newport, Oregon, was critically injured in a weekend fire. Newport police Sgt. Lance Cummings says the two other guests were treated for smoke inhalation after Sunday’s blaze at the Knights Inn on North Coast Highway. Cummings says responders saw large flames and thick […]
  
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• Seattle Classic Almost Live! was Almost Funny

  06-08-2018 20:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie Herzog
  Big shout-out to Seattle native and longtime SLOG reader Manzell, who clued me in yesterday on a little known fact about Seattle: It used to be funny.For those of us who've been here for less time than Jeff Bezos, that may seem impossible. Seattle? Funny? What the hell is funny about a $1,600 a month "apodment" with the toilet next to the stove? The funniest thing about this city is the Solowheel-riding leather daddy, and, come to think of it, I haven't seen him for months. He pr
  
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• Charlotte Rae, Star of Facts of Life, Is Dead

  06-08-2018 20:30 via thestranger.com
  by Dan Savage
  Most people will remember Charlotte Rae for starring in what was, for many young lesbians, the The L Word of the early '80s. But I'll always remember Rae as "Lady In Pink" in the film version of Hair. Her song, "My Conviction," which was performed by a man in drag in the original Broadway production, was cut from the film. Which was a shame.
  But she did get to dance with Treat Williams—and applaud his spectacular ass—in "I Got Life." Clip below...
  Hair is a really good
  
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• Louisiana to hunters: Deer urine lures might spread disease

  06-08-2018 20:17
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana wildlife officials are cautioning hunters that deer urine lures might carry malformed proteins that can spread a fatal brain infection called chronic wasting disease. Seven states — Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia — have banned such lures, which are used to attract deer, a Department […]
  
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• From Bold and Funky to Deliciously Traditional, These Thai Restaurants Are the Best in Seattle

  06-08-2018 19:56 via thestranger.com
  
  by Julianne BellThe perfect Pad Thai at Little Uncle COURTESY OF LITTLE UNCLE
  In a city where Thai food is more popular than pizza, you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a purveyor of pad thai. But many places present anodyne, Americanized versions of Thai cuisine for the unadventurous palate. Here we've rounded up the unique Seattle gems distinct enough to stand out in a sea of pad see ew—the restaurants that specialize in the bold, funky flavors of authentic Northern Thai street foo
  
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• Tickets on Sale Now for Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights

  06-08-2018 19:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff
  Tickets just went on sale for the Seattle Rep's production of In the Heights, the Tony Award-winning musical from Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda, with a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The show, an ode to a diverse community in New York's Washington Heights, will come to Seattle from November 23 to December 30.Tickets are on sale now, and start at $17, but act fast and be warned: The ticket website has been experiencing extreme slowness and outages since ticket
  
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• Former deputy indicted on fraud charges involving nonprofit for K-9 teams

  06-08-2018 18:54
  The indictment says the former deputy used some of the police-dog nonprofit group's funds between 2010 and 2015 to make payments on his personal credit card, to pay cable and cellphone bills and make purchases at stores and restaurants.
  
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• Former deputy indicted on fraud charges involving non-profit

  06-08-2018 18:54
  The indictment says the former deputy used some of the police-dog nonprofit group's funds between 2010 and 2015 to make payments on his personal credit card, to pay cable and cellphone bills and make purchases at stores and restaurants.
  
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• Oregon covered bridge from ‘Homeward Bound’ movie set for removal

  06-08-2018 18:51
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Now is the time to see the covered bridge that appeared in the Walt Disney movie “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.” The Bend Bulletin reports the Hixon Bridge across Tumalo Creek in Shevlin Park is scheduled to be removed next year after experts determined it had reached the end of its […]
  
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• California Is On Fire—Again, Still—But Who's To Blame?

  06-08-2018 18:11 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageOrange idiot says it's environmentalism...
  President Donald Trump on Sunday cryptically blamed the sweeping wildfires in California, that have killed at least 21 people, on “bad environment laws” and suggested that the state should cut down trees to prevent the fire spread.
  Religious idiot says it's the gays...
  Radical anti-LGBTQ radio host and pastor Kevin Swanson said on his “Generations” radio program today that the wildfires that are ravaging California a
  
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• Rescuers search for sick orca — but J pod hasn’t been seen for days

  06-08-2018 17:51
  There has been no sign of J Pod, J50's family, in San Juan Island waters since Thursday. The pod has been keeping to the outer coast and west end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and environs.
  
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• Lummi Nation, biologists prepare to feed starving orca. But where is she?

  06-08-2018 17:51
  There has been no sign of J Pod, J50's family, in San Juan Island waters since Thursday. The pod has been keeping to the outer coast and west end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and environs.
  
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• Triple-digit heat to make life tough for Oregon fire crews

  06-08-2018 17:48
  MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Triple-digit heat returns to southern Oregon this week, making life difficult for crews battling several major wildfires. The Statesman Journal reports milder temperatures in recent days allowed firefighters to make progress on a blaze west of Grants Pass that has burned more than 62 square miles (160 square kilometers). That fire […]
  
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• Crews nearing full containment of Oregon complex of wildfires

  06-08-2018 17:48
  MEDFORD, Ore. — The state Department of Forestry says a complex of wildfires burning since mid-July in southwestern Oregon is now more than 80 percent contained. The agency said in a news release Monday that crews using infrared scanners to detect pockets of heat near containment lines are finding fewer hot spots. Extinguishing the remaining […]
  
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• Patriot Prayer and the Proud Boys Are Rallying in Seattle on August 18

  06-08-2018 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The counter protests in Portland last weekend ensured that Gibson continues to get his face in the news. We’ll see if Seattle does any better.by Lester BlackJoey Gibson, center, at a rally he organized last Saturday in Portland.Karen Ducey/ Getty
  Fresh off a disorderly rally in Portland, Joey Gibson and his far-right political group Patriot Prayer are on their way to Seattle. The group has a permit to bring their free speech and guns to City Hall Plaza next Saturday, August 18, with a rall
  
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• Slog AM: Portland Police's Actions at Patriot Prayer Under Review, Amazon Removes Nazi-Themed Items For Sale, Cat Serial Killer at Large

  06-08-2018 17:01 via thestranger.com
  
  Washington agricultural labor shortage continues, Amish Uber, assassination attempt on Venezuelan presidentby Nathalie GrahamThis cat could be next.NiseriN / Getty Images
  Portland police under review for Patriot Prayer protest response: Counter protesters clashed with the far-right activists in Portland on Saturday. Police response seemed more focused on the counter protesters. The line between allowing free speech to persist and intervening when things become violent is becoming blurrier and bl
  
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• Want to vote? Here’s how

  06-08-2018 15:00
  Ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, put in a drop box or returned in person to your county elections department by 8 p.m. Tuesday.
  
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• Superheated race for Pierce County prosecutor, pitting boss against former chief deputy, is most expensive county-level contest in state

  06-08-2018 15:00
  Every campaign season features battles that test partisan loyalties, but for sheer equilibrium-busting, the race for Pierce County prosecutor is hard to match. The contest pits challenger Mary Robnett against incumbent Mark Lindquist. From the outset, it promised to be a sizzler. On the eve of Tuesday’s primary, it’s turned into a full-blown fire, and […]
  
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• As Washington growers struggle with labor shortage, vote in Congress on farmworker bill remains elusive

  06-08-2018 15:00
  The legislation would make it easier for employers to bring in people from other countries for temporary agricultural work, offer legal status to undocumented farmworkers already living in the U.S., and require that employers use a system that confirms work eligibility.
  
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• A serial cat killer is responsible for seven feline deaths in Washington state, police believe

  06-08-2018 13:12
  On Saturday night, Kathy Harrigan fed and brushed Harley, a deaf tabby cat who she had been taking care of for the past two years. Leaving him in the heated outdoor cat house that she had built him, she went to bed. The next morning when she woke up, she told Q13 Fox News, Harley […]
  
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• A serial cat killer is responsible for feline deaths in Washington state, police suspect

  06-08-2018 13:12
  Mutilated cats have been discovered in Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater. Police believe the deaths could all be the work of one person and are urging people to keep pets indoors.
  
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• A serial cat killer is responsible for feline deaths in Thurston County, police suspect

  06-08-2018 13:12
  Mutilated cats have been discovered in Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater. Police believe the deaths could all be the work of one person and are urging people to keep pets indoors.
  
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• A serial cat killer is responsible for 7 feline deaths in Washington state, police suspect

  06-08-2018 13:12
  Mutilated cats have been discovered in Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and near Port Angeles. Police believe the deaths could all be the work of one person and are urging people to keep pets indoors.
  
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• Cancer study of nuclear test site expected to finish in 2019

  06-08-2018 06:02
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A long-anticipated study into the cancer risks of New Mexico residents living near the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test likely will be published in 2019, the National Cancer Institute announced. Institute spokesman Michael Levin told The Associated Press that researchers are examining data on diet and radiation exposure […]
  
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• Awaited ‘Trinity Test’ cancer study may be released in 2019

  06-08-2018 06:02
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The National Cancer Institute says its long-anticipated study into the cancer risks of New Mexico residents living near the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test likely will be published in 2019. Institute spokesman Michael Levin told The Associated Press that researchers are examining data on diet and radiation exposure […]
  
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• ‘Facts of Life’ star Charlotte Rae dies at 92

  06-08-2018 05:47
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlotte Rae, who played a wise and patient housemother to a brood of teenage girls on the long-running sitcom “The Facts of Life” during a career that encompassed many other TV roles as well as stage and film appearances, has died. She was 92. Rae died at her Los Angeles home […]
  
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• Learn to fly high in trapeze class in Georgetown

  06-08-2018 03:51
  SANCA is the School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. It offers classes for all ages and abilities, with drop-in and session options and scholarships available for youth. To learn more, visit sancaseattle.org.
  
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• Just when you thought it was over, Seattle temperatures are expected to creep back into the 90s this week

  06-08-2018 03:42
  Seattle is expected to swelter under daytime temperatures approaching 90 and warm nights this week.
  
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• Search continues for missing Seattle hiker; dogs, helicopters and searchers have failed to locate woman

  06-08-2018 01:19
  Search and rescue teams resumed their search for missing hiker Samantha "Sam" Sayers Sunday. She's been missing since Wednesday after going on a solo hike south of Darrington.
  
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• Portland chief orders review of police force used at protest

  06-08-2018 00:38
  Some counterprotesters said police were heavy-handed, using batons, stun grenades and rubber bullets against those who were there to protests the presence of extreme-right groups.
  
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• Woman dies in fire in Yelm

  06-08-2018 00:36
  YELM, Wash. (AP) — Police say a woman died in Yelm after she burned in a fire. The Olympian reports that emergency responders were called at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday to a field near Rhoton Road and Quail Meadows Court Southeast. It’s an area where the homeless are known to camp. Police Chief Todd Stancil […]
  
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