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• Six People Left in Northwest Detention Center Hunger Strike

  27-08-2018 23:39 via thestranger.com
  
  “First of all ICE always lies."by Nathalie GrahamICE still denies that there's a hunger strike even happening. NG
  There are at least six people still on hunger strike within the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, according to NWDC Resistance.The NWDC hunger strike began in response to strikes occurring at prisons across the country. In Washington, over 200 detained immigrants participated at the outset on Aug. 21.
  They acted in solidarity with those imprisoned across the country, with p
  
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• Indivisible Cancels #Resistance Hero Amy Siskind's Appearance After Twitter Blow Up

  27-08-2018 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogThis event is no longer happening.
  On Saturday, progressive advocacy group Seattle Indivisible announced the cancellation of a scheduled appearance with Amy Siskind, #Resistance hero and the creator of The Weekly List (also known as "The List"), a regular compendium of news stories and Trumpian wrongdoings that originated shorty after he was electoral colleged into office. The List started out as viral online content, and since November 2016, has evolved into a website, a podcast,
  
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• Why Can’t One of the Richest Cities in the U.S. Solve Its Homelessness Crisis? Well, It Isn’t Really Trying—and It Won’t Until You Make It.

  27-08-2018 22:40 via thestranger.com
  
  "Get involved. Ending homelessness in Seattle will only be a true government priority if we make sure of it."by McCaela DaffernThe writer, McCaela Daffern, is the Sustainability Manager for Capitol Hill Housing. Ansel Herz
  It’s not a new story when a large corporation throws its weight around, devouring public resources and hectoring its way through city government. With the Head Tax decapitated, Seattle’s homelessness crisis raging on, and with King County threatening to minimize it
  
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• 2 injured in Everett hotel explosion

  27-08-2018 22:37
  Authorities say a butane canister exploded after it was left too close to a candle in a room at the Delta Hotel.
  
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• The 41 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Aug 27-Sept 2, 2018

  27-08-2018 22:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffWhether you're looking for music, comedy, visual art, theater, or laser shows, you should be able to find it at Bumbershoot. dcongerphoto
  Our music critics have already chosen the 27 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 Yellow Fish Durational Performance Art Festival to your last chances to see M.C. Escher: Transformations, and from a ra
  
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• Seattle Judge Extends Ban on 3-D Printed Gun Blueprints

  27-08-2018 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  We do not currently have the right to print arms. That is okay.by Nathalie GrahamWe don't have any reason to fear 3-D printers. For now. GETTY IMAGES
  Washington lawmakers are not bereft of common sense. They think having 3-D printable guns is a bad idea. Us too.Today, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik extended a temporary restraining order (TRO) that blocks blueprints for 3-D printable guns from being posted online. At least until the ongoing legal dispute around the matter has been settle
  
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• Meet The Stranger's New Art Director, Jessica Stein!

  27-08-2018 21:52 via thestranger.com
  
  by Corianton Hale
  We’re incredibly excited to promote our spectacular editorial designer Jessica Stein to the well-deserved role of Art Director.
  Before joining The Stranger in 2016, Jessica has worked as a photographer, photographing babies, newlyweds, and frothy glasses of beer. As a designer, she’s worked for breweries, magazines, and in the freelance arena. Passionate about photography, language, and travel, she’s seen a lot of the world and tried a lot of beer.
  In college,
  
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• Snap! 90s Mainstay MadMax Wallace Is a Party DJ Who Likes to Keep It Weird

  27-08-2018 21:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Snap! 90s and Swayze! 80s resident MadMax Wallace is a party DJ who takes dancers on journeys they don't know they want to be on.by Dave Segal"There’s something magical with just DJing from records that you’ve found at a thrift store sometimes." Jim Yeager
  DJ MADMAX WALLACE (Snap! 90s Dance Party; Swayze! 80s Dance Party)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Prince, "Money Don’t Matter 2 Night" (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.) ESG, "UFO" (99)The Lafayette Afro Rock Band, "Darkest Light" (America)W
  
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• Highway 395 in Eastern Washington renamed for U.S. Rep. Tom Foley

  27-08-2018 21:25
  The renaming of the highway applies to the 275-mile section of the route in Washington state, part of an interstate highway connecting Canada to Mexico.
  
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• Cold, dry climate shifts linked to Neanderthal disappearance

  27-08-2018 21:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ancient periods of cold and dry climate helped our species replace Neanderthals in Europe, a study suggests. Researchers found that such cold periods coincided with an apparent disappearance of our evolutionary cousins in different parts of the continent, followed by the appearance of our species, Homo sapiens. “Whether they moved or […]
  
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• The 27 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: Aug 27-Sept 2, 2018

  27-08-2018 20:47 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDon't miss Khalid and his gravelly, lived-in voice at the first weekend of the Washington State Fair.Kacie Tomita
  This week, our music critics have picked everything from beloved local non-binary pop star Michete (with the Fabulous Downey Bros. and Guayaba) to Seattle's biggest music, comedy, and arts festival, Bumbershoot, to rock legend and dad bod owner Dave Matthews Band. Follow the links below for ticket links and music clips for all of their picks, and find ev
  
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• Jayapal Endorses Joe Nguyen in the 34th District

  27-08-2018 20:24 via thestranger.com
  
  U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal endorsed Joe Nguyen, a candidate for Washington Senate representing parts of South Seattle and Vashon Island, on Monday.by Lester BlackJoe Nguyen told me this beer was Fucking great Lester Black
  Joe Nguyen is fucking killing it. The candidate for Washington Senate representing South Seattle and Vashon Island has expanded his primary vote margin to over 31 percent, a clear lead over his general election opponent Shannon Braddock. Now he has the support of U.S. Rep. Prami
  
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• Construction Worker Strike Halts Projects Around Puget Sound

  27-08-2018 19:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogLocal 302 members on strikeNotice something strange around here lately? Turn off the NPR for a moment and take a listen. You hear that? It's... silence. There's no clanging, no clacking, no banging, and (blissfully) no jackhammering thanks to an ongoing strike by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302 over a dispute over a new union contract with the Associated General Contractors of Washington.The strike started last Tuesday and impacts an array of construction
  
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• Who's More Trumpian: Kshama Sawant or the Spawn of a Burger Magnate?

  27-08-2018 19:35 via thestranger.com
  
  One of them flies a seaplane to a ski resort. One is a socialist city council member.by Rich SmithThe right keeps trying to compare Sawant to Trump because they're bad at thinking. CITY OF SEATTLE
  The heir to Dick's Drive-In, Saul Spady, called Kshama Sawant "the Trump in our midst" in an interview with Jason Rantz on Friday. During a discussion of her efforts to save the Showbox, Spady claimed she was "burning bridges and making it okay to victimize your neighbors."Personally and politically, I
  
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• VOTE: Who Is Your Favorite Bartender in Seattle?

  27-08-2018 19:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by The Stranger GEOFFREY SMITH
  Do you simply adore your bartender? Do they pour heavy, or make drinks you can’t stop ordering? Are they genial and hospitable and always makes you feel welcome and comfortable, even when the bar is slammed? An active listener who engages and connects with you and are sympathetic to your woes (or can believably pretend)? Capable of making any cocktail you ask for, are consistently great at it, and know just what to recommend if you’re feeling indecisive
  
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• Seattle judge blocks release of downloadable blueprints for producing 3D-printable guns

  27-08-2018 19:14
  Led by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, 19 states and the District of Columbia joined a lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction, contending that the federal government’s decision to allow the blueprints to be posted would have provided broad unregulated access to dangerous weapons.
  
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• Fire evacuations lifted for Canada’s Waterton Lakes park

  27-08-2018 18:51
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Much-needed rain fell across Montana on Monday and slowed the spread of a fire burning near the U.S.-Canada border enough for Canadian officials to lift an evacuation order issued last week for Waterton Lakes National Park. The rain has suppressed but not extinguished the 3-square-mile (8-square-kilometer) blaze burning in the northern […]
  
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• Rock climber falls while climbing at Smith Rock without rope

  27-08-2018 18:47
  TERREBONNE, Ore. (AP) — A 21-year-old rock climber from Virginia fell 150 feet while climbing at Smith Rock State Park without using a rope or other safety equipment. Benjamin Schulman was taken by helicopter to St. Charles Hospital in Bend with life-threatening injuries after the fall late Sunday afternoon. Authorities say Schulman, of Alexandria, Virginia, […]
  
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• New Randy Rainbow: If You Ever Got Impeached

  27-08-2018 18:20 via thestranger.com
  by Dan Savage
  I think I love you most of all, Rainbow.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Inmate has died at Spokane County Jail; 8th in 14 months

  27-08-2018 18:10
  The female inmate was pronounced dead at a Spokane hospital on Saturday evening after being found unresponsive in her cell.
  
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• Durkan Temporarily Protects Showbox, But Remains Open to Eventual Demolition

  27-08-2018 17:40 via thestranger.com
  
  Mayor Jenny Durkan signed a law that protects the historic Showbox venue for 10 months, but in doing so she said she was still open to eventual demolition.by Lester BlackDurkan's version of"saving the Showbox" might include its demolition. Kelly O
  The Showbox is officially safe from the wrecking ball for the next 10 months after Mayor Jenny Durkan signed an ordinance Friday that expands the Pike Place Market Historic District to protect the venue. But in her signing statement, Durkan alludes to
  
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• Slog AM: There Are Measles in King County, Another Delay for Metro, Two Victims Dead in Jacksonville Shooting

  27-08-2018 16:53 via thestranger.com
  
  A sexually frustrated dolphin, a lemon-stealing Californian, and a self-driving semi-truckby Nathalie GrahamTHIS IS NOT A QUESTION YOU SHOULD BE ASKING YOURSELF Hope Connolly /Getty Images
  Vaccinate your kids, you hippies: That's insulting to hippies. I meant "idiots." That's cause there is nothing “cool” or “alternative” about being the dumb fuck who doesn’t vaccinate their kids. There’s at least one documented case of measles in King County. In case you didn
  
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• Officials eye dam to create new water storage reservoir

  27-08-2018 16:43
  KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — State and local officials are launching on a $1 million environmental study to explore building a dam to create a new water storage reservoir in Benton County. The proposed project would build a 325-foot dam to create an off-channel storage reservoir in the Switzler Canyon. Water would be pumped from the […]
  
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• Canadian firm tests new process to turn Utah sands into oil

  27-08-2018 15:31
  The company says its cocktail of solvents can separate oil from rocks at little cost and with no water or air pollution. Environmentalists have concerns.
  
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• Readers ask: How are bus-route numbers picked, and why are empty buses in the HOV lane?

  27-08-2018 15:00
  Buses: You have questions; King County Metro has answers.
  
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• Damage to mother’s ‘black teen’ artwork teaches hard lessons in progressive Seattle

  27-08-2018 15:00
  The defacement and removal of “Black Teen Wearing Hoodie” artworks in Capitol Hill and West Seattle says a lot about the way society views young African-American men, but also about how we should respond to racism.
  
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• An uphill battle to get electric trolleybuses on Madison RapidRide route

  27-08-2018 15:00
  The agencies sought clean, wire-powered trolleybuses since voters approved the Move Seattle property-tax levy in 2015 and the Sound Transit 3 ballot measure in 2016, which each provide partial funding.
  
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• Tropical storm forms in eastern Pacific, may near Hawaii

  27-08-2018 05:21
  Weather experts say a tropical storm has developed in the eastern Pacific Ocean that may be heading west near Hawaii. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says Tropical Storm Miriam has formed about 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) east of the Hawaiian islands. Accuweather, a company that provides weather forecasting services, says Miriam has winds of […]
  
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• Everett schools set to start on time as teachers reach tentative deal with district

  27-08-2018 04:07
  School for students from first grade through high school is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Kindergarten begins Sept. 10.
  
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• Seattle protesters rally for abortion rights in opposition to Trump Supreme Court nominee

  27-08-2018 02:29
  Demonstrators called on lawmakers to stand against Kavanaugh mainly over concerns about women's and immigrant rights. 
  
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• Federal Way police investigate after weapon ‘discharged’ at mall

  27-08-2018 02:02
  No injuries have been reported, according to police.
  
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