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• The GOP Goes Full On Birth of a Nation on Florida's Black Gubernatorial Candidate

  29-10-2018 23:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeCorrupt and lazy black politicians in Birth of a Nation. Birth of a Nation
  The GOP is brazenly calling Andrew Gillum—the black politician running for governor in Florida—a monkey, a criminal, and stupid. The GOP is nothing but that party. What's now dead for good is the idea that American politics is composed of two sides that are represented by two large parties that have two views of what's good for the US as a whole, with each side possessing its legitimate points
  
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• Fight over Washington’s carbon-fee initiative shaping up to be costliest in state history

  29-10-2018 23:23
  Campaign data shows that a total of $45 million has poured into both campaigns, with opponents raising twice as much as supporters.
  
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• Fight over carbon fee initiative shaping up to be costliest

  29-10-2018 23:23
  Campaign data shows that a total of $45 million has poured into both campaigns, with opponents raising twice as much as supporters.
  
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• Scientists to explore new sites in Puerto Rico, USVI waters

  29-10-2018 23:11
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Scientists will explore new sites in deep waters surrounding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to learn more about coral and fish habitats as part of a 22-day mission led by the U.S. government. The team aboard the 224-foot (68-meter) Okeanos Explorer also will map geological features up […]
  
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• Seattle woman contracts West Nile virus, marking first local infection

  29-10-2018 23:09
  A Seattle woman in her 40s is the first person known to be infected locally with the West Nile virus. In the past, reported cases in King County residents were likely contracted out of state or in Eastern Washington.
  
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• Two Quick Questions to Start the Week

  29-10-2018 22:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  I have two my questions that I’d really love your opinion on.
  1. If limerence is similar to an addiction and we know that it doesn’t last forever, would we not naturally want to seek out that feeling with another partner once it runs out to get that feeling back? Could that prove that humans aren’t naturally or biologically monogamous?
  2. During my first sociology class in college, my professor said something I have never forgotten. &l
  
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• Seattle’s Holocaust Center works with teachers to curb hatred as anti-Semitic attacks surge

  29-10-2018 22:38
  Anti-Semitic incidents in Washington rose almost sevenfold last year, according to a report by the Anti-Defamation League.
  
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• ICYMI: You Do Not Want Nathan Choi on the Washington State Supreme Court

  29-10-2018 22:38 via thestranger.com
  
  Supreme Court Justice Steve Gonzalez is running against a crazy person that was last seen running around Belltown trying to escape an interview with KIRO 7's Essex Porter.by Lester BlackEssex Porter wearing a very nice beret as he tried to chase down Nathan Choi. KIRO 7Supreme Court candidate Nathan Choi just gave us another reason to vote for his opponent, Steve Gonzalez, when he gave KIRO 7’s Essex Porter one of the most bizarre interviews of the local season. It was less of an interview
  
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• Police, Coast Guard investigate ‘potential suspicious device’ at Pier 55 on Seattle waterfront

  29-10-2018 22:13
  Divers from the Global Diving and Salvage company reported the suspicious package just before 11:30 a.m.
  
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• Maybe Young Voters Are About to Turn Out in Large Numbers After All

  29-10-2018 22:13 via thestranger.com
  
  Excellent. If true.by Eli SandersA new poll has some (potential) good news. Loren Elliott / Stringer
  Maybe you've heard this a time or two: back during the 2014 midterms—which gave us the Republican-controlled Congress that helped give us Trumpmerica—only 16 percent of eligible 18 to 29-year-olds voted.
  There have been various signs that turnout among young voters isn't going to increase much for the 2018 midterms. But today, just when everyone could probably use a bit of encouraging
  
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• Coast Guard says suspicious device at Pier 55 ‘deemed harmless’

  29-10-2018 22:13
  Divers from the Global Diving and Salvage company reported the suspicious package on Pier 55 just before 11:30 a.m.
  
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• How to Counteract the Outside Money Flooding Washington State Races

  29-10-2018 21:28 via thestranger.com
  
  As voters check out, outside spending groups check in.by Rich SmithDemocrats need to be going door-to-door in Washington's 8th. You can do double-duty on Halloween.Duane Prokop / Getty ImagesOn Friday the Seattle Times reported on the obscene levels of cash flowing into Congressional races in Washington state. Democratic and Republican PACs have spent over $16 million dollars largely on ads in Washington's 8th. If you combine that number with the amount raised by Democrat Kim Schrier and Republi
  
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• The 84 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Oct 29-Nov 4, 2018

  29-10-2018 21:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffSee the world premiere of Kyle Davis's solo work A Dark and Lonely Space, along with two Pacific Northwest Ballet premieres, at All Premiere this weekend. Courtesy of PNB
  Our music critics have already chosen the 47 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn to recommend the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks—from the Short Run Comix and Arts Festival to the America's Test Kitchen Seattle EATS Cooking, Food &
  
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• Hillary Clinton May Run Again and Oh God Make It Stop

  29-10-2018 20:51 via thestranger.com
  
  It's Clinton versus Trump in 2020, and this time, he might not even need Russia's help.by Katie HerzogIt's time to move on.ginosphotos/Getty ImagesThe Hill reports that during a Q&A with Recode's Kara Swisher on Friday evening, Hillary Clinton said she still wants to be president... and may consider actually running once again.From the Hill:Clinton went on to say that "there’s going to be so much work to be done" after a Democrat "hopefully" wins the next presidential election.
  "The wo
  
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• Tourists flee typhoon-ravaged Northern Marianas

  29-10-2018 20:30
  A super typhoon that ravaged a Pacific U.S. territory sent tourists fleeing and postponed elections as residents struggled with a power outage, destroyed homes and long lines for gasoline. U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Ralph Torres said on his office’s Facebook page that elections will be postponed until Nov. 13. Early voting […]
  
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• Election postponed for typhoon-ravaged Northern Marianas

  29-10-2018 20:30
  HONOLULU (AP) — Elections are being postponed in a Pacific U.S. territory going without electricity after a super typhoon destroyed homes, toppled trees, utility poles and left a woman dead. U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Ralph Torres says on his Facebook page that he’s postponing elections until Nov. 13. Early voting will […]
  
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• Feel Free to Bail When Suspiria Turns Into a Satanic Thom Yorke Music Video

  29-10-2018 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Fans of giallo and European grandes dames should probably see Suspiria, but feel free to bail before it turns into a satanic Thom Yorke music video.by Joule ZelmanSuspiria opens on Halloween.We, Joule and Kim, are two cinephiles with a complicated love for Dario Argento's 1977 giallo* Suspiria, the tale of an American ingenue who finds out her German dance school is hiding a coven. So we asked to review Luca Guadignino's Dakota Johnson-starring remake together. The original idea was to have
  
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• Mountain birds on “escalator to extinction” as planet warms

  29-10-2018 20:01
  "We think temperature is the master-switch in explaining why species live where they do on mountain slopes," said Benjamin Freeman, at the University of British Columbia. "A huge majority of species in our study were doing the same thing."
  
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• Party Jail Host and Quirky DJ Ruben Mendez Is Making the Cha Cha Cool Again

  29-10-2018 19:41 via thestranger.com
  
  From "Sex Dwarf" to "Masochistic Beauty," Party Jail host/DJ Ruben Mendez spins records with a humorous twist that make you move and feel weirdly good.by Dave SegalWhen not playing guitar for Dyed, Ruben Mendez hosts the Party Jail monthly, where he spins an odd array of records that make you feel strangely great.MAIA DOTYRUBEN MENDEZ (Party Jail)
  Current top 5 tracks:"My 5 favorite tracks to listen to and play for the people, right now, are..."
  Soft Cell, "Sex Dwarf" (Some Bizzare/Sire/Vertigo)
  
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• NASA spacecraft sets record for closest approach to sun

  29-10-2018 19:31
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is now closer to the sun than any spacecraft has ever gotten. Parker on Monday surpassed the record of 26.6 million miles (43 million kilometers) set by Helios-2 back in 1976. And it will keep getting closer to the sun until it flies through the corona, […]
  
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• 13 places to take the kids trick or treating on Halloween in and around Seattle

  29-10-2018 19:20
  Halloween 2018 starts early in business districts and malls all over King County.
  
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• UW Light Rail Station's Escalator Woes Will Cost at Least $20 Million to Fix

  29-10-2018 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie Herzog Sound TransitAs Nathalie mentioned last week, the escalators at the UW light station break down... a LOT. If you're into sweating hard, breathing heavy, and risking arrest, it might not be such a big deal for you to climb up the side of the building or whatever, but just plain taking the stairs isn't even an option at the UW station. Why? Aside from the emergency-only stairs that aren't open to the public, there literally aren't any. This has lead to crazy delays for the elevator
  
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• The 47 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: Oct 29-Nov 4, 2018

  29-10-2018 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDon't miss a co-headlining tour stop in Tacoma with Drake and Migos on Thursday.
  This week, our music critics have picked everything from the last round of Earshot Jazz Festival shows to a Halloween party with reliably excellent surf-rock group La Luz (and Shy Boys) to a bill of cream-of-the-crop punk classics with Wimps, Lithics, and Hayley and the Crushers. Follow the links below for ticket links and music clips for all of their picks, and find even more shows on
  
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• Dear Oregonian: Joey Gibson Doesn't Need Our Understanding

  29-10-2018 18:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Alex ZielinskiJoey Gibson speaking at a pro-Trump rally he organized in 2017.DOUG BROWN
  On Saturday morning, Portlanders awoke to news that a right-wing, anti-Semitic extremist entered a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 people attending Shabbat service.The next day, the Oregonian ran a love letter to the leader of the Portland area’s own far-right extremist group.Titled “The Misunderstood Joey Gibson,” Oregonian columnist Elizabeth Hovde wove a sympathetic story about a ho
  
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• Big quake in Romania could topple many schools, buildings

  29-10-2018 18:01
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities say 170 schools and some 350 apartment buildings in the capital of Bucharest would not withstand a major earthquake. They spoke Monday, a day after a quake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit eastern and central Romania, the biggest in 14 years. There were no reports of significant damage. […]
  
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• WSDA Tests Show Frequent Illegal Pesticide Use on Cannabis

  29-10-2018 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Over 40 percent of pot tested by the state showed illegal amounts of pesticides. Is it a public health emergency?by Lester Black
  Over 40 percent of the pot the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) tested between March of 2017 and July of 2018 showed illegal levels of pesticides, according to a new report from a group of medical cannabis advocates.The state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) has used the WSDA’s labs to test legal pot for pesticides for over three years. Pa
  
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• Small tornado hits Portland, Ore., during fall storm

  29-10-2018 17:33
  PORTLAND, Ore. — A small tornado hit Portland, Oregon, during an intense fall rainstorm. The National Weather Service says the tornado on Sunday afternoon overturned three unoccupied trailers, damaged a roof, snapped tree limbs and briefly left about 800 people without power. The twister was a category E-0 — the smallest category — and had […]
  
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• Seahawks Cruise Past Lions, Are Maybe Really Good?

  29-10-2018 17:29 via thestranger.com
  
  by Spike FriedmanChris Carson, looking good. Harry How /Getty Images Sport
  The Seahawks cruised to a 28-14 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday, and look to be one of the most complete football teams in the NFL right now. Which is wild. Because they were terrible at the beginning of the season. But now? Now the Seahawks have won four of their last five games, and are increasingly doing it in style.Sunday’s game was a comprehensive win against a good opponent on the road, and it showed that
  
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• Capitol Hill puts on ‘Hilloween’ with treats and a few tricks; check out the costumes

  29-10-2018 17:14
  Looking for Halloween events this week? Check out our guide for the greater Seattle area.
  
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• How old is cacao? New research pushes back date

  29-10-2018 17:04
  NEW YORK (AP) — New research strengthens the case that people used the chocolate ingredient cacao in South America 5,400 years ago, underscoring the seed’s radical transformation into today’s Twix bars and M&M candies. Tests indicate traces of cacao on artifacts from an archaeological site in Ecuador, according to a study published Monday. That’s about […]
  
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• Hubble Space Telescope working again after 3-week shutdown

  29-10-2018 16:57
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope is studying the cosmos once again after a three-week shutdown. NASA says the orbiting observatory resumed scientific observations over the weekend. Hubble’s pointing system was compromised earlier this month when an old gyroscope finally failed. The backup did not kick in properly, forcing flight controllers to […]
  
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• Slog AM: King County's Voter Surge, State Rep Sued Over Facebook Behavior, Candy Corn Is Fucking Bad for You

  29-10-2018 16:21 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellThis is a metaphor JNEphotos/Getty Images
  King County Election surge: Can you feel it? I know I can. The turnout for registered voters is almost as high as it was during the 2016 presidential election! Already more than double the number of ballots from the 2014 midterm election have been received. Be part of the surge! All the information you need to do so can be found here, compiled by Lester Black.
  Mass shooting at synagogue: "U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said federal prosecutors
  
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• Man dies in Des Moines shooting; police search for suspect’s car

  29-10-2018 16:02
  Police are searching for a dark 4-door sedan that was seen traveling eastbound away from the scene of the shooting.
  
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• New Dungeons & Dragons book is a real monster

  29-10-2018 15:00
  "I think the book has something for everyone," co-author Michael Witwer said, "anyone who is interested in fantasy art or pop art."
  
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• UPS tests tricycles with extra oomph in Seattle

  29-10-2018 14:00
  The pilot project, an attempt to make downtown deliveries more efficient, will start in the Pike Place Market neighborhood and, if successful, could expand around Seattle and the nation.
  
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• UPS launches an electric-assisted tricycle delivery service in Seattle

  29-10-2018 14:00
  The pilot project, an attempt to make downtown deliveries more efficient, will start in the Pike Place Market neighborhood and, if successful, could expand around Seattle and the nation.
  
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• This is not the time to compromise: Our open society is worth fighting for

  29-10-2018 14:00
  Diversity, compassion and inclusiveness are not losing propositions in this election season. They're moral values worth fighting for.
  
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• Should Seattle shelter homeless people in a giant tent, like Tacoma does? Here’s a look inside

  29-10-2018 14:00
  City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda wants Seattle to open a large tent shelter to get more homeless people under roofs by winter. She's looking at a concept from LA, though Tacoma has recorded success with its own stability shelter.
  
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• Seattle, following other cities, considers disaster-response style tent shelter for homeless

  29-10-2018 14:00
  City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda wants Seattle to open a large tent shelter to get more homeless people under roofs by winter. She's looking at a concept from LA, though Tacoma has recorded success with its own stability shelter.
  
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• ‘It has a story to tell’: How a descendant of Napoleon’s willow tree took root on a Seattle hillside

  29-10-2018 14:00
  The tree and its descendants, believed to be genetic clones to the willow planted near the French dictator's grave site, hasn’t given up even after in 135 years, despite arduous conditions, vehicle exhaust and even once getting chopped down.
  
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• How much would I-1631’s carbon fee cost you? That depends

  29-10-2018 14:00
  The direct costs would start to hit in 2020, with fees assessed on petroleum, natural gas and coal fuels.
  
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• How much would I-1631’s carbon fee cost you at the gas pump and to heat your home?

  29-10-2018 14:00
  The direct costs would start to hit in 2020, with fees assessed on petroleum, natural gas and coal fuels.
  
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• A month after rape allegation against Sen. Joe Fain, still no word on an investigation

  29-10-2018 14:00
  One month after a Seattle woman accused state Sen. Joe Fain of raping her in 2007, there is little indication state or local officials plan to investigate the allegation before Election Day — and no guarantees that a review will ultimately happen.
  
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• A month after rape allegation against Sen. Joe Fain, no word on an investigation

  29-10-2018 14:00
  One month after a Seattle woman accused state Sen. Joe Fain of raping her in 2007, there is little indication state or local officials plan to investigate the allegation before Election Day — and no guarantees that a review will ultimately happen.
  
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• Hurricane Oscar gains strength but still not threat to land

  29-10-2018 13:42
  MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Oscar has gained a little strength, but forecasters say the storm is curving away from land over the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Oscar was centered Monday morning about 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) southeast of Bermuda, with top sustained winds of about 80 mph (130 kph). The storm […]
  
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• Hurricane Oscar gains strength but still no threat to land

  29-10-2018 13:42
  MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Oscar has gained a little strength, but forecasters say the storm is curving away from land over the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Oscar was centered Monday morning about 590 miles (955 kilometers) southeast of Bermuda, with top sustained winds of about 85 mph (140 kph). The storm […]
  
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• EU lists air pollution hotspots as UN warns on child health

  29-10-2018 13:01
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Air quality across Europe is slowly improving, but harmful emissions remain stubbornly high in some countries, according to a study released Monday by the European Environment Agency. The Copenhagen-based agency calculated that air pollution caused more than half a million premature deaths across Europe in 2015 — mostly from tiny airborne […]
  
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• Rocket carrying 1st UAE-made satellite launched from Japan

  29-10-2018 07:58
  TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese rocket on Monday lifted the United Arab Emirates’ first locally made satellite into orbit successfully from a space center in southern Japan. The KhalifaSat Earth observation satellite was launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from the Tanegashima Space Center. The H-2A rocket also is carrying […]
  
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• Seattle’s Jewish community mourns Pittsburgh shooting victims; vigils set for Monday

  29-10-2018 00:39
  The Seattle area Jewish community gathered on Sunday for vigils to mourn the victims of the mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. A vigil and prayer service featuring interfaith leaders was scheduled for Monday evening at Temple De Hirsch Sinai.
  
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• Seattle’s Jewish community mourns Pittsburgh shooting victims; vigil set for Monday

  29-10-2018 00:39
  The Seattle area Jewish community gathered on Sunday for vigils to mourn the victims of the mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. A vigil and prayer service featuring interfaith leaders was scheduled for Monday evening at Temple De Hirsch Sinai.
  
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