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• Why I’m Voting Uncommitted Delegates in the Washington State Presidential Primary

  11-03-2024 20:19 via thestranger.com
  
  I Believe in the Politics of Hopeby Nilu JenksWhen Donald Trump got elected in 2016, I sank into despair. But then a friend shared with me a nugget of wisdom from the great Reverend Desmond Tutu: “Fear makes us lie down, and hope makes us stand up.” Those words moved me to stand up and volunteer for the Democratic Party to advocate for candidates across the nation. That advocacy led to Democratic wins in Congress, the election of President Joe Biden, and, as a result, real progress o
  
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• The Top 31 Events in Seattle This Week: Mar 11–17, 2024

  11-03-2024 18:00 via everout.com
  
  Cat Power, Taste Washington, and More Top Picksby EverOut StaffIs your life a hot mess? One thing we can help out with is sorting out your social calendar for the week, with top event suggestions from Cat Power Sings Dylan to Talking Pictures: Ben Gibbard Presents Drifting Clouds and from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to Taste Washington.
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  If you were a fan of Florence and the Machine before they really took off (I'm talking circa "Kiss With A Fist"), then
  
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• Join the Mobilization Against Boeing’s Defense Suppliers Summit

  11-03-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Join us Tuesday to oppose Boeing and say “NO TO DSS”! “CUT TIES WITH BOEING”!by Wade PhillipsOn Tuesday, Boeing will convene the 2024 Aerospace and Defense Supplier Summit (DSS) in downtown Seattle. Touted by executives as “an excellent opportunity for suppliers to showcase their capabilities,” the summit is also an opportune chance for Boeing to network directly with suppliers, vendors, and global customers on aviation, weapons supply-chain logistics, and str
  
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• After Landlord Complains, Seattle Boots Downtown’s Oldest Sidewalk Newsstand

  11-03-2024 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Owner of Turco’s Last Stand Vows to Keep Fighting to Save Itby Rich SmithTurco's Last Stand on 3rd Avenue and Pike Street survived nearly the entire 20th century, a fire in 2006, several burglaries, and the ongoing demise of print journalism, but it may not survive the profit motive of the guy who partly owns the old Woolworth's building next door, which currently houses a Ross Dress for Less. 
  On Sunday the City removed the kiosk, risking the deletion of over a century of labor and j
  
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• Slog AM: Boeing's Mess Continues, Kate Middleton's Doctored Photo, Washington Spends $1 Million a Day Trying to Save Salmon

  11-03-2024 16:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamSnoozing on the job: Two pilots from Indonesia's Batik Air both fell asleep for 28 minutes during a flight from the island of Sulawesi to Jakarta. The plane veered off course. There was no damage and no harm done to any of the flight's passengers. Still, not exactly what you'd call an ideal situation. Though, snoozing pilots aren't uncommon. According to a recent survey of European pilots, "3 out of 4 pilots fell asleep while flying a pl
  
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