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• This Unsually Warm Weekend Was a Nightmare

  18-03-2024 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  We only know how to enjoy sunny days, no matter what caused them.by Charles MudedeLet's begin with social engineering. It's usually seen as one of the dark arts. For example, Wikipedia describes it as, one, "the psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information." It also describes it as something specific to socialist societies: "In the 1920s the government of the Soviet Union embarked on a campaign to fundamentally alter the behavior and ideals o
  
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• Make Sure Your Vote Got Counted

  18-03-2024 22:08 via thestranger.com
  
  Many of you failed to check the party affiliation box on your ballot’s envelope, so your vote didn’t count. But that’s okay! You can fix it by 4:30 pm on March 21.by Hannah KriegElection agencies challenged more than 80,000 ballots in the Washington State Presidential primary last week. Of those, 20,000 come from residents in King County, home to the largest percentage of voters who selected “Uncommitted Delegates” in the Democratic primary in protest of President J
  
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• Arizona Man Turns Seattle Church into Planetarium

  18-03-2024 20:25 via thestranger.com
  
  We as a species would be much better off if we converted all houses of worship into concert halls. Music is the ultimate religion.by Dave Segal"Reflections is an immersive curatorial platform for sound, light, and space." That basic description belies a very important mission in the 2020s: to provide sanctuary from the numerous fucking horrors of the fucking world and to figuratively turn down the temperature of an overheated planet. And so Reflections founders Brandon Shotwell and Bob Maynard c
  
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• I Saw U Is Back!

  18-03-2024 18:17 via thestranger.com
  
  Don't let that spark die.by Stranger StaffYou asked for it, Seattle! The Stranger's beloved I Saw U column is back.
  Catch an eye on the light rail but miss your chance to grab that number? Fail to exchange contact information with that they/them baddie in the park, that adorable bank teller, that mysteriously shy go-go dancer? Don’t let that spark die. Write up a little love note to your crush, and we’ll share it on our platforms. 
    
   
   
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• The Top 36 Events in Seattle This Week: Mar 18–24, 2024

  18-03-2024 18:00 via everout.com
  
  Trevor Noah, Neko Case, and More Top Picksby EverOut StaffThere's a lot to do and see this week and no time to waste—we've done the heavy lifting by compiling the very best things to do, with events from Trevor Noah: Off The Record to Neko Case and from Women in Beer to Moisture Festival.
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  Trevor Noah: Off The Record
  Having grown up in apartheid-era South Africa, Noah’s worldly perspective shines alongside common-sense feminism in his specials like African American, Afr
  
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• See a Cop Driving Irresponsibly? Report It.

  18-03-2024 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  If We Report Enough Cops for Driving Badly, Maybe They’ll Stop Killing Us and Costing Us Moneyby Ashley NerbovigHave you ever seen a cop apparently take an illegal left turn, speed unnecessarily, or generally drive like an asshole, and then wonder whether they’re really above traffic laws? Well, they aren’t! And you–a normal-ass Seattle resident–can help try to stop that bad behavior by reporting irresponsible driving to the Office of Police Accountability. Doing so
  
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• Slog AM: Putin Wins "Highly Orchestrated" Election, Trump's Horrible Ohio Rally, Crows Are Helping Your Lawn

  18-03-2024 16:31 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamLooking to buy land in Seattle? Why don't you snatch up 10 acres of sweet, sweet North Seattle land for only $1.5 million? The only catch is those 10 acres are Crown Hill Cemetery. 
  A big, fat KING 5 correction: Last week, KING 5 reported on how a US District Court judge sided with the King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) in a legal motion that would preclude the KCSO from enforcing Burien's new camping ban, which makes it illegal fo
  
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