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• Bus Seat Hog

  27-03-2024 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Bus politics.by AnonymousI see you on a full bus, sitting in the aisle seat while the inside seat is empty. You might as well tape a sign to the seat next to you that reads, "My Comfort Is More Important Than Anyone Else’s."
  Sometimes people have lots of stuff that takes up a seat on a crowded bus, and that’s the unfortunate reality of life. But you? This? This is different. You make it impossible and awkward for someone to sit next to you. You hog the row and break the code of
  
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• New Law Requires More Inclusive School Curricula in Washington

  27-03-2024 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  With SB 5462, Washington becomes the seventh state to mandate LGBTQ-inclusive education, along with Oregon, California, Colorado, Nevada, Illinois and New Jersey.by Vivian McCallThis month, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that requires Washington schools to incorporate into lessons the history and contributions of people from marginalized groups–including LGBTQ people, people of color, and people with disabilities. 
  Under Senate Bill 5462, the Washington State School Directors Associati
  
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• Josh Binda Launches Progressive Challenge to Rep. Rick Larsen

  27-03-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  A couple progressives and a Trump-loving dude who aspires to join the Freedom Caucus are coming for Rep. Rick Larsen's seat.by Hannah KriegIn his 23 years in office, US Rep. Rick Larsen hasn’t had much reason to fear for his seat. A Republican hasn’t come within striking distance in Washington’s 2nd Congressional District since 2010, and a leftward challenger has never made it through the primary—that’s a worse record than WA02 libertarians. 
  This year, Lynnwoo
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Laurie Anderson, Alterations, Black Punk Weekend, 3rd Annual Sexy Jesus Competition, Sleater-Kinney

  27-03-2024 17:40 via thestranger.com
  
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Audrey VannWEDNESDAY 3/27  
  Tales of Lust & Madness with Lydia Lunch & Joseph Keckler
  (MUSIC) Here's your chance to see a living legend in the flesh! Counterculture icon Lydia Lunch is best known for her '70s no-wave band Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, as well as her later collaboration with Sonic Youth (their song "Death Valley '69" was named one of the "50 Most Evil Songs Ever" by Kerrang!) Nowadays, Lunch spends the bulk of
  
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• Health Care Providers in Washington Have a Chance to Save Trans Lives

  27-03-2024 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Those Not in the Field Can Help, Tooby Crystal BealWhile Transgender Day of Visibility happens annually on March 31, this year it’s happening against a backdrop of state officials legislating transgender people out of public life. Right now, more than 140,000 transgender adolescents have lost or are at risk of losing access to best-practice medical care due to bans in 23 states. Health care providers in Washington have a chance to help save transgender lives.As a family medicine physician
  
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• Slog AM: Puget Sound Whales Could Be Different Species, Gazans Drown Trying to Retrieve Aid, RFK Announces Running Mate

  27-03-2024 16:41 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundupby Vivian McCallAshley rode along with Seattle’s dual dispatch team: By “rode along,” I mean they didn’t get a single call in five hours because the City hasn’t fully bought into this pseudo police alternative. The six social workers who compose the Community Assisted Response and Engagement (CARE) team are supposed to respond to low-priority calls alongside cops and then take over the scene if the cops say it's okay. The program a
  
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