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• MAGA Magnolia

  17-07-2024 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  I want my peace of mind back.by AnonymousI can still remember the sound of your old pick-up truck as it struggled to go up the hill on Dravus Street in Magnolia. I was walking my dog before his bed time when one of your friends turned on the high beams. I could hear the truck slowing down, and I remember a shiver down my spine as I thought, “Something bad is about to happen."Before I could even react, you had slowed to a crawl next to me. I can still remember how your voice was filled with
  
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• Realtor PAC Spends $60,000 on Council Member Tanya Woo’s Campaign

  17-07-2024 21:59 via thestranger.com
  
  Here We Go Againby Hannah KriegAnd so it begins. With the primary election weeks away, outside conservative interests started throwing cash at the 2024 race for the citywide city council seat. Big business won all but one seat on the council in 2023 because they outspent the labor lobby five fold. If labor wants more representatives in City Hall, then they may not want to take such a hands-off approach this go-round. 
  Washington Realtors Political Action Committee (WRPAC) spent $60,000 on a
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Hiatus Kaiyote and Digable Planets, Capitol Hill Block Party, Longlegs in 35mm, ML Buch, and as Much Soft Serve as You Can Eat

  17-07-2024 19:30 via thestranger.com
  
  One really great thing to do every day of the week!by Audrey VannWEDNESDAY 7/17  
  Hiatus Kaiyote and Digable Planets
  (MUSIC) Aussie jazz-funk ensemble Hiatus Kaiyote will take to Remlinger Farms in support of their fourth album, Love Heart Cheat Code, which embraces spontaneity with improvised tracks like "Sparkle Tape Break Up" and "And We Go Gentle." However, the show’s real draw is that Digable Planets, the greatest hip-hop group of all time (in my opinion) is opening. The tri
  
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• The Acolyte Might Be Woke, but the Force Is Not

  17-07-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  There is one conservative thing about the Star Wars universe.by Charles MudedeMy favorite alt-right reading of Disney's The Acolyte is found, of course, on Reddit. Its title: "Woke, Wobbly and Steeped in Feminism." Its substance: The new Star Wars show is way too Black, doesn't have enough white people, has no white males of note, and the white women who are Jedis "appear like they are all lesbians." As if this were not enough, the key planet in the series is run by a lesbian community. A Black
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle Too Expensive for Artists, Democrats Perfect the Art of Losing an Election, the RNC Continues

  17-07-2024 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallThe one way Seattle is actually dying: The Seattle Times asked 647 artists how much they make, and they confirmed what has become obvious: this city is too expensive for them. The paper’s survey found even the region’s most successful visual artists, writers, filmmakers, and other creatives can’t keep pace with the rising cost of living. Of the 611 artists who shared their income with the Times, 62% made less than $50,000, and
  
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• Into the Soil

  17-07-2024 01:47 via thestranger.com
  
  An interview with Yakima-born author Noé Álvarez.by Adam WillemsIt’s hard to categorize Accordion Eulogies by Noé Álvarez in genre-stable terms. Wisps of memoir, musical theory, travelog, political treatise, and dirge combine to spawn a searing commentary on neglect and healing and belonging. Immersive beyond words, it’s even got a playlist to accompany its punchy prose. 
  At its core, Álvarez’s second book is about a haunting absence. His
  
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• Public Defenders Pull Out of Talks after Mayor Reportedly Ignores Concerns over Jail Contract

  17-07-2024 00:38 via thestranger.com
  
  Contracting with SCORE would allow SPD officers to work around the King County Jail’s booking restrictions and book low-level offenders, likely those charged with nonviolent  misdemeanors.by Hannah KriegOn Friday, Department of Public Defense Director Anita Khandelwal sent a letter to Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office announcing her withdrawal from the ongoing, behind-the-scenes stakeholdering process surrounding a possible contract between the City of Seattle and the regional South
  
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