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• Scarecrow’s 2024 Psychotronic Challenge: Day 9

  09-10-2024 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  "Just because the party has ended, that doesn’t mean the activities have."by Julianne Bell9. BUT AFTER THE GIG: Just because the party has ended, that doesn’t mean the activities have.
  Green Room
  For today’s “after the gig” prompt, we’re talking about A24’s critically acclaimed horror-thriller Green Room. Fictional punk band the Ain’t Rights, composed of bassist Pat (the tragically departed Anton Yelchin), guitarist Sam (Alia Shawkat), drummer Reec
  
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• City of Seattle Urges “No” Vote on I-2117 to Repeal Climate Commitment Act

  09-10-2024 21:18 via thestranger.com
  
  The City’s symbolic stand to protect the environment from the rich and powerful matters less than how they invest money toward that end in their own budget.by Hannah KriegThe Seattle City Council passed a resolution Tuesday opposing I-2117, a Republican-backed, Let’s-Go-Washington-branded initiative that would overturn the Climate Commitment Act (CCA)’s cap-and-trade system and prevent the state from establishing another one in the future. If the initiative passes, Washington c
  
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• Struggle Sessions

  09-10-2024 18:29 via thestranger.com
  
  It's amateur night at Savage Love.by Dan SavageDear Readers: It’s my birthday this week — thank you very much — and I’ve retreated to a secret, undisclosed location (without Internet access!) to ignore, er, celebrate the occasion. So, in place of a regular column (you ask, I answer) below you’ll find some questions I posted to Struggle Session, a weekly bonus column where I respond to comments from my readers and listeners. “Never read the comments” is s
  
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• A Stranger Killed an 80-Year-Old Dog Walker. We Have the Power to Prevent Such Tragedies.

  09-10-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Murders like those of 80-year-old dog-walker Ruth Dalton are unacceptable. They’re also preventable. To achieve lasting public safety, we need much larger investments in public health.by Justin WardWhen a judge recently ruled that the man accused of killing 80-year-old dog-walker Ruth Dalton was unfit to stand trial, the right started howling with indignation. In August, the man allegedly pulled Dalton from her car, which struck and killed her as her assailant drove away. Like similar high
  
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• Slog AM: City Council Raises Cop Bonuses, Gay Crosswalks Gay Again, Millions Flee Hurricane Milton

  09-10-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCall:( $$$: The Seattle City Council voted 6-1 to make the Seattle Police Department’s hiring bonus program permanent and to raise one-time incentives for experienced officers up from $30,000 to $50,000. Council Member Tammy Morales, the sole no vote, questioned why we’re doing this when the mayor’s budget cuts $400,000 for police accountability and we’ve got a $250 million deficit. Council President Sara Nelson said we need
  
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