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• I Saw U: Making Eye Contact at the ICE Protest, Winning a Prize on the Claw Machine, and Looking Like Chad Michael Murray with Kurt Cobain Hair

  13-02-2026 22:00
  Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousMullet 4 Mullet at the Ice Protest: Revolutionary Eye Contact
  You: pink/purple curly mullet cutie carrying a long sign Me: gray/black mullet w boot sign. We locked eyes many a time, let’s go on a date? FUCK ICE!Southcenter skate claw machine
  You: short masc in a hat. Me: red jacket zombie shirt. You watched me win a prize for my friend’s birthday. I should have won you one too! Forgive me?
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• Look, I Didn’t Want to Like Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights

  13-02-2026 20:00
  But I Would Absolutely Let Jacob Elordi Be Mean to Meby Audrey VannI think anyone who has read Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights can agree that it’s a challenging read. Perspectives change chapter to chapter, Joseph the servant’s dialogue is basically unreadable, and most of Heathcliff and Cathy’s love story is played out through the next generation after—spoiler alert—Cathy dies during childbirth. In Emerald Fennell’s adaptation, she focuses on
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Feb 13–15, 2026

  13-02-2026 19:00
  Sound Off!, Tết in Seattle, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffThere's lots to love in our weekend guide, with festive events from Sound Off! 2026 to Tết in Seattle and from the Petit Troll Mardi Gras Parade to Sweetheart Book Fair. Plus, if the urge for new ink strikes, go get a Friday the 13th flash tattoo!
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  Slumber Party: Dalaine, Henry Mansfield
  A concert in an artisanal chocolate shop that encourages wearing pajamas? Sign me up. Owned and
  
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• Local Lawmakers Are Finally Moving Against ICE

  13-02-2026 18:12 via thestranger.com
  Impeding ICE with the combined powers of the city, county and the port.by Hannah Murphy WinterThis morning, Seattle City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck announced legislation to bar new or expanded detention facilities from being built within city limits. At the same time, Seattle Port Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa announced an order that would bar any expansion of immigration activity on Port land, and a second that provides civil rights education to anyone working on Port property.
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• Slog AM: SPD's May Day USA Fuck Up, EPA Won't Regulate Greenhouse Gases Anymore, Michigan Town Must Slaughter Park Deer

  13-02-2026 17:27
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamProtect and Serve? Last summer's May Day USA event, the right-wing Christian extremist event held in Cal Anderson, was a clusterfuck largely because of the Seattle Police Department's biases against the people of this city, a new report found. SPD apparently didn't see what the big deal was about holding an anti-LGBT rally in the park—they "weren't familiar with the neighborhood's history," according to PubliCola. They viewed May D
  
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• Guest Rant: We Can’t Resist Trump Without Revenue

  13-02-2026 01:15 via thestranger.com
  Cities and counties are begging for more progressive revenue tools. And it just so happens there's this progressive revenue tool in the Leg right now....by Teresa MosquedaAs the federal government continues to sow chaos and force unprecedented cuts that threaten our communities in need, the work we do at the local level to provide stability and support is more critical than ever. But with limited local revenue tools, our county and city resources are already failing to keep up with growing commu
  
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• Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie the Mercury Review

  13-02-2026 01:07 via thestranger.com
  Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie opens in wide release on Friday, February 13.by Dom SinacolaThis story was originally published by our sister paper, Portland Mercury.
  For nearly 20 years, Torontonian best friends Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol have chronicled the everyday existences of Torontonian best friends Matt (Johnson) and Jay (McCarrol) as they attempt to book a show for their band, Nirvanna the Band, at local venue the Rivoli.
  Granted, they've never acknowledged that their band
  
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• The Legislature Is Ready to Tax The Rich

  13-02-2026 00:18
  The millionaire's tax seems good, but is it great?by Nathalie GrahamWho will weep for the millionaires? 
  A 9.9 percent tax on annual earnings upward of $1 million could become reality in Washington state. A Senate bill is up for a full vote as soon as next week, and its companion in the House is still in committee. If either bill reaches Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk with enough tax relief for small businesses and low-income households, he’s likely to sign it. With his pen stroke, we
  
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