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• Slog AM: Harris and Trump Debated, Taylor Swift Endorsed Harris, Seattle City Council Advances War on Drugs and Sex Workers

  11-09-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallThe presidential debate: Following President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance in June, the nearly successful assassination attempt on Donald Trump, and the ecstatic ascendance of Kamala Harris, I expected a boring debate by comparison. But, like a bullfighter waving a red flag, Harris easily baited Trump on abortion, his crimes, his authoritarian tendencies, his rallies, the insurrection, and his racism. People will probably reme
  
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• K-12 Education Finance 101: A People’s Guide

  18-09-2024 02:00 via thestranger.com
  
  A crash course on how Washington's schools are funded.by Oliver Treanor MiskaThis article originally appeared in the South Seattle Emerald. 
  If you are reading this article about school funding policy because you are mad about school closures, then you are moving toward becoming an advocate for fully and equitably funding schools. 
  In this 15-part series, we will occasionally venture into the often complicated details of how our schools are funded. Each article that will examine school
  
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• City Council Alternative to I-137 Protects Wealthy Donors at the Expense of the Voters’ Will

  18-09-2024 00:56 via thestranger.com
  
  The original measure funds social housing by taxing the wealthy, and the council’s alternative does neither.by Hannah KriegAfter weeks of beating around the bush, Council Members Maritza Rivera, Cathy Moore, Bob Kettle, and Tanya Woo proposed a competing measure to the citizen-run initiative, I-137, which would fund social housing with a new tax on businesses that pay any employee more than $1 million. Instead, the council wants to avoid imposing new taxes on big business, the interest gro
  
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• Please Thrill Me

  17-09-2024 18:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Pretty Girls Make Graves are back. Pretty Girls Make Graves por vida.by Megan SelingPretty Girls Make Graves came together in 2001 like a Frankenstein’s monster built from pieces of some of the Pacific Northwest’s most influential experimental hardcore bands, including Area 51, Death Wish Kids, Killsadie, Sharks Keep Moving, and the Murder City Devils.
  Their critically acclaimed debut full-length, Good Health, was a conglomeration of those past lives. Opening track “Speakers Pu
  
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• The Conservative School Board Member Who Wants to Rule Washington’s Schools

  17-09-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Locals Say David Olson Is Indifferent to Struggles of POC, Queer Studentsby Vivian McCallIf elected Superintendent of Public Instruction this November, David Olson could impact the lives of every school-aged child in the state of Washington and command nearly half the state budget. Though he earned the Washington State GOP’s endorsement, the retired Navy diver and welder is not well-known outside Gig Harbor and the Key Peninsula, where he’s served on the local school board for nearly
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle City Council Set to Vote on Banishment Zones, Amazon Demands Workers Return to Office, Diddy Arrested

  17-09-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigGood morning! Today will be cloudy, with a high of 64 degrees. The low is that the Seattle City Council will likely pass some carceral policies this afternoon. 
  The council is scheduled to vote on the Stay Out of Drug Area (SODA) zones, the Stay Out of Area Prostitution (SOAP) zone, and the prostitution loitering law later today. These new laws basically allow judges to banish people from certain parts of the city if they've committed ce
  
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• The Top 47 Events in Seattle This Week: Sept 16–22, 2024

  16-09-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  Kacey Musgraves, Local Sightings Film Festival, and Moreby EverOut StaffThis week, we're counting down the days 'til fall (which officially starts during the Autumn Equinox on Sunday!) with events from Kacey Musgraves to Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals and from Local Sightings Film Festival to An Evening with Fran Lebowitz.
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  Esther Perel
  Armed with a Belgian accent and enough insight to cut through your most persistent mental chatter, therapist Esther Pere
  
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• Slog AM: Another Apparent Trump Assassination Attempt, Gun Wielded in Seattle Movie Theater, Abortion Bans Are Killing Women

  16-09-2024 17:40 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamAnother apparent assassination attempt: Donald Trump wasn't able to finish his golf game in West Palm Beach on Sunday because a man 300 to 500 feet away from him was crouching in the bushes with a semiautomatic weapon. The Secret Service spotted the rifle barrel and shot at the man, who fled, driving off, only to be stopped and detained soon thereafter. Officials say the suspect is 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, a former construction wor
  
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• Boeing Workers Strike over “Garbage Contract”

  13-09-2024 23:26 via thestranger.com
  
  For the first Boeing strike in 16 years, 33,000 workers walked out on the job at 12:01 am Friday morning.by Hannah Murphy WinterEarly this morning, at 12:01 am, Boeing’s 33,000 machinists in Washington walked off the job. 
  Boeing and union leaders reached a tentative agreement last weekend, and they encouraged members to vote yes to avoid a strike. But yesterday evening, after a robust “vote no” campaign, union members voted by an overwhelming majority—96%—to s
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Sept 13–15, 2024

  13-09-2024 19:47 via everout.com
  Fiestas Patrias Sea Mar, SuperCoze, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffFall weather has settled onto the city, and we're taking advantage of the cooler temps to run around town for weekend events from Fiestas Patrias Sea Mar to Mid-Autumn Festival at Lucky Envelope Brewing and from a free SuperCoze shows to Fremont Sunday Market's 35th Anniversary Block Party. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week.
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  Scarecrow Video Benefit: House
  Nobu
  
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• Slog AM: Boeing on Strike, New Bus Line Just Dropped, Bomb Threat in Springfield Included Haitian Immigrant Hate

  13-09-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamBoeing on strike: Last night, 33,000 Boeing Machinists union members rejected a new contract and went on strike. "We strike at midnight,” International Association of Machinists District 751 President Jon Holden said. As of Sunday, Holden had urged his members to accept the deal. Yet, 96% of the union rejected the contract due in large part to a wage increase they viewed as far less than what they wanted. Before the official declar
  
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• Ticket Alert: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Thee Sacred Souls, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  13-09-2024 01:00 via everout.com
  Plus, More Event Updates for September 12by EverOut StaffMurder balladeer and goth icon Nick Cave will tour North America with his band the Bad Seeds for the first time since 2018. San Diego-based soul trio Thee Sacred Souls have dropped dates for their Live For You tour. Plus, training season's over—it's almost time to grab tickets for pop powerhouse Dua Lipa, whose Radical Optimism tour is now open for presale registration. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, p
  
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• HUMP! Returns with Another Lineup of 25 Brand New Films!

  13-09-2024 00:15 via thestranger.com
  
  The ignorant cowboy unzips his pants, and everybody has an opinion on what he finds there.by Dan SavageGet ready, Seattle! HUMP! is back with a bang, bringing you 25 brand-new, titillating short films that promise to shock, amuse, and arouse. This isn't just any adult film fest—it's a celebration of sexual creativity, diversity, and the sheer joy of watching porn the way your grandparents did: in a dark theater, surrounded by strangers, all united in the thrill of the taboo.
  Why HUMP! is U
  
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• Seattle’s Friend, Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi

  12-09-2024 20:48 via thestranger.com
  
  Rest in Peace, Ayşenur.by Hannah KriegFriends, family, and others moved by the life of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi gathered around a bonfire on Alki Beach Wednesday night to remember the Seattle-based activist after Israeli forces shot and killed her while she protested illegal settlements in the West Bank last week. While much of the press memorializing Eygi has revolved around her tireless advocacy for Palestinian liberation and her family’s unanswered calls for an independent investigat
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle Public School Closure List Drops, Turkey Launches Investigation into Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi's Death, Chappell Roan Says STFU at VMAs

  12-09-2024 17:38 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigGood morning! Someone said to me yesterday that its gotten to that time of year where they actually have to check the weather in the morning to see if they need a jacket. That's why we have Slog, people. Chance of rain today between 11 am to 5 pm and a high of 69 [Eds note: nice]. Temperatures drop to 54 degrees in the evening. 
  School closures list drops: Seattle Public Schools (SPS) announced two possible school closure and consolidati
  
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• Kamala Harris's Father Wasn't a Marxist, He Was a Post-Keynesian

  12-09-2024 02:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Is it true that Donald Harris was (and, one supposes, still is) a Marxist? The answer can only be a resounding "no."by Charles MudedeAnd so it happened. During the debate, Donald Trump asserted that his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, is a Marxist. Why? Because "her father [was a] Marxist professor in economics. [And he] taught her well.”
  MAGA, as we all well know by now, loves anything that smells like family dirt. If not it's not the sins of the father, then it must be the sins o
  
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• Where to Find Mooncakes and More for the 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival in Seattle

  12-09-2024 01:23 via everout.com
  Kemi Dessert Bar, Lucky Envelope Brewing, and Moreby EverOut StaffAlso known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated across East and Southeast Asia on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar, when the moon is thought to be at its brightest and fullest during the fall harvest. Mooncakes—intricately stamped pastries often filled with egg yolk, red bean, or lotus seed paste—are central to the holiday, which falls on September 17
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Art + Culture Week, Scarecrow Video Benefit, Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit), Tuệ Nguyen, Esther Perel

  11-09-2024 22:20 via thestranger.com
  
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Dave SegalWEDNESDAY 9/11  
  Art + Culture Week Seattle
  (VISUAL ART) Get stoked on Seattle's arts and culture scene all week long at this activation of spaces across the city, which kicked off on September 7. Art + Culture Week Seattle will pop up at a whopping 40 locations across the city, including buzzy faves like Wa Na Wari, Mini Mart City Park, SOIL, Traver Gallery, and Common Area Maintenance, among dozens of other spots. Check
  
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• Transit Transphobe, Meet Brave Accomplice

  11-09-2024 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  To the transphobic asshole: you're a fucking coward.by AnonymousAt around 2:30 am on a recent Friday morning, you were riding the northbound Route 49 from Capitol Hill when I boarded the bus across from St. Mark’s Cathedral. As I quickly sat down at the front, I managed to drop my ORCA card twice, and I didn't notice the man across from me who had begun recording me with his phone while he maliciously chuckled at my obvious transness. It wasn't until I heard you challenging him that I
  
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• How to End the Class War on Washington’s Classrooms

  11-09-2024 20:39 via thestranger.com
  
  The problem of funding public education in Washington is centrally a problem of political courage.by Shaun ScottWhether it was K-12 in north Seattle, classes at Shoreline Community College, or preparing for history seminars at the University of Washington, the idea of a new school year brings to memory excitement and anticipation: books and syllabi, the buzz of campus life, and brain waves set ablaze in cavernous lecture halls.
  But for too many parents, students, and teachers, heading back to sc
  
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• Seven Takeaways from the Washington State Governor’s Debate

  11-09-2024 18:17 via thestranger.com
  
  Both Candidates Fought for the Middle While Saying a Lot of Nothingby Ashley NerbovigIn what appeared to be some community college’s second-best auditorium, KING 5 held a Washington State Gubernatorial debate Tuesday night between Democratic Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and former Republican US Representative Dave Reichert. Neither candidate performed particularly well or particularly badly, but, at the end of the day, voters must choose one of these two charmless politicians t
  
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• Only a Psycho Wouldn't Like BOOM: A Film About the Sonics

  10-09-2024 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  'BOOM: A Film About the Sonics' opens at the Grand in Tacoma Friday.by Dave SegalOn Saturday night, special guests (and the lucky few who snagged tickets) gathered at MoPOP’s Sky Church to honor a local legend: Tacoma’s greatest band, the Sonics. 
  The band helped define the sound of punk and garage rock from the beginning. And this weekend, the band had two things to celebrate: a show in honor of their 60th anniversary, and BOOM: A Film About the Sonics, the first definitive doc
  
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• Slog AM: Presidential and WA Gubernatorial Debates Tonight, Israel Airstrikes Safe Zone, and Boeing Machinists May Strike

  10-09-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah KriegNot bad: Today, Seattleites can expect mostly cloudy skies with temperatures peaking in the high 60s, maybe 70 degrees if you hold your thermometer just right. That kind of weather should stick around for at least the rest of the week. 
  Harris v. Trump: Presidential nominees Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will face off tonight at 6 pm Pacific Time in the second debate of the election—well, if you count the one that killed Joe Biden&rs
  
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• The Campaign to Stop Newly Proposed Prostitution Laws Hits the Doors along Aurora Avenue

  10-09-2024 02:01 via thestranger.com
  
  As It Turns Out, Several Neighbors in the SOAP Zone Don’t Really Like the Idea!by Ashley NerbovigVolunteers wound through the neighborhoods surrounding Aurora Avenue Saturday ahead of a city council committee vote this week on whether to revive Seattle’s prostitution loitering laws and institute a Stay Out of Area Prostitution (SOAP) Zone along seven miles of Aurora. 
  I trailed one of the teams and learned that few neighbors knew about the legislation, and that they’d love
  
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• The Top 45 Events in Seattle This Week: Sept 9–15, 2024

  09-09-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  Art + Culture Week Seattle, Black & Loud Fest, and Moreby EverOut StaffIf you wanna be in the know about all of the top events in Seattle this week, you've come to the right place. Keep scrolling for details on everything from Art + Culture Week Seattle to Seattle Arts & Lectures Presents Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and from Black & Loud Fest to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
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  Chelsea Bieker with Danya Kukafka — 'Madwoman'
  If authors like Fla
  
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• John Early Isn’t Afraid to Be the Asshole

  09-09-2024 18:51 via thestranger.com
  
  An interview with comedian John Early.by Megan SelingLast year comedian John Early took his comedy to a new level. His HBO special Now More Than Ever combined his charismatic story-telling with his love of pop classics into a The Last Waltz-inspired concert mockumentary with his band the Lemon Squares. A little comedy, a little music, a little chiding the crowd—and his parents—like an insufferable brat. (Sorry, Charli, but no one does brat better than Early.) 
  It wasn’t a
  
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• Justice for Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi

  09-09-2024 18:22 via thestranger.com
  
  Her family described Eygi as a “loving daughter, sister, partner, and aunt.”by Hannah KriegHundreds of demonstrators gathered in Westlake Park Saturday afternoon to mourn Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a Seattle activist and recent University of Washington graduate, after Israeli forces shot and killed her Friday morning at a protest against illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. As politicians, including US Representative Pramila Jayapal and US Senator Maria Cantwell, send their co
  
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• Slog AM: Family of Slain Pedestrian Sues SPD and Seattle, Israeli Soldiers Kill UW Grad in West Bank, Waves Gain Personhood in Brazil

  09-09-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamSeattle sued by family of slain pedestrian: Last year, SPD cop Kevin Dave struck and killed 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula while he was responding to an emergency call and she was crossing the street at a crosswalk. The SPD SUV hit Kandula while going 74 mph in a 25 mph zone and sent her flying 135 feet. She died at the hospital. In the wake of her death, a recording surfaced of a police union official laughing about Kandula's death, saying she
  
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• Cherry Street Workers Shut Down All Four Locations after Boss Advocated for Subminimum Wage

  07-09-2024 00:06 via thestranger.com
  
  Bosses Can’t Afford NOT to Pay Their Workers the Minimum Wageby Hannah KriegWorkers at Cherry Street Coffee House shut down all four cafe locations Friday morning to put pressure on their boss, Ali Ghambari, to meet their demands for improved working conditions and better pay. 
  Ghambari pushed his workers to their breaking point in July when he testified at City Hall, apparently in favor of Council Member Joy Hollingsworth's bill to retain a “tip crediting” scheme (or &ldq
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Sept 6–8, 2024

  06-09-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  San Gennaro Festival, Art + Culture Week, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffSummer's holding on tight this weekend, and we hope you take advantage by heading to easygoing events from the San Gennaro Festival to the start of Art + Culture Week Seattle and from Khushbu Shah in conversation with J. Kenji López-Alt to the Northwest Ukrainian International Festival. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week.
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  Dank Moms Podcast R
  
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