Slog AM: Anti-Millionaires Tax Suit Filed, Melania Insists She Didn’t Know Epstein, San Francisco Coffee Chain Removes Pride Flags From Stores - The Stranger Check This Out: Alaska Airlines would like you to absorb new rising jet fuel costs from the war in Iran and will now be charging more for checked baggage. Going forward, passengers will pay an extra $5 for their first checked back, an extra $10 for bag number two, and $50 extra for bag three. […]

• Alaska Airlines is charging more for check baggage to make up for rising jet fuel costs

• JD Vance is heading to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran

• The birthrate is declining

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Stranger contributor Nico Swenson caught up with Seattle legend Dina Martina ahead of her upcoming Spring shows at The Triple Door.

Ahead of World Cup, Homeland Security Secretary Threatens to Stop Processing All International Arrivals in “Sanctuary Cities” - The Stranger On Tuesday, the new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could pull custom officers from airports in sanctuary cities as punishment for disobeying Trump’s edict on immigration,  stopping processing all international arrivals, according to a report from Reuters.  “It’s an option,” Mullin said. “If cities are ​going […]

Ahead of World Cup, Homeland Security Secretary Threatens to Stop Processing All International Arrivals in “Sanctuary Cities”

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- The Pentagon Threatened the Pope

-The Mayor Announced a New Tiny Home Village

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The Little Pokémon Gym That Could - The Stranger These days, you can throw a dart and hit a Pokémon. The mofos are everywhere. But what started as an innocent game has mutated into a global frenzy, namely with the cards. Right now, somewhere in Amer...

Came for the Pokemon cards, stayed for the community. Here's the Pokemon Gym in CID training actual champions.

To Experience the Horror Movie Exit 8, Visit the Beacon Hill Light-Rail Station - The Stranger A part of me wants this post to be about an Instagram pigeon who has made the subterranean Beacon Hill Station its home. But we must assign that deserving story to a post that will appear in the near ...

@mudede.bsky.social says that if you want to experience the disorienting fear that is the central plot of Exit 8, all you have to do is go to the Beacon Hill Light Rail Station.

The Washington State Supreme Court Races Are a BFD This Year - The Stranger Something unprecedented is happening in the Washington State Supreme Court. Five seats are on the ballot this year. That many seats have never been up for grabs at once in the modern court, but a wave...

Did you know that 5 of the 9 Washington State Supreme Court seats are up for grabs this year? Well now you do. With our civil liberties on the line, it's time to bone up on your Supreme Court knowledge.

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Slog AM: Trump Threatens to End Iran’s Civilization Over Oil, Incoming Super El Niño, Ye Banned From UK  - The Stranger The Stranger's morning news roundup.

- Trump Threatens to End Iran’s Civilization Over Oil

- Incoming Super El Niño

- Ye Banned From UK

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Why Did the Greenwood Fred Meyer Stop Offering Paper Bags with Handles? - The Stranger I wouldn’t say the Greenwood Fred Meyer is my favorite grocery store, but it’s the closest. And I don’t mind shopping there. It’s annoying to have to show my receipt to an armed guard as I leave the s...

Can ANYONE tell us why Fred Meyer stopped giving us paper bags with handles?! @meganseling.bsky.social really needs to know.

April Things to Do: Music - The Stranger Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That. Go Kurosawa, the OceanApr 5As drummer for Kikagaku Moyo, Go Kurosawa help...

Go Kurosawa plays Seattle tonight. Here's my blurb in @thestranger.com about it.

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Did Your Elected Representative Vote for You or Your Boss? Washington State Labor Council Releases 2026 Legislative Scorecard - The Stranger After each legislative session, the Washington State Labor Council, the state branch of the national AFL-CIO trade union federation, releases a scorecard tallying how much, in their estimate, legislat...

Did your elected officials vote for you or your boss?

Slog AM: Dead Whales, Dead Dogs, and Trump Threatening Iran on Truth Social - The Stranger The Stranger's morning news roundup.

- Dead Whales

- Dead Dogs

- Trump Threatening Iran on Truth Social

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Guest Rant: Washington Farmworkers Want Union Rights  - The Stranger This legislative session, Washington lawmakers missed a key opportunity by failing to pass Senate Bill 6045, legislation aimed to grant union recognition and collective bargaining rights to Washington...

WA farmworkers still don’t have basic union rights. Edgar Franks, former farmworker and FUJ political director, says lawmakers need to bring back a collective bargaining bill after it failed this session.

The Egyptian Will Reopen This Month for a Latin American Punk Film Festival Put On by a Puppet Company - The Stranger Right now, the Egyptian Theater feels a bit like the doors to the Oz’s Emerald City, with a mustached doorman telling us reporters to get the hell out, that “nobody can see the Great Oz.” The long-run...

The Egyptian Will Reopen This Month for a Latin American Punk Film Festival Put On by a Puppet Company (Yes, you read that right)

Slog AM: UW Wartime Censorship, a Bundy Victim Identified, and Microsoft Outlook Errors Go to the Moon   - The Stranger The Stranger's morning news roundup.

- UW Wartime Censorship

- Bundy Victim Identified

- Microsoft Outlook Errors Go to the Moon

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UW Librarians and University Press Staff Walk Out - The Stranger On the first day of spring quarter at the University of Washington (UW) Seattle campus on Monday, librarians and press staff walked out to demand a fair contract. The workers, represented by SEIU 925,...

UW libarians walk out after negotiations for raises ended in a stalemate.

Cheri Hardman Is an Undisputable Champion of Comedy - The Stranger When I saw comedian Cheri Hardman perform at Bumbershoot in 2024, she started to tell a joke about food falling on her boobs that was very funny. People chuckled, people with big boobs who understood ...

Cheri Hardman is an Undisputable Champion of Comedy, and she wants everyone who told her not to tell vagina jokes to bite her.

Disappointment in Moominland - The Stranger Before attending the Moomins’ Sea Adventures and Tove and the Sea exhibits at the National Nordic Museum, I likened it to the Mona Lisa’s voyage to the US in 1963. “This presentation marks the first t...

The Moomins exhibit at the Nordic Museum is a little underwhelming.

Slog AM: Kristi Noem's Husband Allegedly a “Bimbo”, Crosslake Connection Is Simply Amazing, Great Lineup for Bumbershoot 2026  - The Stranger The Stranger's morning news roundup.

- Kristi Noem’s Husband Allegedly a “Bimbo”

- Crosslake Connection Is Simply Amazing

- Great Lineup for Bumbershoot 2026

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Savage Love: Quickies - The Stranger 1. Which brand makes the best glass dildos? Asking for a friend! “Glass toys are not only gorgeous but also provide an amazing experience thanks to their weight, smooth surface, temperature-play optio...

"Which brand makes the best glass dildo?" Get the answer to this and 17 other rapid-fire questions in this week's Savage Love.

Benny Jensen Is an Undisputable Champion of Comedy - The Stranger One thing that all of this year’s Undisputed Champions of Comedy seem to agree on is that Seattle’s comedy scene is full of supportive folks who just want to make people laugh, and they welcome anyone...

Benny Jensen is an Undisputable Champion of Comedy! Your next chance to see them is this Saturday, at Washington Hall, as part of The Stranger‘s annual Undisputed Champions of Comedy showcase.

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The 2026 Bumbershoot Music Lineup Is Here - The Stranger This morning, Bumbershoot dropped their highly anticipated music lineup for the 53rd annual music and arts festival, taking place at the Seattle Center over Labor Day Weekend (September 5 and 6). The scheduled programming has something for every music fan, so I’d better not hear any complaints! (Though I know I will.) Headliners include homegrown […]

See Bikini Kill, De La Soul, Death Cab for Cutie, Japanese Breakfast, Turnstile, and More September 5–6

Slog AM: Millionaire’s Tax Is Law, Insurrectionists Say Police Used Excessive Force on Jan. 6, Bob Dylan’s Weird Patreon Project Smells Like AI - The Stranger Big Day for Taxing Millionaires: Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the millionaire’s tax into law on Monday. The bill will put an annual 9.9 percent tax on annual, earned income over $1 million. When the state starts collecting the tax in 2029, it should bring in $3 billion a year. “We did it everybody,” Ferguson said. […]

- Millionaire’s Tax Is Law

- Insurrectionists Say Police Used Excessive Force on Jan. 6

- Bob Dylan’s Weird Patreon Project Smells Like AI

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One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week MONDAY 3/30 COBRAH (MUSIC) For the uninitiated, COBRAH is the stage name of Clara Blom Christensen, a Swedish elementary school music teacher turned cunty lesbian underground pop diva who rose to fame...

Here's one really great thing to do everyday this week:

Slog AM: Seattle Crowds, a Moon Mission, and Waymos That Can’t Stop Illegally Passing School Buses The Stranger's morning news roundup.

- Seattle Crowds

- A Moon Mission

- Waymos That Can’t Stop Illegally Passing School Buses

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