When's the last time the Stranger had a piece as informative, thorough, and reflective of the current moment as this? I do like hearing about the legends of comedy and whatnot, but the Stranger has become an events promotion page with a smidgen of news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

With this and their piece on the Punk Rock Flea Market, the Guardian is covering Seattle with more acumen and cultural awareness than local outlets ... Seattle Times had a whole ass article about Starbucks relationship with Seattle that didn't even mention this.

David Kroman on Katie Wilson's shelter effort: "Wilson’s goal of 4,000 new beds is more ambitious than any made before her and carries with it enormous questions about funding, space, management, safety and paths to permanent housing."

I think it's fair to critique the financial feasibility of building shelters. But any analysis is incomplete that does not include the cost of NOT providing shelter. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Get your tix NOW for the Trans Music Showcase on Saturday April 18 at Chop Suey. It's going to be so good!! Support both trans ppl and live music, and discover Seattle's thriving indie band scene. A mere 15 clams. Proceeds go to The Queer Sick Pay Fund www.ticketweb.com/event/trans-...

From “Slow Ride” to today, FOGHAT has kept the flame of classic rock burning bright. 🎶 🥁 🎸 Stay locked in with the band that built its reputation one stage at a time. Follow FOGHAT on Bandsintown for tour announcements and updates: bnds.us/sl8edr

Forty-Eighth Street Window Washers, NYC Inge Morath, 1958

Hope Artemis makes it through the manosphere

Beirut, April 9 and 10, 2026. This is what the bombs have left behind. Shots by Lidia Ginestra Giuffrida

you ever notice how media uses this weird framing when talking about men and boys? it's always, "hmm, women are doing better according to this specific metric. how do we help men get back on top?"

WE NEED BAD IRRELEVANT TAKES IMMEDIATELY FLOOD THE TIMELINE

Procrastinating takes the form of starting lists of things no one asked or cares about

Seattle Gay News recently did a story about the Trans Music Showcase and the mastermind behind it, May Graves. For about 1/16 the price of an event at Climate Pledge, you can witness art created before your eyes, not an overstuffed spectacle. www.sgn.org/story/164568

Get your tix NOW for the Trans Music Showcase on Saturday April 18 at Chop Suey. It's going to be so good!! Support both trans ppl and live music, and discover Seattle's thriving indie band scene. A mere 15 clams. Proceeds go to The Queer Sick Pay Fund www.ticketweb.com/event/trans-...

Something I can’t stand about D5 politics is that there’s always tacit agreement that we “take on a disproportionate burden” of tiny houses or tent cities or whatever. I reject this framing entirely. Tent cities & tiny house villages are incredible assets to our community & make it a safer place.

Yesterday in West Seattle, three people living in tents at Rotary Viewpoint Park were robbed and assaulted, with two of them in critical condition today. The need to stand up real shelter solutions isn't theoretical. westseattleblog.com/2026/03/thre...

An 18-month-old toddler in Gaza was returned by the Israeli army to his family with burn marks and puncture wounds on his legs. Doctors say the wounds are clearly the result of torture while the child was detained with his father. mondoweiss.net/2026/03/isra... #Palestine #Israel

A confusing, frustrating mayor. It was not a great sign that she launched her mayoral campaign by punching left (that infamous Stranger op-ed about homelessness). Is she "saving political capital" in pursuit of other goals, like building shelter? Or is she just kind of unmoored?

Trying to imagine the Seattle Times running a story questioning whether a new highway extension will be "reliable" even though disruptive roadway crashes are so much more frequent than light rail outages.

I love having a cabal of unelected assholes who can stop anything good.

If you think you might want to put on a live music event, you should!! You will make the city a more vibrant and fun place, and in-person events build community. In case it will be useful, here's a thread of everything I learned about how to do this in Seattle when I did it for the first time.

Signing this letter only takes a moment. Don't let Mayor Wilson add another layer to the panopticon.

Rest in power Breonna Taylor. Today, we mourn six years without her, and six years without justice or accountability.

Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, Daphy Michel: migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...

I'm not saying don't give to KEXP! But be aware of where your money is going. If you love indie music, consider that your dollars can make a larger impact locally, esp. for struggling venues. Your dollars to KEXP support salaries like these: John Richards (Director Of Progrm. & Host) $219,799

"Cars are the most absurd means of transport in a city. They are parked 95 per cent of the time. It takes two tonnes to move someone who weighs 70 kilogrammes. And the denser the city, the more absurd it is."

this is super thoughtful and interesting, and I don't even watch Drag Race

Some agreeable people are the most evil assholes I ever met. Some disagreeable people are the most saintly.

I talked with former FBI agent Terry Albury and former Seattle Black Panther Party Captain Aaron Dixon, who recounted how he was framed in an informant sting decades ago.

Just finished reading Road to Nowhere by @emlieb.bsky.social and you should too. I was in a meeting this week with our state DOT (& requisit consultants) about freeway ramps this week and we're still having the same fight over the same tired argument that urban highways make sense

Hey thanks a million billion to Capitol Hill blog for writing up the rocking fundraiser for the Homeless Remembrance Project coming up this Wednesday at Chop Suey: www.capitolhillseattle.com/2026/03/shak...

It's cool how the Seattle Times wrote this up like Lincoln Towing is a beloved part of the civic fabric, and not a reviled and massively litigated against company known for scamming the poorest and most vulnerable residents. www.seattletimes.com/business/ed-...

Ok fine! We made a video for Shake it for the Leaves, a benefit for the Homeless Remembrance Project, this coming Wednesday March 11 at Chop Suey in Seattle. Ll Get yer tix here chopsuey.com/tm-event/sha...

Immigration authorities in Minnesota have identified legal observers by name and address, and in some cases showed up at their homes.

I was detained for smuggling in South Korea.

CONFIRMED KIDNAPPING IN BURIEN 3/4 9AM AT 146TH AND AMBAUM 1 man taken 7 agents total Vehicles: Silver Chevy Silverado Truck C07213R Silver Chevy Tahoe BRD1385 Silver Dodge Durango CCG6630 Silver Hyundai Tucson CKD7012 White Ford explorer Byu8839 ........

It's transphobia because it's treating any potential "trans outcome" as wildly undesirable, as if human individuals must always conform to what society desires of them.

Every trans woman I know has had "why not be an effeminate man?" shoved in our faces for ages and yet thus piece suggests that even once suggesting an effeminate boy might be trans is some sort of crime against humanity. This is transphobia.

Concert is a week from tomorrow! Today is an excellent day to buy a ticket

I made a bingo card

He will die in June.

We are one of the richest states, in the richest country on the planet. But we still fail to fund our schools, punishing children, teachers, families and communities. Who does the establishment work for, anyway? www.tiktok.com/@rondezvouss...

Or you could just say the US killed over 51 children.

How do you get one price on the poster and a different one when you pay? The answer is simple: miscommunication. And yet it remains true that tickets are less than 16 bucks. But more than 15. Anyhoo, take a look at the below and try to resist this line-up and this cause. 👇

You're not allowed to be drunk at work now???

The best 2 two songs on each of Elvis Costello's 11 first albums: --My Aim is True Watching the Detectives (The Angels Wanna Wear My Red) shoes --This Year's Model Pump it Up Hand in Hand --Armed Forces (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding Accidents Will Happen

The Homeless Remembrance Project places bronze leafs in the sidewalk for people who have died unsheltered. And now they need you! Get your ticket now for this fundraising concert at Chop Suey on March 11. A mere 15 bucks! chopsuey.com/tm-event/sha...

Must-read for Seattle: “We need to accept that her claim to be opposed to surveillance during the campaign was a standard lie told by a run-of-the-mill, status quo candidate begging for votes.” www.theburnerseattle.com/post/guest-p...

Outstanding local journalism from @ericacbarnett.bsky.social at @publicola.bsky.social. Stunning stories and quotes here from angry Seattle's Office of Civil Rights employees about the Harrell-appointed SOCR director who remains in the Wilson administration.