@katerqburns.bsky.social , extremism writer extraordinaire, wrote this excellent piece about a consolidation of power at a local megachurch: Two stars of the Christian supremacist movement have come to Seattle, and you can learn all about them here: www.thestranger.com/news/gods-ar...

NEW ESSAY: Origins of the Anti-Trans “Groomer” Slur. it provides historical context, a timeline of how it spread, & how it shapes anti-trans/LGBTQ legislation. pls share! on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/origins-of-t... & Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/origins-of...

Stephen Miller's tight five, everyone

DOJ Launches Criminal Investigation Into All Women

Besides the writing, the best part of this story is that Nathalie could not access the writer, Matt Dinniman, while every person she encountered had either met him, or was friends with him. It's both a fool's errand and a hero's journey, and it made me laugh out loud.

"Over the past month, The Western Edge has conducted extensive interviews, analyzed hundreds of pages of public safety records, worker’s compensation cases, injury logs and some of Amazon’s own data" to answer a nagging question: What actually happened to Jim Wetmore?

“We weren’t looking to operate a theater,” said Ron Sevart, President and CEO at the Space Needle and Chihuly. www.thestranger.com/news/the-boe...

Can't wait for this scene in the new movie

The man suspected for killing Juniper Blessing has been charged with premeditated murder. According to the charging doc, he had followed another UW student into the "same building and same room where he would viciously murder Juniper Blessing.” www.thestranger.com/news/suspect...

I wrote about Juniper Blessing, the 19-year-old trans University of Washington student killed in student housing in Seattle on Sunday. There's a community grief and healing event planned. The family is asking that the media not attend. We should not. www.thestranger.com/news/communi...

BREAKING: Laurelhurst is changing its mind about the helicopters and will support Seattle Children's Hospital in ending all helicopter oversight. Sick and injured kids rejoice! www.thestranger.com/news/laurelh...

I got the Laurelhurst Community Council's meeting minutes before they took down their website. You'll never guess what they had to say about the helicopters flying sick kids to the hospital: www.thestranger.com/news/laurelh...

"So far, these restrictions have primarily affected minors. But leaders in the emboldened movement have begun to more openly admit their desire to attempt to end gender-affirming care for adults, too."

County Assessor, Charged With Stalking, Posts Taunting Pics as Council Again Demands His Resignation Wilson said he can't wear the monitor, which a judge ordered to ensure he complies with a restraining order, because of a condition that requires him to soak his legs. publicola.com/2026/04/20/c...

the gays keep discovering louder songs

Boring News is marketed as a solution to declining local news in Canada. In reality, the website is AI news slop filled with errors, made up quotes and fake photos. My story for the @winnipegfreepress.com: www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

hmm, what if i told you that it wasn’t

i mean yeah, depending on region, many of us have woken up drunk at a waffle house

It's time to grow up: defector.com/its-time-to-...

don't forget to leave a hot dog out on the counter tonight, or baseball won't leave you any presents

ah, the *viral* meal slop trend, not all those obscure slops

The supposedly inevitable march of AI dominance in the arts is looking a little more evitable today.

I talked to @guypidgeotto.bsky.social about Stuck’s Optimizer, which comes out Friday.

FWIW absolutely no one I know who has expertise in spaceflight or planetary exploration thinks this is either remotely plausible or a good idea to attempt on such a timeline. The dominant reaction is somewhere on the spectrum between mockery and dismay. Real, important science was cancelled for this

A very moving obituary by @gramsofgnats.bsky.social. www.thestranger.com/obits/2026/0...

The worst Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil yet

this story rules

OK damn, I was going to make fun of his answer on a united Ireland but then he had to perfectly articulate how I personally feel about being Irish

the first fbi director outfitted by zumiez

thank you mr. pope

Hey, @benryanwriter.bsky.social - I pointed out the glaring error in this analysis. NO SUICIDE PREVENTION PROTOCOL FOR TEENS IS STUDIED AGAINST COMPLETED SUICIDES!

This is Nathan Cavanaugh, another DOGE staffer explaining how he flagged grants at NEH for "DEI" which would be reviewed for termination. 404 Media has reviewed hours of this footage and we'll have more soon. Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org

Palantir CEO Alex Karp: "What makes America special right now is our lethal capacities. Our ability to fight war."

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar 10 Reuters WV joins over a dozen states banning Medicaid payments for gender surgeries after appeals panel overturns lower court ruling and--citing Skrmetti--finds states have an legitimate interest in forcing their citizens to "appreciate their sex."

Bellingcat analysis makes a strong case that a US tomahawk hit that girl's school in Iran, contrary to U.S. government claims www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

He allegedly said "he needed help transferring data from a thumb drive “to his personal computer so that he could ‘sanitize’ the data before using it at [the company.] ... [and] that he expected to receive a presidential pardon ... ." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Hannah Sabio-Howell wants to knock the crown off Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen's head in the 43rd district. This is going to be a very interesting race. My feature: www.thestranger.com/news/2026/03...

Texas AG Ken Paxton has declared that it is illegal for mental health providers and therapists to treat trans youth. It means that trans youth will be denied access to any mental healthcare that isn't conversion therapy. Paxton also threatens parents of trans youth with child abuse investigations.

Remember how Trump's SOTU included a line about how he'd stopped eight wars, including Israel v. Iran?

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

A lot of people see politics, and reality, as narrative. More than one thing can happen at once, and does.

i just want to say that this king went to redhot ranch after saving the baby which means he gets what is good on a spiritual level

"There's a specific kind of lie that powerful men tell when the walls start closing in: the minimizing lie, the "it wasn't what it looked like" lie, the "I was barely there" lie. Bill Gates tried that last one earlier this month. www.thestranger.com/news/2026/02...

Every stage of this process - his arrest, spending a year in jail, being dumped on the streets to die - would be deeply shameful in a society that actually valued human life.

GALADRIEL (selectively editing the backstory): and three rings were given to the elves, who were barely involved

Caved in and finally started watching Heated Rivalry