Monday, February 2, 2026

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Sen. Patty Murray Sees a Path to Finally Letting Pot Shops Use Banks

(L-R) Lux pot shop co-founder Shea Hynes, Sen. Patty Murray, and like 1/16 of WA State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti, all stumping to let pot shops use the banks. Courtesy of U.S. Senator Patty Murray's Office Thanks to recalcitrant Republicans...

Slog PM: People Are Still Wearing Masks on the Bus, an Activist Glued Herself to a Counter at Starbucks in the Name of Veganism,...

Thinking about protecting pot shop workers, probably CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES4/20 BLAZE IT: Today is one of those magical fake holidays like Pi Day (March 14), except for weed! Weed! Our friends at EverOut already compiled a big ole list...

Slog PM: Link's New Stations Are Working Again, the GOP Pulls Out of Presidential Debates, and Stop Talking to Strangers in Bars for Now

Will Link's new stations become the new escalators? Charles MudedeWhat's to blame for the sharp rise in car thefts? New laws that prevent the police from engaging in very dangerous, high-speed car chases. KOMO reports that thieves now know...

This Week’s Comics: A Queer Kitchen Love Story, Teen-Stealing Aliens, and My Hero Academia Conquers the World

It’s fine to be a pop-culture dabbler, enjoying little bits and pieces of whatever media floats up to your side of the lifeboat, but there’s also a great pleasure in being a specialist — picking one massive property and...

Stranger Suggests at #SIFF2022: I Love My Dad 🐱🐟

It's SIFF season on Slog, baby! Seattle's favorite film fest returns this month with 262 films over 11 days (April 14–24), screening in-person and online. We're rounding up some of our top picks to celebrate. You can...

Stranger Suggests at #SIFF2022: Piggy 🐷

It's SIFF season, baby! Seattle's favorite film fest returns this month with 262 films over 11 days (April 14–24) screening both in-person and online. We're rounding up some of our top picks. You can check out all...

What to See at SIFF This Week

* = Reviewed by The Stranger OPENING NIGHT (APRIL 14) *Navalny Like Add to a List SIFF Says: Like an edge-of-your-seat John le Carré spy novel but all too real, a...

Who’s Afraid of Ingrid Anderson?

When Ingrid Anderson looked at the map of Washington's new political boundaries, she realized the commissioners made it much more difficult for her to mount another primary challenge against a conservative Democrat she almost beat in 2020. "This feels...

Slog PM: Kids Won’t Need a COVID Shot for School, Bob Ferguson Is the Father We Needed When We Vaped at 14, and Capitol...

Kids should play chess. Not vape. PHOTO COURTESY BOB FERGUSONAre you sitting down? Because this is life-changing. H Mart (actually M2M, which is like a travel-sized H Mart, I guess; they call it their "urban convenience format") will...

Gig Economy Giants Worry Paying Minimum Wage Will Hurt Business

The council wants to make sure app-based workers don't get paid negative money. HKAfter months of conversations, Councilmembers Lisa Herbold and Andrew Lewis finally unveiled the first bill in their PayUp Policy package, which covers minimum compensation standards, transparency...
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Sydney’s huge Gaza protest shows there’s now no stopping the tide of public opinion | Sarah Malik

The rain couldn’t stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge...
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