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Is Europe's new COVID surge coming to America next?

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While many Americans have decided the pandemic is “over” as it pertains to their own lives — a full 37 percent, according to the latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll — those who’ve been paying close attention to the latest COVID-19 developments overseas are now asking themselves two troublesome questions.

What the heck is happening in Europe? And is it about to happen in the U.S. too?

Over the last two weeks, COVID cases have shot up more than 25% across the European Union. In several European countries, the curve is even steeper: The United Kingdom (120%), Finland (88%) Switzerland (83%), Belgium (62%), Austria (59%), Germany (53%), Italy (49%), the Netherlands (45%) and

Slog PM: Daffodils Everywhere, Weapons in Ukraine, and Police Shootouts Kill

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Tis the season. Getty

Russell Wilson is a Bronco: Seattle will miss you.

“Seattle Seahawks have been everything to me.”@DangeRussWilson thanks countless people who had an impact on him during his time with the @Seahawks. pic.twitter.com/vtHsmTqgwh
— NFL (@NFL) March 16, 2022

The 25,000 daffodil bulbs planted in honor of Volunteer Park volunteer Doug Bayley are blooming: Go take a look. The sun’s still out as I publish this at 6 PM. We love to see it.

Danny Westneat coming through with a very hot take:America is finally united on what to do about daylight saving time — except me

King County’s Doc Jeff weighs in:

“Of the three potential time

Will Emotional Support Robots Replace Emotional Support Animals?

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Meet me, robot me, and my family from the future. Courtesy of ByDesign Festival 2022

In the popular imagination, robots are seen in four key ways. One, they are eliminating human labor-power from as many jobs as possible. Two, they are providing sex to humans, particularly men, lonely men. Three, they are domestic servants. Four, they are in an apocalyptic war with their masters. The last provided the final revelation in HBO’s Westworld, a show that also, like Blade Runner, had “standard pleasure models.” As for The JetsonsRosey the Robot, she was at once a classic eliminator of human jobs (the kind of robots we are most familiar with

What Will It Take to Get Statewide Housing Reform?

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Lawmakers failed to make major changes this year. LESTER BLACK

In 1940, the earliest date for which the US Census has housing data, the average rent in Washington for a two-bedroom was $22 per month. Adjusted for inflation, that’s around $350 in today’s money.

Good luck finding a deal like that now. By 2015, the fair market rent for a two-bedroom in Washington was up $726; by 2017, it was $1,229; today it’s $1,524, or $1,906 in Seattle. If you’d like to buy a house instead of renting, you’d better have a tech exec’s salary: Average home prices in Washington have gone from around $200,000 in 2012 to nearly

Yes Yes Yes, the Weather Is Starting to Get Very Nice This Month, but Have You Considered: Video Games?

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OUT TODAY: TUNIC

You are an adorable fox with a sword and shield, wandering around an island chopping grass and finding treasure. Climb blocky platforms, swing at equally adorable monsters, decipher clues — okay, it’s basically a Zelda clone but furry, with off-the-chart wholesomeness. Fans of the chill-out island game A Short Hike who wished that game had a combat system will likely be pleased. Impressively, the game is largely the work of a single person — Canadian developer Andrew Shouldice. A demo is available (though only for Xbox, alas) and early reaction has been almost entirely positive, aside from the usual

The Best New Music to Hit My Inbox This Week

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Rising Seattle techno star Selene. CAMERON KELLEY

Selene, “Blabberbaby” (secondnature)

Seattle techno DJ/producer Kayla Waldorf (formerly performing under the alias Aos) is now going by Selene, and she has a new EP called The Secret Garden Is in Your Mind that shows serious advancement in sound design. As part of the local collective and label secondnature, Selene is a key figure in our city’s techno infrastructure. Her latest collection of tracks proves that she’s ready to make inroads into the international club circuit’s headier realms.

Waldorf says that The Secret Garden “was written during a period of personal creative renaissance. While the past few years have been horribly isolating, I

I, Anonymous: Don't Make Me Turn off the Internet

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This is directed at everyone in my apartment building. I thought this was a regular apartment building when I first moved here but there’s something clearly weird going on here. I’ve tried not to be a prude about this, but it’s gotten to a point where I need to say something: I have never. Ever. EVER lived in a place with such FOUL Wi-Fi names. When I noticed that someone named their network “PUSSY PALACE” after I moved in, I thought twice. Maybe this person was just a rando instigator, I thought. But no. A few months later, someone renamed their Wi-Fi to “DESTROY

Slog AM: Zelenskyy Asks Congress for a No-Fly Zone and Fighter Jets, Schultz Returns to Starbucks, and KNKX Is Moving

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Zelenskyy spoke to a packed house in the Capitol building this morning. Getty Pool

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy virtually addressed Congress this morning: Speaking from Kyiv, Zelenskyy called for more assistance and invoked the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attacks on 9/11 in talking about the level of crisis the Ukrainian people are living through. He specifically asked for a no-fly zone over Ukraine as well as aircraft, two requests that American legislators are hesitant to follow through on, reports CNN. Mainly because they are concerned Russia would view either act as an escalation, dragging the U.S. into war. Biden is expected to give a speech of his

Slog PM: U.S. Government May Allow Us to Have More Sunlight, the City Attorney Made a Naughty List, and Texas Lawmakers Talk About Porn

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I tried to take a picture of the sun today. It did not go well, so here is a past sunny day from Charles. Charles Mudede

Checking in on the Democrats’ favorite Republican: Today City Attorney Ann Davison announced a new program to figure out who is stealing all the fucking flat screens from Target. So far, this “High Utilizer Initiative” has identified 118 individuals who are responsible for over 2,400 criminal cases over the past five years. These cases include about 1,000 theft charges, almost 600 trespassing charges, about 400 assaults, and just over 100 weapons violations. The program appears to just be the latest edition of Scott

It's SPLIFF Season, Stoners!

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This is a joint effort. We’re hard at work just a little bit high 🙂 watching all your submissions. SPLIFF Jury 2022

Ever nibble on a “Mozza” whip? Like a cheese stick, but swirly? The SPLIFF jury has had about ten plates full of ’em while watching all these submissions to SPLIFF Film Festival 2022—and babies, these sticks are good, but your subs are even better.

For the fourth year in a row, SPLIFF asked stoners around the world to show us what they like to watch when they’re high. And once again, stoners of the world came through. We’re finishing off this