Protesters protect the crowd with umbrellas on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Omari Salisbury / phloating_man on Reddit [The following was originally posted in Seattle’s The Stranger.—eds] You’ve probably seen the video by now: A line of protesters faces a line of cops on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, an eye-catching purple umbrella held toward police as a shield. […]
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I Wish I Was Making It Up That Democrats Thought About Putting Joe Biden in Fortnite
Imagine this, but in a video game where literally every single person has a gun. Scott Olson / Staff In the 1991 film Highlander II: The Quickening, one of the worst and best sci-fi films ever made, the villain Katana wanders into a dystopian board meeting, demonstrates his immortality by surviving a gun battle, kills […]
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Talks Ignorance, Dragons, Ibsen, and Ben DeLaCreme. You Know, the Usual.
Neil deGrasse Tyson will appear in Portland Tue-Wed Sept 19-20. He is good.
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American Democracy Isn’t Rigged, It’s Just Not Very Good
Can you think of any country where democratic elections did not guarantee responsible leadership? Unrelated: Obama delivers remarks alongside the Chancellor of Germany. EMMANUELE CONTINI / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Is the election rigged? Well, yes and no, depending on what you mean. And it’s hard to know what anyone means by “rigged,” even people who really ought […]
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Oh, Good, Now Donald Trump is Getting Intelligence Briefings
Donald cranes his neck to copy off of Chris Christie’s test. uplift_the_world / Shutterstock.com Those who believe that elections are rigged might perceive a smoking gun in the news that Hillary Clinton just filed paperwork to transfer power from the Obama administration to her own. On its face, it seems like that’s maybe a little […]
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Hillary Is Smashing Poor Little Rich Trump in Fundraising
“But wait, there’s more!” Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com It’s been a very good July for Hillary Clinton. Oh sure, she had to endure a lot of chatter about email servers. But she also beat Donald Trump at the only game that actually matters to him: making money. Hillary and the Democrats raked in $63 million […]
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Kochs Urge Billionaires to Abandon Trump — and That’s the Bad News
Trump describes how it is actually he who is the inspiration for every pizza box. You’re welcome, America. JStone / Shutterstock.com Okay, let’s see here, what’s the dumbest news about Donald Trump from this weekend? Hmmm, there’s his repeated attacks on the family of a dead soldier, that’s pretty stupid. There’s the time he got […]
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Trump Says You Have to Vote for him Even if you Don’t Like Him
“Hey baby, you wanna be Chief Justice?” Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com You know that quintessential ’80s villain archetype who sidles up to a lady and thrusts his body against her and coos, “hey baby, you know you want it” like he’s God’s gift to women? That’s basically what Donald Trump just did in Iowa. “If […]
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How Many Republicans did Obama Turn Into Democrats Last Night?
I can’t stop reading that slogan as “Stronger To Get Her.” Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com Tonight’s the night! When Hillary walks out on stage to say hello, she’ll have the attention of the whole country — but after Obama’s warmup yesterday, some members of the audience might be a bit more receptive than they expected […]
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So is Russia Poking Through Our Emails on Donald Trump’s Behalf or What?
Putin engages his psychic powers to establish a link with Will Byers. ID1974 / Shutterstock.com Okay, so someone somehow got ahold of the DNC’s emails, uncovering incontrovertible proof that it is incredibly boring to work at the DNC. Other than that, there’s nothing in there we didn’t already know — politics are sleazy (surprise!), the […]
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Why are Democrats not Throwing Debbie Wasserman Schultz to the Wolves?
Don’t make voters angry. You wouldn’t like them when they’re angry. Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com Okay, everyone, let’s try to figure this out. What on EARTH are the Democrats thinking? Why is Debbie Wasserman Schultz still making public appearances? Why is she retaining leadership positions? Why is Hillary heaping praise upon her? Debbie is at […]
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Mike Pence Once Gave Cover to Regimes that Execute Homosexuals
Mike Pence wants you to trust him. lev radin / Shutterstock.com Tonight at the RNC, gay libertarian (and Gawker-obsessive) Peter Thiel will take the stage, presumably to reassure the assembled Republicans that they’re still a big-party tent where LGBTs are welcome, especially if you’re a billionaire. (Heidi and Sydney, suffering through a week at the […]