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GO READ THE QUEER ISSUE! Every year, we put out a Queer Issue on a different theme. This year, the theme is trans issues, and it's chock full of new voices and amazing stories. You have to go check it out.

A Supreme Court Ruling on Cell Phone Privacy: "In a major statement on privacy rights in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that the police need warrants to search the cellphones of people they arrest." Um, thank you? That should've been obvious, but thanks for clearing it up.

Holy Shit, the Port of Seattle Just Proposed a $15.50 Total Compensation Minimum Wage for Sea-Tac Airport Workers: "After the presentations, the five port commissioners all congratulated each other on a job well done, so it looks like official approval of the proposal will be just a formality," reports Goldy.

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Who's Against Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage? The ladies of Seattlish have a handy little guide for you over here.

The First of 300 US "Military Advisers" Land in Baghdad: "Rear Admiral John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman, said the soldiers would not be 'rushing to the rescue' of Iraqi troops and would not be involved in combat."

More Women and Children Abducted in Nigeria: Sixty women and children have been kidnapped by militant Islamist group Boko Haram, reports the BBC.

Mississippi Republican Senator Thad Cochran: Bests the sad-sack Eric Cantor by successfully defeating a Tea Party primary challenger.

Sports News! That guy who bit the other guy might get kicked out of the World Cup. Ansel has some tips on how to truly enjoy soccer since it is "a haven for buffoons." My favorite response to this man-bites-man shenanigans was this one:


Creepy Peeping Drone Explained: A Portland company says it was their drone that a woman saw hovering outside her Seattle apartment window. It wasn't spying at all! No worries, lady! It was just taking pictures for a real-estate developer. "It's just that nobody told Lisa." You're goddamn right, and that's not okay.

Palestinian Prisoners Who Have Been Fasting Since April: Have suspended their hunger strike for reasons not yet known.

Really Sorry If You Live in the "Prag House" Mansion on Capitol Hill: Because apparently it caught on fire yesterday.

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Fuck You, Grown-Ups, You're the Worst: The Edmonds School District just banned bringing birthday cake to school, in order to encourage healthy eating. "Instead of a cupcake, students will now get a pencil or handmade card from classmates." Uuuuuuuughhhh just let them have a fucking birthday without a fucking lecture about celery, fer chrissakes, it's childhood.

"The Higgs Boson Should Have Crushed the Universe": There's a hell of a science headline for you. Everyone's saying it. The Christian Science Monitor titled their story on this "Why the Universe Isn't Supposed to Exist." This new theory sounds awfully sketchy to me, since, you know, the universe does exist, right? RIGHT? RIIIIGHT? HOLY SHIT IS THIS EVEN REALITY?!?!?

I Have Got to Try This Trick: A girl wrote an adorable letter in crayon asking her dad's employer, Google, to please let him have some time off to celebrate his birthday. "P.P.S. It is summer, you know," she added. They wrote back, telling her he could have a week's vacation. CUUUUUUTE.

Dear The Stranger: Can you please make sure when Anna goes to work she can get a day off? Because she only gets a day off on Saturday and Sunday. P.S. She also needs happy hour off every day. P.P.S. It is summer, you know.