Don’t let your kids fall out your windows: Says the Seattle Times. And me. There have been two separate cases of kids falling out windows in Everett, and officials are urging people to be careful about opening windows in households with small kids. They also warn not to trust screens. “Screens … are to keep the bugs out, not the kids in,” a South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue spokeswoman told the Times. This is common sense, but also don’t let your babes plummet to their death!
Someone come collect your anti-Pride vandalists: There’s been more Pride-related vandalism, reports Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. New art installed around the Capitol Hill Station mixed-use development construction has been torn down. The works were created by Gabriel Stromberg, Pete Rush, and Timothy White Eagle as a part of the upcoming AIDS Memorial Pathway that will connect the two buildings. The vandalism follows multiple Pride flags being ripped down across the Seattle area, including at Capitol Hill’s Crescent Bar and a string of bars in White Center.
More drama at the Paris Air Show: Yesterday, Boeing shocked audiences (in a good way, for a change) by announcing a “show-stopping” $24 billion order for the grounded 737 Max, reports Bloomberg. Apparently, people still want to buy the death plane (maybe that’s unfair phrasing, but it did recently kill 346 people), but today Boeing’s primary competitor, Airbus, announced that its A321XLR has 206 orders. Airbus has now leaped ahead of Boeing and is leading the total order count at the show.
Slack is set to go public tomorrow: The workplace messaging software used by The Stranger (and probably your office, too, because it’s everywhere) is expected to become a public company on Thursday. Slack has long wanted to “rid the world of email” (which I’m 10000% for—email should’ve been abandoned in the early 2010s, especially by Hillary Clinton—although New York Times published a more nuanced take today) and their Chief Technology Officer sat down with GeekWire to talk about their culture, approach to engineering, and finally putting an end to your grandma’s conspiracy theory chain mails (by ending email). I anticipate Slack’s first day on public markets will go better than Uber’s.
A new mural in Ballard: Very hoppy!
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The Chamber of Commerce has their picks for the new Seattle City Council: Obviously, we totally agree with them. (In case you’re new here—we don’t. Our endorsements will come out when you get mailed your ballots in mid-July.) Nathalie has more on the picks here.
The 2019 CASE candidates are:
District 1: Phil Tavel District 2: Mark Solomon District 3: Egan Orion District 4: Alex Pedersen District 5: Debora Juarez District 6: Jay Fathi and Heidi Wills District 7: Jim Pugel and Michael George
The Stranger Election Control Board continues to be fed: By candidates running for office this fall. It’s our third day of endorsement meetings and candidates came through with the savory food today. Girmay Zahilay brought lentil sambusas, Benjamin Leis came with banana bread, and Rebeca Muñiz came in late BUT jangling with Jarritos and opening up plates upon plates of Tacos Chukis. We will continue to provide updates on these important food choices, in case you’d like to vote just based on carbs. It appears that our leading challengers—IF WE’RE VOTING JUST ON FOOD—are Ami Nguyen (she brought bánh mìs and coffee yesterday) and Rebeca Muñiz (with her Tacos Chukis spread large enough to feed our entire staff). Free lunches are one way of dealing with rising rent.
Nathalie showcases your breakfasts every Wednesday: Should I show off your dinners? I’m eating leftover Tacos Chukis and bleeding onto my desk because…
I got a tattoo over lunch: It’s a hotdog with boots. It has no special meaning. What should I name her? Don’t say Slog.
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Climate change is expensive and a majority of Washingtonians believe oil companies should pay for it: According to this new illuminating study by Yale University’s Program on Climate Change Communications. The study found that most Americans (57 percent) think fossil fuel companies should pay for climate change-related damages, and an even higher percentage of Washingtonians agreed.
The US House debated a slavery reparations bill today: Here are highlights from the Guardian. Ta-Nehisi Coates showed up.
It’s nice to know everyone makes mistakes: Either that or the devil is in Friday Harbor.
Really marching to the beat of your own drummer (or own broken temperature sensor) today, aren’t you Friday Harbor? @visitSJIslands #WAwx @NWSSeattle pic.twitter.com/IwHmw7kw6R
— Shannon O’Donnell (@ShannonODKOMO) June 19, 2019
Cracker Barrel deplatforms Tennessee pastor: Who said gays should be executed. The pastor, a former sherrif’s department detective, has said that the government should execute gays, reports NBC. He thought Cracker Barrel was a safe space, but the restaurant “refused to host” the pastor and his church, saying, “We serve everyone who walks through our doors with genuine hospitality, not hate, and require all guests to do the same.”
Seattle’s police union likes Zachary DeWolf: Seattle Police Officers Guild President Kevin Stuckey threw his (toxic) support behind D3 city council candidate Zachary DeWolf today. DeWolf is currently challenging Slog commenters’ favorite councilwoman, Kshama Sawant. Rich Smith has more here in this StRaNgEr ExClUsIvE.
As I said in the headline: Luke Skywalker wants to replace Jabba the Hutt’s star with a star for Princess Leia. First, to explain, we need to back up a bit: Jabba the Hutt Donald Trump has a Hollywood star, but it’s been repeatedly vandalized since he’s been elected. Today, Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker, duh) tweeted about an old bit of news regarding the West Hollywood City Council voting on removing Trump’s star:
Good riddance! (and I know just who should replace him….)#AStarForCarrie ⭐️ https://t.co/DF53fOxshK
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) June 19, 2019
Unfortunately, the vote he’s referring to was symbolic: The West Hollywood City Council doesn’t have jurisdiction to remove the star. People pay to have stars on the Walk of Fame, reports CNN, and Donald Trump or his representatives paid $30,000 in 2007 to get him the star. Carrie Fischer will have to wait a few more years, because the Walk of Fame rules state that there is a “five-year waiting period after death” before any dead person can be nominated to receive their own star. I guess it’s some quality control thing.
While we’re talking about Carrie Fischer: Let’s revisit her mother, Debbie Reynolds, and her incredibly shady Meryl Streep impression.
I’m thankful for Debbie Reynolds’ Meryl Streep impression. pic.twitter.com/bnj3Wlf7QZ
— John Robert Allman (@Johnny_Allman) November 22, 2018
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