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The AI Wars Come to Ravenna
There’s a contentious election in a normally sleepy North Seattle legislative district, with out-of-state money pouring in. Blame the robots.
It seems likely that 2026 will be known as the year that AI broke through and became a mainstream political issue. Protests against data centers have swept the country, AI agents are launching cyberattacks against their own kind, and former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon became an overnight celebrity after quitting and warning the public that…
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Seattle Social Housing Developer Announces First Construction Project
Flush With Cash, the Agency Scaled up Its Expansion Plans by 70 Percent
Seattle Mayor Wilson’s First ‘Periodic Off-Topic’ Media Huddle
The Real Press Conference Was Not a New York–Style Shitshow
ICE Still Outsmarting Washington’s Driver Data Protections
Loopholepalooza! A report comparing blue states’ data protections shows why WA immigrant residents are afraid to get in a car.
Eli Sanders Is Named Editor-in-Chief of The Stranger
He’ll Take the Helm in November
Is Mayor Katie Wilson Still a Socialist?
Is Jeff Bezos a Marxist?
Shelf Life
Scarecrow Video Buyer Mark Steiner
Retires After 34 Years
Seattle Rally to Stop Sexual Violence Draws Hundreds in Wake of Cornell Rape Case
Organizers Called for an End to Sexual Violence ‘From the Frat House to the White House’
Last Month This Month: September 2026
All the Electrocuted Fish, Strongly Worded Letters, and Pig Kidneys You May Have Missed in September
The Stranger Election Control Board 2026 General Election Endorsements
Taxing the Rich Is On the Ballot This Fall
The Stranger Election Control Board 2026 General Election Cheat Sheet
For the November 3, 2026 General Election
King County Holds Heartbreakingly Vast Funeral for People With Nobody to Bury Them
626 People Had No Other Option but Communal County Burial
Public Defenders Distance Themselves from Seattle City Attorney’s New Therapeutic Court
They Think the New Court Restricts Eligibility
Twenty-Three Washington State Ferry Engineers Called in Sick Monday
Other WSF workers refused to fill the gap, and 13 of the fleet’s 18 ferries were docked for the day.
Where to Scream
Protests, Rallies, and Other Ways to Get Involved in October
Immigration NGO Resists Unionization, Lays Off Critical Staff Despite ICE Surge
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network is a financial wreck. Workers say management is handling it horribly.
Seattle Times Journalists Picket Newsroom Over Low Pay and Threats of Being Replaced by AI
You may have noticed the giant inflatable rat of shame.
Why Can’t Seattle Fund the Arts Like It’s FIFA Every Year?
A New Open Letter Asks the Mayor and City Council to Redirect $8 Million from SPD to the Arts
Campaign Finance Complaint Against Right-Wing Podcaster Brandi Kruse Dismissed
There’s “no proof” Kruse received payment for all that support she’s given anti-trans initiatives on air.
Seattle Officially Recognizes Denny Blaine as an LGBTQ+ Landmark
The Last Mayor Tried to Ban Nudity at the Behest of His Millionaire Friend
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