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Where were going we dont need roads.
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Ah, there’s the catch: It turns out getting a $15 minimum wage comes with some costs. Amazon, on track to the first $1 trillion publicly-traded company, is eliminating monthly bonuses and stock awards for warehouse workers in order to pay for the wage hikes. Eliminating those will help pay for the raises. Lend them a hand, a bonus, won’t you, poor warehouse worker?

The Mayor of Columbia City lost a leg: You remember Felix, don’t you? How could forget the intrepid feline that won the hearts of South Seattle and The Stranger’s readers in our pet issue. Well, Felix had an accident. He is now stuck in his Columbia City home with three legs, but his spirit remains strong.

Boeing says we’ll get self-flying cars in five years: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg told GeekWire and everyone invited to their GeekWire summit (I know it’s not really “our thing” but The Stranger would have at least liked an invite. As a gesture, you know?) about their vision for self-flying cars. Also about safety measures. You have to be safe when flying a car. Did he also tell them why it took Boeing so long? Back to the Future II clearly outlined a timeline for when we should expect flying cars. I’m a little hurt that we didn’t follow it. The first step is cargo, not people, with self-flying cars.

Last week it was 70 degrees, today it snowed at Stevens Pass: Strap on your skis, boyos, we’re putting the pedal to the metal and speeding straight into winter. Fall who? According to folks actually over at Stevens, this isn’t that atypical. Still, it got chilly real quick.

Burien bowling coach charged with child porn: This youth bowling coach sexually abused two of his students on out-of-town trips, according to court documents. He also photographed the abuse. He admitted to giving a teen sleeping medicine and then sexually abusing him. He faces a minimum of 15 years in prison.

Apparently AT&T users are having issues since that Emergency Alert System test: I’m an AT&T customer and I think I’m doing okay? I’m not sure. I mean emotionally, that’s one thing, but my phone seems to be functioning.

The U.S. women’s national team has its first World Cup qualifying game tomorrow: Unlike men, women are actually good at soccer. Well, at least the U.S. women’s national team is better than the national team. They won the last World Cup. The men didn’t even make it to their World Cup. Support the women!

I know how much you all eat up Trump news: Listen, I get it. There’s no need to be ashamed. It’s so horrifying and you simply can’t tear your eyes away. Well, I’m not going to write any Trump news for you. We have a whole other column for that. Haven’t you been reading it?

ICE wants an investigation into Portland’s mayor: Portland protested their local Immigrations and Customs Enforcement office earlier this year. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said he wouldn’t dispatch Portland police to the site unless lives were endanger. ICE is calling for an investigation.

Five law enforcement officers shot in South Carolina: One officer has died.

NASA is sending a probe closer to the sun than ever before: Take me with you, Parker Solar Probe! The goal is to figure out just what the fuck a solar wind is and how it’s generated.

Grab your pitchforks: This Kavanaugh thing is happening and it’s happening soon.

You can start at this candlelight vigil at Cal Anderson tonight: It starts at 6 pm. People are coming together to protest Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

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Nathalie Graham covers anything she finds fun, weird, or interesting. You can find a lot of that in her column, Play Date. Her work has also appeared around town in The Seattle Times, GeekWire, and the...