Totem poles near Pike Place honor wrong Native people: The idea behind those totem poles is that theyâre supposed to celebrate the land Seattle was built on and the people that land belongs to. Unfortunately, those poles donât portray the Duwamish people. Instead, theyâre from the Tlingit people further up the northwest coast. Oops.
Hunter shoots grizzly bear and cub in self-defense: This happened in Montana. Grizzlies are a protected species since theyâre on the threatened species list. Because it was self-defense the hunter wonât face charges. The grizzly was shot and killed. But this motherfucker shot the baby grizzly, too. The cub survived but later euthanized from its injuries. Fuck that.
Tacoma students feeling the brunt of teacher strikes: Their holiday breaks have been shortened to make up for missed school days. The kids have lost two days from winter break and two days from spring break.
Safeco Field funding is not a guarantee anymore: A referendum was approved today.
Shake Shack is opening in South Lake Union in October: Those of you with bad burger taste, mark your calendarsâNew Yorkâs famous Shake Shack is opening on Oct. 6th. Listen. Shake Shack isnât that bad, but thereâs something about it that makes my stomach every time I have one of their burgers. Also, theyâre unfairly pitted against In-N-Out Burger. I say unfair because the two arenât even in the same realm. I would die for In-N-Out Burger. This is a well-known fact. The Seattle Shake Shack will have a Seattle-specific burger which is kind of exciting, I will admit.
Heads up to those of you commuting tonight:
â ď¸Late night travelers should expect delays on southbound I-5 in #Seattle the next few nights â ď¸
âĄď¸SB I-5 reduced to one lane near Spokane Street
âĄď¸Tonight - 10:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
âĄď¸Sept. 28 & 29 - 8:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. https://t.co/o72EiKgT87
â WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) September 27, 2018
This billboard advertising SPD jobs is in Indianapolis: Hasnât the Seattle Police Department heard of Craigslist?
SIGN OF THE TIMES: âThe problem isnât with the new generation but with police departments not doing enough to retain officers. IMPD experienced a 4 year hiring freeze and have since struggled to bring in new officers and keep currently employed ones.â https://t.co/ijZVrTxyJX
â Rick Snyder (@RickFOP86) September 26, 2018
Did you catch that Kavanaugh hearing? It was appalling, angering, and left me incredulous. Especially because it ended on Senator Kennedy asking Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh if he could say, in front of God and Country, that he did not sexually assault anyone. I wanted to scream. Read our coverage. Youâll want to scream. Or, if you donât, we should have a talk about that.
Relatable?:
me on my way to the polls to vote these republicans out of office đ¤ˇđžââď¸đ¤ https://t.co/FhCnwIpDCa
â Olivia Pope (@NoImRuthie) September 26, 2018
Scientists are manufacturing coral babies to save reefs: Raising babies is hard. Raising coral babies is nearly impossible. For the last two decades, a team of international scientists have attempted to master the art form in a desperate attempt to save coral reefs which are dying off at an alarming rate. It's incredibly intricate and painstaking, but scientists are seeing some results.
Whatta catch:
109 mph off the bat. đł
What. A. Catch. pic.twitter.com/P3Hc87TXfM
â MLB (@MLB) September 26, 2018
Elon Musk sued for fraud: The Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Musk because of his âfalse and misleading commentsâ and because he â failed to properly notify regulators of material company eventsâ like when he tweeted he was taking Tesla private. The lawsuit seeks to bar Musk from leading any public company.
India says adultery isn't a criminal offense: The law was 158 years old. Cheating sucks but it shouldn't be punished like a crime. That's what the five-judge Constitution Bench agreed on. Earlier this month, India decriminalized homosexuality.