Slog PM tonight is brought to you by this bag of chocolate chip cookies: They’re from my roommate’s grandma, she’s 93-years-old and loves Eisenhower. These cookies are pretty good. They’re a little thin for my taste since—I don’t mean to brag—I’m somewhat of a chocolate chip cookie connoisseur.
Somali warehouse workers in Minnesota get Amazon to negotiate: They are the first known group who has been able to get Amazon management to actually negotiate. When working conditions in the warehouse started getting more demanding—their daily packaging quota rose suddenly from 160 an hour to 230 an hour—and management started getting stricter, the workers organized. Amazon came to the table with compromises, but they weren’t enough. The workers are planning a protest on Dec. 14, the thick of the holiday season.
Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers go on Black Friday strike: It was in protest of the working conditions. In Madrid, Amazon allegedly asked local police to intervene in the massive warehouse strike. The police were reportedly dumbfounded by the request and then turned down the request. Amazon is denying any of that happened.
Fuck the rivalry: The Husky marching band went through the ringer last night when their bus crashed on the way to Pullman. There were no life threatening injuries but 47 students were taken to the hospital. Residents of the nearby community brought the students Thanksgiving dinner. The Husky band will not be performing today at the Apple Cup. WSU is chipping in to help:
The Cougar marching band was on the field practicing the Husky fight song today because the UW band won’t make it after last night’s accident. The Coug band will play it in the absence. #GoCougs #AppleCup #KOMOnews pic.twitter.com/pYZaLPb76m
— Eric Johnson (@EricJohnsonKOMO) November 23, 2018
Oregon wants some goddamn cannabis cafes: Give us pot cafes or give us death, says The New Revenue Coalition. The group who wants to let people enjoy the devil’s lettuce in public. For that to happen, lawmakers will have to make some exceptions to the Indoor Clean Air Act.
Sixth Ave is open for business: The Washington Department of Transportation opened up a new downtown street yesterday. It will be integral to the new SR-99 tunnel. The new route, Sixth Ave North between Harrison and Thomas, is so new it’s not even on Google Maps, according to KIRO7. Here’s how the sausage got made:
White House report believes in climate change even if the president doesn’t: A report by the National Climate Assessment was released quietly on Friday. It said a lot of things, many of which directly contradicted Donald Trump. Mainly, the report stated that “warming-charged extremes” like the catastrophic wildfires in California or the increasingly powerful hurricanes we’ve been seeing are just the beginning. The report focuses on the U.S. and how climate change is impacting each region on a hyper-local level. In case environmental devastation wasn’t doing it for you, the report details how climate change will devastate the economy.
A white post-Thanksgiving: Snow! It’s on the way!
Here’s a look at the additional snowfall possible today/tonight and then a glance at the updated precipitation outlook for Sunday Night through Tuesday. #wawx pic.twitter.com/Kemvb3S4a8
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) November 23, 2018
It is… winter: Who wants to be my secret Santa?
Here’s the view from Paradise, on Mount Rainier, late this afternoon. Approximately 17 inches of snow has fallen over the last 24 hours! Winter Storm Warning remains in effect thru 4 AM tomorrow morning. [Image: National Park Service] #WAwx pic.twitter.com/LmN0dXlEi4
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) November 23, 2018
California’s Camp Fire is 95 percent contained: Whew. With some help from a little rainfall, the fire is nearly out. There are 84 casualties. This is the deadliest wildfire in California history. The fire has burned 153,336 acres.
Michigan judge ruled that gender mutilation ban was unconstitutional: Yes, you read that right. A law protecting girls from genital mutilation was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in Michigan. The case also dismissed charges against a doctor who was accused of mutilating nine girls in three states because of religious reasons.
Saudi Arabia faces multiple arms embargoes: Germany, Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands have all ended weapon sales with Saudi Arabia over the ongoing civilian killings in Yemen. The conflict’s death toll has raised to 10,000. Save the Children has estimated that 85,000 kids under five have starved to death. The UK hasn’t joined in.
