French bees dont fuck around.
French bees don't fuck around. William Jones-Warner/Getty Images

Memo reveals city attorney's office ruled imposing an income tax was illegal: In 2014, Assistant City Attorney Kent Meyer advised the Seattle City Council that passing a net income tax would be illegal. That's what they were trying to do back then. This memo has been the center of a legal debate in the present day because the city council passed a tax on total income in 2017. They've been in court about it because it's unconstitutional. People opposed to the 2017 measure believe the 2014 memo backs their argument, that an income tax is illegal. City Attorney Pete Holmes doesn't think so.

UW is a haven for nerds: We already knew that, but more nerds and e-sports aficionados are going to flock to campus now. The university has just opened its state-of-the-art Esports Arena & Gaming Lounge in the basement of the Husky Union Building (the HUB). From GeekWire: "The arena provides access to 40 high-end gaming computers, two VR systems, a casting station for live streaming to Twitch and popular, unlocked PC games. The lounge will also serve as a space for sponsored tournaments." Study before you game, Huskies!!!

Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition is over 30 percent done: Want to see the progress? Me too. I'm mildly turned on by time lapses:

There's pink fluid all over John Muir Elementary School! Is Barney's blood coating the floors of John Muir Elementary? Nope, it's just water mixed with a rust inhibitor that keeps leaking out of the school's broken heating and cooling system. It keeps happening. The district is trying to fix it, but to really solve the problem, the cooling system will have to be replaced over the summer. This issue isn't an isolated thing either, it's been happening at multiple schools around the Seattle area allegedly.

Another blow to the Seattle Storm: Dan Hughes, the Storm's head coach, announced Friday that he has been diagnosed with cancer. This news follows the announcement that Breanna Stewart, the 2019 WNBA and Seattle Storm MVP, ruptured her Achilles tendon while playing ball in Europe. Stewart will be out for the season.

A good weather weekend! You might be able to see some planets, a meteor shower, and spend some time outside without getting wet.


Let's get composted! The bill to return your rotting corpse back to the earth has passed in Washington. If it gets signed into law (crossing my fingers!), you could get your dead body composted in as little as two years! Here's hoping you have a bit longer than that to wait, but being wrapped in soil eternally and having plants sprout from your remains is an oddly comforting feeling, don't you think?

Seattle cyclists are hitting the streets on Saturday: And hitting all of Seattle's public libraries. There are 27. It will take 11 hours and 70 miles. Sure, it's no Tour de Dicks, but it's for a good cause. It's to show support for investments in the city's library system.

Warren joins the ranks:


Someone please come and get your snake:


Do you beelieve in miracles? Notre Dame wasn't just a home to history and a haven for the Jesus-inclined. In fact, it harbored 180,000 honey bees. They didn't pay rent but everyone, especially their beekeeper, was scared the fire had killed them, or worse, evicted them. Somehow, the hives were unscathed and the bees are alive. There are good stories still!

Sometimes you just want to fuck a foot: And that's okay. Except for the whole lack of holes thing. Silicon Wives is fixing that problem. They've invented robot feet that double as fleshlights. They're silicone feet with vaginas for ankles. What more could you want? Why aren't real feet like this?? @God we have some suggestions.


Tinder and Bumble swipe left on George Zimmerman: The online dating apps have kicked kid-killer George Zimmerman off their platforms. Zimmerman, the man famous for standing his ground against an unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, is looking for good, clean, sexy fun. Well, you can't have it, George! Or, I should say "Carter," the alias Zimmerman went by. Tinder blocked and banned his profile (which contained a shirtless pic!). Bumble did the same back in December.

We deserve this: No we don't, who am I kidding? But, I want to show you bobcat babies.


Flint, Michigan residents can sue the U.S. government: According to a federal judge, the federal government is not immune to a lawsuit. It isn't clear whether Environmental Protection Agency employees can be sued for negligence but, the judge said that they clearly knew that lead was leaching into the water supply because it was being properly treated.