Micah Yip (he/him)

this is abhorrent.

this is so cringe omg

just walked by a girl riding a lime bike singing pink pony club and yes i am in capitol hill

A really terrible thing has happened which is that I can't seem to rewind on the Seattle Channel's YouTube stream anymore

The Light Rail's Cross Lake Connection Not a Love Match for the 1 Line My sister in law says there are serious astrological complications.

The new light rail Cross Lake Connection is opening at the end of March. That makes it an Aries:
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You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.

In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.

Slog AM: ICE Detained 5-Year-Old Near Minneapolis, Chicago Children’s Hospital Pauses Trans Care, Anti-ICE Protester Arrested for Disrupting Church Service The Stranger's morning news roundup.

- ICE Detained 5-Year-Old Near Minneapolis

- Chicago Children’s Hospital Pauses Trans Care

- Anti-ICE Protester Arrested for Disrupting Church Service

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City Council Hears Public Comment on Police Violence at Cal Anderson New bodycam video brought eight people to the public comment period at yesterday’s City Council meeting. Six of them were at the protest that day. Some said they were brutalized and arrested, or...

Bodycam footage played at City Hall shows an SPD officer saying, “We’re here to fuck people up,” ahead of police violence at Cal Anderson last Memorial Day weekend. Survivors of the protest used public comment to describe a lack of accountability.

Slog AM: US Terrorizes Greenland, US Terrorizes US, Washington Sheriffs Yell on Facebook The Stranger's morning news roundup.

- US Terrorizes Greenland

- US Terrorizes US

- Washington Sheriffs Yell on Facebook

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COMING SOON: Trump nicknames Mayor Wilson "Comrade Katie" and becomes obsessed with her as we get closer to the World Cup in Seattle. Read my 2026 prediction (and fellow Stranger writers' predictions) here!!

Seattle Joins National Anti-ICE Protest for Woman Killed by ICE in Minneapolis For Ray Mitchell, Renee Nicole Good’s blood is not only on the hands of the ICE agent who shot her—it’s on the hands of American leaders who “refuse to stand up.”

Hundreds gathered outside the federal building downtown as Seattle joined a national wave of anti-ICE protests after Renee Nicole Good was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. @micahyip.bsky.social reports.

Slog AM: DHS Killed a Woman and Lied About It, Protests in Seattle and Elsewhere, Seven Hills Park Still Closed The Stranger's morning news roundup.

- DHS Killed a Woman and Lied About It

- Protests in Seattle and Elsewhere

- Seven Hills Park Still Closed

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demonstration wrapped without incident around 7:30 @thestranger.com

people with bikes block off 2nd Ave, putting a barrier between the demonstration and the light police presence @thestranger.com

protesters marched back to the federal building. someone’s burning an american flag. @thestranger.com

protesters are now marching through the streets of downtown @thestranger.com

organizer: “when i look out into the crowd, i don’t see people that are terrorized—i see people that are ready to fight” @thestranger.com

there’s about 50 people here as of 5:45. they’ve got signs and bullhorns and a whole lot of rage. @thestranger.com

HAPPENING NOW: protest in downtown seattle in response to the killing of renee nicole good by ICE in Minneapolis. follow here or @thestranger.com for live updates.

JUST IN: According to multiple witnesses, ICE fired into a vehicle in Minneapolis, striking a woman in the face as she tried to leave the area. This is a serious escalation with deadly consequences.

Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."

This is valuable, clear reporting

Foster and Rinck Sworn In, Hollingsworth Appointed Council President City Councilmembers Dionne Foster and Alexis Mercedes Rinck were sworn in and Joy Hollingsworth unanimously appointed council president Tuesday in a packed council chambers at City Hall.

Alexis Mercedes Rink and Dionne Foster have officially been sworn in to Seattle City Council, and Joy Hollingsworth is unanimously appointed the council's first black female president.

Erika Evans, Seattle’s First Black City Attorney, Is Sworn In It was also her birthday. And because Ann Davison is gone, it's kind of your birthday.

Erika Evans has officially been sworn in as Seattle's first Black City Attorney.

thank you for coming clean about the situation 🫶

i laughed

Starbucks Workers Set up Strike Camp at Company Headquarters It looked like a weekend campout: tents pitched in clusters, sodas and snacks scattered across picnic tables, upbeat music blasting through the speakers, and groups of young people milling about, laug...

Starbucks Workers Set up Strike Camp at Company Headquarters. Workers Say They’ll Be There 24/7 Until Starbucks Bargains Fairly.

Zahid Chaudhry to Be Released from ICE Detention Zahid was released around 3 p.m. this afternoon. The government’s attorney didn’t try to defend their position, admitted “point blank” that his detention was a mistake. "I mean...

UPDATE: Muhammad Zahid Chaudry has officially been released.

Nelson’s Campaign Transparency Bill May Be up for a Vote At face value, the bill isn’t especially controversial—more transparency around who is advising city leaders is a good idea. But the reason? Sara Nelson’s either changed her mind abo...

Nelson’s consultant bill heads toward a possible vote. It is pitched as a transparency fix, but consultants say it is sloppy, rushed, and written so broadly that even a volunteer who gets reimbursed for supplies could be regulated.

City Council Approves Police Contract That Lacks Real Accountability Measures The City Council meeting Tuesday was chaotic. The Seattle Police Officers’ Guild (SPOG) contract was up for a vote, more than 20 public commenters showed up to speak (and shout) against it. Some...

The City Council voted 6 to 3 to approve the new SPOG contract as protesters shouted over the roll call. Critics say it invests more money in policing without delivering the accountability measures Seattle has been waiting on since 2017.

Full story at The Stranger.