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Episodes
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FBI tracts Left-Right extremism spectrum in Seattle
Since the nationwide protests against police violence began six weeks ago, there have been numerous acts of violence against peaceful protesters. Here in Seattle, one person was killed, and another person seriously injured, when a man drove into a crowd of peaceful protesters on I-5. In June, a protester was shot on Capitol Hill by a man who drove into the protest zone.
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The tale of Black birders and ruffled feathers on Facebook
As protests for racial justice continue, some birding communities on Facebook are finding themselves under pressure to give space to more diverse voices.
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24-year-old protester Summer Taylor dies after being hit by speeding car on I-5
Two people are in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center after a Seattle man drove his car into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters on I-5 late Friday night.
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Inside this Seattle home: water bottles, helmets, and other supplies for the front lines of protest
It's the underground supply chain for demonstrators.
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What protesters learned from CHOP's dueling Twitter accounts
The CHOP was shut down this week by Seattle officials. And now that it’s gone, protesters are examining and learning from the role that fake social media accounts played in spreading misinformation about the movement the CHOP represented.
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More families appear to be homeless in Seattle than before, and other take-aways from this report
Top causes: job loss, alcohol and drug use, mental health issues
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Seattle companies pull away from Facebook amid criticism of the platform's hate speech moderation
Microsoft, Zillow, and Redfin say they are hitting pause on their social media spending. They are joining more than 700 companies who say they are reconsidering their presence on platforms such as Facebook, where racial hatred and false statements often circulate.
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Top Boeing official resigns over sexist article published years ago
Boeing says its communications chief is out after half a year on the job. Niel Golightly resigned after a complaint about an article he wrote in 1987 about whether women should serve in combat.
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Artist Aramis O. Hamer says her work has one message: Black lives matter. Period.
Seattle police officers cleared the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone earlier this week, but an indelible reminder of the occupation remains: the colorful Black Lives Matter mural that stretches along Pike Street near Cal Anderson Park. Aramis O. Hamer is one of 17 Seattle artists who collaborated on the mural. Each artist created one of the letters; Hamer painted the “V”.
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UW frat brother's advice amid Covid-19 outbreak: 'Please don't party'
Fran Dukic has some advice for University of Washington students living in fraternities and sororities: "Please don't party. You can wait. you can wait."
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As city workers dismantle the CHOP, Omari Salisbury reflects
From Seattle's protests after the killing of George Floyd to the closing of the CHOP, journalist Omari Salisbury of Converge Media has been live-streaming what he sees every single day. Now, as police and city workers dismantle the CHOP, he stands in his doorway overlooking Cal Anderson park. And he struggles with emotion while answering a seemingly simple question: What do you see out there?
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Seattle City Council advances new tax on large businesses
Seattle is one step closer to implementing a tax on large businesses. City council members passed legislation out of the budget committee on Wednesday that would tax companies with a yearly payroll of $7 million or more.