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6 days ago | 
thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter
Good morning! Itâs Friday. The sunâs out. The birds are singing. Weâre hitting 71 degrees today. So letâs ruin it by talking about the news. Trump Tries to Use IRS as a Weapon: Do I need to say that thatâs not normal? Itâs not normal.
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1 week ago | 
thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter
Good morning! The sun is shining, we’re hitting 65 degrees this afternoon, and the sunset today is after 8 p.m. It’s happening people, spring is here. Sure, winter’s gonna try to make a comeback a few more times before July, but that’s just living in Seattle. Before you get out and enjoy the almost 14 hours of daylight because your brain deserves some goddamn serotonin, let’s do the news.
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1 week ago | 
thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter
Good morning! Spring snuck up on us. And while she’s always finicky, it seems like she’s sticking around for a little while. Highs will be in the 60s all week—some days might even hit the low 70s. We’ve hit the time of the year when you can do stuff outside after normal work hours. Go hang out at a street-end park (don’t let any NIMBYs tell you they’re not public) and get that Vitamin D and dopamine. Until then, though, let’s do the news.
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2 weeks ago | 
thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter
Good Morning! You wanted more rain, right? According to the National Weather Service (which might just be a guy holding a coat hanger on the roof at this point), we’re looking at rain until the sun goes down. So plan on that classic 10 p.m. walk for some fresh air. But until then, let’s dive into some news. Students Under Attack: Over the last few days, the Trump Administration has been quietly revoking student visas from dozens of students around the country—including five here at UW.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter
On January 1, 2025, a fire sparked outside of Los Angeles, near the Temescal Ridge Trail. It was a minor fire, only burning eight acres of wilderness. Most of us in Seattle didnât hear about that one. Then six days later, the Pacific Palisades fire started tearing through the LA hills. The same day, about 30 miles away, the Eaton Fire ignited.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter
We started imagining this issue last year, before Donald Trump won the election; before he started dismantling FEMA, the EPA, NOAA, and every other agency that’s trying to help us stave off the climate crisis. And while the country has changed in drastic ways since last year, our approach to this issue didn’t. From the beginning, we knew we couldn’t look at the climate crisis in a vacuum. We can’t separate it from the rest of our lives, our work, our art, or the way we imagine the future.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter
Good morning! Weâre getting some sun this afternoon, and the temps will get up into the 50s. Iâm sure April will pull the rug out from under us soon, so enjoy it today! Itâs April 2: Did you fall for anything stupid yesterday? My local favorite was the NRDCâs ânarwhal spotting.â Â Â âI Riseâ: Senator Cory Booker stood and spoke on the Senate floor from 7 p.m. on Monday to 8:05 Tuesday night.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter
Good morning! Itâs April Fools Day, a day that has a storied history of tricking journalists into reporting stupid fictional shitâfrom predator trout to the first human-powered flight machine. Stay sharp and keep your parents away from the internet until midnight. IRL, the rainâs only sticking around til 10 a.m., and itâs kindly staying away til the sun goes down, so get out there and enjoy the grey. Until then, grab a Mighty-O poop donut, and letâs get into it.
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1 month ago | 
thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter
Good morning! Today’s your day to kick your Seasonal Affective Disorder in the ass. Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s. It’s all the best of spring, and better yet, the sun’s not going down til 7:30, which means you probably don’t have an excuse to miss this beautiful day. Put some SPF on your pale ass, soak up some sun, and tell your SADs to suck it. Okay, on Tuesdays, we start with Trump. And man did he kick the week off strong. You think texting your ex is bad.
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1 month ago | 
thestranger.com | Hannah Murphy Winter
Good morning! And welcome to the last full day of winter. Tomorrow is the Spring Equinox, which means we get 12 hours of daylight, and the promise of 9 p.m. sunsets in our future. But for today it’s still winter, and we get the same weather as yesterday: highs in the low 50s, a little rainy. The usual Winter Special. Welcome Party: Yesterday, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams came back to Earth.
