In this week's Pop Loser, Hailey Williams tells Nazi bitches to suck her fat dick, Justin Timberlake apologizes for beatboxing (but doesn't promise it wont happen again), and Kelly Clarkson praises AI. Read all of this and more at The Stranger.

- Former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes Now Has a Bullshit Job - Trump Wants Iran to Nuke LA and San Diego - Autumn Is Here Get this news and more at The Stranger.

Humans are messy. We triumph and we fail and we spend way too much time focused on things that don’t matter. I spent most of this season trying to figure out what went wrong with the Seattle Mariners, and my best guess (short of insane conspiracy theories)? They were, simply, human.

On Monday morning, 23 Washington State Ferry engine room employees called out sick, forcing WSF to announce that 13 of its 18 ferries were out of service that day. While this technically wasn't a strike, it does highlight the workplace grievances WSF staff have been trying to get solved since 2020.

- Oil Prices Show No Signs of Dropping - The Disney Adult Editor of Washington’s Second-Biggest Newspaper is in Hot Water - Sailors Mutiny Suppressed in the Tsar’s Salish Sea Fleet Get this news and more at The Stranger.

Here's one really good thing to do every day this week.

- Katie Wilson Is Impatient With Herself - Brazil Presidential Election Heads to Runoff - Orcs Protest Palantir Get this news and more at The Stranger.

- Fred Meyer Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination - Amazon Wants to Buy Your Support for Data Centers - New York Governor Appoints Attorney General to Cornell Rape Case Get this news and more at The Stranger.

Seattle Times Journalists Picket Newsroom Over Low Pay and Threats of Being Replaced by AI

In this week's Pop Loser, Audrey Vann does a deep dive into Britney Spears' iconic 2001 VMA performance with the albino Burmese python. Also, the Space Needle glowed pink for Dolly, And Tinashe's new album is amazing. ⁠

Get your horoscope in this week's Free Will Astrology!

- Trump’s New In-House Ad Is ‘Dumb Beyond Belief,’ - Tennessee Botches Another Execution - The Kelvin Wave Is Coming Get this news and more at The Stranger.

Our slack channels were going crazy!

- Some in Seattle Felt that Earthquake - Repeal of Washington’s Millionaires Tax Is Polling Poorly - Sen. Amy Klobuchar Saves the Day Get this news and more at The Stranger.

A group of local Seattle artists and cultural workers have drafted a letter to Mayor Wilson requesting that the city divert funds away from SPD and redirect it towards the arts. The main argument? Arts activations and cultural programming should be considered a form of public safety infrastructure.

If You Love Trains and Hate the Mariners Coaching Staff, Boy, Have I got Good News for You

Last week, the Washington Public Disclosure Commmission sent a letter to Let's Go Washington officially dismissing the accusations made by Washingtonians For Ethical Government that the group received unreported in-kind political donations from Brandi Kruse. ⁠

Here's one really good thing to do every day this week, curated by The Stranger's editorial team.