Attorneys for Puget Sound defendant move to distinguish isolated interpersonal grievance from broader anti-pinniped animus; seal unavailable for comment
SEATTLE — Attorneys for a Bellevue man charged with throwing rocks at a federally protected harbor seal near the Puget Sound shoreline moved Thursday to clarify that their client's conduct should not be interpreted as a philosophical position on the species, or even, counsel emphasized, a provisional
...Taiwan? I Asked Xi Myself — And Frankly, He Listened
History is mostly just eyebrows. Arch one at the right moment, in the right banquet hall, across forty-two feet of lacquered diplomatic space, and empires pivot. I speak from experience. I am, in a sense, always speaking from experience.
By Sam Turge | Chief Political Correspondent, IRREVERENT Magazine |
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Thank you, Chancellor Faraday, for that introduction. I see you've finally forgiven me for the incident at the 2019 homecoming gala. The goat was unharmed, the charges were dropped, and I believe we can all agree that "emotional support animal" is a flexible designation in 2026. Though I still maintain the Chancellor's office has much better
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Sam Turge reports from 38,000 feet on the chaos of the President's China summit briefing, where Japan is China and 'Staffman' rules the skies.
By Tuck Chimes | Senior Correspondent, Business & Economy
Let me be clear about something from the outset, because I think clarity is important, and clarity is something they teach you at Yale, which is where I went: I have always believed in the rule of law.
Always.
If you've read my work — and I assume
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