Shutdownmageddon: States are striking deals to reopen their national parks, the Republican Party's popularity is at an all-time low, and the tea party is giving anarchism a bad name.
Transgender Students: Seattle schools are leading the way in creating welcoming environments for them, reports Al Jazeera America.
Silk Road Crackdown Nets Some Locals: According to Gawker, that includes a man from Bellevue who sold drugs on the site, and another Washingtonian who claims to have purchased drugs.
Drone Strikes Fuel Terrorism, Malala Tells Obama: Funny, I had to go to overseas to find press coverage of that.
Where Do We Shunt the Homeless to Next? A tent city in Redmond is being kicked off the grounds of a church next Saturday. Despite "having its act together," they're still looking for a relocation option.
US Military Aid to Egypt, Uninterrupted: We kept sending fighter jets, guns, and crowd control equipment to Egypt's military despite the coup, the massacres that followed, and a declaration to the contrary by the Obama Administration.
UN Gets Sued: For bringing cholera to Haiti, via its peacekeeping troops, whose mandate was just renewed for another year.
North Korea: What a fucking hellhole. An ailing Lynnwood man who's in prison there was allowed, at least, to visit with his mother.
Cascades Hikers Rescue Guy at Risk of Hypothermia: It's nice finding out how awesome your friends are. All-around feel-good story here.
These dogs think they are babies:
