@gramsofgnats

freelance journalist. cat evangelist. jeopardy! enthusiast. words in @seattletimes @geekwire @thestranger [email protected]

 Seattle, WA
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Joined July 2012
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'LGBTQ rugby isn’t a drag': Do read this by @gramsofgnats @TheStranger thestranger.com/queer-issue-…

Quake Rugby Isn’t a Drag 

Cracking Skulls and Beers with the Boys

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Guy Oron@GuyOron7 Apr 2025
Thank you @gramsofgnats for the shout out! I think “Bruce the Sweeps Freak” is quite fitting thestranger.com/slog-am/2025…
Bruce Harrell Loves a Homeless Sweep: According to data compiled by Seattle reporter Guy Oron, Seattle conducted more than 2,000 homeless sweeps in 2024. The Unified Care Team which conducts the encampment removals was responsible for an average of 6.8 removals a day, Oron reports. Of these sweeps, over 84 percent were done with little or no warning. Sweeping homeless encampments is like Mayor Bruce Harrell's whole thing. He's the king of sweeps. In his three years in office, Harrell directed 5,633 sweeps, a number that dwarfs the sweeps conducted by Seattle mayors of the past. Jenny Durkan, for instance, swept 1,781 encampments. At that time that felt like a lot! People were protesting her regularly. Where is the outrage for Bruce the Sweep Freak?

ALT Bruce Harrell Loves a Homeless Sweep: According to data compiled by Seattle reporter Guy Oron, Seattle conducted more than 2,000 homeless sweeps in 2024. The Unified Care Team which conducts the encampment removals was responsible for an average of 6.8 removals a day, Oron reports. Of these sweeps, over 84 percent were done with little or no warning. Sweeping homeless encampments is like Mayor Bruce Harrell's whole thing. He's the king of sweeps. In his three years in office, Harrell directed 5,633 sweeps, a number that dwarfs the sweeps conducted by Seattle mayors of the past. Jenny Durkan, for instance, swept 1,781 encampments. At that time that felt like a lot! People were protesting her regularly. Where is the outrage for Bruce the Sweep Freak?

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okay breaking my silence… why do people live inside of u district station
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Hadas Weiss@weiss_hadas25 Mar 2025
vibrator that only activates after you’ve written 2 paragraphs
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🫎🔱@BullMooseSEA11 Feb 2025
The energy spent here is beautiful. It makes me want to visit Georgia.
nathalie graham@gramsofgnats11 Feb 2025
Ever wonder why someone built a 16-foot Space Needle replica in Macon, Georgia? Because of love, obviously: seattlemet.com/news-and-city…

Why Is There a Space Needle in Macon, Georgia?

Jesse Evans built it as an ode to his late wife—and an ode to a city he loves.

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Mohammed R. Mhawish@mrmhawish5 Feb 2025
"I held his little body and rocked him like he was sleeping.” What happens after the bombs stop? These 20 voices from Gaza will show you the cost of war—and the strength of those who survive it. mohammedmhawish.com/p/snapsh…

Snapshots: I spoke with 20 people in Gaza after the ceasefire. My heart broke 20 times

In the aftermath of war, Gaza's people are picking up the pieces—of their homes, their families, and their lives. These 20 snapshots show what survival looks like and what it costs.

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The 101 fwy through DTLA
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geryon@R0SYLNS16 Jan 2025
kyle maclachlan saying "i will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear"
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Mike Baker@ByMikeBaker10 Jan 2025
So, did Los Angeles cut the Fire Department budget or increase it? There are lots of people trying to score political points on that question. If you are among the exclusive group of people who care about understanding the more complicated reality, here is a brief thread. 1/6
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Drone shot over the Palisades from @KitKarzen
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caitie delaney@caitiedelaney8 Jan 2025
Can’t even compute this
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@BrianNorgard8 Jan 2025
Everything on the west side of PCH in Malibu is gone.
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Ashley Reese@offbeatorbit8 Jan 2025
I'm honestly on the verge of tears. LA never had fires this frequently or this bad when I was growing up. With the state just getting hotter and drier by the year, how can you NOT think about our leaders failing to do more to mitigate the impact of climate change?
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Mike Baker@ByMikeBaker8 Jan 2025
This is truly a nightmare scenario for Los Angeles. Mass destruction has already ensued, and four separate infernos are raging out of control tonight as winds continue rising toward 100 mph, aiming right at dense residential neighborhoods in the USA's most populous county.
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Ryan Faughnder@RFaughnder8 Jan 2025
.@LATimes live fire coverage is non-paywalled. Support local journalism latimes.com/california/live/…
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Jon Michael Raasch
@JMRaasch7 Jan 2025
A friend who lives in Pacific Palisades sent me these horrific videos of the fire. He just evacuated and said traffic was so bad people abandoned their cars.
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Emily Gould@EmilyGouldNYmag6 Jan 2025
“'the problem with traditional publishing is that they just let writers write whatever they want, and they don’t even think about what the TikTok hashtag is going to be.'” this is a dark one by @xwaldie newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…

Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer’s Story?

Tracy Wolff, the author of the “Crave” series, is being sued for copyright infringement. But romantasy’s reliance on standardized tropes makes proving plot theft tricky.

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🫎🔱@BullMooseSEA27 Dec 2024
This sounds like an amazing time!
nathalie graham@gramsofgnats27 Dec 2024
in my latest exploration of Seattle subcultures and hobbies I joined a group of friends for their traditional gathering: Shark & Whiskey movie night. It was fun and silly and also a way to keep a friend group together as life keeps pulling it apart thestranger.com/play-date/20…

Something in the Water

Getting Chummy at Shark & Whiskey Night

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Asia Fields@asiakmfields1 Dec 2024
In June, a woman named Stephenie reached out to @propublica. An outreach worker told her we were reporting on cities conducting sweeps of homeless encampments, and she had a story to tell. 🧵
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Vivian McCall@vivmccall20 Nov 2024
It should disturb anyone who cares for the basic dignity of other people that our politics allow for this, and is a genuine warning sign of what's to come. What is the moral and social value of humiliating another human being? What civic purpose does this serve?
Vivian McCall@vivmccall20 Nov 2024
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a bill to ban trans people from using the bathroom, locker room, or changing facility on all federal property. This will not protect anyone, but it is an attempt to push trans people out of public life.
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INBOX: The SIFF Cinema Egyptian is going to be closed for "the foreseeable future and the Fine Arts building leadership expect that it will take multiple months of building closure to assess, repair and reopen." Sad news especially during what is a big time of the year for film.
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