Katie Herzog
Second most hated writer at @thestranger. Views expressed do not reflect anybody.
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We Asked the 55 City Council Candidates to Smoke Weed with Us. Five Said Yes.
It felt surreal watching Jim Pugel, the former chief of the Seattle Police Department, roll up his slacks to rub a pot- infused lotion on his knee as a pot vape pen dangled from my mouth. Twenty years ago, Pugel was arresting pot dealers. Today,...
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Katie Herzog
.@leddder and I got stoned with a bunch of city council candidates and it was very weird and fun
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Meeting my girlfriend's conservative parents - Jamie Kilstein
A few weekends ago this fragile Jew flew to Texas to meet his girlfriend's very conservative mom and dad.
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Katie Herzog
I love this essay by @jamiekilstein. Also it turns out we might be dating the same woman because these parents sound exactly like my girlfriend's.
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Edgy: This Alt Weekly Contrarian Knows What to Think After Seeing What Everyone Else Thinks First
Capitol Hill — Most opinions on current events posted online these days preach and pander to the choir. Not so with edgy local columnist Betty Hedges, who routinely waits to see what readers …
Katie Herzog
I wish this were funnier but thank you for the attention @TheNeedling! You flatter.
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A Democratic Climate Change Summit Is Falling Apart Because a Gay Guy Criticized a Gay Guy
Sponsors have dropped out of a planned presidential candidate forum on climate change because a homosexual wrote something offensive about a homosexual politician on the Internet. Let's back up. Over the weekend, the New Republic (TNR) published an...
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A bunch of environmental groups decided that Dale Peck's diatribe against Mayor Pete was so offensive that they could no longer sponsor a climate change summit. Normal!
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Jeffrey Epstein Is a Horrifying Person, But That Doesn't Mean He's a Pedophile
He's something much worse.
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Katie Herzog
It's the story you've all been waiting for! Jeffrey Epstein may be a child abuser, but that does not mean he's a pedo. (And please do not accuse me of being a pedophile without at least reading the story first. After that, fine, go for it.)
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Damn, people haven't been this mad at me since I said that French bulldogs are ugly. I'm gonna turn this thing off for a bit but, for the record, I'm not a pedophile, I don't have kids, if I did, I wouldn't abuse them, & please just read the damn piece.
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Man’s Existential Terror About Country’s Slide Towards Authoritarianism Sublimated Into Campaign To Get Journalist Fired For Tweet
DENVER—In an unconscious effort to channel his panic into a more conducive outlet, local man Erik Johnson had reportedly sublimated his existential terror about the United States’ continued descent into authoritarianism Monday by launching a...
Define 'Homophobic'
Imagine my surprise when late last week, I, an out gay man, found myself enrolled in an online course on homophobia that was attempting to teach me something I didn’t know. I thought I’d seen it all: the withering glances, the systemic...
Katie Herzog
This is the only Jezebel piece I've liked since that woman forgot she had a tampon inside her for 10 days
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Pete Buttigieg Will Make a Great President. In 20 Years.
Every time there is a race for City Council here in Seattle, as with many American cities, you get a few serious candidates, a few absolute nuts, and a few people who might have good policy ideas but who lack any kind of governing experience. Say, a...
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What’s more, Peck was right about one thing: the reason Pete is a media darling in this race is because he is gay. I wrote the same thing four months ago, albeit with less anti-establishment posturing.
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The US is quietly opening shelters for babies and young kids. One has 12 children and no mothers
The government is expanding its use of shelters to house migrant children, even as it faces scrutiny for inhumane conditions at existing facilities.
Portlandization: It Can Happen to a Place Near You
I moved to Portland in 2004, after my new husband, Din, sat me on the couch of our rental home in Los Feliz and said, “I need to be the fuck out of here in a year.” He said Portland wasn’t “the horrible, depressing place” it had been when he grew up...
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Katie Herzog
I love this piece by @NancyRomm. I lived in Portland from 2005-2007 and she captures that time beautifully. And reminds me why I would never live there now.
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Tarred and Feathered
A pedophile who has never acted on his impulses starts an online support group to help himself and others like him.
Katie Herzog
I would recommend everyone tweeting about murdering pedophiles listen to this incredible segment from @ThisAmerLife. There’s a difference between pedophiles and child molesters, and one of these groups deserves sympathy.
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Amazon.com: Who is Arthur Chu?: Arthur Chu, Alex Trebek, Scott Drucker, Yu Gu: Amazon Digital Services LLC
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Katie Herzog
I started watching this doc about him and *almost* felt bad for the guy because his dad obviously hates his ass but then I remembered what he’s like on twitter and totally got it.
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Women's Soccer Is a Very Dykey Sport
Here's why.
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Why is women's soccer so much gayer than men's soccer? Hint: It's not just about homophobia and intolerance.
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On MAGA hats...
If you’re feeling like you need a laugh as we descend further into dystopia, check out all the #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories folks have come up with to make fun of President Trump’s Fourth of July gaffe. I’m going to editorialize a bit below about...
The problem with mayonnaise
A response to Wired's mayonnaise column, inspired by Bret Stephens.
Katie Herzog
Ben Dreyfuss should stick to trolling Facebook groups and name-dropping his dad's famous friends, both of which he excels at. Satire, not so much.
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Lesbian mother who fled with sperm donor arrested
A British woman who left her wife in Canada for their sperm donor and allegedly abducted their child has been arrested after landing an inflatable rubber dinghy in the Channel Islands. Lauren...
Don't forget this: Trump's fans are loyal, and stuck with him through his Fourth of July fiasco
The grim determination of Trump's crowd was more terrifying than any Nuremberg-style spectacle could have been
Almond milk: quite good for you – very bad for the planet
Sales of the non-dairy milk alternative are on the rise. But the super-healthy nuts – mostly grown in drought-hit California – need millions of litres of water to be produced. Think twice before you pour it on your cereal
Katie Herzog
@CathyYoung63 @KathaPollitt @jessesingal Almond milk is the most problematic of all the milks and should have been canceled years ago
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Meet the anti-woke left
‘Dirtbag’ leftists Amber A’Lee Frost and Anna Khachiyan on populism, feminism and cancel culture.
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The thing that most baffles me about Chapo Trap House is how a woman as smart (and problematic) as Amber A’Lee Frost can stand it
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