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humor The Needling 2026-10-16

Seattle City Council Urges Surveillance Expansion to Out-Stare Local Spider Population

Councilmember Bob Kettle is demanding the city tackle its 'spider crisis' by installing eight times as many cameras, clearly assuming the arachnids are intimidated by being recorded. It’s a bold strategy to fight insects using bureaucratic hysteria and an internet poll conducted exclusively by his own imaginary friends.

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