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Sadly, Washington senate candidate Susan Hutchison will not be debating an empty chair: Despite her threat to debate an empty chair if need be, Hutchison will in fact be debating Senator Maria Cantwell today from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Yes, that is an odd time that likely no one will be able to watch, so KING5 will be re-airing the debate at 7:00 p.m.

What is this outfit Melania wore in Cairo? You decide! All I had to do was Google, “Michael Jackson beige suit,” and people had already edited photos comparing Melania’s outfit while in Cairo, Egypt with various Michael Jackson photos. Would you call this look more on the side of Michael Jackson, or more on the side of European Colonist?

Shultzy’s on The Ave asks Beers 4 Brett bros to take a hike: The University of Washington College Republicans then threatened to sue because of it. It’s a bit ironic, that college Republicans completely stand by businesses’ “rights” to refuse serving gay people, but quickly jump to legal action when the shoe’s on the other foot.

It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day: The hard-working people at The Stranger Things To Do Staff have compiled a list of fun and educational ways to celebrate in Seattle.

Register to vote: Mad about stuff? Vote! Today is the last day to register online/by-the-mail to vote in Washington. Information on how to register can be found here.

A pro-Russia party wins the most votes in Latvia’s general election: Can you imagine how strange it would be to live in a country that is not Russia, but has a political party that can be openly and easily identified as being a pro-Russia? Oh wait.

What’s more offensive? A man kneeling during a song, or a man taking $325,000 of yours to leave a football game before it begins: That’s the price Huffington Post estimates it cost Vice President Mike Pence to walk out of the Indianapolis Colts game last year after players on the San Francisco 49ers knelt during the anthem in protest of police brutality. Pence said, “President Trump and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem.” But he will happily dignify $325,000 of taxpayer money by flushing it down the drain in an adult hissy-fit!

Trump and Rosenstein on a plane: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will take a flight on Air Force One with President Trump today—in a rare move to save gas and carpool (planepool?) down to a police chiefs’ conference in Florida. No word on what words will be spoken, but the media sure has been playing up this meeting over the last few weeks.

Duo that focuses on economics of climate change wins Nobel prize: Paul Romer, one of the winners, said, “We can absolutely make substantial progress protecting the environment and do it without giving up the chance to sustain growth.” Meanwhile, we have a president who repeatedly calls climate change a hoax. How do these two things rectify?

Speaking of climate change, the UN report on climate change says shit is way worse than previously thought: Duh. It will always be worse than predicted because there is no precedent for any real tangible historical comparison. Essentially, they are predicting some of the most dire consequences of climate change will already be in effect by 2040. Read the article from the New York Times to scare the shit out of yourself, or, pretend it will all probably get better and go about your day.

Taylor Swift shows us her D: From what I’m told this is the first time Taylor Swift has made a political endorsement in Tennessee—for Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen. In an Instagram post she said, “I always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve.”

This is why the world is worth saving: Not for us humans, but for the whales and the fucking rainbows. I suppose we need a couple humans around to hold the camera, though.

Tonight’s best Seattle entertainment options include: A show with Melbourne rocker Courtney Barnett with Waxahatchee, the last night of Washington Ensemble Theatre’s production of Sheila Callaghan’s play Everything You Touch, and the 5th Annual Indigenous People’s Day Celebration