Stop! In the name of THE LAW.
Stop! In the name of THE LAW. Chris Ryan/Getty Images

Washington state judge disrobes and chases down escaping prisoner: Check out the video of this Chehalis, crime-fighting judge. Judges are always so stoically stationary in their little judge robes, up on their perch, that to see one dismount, disrobe, and take off out of the courtroom is absolutely, and almost inexplicably stunning. After the chase exits the courtroom, the video feed almost feels like a Scooby-Doo chase montage, with the handcuffed prisoners waddling down the stairs as fast as they can, pursued closely by the disrobed judge, followed then by some man in a large suit, who can’t seem to keep up with the super-judge.


Two more bombs intercepted this morning: They were sent to Joe Biden and Robert De Niro. According to authorities there have been nine confirmed bombs in total. None of them have exploded. Democrats are blaming Trump’s brand of highly vitriolic political rhetoric, and Trump is blaming the media.


Landlords take note: Mike Rosenberg tells the story about the owners of Lunde Apartments in Greenwood, who saved up money to give all of their tenants a rent-free November. Awesome. A month of rent is huge—for a lot of people that amount of savings can seriously change their entire year’s outlook. Check out this story and pass it around, and who knows, maybe rent-free November will become a fun trend like No Shave November did!

Finally, a brick of piss: Urine is apparently very valuable for the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium it contains, and students in South Africa have repurposed collected-urine into bricks. Regular bricks have to be cooked in a kiln at high temperatures, whereas piss-bricks can be made at room-temperature. Piss-bricks are objectively not as beautiful as red bricks, but sometimes you have to sacrifice beauty for sustainability.

There's an unknown oil spill in the Columbia River: The Coast Guard and state partner agencies are trying to get to the bottom of a very large oil sheen spotted in the river, near St. Helens Oregon. The believe that the source of the spill is not actively discharging more oil.


Your morning dose of absurdity: Because the piss-bricks and super-judge weren't enough right? In times of great duress, meaning times when I’ve spotted a huge wolf spider in my living quarters, I have used some questionable tactics to remove the spider. But nothing I have done has come close to this.


84 percent of Americans think the country is "greatly divided": But this recent poll also says that 77 percent of people are dissatisfied with the state of politics in the country, which means the overwhelming majority of people are actually in agreement about something—a pretty big something at that. We can peacefully disagree on virtually everything, so long as we agree that it is okay to agree to disagree, agreed?

The migrant caravan is still marching towards the US border: And when they get here, a major moment will be faced by our country in terms of how our government responds. I expect the current administration’s response will be different, depending on the timing of the caravan's arrival—will it be before the election, or after?


The Urbanist continues the war on cars: Or, at least that is what some Slog commenters will say. Check out this thoughtful piece by Natalie Bicknell about the inadequacies of "car-based school commutes," and how the status-quo is not doing anyone any favors. As she opens her piece, "To create more equitable outcomes, the needs of parents with school-age children must be better addressed in future transportation solutions."

Watch this bear get saved: "Bear gets scooped by excavator."


Gold Star Comment: RE: Gold Star Comments

u insult u: Bringing back a retired bit that nobody cared about. Ouch.

Tonight's best Seattle entertainment options include: Seattle Radio Theatre: "The War of the Worlds" 80th Anniversary Live Broadcast, a lecture by acclaimed novelist Barbara Kingsolver, and Andrew Schneider's avant-garde theater piece AFTER. See more on our Things To Do calendar.