Forget acid rain. Weve got plastic rain now.
Forget acid rain. We've got plastic rain now. fstop123/Getty Images

I-5 is fucked-up this morning: It's mostly in and around Olympia, where a fatal crash has shut down all southbound lanes. The crash happened around 3 a.m. and details have yet to be released about it. Crews are saying it will take a while to clear.

The downtown streetcar project isn't stalled anymore: On Monday, the Seattle City Council voted to continue design work on the hanging-in-purgatory downtown streetcar project. Work was stalled on the project to build a link between the First Hill streetcar and the South Lake Union streetcar because of rising costs. Jump-starting the redesign will cost Seattle $9 million alone. There is still a $65 million funding gap for the project as a whole. The $9 million will presumably be paid through the sale of the Mercer Megablock, which will garner the city $143.5 million.

Washington's own Greta Thunberg: Twelve-year-old London Fletcher is Washington's youngest orca advocate. She's a part of the Society of Marine Mammology and the Acoustical Society of America, and she wants those dams on the Snake River removed. Fletcher knows her stuff and cares deeply about the orcas. While Fletcher is doing all of that, scientists are racking their brains trying to figure out why the fuck all orca pregnancies (well, 70 percent) seem to end in miscarriage. They're turning to orca poo for answers.

Rainier Valley synagogues plastered with racist flyers: The temples are stepping up their security. Three synagogues within walking distance of each other had hate-filled flyers posted on them. One, for instance, said "SEND THEM BACK" and had a link to a white-supremacist organization. According to the Anti-Defamation League of the Pacific Northwest, dozens of these flyers have shown up outside of religious institutions in the last month.

Same old, same old:

Whole Foods workers want Amazon to cut ties with ICE: Whole Foods was bought by Amazon in mid-2017. Employees have been pretty disgruntled ever since. They also, despite attempts to do so, haven't been allowed to unionize. Still, a group of past and present Whole Foods workers came together to speak out against Amazon's partnership with a company called Palantir, which gives data to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Whole Foods workers are also upset that Amazon keeps selling its facial-recognition technology to law enforcement.

A brand-spankin'-new ferry terminal: It's just for passengers! No cars! The new terminal will be open at the south end of Colman Dock at Pier 50. It's covered, earthquake-safe, and ADA compliant. There's also space for about 500 people. It's the new place to grab the King County Water Taxi and the Kitsap Transit Fast Ferry.

Oh, so that's what he's up to: President Donald Trump spent the day golfing with pro golfer John Daly. I would love to tear apart each piece of why this tweet makes me deeply uncomfortable. But I won't. Instead, I'll just say that the worst part is somehow Daly's use of hashtags. Also, why the train emoji? Is "the Trump Train" a thing? I hate this.

Former Major League Baseball pitcher hints at congressional run: Curt Schilling is from Arizona. He wants to run for one of the five seats Arizona Democrats hold in Congress. He already has Trump's full support. After a Fox & Friends segment aired about Schilling, Trump tweeted out: "Curt Schilling, a great pitcher and patriot, is considering a run for Congress in Arizona. Terrific!"

Republicans could lose Texas in 2020: The thought of Texas flipping blue has been featured in Democratic wet dreams for ages. It might finally be becoming a reality. The demographics that Republicans could depend on, like, say, suburban white women, are wavering in their support for Trump and the Republican Party. Four Republican congressmen have announced plans to retire. This could be it. Time for a new, blue Texas.

Trump delays Chinese tariffs: The tariffs on 10 percent of $300 billion worth of Chinese goods have been delayed on some items. The tariffs were supposed to go into effect in September but have been pushed back to December on certain products to accommodate the holiday rush.

This image haunts me: Jeff Bezos loves Cheetos. Jeff Bezos loves licking his little sausages clean of orange Cheeto dust. He slurps it off with glee. Oh, Jeff Bezos and your Cheeto-y fingers. I will never forget you. Though I will try my hardest.

If you have a Wall Street Journal subscription, will you do me a favor? Will you tell me if this article is as cool as it sounds? That paywall is no joke.

Hong Kong protesters block airport again: For the second day in a row, protesters in Hong Kong have occupied the airport. On Tuesday, they forced Hong Kong International Airport to stop all check-ins and tell passengers to go home immediately. Protesters were even blocking travelers from reaching their gates. Some scuffles broke out between the two groups. China has threatened military intervention to stop the two-month-long protests.

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs microscopic plastic fibers: The Rocky Mountains are having some weird weather. In a new study, researchers analyzing rainwater samples in the Rockies found something weird: multicolored microscopic plastic fibers. It is literally raining plastic. Anything made of plastic will shed particles. Those particles make their way into every facet of our environment. Even the rain. Plastic? It's everywhere.

I love this: Yes, Thanos. Twerk on that taco.

Tonight's best Seattle entertainment options include: The Seattle Walk Report Book Launch, a show with Argentinian artists Uji and Terror/Cactus, and a screening of Dazed and Confused at the Summer Trip Film Series.