Brace yourself: Sales of emergency-preparedness kits in the Pacific Northwest are “skyrocketing,” due to EARTHQUAKE PANIC!

Speaking of terrifying natural disasters: The O would like to remind you that Oregon already had a tsunami—back in 1964. Um, thanks for that?

Speaking of un…natural disasters? Four people were hurt last night when their boat hit the Hawthorne Bridge.

“We need more resources to deal with this emerging threat of really hot conditions, which make our many communities at-risk”: In Washington, drought conditions mean elevated risks of wildfires.

Dashcam footage of Sandra Bland’s arrest has been released, and it looks as if it’s been edited. The Texas Department of Safety is calling it a glitch, and Ava DuVernay—among others—is just calling it:

“Mystery of dead man and his 1,200 guns deepens”: It shouldn’t be a surprise that what follows this headline, at the LA Times, is a strange, sad story.

Fugitive art update: The Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei has his passport back, years after it was confiscated by the Chinese government. He hasn’t been able to travel outside the country since 2011.

Hope you don’t have any Malm furniture from Ikea: Malm dressers are getting hella recalled. CNN’s calling ’em “deathtrap drawers.” Oh my.

So this new Pope? I used to be like blah blah blah he’s not liberal enough abortion rights are human rights blah blah blah I’ll believe it when I see it—and oh, I DEFINITELY still am. But it’s awfully nice to see him inviting Charlie Hales and other mayors to sign a call to action against climate change.

I mean it’s still just a document though, so

MOVING ON: Ugh. According to a Quinnipiac poll released today, Hillary Clinton is trailing the likes of Jeb “Pay no attention to my last name, just the exclamation point!” Bush (!) in key swing states. Damn it, Jeb!

Hey, someone fixed Jurassic World. Good morning!

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