Good morning, Portland!
Here are some glorious vagina pants to start your day. (Also if you haven’t seen Janelle Monáe’s new music video, DO IT NOW).
About Last Weekend: Protesters gathered in front of Portland City Hall yesterday to remind city council (particularly, Mayor Ted Wheeler) that Portland’s police will be held accountable for the Saturday shooting death of John Elifritz.
Take a Hike: Check out this week’s cover story about a local group that empowers “unlikely hikers” to hit the trail with like-minded humans.
Not As Nice As It Sounds: Days after the feds shuttered Backpage, President Trump signed an anti-sex trafficking bill into law that makes websites liable for what happens on their platforms. That law is already hurting more women in the consensual sex trade than helping. Without sites that help women screen clients, many women are out of jobs—or forced to return to blindly accepting stranger dates or working with abusive pimps. Here’s some more info.
Here’s a Terrifying Interview: Trump’s judicial nominee for a district court in Louisiana danced around a VERY SIMPLE QUESTION about whether or not she supported the Brown v. Board of Education.
WATCH: During her confirmation hearing this morning (yes, this morning – in 2018), judicial nominee Wendy Vitter refused to say whether she agreed with the result in Brown v. Board of Education. #UnfitToJudge pic.twitter.com/RWroh0XUIC
— The Leadership Conference (@civilrightsorg) April 11, 2018
In SUPER REASSURING News: Trump tells the world that a US attack on Syria “could be very soon or not so soon at all!” Glad we cleared that up.
Boy, Bye: Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is accused of initiating an aggressive, unwanted sexual encounter with his hairdresser—and threatening to share a nude photo of her online if she told anyone about it. Move along, sir.
In Other Disappointing Men News: L.A. prosecutors are reviewing the Kevin Spacey sex abuse case.
Union! Reporters at the Chicago Tribune, a paper with a strong anti-union history, have notified management that they plan on unionizing, citing concerns with job security, gender pay inequity, and sub-par health care. Go, Trib, go!
COOL IT, ZUCKERBERG: Someone definitely told Mark to say “Congressman,” “Congresswoman,” or “Senator” before addressing anyone during his Capitol Hill hearings. Here’s every single time it happened. This is the soundtrack to my personal hell.
