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Good morning, Portland! Or, if you’ve been up for 24 hours celebrating the US women’s dominance at the World Cup, good evening!
Here are the headlines.
The Future Is Here: And it involves Immigration and Customs Enforcement secretly using facial recognition software to mine state ID databases and find undocumented immigrants to deport. Happy Monday!
“I’m a busy guy. Does that answer your question?” Multnomah County Republican Party Chair James Buchal, a very busy guy, plans to use his clout to help Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson in his upcoming legal battle. But when our own Alex Zielinski got ahold of Buchal on Friday, he seemed a little… noncommittal? Read here and judge for yourself.
More Soccer:
“The men’s World Cup will be the very opposite of the thrilling spectacle just completed,” writes @FranklinFoer of the U.S. women’s world cup victory. “Cancel it,” he argues, and “pay the women.” https://t.co/eMJhBCnwr7
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) July 7, 2019
Special: After months of being on the financial brink, the Special Olympics of Oregon are now back on solid footing. Read the Oregonian‘s deep dive into the issue here.
Gross Man is Gross, Man: Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire, friend to multiple presidents, and convicted sex offender, got hit with new charges of sex trafficking over the weekend. “It’s been a long time coming — it’s been too long coming,” the lawyer for one of Epstein’s accusers told Vox.
Bummer in Bend: The Bend Bulletin, Central Oregon’s only daily newspaper, is being sold amid financial turmoil—and according to a court filing, all employees must be terminated before the sale takes effect. So what does a newspaper with no employees look like?
ICYMI: Pick up the Mercury’s current print edition to read about just how fucked up racial discrimination is in Portland’s nightlife scene—or read this link right here.
Somehow Even More Soccer??
megan rapinoe. on a bar. spraying champagne on everyone.
i never wished i could be in lyon more than rn pic.twitter.com/RNEB9T8Znr— marie (@East_From_Eden) July 7, 2019
