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To replace ousted national security adviser John Bolton, Trump has picked Robert O’Brien, the State Department’s chief hostage negotiator. The president also said he will be leveling strict sanctions against Iran for their part in the recent oil field attacks… which I suppose is a step up from suggesting all-out war.
In his continuing quest to murder the earth, President Trump and his corrupt administration is planning on revoking California’s right to set their own pollution control standards.
GUYS, GOOD NEWS: New Mexico is the first state to announce a plan to make four-year tuition at its public colleges and universities FREE to all in-state residents (the money will come from revenues from oil production).
Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren is now drawing crowds at her rallies that are rivaling Trump’s—which is making the president nervous as hell. (According to a new NBC/Washington Post poll, Biden and Warren are leading the race.)
Abortion rates across America have dropped, though all signs indicate that it’s due to increased access to contraception rather than certain states’ draconian restrictions.
After antagonizing House members in a hearing on Trump’s obstruction, the president’s former campaign advisor/creep Corey Lewandowski says he is almost ready to announce a run for a New Hampshire’s senate seat.
Corey Lewandowski: The Mueller report was very clear. There was no collusion… no obstruction.
Alisyn Camerota: That’s not what the Mueller report said.
Corey: It absolutely says that.
Alisyn: Did you read the Mueller report?
Corey: No, I never did. https://t.co/DLCUEUfrFl pic.twitter.com/PyPrzVZPRN
— CNN (@CNN) September 18, 2019
A Republican Pennsylvania state senator has been caught with child pornography on his phone, and the governor is asking him to step down.
MORE GOOD NEWS: The Merriam-Webster dictionary has struck a blow against anti-inclusiveness by adding “they” to their pages as a singular, nonbinary pronoun.
IN LOCAL NEWS: A Portland lawyer who lived in posh apartment building the Yard was arrested after allegedly shooting a BB gun on his balcony, which the cops mistook for an assault rifle. READ THE ROOM, PORTLAND LAWYER.
Gov. Kate Brown’s lawyer will not be taking that Oregon Court of Appeals post after he was accused of interfering with the public records advocate’s work to keep state government transparent.
In probable alien invasion news:
Right now, in remote Eastern Oregon, something weird is happening.
Cows are mysteriously showing up dead. Several were recently found with body parts precisely removed. And no one is sure who — or what — is doing it. (@OPB)https://t.co/BBWzYLoueF
— NPR (@NPR) September 18, 2019
By the way… ARE YOU HUNGRY? Then may I interest you in the Portland Mercury‘s Chili Jamboree and Nacho Week? YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEED A LAUGH. Get your tickets now for the Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy, coming at you THIS SATURDAY, Sept 21! OH! AND YES, YOU DO LOOK SEXY! Tickets for HUMP! 2019 are right here.
Now let’s consider the WEATHER: Another showery, t-stormy day with a high of 67, but the sun returns for a brief visit tomorrow.
And finally, maybe your day is starting out a little rough. If so, here is a baby otter slurping milk and YOU ARE WELCOME.
Because you want to see a baby otter drinking milk. pic.twitter.com/WZH1BsAzTC
— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) September 13, 2019
