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Ill be inside my shell if you need me.
"I'll be inside my shell if you need me." Getty Images

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Is this the way it's really going down? Is this how we say goodbye? Should have known better when you came around that you were gonna make me cry. LET'S GO TO PRESS.

The Mercury was there this weekend with Portland's version of the Impeach Trump March and #MeToo Rally (both of which were peaceful and well attended). Check out our recap here, and photos of both events here and here!

A weekend of marches and protests were capped off Sunday with the Indigenous Womxn's March, which also drew a large, peaceful crowd.

Oregon Republican Rep. Greg Walden will refuse his paycheck until the government shutdown is resolved—which is the least he can do since his president and party is responsible for this fucking mess. (How about we never pay him again?)

The Blazers took down Dallas this weekend, 117-108—and our Arthur Bradford has all the deets including fan photos!

The federal government is still in shutdown mode this morning, but apparently the Senate is working its way toward a compromise and may vote as soon as noon today, according to Senate Majority Turtle Mitch McConnell. However there is still plenty of room for idiocy, especially around the topic of DACA, and it certainly doesn't help to have a racist president. (Aides and others have seemingly convinced Trump to stay out of negotiations, since he has proven himself to be terrible at it.)

So why is the White House so steadfast in its hatred for immigration? Behind every racist president is a potentially more racist advisor—in Trump's case it's Stephen Miller.

Apparently almost half of all Americans think Trump's doctor is full of shit, and are convinced that the president is mentally unstable.

Two improvised bombs exploded in a Florida mall yesterday; no one was injured. Police are on the lookout for the terrorist responsible, who—you guessed it—is a white male.

Facebook has admitted they fucked up our democracy and our lives—though it could be argued that their newest changes to your news feed will make America more polarized than ever. (You can fight this by quitting Facebook.)

In case any of you give even the slightest of a shit (I don't), the New England Patriots will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super (Yaaaaaawwwwwwwwwn... sorry) Bowl.


One noticeable absence from last night's SAG Awards? Aziz Ansari who has been accused of sexual misconduct. However, James Franco did show up in the wake of some very harsh words (and a demand) this weekend from Scarlett Johansson.

Now let's look up at the WEATHER: Light showers today with a high of 48 kick off a rather wet week.

And finally, if you're one of those people who can never figure out what you're going to wear, maybe try this PROGRAMMABLE DRESS??