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The beginnings of a memorial for Gigi, a transgender woman murdered downtown Monday night.
The beginnings of a memorial for Gigi, a transgender woman murdered downtown Monday night. Kathleen Marie

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Baby make your mind up, give me what you got. Fix me with your lovin', shut the door and turn the lock. LET'S GO TO PRESS.

A transgender woman has been identified as the person who was shot and killed in downtown Portland on Monday evening. A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder.

The family of John Elifritz—the man shot by Portland police in a SE homeless shelter—has filed a federal lawsuit against the PPB, saying the officers acted with negligence. Our Alex Zielinski has the story.

A Hillsboro student sues the school district for his right to act like a bonehead dick.

Speaking of bonehead dicks in the public school system, a principal in rural Oregon thought it would be effective to punish LGBTQ students by making them read the Bible. He was wrong, and now he's been shit-canned. Bye-bye, dummy!

A Guardian report suggests that crime rates around city-sanctioned homeless camps actually fall in the areas where they exist. Haters can now commence sputtering.

It was another great night for women—and America—at the polls, in which Georgia's Stacey Abrams became the first Black woman to be chosen as a Democratic nominee for governor. Obviously it will be an uphill climb (because Georgia), but imagine the celebration in November if she wins! Meanwhile, Amy McGrath won the Democratic House primary in Kentucky’s Sixth congressional district, upsetting the white male frontrunner, Jim Gray. And in Texas, former sheriff Lupe Valdez, a Latinx lesbian, will be taking on Gov. Greg Abbott. Heady times!


Trump lackey and serial liar Devin Nunes will be among the very few to be briefed on top secret info about the Russia probe by the FBI and Justice Department, so he can successfully continue misrepresenting the truth. LOCK HIM UP.

In further clear-cut Republican corruption, Congress giddily rolled back Obama-era regulations that were designed to stop banks from plunging us into economic crisis, like they did in '08.

Trump is already starting to pump the brakes on his incessant bragging about denuclearizing North Korea and his summit with Kim Jong-Un, saying that the meeting might not happen by June 12. OR EVER, which is far more likely. (But... but... they've actually already minted the commemorative coins!)

Trump's shady former lawyer Michael Cohen's business partner has reportedly flipped and is fully cooperating with authorities, which means he may also sing like a canary to Robert Mueller's team.

A federal court has ruled in favor of a transgender teenager who was banned by his school from using the boys' restroom, rightly saying that officials violated his constitutional rights.

Prolific novelist Philip Roth, whose most famous works included Portnoy's Complaint and Goodbye, Columbus, has died at the age of 85.


Congrats to the hilarious and whip-smart Julia Louis-Dreyfus who is the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Now it's WEATHER TIME: Two days of nice, warm weather with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Enjoy life!

And finally, if you can't see this video as a metaphor for America today... then you need to go back to metaphor school!