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Maybe hell buy the Mercury next?
Maybe he'll buy the Mercury next? Marcelo Hernandez / Getty Images Entertainment

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Feel sunshine sparkle pink and blue. Playgrounds will laugh if you try to ask, "Is it cool?" LET'S GO TO PRESS.

Conservatives are very intent on punishing sanctuary cities in Oregon as well as curtailing reproductive rights. Our Alex Zielinski takes you through some of the ballots you'll be voting on this November.

Oregon's Substation fire continues to rage, spreading to 70,000 acres and become the nation's current number one wildfire problem.

In sports, the Timbers have filed a formal protest following their loss to LAFC on Wednesday, accusing the team of fielding too many foreign players (that's against the rules).

Trump continues to provide ample proof that he is Putin's puppet by inviting the Russian leader to Washington, blindsiding his top intelligence advisors.

Congress wants the interpreter who sat in on the Trump/Putin secret meeting to tell what she knows—and yep, you're right, that's an ethical breach.

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Meanwhile Senate Majority Leader/evil genius Mitch McConnell is threatening to push Trump's Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh to a vote before midterms unless Democrats stop asking for documents on the nominee.

On The View, Whoopi Goldberg and Fox News' weirdo Judge Jeanine get into a screaming match after the right-wing wacko accused the comedian of "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (an insult which has been gaining popularity among liars and co-conspirators).

At least 13 are dead and four are missing after a tourist "duck boat" capsizes during a storm on a lake near Branson, Missouri.

GOOD NEWS: Chance the Rapper has bought news site Chicagoist to boost journalism in the city.

Now about this WEATHER we've been having: A very nice weekend lies ahead with highs in the low 80s.

And finally, meet the future diving champions of America.