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Defending False Cement Milkshake Tweets Since 2019.
Defending False Cement Milkshake Tweets Since 2019. City of Portland

GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Come go with me, have no fears. Two hearts in one, eternal to the night. LET'S GO TO PRESS.

Obamacare is in danger again, as a federal appeals court panel hears arguments today about whether a Texas judge was wrong to strike down the legislation that provides insurance to millions. Fingers crossed!

New questions are arising about the Fed's shady plea deal with sex trafficking billionaire creep Jeffrey Epstein—which was authored by Trump's labor secretary Alexander Acosta— after a trove of pictures depicting young nude girls was found in his mansion.

Trump toady/ Attorney General William Barr is insisting there's a legal way for the administration to get that racist citizenship question on the census—but isn't explaining how it could happen.

Hey, want to insult Trump on Twitter? Feel free to mock him with impunity, because a US appeals court ruled that the president cannot block you on the social media site.


Another white guy is announcing his bid for the presidency, if you're keeping score.

Only a small percentage of legislators have read the Mueller Report, and one Republican went as far to ask, "What's the point?"

H. Ross Perot—a billionaire and former presidential candidate in the '90s—has died at the age of 89.


In the stupid world we currently live in Disney has to defend casting a Black girl as a mermaid. MERMAIDS AREN'T REAL, YOU STUPID RACISTS!

IN LOCAL NEWS: Mayor Ted Wheeler returned from his international vacay yesterday to answer a few questions about the recent right wing/antifa dust-up, and... yep! He's still defending the cops' FALSE AND PATENTLY DANGEROUS claim about "cement milkshakes." Our Blair Stenvick was there and files this report.

A legislative committee has decided that Oregon Sen. Brian "I Wear Turtlenecks Year-Round" Boquist—who threatened to kill state troopers during the recent Republican walk-out run-away—cannot return to work unless he gives 12 hours notice in order to ensure the safety of his co-workers. GUYS! Trust me, you're safe. Boquist is a turtleneck-wearing chickenshit, just like the rest of those runaway Republicans.

IN A RELATED STORY: I attended the St. Paul Fourth of July parade last week, and was pretty surprised and dismayed how many right wingers were there to ruin the fun. Here's my story about that!


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Now let's look at this WEATHER: After a partly cloudy day, showers will return late in the afternoon with a high of 72.

And finally, THIS: