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TGIF! Letâs get into the headlines:
In local news:
⢠If youâre looking for laughs this weekend, comedian Jacqueline Novak is bringing her one-woman show Get On Your Knees to Revolution Hall this Sunday. Whatâs the show about? Itâs âthe most highbrow show about blowjobs youâll ever see!â Check out Blair Stenvickâs conversation with Novak for the full scoop.
â˘Â Make some time for this long read from OPB that examines Portlandâs long history of anti-fascist and neo-Nazi clashes through the story of Jon Bair, an anti-racist skinhead who killed a white supremacist gang member nearly 30 years ago.
He still believes that his anti-racist cause was right, but he also acknowledged that what he did was tragic. (5/5) https://t.co/ecoVvP160z
â OPB (@OPB) October 8, 2021
â˘Â The National Labor Relations Board found Voodoo Doughnut illegal fired Old Town workers for going on strike during Oregonâs historic heatwave. The company is expected to rehire seven of the employees with back pay.
â˘Â The Oregon Health Authority reported 59 COVID deaths Thursdayâthe highest daily death count since the start of the pandemic.
In national and international news:
â˘Â Federal prosecutors are declining to file charges against the police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year. The shooting, which left Blake paralyzed from the waist down, sparked several nights of protest in Kenosha where Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people, killing two of them. Rittenhouseâs trial begins next month.
President Biden stressed the sunny side of a disappointing jobs report on Friday, touting an unemployment rate that fell below 5% for the first time since the pandemic began. https://t.co/ISBFQiQAno pic.twitter.com/t7t97RC8vm
â The New York Times (@nytimes) October 8, 2021
â˘Â Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp went down for about two hours Friday, marking the second time this week that the major social networking sites were inaccessible. The network of apps went down around noon Pacific Standard Time due to a âconfiguration changeââwhatever that means.
â˘Â A suicide bomber struck a busy Afghan mosque Friday, killing at least 46 people. The Islamic State took credit for the attack, stating they purposefully targeted Shiite Muslims and the Taliban for their perceived willingness to expel Uygher Muslims from the country.
President Biden restored the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monuments in Utah that were dramatically reduced in the Trump era. Here are scenes of the majestic terrain.https://t.co/bbPtapyrF9
â NPR (@NPR) October 8, 2021
Some fun things:
â˘Â Get ready for the fun fright of your life with SLAYâthe Mercury's short HORROR film fest coming at ya online from Oct 22-31, and LIVE and IN-PERSON at the Clinton Street Theater on Oct 29 & 30! Get your tix now!
â˘Â The Mercuryâs WING WEEK is here through Oct 4-10 with 24 creative wing dishes from your fave restaurants and barsâand theyâre only $6 per plate! YES, PLEASE!
â˘Â And finally, this Twitter account feels like a weird fever dream:
pic.twitter.com/Fab3Neo3mp
â SNL Hosts Introducing the Musical Guest (@snlhostsintro) October 8, 2021