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GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Them old mistakes are gone, I won't do them no more. That's old news, there's new news, I done did that before. LET'S GO TO PRESS.
And the IMPEACHMENT NEWS just keeps rolling in: Though we already knew it in our hearts, the NYT now has proof that Trump released Ukraine's extortion money after learning the whistle blower had blown his/her whistle—in other words, after he was caught red-handed. Meanwhile a White House budget official testified that two of his aides were so alarmed by the president's shakedown scheme they quit rather than follow Trump's orders. (Psst! This severely undermines the Republicans' [and your Thanksgiving relatives'] defense that Trump was "fighting corruption.")
At one of Trump's idiot rallies yesterday, he floated the lie that liberals want to... rename Thanksgiving? Huh! That's news to me... and everyone else in the world.
The LIBERALS want to replace eating TURKEY with your FAMILY on THANKSGIVING with eating AVOCADO TOAST with your POLYCULE on STALIN DID NOTHING WRONG DAY https://t.co/hnrDXslEi0
— pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) November 27, 2019
Heartwarming headline of the day: Melania Trump booed at youth opioid summit in Baltimore.
A new CNN poll has Veep Joe Biden leading the Democratic presidential pack followed by Sanders, Warren (who's had a worrying drop), and Buttigieg (who's had a worrying climb).
Crazy weather is pummeling parts of the US—including an unprecedented "bomb cyclone" in Oregon and Northern California—just in time for Thanksgiving travel. If you're driving through southern part of the state, be on the alert and check weather updates!
Another reason to say "fuck Michael Bloomberg and his entrance into the presidential race": Though he's running as a Democrat, in the past he's endorsed George W. Bush and recently gave a fortune to Republican candidates.
The Supreme Court will have a lot of opportunities to prove they are not a bunch of partisan hacks when they face a number of Trump spawned lawsuits starting next month.
His tinder profile vs when he shows up at the bar pic.twitter.com/UlN2mlLk6P
— Molly Crabapple🇵🇷 (@mollycrabapple) November 27, 2019
A very sweaty "Papa" John Schnatter—formerly of Papa John Pizza before he let his racism get the best of him—gave an interview in which he revealed he's learned ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. And he also admits to eating 40 pizzas in 30 days. This shit is crazy, team.
IN LOCAL NEWS: Here's more on that "bomb cyclone" that's hitting southern Oregon and producing blizzard-like conditions.
A man shot two people in a Vancouver-area elementary school parking lot yesterday before turning the gun on himself—no students or staff were injured as it was after school was dismissed. Police suspect the shooting was linked to domestic violence. Our Blair Stenvick has more on the story.
The Portland Diamond Project which hopes to bring major league baseball to the city have requested a six month extension to do a transportation study around the port property where they hope to build the stadium.
Now let's scan the skies for the WEATHER: Despite all the cyclone bombing, expect sunny skies and cool weather (in the low 40s) for most of the Thanksgiving weekend.
And finally, the #WarOnThanksgiving is REAL!!
My dearest, As I write, huddled in camp, we have only a pumpkin spice candle by which to warm ourselves. Outside, the battlefield runs red with cranberry sauce. In town, the enemy is staging a spectacle of their military might...#WarOnThanksgiving pic.twitter.com/DLzSmFwEaF
— Carolyn Scherer (@CarolynSch1) November 27, 2019