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GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! How could you ever be so cold? To go behind my back and call my friend? Boy, you must have gone and bumped your head, because you left her number on your phone. LET’S GO TO PRESS.
A member of the board of the Energy Trust of Oregon (who is a person of color) has resigned, accusing the organization of institutional racism.
E-scooter vs. TriMet bus in North Portland: WHO YA GOT?!? (Happily the e-scooter rider only injured his arm.)
Excited about the In-N-Out burger chain getting ever closer to Portland? DON’T BE. The corporation gave $25,000 to California Republicans this week. Also, frankly, their food is actually pretty underwhelming.
Neo-Nazis in Chemnitz, Germany have formed mobs and terrifyingly, were “chasing after dark-skinned bystanders as police officers, vastly outnumbered, were too afraid to intervene.”
Oh god, the asshole neighbour from downstairs was ranting about Chemnitz, immigrants and just started with “I’m not a Neo-Nazi, but…” when a wasp attacked and got him in the forehead. I’VE NEVER LIKED A WASP BEFORE IN MY WHOLE LIFE, BUT YOU GO GIRL!
— Wrong Kind of Queer (@maria_reads) August 29, 2018
While paranoid criminal Trump was never mentioned by name at John McCain’s memorial service, he was definitely talked about indirectly.
The funeral for Aretha Franklin is taking place today in Detroit.
Aretha Franklin is being laid to rest in Detroit. There will be musical tributes from Stevie Wonder, Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson
Live coverage https://t.co/QeIMA41Y3l pic.twitter.com/7EdMBgQUzJ
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 31, 2018
A new poll shows that 60 percent of Americans disapprove of paranoid criminal Trump, and believe Mueller’s investigation of this paranoid criminal should continue.
MEANWHILE... “Trump asserts only he can be trusted over opponents and ‘fake news’.” RELATED… “Trump volunteer blocks photographer’s attempt to snap a picture of a protester.”
THIS THREAD:
NAFTA BOMBSHELL: The Star has obtained inflammatory secret comments about Canada that Trump made “off the record” yesterday, and they have upended the talks this morning: https://t.co/BDx49fq8pz
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 31, 2018
Insiders say that the “60 day window”—where Robert Mueller will most likely not make any huge reveals in order not to interfere with the midterm elections—is coming up quick, and Roger Stone is especially worried.
One of Ronan Farrow’s ex-producers is alleging that NBC tried to squash reporting on the Harvey Weinstein scandal—the network is denying the charge.
Now let’s look at the WEATHER: A nice, mostly sunny day with a high of 74, and a bangin’ Labor Day weekend to come!
And finally, the inevitable Jack Ryan / The Office mashup is here, and is unsurprisingly pretty funny!
Police were too afraid to intervene during the race riots in Germany? Police were the ones who leaked the arrest warrant to far right groups.