Amnesty International yesterday voted for a policy advocating decriminalizing sex work. I guess Lena Dunham is mad about it? IDK. Sounds like sound policy to me. Quoth the NY Times: “After two years of research and consultation with its members, Amnesty says it concluded that decriminalization is the best way to reduce risks for prostitutes. The organization contends that they are exposed to arbitrary arrest and detention, extortion and harassment, and physical and sexual violence.”
Hillary Clinton met with five Black Lives Matters activists after a campaign event in Keene, New Hampshire yesterday. The BLM activists had planned to disrupt the event, but got there too late to make it past security. “She was intentional about meeting us,” one told Politico. “She got something out of the meeting, that much is certain. What I feel like I got out of the meeting was to press her in a very real way and probably in a way that she hasn’t been pressed in a long time.”
Speaking of Hillary Clinton: The former secretary of state is handing over her entire goddamn private email SERVER to the FBI, reports the Washington Post.
Bernie Sanders is ahead of Clinton in NH poll, reports the Boston Globe Herald. Confidential to political reporters: Can we please have a moratorium on headlines complaining about Hillary being “tough,” as if that is not an admirable quality for a presidential candidate to have? You sound like Donald Trump.
Which, that guy. Donald “Marital Rape Isn’t a Thing” Trump sure has some opinions about Bernie Sanders’ response to pressure from Black Lives Matters-affiliated activists. I have some opinions about Donald Trump. When Erick Erickson starts to look like the face of decorum, you know you have a problem. Or several.
SPEAKING of the GOP presidential wannabe jerk-circus, Jeb! Bush will appear on Stephen Colbert’s first Late Show. Jeb!
A serial groper in Tualatin has been arrested after sexually harassing at least two women over the past month. A friendly reminder to whip out your phone-camera the next time someone tries to street-harass you. It works!
A boil notice was issued for some Clackamas River Water customers. But it’s not because someone peed in a reservoir. It’s because someone (or someones!) in a gated community tampered with fire hydrants. DO NOT DO THAT! You are not Tom Selleck!
Maybe you didn’t know there was a sinkhole on Anthony Lakes Highway. But now you know it’s getting fixed!
First, it was earthquakes, and now the rest of the country is catching on to Portland’s shortage of affordable housing. That’s so cute, you guys.
Twin Peaks season two SEASON THREE, SEASON THREE, SEASON TWO IS SOMETHING I NEVER WANT TO TALK ABOUT AGAIN will be filmed in September, partly in Washington State. I’m planning my North Bend road trip RIGHT. NOW.
MEANWHILE, here’s a delightful 1982 commercial for Diet Coke. Is it just me or does the refrain of “You’re gonna drink it JUST FOR THE TASTE OF IT” sound kinda threatening? Good morning!
Season 2 of Twin Peaks aired already. They will be filming the third season.
@lb, I am SO SORRY to have even invoked in passing the awfulness that is (most of) season two of Twin Peaks. Thanks for the helpful heads up. It’s been fixed.
While I still remember the strange feeling that dancing midget speaking backwards did to me in Season 1, I have to agree with you on Season 2.
But man, that 1st season blew me away.
Lena Dunham is just very wrong.