THEY DID IT AGAIN: Somehow the Bundys have escaped federal consequences for a second time. A judge dismissed with prejudice a Nevada-based case against Cliven Bundy and his sons yesterday, finding that federal prosecutors had irrevocably bungled things by withholding important facts. “After the judge’s ruling, the senior Bundy attempted to walk out of the courtroom in his blue jail garb and ankle shackles but was blocked by deputy U.S. marshals.”
In Oregon, where Ammon and Ryan Bundy foiled prosecutors’ attempts to hold them to account for a takeover at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, reactions were decidedly mixed.
Is Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller making ready to interview Donald Trump? It seems entirely possible, according to leaks coming out of the investigation.
It’s not totally clear how willing Trump would be to sit for an interview, but it seems unlikely that he’d be able to say “no,” according to NBC News.
AND YOUR NEW COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMP IS…. ‘bama. Yes, the game was good, but the result was the same as we’ve seen five times in the last nine years. It helps, I guess, to have football players unhinged enough to physically assault the opposing team’s players and your coaches alike.
“Bro, my dad now arranged for you a $20bn deal and you can’t spot me 400 shekels?” Benjamin Netanyahu’s bro son is causing controversy in Israel.
North Korea and South Korea have apparently ironed out a deal for North Korean athletes to participate in the upcoming Winter Olympics, an arrangement seen as vital for the north not to engage in fuckery that could jeopardize the event.
Portland City Council will meet this morning to discuss strategies for stemming the displacement of artists in Portland as rents rise. The Tribune has a rundown.
New state senator: Former state Rep. Cliff Bentz has been sworn in to take over for former state Sen. Ted Ferrioli, who’s moved on to greener pastures.
The state’s also working to replace former Sen. Richard Devlin who, like Ferrioli, was tapped to serve on the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
Not that there was any doubt, but Willamette Week got ahold of emails that showed the extent to which County Commissioner Loretta Smith had begun to set a campaign for city council into motion last year. There are lingering questions about whether that activity should mean Smith is forced to resign under county rules.
Your Internet might be speedier than you realize.
