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REWIND The federal government will resume executing death row inmates after a 16-year hiatus. While federal prosecutors have continued to sentence federal criminals to death, like Dylann Roof, the Department of Justice hasn’t approved an execution since 2003.
NOT SO FAST In response to this DOJ announcement, US Rep. Ayanna Pressley penned a bill calling on Congress to abolish capital punishment.
The White House says it didn’t know that an altered presidential seal featuring a two-headed eagle clutching golf-clubs would be displayed at a speech by President Trump: https://t.co/kPCKDZ8lxg pic.twitter.com/o7reh3ehJJ
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) July 26, 2019
GARBAGE HUMANS Three University of Mississippi students face a possible federal investigation after one of the men posted a photo on Instagram of the three posing with firearms in front of a sign honoring slain civil rights icon Emmett Till. At the moment, the only punishment these flaming turd sacks has received is a suspension from their fraternity.
HERE IS A OMINOUS HEADLINE “Soon There Will Be Unlimited Hair.”
‘The Rock’ joins Hawaii protests against telescope https://t.co/NX29VfCRGK via @ReutersTV pic.twitter.com/L3rzs86uqu
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 26, 2019
WHEN CARS ARE BETTER ENVIRONMENTALISTS THAN OUR PRESIDENT Four of the country’s top automobile companies have made a sweeping agreement with California to create cars with lower emission outputs, bucking an attempt by the Trump Administration to loosen these emission standards.
HAILING FREQUENCIES OPEN Beloved local actor and musician Dana Thompson passed away unexpectedly last week. Don’t miss this sweet obituary by Thompson’s friend and Merc writer Ben Coleman.
TRANSIT DIVIDE HEATS UP TriMet’s removing three MAX stops in downtown Portland in an effort to speed up cross-city transit. The resistance from some Portlanders who rely on those stops, however, has given us a preview of how looming, long-term transportation debates may play out.
SLOOOSHIES Have you devoured one of this fine city’s $5 boozy slushies yet? Here’s the Mercury‘s guide to the best affordable slushies this summer.
