GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! It’s the end, the end of the seventies. It’s the end, the end of the century. LET’S GO TO PRESS.
The Trailblazers and the family of Jerome Kersey held a memorial service for the much beloved #25. Check out the video here.
Dr. Stacy Addison, after being detained in an East Timor prison (and then left stranded after her release) is finally heading home to Portland.
According to the NYT, Hillary Clinton used her personal email for official correspondence as secretary of state—which is a federal rules no-no.
Hillbilly presidential wannabe Jeb Bush calls on presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton to publish all of her official emails, because… TRANSPARENCY!!!
(Meanwhile Jeb Bush is also doing everything he can to distance himself from his political family, because… TRANSPARENCY!!!)
Facing a tsunami of backlash, Congressional Republicans have backed down and will okay legislation to fund Homeland Security through the end of the budget year, and without any unreasonable demands about immigration.
Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu is addressing Congress (urging the US to not negotiate with Iran about their nuclear program)—but don’t expect a lot of prominent Dems to be there.
General Davis Petraeus is expected to plead guilty to passing sensitive CIA information to his then-lover Paula Broadwell back in 2012.
As soon as today, the Department of Justice could be releasing a scathing report on the Ferguson police department and their terrible treatment of minorities.
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is willing to return from Russia to the United States—if he is given a fair trial. (Has he not been reading about our grand juries?!? STAY WHERE YOU ARE, ED!)
A volcano in southern Chile erupts causing the evacuation of 3,600 people.
To save the lives of cops, Obama is considering banning a certain type of popular rifle ammunition, and… what’s that loud crying sound? Oh, it’s just the GUN NUTS.
That’s number 12! A federal judge strikes down Nebraska’s unethical ban against same-sex marriage.
Madonna’s “Rebel Heart Tour” dates have been announced, and rejoice! Portland is on the schedule.
Now here’s what’s going on in your neck of the woods: Well… I guess that was winter! All sun and rising temps for the foreseeable future!
And finally, who wants to watch Jon Stewart kick WWE star Seth Rollins in the scrabble bag? (For those with little time on their hands, the kick commences at 6:47.)
Pick your prison Snowden: Russia or a cell here!