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Good morning Portland! Today will be the hottest day this week, pushing 84 in the evening. It’ll cool off and be overcast through the weekend though, so don’t wait—pull the barbecue out tonight. Let’s get to the news!
Palestine has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel‘s massacre of 62 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on May 14. Palestine joined the court in 2014, and though Israel is not a member, it can still be tried for crimes that take place in Palestinian territory.
The United States has begun separating immigrant children from their parents. Kids as young as five are being detained away from their parents in a country foreign to them. It’s a terrible thing for a country to do to a family, and it’s our country doing it.
Trump is set to meet with South Korean Leader Moon Jae-in to discuss the upcoming US meeting with North Korea. My advice? Stop mentioning Muammar Gaddafi, you piddling nincompoop!
It’s election day in Georgia, Arkansas, and Kentucky, and Democrats are hoping to flip some seats.
President Nincompoop is giving highly classified FBI information to congressional Republicans so they can review the Russia Investigation. This comes after he called for the Justice Department to investigate itself regarding the Russia Investigation, which is a super good way to show you’re not guilty of anything.
Governor Kate Brown’s business tax break passed in yesterday’s special legislative session. Brown calls it a break for small businesses, but 75 percent of the tax break benefits those who make more than $200,000 a year. Democrats are upset about the lost revenue, and Republicans call it an election year ploy. If everyone hates it, does that make it successful legislation?
In other news, screw this guy.
A teenager in North Bend settled a lawsuit against her high school for anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. The student sued the school with the help of the ACLU.
Liv Funk was called homophobic slurs by her classmates, as well as one male student who physically abused her by hitting her with his skateboard. When she finally went to her school’s resource officer to complain— he tells her she’s going to hell. https://t.co/ntkuwF9riT
— Manvinder Singh (@Beardactivist) May 21, 2018
In case you missed it, a teenager has been ordered to pay $36 million for damages caused by the Eagle Creek Fire. Is this justice? We think not.
That’s all folks! Yesterday I had the pleasure of writing the best article of all time about a baby goat at the Oregon Zoo. Ladies and gentlemen and non-binary friends, here is that goat.