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GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Pumpin’ up the volume, breakin’ down’ to the beat. Cruisin’ through the west side, we’ll be checkin’ the scene. LET’S GO TO PRESS.
More countries are grounding Boeing’s 737 Max 8 jets following recent crashes, but not the US—could it be because the CEO has a chummy relationship with the Trump administration and the FAA? (That’s not really a rhetorical question.)
RELATED: A Boeing 737 Max 8 pilot has said that the plane’s flight manual “is inadequate and almost criminally insufficient.” (Guys: Call the airline, check your plane.)
Fifty people (including actress Felicity Huffman) have been charged in the terribly named “Operation Varsity Blues” sting which caught rich people bribing officials, forging documents, and downright cheating to get their kids into fancy schools. (Anyone who wants to join my new political “Guillotine Party,” please write to me at this paper.)
Since the announcement of the college admissions scandal, many are resurfacing the story of Kelley Williams-Bolar, a black mother who used her father’s address so that her children could attend a better performing school. She was sentenced to jail. https://t.co/NkdbOP2YsY pic.twitter.com/Y0WjweOEgK
— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) March 13, 2019
Trump crime family member Paul Manafort is about to face his second sentencing on conspiracy charges today, and hopefully it won’t be another bullshit slap on the wrist.
Another Tucker Carlson audio leak has dropped, this one has him making lots of sexist, misogynist comments along with a joke about having sex with a teenage beauty pageant contestant. (I can see why Republicans love this guy.)
A protest is taking place outside Fox News’ headquarters right now. Tucker Carlson is not backing down https://t.co/WTOqqdZnKk pic.twitter.com/EEsGtAFbtc
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) March 13, 2019
Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page—who you may remember got dragged for exchanging anti-Trump texts with her FBI boyfriend—defended her actions in a transcript from last year’s GOP investigation, saying that top brass also said mean things about Hillary Clinton, but that didn’t stop them from doing their jobs.
IN LOCAL NEWS: At a public meeting last night, around 100 people showed up to push back on ODOT’s plan to expand I-5 in the Rose Quarter.
Shout out to the awesome kids of Harriet Tubman Middle School who have testified about the current poor air quality and who are worried about the future effects of widening a highway next to their school #NoI5RQX
— Bike Loud PDX (@bikeloudpdx) March 13, 2019
Today in “GOTCHA, SHITHEAD”: A Proud Boy has been arrested by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s office for an alleged assault last June in Portland. HEY “TINY” TOESE, YOU’RE NEXT!
Now let’s check in on the WEATHER: A mostly dry day today with a high of 50!
And finally, OH SHIT, IT’S THE COPS!
