GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! And I’ve gone by the point of caring. Some old bed I’ll soon be sharing. And I’ve got one more silver dollar, But I’m not gonna let ’em catch me, no. LET’S GO TO PRESS!

Let’s start out with some good news, shall we? Congrats to transgender teen Brooklynn Buenaventura who was voted prom queen at western Washington’s Renton High School! WOOP! WOOP!

More cautiously good news: G7 leaders have agreed to phase out fossil fuel use by the end of the century and work to end poverty and hunger.

And oh boy, here we go again: A white McKinney, Texas police officer gets super crazy and wildly aggressive at a (mostly African American) teen party, and the entire thing gets caught on tape.

The bikini-wearing teenage girl who was thrown to the ground by that crazy McKinney cop speaks out on the incident.

The former police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott has been indicted on charges of murder, facing a prison sentence of 30 years to life.

Two prisoners use power tools to break out of a New York prison and are currently on the run. WHERE DID THEY GET POWER TOOLS?

The Supremes side with President Obama in the acrimonious Jerusalem/Israel passport dispute. (Congress got the finger on this one.)

Apple CEO Tim Cook is supposed to say something today, you guys! HE’S GOING TO SAY SOMETHING!!

Supermodel Kate Moss was kicked off a JetBlue flight for calling the pilot, “a basic bitch.” If you can’t do that… what CAN you do?!?

Now let’s talk about some WEATHER: Another hottie today with temps hitting 93 degrees. (The rest of the week cools slightly however.)

And finally, here’s a supercut of summertime movie scenes, and I intend on doing every one of these things this summer! (Yes, including walking down some railroad tracks to find a dead body.)

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)

2 replies on “Good Morning, News: McKinney Crazy Cop, More Good Transgender News, and the Best Summer Ever”

  1. @kimchi — find the whole thing. Even if she talked back to him, it really doesn’t warrant grabbing her by the hair and throwing her to the ground, or pulling his gun out on those other kids.

    Just look at the other officers. They aren’t flipping out so why the fuck should he?

  2. HEY HUMPY ARE YA GONNA GET SOMEONE ELSE TO START RECAPPING GAME OF THRONES SINCE THAT OTHER GUY MOVED TO BEAVERTON OR WHATEVER

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