GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Because you’re the object of my desire. Hey, you really turn me on. You’re the object of my desire. Won’t you ignite my fire? LET’S GO TO PRESS.
Portland Trailblazer basketball team! Look into my eyes: You must win tonight’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies or say goodbye to the playoffs! (Hypnosis always works in these situations.) Follow all the hot live blog action with Blogtown’s b-ball hypnotist Rob Simonsen starting at 6:30 pm!
As our own Dirk Vanderhart reported last night, the homeless camp Right 2 Dream Too has found a new homestead with help from the city—and oh boy, what a view!
Because the Oregon House apparently has nothing better to make laws about, they have passed a bill ordering drivers not to hang out so much in the left lane without moving over. And yet they ignore a far bigger traffic problem… people who refuse to allow the rest of us to ZIPPER MERGE! (Yes, this is my pet cause, and I will preach this until I die.)
Last night, Baltimore protesters (demonstrating against cops who broke the neck of black man Freddie Grey) defied a 10 pm curfew and were bombarded by police with tear gas for their trouble. Today is calmer as schools reopen and the Baltimore Orioles return to the field—albeit to an empty stadium.
President Obama had harsh words for police who refuse to believe black lives matter—but also for the rioters as well.
In a speech this morning, presidential wannabe Hillary Clinton took on the “hard truths of race and justice in America” and is calling for a major overhaul to the criminal justice system, including body cameras on all officers and the de-militarization of the police force. (Watch all of America’s cops turn their backs on her in three… two… one….)
But ho-ho… what’s this? The much beloved (by progressives) independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is expected to challenge Hillary for the presidential Democratic nomination.
In better police news, two South Carolina officers are sent to prison for Tasering a mentally disabled woman eight times.
The Supremes are still out on whether to give the A-OK to same-sex marriages across the nation. Check out all the action from yesterday’s hearing here.
The death toll from Nepal’s massive earthquake rises to five thousand, as desperate survivors riot in the streets.
And now a public service announcement: HILLARY DUFF IS ON TINDER, PEOPLE! (!!!!) (!!!!) (!!!!)
Now here’s what’s going on in your neck of the woods: Cool but mostly sunny today, and warming up to a balmy 75 by Friday.
And finally, looking for the perfect gift for any young girl? Then how about the Amy Schumer doll? It’s just like Amy… and I mean, EXACTLY like Amy.
