Belgian authorities have zeroed in on two of the men believed responsible for yesterday’s suicide bombings in Brussels. They’re brothers—both with violent criminal pasts—who’d apparently only recently been tied to terrorist activity, and who’d actually been wanted, according to some outlets, since March 15.
Everyone was looking to the Arizona primary yesterday, which Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton reliably won. But Bernie Sanders thrashed Clinton in Idaho and Utah, and Ted Cruz took Utah on the Republican side. What’s it mean? That primary season isn’t over, though the probable outcome (Trump v Clinton) hasn’t changed much.
So you know how Nestlé is still hoping to snatch up millions of gallons of gorge water? The tiny, woebegone town of Cascade Locks is in the midst of a big ballot fight over whether that should be allowed to happen.
Centennial Mills, the Great White Whale of Pearl District developers, is causing another dispute. Developer/art guy/baby-contract-writer Jordan Schnitzer is demanding $1.3 million from the City of Portland after his plans to transform the property were dashed.
“You know, my hands are normal. Slightly large, actually. In fact, I buy a slightly smaller than large glove, okay?” Go ahead and read the transcript of the Washington Post Editorial Board’s interview with Donald Trump if you want to learn how not to answer a question. Also: Trump believes “cheerleading” is the answer to a lot of very complex problems.
RIP Phife Dawg, from the Zulu Nation. The raspy-voiced Tribe Called Quest emcee died yesterday, Rolling Stone reports, after a long battle with diabetes. He was 45.
Not much older, and also deceased: Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who hated bicycles, dug crack and liquor, and didn’t much give a damn what people thought about it. He was 46.
There’s a majestic, 80-foot sequoia in downtown Seattle. And for the past day or so, there’s been a man up at the top of that sequoia. He threw apples at medics trying to get him down. He clambered down at one point last night, only to re-ascend. This Seattle PD tweet put it best: “Issue appears to be between man and the tree.”
.@heyjessibrown There will likely be traffic impacts in the area, but issue appears to be between the man and the tree.
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) March 22, 2016
Kansans, irrational plains people that they be, are considering a law that would let students sue their school for $2,500 any time a transgender person is found in the bathroom corresponding to their gender. Fucking Kansans.
You know how we’re always saying this planet’s in huge trouble if we don’t cut our carbon emissions? Even if we do cut those emissions to the targets scientists have landed on, it turns out the planet’s still probably in huge trouble.
