GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! You nag and you brag and I gag. There’s so much beauty in what we have. LET’S GO TO PRESS.
In case you didn’t notice, 58 mph winds yesterday and a record amount of rainfall. Check out this pic from Blogtown Hot Tipper Aaron Epperson which shows a tree committing suicide on top of a car. (Thanks, Aaron!)
- Aaron Epperson
The Portland dog bite report is in, and… PIT BULLS WIN! PIT BULLS WIN! PIT BULLS…OW!!! (Damn pit bull just bit me.)
A man facing no charges has been confined to a Portland jail for… wait for it… 900 days.
The Portland Timbers tie LA Galaxy 2-2; stand by for all the hot recap action from Blogtown’s footy correspondent Abe Asher!
The ACLU files a lawsuit against Obama to get more transparency regarding drones—and in particular the so-called “kill list” and how they’re handling civilian deaths.
After four months of stalling, Republicans think of a new reason to continue putting off the confirmation of Obama nominee for US Attorney General, Loretta Lynch.
Wealthy suspected murderer Robert Durst mutters “I killed them all of course” in the season finale of the HBO true crime documentary Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, and has been arrested. (Serial? You just been upped.)
A Michigan preacher is being protested for comparing gays to ax murderers. I have to admit, that’s a new one.
On the other hand, for the first time ever, gay groups were allowed to march in Boston’s St. Paddy’s Day parade. (Nothing in this report seems to indicate they were carrying axes.)
Russian President Vladimir Putin disappears for 10 days, sending everyone into a frenzy over potential health concerns. “What do I have to do?” he responded. “Ride shirtless on horseback? Fine! I’ll ride shirtless on horseback!”
An off-duty rookie cop is the subject of a manhunt in Pomona, California, after his car is found near where a man was shot to death.
The Comedy Central roast of Justin Bieber went down this weekend, and he got off one of the best jokes of the night: “What do you get when you give a teenager $200 million? A bunch of has-beens calling you a lesbian for two hours.”
Now here’s what’s going on in your neck of the woods: Mostly sunny today with a high of 63, and possible showers tomorrow.
And finally, check out this trailer for a documentary about girls in gaming (and the terrible treatment they recieve from dickhead Gamergaters) called GTFO. It’s so worth your time.
GTFO Trailer from GTFO Movie on Vimeo.
Am curious as to why you choose to call a tree getting knocked over by the wind suicide?
Perhaps it is offbeat humor?
Did I miss the info on the latest Ferguson shooting here?
Oh wait, it was only cops that were shot. Never mind.