Tuesday, July 3, 2012
News Good Morning News!
Posted by Sarah Mirk on Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Beefing Up: Hmm. So our government has been quietly sending "significant reinforcements" to the Persian Gulf just in case we need some fighter jets to "strike deep into the heart of Iran." Not a good sign. Not a good sign at all.
Syria Says Sorry: The rights-repressing president apologizes for shooting down a Turkish warplane but NOT for building an "archipelago" of 27 "torture centers" to systematically torture dissidents.
RIP Andy Griffith: Sad Tuesday.
Robots VS. Cyberbullies: MIT nerds create an algorithm to recognize bullying online. Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
Tennis Sports! It's tennis sports season again! Looks like Serena Williams has a shot at dominating Wimbledon.
Zuuuuuune! Microsoft's finances are in the tank right now. This actually has nothing to do with the Zune, but with buying a flop of an ad company. I just like reminding people about the Zune as often as possible.
Romney <3s Tax Havens: Yeah, it's no surprise, but Romney has so much money he stores it overseas.
Chart Battle! Remember how Obama's PR team is really good at making charts? Romney's screws up even a Venn diagram.
Beware Grandma's Cookies: They might be full of grandma's medical marijuana, kid.
More on that Horrific Wendy's Attacker: The man charged with stabbing a kid in a Portland's Wendy's bathroom appears to be one of the most terrible people on Earth. Read all about it.
Ruh Roh: Facing its second lawsuit in as many days, the Columbia River Crossing project is now being sued by a metal fabricator who says the bridge's too-low height will hurt business.
Americans Can't Handle Art: People are upset because some portraits of Olympians aren't boring and flag-wavey enough. I think they're pretty interesting, though.
Most Commented on Blogtown, PDX
-
BREAKING: Here's Portland's New Transportation Director by Dirk VanderHart
-
Win Tickets to Blumesday! by Alison Hallett
-
Bill Nye: The Science Activist Guy by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
-
Warped Tour: A Meditation on Aging by Alison Hallett
-
What About Bob? Your Mad Men Recap by Jacob Schraer
-
Portland's Former City Forester Says City Officials Tricked Him. He's Suing. by Dirk VanderHart
-
Hitler on the Mounted Patrol: "Everyone Loves Horsies Even Though They Have No Functional Value" by Denis C. Theriault
-
A Cyborg Anthology Edited by a Cyborg by Erik Henriksen
-
Go Read This Loooong, Gooood Patton Oswalt Piece on Joke Theft, Rape Jokes, and Heckling by Cienna Madrid
-
NOT EVEN JOKING: Michelle Shocked Is Playing 2013 San Francisco Pride by Kelly O
Our Friends
- UrbanHonking
- Culture Shock
- Portland Roundball Society
- Steph Cassano
- Cort and Fatboy
- Street Roots
- Powell's Books Blog
- Portland Transport
- Portland Afoot
- Bike Portland
- Eater: PDX
- Portland Food and Drink
- Mr. Movie
- Sunday Softball
- BlueOregon
- Sightline Institute
- Ultra: Arts Portland
- Bitch Magazine
- Blazer's Edge
- Reading Local: Portland
- Portland Food Carts
- Stumptown Vegans
Our Enemies
RSSGoing to Seattle?
