Correct Success: Good Afternoon, News: Oregon Smashes COVID Record, Portland’s Weird Political Ads, and Trump “Takes Care” of Kidnapped Children

Good Afternoon, News: Oregon Smashes COVID Record, Portland's Weird Political Ads, and Trump "Takes Care" of Kidnapped Children - Blogtown

Simply one of many WEIRDEST political adverts you will discover in your mailbox. From “No on Measure 26-218” flyer

Here is your day by day roundup of all the most recent native and nationwide information. (Like our protection? Please think about making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to maintain it comin’!)

• Oregon hit a brand new day by day document for COVID circumstances at the moment with the OHA reporting a whopping 550 new cases and three additional deaths. The areas with probably the most circumstances are Multnomah, Washington, and Lane counties. Have a contented weekend and WASH YA DAMN HANDS, WEAR YA DAMN MASKS, AND KEEP YA DAMN DISTANCE.

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• In different COVID information… keep in mind how Republican Gov. Brad Little of Idaho refused to enact strict masks laws in his state? Nicely now, Idaho’s hospitals are overflowing with coronavirus sufferers they usually may be forced to ask Portland and Seattle hospitals for relief.

• The town is dedicating $15 million in funding to low-income residents who’ve been hit onerous by the financial results of the coronavirus, with $500 debit playing cards being given to 2,800 on-line candidates.

Oregon lawmakers are contemplating spending $65 million to transform inns into shelters. It is an concept that has spurred some sharp disagreements within the Capitol. #orpol #orleg https://t.co/bJC0UiKC6D
— Dirk VanderHart (@dirquez) October 23, 2020

• Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty is pushing for stricter restrictions on federally deputized Portland Police officers earlier than the upcoming election night time, rightly fearing what may occur in a worst case situation.

• Is it simply us, or are the political mailers we have been seeing this election season notably bizarre? Out Blair Stenvick rounds up the weirdest of these ads—and who’s paying for them!

A decide dominated the town of Portland should open an investigation into Mayor Ted Wheeler’s sizable mortgage to his personal reelection marketing campaign, which breaks voter-approved marketing campaign finance guidelines.

https://t.co/RynsAsVuNe

— OPB (@OPB) October 23, 2020

• America’s first MURDER HORNET nest has been discovered north of Seattle, and specialists are anticipated to wipe it out this weekend… that’s if the specialists aren’t MURDERED first! (Dibs on this screenplay, btw.)

• Searching for the most recent restaurant and bar openings, closings, and gossip? Look no additional than our weekly FOOD NEWS ROUNDUP!

IN NATIONAL NEWS

• As more than 80,000 new COVID cases were reported today across the nation (one other new document), hospitalizations as a result of virus have additionally spiked 40 p.c within the final month… and hospitals are already reaching their breaking point.

• And but? In accordance with Dr. Anthony Fauci, despite the fact that the variety of nationwide COVID circumstances and hospitalizations are spiraling upward, the federal coronavirus task force are only having meetings once a week.

Breaking: New NYT Trump tax report.

Lengthy-hidden tax information present that Trump did not attain into his pockets for his charitable giving. The huge bulk got here from merely agreeing to not develop land — in a number of circumstances, after he had shelved growth plans. https://t.co/rdv3sq05qf
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 23, 2020

• There’s lots of bullshit pontification over final night time’s presidential debate, when there was actually just one factor value noting: When requested concerning the 500-plus youngsters who nonetheless have not been reunited with their mother and father because of the inept and felony exercise of the Trump administration, the president solely had this to say: “They’re so well taken care of.”

• Talking of these greater than 500 migrant youngsters who have been kidnapped on the border: “Trump campaign spokesperson claims parents of separated children don’t want them back.”

• Trump’s inspiring messages to home terrorists continues to bear fruit: “Teen with van full of guns had checklist to ‘execute’ Joe Biden, authorities say.”

Russian cyberattacks are focusing on U.S. election programs, federal authorities revealed Thursday, however to date there is not any proof that elections knowledge has been compromised. https://t.co/IL8Q6wBQ9y
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) October 23, 2020

• In an try to cease the virtually sure affirmation of anti-abortion, right-winger Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Courtroom on Monday, Democrats have ground practically all Senate activity to a halt, loudly protesting the GOP’s corrupt plan.

• In the present day in “candy Biden burns”: “Biden campaign creates TrumpCovidPlan.com website that opens to a nonexistent page.”

• Discover out what it is prefer to be on the entrance traces of Portland’s nightly protests in opposition to systemic racism and police brutality with our livestream occasion/discussion board, “Eyes on the Ground: A Conversation With Portland’s Protest Journalists and Documentarians”—coming at you Tuesday, October 27 at 7 pm. GET THOSE TIX NOW!

• In these terrifying instances, do not you want a great, healthful scare? Get your tickets now for SLAY—the quick, eight-minute-or-less HORROR movie pageant from the makers of HUMP! Streaming proper now by means of the 31st! (Enthusiastic about getting out extra? Then come to the SLAY Drive-In at Oaks Park! Details here!)