GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! True them know me sweet and me sexy. Everywhere me go me say me ever ready. LET'S GO TO PRESS.
It's May Day, which means protests across the country including Portland. There's a student walkout planned as well as a big rally in Shemanski Park. For more details, check our Slacktivism to Activism column and our Resistance & Solidarity calendar.
#France: Protesters clash with riot cops during #MayDay2017 rally in #Paris. pic.twitter.com/asgTPtDMeG
— th1an1 (@th1an1) May 1, 2017
Sad because they couldn't ruin the 82nd Avenue of Roses parade, a bunch of right wing snowflakes marched in Montevilla on Saturday, and were met by a strong liberal resistance... as well as a guy in a pumpkin suit. Check out our Doug Brown's recap and photo essay here.
The Timbers exciting game with Dallas FC ended with a 2-2 draw—read the full recap here by our footy correspondent Abe Asher.
Congress has reportedly reached a deal to keep the government open and will vote on it later in the week.
But it looks like Trump's negotiation skills may not be a bigly as he says... Democrats are crowing about all the concessions he and the GOP made to get the deal done.
Trump has invited Philippine president Duterte—who is famous for his murderous war against drugs—to the White House, which is driving human rights activists crazy.
Trump chickened out and abruptly left a Face the Nation interview after the host questioned him about his tweet describing former President Obama as a "sick man."
Think Trump didn't get anything accomplished in his first 100 days? Well, you're WRONG. As a matter of fact, he successfully told 488 lies or misleading claims. So... yeah!
Trump says a genocidal slaveowner could have avoided Civil War (which ended slavery) & claims Jackson was upset by the war (he died in 1845) pic.twitter.com/Grzr2Usmxy
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) May 1, 2017
The GOP continues to desperately search for enough votes to get their Freedom Caucus-approved health care bill passed in the Congress—even though their motivations for doing so have NOTHING to do with your health.
The Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj went after Trump hard at the White House Correspondents Dinner, and here are his sickest burns.
Now about that WEATHER: A few showers today with a high of 57—but HOT AS ASS later on in the week.
And finally, this is how I got to work today... but individual results may vary.