West Linn HS grad, The Oregonian alum and Pulitzer-winner David Hume Kennerly takes a stand.

The 1st Minnesota suffered an 82% casualty rate at Gettysburg in FIVE MINUTES capturing that flag, the highest of any single regiment in the entire war, while saving the entire Union line, and quite possibly the Union itself, and that is not hyperbole.

That is still the highest…

On this Confederate Loser Day, I remind you that Minnesota still holds the 28th VA Infantry flag.

Captured on 7/3/63 during the Battle Of Gettysburg; Virginia has asked for it back several times and MN has refused each time by several MN State Governors.

grant was everything that's great about this country. he was a ground breaking military mind, drank like a son of a bitch and breathed only cigar smoke for like forty straight years. he was also our only sitting president to get arrested for street racing.

Eclipses! How do they work?!

in the “then” movie the capulets literally drove an ‘81 monte carlo

I’m concerned the extraocular muscles of the Speaker of the House were not prepared for that workout.

Aaaand the tipping-point for journalism woke death is apparently reporting on … street parking in Hoboken

I’m curious how many of the lawmakers voting over permanent standard time in Oregon have done the math.

Sunrise as early as 4:21 a.m.

97 days with sunrise before 5 a.m.

Ted Sickinger and Mark Friesen with the details.

oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

'It’s unclear when or if fentanyl overdose deaths will level out in Oregon.' Tom Jeanne, Deputy State Health Officer.

Oregon sees highest fentanyl overdose death increase in U.S. since 2019 | The Oregonian. Solid job Mark Friesen Fedor Zarkhin

oregonlive.com/data/2024/02/o…

Sulu's gun is a lesser known dramatic principle which refers to a device that appears from nowhere without any previous foreshadowing or set up.

Barry Manilow would like a word!

If you see a video clip on Twitter of a live event and are wondering why you can’t find a story on it yet, let me explain what’s happening behind the scenes as you are Googling:
1) Reporter sees the news
2) Reporter flags it to an editor
3) Editor assigns the story
(cont.)

wtf way more Jeff Goldblum than Taylor Swift so far

Mojo’s gone?! That blows!

Republican senators who walked out of Oregon Legislature can’t seek reelection, state Supreme Court rules oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

Dr. Jack Ramsay’s PhD was clearly in fashion.

Foggy Bottom Swifties have reported for duty

My latest for TIME. Data from less than a year ago suggested Trump's evangelical support was weakening. But in a matter of months, both devout & nominal evangelicals had fallen in line, again. Why? It's not something Trump did. It's who evangelicals are.
time.com/6588138/evange…

A talentless candidate with a dumb strategy who said “God made a fighter” but refused to fight Trump at every turn. Now he endorses Trump (and rags on Nikki) to try and preserve the tatters of his political career. This guy is done.