Portland’s population increased by a sliver from 2023, according to the Portland State University Population Research Center, climbing for the first time by the center’s estimations after three years of declines. • The mystery of the "weird stink that drifted down to Portland from Washington state" may finally be solved! According to the Washington State Department of Ecology, the obnoxious mystery smell that drifted around the region was most likely due to the Smurfit Westrock paper mill in Longview, Washington... For those keeping score, that makes three members of Trump's proposed cabinet who have been accused of sexual misconduct. • Oh, and lest we forget: "Linda McMahon, Trump’s Education pick, was sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse of children."

Source: Washington Post November 21, 2024 16:54 UTC