Sweden enters the universe of alternative facts.
Sweden enters the universe of alternative facts. LanaMais/gettyimages.com

Trump and Fox Make Up Shit About Sweden: On Saturday, Trump claimed some kind of terrorist-y incident happened in Sweden. As no such incident occurred, the Swedes wanted to know what the hell he was talking about. On Sunday, Trump explained that the comment was not about an incident but something he saw on TV, something Fox News aired about how Muslims in that very white country are unemployed and angry all the time and violently attacking peaceful Western values. But as Reuters pointed out, this is not the case: "Sweden's crime rate has fallen since 2005, official statistics show, even as it has taken in hundreds of thousands of immigrants from war-torn countries like Syria and Iraq." It is appalling that the president of the most powerful country on this planet gets his information not from the intelligence community but a network that only the dumbest of Americans trust. Happy Presidents Day!

Two Reasons Why SNL's Recent Skit of Trump Calling the President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, Is Dead Wrong: For one, Mugabe, who just turned 93 and has been in power since 1980, wanted Trump to win and Hillary Clinton to lose. Why? Because he was certain of one thing: Clinton would, like Obama, punish him for his terrible human rights record. Trump, on the other hand, might be more understanding. Also, Mugabe is not a loud and obnoxious dictator. He is rather pedantic and speaks much better English than Trump or Theresa May. Mugabe, who could easily teach black American literature at a university, would never in a million years use language like this: "...you little white bitch!”



The Dos and Don'ts for Portland's Public Transportation Riders Are Exactly the Same For Seattle's: Now that the future of an individualistic form of transportation has been dimmed by the revitalization of the city, the realities of climate change, and ever worsening traffic, people are more and more faced with the difficult task of relearning the social body, the body that is with others in public, the sharing rather than the isolated body. The body in a car is not the same as that in a bus or a crowded train. To make these differences clear to people, The Oregonian has posted "16 public transit pet peeves." You are not alone when you use the buses and trains of Portland. You are also not alone when you use Seattle's Metro and Sound Transit.

Life-Sized Doll Found In Passenger Seat By State Trooper Looks Already Sad And the whole situation is indeed sad. Because it so hard to share a trip with a real person, and because HOV lanes are designated for vehicles occupied by more than one person, some drivers have resorted to traveling with dummies. And this is exactly what a Tacoma police officer recently found in the passenger seat of a car stopped for speeding in I-5's HOV lane: a dummy. Her blond hair was a mess, she wore an ugly pink sweater and uglier brown scarf, she had such sad, sad eyes.


Dangerous Crosswalk Kills Pedestrian in Burien: She activated the "crosswalk's blinking lights," walked into the street, and was hit and killed by a car. Apparently, the crosswalk is to blame in all of this because it is "too dangerous." Nothing wrong was done here because the driver was not impaired. In fact, a witness practically blamed the pedestrian, a 56-year-old Chinese woman, for the accident: "I wish she had seen that he wasn't going to stop."

Twin of Fatally Stabbed Teen Detained by Police: According to KOMO, twins in Coulee City (population 562) "got into some sort of argument and... one of them was stabbed" in the chest. The victim was taken to the hospital only to be pronounced dead. Though the brother of the victim is being held at a juvenile detention center, no charges have been filed.


Those Wondering Why the So Zany CEO of T-Mobile Said Nothing Bad About Trump and His Unconstitutional Muslim Ban: Puget Sound Business Journal has the answer right here: "T-Mobile merger talks could begin as soon as April, CEO John Legere suggested on a call with analysts and investors Tuesday."