State of Emergency Declared in Egypt: After deadly clashes between pro-Morsi protesters and security forces, the government institutes a curfew and says the armed forces and police must "take all necessary measures to maintain security and order." There are conflicting death tolls from the security crackdown, says Al Jazeera, but the number is somewhere between 95 (the government figure) and 2,200 (the Muslim Brotherhood figure). At least two journalists have been killed. The White House "strongly condemns" the violence.

Family in Wedgwood Drunk Driving Crash Files Claim Against the City: They claim that "the city of Seattle failed to properly monitor and supervise" the drunk driver charged with mowing down half their family.

Indiana School District Abandons Cheesy "A–F" School-Grading System: Fort Wayne Community Schools board president says the grading system "has been determined to have been corrupted" after the state department of education changed the whole system so a Republican donor's pet charter school would look better.

Metro Bus Driver Shot on Monday Gives an Interview: Sixty-four-year-old Deloy Dupuis says he feels "quite lucky" to have lived. He also says, "I don't think this could have been prevented."

State Liquor Control Board Puts Off Pot Rule-Making: They were going to adopt final rules at a meeting today, but now it looks like they'll have another public hearing and delay adoption till mid October. They should still be finalized before the December 1 deadline.

"If You Care About Your E-mail Correspondents' Privacy, Don't Use Gmail": Says John Simpson from Consumer Watchdog, after the group discovered a court filing in which Google says Gmail users have no "reasonable expectation" that their emails are confidential.

Today in Adorableness: Ravenna neighbors turn garbage patch into community orchard.

Just Gonna Put All These Horrible Things Right Here: Get your barf bag... Boise man gets 30 years after putting up a Craigslist ad offering sex with a 3-year-old who he had previously abused. Convicted child molester allegedly flashes children at multiple grocery stores in Bellevue. Teen kidnapped by a family friend who murdered her mom and brother says he "deserved what he got" when police shot him in the wilderness. Phew. Humans are awful sometimes. Go watch some kitten cam and clear your head.

Go Read Dominic's Post About Hempfest: It's actually about an internet fight about Hempfest and includes the phrase "double-dealing self-serving weasels." Yay!