After a busy weekend of news, The Morning Ride returns with the latest on the National Guard activation in Portland; Phil has Lars Larson on to translate Oregonese as terms like ‘dialogue officer’ make their debut. PLUS: Who won the weekend?, is Gen Z unhireable?, and hear the unthinkable story of an off duty firefighter who got shot in DC over a cell phone – he survives but only with the help of his fire station as 911 failed to pick up the phone.