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Resist Trump: The American City Is a Machine That Kills Fascism
by Dan Savage Jen GravesMost likely you are reading this from inside a city. Most likely you have been feeling despair and doubt and fear. Most likely you have wondered if this can still be your...
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Here's Where Cannabis Stands After This Nightmare of an Election
by Josh Jardine ISTOCK / YARYGINI WROTE A JOKE to make you feel better.Q: What’s the difference between Trump and cancer?A: You stand a chance of surviving cancer.Ha, ha! No, but seriously, we are all...
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Chloe Eudaly Says She'll Push for an Emergency Rent Freeze When She Takes...
by Dirk VanderHart Commissioner-elect Chloe EudalyChloe Eudaly's an old hand when it comes to tenants' rights rallies. Her frequent calls for stricter rental protections—such as an end to no-cause...
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Instead of Tweeting, Donald Trump Should Be Reading These Kids' Letters When...
by Ana Sofia Knauf Rather than sending out nonsensical tweets at 4 a.m., the Racist-in-Chief should try perusing this Facebook group instead.Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.comMolly Spence Sahebjami, who...
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Bleed for This: Miles Said Knock You Out
by Marc Mohan Poor Miles Teller. The guy’s not even 30 yet and it already feels like he’s in major need of a comeback. After achieving indie-darlinghood with The Spectacular Now and Whiplash, he...
View ArticleTrump Will Never Settle! (This Just In... He Settled.)
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Here's what Donald Trump said back in March in regards to the multiple lawsuits against his shady real estate school, Trump University:The phony lawsuit against Trump U could...
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Not Marchin', Just Plottin'
by Jenni Moore Danielle ChenetteAs a black woman who grew up as one of the few POC in a sea of predominant whiteness (I did ALL of my schooling in super-racist and homophobic Canby, Oregon), I’ve...
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Doug Loves Movies: Now More Than Ever
by Megan Burbank Follow your heart!VONSWANK.COM“People are out protesting a lot in Portland, so I feel bad telling ’em to stop protesting and come to my show so just, you know, follow your heart.”...
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The Tests for Driving While Stoned Aren’t Perfect Yet
by Vince Sliwoski ISTOCK / JAN PRIEMSDear Pot Lawyer,How can the police gauge stoned driving?MEASURING cannabis intoxication is tough and there is no generally accepted method. In Oregon, we do not...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Portland Night Market Thousands of Portlanders will flock this weekend to the old Produce Row warehouse in the Industrial District for the final Portland Night Market of the year....
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by Anonymous I know how much you care about racism now that our country has elected Voldemort, however why not address some racism that stares us in the face right here in our city? I’m talking about...
View ArticleBaby Got Their Ba-Ba
by Anonymous I'm not surprised at how the Republicans are now gloating; it was to be expected. Like a toddler who throws a tantrum to get a prized toy, they are gloating over their victory. After...
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Johnny Marr’s Down-to-Earth Autobiography
by Ned Lannamann Beyond the Smiths in Set the Boy Free.JON-SHARDJohnny Marr’s autobiography is thick. Set the Boy Free, which tells the ex-Smiths guitarist’s story from his hardscrabble Manchester...
View ArticleFK you too
by Anonymous Dear Mustang Arsonist:Perhaps you, like me, are pissed because the electoral college will put Trump in office even though Hillary carries the popular vote. Maybe it's that he's a...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Colin Mochrie and Friends The United States has lost its dignity, so we urge to you applaud Canadians. Start tonight, when improv comedy legend Colin Mochrie takes Revolution Hall by...
View ArticleOutta My Way!
by Anonymous Get the fuck out of my way at the grocery store!i mean it! I know there is a lot to buy and thanksgiving is in a few days, but for fucks sake; do you need to block the entire aisle with...
View ArticleThe Absolute Fear
by Anonymous As a woman of childbearing years it really has become abundantly clear that men hate and fear us. Why else would you vote against us and our basic human rights? Imagine just for a moment...
View ArticlePortland Protest
by Anonymous I know some of the protest going on in Portland deserve your voice to be heard. Some of you must have been brought in from Estacada. I love it when we make the national news, because of...
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Things to Do This Week!
Things to do for November 21-24 by Mercury Staff Waiting for you at the end of this week is a holiday we call Thanksgiving. It sometimes seems as if the name is almost ironic, and this year might make...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Cops vs. Protesters at Standing Rock, Hamilton vs. Trump,...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! When your man wanna get buckwild, just go back and hit 'em up style. Put your hands on his cash and spend it to the last dime for all the hard times....
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