Trump: the Revival of Portland Punk Rock
by Anonymous The Portland music scene has been a bummer lately. I'm tired of all this shoegaze shit and 'lets stand in the woods and remember our childhood' crap. Don't even get me started on...
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Women's March Organizer Margaret Jacobson: "Marching Isn't Comfortable. It's...
by Megan Burbank Doug BrownPortland writer and photographer Margaret Jacobson is one of the organizers of tomorrow's Women's March on Portland, the local sister march to the national Women's March on...
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Things to Do This Weekend
Things to do for January 20-22 by Mercury Staff Hope you've gotten your sleep and have lots of energy, because this coming weekend will require you to be strong and ready. We all have a lot to say...
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Don't Get Depressed... Dance!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Minh TranI get it—it's easy to get waaay down in the dumps today. Especially if you've been following today's inaugural garbage fire on social media. (As always, don't read the...
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Watching Trump's Inauguration from Inside Red Hat Territory
by Heidi Groover "Some of the most enthusiastic shouts and cheers around me are coming from women. They appear almost entirely white and they’re decked out in Trump gear. Presumably, they are part of...
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The Mercury’s Live Updates from Portland's Trump Inauguration Protests
by Erik Henriksen Protesters in downtown Portland following Donald Trump's election.Doug BrownHere we go, Portland.President Donald J. Trump was sworn in this morning, and those are actual words I...
View ArticleTrump-like Demagogue
by Anonymous The Portland Resistance leader reminds us of Donald Trump when he makes light of protesters that vandalize public and private property. Those aren't protesters. Most of them don't vote or...
View ArticleToo Many Big Macs...
by Anonymous The carnival barker that is Presidente Ducky Trump has a lot of problems, we all know this. He's a shell of a little man, encased in a body of an overweight boy. That got me to thinking:...
View ArticleMarch in Portland
by Anonymous My heart feels heavy today. I want to attend tomorrow's protest for women, men, trans, gay, people of color and freedom of religion. I identify with a few of these 'labels.'But for...
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Today's Portland Protest Schedule: Saturday, Jan 21 (Starring the Women's...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey If you missed last night's Inauguration Protest, check out our recap here. It was... exciting and pretty infuriating. Expect today's Women's March to be calmer, but all bets...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Slay Firstly, I've gotta hand it to Cake, Ante Up PDX, or whoever is responsible for calling this event "Slay" and putting that iconic image from Beyoncé's "Formation" on the...
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The Women's March on Portland is Massive, Jubilant, and Lit
by Dirk VanderHart It's hard to think some record isn't being broken today, as tens of thousands of people have converged in a crush of wet, jubilant, Trump-hating humanity in McCall Waterfront Park...
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Photos from Portland's MASSIVE Women's March
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Hey! I think I saw you today at Portland's Women's March... all 100,000 of you! It was super fun, inspiring, and if you saw Trump's press secretary's terrified speech, you KNOW...
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Women's March on Portland: "You People... Give Me Hope!"
by Megan Burbank If you attended today's Women's March on Portland, please join me in shouting out the old man at the turn at Jefferson and Fourth who yelled gruffly from the sidelines, "YOU PEOPLE......
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Crystal Ballroom's 103rd Birthday Free-for-All A blowout birthday party that spills into Al's Den and Ringler's Pub, kicked off by a family-friendly performance from You Who, as well...
View ArticlePigeon Toed Generation
by Anonymous I started to notice a trend about 10 years ago that no one has yet to mention.. The posture of young women in a pigeon toed stance. Just look at any woman under 30 when they stand still...
View ArticleWhat Now?
by Anonymous Congrats Ladies. You came out strong today. You showed your support, solidarity and love of pink. So what now? Will you be out there tomorrow? Three months from now? Six months from now?...
View ArticleTrump Traffic Talk
by Anonymous He's here and he's in charge. I know it's a bitter pill. I can't see how it makes it easier to swallow out in the streets blocking traffic and pissing off lots of folks that are on your...
View Article"You Are What's Wrong with America"
by Anonymous To the person who interrupted a private conversation with a friend at a South East Portland Mussels bar, and said "Excuse me, but you two are what's wrong with America" then quickly and...
View ArticleMe at Wrk, No Attend
by Anonymous Trump's pathetic inauguration was poorly attended. Half of the whacked-out right-wingers hold the opinion that the photos were doctored. The other half are all in lock-step with the...
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