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Good Morning, News: Immigrants and Sanctuary Cities Under Attack, Trump...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Every man wants a woman that can always keep him in the mood. And I'm that kind of girl, so this is what I tell my dude. LET'S GO TO PRESS.Courtesy...
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The Parent Trap!
How do we teach our daughter to not misplace her phone? by Erik Henriksen iStock / Katie_MartynovaMy wife and I got our 12-year-old daughter an iPhone, so we know where she is and she can call for...
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Drugs, Cults, Space Suits, and the Films of Vu Pham
by Suzette Smith They're all bad people. I’d like to say that the characters in Portland-based director Vu Pham’s short films are “morally complex”—but really, just about every single one of them is...
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Battle Trance Frontman Travis Laplante Says the Group’s Lineup Came to Him in...
by Robert Ham BATTLE TRANCE Saxual intercourse.TRAVIS LAPLANTE’S relationship with music goes beyond the simple joys of performing and listening. The New York-based saxophonist and qigong healer sees...
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Honeymoon Over? Ted Wheeler Was Just Forced to Shut Down a City Council...
by Dirk VanderHart Demonstrator Mimi German, foreground, strategizes with others in a darkened council chambers this morning, after briefly shutting down the scheduled meeting. Dirk VanderHartIt took...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Shy Girls, The Last Artful, Dodgr After backing up Aminé on The Tonight Show, slaying an appearance on Sway’s Universe, and releasing a string of singles (“Oofda,” and “Jazz Crimes”...
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Ten Great American/Oregonian Beer Fest Factual Facts
by Brian Yaeger In this world where Up can be Down, Black can be White, and a thimbleful of supporters can be stated as the largest crowd at an un-president-ted inauguration, must we adjust to this...
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Heads up: Police Chief Mike Marshman is Still on the Job, So Protests Are...
by Doug Brown Activists called for Police Chief Mike Marshman's ouster following Friday night's protestDoug BrownA number of Portland activists upset with the Portland Police Bureau's heavy-handed...
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Solange Is Headlining This Year's Soul'd Out Music Festival
by Ciara Dolan GIVING US some of the best news we’re likely to hear all week, this morning Portland's annual Soul'd Out Music Festival announced its 2017 lineup, and—take a deep breath before you read...
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Mary Tyler Moore, Dead at 80
by Sean Nelson RIP MTMMary Tyler Moore, the brilliant TV and film actor, comedian, producer, and impresario, died today at the age of 80, following a long battle with diabetes. She was Laura Petrie,...
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Trumphoria: Dow Jones Industrial Average Hits 20,000
by Charles Mudede "Let's do this crash lesson again."The Big ShortOn the night Trump was elected, the Dow Jones was at 18,000 points. Today, it hit 20,000 points. That is a 2,000-point increase. That...
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"Wrong and Illegal": ACLU Criticizes Portland Police Response to the January...
by Doug Brown Doug BrownThe ACLU of Oregon came down hard today on the Portland Police Bureau's heavy-handed response to the Inauguration Day protest on Friday, when nonviolent protesters were shot...
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Local Leaders Respond to Trump's Bullshit Attack on Sanctuary Cities
by Megan Burbank Still not.Doug BrownToday, Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes, is gearing up to attack sanctuary cities like Portland via a bullshit executive order that would...
View ArticleDutch to Trump: America First, The Netherlands Second!
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Portland's City Auditor is Pushing for More Freedom—And Asking Portlanders to...
by Dirk VanderHart Portland Auditor Mary Hull CaballeroCity of PortlandPortland's elected auditor wants you to grant her more independence from the government she's supposed to watchdog. And if the...
View ArticleEmpty Shell of an Ugly Man
by Anonymous It has been well documented that the job of president ages a person. You'll find many "before and after" photos of presidents on the first day of office, and the last day; all have...
View Article100% Wrong, 24/7, 365, Yo.
by Anonymous As promised on the campaign trail, Trump is going to start deporting immigrants that are here illegally. Here's what Ducky Trump said yesterday: "We are going to get the bad ones out, the...
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Good Morning, News: Protest Fallout, Sanctuary Cities, and the Trail Blazers
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Clear your schedule because I've got some links for you. A protester questions riot cops on January 20Doug BrownFirst up is this week's feature—out in print as of...
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Believe in Science? Join the Scientists' March on Washington!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Sydney BrownstoneWhat started out as a Reddit and Facebook discussion has now blossomed into a full-fledged movement. If you are a scientist, or just believe in empirical...
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Five Possible Scenarios for Cannabis Law Under Trump
by Josh Jardine GETTY IMAGES / YARYGINSince November 8, one question has kept coming up in cannabis circles—a question primarily asked in tones of anguish and fear: “What do you think Trump is going...
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