Will Joe pick Kamala as his Veep—especially after being wrecked by her during the Democratic debate? NBC News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • According to Oregon epidemiologists, the spike in COVID-19 numbers don’t just […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Tonight’s Juneteenth Events, County COVID Spike, and Another Slave-Owner Statue Topples
Another slave-owner statue in Portland comes tumbling down. Tuck Woodstock Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • HAPPY JUNETEENTH! If you would like to participate in this weekend’s many protests and rallies to stop police brutality […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Atlanta Cops Get “Swine Flu,” Supremes Foil Trump’s DACA Plans, and Inside “Ted Wheeler’s Autonomous Zone”
Hundreds of protesters set up a temporary “autonomous zone” outside of Mayor Wheeler’s residence last night. Tuck Woodstock Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Here’s your daily protest summary for the night of June 17: […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Atlanta Cop Charged with Murder, Portland Passes Police Budget, and Multnomah Moves to Phase 1 (For Real, We Think?)
Tomika Miller, the widow of Rayshard Brooks, listens as 11 charges (including felony murder) are brought against former Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe. Joe Raedle / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • After […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Portland’s White Fragility, Oregon’s New COVID Case Record, and Trump’s Take on “Police Reform”
Trump’s version of “police reform”: Don’t use chokeholds! Unless, you know, you want to! Alex Wong / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • First things first: This amazing essay entitled “Can White Portland’s […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Portland Police Assault Reporters, Jefferson Statue Down, and Another Black Man Killed by Cops
A memorial for Rayshard Brooks, a Black man killed by Atlanta Police on Friday night. Dustin Chambers / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • This weekend saw a remarkable escalation from the Portland […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Brown Hits Pause, Police Budget Cut Vote Fails, and Trump Thinks Chokeholds are “Perfect”
Trump says the concept of chokeholds “sound so perfect and so innocent.” Chip Somodevilla / Staff / Getty Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • According to the Oregon Health Authority, it was another big day for […]
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Good Afternoon, News: CHAZ v. Trump, Portland Demands Big Cop Budget Cut, and COVID Spike Before Multnomah Reopening
Protesters surround the Justice Center in Portland, Thursday, June 10. Blair Stenvick Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Our idiot president is very upset at how cleanly and positively Seattle organizers have effectively taken over […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Portlanders Call for Cutting Police Budget, Oregon COVID Spike, and Beheading Christopher Columbus
A big crowd for last night’s protest at the Multnomah County Justice Center. Alex Zielinski Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Last night’s protest against police brutality in Portland was the second straight evening without a […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Mayor Announces Police Reforms, a Gas-Less Protest, and COVID Grows in Oregon
From last night’s march through the Alberta District. Wm. Steven Humphrey Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • This afternoon Mayor Ted Wheeler announced certain reforms that he would like to make to the Portland Police […]
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Good Afternoon, News: A Crazy Protest Weekend, Congress to Legislate Cop Tactics, and Portland Police Chief Resigns
Portland Police Chief Jami Resch shocked the city today by hastily resigning. Portland Police Bureau Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • It was a CRAZY weekend for Portland protesters with police going on a tear […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Terrible Cops Can’t Stop Doing Terrible Things
Cops in Buffalo knocking down a 75-year-old man. Courtesy WBFO-TV Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • It was night seven for huge Portland protests yesterday, and the Mercury was reporting on the ground. Check out […]