Jill Stein’s ideology says one thing. Her investment portfolio says another: https://t.co/vrlei02brn pic.twitter.com/sfas1Rc9BN— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 27, 2016 Jill Stein, hypocrite: Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein has largely based her campaign on her uncompromising positions on the environment, opposition to big banks and Wall Street, defense contractors, and the pharmaceutical industry. But […]
Election 2016
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Donald Trump and His Campaign Manager Occupy Separate Realities
He says, “We’re winning this race. I really believe we’re winning.” She says, “We are behind.” Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, America’s most unflappable flack, acknowledged the obvious at the start of her segment on Meet the Press over the weekend. “We are behind” were the first words she uttered. As […]
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Need Help Voting? Try This Handy Mercury Voter’s Cheat Sheet!
We would never tell you how to vote. Wait… we would TOTALLY tell you how to vote! Why? Because you are a busy mothereffer and don’t have time to research every ballot measure and candidate. However, we do! (That’s not exactly true, but we make the time.) Grab your ballot and use the handy cheat […]
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Elizabeth Warren: “Get This, Donald. Nasty Women Are Tough. Nasty Women Are Smart. And Nasty Women Vote.”
Elizabeth Warren: “Get this, Donald: Nasty women are tough. Nasty women are smart. And nasty women vote.” https://t.co/RvU6qnJr8s— Joshua Chavers (@JoshuaChavers) October 24, 2016 In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Most Stressful Election of All Time has weirdly become Xanax Xanadu, at least when it comes to the White House. Even Republican boogeyman […]
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Mandatory Election Viewing: The War Room
The Criterion Collection I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW. You spend a good portion of each day actively resenting the amount of real estate in your brain that, over the past year, somehow, horribly, has been colonized by Trump. You also spend a good portion of each day actively trying, trying so hard, to psych […]
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Don’t Shoot Portland’s Teressa Raiford Wants to be Sheriff
After spending years railing for reform in Portland’s justice system, Teressa Raiford wants in. Raiford, a prominent Black Lives Matter protestor and founder of the accountability group Don’t Shoot Portland, has announced a last minute write-in campaign for Multnomah County sheriff. In doing so, she’s hoping to mount a challenge to current sheriff and former […]
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The Portland Mercury Endorsement: No on Measure 26-183 (Appointed County Sheriff)
MEASURE 26-183 (Appointed County Sheriff): No Multnomah County, you are bad at electing sheriffs. Sheriff Dan Staton resigned this year, amid a roiling clusterfuck of accusations of incompetence. The guy elected before him lied about what he knew of former Governor Neil Goldschmidt’s sexual abuse of a minor. So it’s easy to see the appeal […]
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The Portland Mercury Endorsement: Yes on Mesure 26-180 (Recreational Pot Sales Tax)
MEASURE 26-180 (Recreational Pot Sales Tax): Yes Even if Portland voters approve this city-wide 3 percent recreational pot tax, you’ll still be able to get legally high for cheaper than before. The state legislature has approved knocking sales tax on recreational marijuana down from 25 percent to 17 percent, starting on New Years Day, and […]
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The Portland Mercury Endorsement: Yes on Measure 26-179 (Affordable Housing Bond)
The Mercury Endorsement Strike Force had a rare moment of unanimity in hashing out our stance on Measure 26-179, which would charge the average homeowner about $75 a year for the next two decades in order to devote $258.4 million on much-needed affordable housing. We were all primed for the cause, digging on the promise […]
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The Portland Mercury Endorsement: Yes on Measure 100 (Oregon Wildlife Trafficking Prevention)
MEASURE 100 (Oregon Wildlife Trafficking Prevention): YES With measure 100, Oregonians are asked whether to ban the sale of animal parts from 12 endangered animals: rhinoceroses, cheetahs, tigers, sea turtles, lions, elephants, whales, sharks, pangolins(!), jaguars, rays, and leopards. And because you’re not a soulless asshole who believes your desire to display the dead body […]
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Wieden+Kennedy Set Up a Trump-Skewering Food Cart Downtown
Nick Olmstead NEW FOOD CART ALERT! If you haven’t been by Pioneer Courthouse Square lately, maybe drop in tomorrow and get online for the hottest new cart the city’s seen in ages. The folks at Wieden+Kennedy have spearheaded the Donald Trump’s BS cart. Don’t let the extensive-looking menu fool you—all they’re serving is a single […]
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Here’s Your Reminder That “Partial Birth Abortion” is Not a Thing
It’s not a medical term. It’s an emotional one. Yanik Chauvin / iStock In Wednesday night’s final presidential debate, moderator Chris Wallace and the Republican nominee used a phrase that was nearly as offensive as that “nasty woman” interlude. They talked about “partial birth abortions,” as if that’s accepted parlance for late-term abortions. The problem? […]