Dear Black people: Entitled white person Jared Kushner has some advice for you! Win McNamee/Getty Images Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Mayor Ted Wheeler says a plan is in the works […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Chief Pens “Copaganda” for NYT, Beyoncé is Back, and Trump Flip-Flops on TikTok
Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell writes New York Times op-ed that discourages violence… from protesters, that is. City of Portland Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • According to the Oregon Health Authority, […]
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Good Morning, News: Abusive Fed Officers to Leave Courthouse, Joe Biden’s Pick Coming Soon, and Trump Vows to “Clean Out” Portland
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Good Afternoon, News: Wall of Moms (and Dads), Trump Caves on COVID, and Creepy Chad Doubles Down on Portland Protests
Creepy Chad “CHAD!” Wolf spreading more lies about Portland. Samuel Corum / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • A whopping 2,000 protesters (including the “wall of moms” and—new last night—a […]
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Good Morning, News: Marchers Take Fremont Bridge, Police Budget Battle Today, and COVID-19 Skyrockets
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Portland will be voting on police budgeting today. Scott Olson / Getty News GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! There’s a chance we could […]
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Good Morning, News: An Eventful Protest Weekend, Minneapolis Dismantles Police, and Congress Takes Action (in Costume?)
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Police moving in on crowd, June 7. Sergio Olmos GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! How you gonna act? How you gonna handle that? […]
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Good Morning, News: Trump Encourages the Shooting of Protesters, CNN Crew Arrested, Police Station Ablaze… Oh, and COVID-19, Too!
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Following the cruel killing of George Floyd at the hands of the police, protests erupted across the country last night. Matthew […]
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Good Morning, News: Fake Ass Christians, an “Evictions Avalanche,” and Twitter Tests Trump
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. “Twitter doesn’t trump Trump—only Trump trumps Trump!” Chip Somodevilla / Staff / Getty GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! The boys really like it, […]
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Good Morning, News: Clackamas Reopens, Biden Wears Mask, and Portland Runoffs Begin
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Good Morning, News: Memorial Weekend Warning, “Petulant Child” Trump, and a Sad Bear on the Loose
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. It’s Memorial Day weekend… STAY AWAY FROM THE BEACH! OGPhoto / iStock / Getty Images Plus GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! It’s a […]
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Good Morning, News: Portland Elections Result in Runoffs, Oregon Revenue Forecast Sucks, and What’s the Deal With Meat?
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Good Morning, News: Trump vs. Vote by Mail, Promising Vaccine News, and Surprising Election Night Results
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. In Oregon’s Secretary of State race, less than a point currently separates Mark Hass and Shemia Fagan. Oregon Secretary of State […]