Unhinged. Mario Tama Earlier this afternoon, Stranger emperor-editor Dan Savage published a Slog post with the headline The President Is Insane. If you didn’t click on the little link he includes in the post, you wouldn’t know that he’s referring to the unhinged, fact-free, low-key racist, impromptu press conference Donald Trump delivered today. Hoo boy. […]
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Upcoming Strikes In Portland: What You Should Know
Kathleen Marie Today across the nation, and here in Portland, you can expect to see a number of restaurants, businesses, and construction companies closed in honor of the “A Day Without Immigrants” strike. In part to protest Donald Trump’s racist calls for a border wall as well as his currently stalled Muslim-targeted travel ban, “A […]
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Planned Parenthood Affiliates on Counter-Protesting Anti-Choicers: Do This Instead
DON’T counter-protest. DO call your legislators. istock / diego_cervo UPDATE, 11:45 am: Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette has reached out to the Mercury with their own statement presenting alternatives to counter-protesting. Here’s an excerpt: “We are grateful for the incredible outpouring of love and support we’ve been seeing in Oregon and across the country. Our first […]
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From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of February 15-21
Resistance events for the week of February 15-21.
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Michael Flynn: That Deescalated Quickly, Over And Out, You’re Fired, Etc.
Michael Flynn has no plans to resign and no expectations that he’ll be fired, a senior administration official says https://t.co/IBfkxWaE42 pic.twitter.com/kykHLgpkWo— CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2017 GOP intel committee member raises concern about Michael Flynn; Nancy Pelosi calls on Trump to fire Flynn https://t.co/LqzGhRgm2g pic.twitter.com/t4RV56MTVV— CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2017 President Trump has “full confidence” […]
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So You Want to Counter-Protest Abortion Clinic Protesters. Here’s How to Do it Without Making Things Worse.
Saturday Chores Left: Grayson Haver Currin, hero. Another week, another attempt by grim-faced politicos to defund Planned Parenthood. Or investigate Planned Parenthood. Or to sit Planned Parenthood down for a stern talking-to*. Or just generally act like women are silly Taylor Swift-loving subhumans who don’t deserve healthcare, and sex a joyless chore. If you’re not […]
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Sleater-Kinney Are Playing the Hell No! Protest Show at the Crystal Ballroom
It Will Be Only Their Second Portland Show Since Reforming in 2014
Sleater-Kinney will play a live show in Portland on Sunday, February 26. (Quick, cancel your Oscar party!) It’s not a normal show. Sleater-Kinney will be playing an abbreviated set at the Crystal Ballroom as part of the Hell No! benefit concert, which protests the new presidential administration for very obvious reasons. (Donald Trump, who lost […]
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Local Public Defenders Are Plotting Resistance to Trump’s Immigration Policies
Demonstrators protest Trump’s immigration/refugee ban at Portland International Airport recently. This post has been updated to add comments from Commissioner Amanda Fritz. Portland public defenders are hoping to be on the front lines of resistance against Donald Trump’s stepped up immigration enforcement, and it looks like we’ll all be chipping in. Portland City Council next […]
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Wouldn’t It Be Great If Trump’s Nordstrom Freakout Got Him Impeached? Or Kellyanne Conway Indicted?
They’re going to deport Colbert’s Art Department. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert So this happened yesterday. Then this happened. Then this: White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday that Nordstrom’s decision to stop carrying Ivanka Trump’s clothing and accessories line is an attack on the president’s policies and his daughter. Spicer told reporters […]
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Resistance Events for the Week of February 8–14
Resistance events for the week of February 8–14.
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Intimidation is Running Rampant in Trump-Era Portland
A Proposed New Program Would Help Communities Push Back
A proposed new program would help communities push back.
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Senate Confirms Betsy DeVos, Biggest Threat to Public Schools Since the Flu that Went Around Last Month
Betsy DeVos, perhaps plotting the demise of public education, perhaps thinking of Jesus nude on the beach, perhaps resting in the comfort of a vacant mind, perhaps about to puke. Courtesy of Betsy DeVos A strong, well-funded public education system is our first and perhaps only real hope against the rising, dismal tide of ignorance. […]