Don’t have any lunch plans? You do now! The Oregon branch of Indivisible is meeting at Sen. Jeff Merkley’s office TODAY (Tues, Jan 31, noon, 121 SW Salmon) to continue to make their voices heard about Trump/Bannon’s #MuslimBan. From their press release: After an egregious executive order implemented a Muslim Ban, severely impacting immigrants and […]
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Uber Kept Driving Amid Taxi Strike, Announces $3M In Support of Ban-Threatened Drivers; Lyft Donates $1M to the ACLU
Delete @Uber It only takes a minute https://t.co/uZ0lqGOOEU pic.twitter.com/gs2S20xmUX— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) January 29, 2017 This story has been updated to clarify that Uber continued to pick up passengers from the JFK Airport amidst a taxi driver strike that was held in response to Trump’s Muslim ban, and now also includes the statement CEO Travis […]
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Today in Protests: No Ban, No Wall Rally Downtown
GETTY / SPENCER PLATT For those who missed yesterday’s Portland International Airport rally against Trump’s racist ban against Muslims and refugees entering the country—or maybe just have more energy—there’s another rally today (Monday, Jan 30 at noon) at Terry Schrunk Plaza (between 3rd and 4th Avenue on SW Madison) being put on by Unite Oregon […]
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#MuslimBan Protest Today (Sun Jan 29), 2 pm, at PDX Airport
Yesterday’s march at PDX Ciara Dolan According to one of the primary organizers of the Portland resistance movement, Gregory McKelvey, a protest is planned for today (Sun Jan 29) at the Portland International Airport at 2 pm. Airport today. 2 PM. I’ll see you there. pic.twitter.com/HuASaW1E8A— Gregory McKelvey (@GregoryMcKelvey) January 29, 2017 And this Facebook […]
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Ask a Feminist: What Do I Say to Dudes Who Don’t Get It?
I’m proud of you for disengaging with this person. istock / Marjan_Apostolovic Since the Women’s March on Saturday, we’ve been hearing from people who want to be better feminists, but don’t know how. I’m here to help. Please send your questions to askafeminist@portlandmercury.com. For more on why I’m doing this, scroll to the bottom of […]
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New National Poll Reveals that Americans Think Trump Stinks
“Psst! Nobody likes you, everybody hates you….” GETTY / SCOTT OLSON If you missed last night’s Rachel Maddow show, she was the first to reveal the results of a brand new Public Policy Polling survey about how Americans really feel about Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes. Spoiler alert: Their feelings […]
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Believe in Science? Join the Scientists’ March on Washington!
Sydney Brownstone What 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 science, it’s time to get behind the Scientists’ March on Washington. In a concerted effort to bolster the wallets of their billionaire buddies to the exclusion of […]
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Local Leaders Respond to Trump’s Bullshit Attack on Sanctuary Cities
Still not. Doug Brown Today, 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 pull federal funding from cities that have vowed not to use their local law enforcement resources to enact the “president’s” terrible anti-immigrant policies. Today, […]
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Police Blasted and Tear Gassed an Inauguration Day Protest
Now Demonstrators Are Crying Foul
Now demonstrators are crying foul.
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The Inauguration Diaries
Four Days in the Nation’s Capital Dodging Tear Gas, Rabid Misogyny, and Casual Racism
Four days in the nation’s capital dodging tear gas, rabid misogyny, and casual racism.
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Ask a Feminist: Help! What is “Vagina-Centric Feminism” and Why is it Bad?!
Uteruses before duderuses! Okay but also, let’s remember that sex and gender are two different things. istock / ioanmasay Since the Women’s March on Saturday, we’ve been hearing from people who want to be better feminists, but don’t know what intersectional feminism even is. I’m here to help. Please send your questions to mburbank@portlandmercury.com. For […]