GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.)
• Portland City Attorney to US DOJ: “Please Do Not Fail America”
In response to an investigation launched by the federal government into the Portland Police Bureau’s policing practices at the local ICE facility, the city attorney shot back, laying out a pattern of excessive force used on protesters, and favoritism toward conservative streamers by federal police.
In this week's fun trivia quiz: Trump humiliates himself twice, local antifa cops & judges, and a visit from "ICE, ICE Barbie!" See how well YOU score!
Introducing the Mercury's newest column: The Black Byline by Donovan Scribes. In this edition, Scribes applauds the intent behind the emergency World Naked Bike Ride, while reminding us not to forget the long-standing problems Portland is fighting to correct.
• Portland-Area Kaiser Permanente Workers Could Strike as Soon as Next Week
Thousands of health care workers in the Portland area voted to authorize a strike if employees can’t reach a labor agreement with Kaiser before Tuesday.
• ICE Targets Chicago’s Homeless Community
From our sister paper the Chicago Reader, a trio of stories about how the incursion of ICE and federal agents in Chicago makes life extremely difficult for the unhoused, immigrants, and anyone who believes in free speech.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s killer chiller Cure and Mario Bava’s neon-pink fashionista horror Blood and Black Lace will screen at Clinton Street Theater. Plus, Hollywood Theatre brings Phantasm to a funeral parlor. Get the deets on these and other repertory films scaring moviegoers this month on Second Run.
• Paradise Blue Is a Story of Displacement Told as Noir
Playwright Dominique Morisseau's Paradise Blue is a noir
that unfolds at an important juncture in Detroit's history, before a highway displaced many of the area's Black residents and bisected their neighborhoods.
Former Mercury music editor Jenni Moore spills the tea on what's good in Portland: A summit of improvisational musicians, Seattle queer rockers, and a John of legendary proportions! ❤️🔥
He loves being cucked, she loves getting some extra "D"—but what to do about... JEALOUSY? Dan Savage (and some guest cucks) give their ruling in this week's edition!
WOW, THAT IS A LOT OF GOOD READIN'. I hope you didn't have any other plans this weekend! Dig in, and remember: Producing all this hard work costs moolah—so please consider contributing to the Mercury to keep it all coming! Thanks!
