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POP QUIZ PDX: What If They Gave a Rapture, and Nobody Came?

Plus Trump insults, celebrity typewriters, and boy band danger in this week’s fun trivia quiz!
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HELLOOOO, SMART STUFF! It’s time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week’s edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll be testing your knowledge on celebrities who love Portland, dipshit presidents who HATE Portland, and… wait. Did the rapture happen, and I missed it? […]

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Good Morning, News: Kaiser Staff Gear Up For Strike, Trump Insists Tylenol Causes Autism, and Jimmy Kimmel is Back

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If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and […]

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Good Morning, News: Christian Nationalists Hold Memorial/Pep Rally, Lillard Thrills Fans, and Trump Won’t Keep Portland’s Name Out of His Mouth

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If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and […]

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: ICE Breaks City Rules, Merkley’s Trip to the West Bank, and the Punkiest Punks Around!

Catch up on the Mercury articles you may have missed this week!
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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 […]

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Good Morning, News: Portland Speed Cameras Unplugged, Olivia Nuzzi Is Failing Up, and Wing Week Starts September 29

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If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! Pacific Northwest weather really shines as we approach hoa hoa time. This weekend starts off with an amuse bouche balmy Friday […]

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POP QUIZ PDX: Mount St. Helens Panic, the Latest Charlie Kirk Hypocrisy, and Hell is a Mall Food Court!

See how well YOU score on this week’s sassy-ass trivia quiz!
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  CALLING ALL SMARTY BRAINS! It’s time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week’s edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll be testing your knowledge on the most recent panic over Mount St. Helens, the continuing hypocrisy surrounding Charlie Kirk, and which famous […]

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Good Morning, News: ICE Violates City Rules, Portland’s Budget Woes Deepen, and Jimmy Kimmel Yanked Off the Air by the Cowards at ABC

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If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]

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Good Morning, News: Merkley Calls For US to Cease Aid to Israel, Journalists Fired Over Charlie Kirk, and We Need to Talk About Nepal

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The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! Summer is goin’ out with a bang! Today we’re in […]

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Sen. Merkley: US Aid Fuels Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

Following a recent trip to Israel and the West Bank, Oregon senator says US and its allies have a moral obligation to stop providing military support for the war in Gaza
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Sen. Jeff Merkley isn’t mincing words on the complicity of the United States in the ongoing decimation of Gaza.  “This is horrific, and we are complicit in it,” Merkley said in an interview last week with the Mercury. “We are complicit because we provide the bombs, we provide the rifles, we provide the shells, we provide […]

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Good Morning, News: Expand Sunday Parkways, Oregon Honors (Ugh!) Charlie Kirk, and Blazers Stay Alive Thanks to… Panda Express?

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If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and […]

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Transportation Woes, Your House Is Full of Spiders, and Our New Fall Arts Guide Has Arrived! 🎉

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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 […]

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Good Morning, News: Portland Can’t Regulate on Zenith, Portlanders Can’t Get Vaccines, and Jackie and Shadow Face an Old Foe—Developers

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If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! This weekend has EVerYthInG. Reasonable 74-degree Friday, warmish 82-degree Saturday, and rainy Sunday. If you were thinking that it might be […]

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