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Good Morning, News: SRT Staff Call Program Exploitive, OHSU on Proposed Baseball Chaos, and Walgreens Wasn’t Owned by a Private Equity Firm Already?
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. Good Morning, Portland! Writing up this newsblast in a cafe that started the day with a nice, loud “Violet” by Hole. Whatever you feel about Courtney Love, that’s a hell of a fucking […]
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Good Morning, News: City Settles with Journalists Over Violent Cops, Lake O to Reopen to Public, and King Fool to Dismantle Dept. of Education
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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Portland Protesters Rally for “Tesla Takedown”
As Tesla stocks tumble, hundreds of people are holding regular protests outside the Portland dealership to protest Elon Musk’s government takeover.
Hundreds of people gathered outside Portland’s Tesla dealership during the afternoon rush hour on Monday, March 3, chanting and waving signs with messages like “Stop Musk’s coup,” “We Didn’t Elect Elon,” and “Send Elon Musk to Mars.” The roughly 300 protesters stood on both sides of South Macadam Avenue, attracting supportive honks from many drivers […]
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Good Morning, News: King Fool’s Disastrous Meeting, Oregon’s Trump Voters are in “Find Out” Mode, and Don’t Forget to SELL YOUR TESLA!
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: Dysentery(!) on the Rise in Portland, Musk’s Impotent Chainsaw, and the Trump Resistance Is Alive and Well In Oregon
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: Providence Strike Ends, Climate Groups Appeal City’s Zenith Decision, and a California Library Goes MAGA
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: Soaking Windy Weather, New City Council Steps Up, and Musk’s Unlawful (and Nosy) Email
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: PPB vs Trump’s FBI, a Timbers Preview, and City Council Steps Up
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: Asteroid, Come Back! Kash Patel Confirmed as FBI Director, and Mitch McConnell Won’t Run Again
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. Good Morning, Portland! Get excited about sandwiches because the Mercury‘s Sandwich Week returns in early March. I have nothing to do with the food weeks—send your compliments to sales—but I do like a […]
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POP QUIZ PDX: Movies Made In Oregon, Creative Trump Expletives, and Who Would You Like to FIRE?
See how well YOU score on Portland’s funnest trivia quiz!
HEY, SMARTY BUTT! 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 in this edition, we’re testing your knowledge on a variety of topics including Hollywood sequels of Oregon-made movies, creative expletives to shout at Trump, and a nice […]
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Good Morning, News: Disgraced Oregon Judge to Join DOJ, a Reimagined Pickathon, and Trump’s Poll Numbers are Tanking (Hardy-har-har!)
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 […]