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Posted inElection Guide 2024

Your Mercury 2024 Election Cheat Sheet

Need help filling out your ballot? Use our handy-dandy cheat sheet!
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[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that’s on top of our regular excellent reporting. If you use our cheat sheet, consider showing your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you! And just so ya know, the Mercury does not endorse in uncontested races, and any political […]

Posted inElection Guide 2024

THE TRASH REPORT: A Special ELECTION TRASH Edition!

Time to rank your vote for the trashiest gossip of election season!
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Hello there, and welcome to this very special Trash Report, which is all about elections! Listen, if shit goes south on election day and our constitutional rights to things like a free press are dissolved, then there will be no more cool newspapers like this one, so if you’re reading this in print, keep your […]

Posted inElection Guide 2024

Imbecile Parade with Frank Cassano

The triumphant (?) return of (arguably?) the Mercury‘s greatest columnist.
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THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: ARE YOU VOTING FOR HARRIS OR TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT? “I’m on the fence. Neither candidate has articulated a clear platform on the economy.” — Todd Whalen, insurance adjuster, SW Portland “Oh well, here’s a ‘clear platform’ for you… you are a blithering, halfwit IMBECILE! Were you buried alive under a pile of […]

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Enter to WIN A FREE VIP PACKAGE to the Women’s Roller Derby Global Championships!

Hosted by Portland’s own Rose City Rollers!
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It’s the most exciting women’s roller derby championship in the world, and it’s happening right here in Portland, Oregon! That’s right, the 2024 WFTDA Global Championships are being held at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on November 1-3, and is being hosted by Portland’s own Rose City Rollers! Watch as thirteen of the best roller derby teams […]

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Good Morning, News: Sisters of the Road Faces Setback, America Faces Massive Meat Recall, and RIP Lilly Ledbetter

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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 […]

Posted inThe Trash Report

THE TRASH REPORT: A Press Storm, Influencers in an Actual Storm, and Stars: They’re Just Like Us (Mad at Both Aging and Airlines)

Hey, trash pandas! Line up for your weekly can of garbage-y gossip.
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Hello, Trash Pandas! Welcome back to the Trash Report. I’m your girl, Elinor Jones. Hey did you all see the story in the news about the woman in Washington who wouldn’t stop feeding raccoons and then she had to call the cops because there were 100 of them surrounding her and she was afraid to […]

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Good Morning, News: It’s Indigenous Peoples Day, Officers Fire 30 Times at Suspect, and Armed Militia Allegedly Threatens FEMA Workers

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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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André 3000 Is Seriously Weird Live

Audience members called for OutKast hits, Mr. Benjamin replied with eerie minimalism and a variety of incredible-sounding instruments.
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Originally published in our sister publication, The Stranger.  André 3000’s not in the Dirty South anymore, literally or figuratively. The Grammy-winning ATLien rapper moved to LA, lost his urge to rhyme (at least with words), got heavily into flutes, and found some deep jazz cats in his area to augment his epic, enigmatic jams on […]

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Good Morning, News: Day Center for Queer and Trans Community Opens in Portland, Unlocked TikTok Docs, and Dark Horse Mayoral Candidate Is a Raccoon

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The Mercury provides its readers with interesting and useful news & culture reporting every single day. If you appreciate that, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. If you read something you like, something you don’t like but are glad to know about, and/or something you can’t find anywhere else consider a one-time tip. It all goes in […]

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Left IS Best

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The reason this is true IS because Leftists did the Occupy movement and Right Wingers are stealing it. Conservatives are occupying our public domain such as volunteering in the community and becoming board members of our institutions. Gerrymandering not just voting districts but in other aspects of lives. Conservatives occupy our minds as we can […]

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