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Normandale Survivors Asked Police For An Explanation. What Portland Got Was a Partial Apology and More Excuses.

Three years after the Normandale Park shooting, I have the uneasy feeling that my city has moved on, failing to absorb important lessons about its most expensive bureau. 
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[This opinion piece is being published to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the death of Deg, one of the victims of the 2022 Normandale Park shooting that left two people dead and another three injured. The mass shooting was carried out by a man who was angry about a peaceful protest happening in his […]

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Good Morning, News: Portland Judge vs. ICE Barbie, Good/Bad News for Sean Combs, and Could We Get More “Dame Time”?

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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: US Supreme Court Majority Cowards, Queer Youth Crisis Phone Lines in Crisis, and Oregon Legislature Final Exam Cram

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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.  Good Morning, Portland! Enjoy the drip today because area temps rise starting tomorrow! Our Sunday forecast tops out around 90 degrees, and the week to follow looks a smidge too warm […]

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Good Morning, News: Oregon Lawmakers DO. NOT. GET. IT, Portland’s Newest Police Accountability Experiment, and Israel & Iran are Embarrassing Trump

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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: Oregon Lawmakers Enable the Cops and Trump Drags Us Into a War—But at Least We Have Nachos

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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: ICE Kidnapping Caught on Video, Oregon Lawmakers to Cut Eviction Protection, and King Fool Feuds with Fox News

Avatar photo Wm. Steven Humphrey

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: City Council Redistributes Cops’ Wealth, Oregon SWAT’s Toxic Email, and America Prepares for “No Kings” Day

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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: Oregon Kills Trump’s Tariffs, Portland Police vs. Parks, and Elon Musk Leaves Washington in Disgrace 😂

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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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SAVAGE LOVE: Slut Biome

Is “butt stuff” messing up her gastrointestinal system? (Not a real) Doctor Savage to the rescue!
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My girlfriend and I started to do butt play (her butt) about two months ago. It was a once-per-week thing, first with butt plugs and then, after two weeks, anal. Two weeks ago, shortly after anal sex, she caught a really bad flu (confirmed by a medical test) that lasted a week, with a stubborn […]

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Good Morning, News: Shenanigans in Old Town, Council Reduces Bloated Police Budget, and Bad News for Christian Nationalists ✞ 😄

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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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SAVAGE LOVE: Jerked Around

She does NOT like it when hubby locks himself in the bathroom to masturbate. 👀
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I recently came home from a short meeting to find my husband in the bathroom with the door locked — locked to keep the kids out — meaning that he was secretly jerking off to porn while I was out. This has happened a few times before while I was home or out briefly and […]

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