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Round 2

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/21

by Anonymous Just wanted to say how proud I am that the people of Portland have made Trump and Barbie look like total douche bags. Seriously, good job. Here comes the NG. Show them the love.

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Profile Theatre's Witch Has Perfect Spooky Season...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/20

TJ Acena by TJ Acena There is no time for doubt in Jen Silverman’s Witch. When the Devil appears, one must accept that he is real and be ready to bargain—because your future is at stake and you might not get another chance. The playwright’s inventive rework of a classic 17th century English drama taps into the urgency of moment we find ourselves in America, not with obvious stand-ins for contemporary political

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/20

This week: fresh cider, drive-in theater scares, and music for trees. by Lindsay Costello We're more than halfway through October, otherwise known as the best month of the year, which is a bit devastating. But the air is still crisp, the frogs are still inflatable, and this week's events reflect the city's devotion to celebrating fall, despite [gestures wildly]. For one thing, you can cop fresh cider and scare

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Update: Oregon Calls For New Hearing After Appeals...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/20

In a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court says the president has authority to deploy the military to Portland, amid ongoing protests at the ICE facility. The Oregon Attorney General's Office wants the case reheard. by Abe Asher Updated: 5:02 pm October 20 The Oregon Attorney General's Office is calling for a review by a full appeals court after the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled Monday that President

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November’s Special Election Will Determine the Future...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/20

Portlanders are being asked to approve a new, increased parks levy to fund the city’s parks system. If the measure doesn’t pass, the city will be forced to make major cuts. by Taylor Griggs Portland’s parks and natural areas are integral to the city’s identity, but the city’s parks system faces major financial challenges, including a massive maintenance backlog and generally unsustainable funding

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Good Morning, News: A Honkin' HUGE No Kings March,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/20

by 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 arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there

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On No Kings Weekend, Chants, Inflatable Costumes, and...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/19

Following a massive anti-Trump march, hundreds gathered to protest hostile immigration enforcement and violent policing. by Courtney Vaughn Hundreds of people packed the sidewalks and streets outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland Saturday, to protest increasingly hostile US immigration policies. With momentum from a massive No Kings rally Saturday afternoon, a jubilant,

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Photo Essay: Tens of Thousands March in Portland’s No...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/19

More than 40,000 Portlanders turn out to march against authoritarian policies of President Trump by Wm. Steven Humphrey At least 40,000 to 50,000 Portlanders took to downtown streets yesterday, Saturday, October 18, to march, wave signs, and raise their voices against the increasingly authoritarian policies of President Trump—though some estimated the crowd size to be much larger. The march was just one of at

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Emergency Nudity, ICE on...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/19

by Wm. Steven Humphrey 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.) • Meet the Groups Helping Immigrants Impacted by ICE The Portland

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Bad Thoughts

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/19

by Anonymous I was walking home. I saw dogs walking, lost. Then I felt a pain in my back ankle area. Dog bit me. So I yelled, and the dog let go, but kept barking, backing up, then a little charge forward. Dog did this a couple times, and I had a canvas bag I was using as a shield and shouting "hey." Then I see the owner, and say from across the street, "your dog bit me." "Where?" I show, surprisingly my pants weren't torn through, but

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Portland City Council is Using City Codes to Fight...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/17

Two new resolutions will bolster local sanctuary law and strengthen protections for immigrants and protesters.by Courtney Vaughn Two resolutions approved by Portland City Council on Wednesday aim to strengthen the city’s sanctuary status and use all available legal resources to resist deployment of any federal military presence. What was approved Councilors unanimously approved a Protect Portland Initiative, which

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Good Morning, News: Pentagon Spokesperson Hates...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/17

Suzette Smith by Suzette Smith 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: It's weekend weather time! Nice today; high of 62! FOG tomorrow? Just in the morning; water vapor is like that

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Hit and run on S.E. 35th Place

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/17

by Anonymous You with the yellow car, I bet you feel really good about yourself for hitting the “rich guy” with the BMW and completely screwing up the front end. Well, let me explain something to you, asshole, I inherited that car from my deceased father. I couldn’t afford something like that. Also, I am disabled. That is the car that I use to go to my doctors appointments, and run errands, while trying to survive in an overly expensive

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Imago’s Design for Living Explores Success Through...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/16

John Rudoff by John Rudoff When the closeted British actor and playwright Noël Coward wrote Design for Living in the early 1930s, being gay was a crime in New York and London. Police weaponized entrapment. And Depression-era class warfare simmered with resentment against the artistic and creative classes—“Bright Young Things” who didn’t stand in bread lines and who lived decadent and self-indulgent lives. Onto this

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Ticket Alert: St. Vincent, Peaches, and More Portland...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/16

Plus, The Wiz and More Event Updates for October 16 by EverOut Staff Ready for a fresh batch of tickets? Singer and skilled guitarist St. Vincent has been tapped to headline the 2026 Biamp Portland Jazz Festival. Electroclash icon Peaches supports No Lube So Rude, her first album in over a decade, on tour next year. Plus, tickets for Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz go on sale next Monday. Read on for details on

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/16

by Mercury Promotions Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst... if you want to say thanks to the Mercury, please consider making a small monthly contribution to keep us alive and kickin'!) And oh boy, do we have some fun events

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Comedy Q&A: Guy Branum on Telling Queer Stories

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/16

Elinor Jones by Elinor Jones Guy Branum isn’t a comedian you know from a specific thing; he’s a comedian you know from everything. If you watch good TV (Hacks, Platonic), listen to funny podcasts (Lovett or Leave It, Las Culturistas), or are otherwise dialed into what is happening in fun/gay/cool pop culture, Branum is a person whose name you hear and go: Oh yay, he’s in this! Branum is on so many shows that it’s

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POP QUIZ PDX: Naked Bike Rides, ICE Dipshits, and...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/16

See how well you score on this week's sassy-ass local trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey CALLING ALL RESISTANCE FROGS! 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 alllll the crazy stuff that happened this week, including "the inflatable resistance," blood-thirsty ICE

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Good Morning, News: Judge Extends National Guard...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/16

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A Night of Terror: Civil Disobedience Met With...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/15

Federal agents brutalized press and protesters, firing repeated crowd control munitions during weekend protests. by Kevin Foster Portland’s protest antics have made national headlines in the past week. The chicken suit; the giant inflatable frog; and the growing flurry of other inflatable animal costumes have put a spotlight on the benign nature of most anti-ICE protesters. Yet federal agents are responding with

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