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The Collapse of AI

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/19

by AnonymousEveryone’s acting like AI is the second coming of the internet, but have we learned nothing from the dot-com crash? I mean, sure, AI has real potential, just like the internet did back in the '90s. The technology itself isn’t the problem. The problem is the mass hallucination that everything AI touches turns to gold. It doesn't. Most of this stuff is smoke and mirrors, bolted onto flimsy business models and hyped to absurd

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Amid Statewide Funding Crisis, Portland Looks to New...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/19

This isn’t the first time the city has tried to find new, sustainable ways to fund transportation and infrastructure. But there may be increased urgency now. by Taylor Griggs For years, Portland transportation leaders have sounded the alarm about the funding crisis threatening the city’s streets, sidewalks, and bike paths. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) relies on increasingly unsustainable

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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/18

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, Portland Pride, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Happy Pride Weekend, Portland! In addition to celebrating at rainbow-colored events from the Portland Pride Parade to Portland Trans Pride, there's also the usual fun summer fare like the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival and the PDX Steamroller Print Fest. Looking for more things to do? Check out our top picks of

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Good Morning, News: Republicans Vote to Kill Local...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/18

by Taylor Griggs 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 is no

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Portland City Councilor Hires, Then Immediately Fires...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/17

Andy Chandler, an anti-"woke" online commentator, was recently tapped by Councilor Dan Ryan’s team to do video work. Ryan’s office says Chandler is no longer on staff. by Kevin Foster Local podcast host and video producer Andy Chandler was hired as a part-time videographer by City Councilor Dan Ryan, then fired soon afterward when Ryan’s office discovered Chandler’s public political views. “We had hired

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Ticket Alert: Yung Gravy, Colin Hay, and More...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/17

Plus, My Favorite Murder and More Event Updates for July 17 by EverOut Staff Ready for your weekly ticket download? Soul and funk-inspired rapper Yung Gravy takes Portland on a “voluptuous voyage” this October. Scottish-Australian musician (and Men at Work frontman) Colin Hay will pay a visit to Revolution Hall. Plus, My Favorite Murder’s live show will have you on the edge of your seat. Read on for details on

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

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/17

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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Good Morning, News: ICE Kidnaps Preschool Parent, GOP...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/17

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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Rooster Rock

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/16

by Anonymous To all the clothed textile people who go to Rooster Rock, please find one of the thousands of other beaches for clothed people and leave this one for the nude people. On Saturday July 12, some clothed people decided to set up uncomfortably close to me and my nude friend and proceeded to be loud, rude and, most importantly, they were clothed. We are talking like within 10 feet of us. When we decided to leave, one of them said

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dude, I'm not judging

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/16

by Anonymous there is word that pam bondi has called trump "daddy" at least three times.

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Good Morning, News: Portland Is Already Too Hot, the...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/16

“I Have One Daughter” is such an apt anthem for US politics. 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. Good Morning, Portland! The sigma weather app on my phone says we're looking at a high of 94 today, but literally every other weather

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SAVAGE LOVE: Privacy Settings

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/15

"I’m worried I’m going to run into my dad in a kink space." by Dan Savage I’m in my early twenties, and I’m looking to start exploring kink further, especially since my hometown is in a metropolitan area with a large kink community. I have no shame or fear about entering kink spaces beyond the typical nerves any beginner might have. I was lucky to be raised by some really awesome sex-positive parents,

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Mercury Music Picks: There’re Still Deltron 3030...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/15

Plus an African highlife legend, electronic music overlords, and Portland music news. by Nolan Parker The Mercury turns 25 this year and we’re throwing a big birthday bash at Polaris Hall on July 31! Pulling up to the function are Pure Bathing Culture, Nonbinary Girlfriend, and Karma Rivera, and you are invited! Sadly (but also happily), the show sold out in less than 48 hours and I didn’t even get to shout it

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Gahhhh

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/15

by Anonymous Feel like I’m always just a couple notches down from overload. Work too much and I’m not really doing anything fun or meaningful outside of work. I don’t seem to have any real interests I can work on or share with my partner or kids. Try to contribute. Try to make space for their emotions. It’s a good way to disappear. It was one of my best friend’s birthday last week. We haven’t spoken much for almost a decade now and I’m

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Good Morning, News: ODOT is Broke, Elon Musk Made an...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/15

by Courtney Vaughn 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 is

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Note to self

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/15

by Anonymous Look at me you beautiful wild creature. Yes you were young once and your body used to move a little easier but it still moves me and carries you. You can still draw portraits to drown out the noise and you took that photo because you saw love and wanted to capture it. The breeze as you walk up Mt Tabor clears away a darker fate. The sun will still rise each day. You'll move past this pain and we will all be here for each

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State and Federal Losses Stack Up for ODOT’s I-5 Rose...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/14

As funding and legal woes mount for ODOT, a plan to reconnect the Albina neighborhood is caught in the middle. by Taylor Griggs The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is in dire financial trouble. The Oregon Legislature’s failure to pass a transportation funding package this session has left the agency financially adrift, forced to lay off hundreds of workers and cut critical services across the

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: July 14–20

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/14

How often can you view a shark dissectionandlisten to ambient music in a sun-dappled garden in the same week? by Lindsay Costello We’re back! This week, the Crystal Ballroom becomes a portal for both shark innards and Y2K-era heartbreak—who knew such a mash-up was possible? A Ghanian highlife legend and Pattie Gonia’s environmental drag will keep things particularly sparkly, too, and Moment's garden gathering of

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THE TRASH REPORT: Alligator Alcatraz Was a Good Idea...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/14

Calling all trash pandas: Here's your weekly helping of garbage-y gossip! by Elinor Jones Helloooo sweet angel Trash Pandas! It's me, Elinor Jones, back after an achingly long absence with your extremely overdue Trash Report. Last week I was on vacation in Alaska and it was so pretty! I saw whales. They were splashy. I had limited cell reception for a good part of my trip and I felt peace. Hmm, I wonder if

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Good Morning, News: Another Black Man Dies During...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/07/14

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