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We Asked PayPal Why It Accepted Donations on Behalf of Altright.com. It Stopped.
by Dirk VanderHart Still great.Earlier this week, a colleague of mine at the Mercury noticed something that didn't seem right. While looking into the people behind the racist and violent rally in...
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Let's Revisit the Definition of Domestic Terrorism
by Megan Burbank What happened in Charlottesville fits the definition of domestic terrorism. On one side.jcarillet / GettyBecause of everything that's happened this week, I've been coming back to the...
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The Thorns' Path of Totality Continues This Weekend!
by Erin O'Regan Unstoppable and always hungry for more front-line action.Photo courtesy Portland Thorns FCHey there! Did you miss me? No? Well, I missed you, but I have not missed a bit of soccer! The...
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Yes, You’ve Gotta See Brigsby Bear
by Ben Coleman The bear looks dumb. I get it, I do. You don’t want to see some dumb-looking bear movie! And it’s got that nerd from SNL in it. Not that one. The other one. The one with glasses. And...
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Easy Ways to Make Your Own Eclipse!
by Elinor Jones NASALet’s say you want to experience a solar eclipse, but you’re busy on Monday. Maybe you have to work, or don’t want to miss any of The Price Is Right. I get it! I don’t want to put...
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Portland Antifa Deface Confederate Monument in Clark County
by Doug Brown A defaced Confederate monumnet at Jefferson Davis Park on August 17, 2017As the battle over the public display Confederate statues rages nationally, Portland antifascist activists tarred...
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Former Chief Larry O'Dea Allowed Subordinates to Believe He Was Being...
by Dirk VanderHart Ashley AndersonIn the days after he mistakenly shot a friend in the back, former Police Chief Larry O'Dea allowed those around him to believe criminal and internal investigations...
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UPDATED: Sweeping Exits Frontwoman Reports Transphobic Encounters with the...
by Ciara Dolan The Roseland TheaterNick OlmsteadUPDATE, Friday at 5:45 pm:Following Mira Death Glitterhound's report of the transphobia she experienced at last night's One OK Rock show, the Roseland...
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Win of the Season: Ten-Man Timbers See Off Red Bulls
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersToo many times this year, both at home and on the road, the Portland Timbers have played well and found ways not to win. Despite all their quality, when...
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How Flat-Earthers Explain the Eclipse
by Kathleen Marie UNKNOWN, 1800SFor a moment, forget the fact that Earth is a sphere. Forget that the orbit of Earth, along with the orbit of the Sun and Moon, are what will cause the upcoming solar...
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Game of Thrones: Why That Bullshit Fan Theory About Tyrion Is, in Fact, Bullshit
by Erik Henriksen Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBOAs we head into the penultimate episode of this season of Game of Thrones, fan theories are kicking into overdrive—which means those watching HBO's...
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Things to Do This Week: August 21-24
by Mercury Staff This is the week where the sun goes out. It's also the week where tens of thousands of people who aren't from here come here, so it's going to be kind of a hectic, stressful sorta...
View ArticleGood Doggo Bad Dude
by Anonymous To the tall white man walking a fucking DOBERMAN OFF LEASH: maybe your dog is so well behaved and you two have such a connection it would never hurt anyone but guess what: I can't fucking...
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View ArticlePortland Police Are Amaaazing!!!!
by Anonymous I snuck a bottle of whiskey into the Timbers game and got shit faced beyond belief. I passed out during halftime, ass up- face down in a cheeseburger I was eating, and was woken up by...
View ArticleHit and Run in Tigard
by Anonymous Thanks for running me over with your bike bum I'm 3 months pregnant and got a scratchy bump on my right lower thigh which burns and you hit my back with your bike. After that happened how...
View ArticleLay Off That Sauce!
by Anonymous Or don't. I don't care too much one way or the other. However, dear co-worker, you should know that it is completely obvious to pretty much everyone that you are drunk. Your slurred...
View ArticleEclipse Glasses Scalpers
by Anonymous There's a special place in Hell for you people. Every store I've been to is out of their supply. I guess I'm going to have to find an alternative way to view the eclipse like a shadow box...
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Good Morning, News: Eclipse! Totality! Probably a Man-Eating Space Plant!
by Dirk VanderHart (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)It's here! The last day you have to hear ceaselessly about the eclipse! Shortly before 10:20 am, the moon will mostly block out the sun over...
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The Laws of God and Man Are Suspended During an Eclipse. Plan Accordingly.
by Ben Coleman NASANow, I’m not a big-city lawyer, or indeed, any kind of lawyer at all, or even the resident of a big city. But there’s nothing in any law book that says I can’t offer my fellow...
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