Good Morning, News: Sessions Confirmation Hearing, Trump's Nepotism, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Thugs give good loving (oh). Whoa, you're supersonic. The way he treats me different, oh, like he bionic. LET'S GO TO PRESS.In case you missed our news...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Kung Fu Theater: 36th Chamber of Shaolin This month’s installment in Dan Halsted’s ongoing celebration of all things whoop-ass is a rare 35mm print of what many consider to be the...
View ArticleWatch: Jeff Sessions's Confirmation Hearing
by Rich Smith It's Jeff Sessions's confirmation hearing day! So far, the longtime senator and former Attorney General of Alabama who was too much of a racist for a Republican-led committee to approve...
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Bands I Pretended to Like for Boys: Part Five: Grateful Dead
by Kathleen Tarrant The Dead got me. I tried to escape them.I need to preface this by saying that I ate a great deal of Cherry Garcia ice cream growing up. My dad loves Cherry Garcia. He does not, you...
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Fox News Reportedly Helped Bill O'Reilly Scuttle a Sexual Harassment Suit
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy Fox NewsBill O'Reilly, loudmouth host of The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News, was accused of sexual harassment by a fellow Fox employee—but network executives hushed up...
View Article"Perhaps It Is Trump Who Is The Loser???"— You
by Anonymous I keep seeing headlines about how sad Trump is, how he has no famous friends, how he's weak, how he's thin-skinned, how he only won because Russia leaked the Podesta emails. But consider...
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Jeff Sessions Dodges Question About Whether He'll Go After Legalized Weed
by Rich Smith Still not sure what time it is on weed's doomsday clock.The Stranger During the Senate hearing to nominate Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, Senator Leahy of Vermont asked if Sessions...
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Rex Tillerson to Humans: You Must Adapt to Global Warming
by Charles Mudede "A cloud of pollution [caused by capitalism] hangs over the Eastern United States..."NASAIn 2012, Rex Tillerson, ExxonMobil's CEO, and Trump's pick for the next Secretary of State,...
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Intelligence Chiefs Informed Trump of Russian Plan to Compromise Him
by Megan Burbank istock / macidaJust when you thought the worst political news was happening at Jeff "I Don't Know What Sexual Assault Is" Sessions'confirmation hearing. Here's CNN, from an article...
View ArticleIntel Chiefs to President-Elect: Um, Dude, the Russians Have a Compromising...
by Dan Savage What was that, CNN?Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal...
View ArticleGrass and the Gridiron
Cannabis could help NFL players with work-related injuries, but the league prohibits it. by Vince Sliwoski Can NFL playersuse weed to treat their work-related injuries?NO. THE NFL prohibits its...
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Valentine’s Day is coming... do you have your lingerie? by Elizabeth Mollo VALENTINE’S DAY is not too far away, and that particular holiday is synonymous with flowers, candy, and more importantly,...
View ArticleCanna News for 2017
City bureau shakeups, canna dollars, and CBD across the pond. by Josh Jardine HAPPY 2017! If your New Year’s resolution is to stay more up to date with all that’s happening in the world of cannabis,...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
Herbal Pine Deodorant™... for when you really care. by Anonymous I HAVEN’T DATED in over a year. It’s not something I think about on a regular basis—I spend most nights watching old home movies from...
View ArticleThe Artists Resist
Let Portland art save your sanity. by Megan Burbank IN THE WAKE of the presidential election, I heard a common refrain: It’s okay because art is going to be so much better under Trump! Part of my job...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
RIP, Club 21. DREAM OF THE NICETIESRE: “Can Portlandia Be Funny in the Age of Trump?” [Blogtown, Jan 9]. “Season 7 of Portlandia premiered Thursday on IFC,” wrote Charles Mudede, noting that the show...
View ArticleThe Rockettes’ Leaked Email
The Rockettes’ leaked email by Courtenay Hameister To:allrockettes@rockettes.comFrom:shelby@rockettes.comSubject: Rockette Gazette, 1/13/17Welcome to this week’s “Rockette Gazette,” all the news...
View ArticleWell That Escalated Quickly
Last year, a local cop’s brief misconduct quietly became a war over police accountability. by Dirk VanderHart ON AN AUTUMN morning in 2015, a Portland cop named Scott Groshong decided to harass a...
View ArticleEviction Wars
After the Landlord-Tenant Coalition split up, the “no-cause” eviction fight heads to Salem. by Doug Brown Rents continue to skyrocket. People continue to get evicted. Poor residents and people of...
View ArticleDays of Protest Past
Portland’s rich history of marches, protests, and political action. by Joe Streckert Make no mistake: Inauguration Day on January 20 will bring protests. There will also be marches, rallies, and other...
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