PDX Hey Kes: Re: schadenfreude (correctly spelled)
by Anonymous http://www.thestranger.com/columns/i-anonymous/2015/03/04/21821902/i-anonymousremember that post from a million years ago?maybe you'll see this, maybe you won't. I don't even know if you...
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Live from the Downtown "Anti-Betsy DeVos Walkout" Protest
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey UPDATE: MORE PICTURESPioneer Courthouse SquareDoug BrownStudents speaking out about education secretary Betsy DeVosDoug BrownDoug BrownStudentsDoug BrownDoug BrownA Portland...
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Pickathon Starlight Series, Episode 4: Boulevards
by Ned Lannamann BoulevardsLiz DevineWe've got a brand-new Pickathon video for you in our ongoing presentation of the Portland-area music festival's Starlight Series, spotlighting the performances...
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Good Morning, News: And So It Begins....
by Dirk VanderHart I'm not going to be all dramatic about this. We know what damn day it is. Let's just get through it. It all begins today! I will see you at 11:00 A.M. for the swearing-in. THE...
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Today's Portland Protest Schedule: Friday, Jan 20
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Doug BrownIt's Inauguration Day—which means lots and lots of people are going to have lots and lots to say about that. If you're marching or just working downtown, you'll want...
View ArticleI For am Against With You
by Anonymous I'm sorry but for any protesters who crosses the line and becomes a rioter I hope they receive the harshest punishment of the law can execute. Portland dropped charges on almost all in...
View ArticleLast Night's Portland Student Alliance Protest in Photos
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Portland Police Seized A 17-Year-Old's Machete At Thursday's Anti-DeVos...
by Doug Brown The 17-year-old at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Jan. 19Doug BrownA 17-year-old participating in Thursday afternoon's student-led march and protest against President Donald Trump's...
View ArticleTrump: the Revival of Portland Punk Rock
by Anonymous The Portland music scene has been a bummer lately. I'm tired of all this shoegaze shit and 'lets stand in the woods and remember our childhood' crap. Don't even get me started on...
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Women's March Organizer Margaret Jacobsen: "Marching Isn't Comfortable. It's...
by Megan Burbank Doug BrownPortland writer and photographer Margaret Jacobsen is one of the organizers of tomorrow's Women's March on Portland, the local sister march to the national Women's March on...
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Things to Do This Weekend
Things to do for January 20-22 by Mercury Staff Hope you've gotten your sleep and have lots of energy, because this coming weekend will require you to be strong and ready. We all have a lot to say...
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Don't Get Depressed... Dance!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Minh TranI get it—it's easy to get waaay down in the dumps today. Especially if you've been following today's inaugural garbage fire on social media. (As always, don't read the...
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Watching Trump's Inauguration from Inside Red Hat Territory
by Heidi Groover "Some of the most enthusiastic shouts and cheers around me are coming from women. They appear almost entirely white and they’re decked out in Trump gear. Presumably, they are part of...
View ArticleThe Mercury’s Live Updates: Downtown Protest Scatters When Police Fire...
by Erik Henriksen UPDATE 9:30 PMBy and large it looks like tonight's protest is over, thanks to the rain and what appeared to be an overzealous reaction by the PPB to what seemed to be overall a...
View ArticleTrump-like Demagogue
by Anonymous The Portland Resistance leader reminds us of Donald Trump when he makes light of protesters that vandalize public and private property. Those aren't protesters. Most of them don't vote or...
View ArticleToo Many Big Macs...
by Anonymous The carnival barker that is Presidente Ducky Trump has a lot of problems, we all know this. He's a shell of a little man, encased in a body of an overweight boy. That got me to thinking:...
View ArticleMarch in Portland
by Anonymous My heart feels heavy today. I want to attend tomorrow's protest for women, men, trans, gay, people of color and freedom of religion. I identify with a few of these 'labels.'But for...
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Today's Portland Protest Schedule: Saturday, Jan 21 (Starring the Women's...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey If you missed last night's Inauguration Protest, check out our recap here. It was... exciting and pretty infuriating. Expect today's Women's March to be calmer, but all bets...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Slay Firstly, I've gotta hand it to Cake, Ante Up PDX, or whoever is responsible for calling this event "Slay" and putting that iconic image from Beyoncé's "Formation" on the...
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The Women's March on Portland is Massive, Jubilant, and Lit
by Dirk VanderHart It's hard to think some record isn't being broken today, as tens of thousands of people have converged in a crush of wet, jubilant, Trump-hating humanity in McCall Waterfront Park...
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