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Mandatory Election Viewing: The War Room
by Erik Henriksen The Criterion CollectionI KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW. You spend a good portion of each day actively resenting the amount of real estate in your brain that, over the past year, somehow,...
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Let's Do It with Bri Pruett: Listen Up!
by Bri Pruett Illustration by Erika MoenIt's the end of October and people are stressed. Worried about a Trump regime, worried for the safety of black and brown lives, stressed about keeping or...
View ArticleThis is about a Man that wants to be King
by Anonymous You know him and so do I. He wants to pretend he is a Mafia Godfather. Because he is from New York, he is convinced we will believe he is from the Trump Putin Family. He hires people on...
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Elizabeth Warren: "Get This, Donald. Nasty Women Are Tough. Nasty Women Are...
by Christopher Frizzelle Elizabeth Warren: “Get this, Donald: Nasty women are tough. Nasty women are smart. And nasty women vote.”https://t.co/RvU6qnJr8s— Joshua Chavers (@JoshuaChavers) October 24,...
View ArticleWanna Play Tackle?
by Anonymous Late October, peak of the yearly sports calendar. Fans everywhere thrilling to the key games of big-time football, pro hockey's body checks and howitzers, plus the World Series. Except in...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Guys Keep Putting Him In "The Bottom Zone"
by Dan Savage I’m a 24 year-old gay man, and I’ve had a problem for most of my life: I always find myself being cast as the role of a bottom in hookups and relationships. When I was going through...
View ArticleWin Tickets to Late Night Action with Alex Falcone—Before it's Too Late!
by Megan Burbank After seven illustrious, variety-filled years, Portland's very own talk show, Late Night Action with Alex Falcone, is coming to an end. But dry your eyes! Because the Mercury is...
View ArticleMoronathon
by Anonymous When did everyone get so stupid? In your pocket you carry the sum of human knowledge but you don't know anything! Can you name 20 states? Can you name 20 presidents? Can you tell me who...
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Good Morning, News: Obamacare Cost Spike, a New Sheriff Candidate, and...
by Dirk VanderHart Election day is two weeks away, but you can vote now. We helped out with a portion of the races you'll see on your ballot. And we even offered up brief reasons on this election's...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Mom's Boundless Boundary Issues
by Dan Savage I'm a 26-year-old female living with my parents. Quick backstory: I failed out of college the first time I went, moved in with my abusive ex for three years, then moved back in with my...
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Need Help Voting? Try This Handy Mercury Voter's Cheat Sheet!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey We would never tell you how to vote. Wait... we would TOTALLY tell you how to vote! Why? Because you are a busy mothereffer and don't have time to research every ballot measure...
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Bernie Sanders Is Crushing It, Raising Millions to Flip the Senate and...
by Ansel Herz Get it, brah!Gino Santa Maria / Shutterstock.comFirst there was this in today's Washington Post:Sen. Bernie Sanders, a loyal soldier for Hillary Clinton since he conceded the Democratic...
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Ready Your Coffee Mugs! A Gilmore Girls Full-Length Trailer is Here!
by Megan Burbank Ready your coffee mugs, Gillies.WeedezignQuick! Set aside your electoral politics-related angst, because Netflix has finally released a full-length trailer for Gilmore Girls: A Year...
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Tender Loving Empire Is Raising Funds for Employees of NW 23rd Businesses
by Ned Lannamann Doug BrownIn the immediate aftermath of the horrible explosion at NW 23rd and Glisan, the news was mostly good: no fatalities, and firefighters had done a commendable job in clearing...
View ArticlePresident Obama Says Goodbye to "Mean Tweets"
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey President Obama visited Jimmy Kimmel last night and once again blessed America by reading some of the most hilarious "Mean Tweets" written about him. (Don't worry—these are...
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Things To Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Blazers vs. Jazz How can you not be hyped for this Blazers season? How can you look at what the most overachievingest team in the league did last year, see that management doubled...
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Donald Trump and His Campaign Manager Occupy Separate Realities
by Christopher Frizzelle He says, "We're winning this race. I really believe we're winning." She says, "We are behind."Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.comTrump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, America's...
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It's Official: Terminal 1 Won't Become a Homeless Shelter
by Dirk VanderHart Terminal 1Dirk VanderHartUpdate, 4:12 pm: The Terminal 1 dream is dead. Less than an hour after we posted this, Housing Commissioner Dan Saltzman ended the suspense: The bid to put...
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Former Police Chief Larry O'Dea Faces a Criminal Charge for Shooting His Friend
by Dirk VanderHart Six months after he mistakenly shot a friend, ex Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea has been charged with a crime. The Oregon Department of Justice revealed today that it had brought...
View ArticleSorry I Threw Dog Shit on your White Honda
by Anonymous I was raking leaves. I'm getting too old to take care of my place. My back is killing me and I just got a property tax bill for $6000. I don't know how I will pay it. I picked up a pile...
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