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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 13h

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 11h

The Oregon Music Hall of Fame continues to grow with it's 2025 induction ceremony on Saturday, October 11. This year's inductees include Portugal. The Man, Yob, Mary-Sue Tobin, Jim Brunberg, and more.

Head to the link below for all the inductees, awards awarded, and celebration info 🏅

Community Building with Oregon Music Hall of Fame

On Saturday, Oct. 11, music luminaries from across the state will congregate at Aladdin Theater to formally honor the Oregon Music Hall of Fame’s 2025 inductees. The Oregon Music Hall of Fame's, or OM...

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 12h

World Naked Bike Ride organizers and other local groups are getting on bikes in the buff to protest the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland. The demonstration is planned for Sunday Oct 12 at 2:30 pm; now we know the starting spot is Oregon Convention Center Plaza.

Portland's Emergency World Naked Bike Ride Organizers Confirm Time and Location

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 14h

Very excited that we've moved up from 5th favorite to #2! Welcome to Jeremiah, and please continue to show your love and support to Oregon's #1 periodical @streetroots.bsky.social! ❤️

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 16h

Personal news in the midst of
💫everything💫

It’s my last week at my favorite newspaper in Portland, @streetroots.bsky.social. I’m proud of the work we’ve done the past few years and can’t wait to see what’s next.

Excited to join my second favorite newspaper @portlandmercury.com later this month!

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 1d

Doja Cat announces her upcoming Tour Ma Vie, Dancing with the Stars pros will foxtrot, quickstep, and samba on the Moda Center floor, and tickets are on sale for English rocker YUNGBLUD’s Idols world tour. Get all the hottest tix quick with help from TICKET ALERT!

Ticket Alert: Doja Cat, Dancing with the Stars, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week - EverOut Portland

Ticket Alert: Doja Cat, Dancing with the Stars, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week - Plus, YUNGBLUD and More Event Updates for October 9

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 1d

From our sister paper @chicagoreader.com, a trio of stories about how the incursion of ICE and federal agents in Chicago makes life extremely difficult for the unhoused, immigrants, and anyone who believes in free speech.

ICE Targets Chicago’s Homeless Community

[This roundup of news about ICE and the incursion of federal agents and troops in Chicago comes from our sister paper, the Chicago Reader—eds.] Feds target unhoused Chicagoans Since September, at leas...

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 1d

Playwright Dominique Morisseau's 'Paradise Blue' is a noir
that unfolds at an important juncture in Detroit's history, before a highway displaced many of the area's Black residents and bisected their neighborhoods.

Theater Review: Portland Playhouse Tells a Story of Community Displacement as Noir

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 1d

Hey smarty pants! 🤓 It's time for another super sassy POP QUIZ PDX. In this week's fun trivia quiz: Trump humiliates himself twice, local antifa cops & judges, and a visit from "ICE, ICE Barbie!" See how well YOU score!

POP QUIZ PDX: Trump Fails TWICE, "Antifa" Cops, and "ICE, ICE Barbie"!

CALLING ALL SMARTY BOTTOMS! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we'll be testing ...

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 1d

National Guard deployment into Portland heads to court again, an Oregon general vows to protect protesters, and (everybody breathe a sigh of relief) Dolly Parton "ain't dead yet," y'all! It's GOOD MORNING, NEWS. 👋🗞

Good Morning, News: Portland Troop Deployment Goes to Court Again, Oregon General Steps Up for PDX, and Dolly Parton is Okay, Y'all!

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...

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 2d

Thousands of health care workers in the Portland area voted to authorize a strike if employees can’t reach a labor agreement with Kaiser before Tuesday.

Portland-Area Kaiser Permanente Workers Could Strike as Soon as Next Week

Healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente in Oregon and Southwest Washington are set to strike for five days beginning next Tuesday if they are unable to reach a contract agreement with the care consort...

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 2d

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s killer chiller Cure and Mario Bava’s neon-pink fashionista horror Blood and Black Lace will screen at Clinton Street Theater. Plus, Hollywood Theatre brings Phantasm to a funeral parlor. Get the deets on these and other repertory films scaring moviegoers this month on Second Run.

Where to Watch Classic Horror, Neo-Noir, and a Cut-Throat Giallo Film Before Halloween

Yes, it’s October, and yes, that means it’s time to watch something that leaves you a little unsettled. But that doesn’t mean settling for the same old slashers. (Okay… some slashers can stay. More on...

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 2d

Former Mercury music editor Jenni Moore spills the tea on what's good in Portland: A summit of improvisational musicians, Seattle queer rockers, and a John of legendary proportions ❤️‍🔥⁠
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Link below to get a sip of the aforementioned tea 🍵

Hear In Portland: Cosmos Dark at Improvisational Summit Portland, Thunderous Pussy, and a Legendary John.

Greetings, residents of this war-ravaged city! With all the things going on around the world, in this country, and in Portland specifically, it’s admittedly hard—even for me, this column’s author—to f...

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 2d

Kristi Noem Thinks We're Idiots, Feds Get Sued For Excessive Force During Protests, and Portlanders Can Snag Free Trees For Their Yards. It's GOOD MORNING, NEWS!

Good Morning, News: Kristi Noem Thinks We're Idiots, Feds Get Sued For Excessive Force During Protests, and Portlanders Can Snag Free Trees For Their Yards

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...

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 3d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 3d

Right-wing influencer David Medina was picked by DHS to cover Secretary Noem’s Portland visit. He shows his audience “like maybe five or ten protesters,” seemingly supporting what Oregon leaders have been saying about the ICE protests: unremarkable unless ICE officers use riot control agents.

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 3d

Introducing the Mercury's newest column: The Black Byline by @donovanscribes.bsky.social. In this edition, Scribes applauds the intent behind the emergency World Naked Bike Ride, while reminding us not to forget the long-standing problems Portland is fighting to correct.

THE BLACK BYLINE: I’ve Never Joined the Naked Bike Ride—But I Won’t Hate on It

[What follows is a new column from Donovan Scribes, a writer, producer, former VP of the Portland chapter of the NAACP, and the editor of the Mercury's print issue BlackOut: a 5 Year Retrospective of ...

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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 3d

Blurry proof that Secretary Noem was on the Portland ICE facility roof.

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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 3d

Secretary Noem appeared on the upper roof of the Portland ICE facility, surrounded by a small entourage of video recording staff. Then she left the roof. Multiple reports suggest that was her, way up on the roof.

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 3d

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 3d

Greetings from war-ravaged Portland! In the mood for a ton of rad shows and just don't know where to start? Mercury Music Picks has already done the heavy lifting, alls you gotta do is read it 📚️

Have a gander at the link below for what some are calling Portland's best week for music in 2025 ⛓️

Mercury Music Picks: Nonbinary Girlfriend Play Free Show, Duster Side Project Play Gaza Fundraiser, and More!

Whose idea was it to book Autechre, Nourished By Time, Lucinda Williams, and Fleshwater all on the same night? And then, the very next night, Turnstile, Amyl & The Sniffers, Speed, and Jane Remove...

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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 3d

Taking over for @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social and @portlandmercury.com When I arrived a number of protesters were saying that Secretary Kristi Noem was on the roof of Portland’s ICE facility, but we haven’t seen a motorcade, so it is very likely it was just a feminine looking person in a hat.

ICE facility can be seen at a distance. Little people appear as dots on the first floor roof.

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 3d

Just spoke to a family who had an immigration appointment at the ICE facility and were turned away; told to call and reschedule. A volunteer I spoke to is distributing pamphlets w/legal resources. Says dozens of ppl were cleared from the bldg earlier, as streets were being cleared for Noem's visit.

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 3d

Residents of apartments surrounding the ICE facility say they can't get vehicles in or out and got no warning that the streets would be closed off.

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