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From Oakland to Chicago, the Black Panther Party left its mark on cities across the country. It’s time we acknowledge and honor that legacy.

Hey besties, the sun is shining and the dumpsters are full; dive in with me with this, your latest edition of... THE TRASH REPORT. Let Us Be Awkward Hypocrites Over Here Alone Please Portland was thrust into the national spotlight a couple of times recently, causing everyone to get very weird and uncomfortable. Most notably, President Joseph Robinette Biden popped down to PDX to laud the new airport ceilings and gently tease Representative Earl Blumenauer:...

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD AFTERNOON, PORTLAND! You only have a few more hours of this delicious sunshine before clouds return tomorrow followed by showers on Saturday, sooo... GET IT. (But get this NEWS first.) IN...

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD AFTERNOON, PORTLAND! Goddamn, look at that sunshine! Soak it up today and tomorrow before the rain returns on Friday. (And soak up some NEWS as well, ya sponge.) IN LOCAL NEWS:...

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Are you ready for the weekend? Expect a possibility of showers for the next three days with highs in the upper 50s. Now let's friggin' do some NEWS! IN...

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Looks like a rainy, showery weekend with highs in the low 50s—which sounds like perfect DRINKIN' WEATHER, if you get my drift. Now, LET'S GET AFTER SOME NEWS. IN...

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Afternoon, Portland! You're wasting, wasting a chance you're chasing / Why you so afraid to face it? / Cloudy is your current condition / Change of gov. IN LOCAL NEWS: •...

Though the pipeline is now operational, Native activists and allies continue to resist its impacts, despite a wave of criminal charges.

Abe Asher is a journalist whose reporting on politics, protest, and the climate has been published in The Nation, VICE News, the Portland Mercury, and other outlets.

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD AFTERNOON, PORTLAND! Dig your thong box out of the garage, because it's gonna be a pretty glorious, sunny weekend with highs around 60. Now... LET'S GO TO PRESS. IN LOCAL NEWS:...