Wm. Steven Humphrey

Portland City Attorney to US DOJ: “Please Do Not Fail America” Portland’s city attorney says federal police are brutalizing protesters, and the government is weaponizing its longstanding settlement agreement with the city. In response to an investigation launched...

In response to an investigation launched by the federal government into the Portland Police Bureau’s policing practices at the local ICE facility, the city attorney shot back, laying out a pattern of excessive force used on protesters, and favoritism toward conservative streamers by federal police.

Judge says the US "has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs. ...This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law.”

What to Expect After Trump Threatens to Send Additional Troops to “War Ravaged” Portland In an early Saturday morning post on Truth Social, President Trump wrote that he will be sending troops to “protect war ravaged Portland” as well as the city’s ICE facility from those he called “Antif...

This morning President Trump threatened to deploy additional troops to Portland, allowing them to use "full force, if necessary"—even though federal agents have been caught on video instigating violence against protesters. Here's what to expect if Trump follows through with his plan.

Earlier tonight, city & state leaders warned about an increased number of federal agents dispatched around Portland. They cautioned residents not to "take the bait." About 2 dozen protesters are posted up outside the ICE facility in Portland. So far, things are quiet; no clashes.

Trump Administration Has Sent Influx of Federal Agents to Portland, City Leaders Say City and state elected officials say the Trump administration has deployed additional federal agents to Portland’s ICE facility. The news came at an emergency press conference on Friday evening, where...

Mayor Keith Wilson announced Friday evening that the “rumors about deployment” of additional national law enforcement in Portland “became a reality” today, after escalating rhetoric by the Trump administration regarding anti-ICE protests in the city.

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ICE Violated Portland Policies with Detention Practices, City Leaders Say When Portland gave Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the green light to open a processing and holding facility in the South Waterfront in 2011, the city set conditions for the agency to opera...

Anti-ICE protesters have spent months calling on Portland leaders to revoke a permit allowing ICE to operate in the South Waterfront. Today, Mayor Keith Wilson said ICE violated conditions of its land use permit by holding detainees longer than allowed.

A very sizable (and boisterous!) Sellwood crowd turning out for No Kings Day on the Tacoma bridge over Highway 99. Lots of honking in agreement!

"Dear Elon Musk: Here's What I Accomplished Last Week" [Editor's Note: On Saturday evening, February 22, billionaire White House advisor Elon Musk sent an email (from OPM, the Office of Personnel Management) to 2.3 million US federal employees, telling th...

Though I’m not a federal employee, I thought Elon Musk would be interested in what I accomplished last week. (Examples include laundry, taking edibles and eating a lamb gyro! 😋)

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Weird combo of Corgi and Beagle (who dresses like a strawberry) against DOGE
#dogs #antidoge

Good Morning, News: Oregon Man Gets Prison Sentence For J6 Riots, Rare Whale Gets Dissected, and the Problem With Media 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 c...

An Oregon man will serve prison time for his injury to a police officer during the J6 riots. A rare whale is getting dissected in New Zealand, and while we're at it, let's dissect the problem with media. It's GOOD MORNING, NEWS!

POP QUIZ PDX: Grave Robbers, Sex Scandals, and Your Mom Has Some OPINIONS About Thanksgiving Dinner! HOWDY THERE, SMARTY BUTT! 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 in this edition, we're testin...

If your brain still works after yesterday, see how well YOU score on this week’s POP QUIZ PDX! Includes grave robbery, sex scandals, and over-opinionated moms. (Just like yours! 👵)

Portland’s Ranked Choice Voting Was a Success (Despite What the Oregonian Claims) Starting in January 2025, Portland will have the most diverse, and politically balanced City Council in the history of our city. Full stop. The reason why we’re able to celebrate this indisputable fac...

Point: "Portland’s ranked-choice debut causes voter engagement to crater."—The Oregonian

Counterpoint: "Ummmm... bullshit."—Wm. Steven Humphrey