Portland City Council is Using City Codes to Fight Back Against Trump
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Two new resolutions will bolster local sanctuary law and strengthen protections for immigrants and protesters. by Courtney Vaughn Two resolutions approved by Portland City Council on Wednesday aim to strengthen the city's sanctuary status and use all
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Portland City Council is Using City Codes to Fight Back Against Trump

Two resolutions approved by Portland City Council on Wednesday aim to strengthen the city’s sanctuary status and use all available legal resources to resist deployment of any federal military presence. What was approved Councilors unanimously approved a Protect Portland Initiative, which prevents local police from being federalized, and creates a framework to respond to “threats of federal overreach and militarization,” as well as excessive force. The multi-layered resolution does a few things, including:...

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Good Morning, News: Pentagon Spokesperson Hates Netflix, John Bolton Under Investigation Since Biden, and Are There Plainclothes Police at Portland's ICE Protests?
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Good Morning, News: Pentagon Spokesperson Hates Netflix, John Bolton Under Investigation Since Biden, and Are There Plainclothes Police at Portland's ICE Protests?

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Hit and run on S.E. 35th Place
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by Anonymous You with the yellow car, I bet you feel really good about yourself for hitting the "rich guy" with the BMW and completely screwing up the front end. Well, let me explain something to you, asshole, I inherited that car from my deceased fa

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You with the yellow car, I bet you feel really good about yourself for hitting the “rich guy” with the BMW and completely screwing up the front end. Well, let me explain something to you, asshole, I inherited that car from my deceased father. I couldn’t afford something like that. Also, I am disabled. That is the car that I use to go to my doctors appointments, and run errands, while trying to survive in...

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Imago's Design for Living Explores Success Through the Lens of a Bright Young Throuple
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John Rudoff by John Rudoff When the closeted British actor and playwright Noël Coward wrote Design for Living in the early 1930s, being gay was a crime in New York and London. Police weaponized entrapment. And Depression-era class warfare simmered

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Theater Review: Imago's 'Design for Living' Explores Success via a Bright Young Throuple

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Ticket Alert: St. Vincent, Peaches, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week
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Plus, The Wiz and More Event Updates for October 16 by EverOut Staff Ready for a fresh batch of tickets? Singer and skilled guitarist St. Vincent has been tapped to headline the 2026 Biamp Portland Jazz Festival. Electroclash icon Peaches supports No

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A Night of Terror: Civil Disobedience Met With Extreme Force at Portland ICE Facility
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Federal agents brutalized press and protesters, firing repeated crowd control munitions during weekend protests. by Kevin Foster Portland's protest antics have made national headlines in the past week. The chicken suit; the giant inflatable frog; and

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A Night of Terror: Civil Disobedience Met With Extreme Force at Portland ICE Facility

Portland’s protest antics have made national headlines in the past week. The chicken suit; the giant inflatable frog; and the growing flurry of other inflatable animal costumes have put a spotlight on the benign nature of anti-ICE protesters. Yet federal agents are responding with increased force. Federal police unleashed a volley of weapons and chemical agents on anti-ICE protesters and journalists on Saturday, October 11. It was a notable escalation in the response to protests...

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Portland's Emergency Naked Bike Ride in Photos
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Elayna Yussen and Suzette Smith by Elayna Yussen Despite a day of near-constant rain, organizers of Portland's Emergency World Naked Bike Ride went ahead with their plans to protest on Sunday-the clouds miraculously parting just before the meetup tim

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Photos: Portland Emergency World Naked Bike Ride Die-in on Burnside Bridge

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The 2nd Amendment Includes the Right to Bear Ass
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by Anonymous Exercise your rights, Emergency World Naked Bike Riders!

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Exercise your rights, Emergency World Naked Bike Riders!

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Oregon Music Hall of Fame Honors New Inductees While Looking to the Future
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The event will honor inductees including Portugal. The Man, Yob, Mary-Sue Tobin, and Jim Brunberg. by Robert Husseman On Saturday, Oct. 11, music luminaries from across the state will congregate at Aladdin Theater to formally honor the Oregon Music H

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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 OMHOF's, volunteer board elects singers, instrumentalists, engineers, and other music industry professionals and contributors. OMHOF annually anoints an “Artist of the Year” and an “Album of the Year” in recognition of recent work. (Indie-rock mainstays The Decemberists captured "Artist of the Year"...

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Ticket Alert: Doja Cat, Dancing with the Stars, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week
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Plus, YUNGBLUD and More Event Updates for October 9 by EverOut Staff Don't miss out on these tickets if you're the jealous type. "Queen of Pop-Rap" Doja Cat supports her fifth album Vie on her upcoming Tour Ma Vie. Dancing with the Stars pros will foxtrot, quickstep, and samba on the Moda Center floor. Plus, tickets are on sale for English rocker YUNGBLUD's Idols world tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events. ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 MUSIC Big Sad 1900Hawthorne Thea

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