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Portland Coffee Shop Refuses To Serve Anyone Who Doesn’t Hate Something

PORTLAND, Ore. — A popular inner-Portland coffee shop announced this week that it will no longer serve customers who cannot clearly articulate something they actively hate, citing a “longstanding cultural mismatch” with people who appear content, neutral, or emotionally well-regulated. The policy,...

CDC Issues Advisory After Prolonged Exposure To Portland Causes Sudden Nose Ring

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an unusual public health advisory Tuesday warning that prolonged exposure to Portland may result in the sudden, unexplained development of a nose ring, even among individuals with no prior history of body piercings, activism,...

26 Ways To Be A Less Problematic White Person While Still Appearing White In Portland

PORTLAND, OR — As Portland moves deeper into 2026, experts say the city has reached a critical moment: how to allow white people to continue appearing white while dramatically reducing the harm associated with it. According to local activists, DEI consultants, and at least one neighborhood Slack...

Portland Yoga Scene Thrives Amid Reports That Downtown Is Making a Comeback

PORTLAND, OR — City leaders and local news outlets confirmed this week that Portland’s downtown is officially “back,” citing increased foot traffic, renewed holiday shopping interest, and a thriving public yoga scene that appears to require no studios, memberships, or basic awareness of...

Oregon Residents Told to Stay Inside Because It’s Miserable and Stupid Outside

WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OR — City officials issued a blunt but widely appreciated advisory Wednesday morning urging residents to remain indoors after a night of relentless rain, howling wind, and power outages that left much of the valley waking up cold, exhausted, and deeply annoyed. “Look, we ran the...
Report: Some People Are Dying

Report: Some People Are Dying

In what experts are calling “technically not new, but still sort of a bummer,” reports are surfacing that some people, in fact, are dying. The revelation has stunned absolutely no one, yet continues to be treated as breaking news by local relatives who “can’t believe...

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