YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Sketchy ICE Agents, Pushy Cops, and Table Tennis Is More Than Just Marty Supreme
Jan 25, 2026
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up
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• Portland Officers Who Clashed With Anti-ICE Protesters Identified
Officer who was filmed punching a protester on January 9 was previously named in a lawsuit stemming from a 2020 protest. Another officer was reassigned after recent remarks made on camera triggered complaints and internal review.
Taylor Griggs
• POP QUIZ PDX!
How much do you know about Portland… the state of Oregon… and disposing of a dead body? Let’s find out in this sassy edition of the city’s funnest trivia game, POP QUIZ PDX! Plus, extinct volcanoes, celebrity baseballers, and… poker-playing water skiiers? See how well YOU score!
okapistudio / Getty Images
• PHOTO ESSAY: Spectators and Players, Portland Is a Ping-Pong Town
Major League Table Tennis matches make it clear: The hype for ping-pong shouldn't end at Marty Supreme.
Corbin Smith
• ART SNACK
Would you like a short, digestible culture news snack? Portland’s art, culture, and food scenes are super messy, and they get all over one another. Could one ambitious culture editor round-up stuff you should know about? Welcome back to Art Snack!
Suzette Smith
• East Portland Man Ambushed by Unidentified Armed Men in Tactical Gear and Unmarked SUV
An East Portland resident says he was ambushed by men in tactical gear who drew guns on him and tried to pry him from his vehicle.
Ring camera surveillance footage
• Submit a FREE Mercury Reader's Valentine for Your Sweetie!
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• SAVAGE LOVE
"Should I open Pandora’s box with my elderly parents now, or leave things be for the sake of family peace?"
Joe Newton
WOW, THAT IS A LOT OF GOOD READIN'. I hope you didn't have any other plans this weekend! Dig in, and remember: Producing all this hard work costs moolah—so please consider contributing to the Mercury to keep it all coming! Thanks!
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