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"Hello and welcome to Xmas eve-eve-EVE! That's correct, Christ's forced birthday party is only three days away, and you will (or at least, should) be happy to know the Mercury staff is taking some well-earned time off, so after tomorrow, you won't have your precious Good Morning, News again until the new year. But don't worry! I'm sure nothing of import will happen. 😬 And so, let us launch headlong into the penultimate Good Morning, News for 2025 by sharing some... NEWS!"
"* Attorneys with the Oregon Department of Justice are asking a federal judge to slam the brakes on Trump's plan to construct an ICE gulag immigrant detention center in the community of Newport, Oregon. As you may recall, the feds have been quietly scouting around for employees to run their impromptu jail, so they can use the local airport to fly hundreds of kidnapped detainees out of the country, most likely using planes they've purchased themselves."
The Mercury requests contributions to sustain local journalism, arts coverage, event listings, and hosted events to support community reporting. Staff will take holiday leave, pausing the 'Good Morning, News' newsletter after tomorrow until the new year. Oregon Department of Justice attorneys asked a federal judge to halt a federal plan to build an ICE immigrant detention center in Newport, alleging the administration planned the facility without required legal processes. Federal agents reportedly scouted for staff and considered using the local airport to transport detainees on government-purchased planes. An arrest in north Portland prompted neighbors to record and push back against immigration authorities.
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