# @portlandmercury on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaBW7aCGfuQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67251045-portlandmercury-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-25T19:50:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Portland Mercury (@portlandmercury) — https://gondola.cc/portlandmercury

## Caption

Mayor Keith Wilson's office took jabs at city councilors and an influential Trail Blazers fan Tuesday, when he resorted to name-calling and half-truths in a newsletter about the upcoming Moda Center lease deal. Rather than name the creator of a website called Rip City Not Rip Off, Wilson referred to him as an “opportunist” and a “Brooklyn-based techbro."⁠
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The mayor also claimed the website's creator, who's researched similar NBA arena deals, tried to coax the mayor into using a specific term sheet for the Moda Center lease, by promising to "deliver 10 city council votes" if the mayor agreed. A copy of the email sent to Wilson's office shows a much different conversation.⁠
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✍️ Courtney Vaughn⁠
🔗 Full story at the link in bio.⁠
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#portland #pdx #trailblazers #modacenter

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pdx, modacenter, portland, trailblazers

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