Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Daily Beast: Humboldt's Own: A Car Bomb Nearly Killed Eco-Activist Judi Bari—and Yet the Feds Blamed Her
Huffington Post: No, You Don't Have To Give Your Doctor Your Social Security Number
Washington Post: Real-life Forrest Gump: A student’s 3,000-mile run across the country
Washington Post: Microdosing psychedelics has benefits, users say. Science isn’t convinced.
Washington Post: Lawns are a time and water suck. Build a meadow instead.
Smithsonian Magazine: New Study Identifies Mysterious Boats Painted in Australian Cave
The Atlantic: Spring Skipped the Pacific Northwest This Year
The Guardian: Disbelief and anger among Greek shipwreck victims’ relatives as millions spent on Titan rescue effort
Seattle Times: Costco is cracking down on rising membership card ‘sharing’
The Guardian: ‘Don’t stop us now’: tribute acts protest against Facebook ban
The Oregonian: The country’s first nonalcoholic distillery and tasting room is coming to Hood River
The Guardian: Ready to soar: inside a dramatic eco home in Mexico
The Oregonian: Oregon’s self-serve gas ban voted out by lawmakers after decades
The Oregonian: Families of 2 Seattle women killed in Gorge campground shooting hire lawyer to investigate
The Oregonian: Oregon offers chipmakers more than $500 million, hoping for billions in return
The Oregonian: Oregon notches record gains toward taming housing shortage
The Guardian: Iowa meteorologist resigns after death threats over climate crisis coverage
The Guardian: Antarctic tourism is booming – but can the continent cope?
The Guardian: ‘A symbol of what humans shouldn’t be doing’: the new world of octopus farming
The Guardian: US navy accused of cover-up over radioactive shipyard waste in SF
NY Times : Extreme Floods and Heat in China Ravage Farms and Kill Animals
NY Times : Protecting Marine Life Also Benefits the People Nearby, Study Finds
NY Times : Saudi Arabia Wants Tourists. It Didn’t Expect Christians.
AP News: Tornado rips through massive Wyoming coal mining site, injures 8 people
AP News: Ford Explorer recall prompts Transportation Department investigation
AP News: Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population
AP News: Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into Yellowstone River as bridge fails
LA Times: Editorial: Turning office buildings into apartments is how California eases the housing crisis
LA Times: Fights, beatings and a birth: Videos smuggled out of L.A. jails reveal violence, neglect
KTLA: 9-year-old signs six-figure NIL deal with sports agency
KTLA: Why some California beaches are always considered ‘dirty’
Indian Gaming: Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Endow $4M to Sundance Institute
SF Chronicle: Yes, it’s possible to give up flying for the climate. These are the Bay Area residents who’ve done it
SF Chronicle: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg ‘dead serious’ about cage fight, UFC boss says
SF Chronicle: Why is liberal UC Berkeley hoarding Native American remains?
SFGate: Camp 4, the historic Yosemite campground where “dirtbags” stay illegally for months
SF Chronicle: Is this popular cycling trail becoming a hot spot for armed bike-jackers?
SFGate: This popular Hawaii beach is the nation’s most frequently polluted
KRON: Los Angeles police bust drug lab disguised as a pizza shop
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Vandals cause thousands in damage at Oregon’s Heceta Head Lighthouse
The Oregonian: Freakishly large plane buzzes Newport, rattles Oregon coast residents
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Native Northwest photographer makes images of over 500 tribes
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Multnomah County sues fossil fuel companies for nearly $52 billion over heat dome
The Oregonian: Portland mayor proposes jail time, fines for open drug use as OD deaths mount
KTLA: Hail hurts dozens of concertgoers, scraps Louis Tomlinson show at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver
KTLA: New details emerge in fatal shooting of California nurses at EDM festival in WA
KTLA: Woman allegedly attempted to avoid arrest by hiding on Disneyland ride
Courthouse News Service: ‘Legally innocent’ prisoner loses Supreme Court bid to challenge 27-year sentence
Courthouse News Service: France outlaws grassroots climate activists, declares them ‘eco-terrorists’