Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, Feb. 11, 2022
The Bulwark: Lies Are the Building Blocks of Trumpian Authoritarianism
Washington Post: Some Trump records taken to Mar-a-Lago clearly marked as classified, including documents at ‘top secret’ level
Washington Post: ID.me gathers lots of data besides face scans, including locations. Scammers still have found a way around it.
The Oregonian: Glitch in these cars means drivers can never change the radio channel from NPR station
The Oregonian: Dutch Bros founder’s big bet on horse racing rests on top-secret state legal opinion
The Oregonian: As landscape architects, two Oregon women laid the groundwork for many of the Northwest’s enduring gardens
Hollywood Reporter: Dave Chappelle Finally Responds To 'NIMBY' Claim
LA Times: Column: Want to conserve water and make clean energy? Build more solar farms in San Joaquin Valley
The Hill: Senate candidate who smoked blunt in ad burns Confederate flag in latest spot
The Hill: Biden says he rejects findings of Army report on Afghanistan
The Hill: The Memo: Americans brace for Canada-style COVID-19 protests
The Hill: New satellite images show Russia continuing large buildup across Ukraine border
LA Times: Editorial: GOP’s move to pull out of presidential debates fits in with ongoing attack on truth
LA Times: Biden to split billions in frozen Afghan funds between Sept. 11 victims and humanitarian relief
LA Times: L.A. voters are angry, think elected officials aren’t equipped to solve homelessness
Fresno Bee: Amazon to open ‘last mile’ warehouse in Fresno, bringing 550 jobs. Here’s what it will do
Fresno Bee: Tour $8 million California avocado ranch formerly owned by 'Chicken Soup' author
Marin Independent Journal: Marin’s Measure A spending plan reduces cut for ag easements
Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito declares emergency after homeless camp explosion
KTLA: Multiple people stabbed at North Hollywood cigar lounge
KRON: Emotional support or hogwash? Man fights to keep his pet pig
Courthouse News Service: Judge restores Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves
Courthouse News Service: Sutter Health on trial in antitrust action over hospital charges
Courthouse News Service: Mexico Supreme Court sets precedent for environmental impact assessments
Kaiser Health News: What Are Taxpayers Spending for Those ‘Free’ Covid Tests? The Government Won’t Say.
Kaiser Health News: Medi-Cal patients struggle to fill prescriptions after botched debut
Siskiyou Daily News: Yreka 50-unit housing project to serve homeless, working families
East Bay Times: Mega-rare turtle dove in Palo Alto has birders flocking from far and wide
East Bay Times: PG&E monthly bills are set to jump again this year, jolting customers
East Bay Times: Civil rights suit: Noose drawing, lynching reference left up for months at Tesla's Fremont factory
SF Chronicle: COVID eviction battles have moved to the Bay Area suburbs
SF Chronicle: Omicron in California: Coronavirus can destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths
SF Chronicle: Sausalito declares state of emergency over ‘dangerous’ activities in homeless encampment
SFGate: Dog poop piles up in Tahoe along the Truckee River
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022
Colossal: Majestic Photos Capture the Dwindling Population of Madagascar’s Ancient Baobab Trees
Boston ABC: CDC to consider increasing time between vaccine doses to lower risk of heart inflammation
NBC: TikTok bans misgendering, "deadnaming" trans people
NY Times: C.D.C. Proposes New Guidelines for Treating Pain, Including Opioid Use
NY Times: Opinion: (Video) See the True Cost of Your Cheap Chicken
Washington Post: The U.S. Army has released its first-ever climate strategy. Here’s what that means.
Washington Post: Dams alter river temperatures and endanger fish, yet 3,700 more will be built
Washington Post: Fatal police shootings in 2021 set record since The Post began tracking, despite public outcry
Washington Post: ‘Blue’ suburban moms mobilize in fights over masks, book bans and diversity education
Washington Post: Biden administration plan calls for $5 billion network of electric vehicle chargers along interstates
Washington Post: Opinion: Witness how progressives in government forfeit the public’s trust
The Guardian: ‘Gazpacho police’: Marjorie Taylor Greene appears to confuse Hitler’s secret police with popular Spanish cold tomato soup
The Guardian: Target directing store managers to prevent workers from unionizing
The Guardian: One in three Americans have detectable levels of toxic weedkiller, study finds