DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023
The Hill: A simple way to reduce overdose deaths: Tell doctors when patients die
The Hill: What we know about the ‘unidentified’ objects shot down over North America
The Guardian: ‘Lake Tahoe has a people problem’: how a resort town became unlivable
The Guardian: ‘Sadness in the whole forest’: family of Cop City activist killed by police seeks answers
Washington Post: Land-dwelling rats are upending life for coral reef fish
NY Times: It’s Time for a Reality Check on Eggs
Washington Post: A gay first lady? Yes, we’ve already had one, and here are her love letters.
Indian Country Today: NFL shield, an Indigenous take
Indian Country Today: Two Indigenous films vie for Academy Awards
Washington Post: Native American sign language arrives at the Super Bowl
Washington Post: I tried ketamine to treat my depression. It was terrifying.
Washington Post: In Australia’s Outback, a controversial cash crop is booming: Carbon
Washington Post: After helping prince’s rise, Trump and Kushner benefit from Saudi funds
Yahoo News: Turkey earthquake drone footage shows fissures slicing through land
Washington Post: How wildfires are gentrifying California
NY Times: With a Land Dispute Deadlocked, a Wisconsin Tribe Blockades Streets
The Oregonian: Nike wants to hire off-duty police as security to keep Portland stores open
Kaiser Health News: Centene Agrees to $215 Million Settlement With California for Alleged Medicaid Overbilling
The Oregonian: Nursing home operators cashed in during pandemic while residents deteriorated
LA Times: Opinion: Your tax dollars for their private school? More and more states are saying yes
LA Times: California’s biggest environmental cleanup leaves lead contamination and frustration
LA Times: Photos: L.A. County search-and-rescue personnel help Turkey earthquake victims
San Diego Union Tribune: Lawyer who died in Mexico had 40 skull fractures, pathologist says. ‘Someone did this to him’
LA Times: ‘A powerful hope’: Tens of thousands demonstrate in downtown L.A. against Iranian government
AP News: Nebraska considers medical conscientious objection bill
AP News: Brazil: Health crisis leads scores of Yanomami to roam the streets
LA Times: A deadly building flaw common in California brings destruction and misery to Turkey, Syria
AP News: Nearly 1 million French march in 4th day of pension protests
AP News: Turkey arrests building contractors 6 days after quakes
KTLA: Riverside County man arrested for igniting Target store fire, causing over $11 million in damage
KTLA: 5 hospitalized in Seal Beach hit-and-run crash
KTLA: U.S. issues ‘do not travel’ warning for Mexico ahead of spring break
KCRA: Chaplains called up to assist witnesses of extraordinary trauma after deadly Highway 160 crash
SLO Tribune: Another cliff collapse closes access to popular surf spot in Pismo Beach
Press Democrat: Cabernet helps boost North Coast wine grape value to $1.39 billion
Marin Independent Journal: SMART train collision leaves 1 dead in Novato
Marin Independent Journal: National Park Service seeks to remove dam, restore wetlands in Marin
Press Democrat: Cloverdale residents get $1.6 million settlement in squalid housing case
KTVU: 5 dead in hit-and-run including teens in Sacramento; driver facing multiple charges
KTVU: Family of man killed by SFPD officer critical of DA's plan to dismiss charges
KTVU: Sonoma County Sheriff’s canine victim wins $1.35 million settlement
East Bay Times: Big Sur: Highway 1 road closures lifting this weekend. But driving the entire span still impossible
KRCR: Cal Fire showcases newer generation helicopter during logging conference
KRCR: Hate-filled flyers found in Redding neighborhood
KRCR: One dead following explosions and structure fire in Weaverville
KRCR: Red Bluff begins preparations for 102nd Round-Up coming this April
SF Chronicle: Family of Oakland baker who died in robbery doesn’t want perpetrators sent to jail
East Bay Times: IRS says it will not tax California’s Middle Class Tax Refund
East Bay Times: Judge pauses Oakland’s plan to clear Wood Street homeless camp