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.
Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021
NY Times: The Morally Troubling ‘Dirty Work’ We Pay Others to Do in Our Place
NY Times: Corona Virus: Show Me the Data!
NY Times: Don’t Let the Fossil Fuel Industry Pivot to Toxic Plastics and Chemicals
NY Times: 40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast.
The Hill: Amazon disables website used for ISIS propaganda
NY Daily News: 6 of RFK’s kids rip decision to parole killer Sirhan Sirhan
NY Post: Why the only winner of America’s war in Afghanistan is opium
Reuters: Bitcoin fever reaches Honduras with first cryptocurrency ATM
Reuters: Australia logs record COVID-19 cases, driven by New South Wales
Bloomberg: The Vaccinated Are Worried and Scientists Don’t Have Answers
The Oregonian: There’s growing concern vaccinated people may be more vulnerable to COVID-19 than previously thought
The Guardian: ‘We’re on a mission’: the Texas firefighters who will bring a Covid vaccine to your door
The Guardian: Bill and tag’s excellent adventure: A year in the life of one southern right whale
The Guardian: ‘Our future might not look the same’: wildfires threaten way of life in California’s mountain towns
The Guardian: Gusty winds push Caldor fire toward South Lake Tahoe and blanket the area in smoke
The Guardian: Vaccine wars: how the decision not to get the shot is tearing loved ones apart
The Guardian: Afghanistan drone strike targeted Islamic State ‘planner’ in car, US says
LA Times: L.A. cut police budget, then put $47 million in OT pay on city’s ‘credit card’
East Bay Times: Free air purifiers to be given away by Bay Area air district to protect vulnerable people from wildfire smoke
East Bay Times: New UCSF study: Vaccine-resistant viruses are driving ‘breakthrough’ COVID infections
Reno Gazette Journal: South Lake Tahoe is empty as Caldor Fire rages nearby
Reno Gazette Journal: Caldor Fire: Winds expected late Sunday could drive fire toward Tahoe
Wild Rivers Outpost: Relationships Key To Vaccinating Del Norte's Indigenous, Hmong, LatinX and Unhoused Communities Against COVID-19
Sacramento Bee: ‘Zombie apocalypse.’ Tahoe economy slammed as California wildfire smoke blankets region
Sacramento Bee: Why some fish are ‘junk,’ others are protected. California study points to past racism
Washington Post: A school district opted out of a free meals program, saying students could ‘become spoiled’
Press Democrat: Another dry winter may be ahead in Sonoma and Mendocino counties
KCRA: Here’s what happens if ICU capacity falls below 10% for three days in California
KRCR: Firefighters prepare to defend Lake Tahoe from Caldor Fire
NPR: Check Out The First 3D-Printed Steel Bridge Recently Unveiled In Europe
NPR: Indian Boarding Schools' Traumatic Legacy, And The Fight To Get Native Ancestors Back
NPR: PHOTOS: Mexican Artists Create Fantastical Masks To Show The Many Faces Of COVID
NPR: The U.S. Launches Drone Strike On ISIS-K Target
LA Times: On the front lines, here’s what the seven stages of severe COVID-19 look like
RHBB: Four-Hour Closures Officially Over at Last Chance Grade
Friday, Aug. 27, 2021
RHBB: [UPDATE 11:50 p.m.] New Fire Burning in Redwood Valley
LA Times: COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its Native population
FIRE UPDATE: Monument: Monument Fire North Zone Evening Update August 27, 2021 (Monument Fire Wildfire)
SFGate: Sonora in California's Gold Country under evacuation warning due to Washington Fire
SFGate: CDC study shows unvaccinated teacher started delta COVID outbreak at Marin school
FIRE UPDATE: McFarland: McFarland Fire Evening Update August 27 (McFarland Fire Wildfire)
County of Humboldt Meetings: Project Trellis Committee Agenda- regular meeting
RHBB: 6 Deaths Reported; Public Health Estimates 100+ New Cases
The Guardian: Hurricane Ida barrels down on Louisiana amid warnings of ‘life-altering storm’
The Guardian: New Zealand police break up one-person anti-lockdown protest in Auckland
County of Humboldt: August 27, 2021 - 6 Deaths Reported; Public Health Estimates 100+ New Cases
Wild Rivers Outpost: CHP Leading Multi-agency Investigation Into Officer-Involved Shooting of a Black Man, Del Norte Sheriff Says
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom Statement on Death of Galt Police Officer
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Sat, 28 Aug 2021
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