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, Aug. 22, 2021
AP News: The blue blood of horseshoe crabs is critical to medical industry
AP News: ‘Imbecilic’: Ex-UK leader Tony Blair slams Afghan withdrawal
AP News: At least 10 killed in Tennessee flash floods; dozens missing
AP News: Greece: Forest fire destroys jobs of pine resin collectors
SFGate: The vaccinated are worried and scientists don't have answers
Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021
FIRE UPDATE: Monument: Monument Fire Evening Update August 21 (Monument Fire Wildfire)
FIRE UPDATE: McFarland: McFarland Fire Evening Update August 21 (McFarland Fire Wildfire)
RHBB: McFarland Fire Calmer Today With Favorable Weather
Mad River Union: Dogtown: Good dogs Birdie and Rollo are ready for their forever homes
RHBB: Two Vehicles Collided on Hwy 101 at the Bayside Cutoff North of Eureka
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Sun, 22 Aug 2021
Mad River Union: Arcata Police Log: Car-hackers trigger car alarm, neighbor, forcing battery lobotomy
RHBB: Saturday’s Air Quality Report
RHBB: River Complex (at Over 80,000 Acres) Pushes Further Into Trinity County; Three Large Wildfires Are Now Burning in the Remote Rural County
FIRE UPDATE: Monument: EMERGENCY FOREST CLOSURE: Regional Order No. 21-04 (Monument Fire Wildfire)
FIRE UPDATE: Monument: Trinity County Issues Additional Evacuation Warnings for the River Complex (Monument Fire Wildfire)
RHBB: Trinity County Sheriff Issues an Evacuation Warning for Coffee Creek and Trinity Center
RHBB: Good News on the McFarland Fire as Containment Jumps to 64%
EcoNews: The Climate Crisis is Here
FIRE UPDATE: McCash: USFS Pacific Southwest Region Emergency Forest Closure Begins 08-22-21 (McCash Fire Wildfire)
RHBB: Monument Fire Claws It’s Way West But Firefighters Up Containment in Other Areas of This Massive Beast
FIRE UPDATE: McCash: Firefighters Continue Point Protection along HWY 96 August 21, 2021 (McCash Fire Wildfire)
FIRE UPDATE: McFarland: Mcfarland Fire Update August 21 (McFarland Fire Wildfire)
FIRE UPDATE: Monument: Virtual Public Meeting on August 21, 2021 at 6 pm (Monument Fire Wildfire)
RHBB: For Weeks They Prepared, Then They Fled Through Flames as the Monument Fire Burned Homes Around Them: One Refugee’s Story With Photos and Video
FIRE UPDATE: Monument: Monument Fire North Zone Update August 21, 2021 (Monument Fire Wildfire)
Mad River Union: Skill-oriented Samoa Beach Academy could open in fall 2023
RHBB: State Departments Promote Health Care and Other Aid as Federal Unemployment Benefits Are Set to Expire Next Month
NY Times: Athens Is Only Getting Hotter. Its New ‘Chief Heat Officer’ Hopes to Cool It Down.
The Guardian: Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits highest annual level in a decade
The Guardian: Alabama: former police officer given 25-year sentence for shooting suicidal man
The Guardian: ‘Inheritance is a problem’: parents on what they will leave to their children
The Guardian: Millions of electric car batteries will retire in the next decade. What happens to them?
The Guardian: Drought rules spark accusations of racism in Siskiyou County
Vice: How to Set an Intention for Your Drug Trip
Las Vegas Sun: Parents get coached on how to escape mask and vaccine rules
LA Times: L.A. County’s mask requirement at large outdoor venues is now the law.
LA Times: For many Afghan refugees, the struggles don’t end when they reach U.S. soil
LA Times: Photos: A million acres burned already as California enters peak fire season
LA Times: GM extends recall to cover all Chevy Bolts due to fire risk
LA Times: As California burns, some ecologists say it’s time to rethink forest management
Esquire: Oh, and the Taliban Is Also in the Meth Business Now
Esquire: 'Reservation Dogs' Is Just the Beginning of an Indigenous Storytelling Explosion
Fresno Bee: What is a toxic algae bloom? Officials describe hazard considered in mysterious deaths
KCRA: Picture of people at Florida monoclonal antibody treatment site goes viral
KCRA: How to help people impacted by Northern California wildfires
Seattle Times: With prices creeping up, more Americans are turning to dollar stores
The Oregonian: Oregon labor leader Liz Shuler elected as first woman to head AFL-CIO
The Oregonian: Oregon Army National Guard deployed to hospitals statewide: ‘It’s all about keeping people safe’
The Oregonian: Dutch Bros seeks to raise $100m in IPO, hopes to have 4,000 coffee stands someday
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