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.
Yesterday
Washington Post: Companies start landing on the moon as space agencies foot the bill
Washington Post: Opinion: What we learned about politics by talking about … wolves
KQED: Trump’s Mass Layoffs at NOAA Cut Into the Bay Area Weather Service
KQED: ‘Look, There’s Nowhere Else to Go’: Inside California’s Crackdown on Homeless Camps
NPR: USDA unveils a $1 billion plan to address the egg crisis
The Guardian: ‘It’s packed with dealers. Look around you’: life amid the cocaine cartels of the French Riviera
The Guardian: Read the signs of Trump’s federal firings: AI is coming for private sector jobs too
The Guardian: ‘They worship death’: Trump ‘border czar’ reveals extremist views in interview
Reuters: US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft
Reuters: US judge declares Trump's firing of watchdog agency head illegal
The Guardian: ‘America is going down’: China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says
The Guardian: Europe faces ‘once in a generation’ moment for its security, Starmer says – live
The Atlantic: The Putinization of America
The Atlantic: A New Kind of State Media: Donald Trump is staffing his administration with podcast bros.
The Atlantic: Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?
Courthouse News Service: DoorDash to pay $16.75 million over stolen tips from delivery drivers
Courthouse News Service: Iowa governor signs bill removing civil rights of transgender Iowans
AP News: The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever. Here’s a look at Iditarod, by the numbers
AP News: Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal
Courthouse News Service: Lawmakers and advocates voice concern over federal funding cuts’ impact on the Chesapeake Bay
BBC: Pro-Ukraine protests across US after Trump-Zelensky clash
The Oregonian: Oregon coast fire district in turmoil after chief promises ‘open war’ on board members
The Oregonian: Town hall draws more than 1,000 Oregonians amid rising concerns about Trump administration
OPB: NOAA firings in Seattle include orca-saving employee of the year
OPB: Tillamook County housing projects in limbo following cuts to federal funding
LA Times: Newsom suspends landmark environmental laws to speed up wildfire prevention efforts
LA Times: ‘Like someone put a blanket over the ocean’: Kelp could be among fires’ casualties
SF Chronicle: California drug bust: 16,500 fentanyl pills, 72 pounds of meth
SF Chronicle: Anti-DOGE protests at Tesla stores target Elon Musk's bottom line
KTLA: Driver dumped 150 of gallons of contaminated waste into local creek, investigators say
KTLA: ICE raids at least 3 homes, arrests one mother in South Los Angeles
KTLA: Palisades homes ‘too toxic’ to clear in phase 1, Army Corps to help in phase 2
East Bay Times: UC health and research workers in two unions stage statewide strike
/r/humboldt: THE Best estate sale. Sunday and next weekend. Boats, bikes, Thousands of auto\wood Tools. Etc 405 westhaven rd. 1 minute from Trinidad.
KRCR: Cuts at Coleman National Fish Hatchery raise concerns for salmon population
KRCR: Sierra Pacific receives $75M from US Forest Service to combat wildfires
KRCR: Redding's new nighttime farmers market aiming to support community, small businesses
KRON: Ukiah man dies after arrest by sheriff’s deputies
SF Gate: Meth, abalone and a turtle: NorCal traffic stop takes a weird turn
East Bay Times: Santa Cruz coast: Hazardous waves prompt water rescues, Capitola beach closure
Marin Independent Journal: Where are federal jobs affected by DOGE cuts? A look at congressional districts across the US
Marin Independent Journal: Three wet winters in a row for the first time in 25 years? Sierra Nevada snowpack 85% of normal, with more storms forecast
SF Gate: Yosemite protesters did a genius thing with the park's webcams
SF Gate: Olympic National Park's Hoh Rain Forest needs federal funds to reopen. No one knows when it will.
SF Gate: Bay Area daycare raided in large guns and drugs operation
Humboldt Sports: Wildcats hold on late, edge the Cougars to secure fifth NCS crown
Humboldt Sports: Crusaders win D-6 NCS title with complete team performance
RHBB: RREDC Updates: Economic Development, Project Labor Agreements, and Regional Initiatives
Saturday, March 1
/r/humboldt: Providence Memorial Hospital is Instructing Uber Drivers to Strand Unhoused People Downtown (Santa Rosa)