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.
Monday, Dec. 14, 2020
The Guardian: Fossil fuel fund set aside to help Utahns being returned to industry, lawsuit says
Washington Post: A Russian mega-hack is further damaging Trump’s cybersecurity legacy
Washington Post: Facing a First Amendment fight, a small Minnesota town allows a White supremacist church
Washington Post: Trump reverses course on plan to have White House staff get vaccine first
The Hill: US cybersecurity agency issues emergency directive following government hacks
The Hill: Trump on attending Biden inauguration: 'I don't want to talk about that'
The Hill: Wall Street Journal urges Trump to concede
The Hill: The governor who stole Christmas — and the California businesses fighting back
NY Post: 75 infected with COVID-19 after Santa visits nursing home in Belgium
The Oregonian: Man tries, unsuccessfully, to elude police with frigid swim in Columbia River
The Oregonian: Surfer off Maui dies after shark bite; ‘unusual’ shark attack also kills tourist in Caribbean
San Jose Mercury: California’s Prop. 19: Key things the new property tax law gives and takes away
San Jose Mercury: Rolling through the pandemic: ’70s roller skating craze is back
San Jose Mercury: San Francisco records the most coronavirus cases ever Saturday, health officials report
San Jose Mercury: COVID-19: One Bay Area food line routinely turns away 200 cars, rations food to last longer 23
KTLA: Nearly 2,000-acre brush fire south of Beaumont triggers smoke advisory for SoCal
LA Times: Cleveland’s baseball team reportedly decides to drop Indians nickname
LA Times: Russia suspected in major hack of U.S. federal agencies
LA Times: A user’s guide to CA Notify, the state’s COVID-19 alert system for smartphones
LA Times: Smartphone COVID-19 exposure alert system signs up 4 million Californians
LA Times: Los Angeles, Orange and San Francisco counties shatter COVID-19 records as ICU space shrinks
KRCR: CHP: Bicyclist hit on HWY 299 Saturday night
SF Chronicle: US agencies hacked in monthslong global cyberspying campaign
SF Chronicle: Surfer in critical condition after rescue near Fort Point
SF Chronicle: SF's landmark Cliff House restaurant to close after 157 years
Audubon Magazine: Humboldt Bay's importance to birds threatened by aquaculture expansion
RHBB: Arcata Swears in New Councilmembers, Appoints New Mayor, Vice-mayor
RHBB: California State University Anticipates Return to In-Person Coursework for Fall 2021 Term
RHBB: National ‘Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Campaign Begins Today
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020
Tom Sebourn: Mark Saliors needs help! 5 locals depend on income of injured local business owner.
RHBB: BAER Road Work Continues Around Thomes Drainage
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Mon, 14 Dec 2020
CNN: Germany to go into national lockdown over Christmas to stem surge in Covid-19 cases
NY Times: Former Aide Accuses Cuomo of Sexual Harassment
The Guardian: US treasury hacked by foreign government group – report
NCJ: [UPDATE: 3:07 p.m.] About 500 Garberville Residents Without Power After Boom
RHBB: About 500 Garberville Residents Without Power After Boom
RHBB: All-Day Closure of Honeydew Bridge Canceled, ‘Weekday’ Closures Will Continue
NCJ: COVID-19 Screenings Now Required for In-Person Court Appearances
Redwood Coast Business: SHORT RIBS AND RANDOM THOUGHTS, Dec 13, 2020
Wild Rivers Outpost: Curry County Public Health: 20 New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed Yesterday; Nine Recorded at Sea View Assisted Living Center
Governor's Office: Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup Confirms the Pfizer Vaccine is Safe and Efficacious for Public Use
Wild Rivers Outpost: Sheriff's Deputy Carried Disabled Elderly Man From Burning Brookings Home as Cars Exploded, Oregon State Police Says
RHBB: Crabs baseball scheduling 2021 games, considering streaming
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