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. 23, 2025
Smithsonian Magazine: Will the Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry End the Pangolin?
The Atlantic: The DOGE Project Will Backfire
The Atlantic: A Friday-Night Massacre at the Pentagon
BBC: ICYMI: BMW trials 'motionless' wind energy system
BBC: BMW delays electric Mini over 'uncertainty'
AP News: DOGE is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing Musk's Tesla
BBC: List weekly accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers
BBC: Watch: A real-life prototype flying car takes to the skies
BBC: From Baywatch to toxic waste - LA's iconic beaches unrecognisable after fires
BBC: Paris: He dreamed of a cycling revolution. Then an SUV crushed him
The Guardian: Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, worst level in 30 years
The Oregonian: Oregon wheat farmers brace for boomerang effects of Trump’s international aid program freeze
OPB: Federal worker firings put Hanford safety in jeopardy, says Sen. Patty Murray
The Oregonian: What are fractals? New exhibit at this Oregon museum explains these ‘trippy’ patterns
/r/humboldt: Relocating to Humboldt
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Experts warn Bonneville job cuts bring immediate and long-term risks to Pacific Northwest
OPB: Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as next week
The Hill: Trump’s control over independent agencies tees up test of presidential power
The Hill: Federal judge extends decision blocking DOGE from Treasury payment system
The Guardian: Hackers steal $1.5bn from crypto exchange in ‘biggest digital heist ever’
The Guardian: Russia launches largest drone attack on eve of third anniversary of invasion
The Hill: College student groups based on race, ethnicity could be in jeopardy under Trump
The Hill: Beware of text messages about unpaid tolls, FBI and state authorities warn
The Hill: Democrats and former defense officials rail against ‘pure pettiness’ of Trump Pentagon firings
KTLA: California governor asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for Los Angeles wildfire relief
CBS : High school seniors' financial aid applications drop, raising college attendance concerns
CBS San Diego: Federal halt lifted | Legal aid for migrant children resumes amid funding shifts
KCRA: Police chase, crash leads to discovery of woman's body in Nevada City home
KRCR: New evidence prompts Fortuna police to reopen 2014 cold case
KRCR: Redding sees record turnout for endangered Chinook salmon release
North Bay Biz Journal: No new ADUs here: When California law and homeowner association rules collide
LA Times: ‘Convict me’: Heart-wrenching opening in trial of O.C. judge who fatally shot his wife
KRON: Oakland woman stranded after mobility scooter stolen: ‘I’m broken’
Press Democrat: The Bigfoot bill: How an ‘inside joke’ among lawmakers landed Sonoma County on national television
East Bay Times: Foreclosed Berkeley apartment building value plunges after new deal
LA Times: Ski patroller caught in Mammoth Mountain avalanche dies of her injuries, officials say
AP News: States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump’s immigration crackdown
AP News: Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week or face consequences
AP News: USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended
LA Times: Inside the Mojave Desert train heists targeting Nike sneakers
SF Gate: More than a dozen earthquakes rattle San Benito and Monterey counties Friday into Saturday
East Bay Times: Carmel River: Wading in to save the steelhead
East Bay Times: Mother arrested after 2-year-old found alone outside East Bay house
East Bay Times: A lost manuscript explores the origins of the Grateful Dead
East Bay Times: An unconventional treatment for meth addicts — gift card payments — takes off in the Bay Area
East Bay Times: More than 900 Californians, including 15 children, have died from the flu this season
SF Chronicle: Trump spending freeze will impact Pacific Crest Trail hikers
SF Chronicle: Photos: ‘Distress flag’ towers over Yosemite to protest cuts as crowds view firefall
KRON: Watch: Bear cubs captured on camera in Sonoma County park for first time
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