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.
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025
The Guardian: Trump personally ordered firings of special counsel prosecutors
The Hill: GOP’s Susan Collins to back Tulsi Gabbard confirmation
AP News: A 1714 Stradivarius violin up for auction could become most expensive music instrument ever sold
Reuters: University of California sued over alleged racial discrimination in admissions
CNBC: Trump signs order establishing a sovereign wealth fund that he says could buy TikTok
The Hill: What I learned on my post-election trip to Trump Country
The Hill: Treasury Department sued over DOGE payment access
Times-Standard : Humboldt County supervisors reinforce stance on ICE amid community fears
The Atlantic: Nitrous Oxide: The Illegal Drug at Every Corner Store
The Atlantic: Purging the Government Could Backfire Spectacularly
The Guardian: Ontario premier ‘ripping up’ contract with Musk’s Starlink over US tariffs
OPB: Trump administration targets Portland State for alleged antisemitism
OPB: Oregon judge pauses camping ban enforcement in Grants Pass
OPB: Oregon coast dotted with community supply caches for the ‘big one’ and other emergencies
NPR: Rubio says El Salvador will house deportees from U.S., including Americans
NPR: NC pastor pushed out after parishioners complain about focus on racial justice
KQED: PG&E Wants to Pull the Plug on Electrification Project at CSU Monterey Bay
KQED: Across Bay Area, ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ Meets Trump Crackdown With Protests
OPB: Vancouver begins work to remove PFAS chemicals from another water system
BBC: Turmoil as Trump and Musk take aim at top US aid agency
The Guardian: Dogs exposed to household chemicals more likely to get cancer, study finds
The Guardian: Trump wants rare earth resources from Ukraine in exchange for aid
The Guardian: CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information
The Guardian: ‘I’m never going back to living like this’: how an innovative project is helping hoarders
The Guardian: Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments
Sacramento Bee: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan headed to Sacramento area with touring music fest. How to get tickets
BBC: Man who ran length of Africa reveals new challenge
BBC: Guillain-Barre syndrome: India faces outbreak of creeping paralysis
BBC: El Salvador offers to lock up US criminals in its mega-jail
BBC: Five people shot on Swedish school campus, as police say danger 'not over'
Courthouse News Service: Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He vows to ‘unleash’ US resources
KTLA: This Southern California restaurant culture is truly unique
KTLA: Scrap Metal? 2 suspects steal fire hydrant in Pomona
LA Times: Malibu balks at proposal to unload fire debris near City Hall as EPA struggles to find sites
City of Eureka Meetings: City Council - Feb 04, 2025
Marin Independent Journal: Marin-bred actor Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez, and the real-life Joan Baez discuss Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’
Marin Independent Journal: Marin housing complex for elders reports COVID outbreak
KRCR: Winter storm warning issued for Trinity County, heavy snowfall expected
KRCR: Wet weather causes major flooding across Shasta County
KRCR: Feather alert issued for missing woman in Eureka
KRON: State Farm asks for interim rate hike in wake of SoCal wildfires
SF Chronicle: Bay Area to see heavy rain, strong winds from atmospheric river storm. Here’s a timeline of impacts
Times-Standard : Humboldt County supervisors narrowly OK putting vet hall rebuild to bid
KRON: Cause of Martinez refinery fire revealed, health advisory still in effect
KRON: Tree falls on Santa Rosa elementary school
SF Gate: Highway 101 reopens in Northern California after landslide
RHBB: Humboldt County Drenched as Atmospheric River Causes Minor Flooding
/r/humboldt: Arcata house fire
/r/humboldt: Big fire behind Murphys on alliance on arcata
RHBB: Cal Poly Humboldt Celebrates Black Liberation Month with Events Honoring Culture and Community