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.
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024
The Guardian: Tourist boom threatens to swamp Indian mountain town where Dalai Lama took refuge
The Guardian: Global heating could raise potential for offshore wind power, study says
Washington Post: FDA gives an early nod to psychedelic research
NPR: Photos: How older adults navigate their health care needs in rural America
NPR: Navy commander relieved of duty after photo showed him firing rifle with scope backward
NPR: How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos
PBS News: The world is producing 57 million tons of plastic pollution per year, new study finds
The Guardian: US conservative influencers say they are ‘victims’ of Russian disinformation campaign
The Guardian: Scientists are closing in on the true, horrifying scale of death and disease in Gaza
NY Times : Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease
NY Times : Solar Farms Have a Superpower Beyond Clean Energy
the Atlantic: When the Bitcoin Scammers Came for Me
the Atlantic: Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing
NY Times : Leaked Reports and Political Heat Are Testing Trust in Economic Data
Washington Post: ‘Indian Country is hurting:’ How feds failed Native American food program
The Guardian: Gambling’s glitter is blinding US policymakers to its social costs
Washington Post: Maui wildfire survivors say insurers are failing to clean up the toxic damage to their homes
The Hill: US has seen 22 shootings with at least 4 people killed in 2024
The Hill: 5 takeaways from Trump’s town hall with Hannity
The Hill: Opinion: Adult responsibilities are making kids too old, too soon
BBC: Video: 'I saw a kid with a gun' - How Georgia school shooting unfolded
BBC: Las Vegas teenagers plead guilty to killing classmate
Politico: Trash-industrial complex fights EU plans to cut waste
Politico: Trump-backed Senate candidate faces scrutiny for derogatory comments about Native Americans
Politico: A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction
Smithsonian Magazine: The Celtic Origins of Trick-or-Treating
Smithsonian Magazine: A Century Ago, a Mob Brutally Attacked an American Diplomat in Persia. His Death Shaped U.S.-Iran Relations for Decades
The Guardian: University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report
KRCR: California's Fair Plan to increase commercial coverage limits by 2025
KPTV: Suspect wanted after standoff, gunfire involving converted bus in Lincoln City
SF Chronicle: Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner
KOMO News: Volunteers remove over 80 propane tanks during Seattle homeless encampment cleanup
KOMO News: Thieves crash stolen Hyundai into Fremont cannabis shop despite bollards and gate
KOMO News: Heat advisory issued as Seattle braces for record-breaking warmth
OPB: New study shows surf break habitats also store a lot of carbon
OPB: Community solar project offers low-income Portland residents relief from high energy bills
The Oregonian: Pit bull attack instigated by dog owner lands man 6-year prison sentence
AP News: The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year
AP News: Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian influence operation, US says
Courthouse News Service: Feds open investigation into sexual abuse at California women’s prisons
AP News: Teen charged with killing 4 at Georgia high school had been focus of earlier tips about threats
SF Chronicle: Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of jobs, a future and, for some, a taste of freedom
East Bay Times: Don’t know what to do with your old clothes? California may require the fashion industry to take them back from you — for free
LA Times: Wildfire damages Navy base on remote California island; live fire suspected
LA Times: ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ to be released, could be making his home in L.A. County again
Courthouse News Service: Internet Archive loses appeal against publishers in e-library lawsuit
Courthouse News Service: Kroger CEO insists proposed Albertsons merger will lower grocery prices
LA Times: Suspected migrant-smuggling boat lands at famous Laguna Beach locale
Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit panel gives X Corp. a win in First Amendment case
East Bay Times: Fisherman suspected of stabbing windsurfer who caused him to lose his pole in Berkeley
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