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.
Friday, Aug. 8
RHBB: Slurry Seal Projects: McKinleyville Area Starting Today
Thursday, Aug. 7
Phys.Org: Adding limestone to farmland boosts carbon capture and crop yields, study finds
The Atlantic: The Pro-Israel Right Is Shifting the Definition of Anti-Semitism
The Atlantic: The Power of Politeness
Study Finds: What One High-Fat Meal Does To A Healthy Brain In Just 4 Hours
Smithsonian Magazine: Archaeologists in Mexico Discover Long-Lost City Inhabited by Maya Rebels Who Resisted the Spanish Conquest
The Hill: Rural Pennsylvania man kills neighbor and wounds responding troopers in gunfire ambush, police say
KTLA: Federal agents board Southern California councilmember’s boat, ask for papers
KTLA: Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, talent manager Brandon Blackstock, dies at 48
KTLA: Evacuations ordered for fast-burning Canyon Fire near Ventura, L.A. county border
SF Gate: Bay Area teen missing for nearly 2 weeks found safe, police say
RHBB: Southbound 101 Blocked After Pickup and Trailer Crash Near Chapman’s Rock Shop
Governor's Office: TOMORROW: Governor Newsom and California leaders to host Texas Democrats breaking quorum to fight GOP map-rigging
Governor's Office: TOMORROW: Governor Newsom and California leaders to host Texas Democrats breaking quorum to fight GOP map-rigging
BBC: Trump opens door for crypto in retirement accounts
NPR: Social Security announces a phone service fix after denying there was an issue
NPR: Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
NBC News: Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution
NY Times : 11 Women, 9 Dogs, Not Much Drama (and No Guys)
AP News: After deep DOGE cuts, National Weather Service gets OK to fill up to 450 jobs
BBC: Netanyahu divides Israelis and allies with plan to occupy Gaza
The Atlantic: The New ChatGPT Resets the AI Race
NCJ: Blue Lake: Recall Election on Scafani to Move Forward, Two Others Fall Short
Washington Post: Opinion: What’s really depressing America’s young men
NBC News: Diabetes risk study says french fries are a culprit
Humboldt Sports: Annual Kevin Ebbert Memorial Trail Run set for Aug. 23
KINS's Talk Shop: Talkshop August 7th, 2025 – William Honsal
SoHum Parlance: If both sides go all out in the gerrymandering war
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom partners with world’s leading tech companies to prepare Californians for AI future
RHBB: Fire This Morning in Cutten Destroys Mobile Home
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom announces judicial appointments 8.7.25
RHBB: Big Cliff Fire Grows Within Containment Lines as Crews Hold Butler Fire Steady
RHBB: Elk River Road Blocked Heading into Cutten This Morning
Governor's Office: Coordinated organized retail theft crackdown recovers $8 million in stolen assets this year
Times-Standard : Blue Lake’s Elise Scafani faces recall election
The Atlantic: Donald Trump Doesn’t Want You to Read This Article
The Guardian: ‘Horrific’: report reveals abuse of pregnant women and children at US Ice facilities
Reuters: Mexico, Dominican Republic propose joint efforts to fight sargassum seaweed
Reuters: Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers
BBC: Nigeria seizes 1,600 birds in 'largest' wildlife-trafficking bust
AP News: Trump seeks to change how census collects data and wants to exclude immigrants in US illegally
AP News: Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, CDC report says
BBC: 'Fake nurse' arrested in Florida after seeing more than 4,000 patients
BBC: France still battling largest wildfire in 75 years
Courthouse News Service: Transfer of sacred Apache land to private company inevitable, feds tell judge
Courthouse News Service: Italy approves plans for world’s longest suspension bridge
The Guardian: Trump administration freezes $584m in grants for ‘life-saving research’ at UCLA
AP News: China fights mosquito-borne chikungunya virus with drones, fines and nets as thousands fall ill
OPB: Portland advances plan to open new day centers for people experiencing homelessness