Mark Grossi

I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.

San Joaquin Valley ozone has been less dangerous this summer. The graph shows fewer federal violations than I can remember at this time of year ... still a long way from healthy air out there.

www.arb.ca.gov/aqmis2/graph...

Buck Rock in the Southern Sierra Nevada has some gorgeous late-summer views this morning. cameras.alertcalifornia.org?pos=36.6089_...

How to Watch ‘Eddington’: A24’s History Predicts When Ari Aster's Movie Will Hit Streaming Eddington, A24's latest political satire, may hit HBO Max by November 2025 after a lukewarm box office start and potential for a streaming release.

Watched "Eddington" last night. Critics seemed divided over it. But I liked it. Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and the rest of the cast. Spot on for me. Story set in 2020 during COVID. Lots of emotion and weirdness.

fandomwire.com/how-to-watch...

I do love the view of Yosemite's high country, but today the smoke from wildfire make it tougher to see. yosemite.org/webcams/high...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: New groundwater demand management network launches community needs assessment survey From the Groundwater Demand Management Network: “A coalition of leading water experts recently announced the launch of the Groundwater Demand Management Network, a new statewide initiative designed to...

Amid the news about the Delta and the Colorado River, don't miss this new page that the state is launching at the end of next month (the release says Sept. 31, but I think the state means it will be the 30th. September has 30 days.)

mavensnotebook.com/2025/08/29/y...

Tesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it. The key evidence was presented last month to a jury, which found the company partially liable for the 2019 crash in Key Largo, Florida.

"A self-described hacker, enlisted by the plaintiffs to decode the contents of a chip they recovered from the vehicle, found it while sipping a Venti-size hot chocolate." Tesla had the data.

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Always interesting to read criminal complaints ... this one is about Bobby Salazar and the arson case against the Fresno restaurant owner.

www.justice.gov/usao-edca/me...

A Texas Congressman Is Quietly Helping Elon Musk Pitch a $760M Plan to Build Tunnels Under Houston to Ease Flooding For years, experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters and save lives and property. Now Elon Musk’s tunneling company wants a piece of the project.

Elon wants to bore out some tunnels beneath Houston. What could go wrong with that ...

www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey

Another large newspaper plans to shut down print operations.

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Intel Worked With Chinese Firms Sanctioned For Enabling Human Rights Abuses As the U.S. government takes a 10% stake in Intel, Forbes has learned the tech company partnered with sanctioned Chinese surveillance firms Uniview, Hikvision and Cloudwalk.

As the U.S. government takes a 10% stake in Intel, Forbes has learned the tech company partnered with sanctioned Chinese surveillance firms Uniview, Hikvision and Cloudwalk.

Feds say Bobby Salazar hired motorcycle gang member to firebomb his Fresno restaurant Fresno restaurant operator Robert “Bobby” Salazar, 63, has been arrested on federal arson charges, accused of hiring a member of the Screamin’ Demons Motorcycle Club to set fire to one of his restaura...

Fresno restaurant owner accused of hiring someone to firebomb his business

thebusinessjournal.com/feds-say-bob...

ICE is entering hospitals. How far can health care workers go to protect patients? Workers, wary for patients' rights, say their employers should offer more guidance and training about the kinds of immigration encounters happening now.

So, if they're showing up at hospitals, I'm wondering if they're hanging around churches too ...

calmatters.org/health/2025/...

A few months ago, I recall saying "fat, power-hungry and stupid is no way to go through life." But he's been doing this type of stuff ever since I started following his antics 35 years ago.

Trump Relies on Personal Diplomacy With Putin. The Result Is a Strategic Muddle.

Taco, Taco man. He's got to be a Taco man. (Sing it with me now.)

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Came across this old photo of a marmot pal who wanted to eat food in my backpack. I neglected to name this critter. Not even sure if it was male or female.

Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...

... because who needs all these people working for the health of our families and friends? Really?
projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...,

Newsom vetoes oversight bill for Valley clean air Newsom's veto shot down a bill written by a coalition of Valley clean air groups that would have strengthened community oversight.

Newsome vetoes bill aimed at more transparency for the valley air district.
fresnoland.org/2022/09/23/n...

Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Lawsuit

Chalk up another $67 million for over the voting machine defamation lawsuit. Newsmax joins Fox News in paying big time for the lies they pushed.

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Live Updates: Trump Backs Putin’s Route for Talks, Dashing Ukraine’s Hopes for Swift Cease-Fire

Big talk. Then. Taco. Taco. Taco.

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Forbes Real Time Billionaires List - The World's Richest People Browse today’s rankings of the wealthiest people and families globally. Discover the net worth, age, and other information about the richest people in the world.

I found this fascinating ... real-time list. Just a thought. Let's have these folks pay federal taxes at the same rate as, say, a waitress or a construction worker.

www.forbes.com/real-time-bi...

The British Policy of Appeasement toward Hitler and Nazi Germany | Holocaust Encyclopedia In the 1930s, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and the British government pursued a policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany to avoid war. Learn more.

Appeasement. The thing that's going on today in Alaska with the Russian leader. Didn't go so well back in the 1930s.
encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

For second straight year, La Niña weather coming to California It's not yet clear whether La Niña will mean more rain in San Francisco this fall.

Apparently another La Nina season may be setting up in the Pacific Ocean ... noted.

www.sfgate.com/weather/arti...

Watching a Friday morning in #Yosemite National Park. Thanks for the view, Yosemite Conservancy.

www.nps.gov/yose/learn/p...

Just over half of Fresno County residents affected by Medicaid cuts With about 52% of Fresno’s residents relying on Medi-Cal, upcoming changes could affect access to care.

I've been waiting for this headline here in Fresno County. Seems like this county voted in November 2024 for the orange madness in the White House. It is coming home to roost right here.
fresnoland.org/2025/08/14/m...

An atmospheric river is approaching. Here’s when rain could hit the drought-plagued West An unseasonably strong storm could drop a month’s worth of rain across the Pacific Northwest. Winds associated with the storm could help clear San Francisco’s foggy skies.

An atmospheric river is approaching. Here’s when rain could hit the drought-plagued West www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore...

Listening to the Who. "Won't Get Fooled Again." Relishing the song and remembering the days. But that was 1971.

New Analysis Finds Trump Family Has Raked in $3.4 Billion Off the Presidency President Donald Trump and his family have made a staggering $3.4 billion off the presidency, according to an analysis by the New Yorker.

Cha-ching ...
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Trump Takes Control of D.C. Police, Citing ‘Bloodthirsty Criminals.’ But Crime Is Down.

"Bloodthirsty criminals"? Really? Crime is going down. Let's get back to the Epstein thing.

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