*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM THE WEEKEND ***

+ City of Yelm YouTube: Yelm Historic Water Tower video now posted

+ KING-5 TV: UW researchers discover methane gas bubbles coming up from the Puget Sound seafloor

+ The Olympian: JBLM troops have been put on increased readiness status over Russia-Ukraine crisis

+ The Olympian: Washington Senate Democrats introduce legislation to limit the governor’s powers

+ KING-5 TV: Inslee testifies in support of bill that makes spreading election result misinformation illegal – Opponents of the bill are raising concerns about preserving free speech.

+ Airliner Watch: Boeing to increase monthly B777F production from two to three aircraft – in Everett

+ Thurston Talk: Where to Get Thai Food in Olympia and Throughout Thurston County, including Yelm

+ South Sound Business Profiles: Lattin’s Country Cider Mill and Farm’s Sweet Success

+ Yahoo!: Harbor Custom Development, Inc. Enters Preliminary Commitment with Marquee Funding Group for $15,715,000 Construction Loan– for the 75 unit Wyndstone apartment complex

+ The Points Guy: Report: Boeing finds launch customer for 777X freighter – Qatar Airways

*** NATIONAL NEWS FROM THE WEEKEND ***

The Nation: America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think – Each year, Congress approves hundreds of billions of dollars for the US defense budget—but the real number exceeds $1 trillion.

Common Dreams: Climate Groups Celebrate as Judge Blocks Biden’s Oil Lease Sale in Gulf

Daily Kos: As white nationalists, Jan. 6 extremists embrace Christian nationalism, even darker forces revive

Daily Kos: State lawmaker proposes bill that would let Arizona legislature nullify presidential elections

The New York Times: Republicans Relish Biden’s Troubles, Eyeing a Takeover of Congress

MSNBC: Biden’s election comments veer uncomfortably close to the ontology of Trumpism

The NY Ledger: John Kerry, U.S. Climate Envoy, Tells Top Polluters ‘We Must All Move Faster’ – away from coal