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* Could the syrup for your waffle soon come from WA. state maple trees? * The 1918 flu didn’t end in 1918. Here’s what its third year can teach us. * WA. counties rejected ballots from people of color,…younger voters at higher rates!

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“Sap collection line for the Bigleaf maple syrup harvesting at the Myers Point Environmental Field Station near the Henderson Inlet runs around a half mile in length from tree line to processing shack.
Credit: Steve Bloom, The Olympian

*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM THE WEEKEND ***

+ The Seattle Times: Washington Counties Rejected Ballots From People of Color, Men, Younger Voters at Higher Rates

+ The Olympian: Could the syrup for your waffle soon come from Washington state maple trees? Just maybe – “Most people have never tasted it. And most people don’t know that it’s unique and different than the traditional stuff.”

+ McClatchy Newspapers: Experts say ‘magic mushrooms’ can be a pathway to treatment. Will WA legislators agree? Lawmakers have introduced legislation to make access to psilocybin-assisted therapy a possibility.

*** NATIONAL NEWS FROM THE WEEKEND ***

The Washington Post: Delta Air Lines asks Justice Department to help set up national ‘no-fly’ list of unruly passengers

The Washington Post Opinions: The 1918 flu didn’t end in 1918. Here’s what its third year can teach us.

The Washington Post: Biden’s agenda has been reset. His political fortunes may change, too.

Re-Tweet of Daniel Uhlfelder by Joy Reid: On the day we learned Ron DeSantis is in regular contact with Justice Clarence Thomas he also attended a Federalist Society event with Justice Gorsuch closed to the press.

*** TRUMP NEWS FROM THE WEEKEND ***

Daily Kos: DERANGED! Trump’s Rabid Response to Mike Pence Sends the Republican Party Skidding Into Disarray

Daily Kos: It isn’t often a political party actually videotapes itself committing treachery

Truthout: Trump’s Political Depravity Sank to a New Level This Past Week – Trump is seeding the ground for “Stop-the-Steal” true believers to take control of state elections apparatuses in 2022.

Truthout: Trump’s relentless document destruction: ‘He never stopped ripping things up’ – His shredding of paper in the White House was far more widespread and indiscriminate than previously known and — despite multiple admonishments — extended throughout his presidency.

The Washington Post: Phone, email records for lawyer of Bannon, Giuliani sought by Justice Dept.

The Washington Post: ‘He never stopped ripping things up’: Inside Trump’s relentless document destruction habits – Trump’s shredding of paper in the White House was far more widespread and indiscriminate than previously known and — despite multiple admonishments — extended throughout his presidency.

Posted by Steve on February 7, 2022 at 12:01 am | Permalink

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