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Environment New NASA imagery reveals extent of tar on Santa Barbara beaches left by Refugio oil spill Xeni Jardin

finders keepers Someone found the $1 million treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains David Pescovitz

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camping #Vanlife: Camping California's coast — Gaviota State Beach Jason Weisberger

Weird Mysterious bundles of hair turning up on Santa Barbara streets David Pescovitz

christ what an asshole The "Tragedy of the Commons" was invented by a white supremacist based on a false history, and it's toxic bullshit Cory Doctorow

Science The art (and science) of lying David Pescovitz

drugs Smoke some shoes? The DEA's list of slang terms for cannabis David Pescovitz

picks I rode Amtrak's Coast Starlight the wrong direction. I still loved it. Jason Weisberger

movies Sphinx head discovered in California desert David Pescovitz

Science Scientists detect incredible collision of neutron stars David Pescovitz

life on earth Lichens never looked more beautiful than they do in this short film about a curator of lichens at the University of California. Mark Frauenfelder

Space Startling space image of California wildfire smoke plume David Pescovitz

Robot journalists make mistakes too LA Times accidentally reports 6.8 earthquake in Santa Barbara that happened in 1925 Carla Sinclair

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politics 370 economists sign letter slamming Trump for 'magical thinking and conspiracy theories' Xeni Jardin