A welcome ally has joined the fight against the dystopian AI surveillance state: Birds!!!

https://x.com/proudsocialist/status/2044223538714833338

Over two dozen patients evacuated after fire at Boston Medical Center’s Brighton campus
https://whdh.com/news/over-two-dozen-patients-evacuated-after-fire-at-boston-medical-centers-brighton-campus/

Attempted burglary & shooting turns into standoff & fire in Goldsboro
https://www.witn.com/2026/04/15/attempted-burglary-shooting-turns-into-standoff-fire-goldsboro/

Roof of UM's Yost Arena damaged in Ann Arbor storm. See the photos
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/roof-of-um-s-yost-arena-damaged-in-ann-arbor-storm-see-the-photos/ar-AA20XKdu

Maple syrup spill 03/17/2026

Fontana, California, a semi-truck overturned, causing hundreds of gallons of syrup to spill out onto the highway.

https://sporked.com/article/maple-syrup-spill-los-angeles-highway/

Maple syrup comms? 🇨🇦🍁 Canada?

Wreck into Logan County gas pump causes fire, destroys several vehicles
https://wvmetronews.com/2026/04/15/wreck-into-logan-county-gas-pump-causes-fire-destroys-several-vehicles/

New Brunswick highway fuel spill reached tributary of nearby river, official says
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/new-brunswick-highway-fuel-spill-reached-tributary-of-nearby-river-official-says/ar-AA20Wg4e

Body reported in Mississippi River near Trempealeau dam prompts multi-agency response
https://www.news8000.com/news/local-news/body-reported-in-mississippi-river-near-trempealeau-dam-prompts-multi-agency-response/article_0bb66aa0-5dc6-43b6-ab16-9ca05c9825af.html

JAKARTA - A wildlife park in southeast England has euthanized (injected to death) a pack of wolves that were there, after the dynamics of the group deteriorated which led to increased conflict.
The pack of five wolves was euthanized after three of them suffered life-threatening injuries amid escalating violence, the Wildwood Trust said in a statement shared with CNN late last month.

https://voi.id/en/news/568063

Injecting to death? That is off.

Truck crash, fuel spill cause massive traffic backup on Mass. highways
https://www.masslive.com/news/2026/04/truck-crash-fuel-spill-cause-massive-traffic-backup-on-mass-highways.html

Portland man charged with attempted murder after accusing neighbor of stealing cat
https://katu.com/news/local/prosecutors-portland-man-accused-neighbor-of-stealing-cat-charged-with-attempted-murder-scott-farnsworth-thomsen-southeast-duke-street-dave-multnomah-county-oregon

A man was taken to the hospital after being attacked by a grizzly bear near Vanderhoof, 100 kilometres west of Prince George, on Monday evening, the BC Conservation Officer Service (COS) says.
The COS says the man was walking two off-leash dogs on his farm property around 5 p.m. when the bear attacked.


https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/14/man-injured-in-grizzly-bear-attack-near-vanderhoof/

Massive fire breaks out at one of only two oil refineries in Australia
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/massive-fire-breaks-out-at-one-of-only-two-oil-refineries-in-australia/ar-AA20XF28