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[Bill Taylor 138888 @dnews2022]

@Oldglorycries .@NJTRANSIT should set up TV monitors with scoreboards in the Hudson River tubes for when the trains stall there.

[Tony Seruga @TonySeruga]

That's a hell of a situation unfolding in Tracy. A million-square-foot medical supply warehouse going up is no small thing — especially with the sprinkler system failing and hydrant pressure being garbage. Those two details are the kind of thing that turns a bad fire into a catastrophic one.

A few things worth flagging:

The sprinkler/hydrant failure is the real story here. A building that size in an industrial park should have a fully operational fire suppression system. The fact that it wasn't working on entry, combined with poor hydrant pressure, suggests either maintenance negligence, system design flaws, or infrastructure issues with Tracy's water grid in that zone. Fire chiefs don't casually mention that stuff to the press — it's a pointed comment.

Supply chain implications are non-trivial. Medline is one of the biggest medical supply distributors in the country. A ~1-million-square-foot distribution center represents a significant node in their West Coast logistics.

Depending on what was stored there — PPE, surgical supplies, gloves, gowns, etc. — this could ripple through hospital supply chains in the western states.

The healthcare system already runs on just-in-time inventory; a major node going offline for months (and this building is almost certainly a total loss if the roof is collapsing) will be felt.

The FedEx spread is concerning. Embers jumping to a neighboring FedEx building means this wasn't contained quickly. If that FedEx facility is a sorting hub, you're looking at cascading logistics disruptions beyond just medical supplies.

Air quality. Thick black smoke means plastics and synthetic materials burning — medical supplies are heavily plastic-packaged. That's nasty particulate matter. The "not currently expected to be severe" line from officials is standard early-stage messaging. Anyone downwind should be taking it seriously regardless.

The fact that no one's injured is genuinely remarkable given the timing (middle of the workday) and the speed of spread described. That's the one bright spot here.

Keep an eye on whether any official starts asking pointed questions about that sprinkler systems and potential sabotage. That's where this investigation is likely heading.

[John Gilbertson @TJandCasper]

We were out on the Gulf today

[John Gilbertson @TJandCasper]

Welcome to Alabama

[E X X ➠A L E R T S @ExxAlerts]

BREAKING: Massive fire erupts from a medical supply warehouse that can be seen for miles in Tracy, California.

The fire is at the Medline warehouse, one of the largest medical supply distributors, which ships products to hospitals and healthcare facilities across the country.

Multiple agencies and firefighters are working to get the blazing building under control, as investigators try to find the cause of the fire.

[Rep. Eli Crane @RepEliCrane]

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[CAT HOLLEY 🇺🇸 @lemmiwinkster]

How many of these children are in Gallatin County Montana?

#MTPol #MTNews #MTSen #MTLeg @MTGOP @MTHouseGOP @MTSenateGOP @GovGianforte

[Horse Sphere @HorsesSphere_15]

He is so uneasy....

[🇺🇸𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓭🇺🇸𝓗𝓪𝓻𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓷🇺🇸 @Texas_jeep__guy]

This is so awesome. This truck driver finds 5 abandoned puppies. He takes them in and raises them. It’s so cute to see them in the trailer just looking at him. ❤️🐶 Now he has some travel companions.

[German Shepherd Dad 🇺🇸 & 🔥 @FlagAndFire]

When people talk about shelter dogs, they usually talk about behavior.

This one had something worse happen.

It found a home.
And then came back.

A Newton County Animal Services officer sat with this dog and read its story out loud.

Returned.
Still wagged.
Still leaned in.
Still chose people.

There’s one line in this video that stuck with me: “Shelter life is hard.”

Watch until the end and look at that final scene.

Tell me that face gave up on anybody.

[Congressman Brandon Gill @RepBrandonGill]

Pro-lifers just want little babies to be born alive in this country.

The SPLC calls them white supremacists.

I pressed their President on that. He couldn’t defend any of it.

[John Gilbertson @TJandCasper]

You just never know where you are going to end up delivering a load. Today it was a storage facility. Two young men who have started a furniture business, they can’t afford a warehouse yet, so they make do with what they can afford. It’s great to see young people like them, starting their own American Dream I wish them the best.

[FugitiveMama @fugitivemama]

Just had routine maintenance done on my central air conditioning system and furnace. What I learned is infuriating.

We currently have enough coolant in our A/C but when it runs out, we have to replace the entire unit instead of adding coolant because the environmental tyrants have deemed it illegal now. It’s like forcing people to buy a new car because their oil is now illegal.

I’m about to start a black market coolant business.

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Do elephants carry grudges?

Generally, we find the orphans choose forgiveness over revenge. Mbegu here, for instance, was severely harmed by humans – speared and stoned before her rescue. But she chose forgiveness, embracing her Keeper family wholeheartedly.

The orphans can be cautious about the things that hurt them, though. Calves rescued from wells can be wary of water at first. Orphans who lost their families to gunfire flinch at loud sounds. And after another orphan, Ndoria, endured a tail-biting spate from the herd, many gave her a wide berth.

Time, patience, and love heal most wounds – even Ndoria was eventually embraced by the group too.

[JoeyTuccio @joey_tuccio]

Everybody needs to know this councilmember. Her district includes Skid Row. She has deceived people who voted for her. She has remained quiet when dogs suffer and die on the streets. She has declined comments with mutliple reporters. She is a complacent and demonic human being.

[John Gilbertson @TJandCasper]

The western panhandle in Florida

[Rep. Eli Crane @RepEliCrane]

Agree. Also voted no.

[Zeek Arkham 🇺🇸 @ZeekArkham]

Backyard swimming pools are racist now? Damn, this is awkward…

In related news, a brutha’s got a pool now! I’m movin’ on up (movin’ on up), TO THE EEAAAAASSSSSSSSIIIIIDDDDDEEEEEE!!

[NOLLY @omoelerinjare1]

Stranger Saves 90-Year-Old WWII Veteran's Home After Eviction

For nearly 60 years, 90-year-old WWII Navy veteran Johnny Hodges Sr. lived in his family home on Humboldt Parkway in Buffalo, New York, filled with memories of his late wife Flora.

After spending over $73,000 on her Alzheimer’s care, he fell behind on the mortgage. In July 2015, the bank foreclosed, and police evicted him on a stretcher.

A stranger named Greg Elwood saw the news, launched a GoFundMe, and thousands donated—including a 6-year-old with a lemonade stand. Over $110,000 was raised in months, enough to buy back the house and make repairs.

On November 6, 2015, neighbours lined the streets to welcome Johnny home. He spent the holidays with family in the home he loved.

A heartbreaking eviction turned into a powerful story of kindness and community.

[Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary]

Flint and Dorian are not with them as Flint is in the barn with an abscess, but they will be out to join them soon.