Sometimes at work I get to do memes.

Seems to me these are decidedly *not* worth $30M then. npr.org/2023/03/04/116…

Train derailment forces evacuations in western Minnesota. A train derailment early Thursday forced evacuations in the small town of Raymond, Minn., about 90 miles west of the Twin Cities. MPR News

Wait, what happened to the Twitter logo? Did anyone else's change? Just us?

There’s a pelican in my driveway. It’s weird it’s here and nowhere near water.

Jesus.

You can greatly help owls and other birds and animals by not cutting or trimming trees in spring and summer during the nesting season (its better for the trees, too!). Consider leaving dead trees standing (when safe), they provide amazing homes for wildlife as they hollow.

Yesterday the US Supreme Court gutted the Clean Water Act. The new rule excludes ephemeral waters, many springs and wetlands. For AZ & the Southwest this means a 90-95% reduction in protections for waters and the people and wildlife that rely on them. 🤬

Also, if you do go enjoy a state park and want to bring your canine companion: Follow the rules for dogs, please! Keep them on a leash to help protect these sites.

Two Still Dead In Mausoleum Collapse bit.ly/3N7uKwK

Surfers in Santa Cruz, California, have been victims of a crime at sea: boardjacking. The culprit is a 5-year-old sea otter, who has a knack for riding the waves after committing longboard larceny. Now wildlife officials are hoping to apprehend her. 🦦 nyti.ms/3XP8KLN

The front page of tomorrow's The Daily Tar Heel – I shed many tears while typing up these heart-wrenching text messages sent and received by UNC students yesterday. Our campus was on lockdown for more than three hours. Beyond proud of this cover and the team behind it.

As fall migration brought a pulse of birds through Chicago early Thursday, a single building killed a staggering 964 birds. It's an extreme case of an all-too-common phenomenon & has amplified calls for broader changes to stop preventable collision deaths. audubon.org/news/more-1000…

Minnesota Reformer reporter Chris Ingraham says he has 'a clear vision' of what this story will be at publication, but 'it will not be on display' in the draft he is turning in to his editor

A sign I'm sufficiently steeped in #Minnesota Twitter: My first thought upon seeing this was, "Why is David Brauer's logo in this old program?"

One of my very first college journalism assignments (👋 Marla Krause!) was to write an obit for a famous person. I had OJ Simpson and still remember my lede. "Orenthal James 'O.J.' Simpson, whose fame on the football field was matched only by his infamy off of it, has died."