Fortunately no-one else was killed...these were not brain surgeons!

Nearly 500 pounds of liquid meth worth $3M found in minivan after deadly Texas crash

https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/nearly-500-pounds-of-liquid-meth-worth-3-million-found-in-minivan-after-deadly-fort-worth-crash/

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Rich Calder

Published April 18, 2026, 12:24 p.m. PT

This is the progressives war on civilization:Last year, there were 16,982 fires that the LA Fire Department marked as “homeless or encampment related,” according to recently analyzed data. That averages to 46 fires every day.

Enormous increase in LA homeless-encampment fires slows emergency response times — with deadly consequences

Homeless encampments in Los Angeles are not just an image issue, but a public safety one, as a new report reveals the city struggles to maintain emergency response times.

Last year, there were 16,982 fires that the LA Fire Department marked as “homeless or encampment related,” according to recently analyzed data. That averages to 46 fires every day.

That number is a staggering jump from 2020, when the fire department logged only 7,165 fires, meaning encampment-related fires more than doubled in the last five years. The data evidently shows an upward trend since 2020, with each year seeing more fires than the previous.

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In March, homeless squatters allegedly set fire to a house in central LA, destroying the family home next door. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post

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Last year, there were 16,982 fires that the LA Fire Department marked as “homeless or encampment related.” REUTERS

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That number is a staggering jump from 2020, when the fire department logged only 7,165 fires. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post

The increases are a problem, because firefighters have warned that slower response times are due to rising call volumes plus chronic understaffing.

One fire station in south Los Angeles, for example, responded to 78 fires all due to one encampment beneath Harbor Freeway on King Boulevard. Ambulances had to be sent for each of those calls.

“These stations are busy as could be right now,” LAFD Battalion Chief Joel Purma told ABC7. “And to add all these additional calls, it’s definitely tough.”

Most homeless encampment fires usually are able to be snuffed out quickly, but a few recently have had enormous consequences.

In March, homeless squatters allegedly set fire to a house in central LA, destroying the family home next door — and killing their three sweet pups.

Husband and wife Juan Galicia, 55, and Marta Umana, 65, had repeatedly complained to the Los Angeles Police Department about the reckless squatters, they told The Post. But the police said the squatters couldn’t be arrested without any criminal record.

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Most homeless encampment fires usually are able to be snuffed out quickly, but a few recently have had enormous consequences. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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In March, homeless squatters allegedly set fire to a house in central LA, destroying the family home next door — and killing their three sweet pups. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post

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Other fires have led to the loss of human lives. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Last August, for example, firefighters found a trailer completely engulfed in flames at a homeless encampment. The remains of one person were found inside that trailer. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post

The couple placed the blame on Mayor Karen Bass.

“Karen Bass failed us. She failed our family. She failed thousands of families in the same situation because this happens every day in L.A.,” Salinas said. “We’ve seen several homes, businesses, people’s cars that end up being lit up by homeless people. It’s terrible.”

Other fires have led to the loss of human lives.

Last August, for example, firefighters found a trailer completely engulfed in flames at a homeless encampment. The remains of one person were found inside that trailer.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/increase-in-la-homeless-encampment-fires-slows-emergency-response-times/

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Titus Wu

Published April 18, 2026, 9:40 a.m. PT

Whether you like it or not Islam is at war with western civilization...the religion of peace strikes again!

London synagogue targeted in suspected arson attack: report

A synagogue in north London has become the ​latest Jewish target in a spate of arson incidents in the British capital in recent ‌weeks, a charity which provides security to Britain’s Jewish community said on Sunday.

“We are aware of another attempted arson, this time targeting a synagogue in north London, following similar recent incidents targeting the Jewish community in Finchley, Golders Green and Hendon,” ​the Community Security Trust said in a statement.

“On this occasion there was minor smoke damage to an ​internal room, but there were no injuries and no significant structural damage.”

There was no ⁠immediate comment from London’s police about the incident at Kenton United Synagogue.

Area cordoned off around Israeli Embassy

On ​Friday night, there was an attempted arson attack on a business premises with links to the Jewish community, while a few ​days earlier police arrested two suspects over an attempted arson attack on another synagogue in the capital.

Meanwhile an area around the Israeli embassy in London was cordoned off following an online report that it had been targeted with drones carrying “dangerous substances”. 

Police later said ​items they found did not contain any harmful or hazardous substances.

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The previous attack occurred at local London businesses linked to the Jewish community. AFP via Getty Images

Last month, several ambulances belonging to the ​Jewish volunteer emergency service Hatzola, which were parked near a synagogue in Golders Green, were torched.

“Last night yet another synagogue, this ‌time ⁠in Kenton, was targeted in a cowardly arson attack,” Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said on X. 

“A sustained campaign of violence and intimidation against the Jewish community of the UK is gathering momentum.”

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London’s police have yet to comment on the incident that occurred at the synagogue. TOLGA AKMEN/EPA/Shutterstock

Pro-Iranian group claims responsibility

Pro-Iranian group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya, or Movement of the Companions of the Right Hand of Islam, has claimed responsibility ​for most of these incidents, ​posting on social media ⁠that it was behind the Kenton arson, along with a video purporting to show the attack.

The group has also said it was responsible for a spate of ​attacks across Europe on U.S., Israeli and Jewish targets.

Police said on Saturday they ​had boosted their ⁠presence in the area, including the deployment of armed response vehicles and resources from the counter-terrorism division.

“We recognise the feeling of concern among local people and do not underestimate the impact of incidents of this nature – particularly our ⁠Jewish communities,” ​Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams, who leads policing in the area, ​said in a statement.

“We continue to work with our colleagues from Counter Terrorism Policing who are leading the investigations into all of ​these incidents due to the similar circumstances and online claims of responsibility.”

https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/world-news/london-synagogue-targeted-in-suspected-arson-attack-report/

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Reuters

Published April 19, 2026, 5:43 a.m. PT