Twitter: CNN Breaking News — Arrests reported in Pakistan during probe of failed Times Square bombing, Pakistani intelligence source says.
Twitter: CNN Breaking News — Source: 9mm handgun, ammunition found in vehicle Times Square bombing suspect is believed to have driven to airport.
Continuing with my long-delayed Brendan’s Defining Days of the Decade series, we’re into the home stretch now, the Top 3. Unfortunately, in contrast to many joyous days on the list, this one is memorable for all the wrong reasons. But its status as a defining day — of my decade, and probably of yours too — is undeniable. First, to… Read more »
Twitter: CNN Breaking News — An arrest has been made in the Times Square bombing attempt, CNN confirms.
FriendFeed: I just realized, Arizona’s new law means even more illegal immigrants will drive *exactly* the speed limit down local AZ roads, to lower their risk of contact with the police. This was already an observable phenomenon; now it’s going to become an epidemic. Do the voters realize what they’ve done to their traffic patterns? OH THE HUMANITY!
I’ve been mostly neglecting the big weather news in Becky’s and my last pre-Colorado home state, and Loyette’s state of birth, Tennessee. But it’s bad, with just awful flooding (albeit mostly in Middle Tennessee, not East Tennessee where we lived). Here’s the front page of today’s Nashville Tennesseean: More photos here.
Twitter: RT @BreakingNews: Manhole explodes in front of New York Times building, sending flames shooting three stories high http://nyti.ms/djLGDx
Twitter: You let Teh Gays get married, and pretty soon, Germans are marrying their cats! http://bit.ly/baNcHJ. #PANIC #SantorumWasRight [/sarcasm]
Twitter: CNN Breaking News — Actress Lynn Redgrave died Sunday after a seven-year battle with breast cancer, according to her family.
FriendFeed: WSJ: NYC Bomb Attempt Is Part of Shift to Small-Scale Attacks – http://bit.ly/a3XSug. Scary if true. I’ve long thought the terrorists’ obsession with “spectacular” attacks is strategically foolish from their perspective, and helpful from ours. Smaller attacks are easier to pull off more frequently, harder to stop, and sow more widespread fear.