In the wake of the mail bombing campaign of the past week and the synagogue attack today, I think we all need to be prepared for a seriously increased threat level. Not necessarily from any specific person or group, but in what we generally refer to as stochastic terrorism. We know attacks will happen, we …
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This Morning in Domestic Terrorism
The Pittsburgh Police Department has responded to an active shooter in the Squirrel Hill area of Pittsburgh near one of the synagogues. I’m in Squirrel Hill where there is an active shooter situation, possibly at a synagogue. Scene still very active pic.twitter.com/BIuvF0TN7b — Megan Guza (@meganguzaTrib) October 27, 2018 For those who don't know, Squirrel …
Taking Stock of This Week’s Domestic Terrorism Campaign: Social Learning, Neutralization and Drift, and Terrorism
As we slip towards the weekend I wanted to take a moment and reflect on where we are at. First, we are very, very fortunate that Cesar Sayoc was a better sticker aficionado than he was a bomb maker. We all need to keep in mind just how much danger he created for Americans …
Thursday Morning Open Thread: Delicate Shifts
Today’s Doodle honors the life and legacy of Tyrus Wong (born Wong Gen Yeo) the Chinese-American artist responsible for some of the best-known images in American popular culture. Drawing inspiration from Chinese artists of the Song Dynasty, Wong applied his unique vision to paintings, prints, and even the Walt Disney film Bambi. For more info …
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Today in Domestic Stochastic Terrorism
If you’re playing wingnut/alt-right boogeyman bingo at home, you’ve clearly filled out your card based on today’s mail bombing spree. There are several outstanding questions right now: Are there any more of these pipe bombs in the postal service pipeline that won’t get delivered until tomorrow? Are these the only planned bombs or is this …
Point & Mock Open Thread
That is really funny stuff ….he’s not good enough and he never will be ….a hack player and no singer at all ….could not write a decent song if his life depended on it https://t.co/vHzcSTMmPD — David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) October 21, 2018 Until Warren Zevon is in there you can piss right off, Ted. — …
Lighter than Freon Late-Night Open Thread: Cheeseball Decor for A Spray-Cheez ‘President’
oh my god, it's hanging in the white house pic.twitter.com/wrq8eo7Bvx — Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) October 15, 2018 Old: dogs playing pokerNew: douche plan president https://t.co/LfZWHUJ9n1 — Another Invisible Veteran (@tatto0ed67) October 15, 2018 Per the Washington Post: … “This masterpiece is hanging at the White House,” Kimmel said, barely able to contain his laughter… “There …