• Glenn Greenwald:
    The reporter on MSNBC is aptly suggesting what an extreme reaction it seems to be to shut down an entire big city over one person

At-large fugitive. Possibly carrying explosives. I am opposed to police state measures, but this does seem prudent.

  • Michael Cohen:
    Serious question: if this guy isn’t caught today does the lockdown continue tomorrow? What about Sunday or Monday?

For an at-large fugitive who may be carrying explosives? Yes, I think so.

  • Marco Tabini:
    Are the original cast members really going to be in the new Star Wars? Are they going to call it Sag Wars?

Confirmed, but might be small roles.

  • Melody Kramer:
    I was hoping they’d name dishes after people who work here. I wanted to eat Ross Douhat’s nougat. (This doesn’t rhyme the way I want it to.)

I hear the RW Apples are tasty.

  • Kirk McElhearn:
    So if they don’t find this guy in Boston, do they keep the city shut down tomorrow? And the next day?

The problem is: 1) guy may have explosives; 2) may decide to go out with a bang. Shutting down crowds.

I’m definitely concerned about police state overtures, but if there’s an extant threat? As long as necessary.

  • Lex Friedman:
    Regarding citywide shutdowns: If you leave your house, are you breaking a law? Genuinely curious about the legalities of shelter in place.
  • Philip Michaels:
    No. But you run the risk of either being mistaken for a suspect or diverting resources from emergency response teams.
  • Philip Michaels:
    It’s one of the reasons homesteaders who refuse to heed evacuation orders during disasters are selfish jerks.
  • Lex Friedman:
    oh, agreed 100%. I was wondering about women who go into labor, or college kids with no food available.
  • Philip Michaels:
    Obviously, college kids with no food available during shelter-in-place should resort to eating each other.

I think college kids are into that already.

  • Philip Michaels:
    Please do not sully my perfectly harmless exhortations to commit cannibalism with something tawdry.

Remember, when writing Dahmerworld, there is no intercapped “W”.

  • Abigail Collazo:
    *gags* RT : The constant background noise of sexism. Calling skilled, educated grown women “young girls”.

I agree with the background noise idea, but “girl” is also semantic equivalent of “guy”. Not sure where line is.

Guys and girls dates back at least to 1950s. Infantilizing probably reason for it.

But the word has dual meanings now, at least in context. Agreed, not appropriate professionally.

Thanks for the link. Not saying it can’t/shouldn’t be changed.

  • The Rude Pundit:
    We’ve all been waiting to freak out again since just after 9/11, so, hey, let’s turn the crazy up to high and party.

actually, mood in DC is normal.

  • Atrios:
    i never cease to be amazed at how americans react to foreign born people. like they’re from pluto

in my experience, the same people react to Jews the same way. Unfamiliar.

No video here. Is that a joke? How the hell can they do that?

  • Abigail Collazo:
    what do you mean, how can they do that? they’re not shutting down Twitter itself, just not posting updates to their own feed

ah, misinterpreted your tweet. Couldn’t watch the video for source.

  • Dan Moren:
    I will not eat all the cookies in the house. I will not eat all the cookies in the house. I will not eat all the cookies in the … damn it.
  • Serenity Caldwell:
    And me eating half a pint of ice cream. We’re a good team.

If there were ever a week when you two were allowed to splurge on comfort food…

  • Glenn Fleishman:
    I note in times of terror, people post adorable dog pictures instead of cat pictures.

also, dogs eat cats. Chad gad ya, chad gad ya.