Via Steve M, here's Michelle Malkin scooping the Legacy Media.
Right.
Twitter is good for a lot of things. HTMLM here correctly identifies its chief virtue.
But for events like the Boston bombings and the manhunt, it's a complete cesspit; wading into it is like being attacked by a million shouty Steve Doocy Mini-Mes.
Anyway, congratulations, 95% of the Internet -- you managed to out-squalid the New York Post.
MAS. Mileage, of course, varies. But having to wait a few hours in order toknow the truth is hardly too high a price to pay to avoid wading through sewage.
The only people who need Constant Updates are law enforcement and anyone with public safety duties. The only people who deserve Constant Updates are the families of victims.
It's natural to want Constant Updates, but you know, some perspective?
MUCHO MAS. See what you find when you dip into Twitter just for a second? It's bobbing for road apples:
Truly, the American Right has suffered a million 9/11s since Monday, and are the Real Victims in this tragedy.
Gah.
No more Twitter for me today!