From my Twitter feed

  • Trivia: Name an Arab country where US involvement in changing leadership turned out well. Answer: None. But we’ll keep trying & failing.
  • Time’s James Poniewozik on the bizarre anti-Muhammad video, with links about the maker’s apparent deceit of his own cast.
  • Slate’s Stefan Fatsis asks why is the NFL discouraging long field goals?
  • Offended by NBC not carrying the 9/11 moment of silence Tuesday? You know you could’ve turn your TV off & had silence at home, don’t you?