Author: diverseskills

Smoke rises from dome of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Pittsburgh

http://twitter.com/#!/BreakingNewzman/status/357254638464016384

Reports of a fire and possible lightning strike at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Pittsburgh, Pa., Tuesday afternoon were backed up by a couple of dramatic photos.

http://twitter.com/#!/BreakingNewzman/status/357259540917518336 http://twitter.com/#!/gwenix/status/357269207685136384 http://twitter.com/#!/WithTheGrains/status/357268134039793666

http://twitter.com/#!/jjabbott/status/357265082645880832 http://twitter.com/#!/tinynotebook/status/357270138577371136

Here’s an unconfirmed (but amazing) shot of the lightning strike as seen from U.S. Steel Tower. Act of God or art of Photoshop?

http://twitter.com/#!/timbetler/status/357233073462595584

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/07/16/smoke-rises-from-dome-of-immaculate-heart-of-mary-church-in-pittsburgh-lightning-strike/

‘Lena Dunham taking over NBA!’ Timberwolves have worst ‘Ladies Night’ ever?

http://twitter.com/#!/jeskeets/status/398285299052462080

What?

http://twitter.com/#!/LeonHWolf/status/398287520037105664

Baffling.

http://twitter.com/#!/jackHnikolai/status/397183822476759040

Odd? Or hellish?

http://twitter.com/#!/tylerconway22/status/398284475777683456

Oh no. This aggression will not stand. What will stand? Mockery.

http://twitter.com/#!/twoleftfeet_/status/398287218738876416 http://twitter.com/#!/Stephanie__S/status/398294628115288064

And the most important lapse in judgment:

http://twitter.com/#!/calebjsaenz/status/398498660456988672

Heh.

Related:

Full Twitchy coverage of Lena Dunham

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/11/07/lena-dunham-taking-over-nba-are-the-timberwolves-offering-worst-ladies-night-deal-ever-pic/

New report says Assad still firmly in control

http://twitter.com/#!/da_trif/status/178313160338571264

The Global Post reports:

Syria’s army is too large and too well equipped, and recent defections not nearly important enough to slow the growing crisis there, US intelligence experts told The Washington Post today.

Diplomatic pressure on President Bashar al-Assad is having little effect, the officials said, and the only hope for a quick resolution to the bloodshed is economic sanctions.

“That leadership is going to fight very hard,” one official said in The Post. “The odds are against them, but they are going to fight very hard.”

In the most comprehensive, telling comments since the Syrian uprising began a year ago, three senior US intelligence experts said those closest to Assad are “remaining steadfast.”

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/03/09/new-report-says-assad-still-firmly-in-control/