WTAF…
JUST IN: US prepared to launch preemptive strike if North Korea goes forward with nuclear test: report https://t.co/h3ACffoWaO pic.twitter.com/7cmehc0txY
— The Hill (@thehill) April 13, 2017
#BREAKING: US officials say they are prepared to launch "preemptive strike on North Korea" if NK tests nuclear weapon. This is…not good. pic.twitter.com/FUHuft3Qk8
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) April 13, 2017
Multiple sr defense officials say this report is "wildly wrong" "crazy." Pentagon pushing back on NBC report, call it "extremely dangerous." https://t.co/BLnoPHnhj9
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) April 13, 2017
Satellite images suggest North Korea is preparing a nuclear test https://t.co/LIuBgqPm9P pic.twitter.com/v4KGI9iMFu
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 13, 2017
Here's everything you need to know about North Korea's nukes https://t.co/AutA31tuz7 pic.twitter.com/qvNEJqJmeA
— Bloomberg (@business) April 13, 2017
WH official tells NBC that Pence's trip to S. Korea – slated for Sunday arrival – has not changed despite NK's warning of "big event" near. https://t.co/JT7ROpxuqz
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) April 13, 2017
Japan is working on plans for a Korean crisis, including evacuating its citizens from South, stopping infiltrators https://t.co/2Wwo7q1dYN
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) April 13, 2017
Trump on Dropping 'MOAB' in Afghanistan: 'Don't Know' If It Sends Message to N. Korea https://t.co/0Yjj3zNplB pic.twitter.com/xhLHol6vu4
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 13, 2017
Here's what you need to know about the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB) https://t.co/faqFhbKIs9 pic.twitter.com/tAnizIMyiZ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 13, 2017
"The explosion was the biggest I have ever seen. Towering flames engulfed the area." https://t.co/JHF6HDQGSH
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) April 13, 2017
Was the MOAB blast in Afghanistan intended to frighten the North Koreans? https://t.co/4KsJ1cTsPn
— David Frum (@davidfrum) April 13, 2017
MOAB drop: Not immediately clear why Pentagon used 11-ton bomb against group that uses suicide bombers and AK-47s https://t.co/hwOPmEaJcb pic.twitter.com/jby4gLw3nz
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 13, 2017
Why is the #moab news? The US bombs people… nothing new pic.twitter.com/49HCjmAXAc
— Z (@z_c_m_w) April 13, 2017
"Megalomaniac leader with stupid hair preparing to nuke us" is a headline which works in the US or North Korea right now.
— Pundamentalism (@Pundamentalism) April 13, 2017
Be prepared, there is a small chance that our horrendous leadership could unknowingly lead us into World War III.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 31, 2013
But hey. lets not talk about this, huh?
Our latest: UK, European intel intercepted Trump associates' communications with Russians, shared with US – sources https://t.co/PUR8EAusxI
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) April 13, 2017
Guardian report claims U.S. has "concrete evidence" of Trump-Russia collusion: https://t.co/j4QgmfSZN3 pic.twitter.com/Q33yeFCFIJ
— Slate (@Slate) April 13, 2017
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WORLD (AND OTHER WORLDS)
NASA identifies two moons in our solar system as most likely places for finding life https://t.co/sTb781I3Lg pic.twitter.com/qP2eMdt1LK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 13, 2017
.@NASA just discovered the first food source for potential aliens pic.twitter.com/DuLwTA2i7s
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) April 13, 2017
Meanwhile, in a more Earthly sphere
Young people have just shut down traffic & occupied Oktogon in central Budapest (again)An anti-Orban protest movement is emerging. #Hungary pic.twitter.com/Z91sM3BhGS
— Lili Bayer (@liliebayer) April 13, 2017
Opinion: The high price of saying "no" in Turkey’s referendum https://t.co/Hi7bQVpV9T
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 13, 2017
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MEDIA
The conspiracy that the chemical weapons attack in Syria was a hoax—and how it spread https://t.co/QsEbtGb1v5
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 13, 2017
#ICYMI The Trump White House still hasn’t made peace with the press https://t.co/daFBQuBRRx
— Poynter (@Poynter) April 13, 2017
The Overnight Note 