SWATting the Ericksons  —  Last week we spent a lot of time writing about Brett Kimberlin and the incident involving blogger Patterico where someone spoofed his phone number and told 911 he had shot his wife.  —  Tonight, my family was sitting around the kitchen table eating dinner when sheriffs deputies pulled up in the driveway.

Chris Hayes: I'm ‘Uncomfortable’ Calling Fallen Military ‘Heroes’  —  Effete: affected, overrefined, and ineffectual; see “Chris Hayes.”  OK, I appended the name of the MSNBC host to the dictionary definition.  But if ever you wanted to see the human embodiment of the adjective in action …

Naked man killed by Police near MacArthur Causeway was ‘eating’ face off victim  —  It was a scene as creepy as a Hannibal Lecter movie.  —  One man was shot to death by Miami police, and another man is fighting for his life after he was attacked, and his face allegedly half eaten …

Wisconsin recall's a ‘test run,’ DNC chair says  —  Washington (CNN) - Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Sunday classified Democratic efforts in the Wisconsin recall election as a “test run” for the presidential race.  —  “It's given the Obama for America operation …

George Will Calls Donald Trump a ‘Bloviating Ignoramus’  —  This morning on “This Week,” ABC News' George Will called Donald Trump a “bloviating ignoramus,” questioning why presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is associating with the real estate mogul …

Media hastily erase articles about Malia Obama's appearance at One Direction concert  —  Several media outlets have again pulled or edited already-published articles about the activities of President Barack Obama's daughter, even though the stories appeared to pose no active security risk to the first family.

Ten Years: Ten Thoughts (plus John's)  —  It was ten years ago this weekend — ten years ago today, I think, but maybe tomorrow — that John Hinderaker went to Blogger and set up Power Line.  On Memorial Day that weekend he gave me a call and invited me to contribute.

Disruptions: Facebook Might Have a Smartphone in Its Future  —  Can a software company build its own smartphone?  We may find out soon.  —  This past week, Google completed its acquisition of the hardware maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, which could lead to the search giant's making its own smartphone.

Europe's Maquina Infernal has crippled Spain  —  Spain is spiralling into the vortex of debt-deflation.  This has nothing to do with Greece.  It is not the result of fiscal extravagance over the past decade, or other such Wagnerian myths.  —  In Spain, unemployment has reached 24.4pc, or 32pc in Extremadura.

The Facebook Caliphate  —  So how's that old Arab Spring going?  You remember — the “Facebook Revolution.”  As I write, they're counting the votes in Egypt's presidential election, so by the time you read this the pecking order may have changed somewhat.  But currently in first place …