Russia is preparing in case of nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula, the DPRK says it no longer recognizes the ’53 armistice, Pyongyang is threatening to attack American ships, we’re likely going to have an extreme liberal activist on the Supreme Court, GM is likely going into bankruptcy, and even Beijing is warning the U.S. government about how fast it’s printing money.

All of that means it’s time to either sit in the fetal position under my desk or check my Twitter feed for interesting posts. My back’s hurting a bit today, so interesting Twitter posts it is.

@gabrielmalor:

Gossip blogger jailed for contempt in Annanacole Smith case. Bloggers: you can be sued for defamation. Be careful. chron.com/disp…

@SenJohnMcCain:

WSJ: American taxpayers will own 70% of GM, which is finally headed for bankruptcy. And GM will get $50 billion more.

@GovernorPerry:

Weiner dog to the vet….what kinda strange allergies are out there??? Her eyes are almost swollen shut?

@DCSas:

Sec. Geithner sitting in front of me on flight to Boston. In coach. Well done Treasury.

Of course, he’s probably staying at the Omni Parker House Hotel or Millenium Bostonian when he gets there, but it’s a good start.

@MattMackowiak:

Obama’s first year will see a deficit of almost $2 trillion, about 4x the biggest deficit that George W. Bush ever ran.

And several report that Jeb Bush, Jr. is endorsing Marco Rubio for U.S. Senate in Florida. That’d definitely be good news for conservatism.