U.K. Press Calling It What It Is

The following appears at The Drudge Report on the Manchester bombing:

Bomb Set Off At Ariana Grande Concert, 19 Killed

Above, Ariana Grande.

At least 19 people were killed and others injured when a suspected suicide bomber attacked an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.

NBC News reported:

At least 19 people were killed and about 50 others were injured in a suspected suicide bombing Monday night after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in England, authorities said. 

Greater Manchester Police said the incident was being treated as terrorism. A senior White House official told NBC News that President Donald Trump, who is on a visit to Jerusalem, had been briefed. 

Police said the explosion took place outside the arena, which is near the Manchester Victoria transit station, as the concert ended at about 10:35 p.m. local time (5:35 p.m. ET), catching people as they exited.

Grande was not injured.

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Synchronicity? Maybe!

Above, Ariana Grande.

Earlier yesterday, I was reading an article at Rocket News 24 on singer Ariana Grande's fondness (to put it mildly) for Japan. So much so, she's even learning hiragana!

In their article, Rocket News 24 wrote (in part):

And having been to Japan many times herself, Ariana Grande is very familiar with the concept of “kawaii.” In fact she’s quite fond of Japan, proudly claiming on Japanese TV that she loves edamame, tofu and the eclectic Japanese singer, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. 

Then, tonight, it just so happened that Ariana became a follower with me on Twitter within the last couple of hours. Talk about synchronicity!

It's a good thing I am already familiar with her work (her song, "Love Me Harder" is a favorite). Otherwise, I would have wondered, "Who?"



I wonder if she's a kaiju fan?