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Last night, US troops killed Osama Bin Laden after ten years after the attacks on 9/11.  I was glued to the TV watching the news break about the death of public enemy number one.

As soon as the story broke, I did what I always do when breaking news happens.  I turned on CNN, then grabbed my lap top and so I could experience history while seeing the reactions of people around the world on Facebook and Twitter.  I spent hours watching thew news and reading the reactions of people on Twitter, and interacting with them.   I followed people who were standing outside of the White House celebrating, and others gathering at ground zero.  I watched videos of crowds at Penn State dancing in the streets that were uploaded seconds after it happened.   I love that I get to see history unfolding before my eyes, and I love that I get to experience it with people all over the world thanks to social media. 

If I tried to post all of the interesting statuses and tweets, this blog would be entirely too long, but here are a handful.  

The Tweets
Unreal. RT The scene at Penn State.
The President's remarks on the death of Osama bin Laden, full video: 
FDNY firefighters celebrating in Times Square - 
Crowd at the White House singing "na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye"! To quote Tina Fey, "I want to go to there."
Captain America crowd-surfing at Penn State -
NBC says Navy Seals took Osama bin Laden out with one shot to the head. Don't mess with US Special Forces!
sooo....can i travel with normal sized shampoo bottles now??
Getting emotional watching the crowds outside of white house. Reminds me of the moments in NYC after 9/11. Surreal.
It's gonna be weird/hilarious talking to anybody who slept through all of this tonight


Facebook
GOT EM!
What? Bin Laden's dead?!?! That's what you get suckaaaaa!!! About time!
We Remember. Thank you UNITED STATES MILITARY. God Bless those beautiful citizens and soldiers that we lost.It's a glorious day! Justice has been done. God bless America.
RIP Osama Bin Laden, Worlds Hide and Seek Champion 2001-2011
Ding dong the witch is dead.
Heck yeah, Great job troops!! The United States once again shows why it's the greatest country in the world. What a huge moment in US history!

‎"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." -Gandhi
realized that Obama apparently DID have more important things to address than the disclosure of his birth certificate. Congrats to our Commander-in-Chief and his troops.

Dear Evil, No matter how long it takes we will hunt you down and kill you. -America
won't celebrate death and someone not making it to heaven.. but I do praise our Lord for His love, protection, and justice. Proverbs 24 is a good place to spend some time in tonight. Time to pray for our nation... as well as for the ends of the earth that still sits in darkness.

America! #winning
In response to all these pretentious, holy messages from Christians--You're right...mass murderers who engage in firefights with extraction teams should be treated with kid gloves. Better that our boys should die than the architect of 9/11, right? Justice has been done; I'm a Christian and still ok with that.
When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. (Prov 11:10)
I unapologetically celebrate multitudes of people who will have an opportunity to live because of his death.
Hit me pretty hard to read someone say she has Christian friends celebrating Bin Laden being in hell. I'm proud to serve a just God, but I'm even more proud to serve a God who died for us ALL, and who desires to have each and every single one of us as a part of His kingdom. We all deserve to be in hell... He just loves us enough to overlook that.
Somewhere right now a group of patriotic, badass Americans are celebrating with each other. The rest of America may never learn your names, but thank goodness for great servicemen and women like you.
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