Also no shootings at the White House, Capital, Pentagon, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, or the Smithsonian.

Yes, the nation is at Threat Level Bravo because of the fear that ISIS-inspired lone wolf terrorists may blow things up during our Fourth Of July, and the commentators in the news are saying that it is a good thing that dozens of federal, state and city law enforcement agencies descended on the Washington Navy Yard to respond to a tweet (maybe, or maybe a rumor of a tweet) that there were gunshots fired.

But nothing happened.

Look, I don’t want to rain on anybody’s Threat Level Bravo Parade, but it is the Fourth of July weekend, and there are going to be lots of things that sound a lot like gunshots fired everywhere  They’re called firecrackers.  I agree we should be diligent (if you see something, say something), but let’s take a breathe, shall we?