There is a big honkin blackout from NY to Michigan. Heared about it first by phone from a friend, then TV, then Blog (BoingBoing, then Google News (CBS news story). They must have had this image at the ready:

No clear reason to be alarmed.
Following the coverage now on Google News, Mike from Techdirt and BoingBoing are continually updating their first posts. Interesting how one blogger can suddenly become hub for the swarm of an event.