Only the earliest reports now, but there’s been a bus bombing at Jerusalem’s central bus station. No reports of fatalities yet. But there are unconfirmed reports of dozens of casualties. We’ll keep you posted on the latest details in this post.

9:36 PM: Unconfirmed reports suggest no fatalities in the bombing but a number of severe injuries. Early reports also suggest that this may not have been a suicide bombing and may not have been on a bus. I stress: These are unconfirmed reports. Do not be surprised if they change in significant ways.

9:43 PM: Another report suggests this was a bomb placed at a public phone adjacent to the bus bombing.

Hostilities between Fox and CNN war correspondents in Libya continue to mount.

Republicans who are as terrified of a Palin nomination as they are of publicly criticizing her have seized on a new angle: Palin is bigger than the presidency. It would be a step down for her.

TPM is announcing a job opening for an Associate Editor working from our Washington, DC bureau. Details here.

As you know, we have cable news running in our news room permanently, flipping back and forth between the three biggies. And the percentage flow of obvious falsehoods, outright lies and what frequently verges on or passes for hate speech is just awe-inspiring. In an awful sort of way, but still awe-inspiring. I know it. You know it. But when I actually listen, pay attention to the stuff they’re saying, wow. It’s amazing that this exists as one of the big sources of news in this country. Just now we were listening to Megyn Kelly interview Mike Gallagher. Okay, I got it off my chest.

Apple has decided that they not only have an app store but also own the term “app store.” They’ve just sued Amazon to stop them from opening their own “app store.”

Jon Stewart: “You can’t simultaneously fire teachers and Tomahawk missiles.” Watch.

Benjy Sarlin takes a close look at the political staffers Tim Pawlenty has accumulated for his 2012 run. The list includes several defectors from other 2012 contenders and at least one TPM fave, former Bush White House aide and Karl Rove protege Sara Taylor.

Remember Ginni Thomas? Wife of Supreme Court Justice, self-styled Tea Party Ambassador to the GOP Freshman Class, Health Care Reform foe and so much more … She’s been hired as the new top reporter at the Daily Caller.

Well, not exactly. But the US government has launched its own official URL shortening service.