I just found this pretty neat site, which monitors the Bitcoin blockchain and looks for potential trouble. Since today is _the day, I assume many will stay glued to their monitors to see what's going on. I find this website to be better than news services whihc can add an unnecessary layer of - potentially toxic - emotions.
So, just go ahead and monitor the state of the blockchain by clicking on this link:
BTC Fork Monitor
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