friend working in MGH ER says it's living hell in there – injuries are really awful
― POSTOBON Naranja (soda), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:16 (eleven years ago) link
muslim or not, self-interest is self interest. the 'not me, not me' impulse is so crass in the face of compassion from/for who are still trying to ascertain safety of friends/family.
― POSTOBON Naranja (soda), maandag 15 april 2013 22:13 (21 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
You clearly do not know what you are talking about. It is not about "not me, not me!". What I meant with my quotation is that many Muslims right now fear this was the doing of a muslim. For they will face the retaliation in the most harsh way, as they have experienced, just because previous terrorists have done terrorist deeds in the name of islam.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:17 (eleven years ago) link
@TimWilliamsCBS: #BREAKINGNEWS: AP reporter says Newtown families were in the VIP section right by the explosion.
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― best new whale (bnw), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
Obviously this is far from the most important concern but depending on what this turns out to be I'm wondering if the London Marathon in six days time will even go ahead, and whether it should. Probably even bigger security for the Thatcher funeral as well.
― Matt DC, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
I'm sure everyone has had some fucked up thoughts about this but maybe save them for later?
― polyphonic, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
jfk library fire reported as mechanical and in all likelihood unrelated.
― wmlynch, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:19 (eleven years ago) link
this is so sad
― the late great, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:19 (eleven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6vVVWCIAIK4Q7.jpg
― lag∞n, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:19 (eleven years ago) link
john mccain waiting to see what color skin the perp has before declaring it an "act of war" i guess.
scary shit, hold tight bostonians. and those who love them.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:19 (eleven years ago) link
it is incredibly weird to feel like I had a close shave when no one in my office was hurt, even though they heard the blasts
is there such a thing as unearned survivor's guilt?
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:19 (eleven years ago) link
new technologies allowing me to check on my friends from on another continent and hearing they are safe = woooah phew
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:19 (eleven years ago) link
shit that picture
terrifying
I really hope this is just gossip.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:20 (eleven years ago) link
that is some supremely fucked up shit
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:20 (eleven years ago) link
@AP 44s
BREAKING: Intelligence official: 2 more explosive devices found at Boston Marathon; being dismantled
― polyphonic, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:20 (eleven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6y6pMCAAEWW7N.png:large
― polyphonic, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
x-post - Oh God. I read it as Newton at first and was like, uh, so?
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
http://espn.go.com/boston/story/_/id/9161573/boston-marathon-honor-newtown-victims-26th-mile
BOSTON -- The Boston Marathon is honoring the victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting with a special mile marker in Monday's race.Boston Athletic Association president Joanne Flaminio said there was "special significance" to the fact that the race is 26.2 miles long and 26 people died at Sandy Hook Elementary school.Laura Nowacki, a spokeswoman for the Newtown Strong Fund, says the runners will hit Heartbreak Hill knowing it's nothing like the pain felt by the runners back home. She says, "It's just running, but we want our steps to count."The mile marker that will hang at the end of the 26th mile will feature the city seal surrounded by 26 stars, one for each victim.There also will be 26 seconds of silence at the start before the race.
Boston Athletic Association president Joanne Flaminio said there was "special significance" to the fact that the race is 26.2 miles long and 26 people died at Sandy Hook Elementary school.
Laura Nowacki, a spokeswoman for the Newtown Strong Fund, says the runners will hit Heartbreak Hill knowing it's nothing like the pain felt by the runners back home. She says, "It's just running, but we want our steps to count."
The mile marker that will hang at the end of the 26th mile will feature the city seal surrounded by 26 stars, one for each victim.
There also will be 26 seconds of silence at the start before the race.
― ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:22 (eleven years ago) link
Fuck.
― Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
oh jesus
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
Feel so sick now. Fuck these people.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
can i please request no gory pictures in this thread
― zero dark (s1ocki), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:26 (eleven years ago) link
one of my closet friends moved to Boston a few months back and just checked in. News like this really just makes me feel the bottom drop out.
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:26 (eleven years ago) link
slocki otm
― media conglomerates are pedaling the same product (stevie), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
What the fuck
― insert witticism here (hypehat), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
I had the tv off, was actually in the middle of doing work when all of this happened; once again my wife called me to tell me it was going on (she also told me about the WTC attack)
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:28 (eleven years ago) link
glad to see boston ilxors are alright. this is horrible, horrible, horribe. nothing to really say other than i hope the death/injury count doesn't rise any higher.
― vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:28 (eleven years ago) link
jesus h christ at Sandy Hook victims thing
― emilys., Monday, 15 April 2013 20:29 (eleven years ago) link
yeah I don't see the point of this stuff
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:29 (eleven years ago) link
unclear as to the exact count right now, but I'm hearing that in addition to the 2 explosions, there were another 2, possibly 3 undetonated devices? god
― ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
People have linked to them, but none embedded so far. Thank you everyone! xp
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:31 (eleven years ago) link
Glad all Boston ILXors have checked in safe, this is just horrible.
― ailsa, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:31 (eleven years ago) link
in addition to the stretcher dude who seems to be missing a foot, Channel 5 keeps showing footage of a woman in a wheelchair being rushed to treatment whose right foot looks like.. it might fall off
it could just be because of how it's bandaged but... I don't think so? then again I'm not in the habit of looking at pics of almost severed feet so grain of salt etc
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:32 (eleven years ago) link
what ailsa said
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
just the idea of starting out the day running a marathon and ending up permanently disabled, jesus.
― shit tie (Jordan), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:36 (eleven years ago) link
heard from some old friends of mine that finished the race 15 min before the explosions.
― shit tie (Jordan), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
fuck
― lag∞n, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
Mass Gen: 19 patients, 6 critical, 5 serious
― polyphonic, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
CBS News reporting that police might have a suspect on surveillance footage.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
the dude at Channel 5 is editorializing hardcore about people on the scene not being able to process what happened, leaving out the inconvenient fact that most of these people just ran a marathon and are exhausted
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
Devices/bombs likely place in garbage cans. Third device found unexploded in a garbage can as well.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
i want to hold back on what to believe about the unexploded devices, that sounds like something that could easily be misinformation/misidentification. but still.
― zero dark (s1ocki), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
I keep thinking about that. This is just so awful.
― The last of the famous international Greyjoys (Nicole), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
its pretty safe to assume none of the information is reliable at this point
― lag∞n, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:40 (eleven years ago) link
one of the marathon organizers is named Dusty Rhodes
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
that sounds like something that could easily be misinformation/misidentification
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/428/737/67e.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
cant really imagine who would hear about this and immediately register @MarathonTragedy smh
― zero dark (s1ocki), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
allegedly the first blast came from inside Marathon Sports, according to Channel 5
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
CBS is pretty confused about the number of bombs. I don't think I'm able to go to bed before knowing that everyone is safe.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
xpost That's such a tiny place on the inside, you would think someone would have noticed something if it was inside.
― Jeff, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:44 (eleven years ago) link