Explosions at the Boston Marathon

Also 'don't be a muslim' is really ridiculous at the moment. Who gives a shit who (if who) is responsible?

Everyone who talks about false flags should be beat about the head with one.

I was just in Marathon Sports store last night around 7 PM, evidently right where on of the explosions happened.

2 dead, 23 wounded

omg I want to shake the shit out of any false flag fuckers right now.

somehow it's already a false flag before we even know what "flag" it is!

Also 'don't be a muslim' is really ridiculous at the moment. Who gives a shit who (if who) is responsible?

― POSTOBON Naranja (soda), maandag 15 april 2013 22:09 (34 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

You obviously have not been a muslim for the last, oh, say three decades... MUSLIMS care if it was a muslim or not who did this.

"There's no official explanation for this yet but the official explanation is obviously fishy"

Alex Jones is a cunt.

there'll be a bunch of disgusting political theatre to follow

and urban marathons will be rather regimented henceforth

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.

wtf is wrong with me that my first response to crut's post is "Doo-dah, doo-dah"?

Apparently Peter Sagal from Wait Wait Don't Tell Me had just finished the marathon before the explosions happened, has been reporting on All Things Considered.

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), Monday, April 15, 2013 4:13 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

gtfo dude

@davabel Fine. Reporting. I was 10 feet from explosion. Shaken up. But not a scratch. Worst thing I ever saw.

I can't imagine running a marathon, experiencing two explosions, and then immediately reporting on the aftermath

man ive watch the marathon from m/l that same spot, ive watched the marathon from lots of spots, i grew up blocks from the marathon, i worked near the marathon, the marathon is a cool scene, i love the marathon, why you have to bomb the marathon

Am listening to the police scanner. Heard reports of an explosion at the library...

peter sagal is kind of a pro, atm.

and, well, i just hope it wasn't a colombian

Fuck. I am really glad my little niece has a bad cough & had to stay home with my sister today. Kind of feeling panick-y anyway. It might be time to turn off the computer and take a walk. Stay safe, Boston ilxors.

I have already said that if terrorists did this, I really hope they're white. :/

The T is shut down.

friend working in MGH ER says it's living hell in there – injuries are really awful

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.

@TimWilliamsCBS: #BREAKINGNEWS: AP reporter says Newtown families were in the VIP section right by the explosion.

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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.

I'm sure everyone has had some fucked up thoughts about this but maybe save them for later?

jfk library fire reported as mechanical and in all likelihood unrelated.

this is so sad

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6vVVWCIAIK4Q7.jpg

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.

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?

new technologies allowing me to check on my friends from on another continent and hearing they are safe = woooah phew

shit that picture

terrifying

@TimWilliamsCBS: #BREAKINGNEWS: AP reporter says Newtown families were in the VIP section right by the explosion.

I really hope this is just gossip.

that is some supremely fucked up shit

@AP 44s

BREAKING: Intelligence official: 2 more explosive devices found at Boston Marathon; being dismantled

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6y6pMCAAEWW7N.png:large

x-post - Oh God. I read it as Newton at first and was like, uh, so?

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.

Fuck.

oh jesus

Feel so sick now. Fuck these people.

can i please request no gory pictures in this thread

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.

slocki otm

What the fuck

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)

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.

jesus h christ at Sandy Hook victims thing