The previous three comment threads have filled up very quickly, so here’s another one to keep up on the news from Boston, in a terrorist attack aimed at one of America’s most popular public sporting events.
New video from the Associated Press:
Ryan Hoyme captured video of the 2nd blast that struck the Boston Marathon. It was about 100 yards away from the 1st and nearly simultaneous. (April 15)
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jaunte Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:15:59pm |
WATCH: Conspiracy theorists crashes press conference, asks if bombing was “false flag” operation by gov’t thkpr.gs/14rgBlp
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 16, 2013
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makeitstop Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:18:55pm |
Maddow looks shaken and angry over the RW’s roasting Obama over use or non-use of the word ‘terrorism.’
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thedopefishlives Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:19:45pm |
re: #2 makeitstop
Maddow looks shaken and angry over the RW’s roasting Obama over use or non-use of the word ‘terrorism.’
It was a sidebar item on CNN’s home page as of an hour or so ago. I shook my head.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:20:05pm |
New video from AP:
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Iwouldprefernotto Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:21:16pm |
re: #1 jaunte
The conspiracy theorists are better organized than the actual terrorists. Makes one wonder.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:23:35pm |
re: #5 Iwouldprefernotto
The conspiracy theorists are better organized than the actual terrorists. Makes one wonder.
They got their info before the event even occurred!
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darthstar Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:23:51pm |
re: #2 makeitstop
Maddow looks shaken and angry over the RW’s roasting Obama over use or non-use of the word ‘terrorism.’
Chris Hayes had the unfortunate draw of bringing in Chuck Todd who started his report with the Obama statement missing the word ‘terrorism’ and basically gentle-steered Todd into acknowledging that was a non-issue.
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freetoken Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:24:04pm |
re: #2 makeitstop
And rightly so.
“Terrorism” is now a hot-button word, a pavlovian programming of a certain segment of American society giving a four syllable word hidden meaning.
40 years ago… bombings would bring up “SLA” or “IRA” or some other anti-societal group bent on demonstrating violence in one way or another. Today the automatic guilty party in the minds of many Americas is “Muslim” regardless of any evidence.
Will the Fox News crowd ever use the word “terrorism” to describe what crazed gunmen do when they brandish Bushmen weaponry? No, even though the very purpose of guns designed to kill many people very quickly is indeed to instill “terror”.
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jaunte Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:25:12pm |
Alex Jones once told me that the most powerful person in the world is King Albert II of Belgium. So keep that in mind when he opines.
— Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) April 16, 2013
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darthstar Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:25:49pm |
Home now watching the video. It’s refreshing to see a professional photographer with three cameras slung over his shoulders helping move debris right after the explosion instead of simply trying to get the best shot for publication. Hats off to him.
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thedopefishlives Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:27:12pm |
re: #10 darthstar
Home now watching the video. It’s refreshing to see a professional photographer with three cameras slung over his shoulders helping move debris right after the explosion instead of simply trying to get the best shot for publication. Hats off to him.
That’s the true American way. Terrorists can’t kill that.
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goddamnedfrank Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:27:35pm |
Reposting from last thread:
Pete Williams on MSNBC is reporting on Maddow’s show that authorities now believe there only ever were the two bombs, that the other suspicious packages previously reported didn’t contain any explosives.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:30:27pm |
Wow.
All of Hannity’s guests so far think this is a Muslim attack, but are too intimidated to come right out and say so.— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) April 16, 2013
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HoosierHoops Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:31:52pm |
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:31:54pm |
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Mich-again Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:32:53pm |
When I read the story in the news early today of the whacko in California whose homemade bomb making plot went awry and blew him up I thought thank god for work accidents. then this. Just horrible, I hope all the wounded make a full recovery.
Of course its an act of terrorism. And I hope the authorities find the people who were responsible as well as all the others who supported them from the shadows. They all have a day of reckoning in their future.
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:34:10pm |
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thedopefishlives Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:34:22pm |
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Wow,
So now he’s a mind reader, eh? Bryan, do you hear God whispering in your head? You should probably get that checked.
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:34:28pm |
I know this happened earlier today. About what time did it happen?
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Joanne Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:35:01pm |
re: #7 darthstar
Chris Hayes had the unfortunate draw of bringing in Chuck Todd who started his report with the Obama statement missing the word ‘terrorism’ and basically gentle-steered Todd into acknowledging that was a non-issue.
Chris Hayes is really quite good. Very smart guy.
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thedopefishlives Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:35:11pm |
Once again, someone else who needs my avatar nailed to his forehead. Of course, we knew that one already.
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:35:20pm |
re: #20 PhillyPretzel
I know this happened earlier today. About what time did it happen?
The bombing itself? First bomb went off roughly at 2:51pm EST.
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Ian G. Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:36:05pm |
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Hey, at least Fischer isn’t tweeting about how the latest snowstorm hitting the high plains and the Dakotas is more “evidence” that global warming is a myth.
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:36:53pm |
re: #23 Targetpractice
Oh. I was at work. I did not hear anything about this until I got home.
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:37:46pm |
I love how idiots like Fischer keep “suggesting” or “it’s likely…” in their tweets. Of course, they all have hard-ons that the murderer(s) is Muslim. I tweeted to Fischer that he needs to take a breath. I seriously doubt he’ll take my advice though.
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Joanne Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:38:11pm |
re: #22 thedopefishlives
What IS your avatar? I can’t see it on my iPhone. I tried to save the image but it was only a lovely yellow square.
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thedopefishlives Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:38:32pm |
re: #27 Joanne
What IS your avatar? I can’t see it on my iPhone. I tried to save the image but it was only a lovely yellow square.
It’s a canoe on a field of yellow, and the caption reads, “Don’t Be A Douchecanoe.”
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thedopefishlives Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:40:26pm |
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:40:59pm |
FUCK YOU BRYAN
Catherine Herridge says can’t jump to conclusions because IRA also uses same kind of bombs Muslims do. Yeah, the IRA.— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) April 16, 2013
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:41:14pm |
re: #26 Kid A
I love how idiots like Fischer keep “suggesting” or “it’s likely…” in their tweets. Of course, they all have hard-ons that the murderer(s) is Muslim. I tweeted to Fischer that he needs to take a breath. I seriously doubt he’ll take my advice though.
At this point, I feel compelled to say “Forget it, he’s rolling.”
Just you watch, if the suspects turn out to be anything other that Muslims, he’ll scream that it’s all a cover-up ordered by Obama.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:41:18pm |
#Boston authorities still searching. Two crude bombs with ball bearings or shrapnel went off. Other pkgs found may have been non-explosive— Chris Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) April 16, 2013
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:41:38pm |
In other news:
New Mexico State Police dispatch explosive team to Deming
New Mexico State Police report that there is a situation in Deming that has required them to disptatch their explosive response team.On-and-off ramps are closed on I-10 at Mile Marker 85.
Deming Police are the lead agency, but they’ve not made a supervisor available to answer ABC-7’s questions.
ABC-7 has been told the investigation is centered on a motel in East Deming.
ABC-7 called the motel and there was no answer.
More words here, but no additional info, except that a Customs and Border Patrol helicopter is flying around.
But while I was looking for more info, I found this from three weeks ago:
Police: Choking driver caused NM Walmart explosion in Deming
Posted at: 03/22/2013 9:00 AM
By: The Associated PressDEMING, N.M. (AP) - Police say man who choked on his food while driving caused a chain reaction that led to a fireball exploding over a Walmart in southwestern New Mexico.
The Deming Headlight reports 61-year-old Robert Sheppard told police he was eating as he drove Saturday in front of the Walmart Superstore in Deming and that he began to choke, causing him to lose control of his pickup truck.
According to police, the pickup, traveling at a “high rate of speed,” struck a propane tank attached to a grill.
Witnesses reported seeing a massive fireball that extended over the roof of the store. Police say three people were injured in the crash.
So it could be anything at that motel now….
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SteveMcGazi Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:42:09pm |
Can you imagine the scrutiny all the surveillance cams will get with people of all shapes and colors putting stuff in the trashcans?
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:42:44pm |
FUCK YOU SIDEWAYS BRYAN
Hannity touches on nationality of suspect, but runs away as fast as he can. Islam is the third rail of journalism.— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) April 16, 2013
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:43:20pm |
re: #35 SteveMcGazi
Can you imagine the scrutiny all the surveillance cams will get with people of all shapes and colors putting stuff in the trashcans?
“Back and to the left. Back and to the left. Back…and to the left.”
///
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Skip Intro Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:44:05pm |
re: #37 Vicious Babushka
FUCK YOU SIDEWAYS BRYAN
There is no suspect at this time, Bryan, YOU DOUCHEBAG!
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:44:11pm |
re: #37 Vicious Babushka
FUCK YOU SIDEWAYS BRYAN
What suspect?
The Boston PD and the FBI said there is no suspect.
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:44:30pm |
Later, lizards.
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JamesWI Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:44:38pm |
re: #37 Vicious Babushka
FUCK YOU SIDEWAYS BRYAN
Because if there’s one thing Sean Hannity is famous for, it is his tact and compassion towards Muslim sensibilities.
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:44:42pm |
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:45:00pm |
re: #40 Walking Spanish Down the Hall
What suspect?
The Boston PD and the FBI said there is no suspect.
New York Post said it, so it must be so! And he’s Saudi! We all know they can’t be trusted!!
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:46:00pm |
UPDATE: Authorities now say the five other suspicious devices were probably NOT bombs thkpr.gs/14rdWIl— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 16, 2013
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:46:24pm |
I am very sorry to hear that all of this happened but I have to get up and go to work tomorrow.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:47:19pm |
Heh.
#BREAKING - According to Pam Geller, Robert Spencer & Erik Rush -there are 1.5 Billion “Persons of Interest” in the #bostonmarathon bombing.— Imraan Siddiqi (@imraansiddiqi) April 16, 2013
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:48:36pm |
From me with love:
@bryanjfischer There is no suspect. Dude, seriously. What is wrong with you?— Eric Christian Smith (@ericphototx) April 16, 2013
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:50:35pm |
re: #48 Kid A
From me with love:
What is wrong with Bryan Fischer? Nothing that a few hours of electroconvulsive therapy couldn’t fix.
//
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:51:12pm |
RT @notjessewalker: This is the guy who asked the “false flag” question: facebook.com/TruthRadio— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) April 16, 2013
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calochortus Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:51:57pm |
There was a commenter on FR earlier who was worried that if this did turn out to be a right winger setting a bomb “for the first time ever”, the government would use this to end liberty as we know it.
Never mind the hyperbole about what the government would do-does he not remember Eric Rudolph (anti-abortion and perversion) or Timothy McVeigh, et. al. (anti-government in general)? No, of course not.
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:52:32pm |
re: #47 NJDhockeyfan
Oh, for fuck’s sake. What disgusting people they are. Heartless.
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Joanne Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:53:37pm |
re: #51 Charles Johnson
Yup. An infoWars guy. This is my shocked look.
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:55:18pm |
re: #52 calochortus
There was a commenter on FR earlier who was worried that if this did turn out to be a right winger setting a bomb “for the first time ever”, the government would use this to end liberty as we know it.
Never mind the hyperbole about what the government would do-does he not remember Eric Rudolph (anti-abortion and perversion) or Timothy McVeigh, et. al. (anti-government in general)? No, of course not.
Eric Rudolph and Tim McVeigh don’t count in their book.
And frankly, I’d say many on FR would privately agree with their atrocities.
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makeitstop Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:55:19pm |
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jaunte Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:55:32pm |
re: #51 Charles Johnson
“Interests:
Bible prophecy
Computers
Science
Guns”
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:56:13pm |
Already on fb.
Did we ever determine if they were, actually, Executive Orders, or Presidential Memorandae?
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freetoken Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:56:29pm |
There was an Islamic extremist attack today… in Somalia. I posted a link this morning in the dead thread. In this case it was militant extremists killing other muslims simply because Al Shabaab doesn’t want to submit to a real government. How many people died in Somalia isn’t clear, but the count could be as high as 35. The operative word in this case isn’t “muslim” but “militant”, and the lust for power by gang leaders is at the root of the problem.
However, most Americans will never hear the news about Somalia.
But various mongering media outlets in the US, like the NY Post, will do anything to play on the deaths of two people in Boston to sell, sell, sell. And the best way to sell is to reinforce the buyers’ own beliefs about themselves. In the case of the Murdoch-media it’s about old, mostly white, overtly religious Americans being victims of elitist non-white people in power.
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engineer cat Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:56:38pm |
re: #57 jaunte
“Interests:
Bible prophecy
Computers
Science
Guns”
i bet his ‘interest’ in computers doesn’t go much farther than how to look up bible prophecies and guns on them
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calochortus Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:58:22pm |
re: #55 Dr Lizardo
Eric Rudolph and Tim McVeigh don’t count in their book.
And frankly, I’d say many on FR would privately agree with their atrocities.
But why don’t they count?
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aagcobb Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:58:42pm |
re: #59 freetoken
There was an Islamic extremists attack today… in Somalia. I posted a link this morning in the dead thread. In this case it was militant extremists killing other muslims simply because Al Shabaab doesn’t want to submit to a real government. How many people died in Somalia isn’t clear, but the count could be as high as 35. The operative word in this case isn’t “muslim” but “militant”, and the lust for power by gang leaders is at the root of the problem.
However, most Americans will never hear the news about Somalia.
But various mongering media outlets in the US, like the NY Post, will do anything to play on the deaths of two people in Boston to sell, sell, sell. And the best way to sell is to reinforce the buyers’ own beliefs about themselves. In the case of the Murdoch-media it’s about old, mostly white, overtly religious Americans being victims of elitist non-white people in power.
Somalia? Heck, Iraq dropped off the face of the earth as soon as the last US combat troops left, as far as we are concerned.
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:58:43pm |
HERE’S ANOTHER FUCKTARD
Barry Soetoro’s Muslim Brotherhood planned and executed today’s bombing! #stiringthekoolaid #tcot #ccot #tgdn #RedNationRising #resist44— Eric Schoen (@ericstruth) April 16, 2013
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:59:23pm |
WHAT A SURPRISE
I’m getting suspicious with everyone telling me not to “jump to conclusions.”I hadn’t, but now I’m beginning to …— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) April 16, 2013
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:59:23pm |
re: #57 jaunte
“Interests:
Bible prophecy
Computers
Science
Guns”
There is only one person under Inspirational People: Alex Jones
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freetoken Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:00:12pm |
re: #63 Vicious Babushka
Translated: If only we had a real American as President, instead of the black muslim sympathizer who hates real Americans.
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:00:55pm |
@nf3l The fact that this was retweeted 34 times scares the shit out of me.— Mark James (@TheGreenClovers) April 15, 2013
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:00:57pm |
re: #61 calochortus
But why don’t they count?
Because they weren’t terrorists. They were patriots.
That’s the kind of thinking you’ll encounter on the far-right.
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jaunte Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:01:28pm |
re: #64 Vicious Babushka
Everyone tells her to drive on the right hand side of the street, too.
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:01:42pm |
re: #57 jaunte
“Interests:
Bible prophecy
Computers
Science
Guns”
Those four words should never be seen together.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:02:27pm |
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aagcobb Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:02:48pm |
I don’t care what kind of crazy did this. I just hope the perp is brought to justice.
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austin_blue Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:03:32pm |
re: #13 goddamnedfrank
Reposting from last thread:
Pete Williams on MSNBC is reporting on Maddow’s show that authorities now believe there only ever were the two bombs, that the other suspicious packages previously reported didn’t contain any explosives.
I mentioned this on the last thread:
“All of the injuries I have seen were from blast/overpressure. No nails, or nuts and bolts. Best guess? Dynamite and cell phone cores with a simple capacitor-actuated detonator. Kid stuff (unfortunately) in this internet world, if you can get the materials.”
and:
“Premature, I think, to report that. With all of the people fleeing the area, a lot of backpacks were left behind. I would presume that anything that alerted a nitrate dog would be destroyed by a controlled detonation rather than being opened. I would. And there are a lot of substances that can alert a nitrate dog. Like a deck of paper playing cards:
DF said earlier that there was a report of “ball bearings’” being removed from victims, but I have seen no supporting evidence.
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Skip Intro Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:03:37pm |
re: #60 engineer cat
Bible prophecy
Computers
Science
Guns”
That looks like a “what doesn’t belong and why” quiz to me.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:03:47pm |
Mass General surgeon: “We’re seeing a lot of shrapnel injuries.”
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jaunte Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:04:06pm |
RT @michaelhayes: A message from New York to Boston projected on Brooklyn Academy of Music instagram.com/p/YJbQeygCFP twitter.com/michaelhayes/s…
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) April 16, 2013
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Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:04:24pm |
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makeitstop Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:05:15pm |
re: #73 austin_blue
DF said earlier that there was a report of “ball bearings’” being removed from victims, but I have seen no supporting evidence.
Multiple reports. I just saw Pete Williams report it on Maddow’s show.
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Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:06:05pm |
re: #78 makeitstop
Multiple reports. I just saw Pete Williams report it on Maddow’s show.
CNN also has it, for what that’s worth.
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calochortus Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:08:22pm |
re: #68 Dr Lizardo
Because they weren’t terrorists. They were patriots.
That’s the kind of thinking you’ll encounter on the far-right.
They may have been patriots, but they were also bombers and that is what the guy was saying hadn’t ever happened. Just a touch of cognitive dissonance there.
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:08:28pm |
re: #77 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi
Go ahead and jump, Ann. Wait, let me find you a pier.
Heh. I think a lot of folks on the far-right of the political spectrum are getting a little nervous right now. If this turns out to have been perpetrated by one of their one, a Tea Partier, a Sovereign Citizen, a “Patriot”, an Oath Keeper, whatever - their concern is that they’ll be tarred with the same brush. Guilt by association.
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DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!! Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:09:19pm |
re: #57 jaunte
I’m sure his interpretation of science is more like “science”.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:09:24pm |
re: #61 calochortus
But why don’t they count?
White People can’t be terrorists, haven’t you heard?
They can only be Patriots or Mentally Ill.
/
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:09:41pm |
re: #70 Walking Spanish Down the Hall
Those four words should never be seen together.
Here is where his brain gets its fuel:
Contact Information
Website
http:// ww w.infowars. com
http:// ww w.truthradioshow. com
http:// ww w.truthradio. cc
http:// ww w.bionicwrestling. com
http:// ww w.myspace.com/ bionic_dan_b
http:// ww w.myspace.com/ take__the__red__pill
(I put in spaces to prevent links to those sites)
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calochortus Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:09:47pm |
re: #79 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi
CNN also has it, for what that’s worth.
Oh, well if CNN says so, it must be true.
//
But yeah, I heard the same thing a little earlier.
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engineer cat Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:09:52pm |
re: #75 Charles Johnson
Mass General surgeon: “We’re seeing a lot of shrapnel injuries.”
the shrapnel aspect of this to me is the most sick part, and the most sickening
it bespeaks an inhuman anger and desire to harm
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calochortus Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:11:02pm |
re: #83 FemNaziBitch
White People can’t be terrorists, haven’t you heard?
They can only be Patriots or Mentally Ill.
/
Well, that certainly puts it in perspective for me. < rolls eyes >
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:11:05pm |
re: #80 calochortus
They may have been patriots, but they were also bombers and that is what the guy was saying hadn’t ever happened. Just a touch of cognitive dissonance there.
There’s certainly a great of cognitive dissonance on the far-right.
I hate to say this, but I’m not shocked in some ways. After the November 2012 elections, I expressed concern that another OKC event was likely in the works after President Obama was re-elected. The absolutely insane derpitude has reached a fever pitch.
I’m not saying it was wingnuts…..but let’s just say they’re on my suspect shortlist.
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:12:12pm |
Thank you.
STOP w/blind RTs or tweets of incorrect or false info! If your tweet was wrong, fucking delete it, instead of letting wrong info multiply!— PB for Obama 2012 (@pinkbunny70) April 16, 2013
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:12:32pm |
re: #88 Dr Lizardo
There’s certainly a great of cognitive dissonance on the far-right.
I hate to say this, but I’m not shocked in some ways. After the November 2012 elections, I expressed concern that another OKC event was likely in the works after President Obama was re-elected. The absolutely insane derpitude has reached a fever pitch.
I’m not saying it was wingnuts…..but let’s just say they’re on my suspect shortlist.
Mine too.
Mind you, I’m usually wrong.
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austin_blue Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:13:17pm |
re: #75 Charles Johnson
Mass General surgeon: “We’re seeing a lot of shrapnel injuries.”
Anything is shrapnel in a TNT explosion, especially close to the source. TNT has an expansion rate of between 1800 and 6500 meters per second (+ /-), which means that a plastic trash can rip the shit out of people nearby.
If there were two or three sticks of dynamite in each device and they were loaded up with nails, and/or nuts and bolts, I guarantee you we would be talking about a much higher fatality count. This is a sideline of what I do for a living. I’m amazed that so *few* were killed.
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:14:47pm |
re: #88 Dr Lizardo
Take it easy there. Let’s not join hands with the theorists. We’re all better than that; let the authorities do their jobs and let justice take its course.
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:15:30pm |
re: #90 Walking Spanish Down the Hall
Mine too.
Mind you, I’m usually wrong.
Heh, heh. I go with my gut, which is right about 70% of the time, and right now my gut is telling me some kind of RWNJ pulled this off.
I remember after the Utoya Massacre, getting into an argument with someone on FR that there was no way in hell that event was Islamist extremist terrorism. I got banned for that one.
But I was right.
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:15:44pm |
People Who Can Eat A Bag of Dicks About The Boston Massacre bit.ly/17fojus— Wonkette (@Wonkette) April 15, 2013
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:16:20pm |
re: #92 Kid A
Take it easy there. Let’s not join hands with the theorists. We’re all better than that; let the authorities do their jobs and let justice take its course.
You’re right. The theorists are certainly having a field day; they live for this kind of stuff.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:18:38pm |
re: #92 Kid A
Take it easy there. Let’s not join hands with the theorists. We’re all better than that; let the authorities do their jobs and let justice take its course.
48 hour rule definitely applies.
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goddamnedfrank Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:20:36pm |
re: #91 austin_blue
Anything is shrapnel in a TNT explosion, especially close to the source. TNT has an expansion rate of between 1800 and 6500 meters per second ( /-), which means that a plastic trash can rip the shit out of people nearby.
Very doubtful that this was a high order detonation like TNT, way too many nearby glass panes intact. The tree doesn’t even shiver and the large glass street lamp shades don’t break. A TNT explosion producing that much smoke would have just shredded the flags and bent or sheared off the poles. The flame also lasts too long. This was a slower, lower brissance explosion, something like ANFO or black powder, lots of heavy smoke and flame but no shattered brick or concrete.
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:20:49pm |
re: #95 Dr Lizardo
No worries. I’m tipping a few back watching hockey with good friends, and they’re trying to figure it out too. One buddy (no Freeper, mind you) thinks it may be some kind of IRA splinter group because of some bust in Belfast a month or so ago, with Boston’s thick Irish population, he’s leaning that way. After positing this, he did say who the hell knows. He’s a recovering Repub like me; we both proudly voted for Obama in November.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:22:22pm |
I have to share this happy story (direct link) also paged. BECAUSE the first dog features is My Breed. We have been so used to being a rare breed and unknown, that this article is all over the breed groups emails etc. it’s very exciting.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:22:43pm |
I’m waiting for Charles Johnson to blame radical right-wing Belgian creationists. #FlemishMenace@taxpayers1234— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) April 16, 2013
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Charleston Chew Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:22:52pm |
re: #13 goddamnedfrank
Reposting from last thread:
Pete Williams on MSNBC is reporting on Maddow’s show that authorities now believe there only ever were the two bombs, that the other suspicious packages previously reported didn’t contain any explosives.
For someone who lives in the area, that’s a relief to hear.
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:23:07pm |
re: #92 Kid A
Take it easy there. Let’s not join hands with the theorists. We’re all better than that; let the authorities do their jobs and let justice take its course.
Having a short list implies the existence of a long list.
Do the theorists have a long list?
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danarchy Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:23:13pm |
re: #73 austin_blue
I mentioned this on the last thread:
“All of the injuries I have seen were from blast/overpressure. No nails, or nuts and bolts. Best guess? Dynamite and cell phone cores with a simple capacitor-actuated detonator. Kid stuff (unfortunately) in this internet world, if you can get the materials.”
DF said earlier that there was a report of “ball bearings’” being removed from victims, but I have seen no supporting evidence.
There was just a press conference with one of the trauma surgeons at mass general. He said there were lots of shrapnel injuries. He said he didn’t see anything like BBs or ball bearings, but lots of little scraps of metal.
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:23:32pm |
re: #98 Kid A
No worries. I’m tipping a few back watching hockey with good friends, and they’re trying to figure it out too. One buddy (no Freeper, mind you) thinks it may be some kind of IRA splinter group because of some bust in Belfast a month or so ago, with Boston’s thick Irish population, he’s leaning that way. After positing this, he did say who the hell knows. He’s a recovering Repub like me; we both proudly voted for Obama in November.
Heh. I didn’t even know there were any IRA splinter groups still contemplating their old shenanigans. Old habits - and grudges - die hard, I guess.
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Skip Intro Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:24:18pm |
re: #104 jaunte
We’re going to need more bags of dicks.
You got that right. By tomorrow we’re going to have to import them from China to keep up with demand.
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efuseakay Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:24:27pm |
Black powder is easily available at gun stores/online for those that reload their spent cases after a trip to the range.
Can’t help but speculate… But I have a feeling we will know who did this before week’s end.
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:25:34pm |
re: #107 efuseakay
Black powder is easily available at gun stores/online for those that reload their spent cases after a trip to the range.
Can’t help but speculate… But I have a feeling we will know who did this before week’s end.
I hope you’re right we’ll know who did this soon. You’re quite right about black powder. My late father was an active reloader, and it’s very easily obtained.
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Skip Intro Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:26:09pm |
re: #100 Charles Johnson
Is it just me, or does Robert Stacy McCain’s image bear an uncanny resemblance to his Uncle Adolph?
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:26:23pm |
re: #103 danarchy
There was just a press conference with one of the trauma surgeons at mass general. He said there were lots of shrapnel injuries. He said he didn’t see anything like BBs or ball bearings, but lots of little scraps of metal.
Where did the ball bearing and warfarin idea come from?
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klys Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:26:47pm |
re: #102 Walking Spanish Down the Hall
Having a short list implies the existence of a long list.
Do the theorists have a long list?
I think the theorists’ short list is a long list.
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efuseakay Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:27:10pm |
re: #108 Dr Lizardo
I hope you’re right we’ll know who did this soon. You’re quite right about black powder. My late father was an active reloader, and it’s very easily obtained.
I could walk into Cabela’s/Bass Pro Shop and buy more than enough. Sigh.
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:27:13pm |
re: #110 FemNaziBitch
Where did the ball bearing and warfarin idea come from?
From an attempted bombing in Spokane, WA a couple of years ago.
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:28:12pm |
re: #110 FemNaziBitch
Where did the ball bearing and warfarin idea come from?
A previous bombing. You’d have to backtrack the earlier thread to find the reference.
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Four More Tears Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:28:41pm |
re: #113 Dr Lizardo
From an attempted bombing in Spokane, WA a couple of years ago.
Was that the MLK parade bombing attempt? Was that that long ago? Wow.
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:29:53pm |
re: #115 Four More Tears
Was that the MLK parade bombing attempt? Was that that long ago? Wow.
That was the one. Bad craziness on full display like a hooker in Amsterdam.
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:32:33pm |
re: #116 Dr Lizardo
That was the one. Bad craziness on full display like a hooker in Amsterdam.
OMFG, thanks for the spewed adult beverage after reading that!
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goddamnedfrank Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:33:23pm |
re: #107 efuseakay
Black powder is easily available at gun stores/online for those that reload their spent cases after a trip to the range.
Can’t help but speculate… But I have a feeling we will know who did this before week’s end.
Depending on where you live true black powder isn’t always that easy to get, mostly what you find is BP equivalent like Pyrodex, and most reloaders don’t use it unless they’re into cowboy action shooting. A lot of local fire departments place onerous storage requirements on true BP because it’s comparatively unstable and much easier to ignite than nitro based equivalents and smokeless powders.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:33:30pm |
I’m just proud that the term I started using years ago is entering the common vernacular.
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Dr Lizardo Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:35:10pm |
re: #117 Kid A
OMFG, thanks for the spewed adult beverage after reading that!
You’re quite welcome.
East of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon can certainly be Outer Wingnuttia. Inner Wingnuttia is Idaho. It can be pretty wacky - lots of Alex Jones followers out in that neck of the woods and still tons of White Supremacists/White Nationalists out there, too.
And with that, I shall close down for the evening. Good night, Lizards.
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:37:41pm |
re: #91 austin_blue
Dude. Look at the video. That was not dynamite. That was not an HE explosion. It was a low explosive deflagration event in a closed container - black powder pushing ball-bearings. Nowhere near what would have been the case with even a stick or two of dynamite much less a more modern plasticized HE.
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goddamnedfrank Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:38:04pm |
re: #118 goddamnedfrank
True BP also required a Hazmat fee for shipping. It’s not too hard to make though if you have a ball mill, the largest component by volume is sold pure as stump remover.
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:38:59pm |
DERP.
Israel hasn’t had attacks like this since 2007. The peak was in 2002, then they tapered off.
In #America, we are not accustomed to these types of attacks very often. Just think, #Israel suffers through these attacks daily #tcot #tgdn— Heidi Parson (@hgparson) April 16, 2013
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:40:10pm |
re: #112 efuseakay
I could walk into Cabela’s/Bass Pro Shop and buy more than enough. Sigh.
Actually, thanks to right wing paranoia, you probably can’t. Reloading supplies are even more dried up than ammo right now. I
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:40:26pm |
Well, you knew Benghazi would pop up:
O’Reilly signals he’s going to use Benghazi to go after Obama re Boston bombings.newshounds.us/o_reilly_and_h… #Boston— Ellen Brodsky (@NewsHoundEllen) April 16, 2013
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Four More Tears Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:42:53pm |
re: #125 Kid A
Well, you knew Benghazi would pop up:
Yes. The two are so obviously connected. *rollseyes*
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:43:30pm |
Very weird that there are no claims of responsibility yet.
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:43:54pm |
And this:
It doesn’t matter who’s responsible for #Bostonbombings, Friends of Obama Bill Ayers & Jeremiah Wrightmust be pleased. cc @gatewaypundit— Andrew Marcus (@ImAndrewMarcus) April 16, 2013
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EmmaAnne Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:44:07pm |
re: #21 Joanne
Chris Hayes is really quite good. Very smart guy.
Heh. My daughter and I call him Artemis Fowl.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:45:21pm |
re: #129 EmmaAnne
Heh. My daughter and I call him Artemis Fowl.
I love that series.
LEP Recon
seriously creative stuff.
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BishopX Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:45:26pm |
re: #127 Charles Johnson
Given the way the this thing went down I’d think who ever did this would wait a while so the actual bombers could clear the area/country before any announcement comes.
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efuseakay Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:47:38pm |
re: #118 goddamnedfrank
Depending on where you live true black powder isn’t always that easy to get, mostly what you find is BP equivalent like Pyrodex, and most reloaders don’t use it unless they’re into cowboy action shooting. A lot of local fire departments place onerous storage requirements on true BP because it’s comparatively unstable and much easier to ignite than nitro based equivalents and smokeless powders.
Very true. Even the more common stuff on the shelves could do something like this if in enough quantity. For every town that regulates this stuff, there’s several more in 2nd Amendmentville that doesn’t.
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efuseakay Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:50:32pm |
re: #124 William Barnett-Lewis
Actually, thanks to right wing paranoia, you probably can’t. Reloading supplies are even more dried up than ammo right now. I
Heh. I haven’t seen any 9mm in a month.
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Four More Tears Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:52:06pm |
Courtesy of the Atlantic Wire…
No twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew…
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 16, 2013
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goddamnedfrank Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:56:25pm |
re: #132 efuseakay
Very true. Even the more common stuff on the shelves could do something like this if in enough quantity. For every town that regulates this stuff, there’s several more in 2nd Amendmentville that doesn’t.
Felons can have muzzloaders shipped straight to their front door in most states, ‘cuz the feds don’t consider original or replicas to be “firearms” per se. I think they become illegal weapons once a ex con loads them, but I’m not even sure about that.
The other reason that most people don’t use true black powder is that it needs to be cleaned soon after shooting. You have to use hot water and a lot of it, if you allow the residue to sit for any length of time it will attract moisture and form sulfuric acid, ruining the gun in short order. Obviously you then have to dry the gun and all the internals thoroughly or you get rust that way. This is part of why surviving antique firearms from the Old West command so much money, because the black powder cleaning regimen was so unforgiving a disproportionate number of them were destroyed.
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:00:50pm |
How this idiot breathes without hyperventilating is a mystery:
Alex Jones On Boston Blasts: U.S. Gov’t Is “Prime Suspect”mm4a.org/ZtOHxj— Media Matters (@mmfa) April 16, 2013
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:01:44pm |
nytol
Rather grateful to be able to type that.
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Bear Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:01:54pm |
Has there been any report of sulfur stink? As I recall there would be the smell of sulfur if black powder was used.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:02:55pm |
BREAKING: Federal, State and Boston Police searching a Revere apartment building twitpic.com/cjo8r7 (@bogswbz)— Michael Rusch (@weeddude) April 16, 2013
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:03:15pm |
re: #138 Bear
Has there been any report of sulfur stink? As I recall there would be the smell of sulfur if black powder was used.
We’re really scraping the barrel on speculation here. Is there any particular point to wondering what explosive was used?
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Eclectic Cyborg Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:03:51pm |
re: #127 Charles Johnson
Very weird that there are no claims of responsibility yet.
That’s not characteristic of Muslim groups, they are usually pretty quick to claim credit. It’s possible that the person or group responsible is simply staying silent to gauge reaction and see what theories the media comes up with.
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freetoken Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:05:44pm |
re: #127 Charles Johnson
Very weird that there are no claims of responsibility yet.
The whole thing strikes me as very anarchist-like. Low quality bombs but still effective in raising the fear level tremendously, the attack was not against a person or group but society in general.
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goddamnedfrank Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:08:21pm |
re: #140 Glenn Beck’s Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut
We’re really scraping the barrel on speculation here. Is there any particular point to wondering what explosive was used?
It potentially illuminates the organizational level and resources available to the perpetrator(s). Somebody truly interested in maximizing casualties wouldn’t use a low order explosive unless they didn’t have access to or couldn’t make anything more powerful.
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Jack Burton Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:10:17pm |
re: #127 Charles Johnson
Very weird that there are no claims of responsibility yet.
At this point it’s just as likely a real life version of Dennis Hopper’s character from Speed as it is organized terrorism, Islamic militant or otherwise. The lack of The Usual Suspects trampling over each other to take responsibility leads me to lean more towards the Speed theory.
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goddamnedfrank Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:12:54pm |
Maddow is running down the last couple decades of domestic bombing attacks, a surprisingly large number of them.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:15:06pm |
re: #8 freetoken
And rightly so.
“Terrorism” is now a hot-button word, a pavlovian programming of a certain segment of American society giving a four syllable word hidden meaning.
40 years ago… bombings would bring up “SLA” or “IRA” or some other anti-societal group bent on demonstrating violence in one way or another. Today the automatic guilty party in the minds of many Americas is “Muslim” regardless of any evidence.
Will the Fox News crowd ever use the word “terrorism” to describe what crazed gunmen do when they brandish Bushmen weaponry? No, even though the very purpose of guns designed to kill many people very quickly is indeed to instill “terror”.
Actually, the AR-15 is not a terror weapon. The military versions are weapons of war, while the civilian version are often designed for heavy fighting. But that does not make such a rifle a ‘terror weapon’.
It is important to enforce the meaning of words.
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Four More Tears Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:16:33pm |
Good point from @nycsouthpaw. twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew…
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 16, 2013
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Pawn of the Oppressor Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:17:42pm |
Weirdly enough I’m always interested in the technical side of these events. What the bombs were made of, where they were placed, how they got there, all that kind of crime scene/forensic detail that investigators and security professionals will need to know for future planning, this is what piques my interest.
I’m glad the photos show so many fluorescent vests. Notice that there was no absence of emergency personnel, and look how fast the support & life-saving organizations showed up.
Gawd, if it turns out this was some “Patriot” group I am going to absolutely bathe in Smug. I’d hate for my hypothesis to be proven correct - this would be a lot easier if it was Scary Brown Man again - but if it turns out to be whitey, Obama-hatin’, white supremacist Freeper/NeoConfederate types (pick your poison) it’s going to be fun watching the conservative media eat shit for the next month.
No claim of responsibility indicates to me that it wasn’t that big of an organization or group… Somebody who doesn’t have a media wing or a sympathetic ear. I’m afraid it will be a while before we know anything, unless there’s been evidence uncovered that the authorities can act on quickly.
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Lidane Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:17:43pm |
re: #147 Four More Tears
Another in a long line of reasons why CNN sucks.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:17:58pm |
re: #144 Jack Burton
At this point it’s just as likely a real life version of Dennis Hopper’s character from Speed as it is organized terrorism, Islamic militant or otherwise. The lack of The Usual Suspects trampling over each other to take responsibility leads me to lean more towards the Speed theory.
“Keaton used to say that ‘The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist’.”
- Verbal Kint AKA Keyser Soze (Kevin Spacy), The Usual Suspects
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Four More Tears Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:23:16pm |
Sources tell @kathyreports a federal search warrant is being executed at Revere apartment complex in Boston twitter.com/KathyReports/s…
— Michael Rusch (@weeddude) April 16, 2013
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kerFuFFler Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:30:43pm |
re: #151 Four More Tears
But consider the source…
“Kathy Curran @KathyReports
Source tells me the bombs were very sophisticated devices. Very powerful blasts. #wcvb #bostonmarathon
about 1 hour ago”
I’ve heard they seemed very primitive and unprofessional.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:33:22pm |
The “person of interest” at the hospital? Sources tell ABC he’s a Saudi national on a student visa and his record has checked out clean— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) April 16, 2013
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Four More Tears Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:33:33pm |
re: #152 kerFuFFler
RT @newsbreaker: WBZ-TV is reporting that just about every agency (FBI, ATF, DHS) and bomb squad is serving search warrant in Revere, Mass.
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 16, 2013
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Four More Tears Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:33:54pm |
re: #153 Charles Johnson
Inconceivable!
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Kragar Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:34:25pm |
re: #153 Charles Johnson
That just shows you how deep the cover up goes!
///
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Pawn of the Oppressor Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:35:23pm |
Boston.com’s pictures from the bombings
Jeezus. The blood everywhere… Utmost respect to the trauma/EMT/medical people who can keep calm and do their jobs so well in these situations.
Several people appeared to have severe damage to their shins, like something was blasted outwards about a foot off the ground. There was that one photo of a fellow with his left foot gone, and there is a picture in the above link of a woman injured above her ankles.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:36:33pm |
re: #157 Pawn of the Oppressor
Boston.com’s pictures from the bombings
Jeezus. The blood everywhere… Utmost respect to the trauma/EMT/medical people who can keep calm and do their jobs so well in these situations.
Several people appeared to have severe damage to their shins, like something was blasted outwards about a foot off the ground. There was that one photo of a fellow with his left foot gone, and there is a picture in the above link of a woman injured above her ankles.
Thanks, but I’ll pass on viewing those photos. I’d rather do without the nightmares.
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:36:57pm |
re: #148 Pawn of the Oppressor
Seriously, was this necessary? Why do you want to use this event to get some sort of schadenfreude? Who gives a fuck right now?? People aren’t in their graves yet, Jesus.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:38:25pm |
I’m 100% serious: this is Dan Bidondi, the Infowars “reporter” who asked Gov Patrick if this was a false flag twitpic.com/cjogys— GENERAL GANDHI (@Bro_Pair) April 16, 2013
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Pawn of the Oppressor Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:38:59pm |
re: #159 Kid A
Seriously, was this necessary? Why do you want to use this event to get some sort of schadenfreude? Who gives a fuck right now?? People aren’t in their graves yet, Jesus.
What the fucking hell are you talking about?
Excuse me for posting a link to a public gallery. It’s a news website.
I think the injuries are very strange, the way they’re similar, and I’m wondering if the bombs were placed in trash cans. Trying to make sense of what I see.
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alpuz Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:40:04pm |
re: #160 Charles Johnson
Yep. It’s all about the cash. Grifters, every last one of ‘em.
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Dancing along the light of day Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:40:37pm |
re: #160 Charles Johnson
Charles, that twit has a seriously icky flaming picture as his nic!
Oh, and “Johnny Fabulous” OMG!
Major barf alert!
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:42:34pm |
re: #161 Pawn of the Oppressor
Correct me if I misread, but you said you would bathe in Smug if it turned out to be a RWNJ type that did this today. It lit my fuse, because we don’t know yet.
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celticdragon Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:46:35pm |
re: #70 Walking Spanish Down the Hall
Those four words should never be seen together.
I would put that in the same category as “disposable airplane”.
Something I don’t want to see.
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celticdragon Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:48:23pm |
re: #158 Dark_Falcon
Thanks, but I’ll pass on viewing those photos. I’d rather do without the nightmares.
The pix at The Atlantic are horrific, especially the one blacked out and marked graphic.
No, you really don’t want to see it.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:48:46pm |
re: #160 Charles Johnson
Fitting that the liar is in the posing of “Pro Wrasslin”. Though it also makes me wish Brett Hart could put in an enhanced version of the Sharpshooter for about five minutes.
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Jack Burton Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:50:30pm |
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Pawn of the Oppressor Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:50:57pm |
re: #164 Kid A
Correct me if I misread, but you said you would bathe in Smug if it turned out to be a RWNJ type that did this today. It lit my fuse, because we don’t know yet.
Well I don’t know what else to call it, if smug is the right word. These people are tripping over themselves wanting to blame Muslims and if it turns out that it’s home-grown white-bread psychopaths following their favorite right-wing ideology, what else would I be feeling, watching them choke on their own bilge, shamelessly trying to backpedal? We’ll see “ZOMG MUSLIMTERROR” morph into utter silence about motivation, I’d imagine.
That’s if it turns out the attackers have an ideological motivation anyway. This is serious business and these threats are real, and I’m hungry for information on who the attackers are and how they did what they did, and why, because that’s where the laws and the politics are going to come into play.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:51:22pm |
re: #166 celticdragon
The pix at The Atlantic are horrific, especially the one blacked out and marked graphic.
No, you really don’t want to see it.
I don’t doubt it. This is a Baghdad style bombing brought to the US.
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Pawn of the Oppressor Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:53:42pm |
re: #166 celticdragon
The pix at The Atlantic are horrific, especially the one blacked out and marked graphic.
No, you really don’t want to see it.
Truth.
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Four More Tears Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:55:18pm |
re: #166 celticdragon
The pix at The Atlantic are horrific, especially the one blacked out and marked graphic.
No, you really don’t want to see it.
I can look. I’ve had alcohol.
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Kid A Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:56:06pm |
re: #169 Pawn of the Oppressor
Yeah, you’re right, they are. I’ve been posting their tweets on this thread. But still, no one knows right now. Let it play out, and if you’re right, I’ll join in the fun. I’ll even bring the wine.
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Pawn of the Oppressor Mon, Apr 15, 2013 9:07:36pm |
re: #174 Kid A
We cool?
Sure.
I don’t take pleasure in any of this… I’m often accused of insensitivity, and that’s true enough, but I’m certainly not enjoying today.
I went to school a few blocks from the attack site, and I watched a little of the marathon in ‘98 from not too far away. I’ve felt so dis-spirited about everything since 9/11, somebody blowing up my school town, I think “Geez, what’s next?”
I can’t imagine what the Newtown families are going through. Losing a child to a shooting, and then somebody bombs the damned race while they’re there. It’s just crushing.
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budda10000 Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:56:14pm |
re: #1 jaunte
This is probably an example of Islamic terrorism. The targeting of civilians at a random crowded public event and the use of the same IED strategies used in ME attacks leans me in this direction.(1 device detinated followed by mutliple secondaries to inflict more panic/casualties)
Right wing terrorists generally attack political targets
Tim Mcveigh his the federal building and The Noregian mass killer targeted a childrens camp for the politcally left.
Anarchists target symbols of establishment and tend to call in there attacks to avoid casualties
Communist radical(dont really exist anymore) also tended to target symbols of capitalist wealth.
Its not in good taste to label all muslims as being reasponsible for terroist organizations using the quran for ligitmacy but its also not in good taste to remain intellectually stupid for the sake of political correctness. These attacks follow patterns based on the ideology of the group carrying out the attacks. These attacks dont fit the behavioral motif’s of any other established terrorist movements that target the US.
Of course there is always the possibility im wrong;) Anomolies do happen
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AlexRogan Tue, Apr 16, 2013 8:47:06pm |
re: #177 budda10000
Explain Eric Rudolph and the 1996 Olympic Park bombing then, for starters.
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jaunte Tue, Apr 16, 2013 8:58:49pm |
On the internet, everyone is a crime detection expert.
Melting of Juneau Icefield Rapidly Accelerating, Study Concludes The melting of Southeast Alaska’s Juneau Icefield, source of more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating, shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s, according to a new study. Researchers tracked snow levels in the nearly 1,500-square mile ...
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Trump Allies Test a New Strategy for Blocking Election Results They Don’t Like When a member of Georgia’s Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections refused to join her colleagues as they certified two primaries this year, she claimed she had been denied her right to examine a long list of election ... Cheechako
US Military M17 & M18 Pistols Causing Unintentional Discharges Documents detail U.S. soldiers shot by their own Sig Sauer guns; military says no reason for concern Around lunchtime on Feb. 8, 2023, inside an administrative office at Fort Eustis in Virginia, a sergeant with the Army’s 221st Military ...
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The Cause of the Rain Here? dryad, in Greek mythology, a nymph or nature spirit who lives in trees and takes the form of a beautiful young woman. Dryads were originally the spirits of oak trees (drys: “oak”), but the name was later applied to ... William Lewis
Uncommon US Flags #3: Storm Warning Flags Indianola, Texas after the Civil War became the principal port for the state, due to its location on Matagorda Bay. The town steadily grew as commerce, tourism, and agriculture expanded. In 1875, a powerful Category 3 hurricane struck Indianola, ...
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A Friday at the Tail End of SpringJust out and about for a bit. First a walk downtown where the two rivers meet, then a short drive just outside of town. William Lewis
This Civil War Submarine Vanished for 136 Years [VIDEO] A Civil War submarine powered by hand cranks and lit by candlelight. What could possibly go wrong? Meet the HL Hunley. Support the production of these videos through our Patreon: patreon.com Thank you to Nick DeLong from Clemson University ...
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The Good Liars at Miami Trump Rally [VIDEO] Jason and Davram talk with Trump supporters about art, Mike Lindell, who is really president and more! SUPPORT US: herohero.co SEE THE GOOD LIARS LIVE!LOS ANGELES, CA squadup.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR AUDIO PODCAST:Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.comSpotify: open.spotify.comJoin this channel to ... teleskiguy
