Explosion at Boston Marathon

[DJBeasties]

SEVERE restrictions on news at this point. Very pointed requests from law enforcement to stop providing information as it seems to be helping the suspect. I am just dumbfounded today. So much foing on and it's starting to spread out into New Hampshire where I am. Friends and family in the Boston area.

[TranaGreg]

someone's tweet -this is what they woke up to ...

[BigJonEmpire]

I'm living right in the middle of this. Relatives coming in for my Dad's funeral have been told their train will not be allowed to take them into the city, no closer than Providence, Rhode Island. My brother who lives one street over from the bombers' home is in the middle of one of the areas locked down. People in Watertown (which borders Cambridge) have been evacuated from their homes. I live close to a major road that connects to two highways and the streets are deserted.

[TranaGreg]

One of the better tweets I've read ...

There's a lot of one night stands in Boston that are starting to feel pretty awkward right now.

[Judge Jude]

Sean Hannity at first didn't know why he had a spontaneous erection 90 minutes ago.
no doubt it was this:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/hudson/North_Jersey_woman_says_she_is_sister_of_suspected_bombers.html

Federal agents from the FBI Joint Terrorism task force have arrived at the West New York apartment of a young woman who is the sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects...........


Earlier, the 22-year-old woman spoke to the reporters through a slightly-opened door of their second-floor apartment.........

The woman said she has not seen or spoken with her brothers in years. Her husband said he had never met his wife’s family, who he said had been unhappy with their marriage because he is not a Muslim."

hoo boy

[heyelander]

Apparently half of twitter wants us to go to war with the Czech Republic over this.

[Judge Jude]

Yes, "Czech Republic" is trending on Twitter

#sigh

[Erik]

This is so amazingly intense and I have never seen anything like this unfold here.

The only thing that comes to mind is the final days of the hunt for the DC Snipers.

[dslaw]

If there is anything I hate more than a Czech it is a Chechnyan Czech.

All these people looking up Czech Republic are probably blaming schools for their kids not knowing geography.

[Erik]

Suspects' uncle, when asked what they were involved with: "Being losers."

[TranaGreg]

well, given the surreality of it all ...

BREAKING: We Might Be Doing A Bad Job
WATERTOWN, MA—Citing the fact that we have done five breaking news updates in the last 30 minutes and have added no new information to the story, numerous sources are now confirming that we might be doing a bad job covering the manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokar A. Tsarnaev. Eyewitnesses are telling reporters there’s a fairly good chance that the pointless, rushed updates could indicate a piss-poor level of incompetent journalism. At press time, breaking reports are now confirming that, yes, we are heavily leaning toward the conclusion that we are doing a bad job.

BREAKING: Do You Think We’re Doing A Good Job?
WATERTOWN, MA—Following earlier updates on the manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokar A. Tsarnaev, sources were just wondering if, maybe, you think—by repeatedly interrupting with breaking news that has zero substance—we’re doing a good job right now. Multiple reports have confirmed that sources really want to know—and be totally, 100 percent honest here, sources stressed—how you think we’re stacking up compared to the coverage of other news organizations. Good? Not good? About average? At press time, breaking reports have indicated that, at the least, we’re probably doing an okay job, right?

BREAKING: We’re Doing A Bad Job
WATERTOWN, MA—In an important development since our last update, sources can now positively confirm that we are doing a bad job covering the ongoing manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokar A. Tsarnaev. After soliciting information from the public regarding the quality of our reporting and taking an honest look at what we’ve done in the past hour, we have learned that not only is our coverage substandard, but atrocious. Sources confirmed that, if we’re being honest, we have done nothing but waste your time. Moreover, reports indicate that nothing will actually be worth reporting until the second bombing suspect is apprehended or killed.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/bre...bad-job,32118/
http://www.theonion.com/articles/bre...ood-job,32119/
http://www.theonion.com/articles/bre...bad-job,32120/

[revo]

I'm living right in the middle of this. Relatives coming in for my Dad's funeral have been told their train will not be allowed to take them into the city, no closer than Providence, Rhode Island. My brother who lives one street over from the bombers' home is in the middle of one of the areas locked down. People in Watertown (which borders Cambridge) have been evacuated from their homes. I live close to a major road that connects to two highways and the streets are deserted.

Wow, sorry to hear about your dad, Jon. My condolences.

[Gregg]

Wow, sorry to hear about your dad, Jon. My condolences.

My condolences as well.

[Erik]

Sorry to hear that, Jon.

[JudeBaldo]

I'm living right in the middle of this. Relatives coming in for my Dad's funeral have been told their train will not be allowed to take them into the city, no closer than Providence, Rhode Island. My brother who lives one street over from the bombers' home is in the middle of one of the areas locked down. People in Watertown (which borders Cambridge) have been evacuated from their homes. I live close to a major road that connects to two highways and the streets are deserted.

My condolence.