Office by Alex Penny
Hey! Welcome to my little corner of the internet! As for a little introduction, my name is Adam, I am 24, happily taken, and a grad student in Boston.
Be prepared to see lots of nerdy stuff being reblogged, as well some weird little facets into my personal life. And cute animals. Always cute animals.
A spokesperson for the Boston Police Department said no suspects have been taken into custody yet after the bombing at the Boston Marathon. “At this time, we haven’t been notified of any arrests or anyone apprehended,” the spokesperson said.The New York Post reported that a “Saudi national who suffered shrapnel wounds in today’s blast” has been identified as “a suspect” in the Boston Marathon bombing.” The Boston PD spokesperson did not confirm that report.“Honestly, I don’t know where they’re getting their information from, but it didn’t come from us,” said the spokesperson.
(via the-eleventh-blog)
New York Post twitter is reporting suspect is Saudi national
“Breaking: Authorities ID a Saudi national as a suspect in Boston Marathon bombings http://t.co/4hfqLc3n0A”
Guys the New York Post is a racist, vile piece of crap of a newspaper. For those of you in the UK—it’s like the Daily Mail of the US.
Until this is actually confirmed by other sources, I am side-eyeing the fuck out of this.
(Source: animeaspraxis, via the-eleventh-blog)
The Boston Globe (BostonGlobe) on Twitter
The latest from The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe). Boston and New England’s leading news source, in print and online. For Customer Service, tweet us or email circulationservices@globe.com. Boston, MAThe Boston Globe’s twitter has really quick live updates of the situation, including possible places to be wary of. Everyone stay safe
They’re now reporting that the Bruins game scheduled for this evening has been postponed, that the JFK Library incident is now being treated as an explosion (rather than an unrelated fire as was previously reported), and have provided 1 800 494 TIPS as the number to contact for anyone who might have information.
Governor Patrick has asked that if you have any information about the incident in Boston, call this tip line.
(via the-eleventh-blog)
Unfortunately it looks like the two initial explosions at the Boston marathon may not be the end of it. So again, stay safe and heed emergency warnings. (From the Boston Globe twitter)
(via the-eleventh-blog)
So stay clear of those please!
They recovered one other device, and seemed to have detonated another one earlier.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to those in Boston.
Here are some resources we’ve gathered so far.
- Looking for a runner? Use this form.
- If you’re trying to call someone in Boston, phone lines are jammed. SMS, Twitter, and Facebook might work better. [Lifehacker]
- Live news updates on The Verge
- Reconnect with loved ones in Boston on Red Cross Safe and Well
- Donate blood at the Boston American Red Cross
(via the-eleventh-blog)
- there were two explosions in copley square near the end of the finish line
- a reliable news channel here reported on a third, controlled explosion, so it was likely that a bomb squad found the explosion and set it off themselves
- the people who run the marathon have called the explosions a bomb, but NOTHING has been confirmed by the police
- 22 people have been injured and 2 people have been confirmed dead— injuries are severe and include loss of limbs in some cases
- yes, there was a fire in a wing of the jfk library that occurred almost immediately after the explosions were set off, but no one knows if they incidents connected yet
- the victims have started arriving at the hospital and are being treated for their injuries now
- the train and most streets are being closed off
- the fbi is on its way to the site of the explosion right now
- the president HAS been notified of the explosion
- if you live in/near boston, please just stay as far away from the explosion site as you can and allow people to do their jobs. if you have family in the area that you’re worried about, call them rather than going down to check on them.
- a reliable feed for those who don’t live in boston can be found here https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe
***UPDATE: it was confirmed that the explosions were homemade bombs
according to channel 7 in boston the fire at the jfk library was mechanical and NOT related to the marathon explosions
(via the-eleventh-blog)
She’s gonna be in Boston on the 1st of November, and my coworker invited me.
This is pretty exciting!
And then when someone else gets on:
