Boston Marathon Bombing: BEAHCAT & BRUINS, 'MURICA

[Fhloston]

Some guy reporting he saw bomb sniffing dogs at the start and finish line prior to explosion. Saying he heard announcements of a drill and that there was nothing to worry about.

http://www.local15tv.com/mostpopular...8z6eSDJEA.cspx

BG marathon runners, are bomb sniffing dogs and security like that a norm @marathons? Serious question b/c my fat ass has no business at marathons in general.

[Charismatic]

...lol (in response to the 4chan thread.)
Not to be taken seriously but still funny for those in the know.

Spoiler: show

[Jaxzer]

^ now THAT gave me chills, hats off

[Edelweiss]

...lol (in response to the 4chan thread.)
Not to be taken seriously but still funny for those in the know.

Spoiler: show

/k/ had already descended into a shitpile of fearmongering and Ron Paul HAPPENING memes by the end of the first hour or so.

[Boyiee]

I wish I could understand how to use 4chan so I could see whats so great.

[Bregor]

I wish I could understand how to use 4chan so I could see whats so great.

No, you don't.

[Stanislaw]

Just woke up and saw this mess. Shit.

[Tarage]

I wish I could understand how to use 4chan so I could see whats so great.

Most of us stay away from the shit boards. For example, /m/ is a pretty cool place to be to talk about mecha. Likewise /co/ is chill and you can talk about comic books. And then /tg/ is just full of awesome storytellers.

[Anoat]

Is it bad that I am keeping this thread on BG as my primary news source for this? You guys give me much needed momentary lulz when needed, and also harsh doses of reality to add levity to the situation that TV news just can't provide.

[Boyiee]

No, you don't.

I know.

[Callisto]

Is it bad that I am keeping this thread on BG as my primary news source for this? You guys give me much needed momentary lulz when needed, and also harsh doses of reality to add levity to the situation that TV news just can't provide.

Several people here are much better than I am at filtering out less credible sources, I usually get my news from GD just because it's parsed well.

[Charismatic]

I wish I could understand how to use 4chan so I could see whats so great.

Not really hard to understand.

Spoiler: show

[Waraji]

Not really hard to understand.

But once you understand, the lulz.

[Edelweiss]

Most of us stay away from the shit boards. For example, /m/ is a pretty cool place to be to talk about mecha. Likewise /co/ is chill and you can talk about comic books. And then /tg/ is just full of awesome storytellers.

/a/ is fucking cancer, never go there.

JIDF in full swing on /pol/ too. Probably best to avoid /k/ and /pol/ unless you enjoy terrible.

[notorious bum]

Just follow reputable news agencies online on Twitter like: The Nation, Mother Jones, or Salon.com. They've been pretty consistent at debunking and reporting the shit flying out of newsrooms like this little nugget of comedy:

Fox regular "jokes" about killing all the Muslims http://slnm.us/IzbNdjP

[samalis]

/v/ is pretty shit just because of high traffic but occasionally is good during big announcements.

[Edelweiss]

Just follow reputable news agencies online on Twitter like: The Nation, Mother Jones, or Salon.com. They've been pretty consistent at debunking and reporting the shit flying out of newsrooms like this little nugget of comedy:

Fox regular "jokes" about killing all the Muslims http://slnm.us/IzbNdjP

Going to second these recommendations. Also I suspect Glenn Greenwald will have some poignant commentary in the coming days, so there's that too.

[jmc]

Some guy reporting he saw bomb sniffing dogs at the start and finish line prior to explosion. Saying he heard announcements of a drill and that there was nothing to worry about.

http://www.local15tv.com/mostpopular...8z6eSDJEA.cspx

BG marathon runners, are bomb sniffing dogs and security like that a norm @marathons? Serious question b/c my fat ass has no business at marathons in general.

The finish line is a completely gated off restricted area, having police K-9's from Boston and the state police at the finish line is normal.

[Cutriss]

If you want a good local source of news for this specific event, follow @universalhub.

[Tarage]

Can I be amused that a magazine called "Salon" is more reputable than the major news networks?

Because I am.