04-15-2013, 05:22 PM | #1 |
Senior Member
How Do You Identify?:
pervert butch feminist woman Preferred Pronoun?:
see above Relationship Status:
independent entity Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Oakland
Posts: 1,826
Thanks: 4,068
Thanked 7,656 Times in 1,522 Posts
Rep Power: 21474852 |
Boston Marathon bombings.......
I have to say something........I'm surprised this is the first thread.........
my bet is domestic origins...... peaceful and understanding thoughts to all the family and friends....
__________________
We are everywhere We are different I do not care if resistance is futile I will not assimilate |
The Following 16 Users Say Thank You to Toughy For This Useful Post: |
04-15-2013, 05:27 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
How Do You Identify?:
transgender male Preferred Pronoun?:
he Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: carson city nv
Posts: 1,987
Thanks: 303
Thanked 2,655 Times in 759 Posts
Rep Power: 20061508 |
I am too. I know scorp and ladiivina are okay. I thank the latter is Julie's screen name
|
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to The Oopster For This Useful Post: |
04-15-2013, 05:28 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
How Do You Identify?:
transgender male Preferred Pronoun?:
he Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: carson city nv
Posts: 1,987
Thanks: 303
Thanked 2,655 Times in 759 Posts
Rep Power: 20061508 |
Nor sure who else is in Boston but I hope all are okay
|
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to The Oopster For This Useful Post: |
04-15-2013, 05:30 PM | #4 |
Senior Member
How Do You Identify?:
Butch Preferred Pronoun?:
BadAss! / Sarcastic Bastard! Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Earth
Posts: 2,352
Thanks: 3,507
Thanked 6,924 Times in 1,817 Posts
Rep Power: 21474851 |
“There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV
__________________
Tell me I can't do it.. then stand back and watch me amaze you. |
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Inked_Trinity For This Useful Post: |
04-15-2013, 05:31 PM | #5 |
Infamous Member
How Do You Identify?:
femme Preferred Pronoun?:
femme ones Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 6,100
Thanks: 29,380
Thanked 30,503 Times in 5,201 Posts
Rep Power: 21474857 |
|
The Following 9 Users Say Thank You to princessbelle For This Useful Post: |
04-15-2013, 05:31 PM | #6 |
The Planet's Technical Bubba
How Do You Identify?:
FTM Preferred Pronoun?:
He/Him/Geek Relationship Status:
Married to my forever! Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 5,440
Thanks: 2,929
Thanked 10,743 Times in 3,176 Posts
Rep Power: 21474856 |
Right now, I'm tired of watching the news and seeing how graphic the news channels are being, trying to out do each other in gore. That said, I think it's too early to say that this is one kind of terror or another. Too much is still going on and until things settle down enough will they find out who is responsible. The NY Post earlier claimed that a Saudi was under guard at one of the hospitals and believed to be a suspect.
I think it may be better to figure out how we can help (e.g. blood donations, $$ donations) than anything else. I posted this on my FB and post it here for others: If you are trying to find out about missing loved ones, please call 617-635-4500. You can also use Google's person finder if you're looking for someone or have information: http://upwr.me/116NRcO. If you saw or know anything about the bombings, please call 1-800-494-TIPS. And if you've been triggered into stress by these events, please make a free call to the Disaster Distress Line: 1-800-985-5990.
__________________
|
The Following 18 Users Say Thank You to Linus For This Useful Post: |
04-15-2013, 05:31 PM | #7 |
Practically Lives Here
How Do You Identify?:
. Preferred Pronoun?:
. Relationship Status:
. Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: .
Posts: 11,495
Thanks: 34,694
Thanked 26,373 Times in 5,877 Posts
Rep Power: 21474860 |
Boston Marathon, it looks like they found two other devices that have been located and are either being dismantled or are dismantled. I am so sickened by the news, and the possibility of any additional devices that have not been found.
I moved this from the Breaking News thread... |
The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to Hollylane For This Useful Post: |
04-15-2013, 05:49 PM | #8 |
Member
How Do You Identify?:
FTM Preferred Pronoun?:
male pronouns Relationship Status:
Good question. Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 915
Thanks: 4,181
Thanked 3,464 Times in 741 Posts
Rep Power: 21474851 |
Toughy, I have to aree with you or say it is possibly a lone wolf. Pipe bombs, really?! Very primitive (but deadly) and nothing I would associate with an organized group. They will catch this/these morons but it will never compensate for the loss of life or life altering injuries that have been incurred.
|
The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to nhplowboi For This Useful Post: |
04-15-2013, 05:49 PM | #9 | |
Senior Member
How Do You Identify?:
Femme Preferred Pronoun?:
She, please Relationship Status:
Loved Up Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Western MA
Posts: 2,183
Thanks: 9,001
Thanked 6,624 Times in 1,561 Posts
Rep Power: 21474853 |
Quote:
It goes without saying that any causalities and injuries are horrific regardless of the quantities. But if the bombers/bombing organizations wanted to cause mass casualties the bombs would have gone often earlier (at the height of the race), would have been much bigger, and likely in bigger targets (like the Prudential Center). There have been reports out that both the start and finish lines of the race had bomb sniffing dogs and a much higher (and notable) police presence and that race organizers and volunteers stated their presence was "just a drill". It's terrible regardless of who committed the act.
__________________
I am made of stars |
|
04-15-2013, 05:56 PM | #10 | |
Infamous Member
How Do You Identify?:
Biological female. Lesbian. Relationship Status:
Happy Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hanging out in the Atlantic.
Posts: 9,234
Thanks: 9,840
Thanked 34,659 Times in 7,651 Posts
Rep Power: 21474860 |
Quote:
I agree. With 20,000 official runners and thousands of spectators at the starting line, and other more populated areas along the route, this could have been catastrophic. The news reports are getting so redundant now, I can recite them verbatim.
__________________
|
|
04-15-2013, 05:56 PM | #11 |
Infamous Member
How Do You Identify?:
Human Preferred Pronoun?:
He Relationship Status:
Very Married Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Where I want to be
Posts: 8,155
Thanks: 47,491
Thanked 29,299 Times in 6,640 Posts
Rep Power: 21474859 |
Regardless of who did it it was an act of terror. Foreign or domestic. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. Our own family has folks from Boston, and is a runner. We do not know if he ran today, and are patiently waiting for word. Will wait patiently for word of the perp when it is verified.
__________________
"Many proposals have been made to us to adopt your laws, your religion, your manners and your customs. We would be better pleased with beholding the good effects of these doctrines in your own practices, than with hearing you talk about them".
~Old Tassel, Chief of the Tsalagi (Cherokee) |
04-15-2013, 06:05 PM | #12 | |
Senior Member
How Do You Identify?:
malapropist Preferred Pronoun?:
she Relationship Status:
single Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: New England
Posts: 2,169
Thanks: 6,367
Thanked 4,024 Times in 1,209 Posts
Rep Power: 21474853 |
Quote:
Regardless of who the guilty party may be, it's important to remember that they don't represent the beliefs and actions of the majority of people- no matter who they claim to identify with. I've seen so many ugly accusations flying around today. It makes me so tired. Prayers for all affected. Violence has no place in a civil society. |
|
04-15-2013, 06:07 PM | #13 |
Member
How Do You Identify?:
Trans man Preferred Pronoun?:
He, Him Relationship Status:
not looking Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Northern England
Posts: 945
Thanks: 5,669
Thanked 2,383 Times in 765 Posts
Rep Power: 17762094 |
My heart, thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Boston right now.
__________________
You may not be able to choose your bio-family, but you can choose your Family
|
04-15-2013, 06:29 PM | #14 |
Senior Member
How Do You Identify?:
Femme lesbian Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: East coast
Posts: 2,416
Thanks: 5,829
Thanked 12,310 Times in 2,057 Posts
Rep Power: 21474851 |
It wasn't fun getting on the subway tonight after watching the news at my desk at work. There were a lot of cops on the platform. I work a block from the World Trade Center. I expect there will be a certain amount of increased security in that neighborhood tomorrow. I said to myself, when I heard the news, It's begun. Of course, it began a long time ago.
I can't imagine how people in Boston must feel. They must be wondering if their city is about to become Haifa or Tel Aviv or Kabul or London or Belfast. This morning I read an op-ed piece in the New York Times that made me cry. A man who has been detained at Guantanamo for 11 years, along with about 40 others, is holding a hunger strike, and he wrote about being force fed so brutally he's vomiting blood. The news isn't his treatment, the news is that news of his treatment broke through to the Times op-ed page. That's what the media is talking about. And now whatever huge strategic victory that op-ed piece represented for that man and others held for a decade or more without a trial or even being charged, it's now overshadowed by the attack in Boston, and I am wondering if, in fact, the bombing in Boston has triggered even more brutal treatment of the people there. So that's what I'm thinking about. That and the parents of the 8-year-old who died in the bombing today in Boston.
__________________
Reach out. |
04-15-2013, 06:38 PM | #15 |
Timed Out - Permanent
How Do You Identify?:
Butch. Lesbian. Dyke. Woman. Female. Preferred Pronoun?:
She, of course! Relationship Status:
Content Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Small Town Life
Posts: 2,880
Thanks: 7,858
Thanked 11,730 Times in 2,432 Posts
Rep Power: 0 |
Saw this on Twitter - people offering shelter to those stranded in Boston with no place to go or stay: I have a place to offer -- in case anyone here is in contact with friends/family in Boston who need a soft place to land.
And Google person finder can help find loved ones or report that someone is with you. |
04-16-2013, 07:27 AM | #16 |
Infamous Member
How Do You Identify?:
Biological female. Lesbian. Relationship Status:
Happy Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hanging out in the Atlantic.
Posts: 9,234
Thanks: 9,840
Thanked 34,659 Times in 7,651 Posts
Rep Power: 21474860 |
Martin Richard, 8
Martin Richard was standing near the finish line, waiting for his father to complete the grueling Boston Marathon on Monday, when an explosion took his life. He was 8 years old and in the third grade. Neighbor Jane Sherman told WCVB that Martin was a typical little boy, who loved to ride his bike and play baseball. Martin's mother, Denise, was hospitalized with "grievous injuries," The Times of London reported. She reportedly underwent surgery late Monday for an injury to her brain. His 6-year-old sister, a first grader whose name was not made public, lost her leg in the blast, WHDH reported. The status of his father, William, has not been released. A third child was reportedly unharmed in the explosion. The Richard family hails from the Ashmont section of Dorchester, Mass.
__________________
|
04-16-2013, 08:40 AM | #17 |
Infamous Member
How Do You Identify?:
femme *blows a kiss off my finger tips ** Preferred Pronoun?:
~ hey girl ~ Relationship Status:
~ single & content ~ Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Massachusetts ~coastal
Posts: 7,905
Thanks: 22,958
Thanked 16,124 Times in 4,736 Posts
Rep Power: 21474858 |
~ it seems to me that the bombs were placed as the crowd gathered ~ or they would have been seen in plain sight ~ there was security at the bombing site ~ I agree w/ u all ~ domestic ~ if the word to bomb came from a terrorist organization ~ they succeeded in finding a domestic sick bastard to carry out the fatal task ~ they have an apartment in Revere, ma. in question ~ wich is right out of Boston by 7 miles approx. ~
__________________
~ Always, ocean |
The Following User Says Thank You to ~ocean For This Useful Post: |
04-16-2013, 09:18 AM | #18 |
Timed Out
How Do You Identify?:
Me Preferred Pronoun?:
Me Relationship Status:
im good Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 296
Thanks: 506
Thanked 857 Times in 240 Posts
Rep Power: 0 |
I tell you I can't imagine what the families are going through. I had to sit on this before i could comment. I am a easy going person but like everyone else this went straight to my heart. and then my anger came out. Damn. So unbelievable. But I had stated in a post in here I was supposed to be there and I wanted to for the first time watch the runners come in instead of watching them run by my place (where I used to live) But someone did not come through with money they owed me. So..yeah i am thankful I did not go. But still feel so much pain for those people that lost their lives and their families. I had a hard time with things like this because I lost a friend who was kinda like a mother in the Killeen TX Luby's restaurant massacre she had taken her daughter and new granddaughter to lunch and the gunman came in and just started randomly shooting people unfortunately even when they tried to hide. He went under tables shooting people who were hiding too. So he found her under the table shielding her daughter and granddaughter and he bent down and shot her point blank in the head. Killed instantly. For awhile I did not want to go anywhere. I struggled with it. But eventually time helped with that. So now with me I feel I will not let ANY terrorist terrorize me from living my life as usual. I still plan on marching in the Gay Pride march & I plan on going to the hemp festival in Boston ( If they are not cancelled) Oh believe me I am not hiding from anyone. EVER. God Bless Boston.
|
04-16-2013, 09:20 AM | #19 |
Senior Member
How Do You Identify?:
stone butch Preferred Pronoun?:
makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status:
single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: shreveport,Louisiana
Posts: 4,907
Thanks: 4,682
Thanked 14,937 Times in 3,936 Posts
Rep Power: 21474855 |
I sometimes wonder about humanity that someone could/would do this awfull thing to anyone,any type of violence to anyone is and always will be wrong nomatter how its done or where.It takes at biggest coward to have done this sort of thing,who ever you are out there that did this or had any part in doing this is one sick mofo in my opinion,AS an American and part of this country I refuse to take this anymore.Who ever you are You wont get away with this,I garentee that justice will be on you like nothing ever before,you may hide but weather in this life or the next you will pay for this at the time of reconing.Yes,I am pissed about this big time right along with a whole lot of other people.I take heart that I do know that 99.9% of us are good folks who wouldnt do a thing to harm a soul.I pray the FBI finds the culprit soon before he/she/ they do anymore damage to someone.
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Rockinonahigh For This Useful Post: |
04-16-2013, 11:27 AM | #20 |
Member
How Do You Identify?:
I see the world thru a lens Preferred Pronoun?:
Yes Boss Relationship Status:
Chillin out with awesome women Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,376
Thanks: 4,018
Thanked 4,185 Times in 1,179 Posts
Rep Power: 21474852 |
Boston
Tonight when the sun goes down I will do pipe ceremony and send my prayers up in smoke this is how I was taught to pray. I offer my prayers to everyone in Mass and ask everyone to take 5 minutes and say a prayer. I am going to share a Native Prayer with you. "Oh Great Spirit I raise my pipe to you. To your messengers the four winds,and to Mother Earth. Give us the wisdom to teach our children to love,to respect and to be kind to each other. So that they may grow with peace in mind"
__________________
Life is like music,so it can be played in many different styles. |
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to StrongButch For This Useful Post: |
|
|