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For those interested in something very up to date, here’s someone transcribing the police scanner on Reddit.
And here’s another such Reddit scanner transcription that’s still ongoing as of 12:45 a.m. That thread continues here after 1 a.m. Pacific.
Here’s a Google map showing unfolding events overnight in (so far as I can tell) chronological order.
This Boston TV site seems to be highly respected among people following the story tonight as a live news aggregator.
Black cap bomber dead, with suicide IED detonating on his chest after he’s shot.
4:00 a.m.: White cap bomber on the run, possibly holed up in a building. Identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, age 19, younger brother of the black cap bomber. They’re from Russian area near Chechnya, in U.S. for >1 year as lawful permanent residents.
Black cap has been identified as his older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, subject of this fascinating post in Slate.
About Greg Diamond
Worker's rights attorney now moving into "good governance" litigation. North Vice Chair of Democratic Party of Orange County and occasional candidate. Proud to be prolix.
Unless otherwise specifically stated, his writings never speak for the Democratic Party at the local, county, state, national, or galactic level. He tries to either suppress or openly acknowledge his partisan, issue, ideological, and "good government" biases in most of his writing here. If you have a question about any particular writing, just ask him about it and (unless you are an pseudonymous troll) he will probably answer you at painful length.
He lives in Brea but generally doesn't blog about it. A family member works as a campaign treasurer for Wendy Gabriella in AD-73; he doesn't directly profit from that relatively small compensation and it doesn't affect his coverage. He does advise some campaigns informally and without compensation, although in 2014 he may receive some compensation for campaign consulting and fundraising for the campaign of Jorge Lopez for Orange County Assessor.
Too early for this shit – dumb shit ASSHOLE!
You have no idea what is the target of this lampoon, do you, Grumpy?
Oh man, normally I try hard to appreciate any humor that targets OC BOS members. But this really trips my crap meter, just not funny. In fact, as much as I love to be critical of the BOS, any suggestion even in jest that Spitzer or Nelson had anything to do with the Boston bombing is just sick.
To mock a tragedy in this manner is low class.
Perhaps I just don’t “get it” – but I will accept that. I don’t get it.
I think Greg/Miss Info is attacking the media, particularly CNN and the Post, because of something irresponsible they have done in their coverage. Not attacking the Supes.
Who do you think is the object of criticism here? Here are some cites for you to consult:
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/04/findbostonbombers_reddit_vs_the_media_in_search_for_boston_bombing_suspects.single.html
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/04/teen_stunned_at_portrayal_as_bombing_suspect
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/18/ny-post-claims-these-are-the-two-men-police-are-looking-for-in-boston-bombings/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/18/1202953/-New-York-Post-falsely-fingers-17-year-old-high-school-student-in-Boston-Marathon-bombing
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/17/1202548/-CNN-says-officials-believe-they-have-identified-bomb-suspect
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/18/1202853/-Chris-Hayes-Dismantles-and-Shames-CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/boston-blasts
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/17/cnn_police_have_identified_a_suspect_in_boston_bombing.html
Hint: it’s not Nelson and Spitzer (well, only mildly and tangentially Spitzer for being a mic hog in tragedies, but that’s not even 1% of it.)
“Irresponsible not to speculate…” – classic Noonan line.
Let me reiterate – FUCKING ASSHOLE!
You may surely reiterate — it’s most of what you do.
I get that there has been confusion. I get that there has been misinformation. I get that the press generated reporting that was later shown to be in error.
Have a little mercy, afterall two bombs went off and hundreds of people were hurt and three died. There was panic, pain and…yes confusion.
That said, I don’t find this literary effort to suggest criticism of the press via a “story” using identities of two board members to be interesting, intellectual, inspiring or illuminating.
It is idiotic.
Time and place. Time and place.
Thank you for your feedback.
Thanks Miss, for providing contrast to your really good articles.
The decent thing to do.
From Slate:
The only thing that stopped Tamerlan Tsarnaev was that he ran out of ammunition.
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