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@abulsme tweets from 2013-04-20 (UTC)

  • RT @BenjySarlin: Rough estimate of bullet count from video just now on MSNBC: a shit ton 00:00:01
  • RT @MichaelSkolnik: "They are assaulting the boat" 00:00:52
  • RT @MichaelSkolnik: "we have movement, arms moving." 00:05:57
  • MT @MichaelSkolnik: Pete Williams says there is a fire in the boat — that was 15 min ago. Out now. That is the problem with TV. Old news. 00:13:50
  • RT @sethmnookin: “@peteyMIT: @sethmnookin am told (stress told) he has left boat and is surrounded. will try to confirm.” 00:16:57
  • RT @TheStalwart: RT @passantino: WCVB: "Large amount of blood" where suspect is in Watertown 00:17:54
  • RT @igorvolsky: NBC reports that this street was not initially searched b/c it was street and a half outside of perimeter 00:18:12
  • RT @jaketapper: CNN reporter on the scene says police are yelling at person in boat "come out with your hands up come out on your own terms" 00:20:44
  • RT @BenjySarlin: RT @dorseyshaw: oh. my. god. RT @peterogburn: Oh come on, Fox http://t.co/9EE5AQcCCh 00:25:33
  • RT @BlogsofWar: The suspect's potential injuries make this that much more difficult. Officers need time to take him alive – may not get it. 00:26:51
  • RT @dandrezner: Why didn't they check the boat on that search then? RT @caidid This street *was* in search zone, it seems. 00:27:32
  • RT @rrichard09: @dandrezner @caidid Saw a report that police searched the boat earlier today; suspect entered the boat after that search 00:28:38
  • RT @MichaelSkolnik: NBC is reporting that negotiator on the scene & that he is still alive. Have heard nothing in past 10 min bout movement. 00:31:49
  • RT @BostonGlobe: BREAKING NEWS: Three people taken into custody in New Bedford as part of Boston Marathon terror bombing investigation. 00:33:02
  • RT @mitchellreports: Boston police tell @nbcnews suspect is still alive in boat throwing off heat tho probably weak 00:38:04
  • "Suspect in Custody, Still a hot scene. Medic!" 00:42:21
  • RT @MichaelSkolnik: still hot scene, but he is in custody 00:42:47
  • Doesn't necessarily mean alive -> RT @MichaelSkolnik: calling for medics 00:43:22
  • RT @gerrycanavan: Taken alive? I am stunned. 00:43:42
  • RT @Fox19BenSwann: WHDH now reporting that the second suspect is alive and in custody 00:44:02
  • MT @natsecHeather: Will be on @UpWithSteve tomorrow, discussing whatever has happened by then. 00:44:42
  • I thought the odds of getting him alive were really really low. Unknown condition do far though, could be in bad shape. We'll see. 00:45:54
  • RT @DouthatNYT: Alive and in custody is a triumph. 00:46:18
  • RT @reidepstein: Coming next: Biggest trial in Boston area since the Salem witches. 00:46:43
  • MT @GlobeBallou: Police confirm suspect is in custody. "They got him, he's in custody," a State Trooper tells the media. Applause ensues. 00:48:31
  • RT @MichaelSkolnik: checking boats for bombs. 00:50:24
  • RT @ggreenwald: If true, good indeed RT @AlyssaRosenberg NBC says Tsarnaev was Mirandized by the FBI. Good. 00:50:55
  • RT @KHOLMESlive: #BREAKING UPDATE: ABC NEWS @BrianRoss confirms suspect fired at police and police did not fire back. 00:52:16
  • MT @homegrownsmarts: According to ABC a robot just flipping tipped the boat over and dumped the suspect out. Lolwut. #BostonManhunt 00:53:02
  • RT @mckaycoppins: +1 RT @zekejmiller: "No more hurting people. PEACE" -Martin Richards 00:53:53
  • RT @MichaelSkolnik: "Alive, conscious, captured" #BostonManhunt 00:55:16
  • So condition not that bad? Wow. RT @BostonGlobe: State official says the suspect was “alive, conscious, captured.” 00:56:00
  • MT @7News: Steve Cooper: Source: Hostage negotiator talked suspect out of boat, was handcuffed. Blood on him was from earlier firefighter. 00:58:24
  • MT @natsecHeather OK, lets get this clear. Enemy combatants have training & affiliations that US at war with. 19yo killer punks not so much” 00:59:49
  • RT @mckaycoppins: Really relieved that we didn't all have to watch a teenager — however evil — get killed on live TV. 01:01:08
  • MT @natsecHeather: If the worst "the new face of Islamic terrorism" can do over five days is four dead, I'd say we are winning. 01:01:33
  • RT @Boston_Police: CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody. 01:04:15
  • RT @nbcnightlynews: Suspect sustained significant blood loss, law enforcement official tells NBC News 01:05:11
  • RT @dmataconis: Something tells me that tomorrow afternoon's #RedSox game is going to be a heck of a party. 01:10:54
  • RT @brianbeutler: Dzokhar's uncle cemented the way his nephew's viewed in the public eye. Not some shadowy terrorist. Just some loser. 01:13:58
  • OK. That's it. Time to go home and maybe go to sleep. 01:14:46
  • “Serious but not life threatening” as per CNN. 02:17:14
  • Saddened that they are using the public safety exception to Miranda. Esp since saying danger over. Seems unnecessary and counterproductive. 02:19:55
  • MT @MileHighBecky: @abulsme Bright side is that more people are aware he's missing and know what he looks like. Maybe it'll help find him. 03:37:10
  • Cause that was a good idea :-/ -> Reading – Atomic bomb re-enacting dropped from Dayton air show (Dan Sewell) http://t.co/RwRdbYvfDm 15:09:20
  • Reading – OK Glass, RIP Privacy: The Democratization Of Surveillance (Jon Evans) http://t.co/TboYleqhKA 15:21:12
  • At another one of these county GOP meetings. Always feel so out of place here. Treat it as getting insight into an alien culture almost. 16:36:04
  • Reading – 2nd Bombing Suspect Caught After Frenzied Hunt Paralyzes Boston (Seelye, Rashbaum, Cooper) http://t.co/rSSqFp0IGn 17:02:32
  • .@BYUfan Not coming today? 17:09:34
  • Reading – Boston manhunt: The day after (CNN) http://t.co/cisXIFKx2l 17:17:13
  • Reading – Not Reading the Boston Bomber Suspect His Miranda Rights (Kevin Gosztola) http://t.co/yZ5z1Vz88w 17:26:58
  • MT @AliAbunimah: NPR says this is "first act of terrorism since 9/11" as if white supremacist didn't murder 6 at Sikh Temple last August. 17:29:18
  • 121 PCOs out of 368 eligible here for meeting. No quorum. 8 people short. Does this mean we go home? 17:33:43
  • Make that 4 short. A few people hadn't signed in yet, but not enough. Guess this means other business, but no binding votes? 17:34:27
  • RT @BYUfan: @abulsme I was planning to by there are too many kids activities today. I expect live tweeting from you :-) 17:36:20
  • .@BYUfan Probably not a whole lot. Maybe a couple things. We'll see. :-) in reply to BYUfan 17:37:16
  • Reading – Vine, The App That Eats Your Precious Memories (Josh Constine) http://t.co/ayK7wobAoG 17:40:34
  • Reading – Why Should I Care That No One’s Reading Dzhokhar Tsarnaev His Miranda Rights? (Emily Bazelon) http://t.co/HbSyo5Fnup 17:47:19
  • Speaker (state legislator I think) quotes Star Wars, then the Talking Heads in rapid succession. Really? OK. 17:52:49
  • Reading – Boston bomings suspect bled for hours from neck, leg wounds, "might not have lived" if not found (CBS) http://t.co/4QcoXfL7jX 18:11:40
  • Reading – Watertown Police Chief’s Epic Minute-By-Minute Account Of Deadly Manhunt (Benjy Sarlin) http://t.co/zsbGrJy25U 18:16:43
  • Break time. Considering bugging out. No quorum, so no votes on anything. I gather there will be some county council candidates speaking. 18:53:48
  • Maybe I will stay for that. But so far at these things, most folks I have heard speak have just convinced me I should never vote for them. 18:54:36
  • To be fair, when I attended Democratic events in 2008 and 2009, I was left with the same impression. And note I said "most" not "all". 18:55:39
  • But rabid partisanship and the inability to see that the other side is not the enemy and often has good points too turn me off quite fast. 18:57:44
  • And of course at partisan events, that is what you see, almost exclusively. No "courting of the middle" at these kinds of things! 18:58:36
  • BTW, the speaker with the Star Wars reference earlier was Elizabeth Scott: http://t.co/mfCZdx9d6k 19:00:54
  • RT @mattyglesias: Genuine question: How many people are unaware of their right to remain silent? Hasn’t everyone seen Law & Order? 19:01:37
  • Guess I will take that back. Jim Upton, considering sheriff run. Short statements on local police issues. No partisan red meat at all. Good. 19:26:09
  • Sheriff is one of those offices I don't really think should be an elective office though. 19:27:11
  • MT @ggreenwald: @mattyglesias A lot of people are unaware, but duress of arrest inherently coercive – it's vital even when just a reminder. 19:29:52
  • A Style Question on Filibusters for the Times and the Post (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/6Miq5stXvj 19:42:46
  • Reading – Widely Circulated Cell Phone Photo Allegedly Shows Suspect In Boat (Tom Kludt) http://t.co/i7MXRuu6WG 19:46:54
  • Reading – Young Men Are Weird (Josh Marshall) http://t.co/9fnA7Kj1CM 19:50:40
  • MT @gerrycanavan: They'd never allow someone like this to get off on a technicality; just argue it away. Law is power, not indep of power. 19:54:47
  • RT @gerrycanavan: To say that another away: the risk of not Mirandizing him is weakening Miranda, not putting this prosecution at risk. 19:54:54
  • Reading – The Boston Marathon Bomber Manhunt (Bruce Schneier) http://t.co/7RWYpsxwNX 20:06:56
  • Reading – security theater, martial law, & a tale that trumps every cop/donut joke you've ever heard (Clark, Popehat) http://t.co/g3u8DzeziZ 20:11:39
  • Reading – The Virtuous Circle of Declining Crime (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/oBpohgFtfr 20:24:08
  • RT @RQDammit: @abulsme Ahhh-ha-ha-ha-Hah!! 20:24:33
  • Reading – How Geography Explains the United States – By Aaron David Miller (Aaron David Miller) http://t.co/Rma6ctJLJO 20:38:45
  • Oops MT @AriFleischer: Watertown police: older brother was alive-being cuffed on the ground. Brother then backed over him, killing him. 20:40:13
  • Council district cand who hasn't said his name also fairly laid back talking local road issues and such instead of partisan red meat. Good. 21:05:31
  • Finally had name mentioned and a campaign poster put up. Chris Vallo. URL on his poster has nothing there: http://t.co/51keX7N7ca 21:26:21

@abulsme tweets from 2013-04-19 (UTC)

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Before Boston So Who Cares?

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about:

  • Taxes / Bitcoin
  • More Bitcoin
  • North Korea
  • PC Sales
  • More PC Stuff

Recorded on 15 Apr 2013

Length this week – 1:06:41

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@abulsme tweets from 2013-04-18 (UTC)

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@abulsme tweets from 2013-04-15 (UTC)

  • Alex has also now started to "read" his favorite books out loud to us. 04:24:21
  • Reading – The Antisocial Network (Paul Krugman) http://t.co/8BUR26gfan 14:31:45
  • Reading – Fact Checking: Adams Law of Slow-Moving Disasters (Scott Adams) http://t.co/3FsZWZkABU 14:45:45
  • Watching the Boston stuff on Twitter and CNN. Not clear yet just how bad it was. But still… 19:18:11
  • Wolf Blitzer just "took over coverage" on CNN. Finding another channel to watch now. 19:25:29
  • RT @abumuqawama: The first reports after an event like this are almost always wrong in some way. Be savvy, patient consumers of media today. 19:31:08

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