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--Patrick
Explosion at boston marathon
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We also had a major power substation taken down in California yesterday due to a high power rifle shooting into the main transformer.
Probably unrelated, but all these little things add up. The letters could have been sent the same day as the bombings and only arrived yesterday and today.
I ce anyone was curious, the circuitry and battery found don't give me any clues. The circuit board contains a bunch of passive components, resistors, capacitors, etc, but the isn't enough left of it to give a function or suggest what it came from. I suspect the federal authorities already have a good idea what type of product or device it came out of already, and are narrowing down what is was before it was repurposed.
The battery in the pictures is part of a rechargeable battery pack strong enough to start the blast.
Probably unrelated, but all these little things add up. The letters could have been sent the same day as the bombings and only arrived yesterday and today.
I ce anyone was curious, the circuitry and battery found don't give me any clues. The circuit board contains a bunch of passive components, resistors, capacitors, etc, but the isn't enough left of it to give a function or suggest what it came from. I suspect the federal authorities already have a good idea what type of product or device it came out of already, and are narrowing down what is was before it was repurposed.
The battery in the pictures is part of a rechargeable battery pack strong enough to start the blast.
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Where was that info?
Substation down:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/17/california-electricity-siliconvalley-idUSL2N0D31PQ20130417
Photos of the circuit board, pressure cooker lid, backpack, and battery which may be related to one or the other of the bombs can be found via google image searches. Restrict results to the last 24 hours, and search for Boston marathon circuit, or battery, or bomb.
The substation doesn't bother me much, though its obviously aiming at a regional technical workforce, so perhaps an effort to damage the tech sector and thus the economy... Maybe?
But the ricin laced letters are worrisome.
Still think the bombs are domestic, though. If they were international someone would be claiming success, and no one is.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/17/california-electricity-siliconvalley-idUSL2N0D31PQ20130417
Photos of the circuit board, pressure cooker lid, backpack, and battery which may be related to one or the other of the bombs can be found via google image searches. Restrict results to the last 24 hours, and search for Boston marathon circuit, or battery, or bomb.
The substation doesn't bother me much, though its obviously aiming at a regional technical workforce, so perhaps an effort to damage the tech sector and thus the economy... Maybe?
But the ricin laced letters are worrisome.
Still think the bombs are domestic, though. If they were international someone would be claiming success, and no one is.
Dave
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You know what I think? I think 4chan is going to help solve this. They have exhaustively looked at pictures of the event and are painstakingly looking at evidence. It's frankly amazing what they've seen in the hours of footage.[DOUBLEPOST=1366217893][/DOUBLEPOST]Feds have said a few things that I like:
"This will take weeks, not months to solve." and "Substantial progress has been made in the probe."
"This will take weeks, not months to solve." and "Substantial progress has been made in the probe."
GasBandit
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The substation strikes me as a wanton act of vandalism, perhaps rooted in a general sentiment of either antitech or anarchy in general.
As for the boston bombs... as I said I also think a domestic individual is responsible, but as for whether it's simply an act of misanthropy or a political statement it may be too soon to tell - if the bomber released a statement it might take longer to get out seeing as how the US generally doesn't have an official channel for delivering manifestos, apparently unlike some other countries. Any thought on motive would just be wild speculation at this point.
As for the boston bombs... as I said I also think a domestic individual is responsible, but as for whether it's simply an act of misanthropy or a political statement it may be too soon to tell - if the bomber released a statement it might take longer to get out seeing as how the US generally doesn't have an official channel for delivering manifestos, apparently unlike some other countries. Any thought on motive would just be wild speculation at this point.
Dave
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CNN is reporting they have a suspect.[DOUBLEPOST=1366218822][/DOUBLEPOST]
And this is funny, why?
Because he has no idea what he's talking about. He judges things without actually experiencing or being part of them. Remember?
Well it's about time. Boston isn't as bad as the uk in terms of CCTV surveillance, but I imagine that whoever placed the bags wouldn't go unnoticed in camera footage recovered from individuals and businesses nearby.[DOUBLEPOST=1366219092][/DOUBLEPOST]
So far, other than Obama, the people these letters were addressed to have been republicans?
That's a big yep.
The other reason to believe its a lone actor is that federal authorities have stopped many other group efforts at terror attacks over the last decade.
I suspect only a single person or small group that only every met face to face and never used modern technology to communicate plans would have been able to carry this out. It's a small enough attack, though, that it could have easily been managed by one person.
I suspect only a single person or small group that only every met face to face and never used modern technology to communicate plans would have been able to carry this out. It's a small enough attack, though, that it could have easily been managed by one person.
CNN is reporting that a suspect has been identified in the bombing.
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Holy crap, the comments on that article.
Never read the comments. Never.
Just don't look at any you tube footage, then read the comments. That has been the worst that I've tripped across so far.
How bad could it be, it's CNN.
*goes to read*
*comes back 30 seconds later*
...well, that escalated...quickly.
Arrest has been made. CNN[DOUBLEPOST=1366221380][/DOUBLEPOST]It is like the bus bombings in England, they caught the suspects in 2 days also.
I guess all the, "this investigation is in its infancy..." was to lull the suspect into complacency.
I guess all the, "this investigation is in its infancy..." was to lull the suspect into complacency.
It breaks my heart to see people vilifying Muslims because of a small, extremist minority group (small in comparison to all devote Muslims). It'd be like vilifying every single Christian whenever the Westboro Baptist Church says or does something stupid.
Which is, you know, ANY time Westboro says or does something.
Which is, you know, ANY time Westboro says or does something.
I have learned not to read the comments because they either make me really angry or sad or both.
I'm getting off the computer for a while. CNN, you do the same.
CNN is now confirming that they got it wrong... sorta.
Sorry guys. I should know better than to trust the news outlets to confirm what "sources" tell them.
BananaHands
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