You are a hero. Everyone at MIT, Cambridge, and around the world thank you and are so honored by your service. You acted beyond bravery and my words cannot express how thankful I am that there are heroes like you the bless this world. My heart goes out to all the friends and family of Sean.
Tumblr of the Day: Remembering the officer killed “in cold blood” on MIT’s campus last night. Do follow.
Yup.
THIS IS SO PRECIOUS MY GOD
Can there be a cartoon show with these characters in it?
I love it, it’s like a child’s imagination come to life
Brb drawing things to submit
omg I want one.
Andrew Rae’s cheeky drawing “People in glasses houses shouldn’t…” See more of Andrew’s hilarious illustrations here.
“I saw the cop lift up the baby. When I look at the photos, I cry. The baby was screaming.”
Freelance photographer Bill Hoenk was on hand to document the chaos following the second explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. His photograph of a Boston police officer carrying a wounded child is the cover image of TIME’s digital edition, a special report on the tragedy in Boston.
Read more here. (WARNING: graphic images)
(cover photo: Bill Hoenk)
Sen. Mitch McConnell just posted this to his Facebook page, upon the defeat of the watered-down Manchin-Toomey background checks compromise.
On an unrelated note: There were 151 victims of mass shootings in 2012. Here are their stories.