December 5, 20223 yr State of Emergency declared, FBI investigating power grid attack in Moore County, sheriff says – WSOC TV Quote A state of emergency has been declared after the electrical power grid was “intentionally attacked” causing a major power outage in Moore County. Quote A state of emergency has been declared after the electrical power grid was “intentionally attacked” causing a major power outage in Moore County. Quote A state of emergency has been declared after the electrical power grid was “intentionally attacked” causing a major power outage in Moore County. Quote When asked whether this was domestic terrorism, Sheriff Fields said he couldn’t say whether this was domestic terrorism or not, saying he would leave that for the feds to determine. But he added it was absolutely intentional and the perpetrators knew what they were doing. Edited December 5, 20223 yr by pacman
December 5, 20223 yr It was an act of terrorism. Hope it was worth it, those involved are going to get very long prison stays
December 5, 20223 yr 28 minutes ago, Bevo said: I'd lean towards disgruntled employees. Keep on leaning: None of OP’s quotes loaded (for me.) Doesn’t matter. This is a CR topic. Edited December 5, 20223 yr by Willfully Horn Edit
December 5, 20223 yr oh they were disgruntled alright, but i wouldn't put money on 'employees' lol ETA: OP content loaded but not as plain text, it's white on white font. anyways... future will be interesting... Edited December 5, 20223 yr by mchookem
December 5, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said: It was an act of terrorism. Hope it was worth it, those involved are going to get very long prison stays Yep, some reports that the dumbasses were talking about it on social media. Given that it would take dumbasses to do something like this, it matches up, because dumbest timeline. They are causing a shitload of monetary losses and have put a lot of,lives in danger they need to go away permanently.
December 5, 20223 yr She was an Army Psyops officer, so maybe she got high on her own supply? Edited December 5, 20223 yr by atomheartbevo
December 5, 20223 yr Popular Post I was genuinely surprised to find out she wasn’t a realtor. what’s the North Carolina equivalent of Frisco?
December 5, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, RPM said: Yeah, this isn't going to be a CR event at all. All is well. 6 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:
December 5, 20223 yr Popular Post Weird how when you add: religiously motivated hate for LGBTQ+ people, dogmatic insistence on ready access for AR-15's, and conservative electoral big lies, you get children or gay people getting shot up or a general terrorist attack against society at large. Boy howdy, if only there were some commonality we could pull at to prevent these things from happening...
December 5, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, YGIFS said: I was genuinely surprised to find out she wasn’t a realtor. what’s the North Carolina equivalent of Frisco? Everything other than Asheville?
December 5, 20223 yr She kinda looks like a less attractive, but not bad looking, version of that actress from "Gone Girl." I'm sure it'll never be disclosed the connection, or lack of connection, to the other events taking place around that time in around that area. But it does appear from the M.O. of the three locations, it was very likely to be the same group/person. We don't want the thought police to devolve the criminal justice system to, "You committed these felonies. And also, in addition to that...your political/religious background is this..." The two can stay separate and parallel. They may color one another, but it shouldn't be the "motive" in every single damn case. Unless of course, you actually write an online manifesto stating your beliefs and why, what you are about to do, must be done. But stupid people been tipping their hand on crime since the beginning of time.
December 5, 20223 yr Egads. I trust this won’t affect my tee time at Pinehurst #2. Lock up the perps.
December 5, 20223 yr These fucks will be easy to find and prosecute due to how ridiculously stupid they are. Unfortunately this isn't the end of it, because many more slap dick idiots are going to cause a shit load of problems. Organized groups of motivated idiots may be the most dangerous enemy we have ever faced. Edited December 5, 20223 yr by MissingInAction
December 5, 20223 yr 5 hours ago, YGIFS said: I was genuinely surprised to find out she wasn’t a realtor. what’s the North Carolina equivalent of Frisco?
December 5, 20223 yr 42 minutes ago, Celery Man said: Cary is Plano Greensboro is Plano. RDU = DFW Charlotte = Houston
December 5, 20223 yr Are you suggesting there's a difference between Frisco and Plano? North of Dallas is just a unified blob on parking lots, strip malls, and balsa wood McMansions. I guess Frisco is a little cooler because of the Death Star?
December 5, 20223 yr 56 minutes ago, MissingInAction said: These fucks will be easy to find and prosecute due to how ridiculously stupid they are. Unfortunately this isn't the end of it, because many more slap dick idiots are going to cause a shit load of problems. Organized groups of motivated idiots may be the most dangerous enemy we have ever faced. Organized far-right groups have been developing plans to take down electric infrastructure and use the ensuing chaos to carry out assassinations. This was probably a test run to see how law enforcement responds.
December 5, 20223 yr I dunno guys, @Bevo already cracked this case. Just disgruntled employees, nothing to see here.
December 5, 20223 yr Friend whose parents are affected was mentioning that as serious as it’s being discussed in the news or in social media, it’s far worse than most can imagine. Luckily his parents are rural and have a decent generator (they’ve lost power in the past during storms). He said they’ve been told Thursday or Friday might be the earliest for power, and that everybody is absolutely on edge over this shit. At least most people agree it’s terrorism and it’s good that the FBI is involved, and apparently they are moving very fast on this. Hopefully they bury the shitstains who did this. Edit: He said they’ve been in the 30s at night, which isn’t helping. Edited December 5, 20223 yr by atomheartbevo
December 5, 20223 yr Greensboro can’t be Plano - it exists on its own merits (however dubious they may be).
December 5, 20223 yr 58 minutes ago, Macanudo said: Greensboro is Plano. RDU = DFW Charlotte = Houston Fayetteville, next to Moore County, is Brownsville. Moore County is Collie station without the university but a better golf course. Please don't ask me why I know this.
December 5, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said: Friend whose parents are affected was mentioning that as serious as it’s being discussed in the news or in social media, it’s far worse than most can imagine. Luckily his parents are rural and have a decent generator (they’ve lost power in the past during storms). He said they’ve been told Thursday or Friday might be the earliest for power, and that everybody is absolutely on edge over this shit. At least most people agree it’s terrorism and it’s good that the FBI is involved, and apparently they are moving very fast on this. Hopefully they bury the shitstains who did this. A car accident with injuries has already been attributed to the outage. I would not be surprised if there are serious injuries, and maybe even a death or two, that ends up attributed to it. I haven't thought through how it would all fit in to a full prosecution, but I think there are some enhancements to charges that could see the terrorists spending the rest of their lives in a cell. Our federal laws against domestic terrorism are actually pretty weak....and we know they won't be amended anytime soon because CR reasons. So, the charges could end being pretty fucking weak sauce.
December 5, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Macanudo said: Greensboro is Plano. RDU = DFW Charlotte = Houston Wilmington is corpus?
December 5, 20223 yr 34 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said: Fayetteville, next to Moore County, is Brownsville. Moore County is Collie station without the university but a better golf course. Please don't ask me why I know this. Looks like we have our prime suspect...
December 5, 20223 yr I’m curious. So if Plano and Frisco are such horrible places, what are the areas of Dallas that are so wonderful by comparison where the surly critics live?
December 5, 20223 yr The vulnerability of power stations was on 60 Minutes a week or two ago. Including attacks with rifles, how easy it is to do, and how hard it is to replace the damaged parts
December 5, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, Dbeasy said: I’m curious. So if Plano and Frisco are such horrible places, what are the areas of Dallas that are so wonderful by comparison where the surly critics live? Null set
December 5, 20223 yr https://securethegrid.com/2022/02/28/60-minutes-how-secure-is-americas-electric-grid/
December 5, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, 4th and 5 said: The vulnerability of power stations was on 60 Minutes a week or two ago. Including attacks with rifles, how easy it is to do, and how hard it is to replace the damaged parts 4 minutes ago, 4th and 5 said: https://securethegrid.com/2022/02/28/60-minutes-how-secure-is-americas-electric-grid/ Thanks, 60 Minutes, for giving everyone a roadmap and instructions on how to fuck shit up. Great Journalism!
December 5, 20223 yr 14 minutes ago, 4th and 5 said: The vulnerability of power stations was on 60 Minutes a week or two ago. Including attacks with rifles, how easy it is to do, and how hard it is to replace the damaged parts I didn't have Lesley Stahl as the perpetrator on my list but damn.
December 5, 20223 yr Jon Wellinghoff: It was actually a very shocking result to us that there’s very few number of substations you need to take out, in the entire United States, to knock out the entire grid. Bill Whitaker: Knock out the entire grid? Jon Wellinghoff: That’s correct. Bill Whitaker: How many would it take to knock out putting the entire country in a blackout? Jon Wellinghoff: Less than 20. The report was leaked to the Wall Street Journal. It found the U.S. could suffer a coast-to-coast blackout if saboteurs knocked out just nine substations. Bill Whitaker: You are relaying this in a very measured way. I would think this would be quite alarming. Jon Wellinghoff: It was alarming. There’s no question. It is alarming.
December 5, 20223 yr Fwiw I used to be really into doomer fiction, and sniper attacks on transmission substations is a staple of the genre.
December 5, 20223 yr 35 minutes ago, Dbeasy said: I’m curious. So if Plano and Frisco are such horrible places, what are the areas of Dallas that are so wonderful by comparison where the surly critics live? Duh, White Settlement* *Yes, I'm aware that this is techinically a Ft. Worth suburb.
December 5, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, CleverNickname said: Fwiw I used to be really into doomer fiction, and sniper attacks on transmission substations is a staple of the genre. This is probably the best one that has come out recently, but it's a military thriller: Spoiler
December 5, 20223 yr Popular Post 3 hours ago, MissingInAction said: Organized groups of motivated idiots may be the most dangerous enemy we have ever faced. Thats quite a leap. Last time it happened, all we got was an airplane banner over a football stadium.
December 5, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Dbeasy said: I’m curious. So if Plano and Frisco are such horrible places, what are the areas of Dallas that are so wonderful by comparison where the surly critics live?
December 5, 20223 yr Popular Post Don't worry yall - the sheriff is sure that there's no christian terrorism involved because he went and prayed on it!
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