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Kind of surprising to not see the words "domestic terrorism" here, so let me be the first? This very well could be domestic terrorism and for now it would be prudent to treat it as such.
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The sheriff of Moore County was asked about this in the press conference, and confirmed they spoke with the individual your link attributes as someone with knowledge of who is responsible, but says she made it up (i.e. "it turned out to be nothing"). https://twitter.com/PotrzebieSystem/status/15995193382805463...
Some of those that work forces...are the same that burn crosses.
Is your claim that the Moore County sheriff was ... in on it?
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What is the actual importance of this rhetoric / labeling discussion over all emerging domestic news stories? Do you not feel that it constantly gets in the way of an actual discussion. I feel like this topic has been ongoing for over a decade. There are so many ways to describe the world. This is being described as a “[premeditated] attack”. Is there some ulterior motive I’m missing? Sorry to seem to ranty over this…
Because this was a targeted attack with the intentional goal of disrupting a drag show [0]. There is a rising alt-right extremist movement that is attempting to demonize LGBTQ and drag as pedophiles and groomers. Their methods are only getting more extreme [1]. They have very clear goals that are absolutely fall under the definition of terrorisms: They are attempting to terrorize a specific subset of civilian populat…
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If you take nutters off the internet at face value then you should. Most crimes that make the news have a few dozen nutjobs calling in claiming responsibility. People will go to great lengths to get attention. And we're already talking about social media posts here...
The person who posted that isn't just some random nutter, though. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emily-rainey-fort-bragg-captain...
After reading that article, I do think they qualify for the epithet "nutter".
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A VHS cassette tape thrown over transmission lines in the middle of nowhere coordinated at 3 or 4 key locations would do that too… and much easier ordinance to acquire. NMS systems can’t react and load shedding chaos is likely.
I think a lot about how terrorists don't act and I guess I don't understand their motives. Electric grids, fiber optic lines, train tracks, bridges, water mains, sewage treatment, all of these can be pretty easily disrupted with equipment that isn't hard to get and doesn't require extensive training. And the disruption could be extreme . I mean, I'm glad they're not doing any of this, but I'm puzzled.
I too have wondered why terrorists don't do these simple things, but I have concluded they are simply technologically ignorant and not very bright.
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That's for new orders not an indication of replacement depth held by the utility companies though. Also in an emergency orders could be redirected to companies that need them unless it's a country-wide damaging event.
Right, but power companies likely hold enough for a year's worth of natural disasters + a 10-20% cushion. Sabotage can be a lot more destructive than random failure.
Do you have a source for this?
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A VHS cassette tape thrown over transmission lines in the middle of nowhere coordinated at 3 or 4 key locations would do that too… and much easier ordinance to acquire. NMS systems can’t react and load shedding chaos is likely.
What's the significance of VHS tapes?
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Some of those that work forces...are the same that burn crosses.
Yes I recognize the Rage Against The Machine lyric. Is your claim that the Moore County sheriff was ... in on it?
That is not an outlandish perspective, over and over, there are instances of the police not lifting a finger to protect trans or drag events while groups like Patriot Front or Proud Boys harass and intimidate them with shows of force/violence.
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So do you speak French?
Ça m’a l’air d’être de l’Allemand. Je suis rouillé mais je comprend bien. A pars le context… et la dernière phrase en fait.
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These groups are already organized and coordinated. They mobbed/brigaded school board meetings in a coordinated fashion. They know who their allies are, and are now starting to act out in more violent fashion. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
>They mobbed/brigaded school board meetings in a coordinated fashion. It's a strange way to write "parents attended school board meetings".
HN needs to take a hardline stance against anyone engaged in this “narrative control” garbage we’ve seen in this thread. There is 0 substance provided and it is entirely politically motivated.