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Omerta1911 t1_izgfkxf wrote

This reads to me as making news where there isn't any. WA/OR substations were more likely damaged by scrappers/gronks.

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Lannindar t1_izgtxp5 wrote

Yes, firearms are very often used by scrappers in this situation. Also, no correlation to the recent events elsewhere in the country that are extremely similar /s

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Omerta1911 t1_izhcrhf wrote

>“In recent attacks criminal actors bypassed security fences by cutting the fence links, lighting nearby fires, shooting equipment from a distance or throwing objects over the fence and onto equipment,” the memo continued.

Yes, this sounds like a sophisticated coordinated effort.

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el_DOOM t1_izhishl wrote

Wouldn't you want a sophisticated and coordinated attack to go under the radar though? Go read a copy of Guerrilla Warfare by Che Guevara. Attacking the electrical gridin haphazard ways is basically step 2 after propagandizing enough people. It's literally as basic as it gets.

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thesequimkid t1_izguqsh wrote

Hell, Port Angeles lost power because of a fucking seagull. A seagull!

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tetranordeh t1_izgypfj wrote

But did the seagull use a gun? If not, that power outage isn't comparable to this.

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IamPlantHead t1_izh42l7 wrote

Ha… I remember reading about that!

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thesequimkid t1_izh4jeo wrote

Yeah. I remember hearing Port Angeles was without power while I away doing my job for the day. Then one my my friends sister posted the local news article about the seagull causing it. But if a seagull can cause a city to lose power, then well… we’re fucked if anything else causes it.

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CressiDuh1152 t1_izhtiqw wrote

There's also been a salmon dropped by an eagle that caused a large outage... Eagle was trying to get his salmon back when they got on site.

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biggerwanker t1_izh61a7 wrote

They don't need to be attacked, we lose power the moment someone farts near the substation.

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