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McGauth925 t1_j85jcji wrote

I suspect this is related to the thinking that some on the ultra-right have about sabotaging power grids and such. As in, they think creating an emergency will lead to the kind of leadership they desire, along with the repression of all that they don't desire.

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yahhhguy t1_j86a3xl wrote

If you don’t believe OP, just ask Fox News:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-arrests-man-woman-extremist-views-alleged-power-grid-attack-plot-targeting-5-substations.amp

> As alleged in the affidavit, Russell conspired to carry out attacks against critical infrastructure, specifically electrical substations, in furtherance of Russell’s "racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist beliefs" from at least June 2022 to the present.

> Russell is an alleged neo-Nazi figure who authorities say posted locations of substations.

> This plot is not related to but comes on the heels of several power grid attacks in North Carolina,Washington, and Oregon late last year.

Or the US Dept of Justice:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-men-plead-guilty-conspiring-provide-material-support-plot-attack-power-grids-united

> These three defendants admitted to engaging in a disturbing plot, in furtherance of white supremacist ideology, to attack energy facilities in order to damage the economy and stoke division in our country,”

Or the extremism program at GWU:

https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/CriticalInfrastructureTargeting09072022.pdf

> Since 2019, white supremacist attacks plots against critical infrastructure systems have distinctly increased. > Between 2016 and 2022, white supremacist plots targeting energy systems dramatically increased in frequency. 13 individuals associated with the movement were arrested and charged in federal court with planning attacks on the energy sector; 11 of these attack planners were charged after 2020. > The rise of accelerationist ideology and doctrine during the past decade likely fueled the increased risk of attack plots within white supremacist milieus targeting critical infrastructure, and the energy sector in particular.

Or the US Dept of Homeland Security

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dhs-warns-that-right-wing-extremists-could-attack-power-grid

Or a ton of other articles from a wide range of news sources:

https://www.businessinsider.com/electrical-power-grid-attack-us-infrastructure-terrorism-2023-1?amp

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/fbi-foils-extremist-plot-to-bring-down-baltimores-electrical-grid

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/dark-intentions/?amp=1

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/12/26/physical-attacks-electrical-grid-peak-00075216

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/08/reports-five-power-stations-in-washington-oregon-attacked-in-november/

https://www.breitbart.com/news/three-plead-guilty-to-white-supremacist-plot-to-attack-us-power-grid/amp/

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yahhhguy t1_j86ag15 wrote

It was harder for me to find sources from right wing news sources, but I did find some. It would seem to me that it is widely reported on and has been for years. It would seem that if you haven’t heard of this, you may be in a bubble yourself. But what do I know, I don’t touch grass.

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ThunderySleep t1_j86ltv2 wrote

I can't believe you thought leaving me a page long comment and spending that much time digging through propaganda sites was how you thought you were going to prove you're not living in a bubble consuming too much propaganda.

You're hopeless.

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LetsGetBlotto t1_j889vl5 wrote

Someone called in a bomb threat against a specific flight to Florida that hadn't taken off yet.

So my guess would be either someone trying to fuck up someone else's vacation plans or someone was going to miss their flight and had the galaxy brained idea of doing this to delay the departure.

Either way its something very very stupid. Im sure of it.

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