its insurgency and its spreading
You really think this is an isolated incident?
"Sunday marked the latest incidents in a string of attacks on electricity substations in Washington and Oregon this winter. The motives are unclear. But energy experts have warned the power grid is a prize target for domestic terrorists.
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security memo warned in January that extremist groups have been creating “credible, specific plans” to attack power facilities since at least 2020. This month, two North Carolina electricity substations were shot up and damaged, causing thousands of people to lose power."
That article links to this...
EXPLAINER: US power grid has long faced terror threat [Dec. 5, 2022] https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/explainer-u...
Top voted comment, with links to DHS warnings, prior incidents, praise from other agitators, etc...
What's the deal with Americans attacking power stations? [ Dec. 26, 2022] https://old.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/zvixzt/whats_...
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So, no, the trogs who shot up these substations haven't been apprehended, much less quoted. But methinks these crimes are related. Walks like a duck...
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/two-charged-attacks-fou...