"Intentional Vandalism" Takes Down Parts of Power Grid In Central North Carolina

[Webster]

Wouldn't surprise me if this is domestic terrorism, specifically anti-LGBTQ oriented domestic terrorism....

Intentional vandalism of substations in rural Moore County, NC. Update X3

UPDATE: Sunday, Dec 4, 2022 · 7:37:07 PM +00:00 · alamancedem “Emily Grace” who posted I know why the power went out has been visted by the cops. www.wral.com/... Rainey posted that she told deputies, "God works in mysterious ways ... I used the...

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TL/DR: Someone or a group of someones' shot up a couple power substations in Moore County, NC, cutting power to around 40,000 or so people. That evening, ironically, there was supposed to be a Drag Queen Story Hour or other related show at a local theatre.....

North Carolina sheriff says 'intentional vandalism' at substations caused power outages for 40K customers

A North Carolina sheriff said power outages affecting 40,000 customers are being investigated as a "criminal occurrence" after evidence of "intentional vandalism" at substations found.

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[Webster]

Moore County, North Carolina officials will be holding a press conference today on the attacks on electrical substations last night that caused a major power outage. Join us for LIVE coverage of the Moore Country press conference along with the latest breaking news updates on the electrical substation vandalism in Moore County, NC.

A major power outage hit Moore County, North Carolina last night after multiple electrical substations were attacked. Over 40,000 electrical customers (over 60% of customers in Moore County) are without power. Multiple media reports say several electrical substations in Moore County were hit by gunfire. The Moore County Sheriff's Office says they are investigating the incident as a criminal occurrence after evidence was discovered that multiple electrical substations were intentionally vandalized. Moore County authorities will be holding a press conference on the substation attacks at 4pm ET. In this interactive live stream, host Steve Lookner brings you live coverage of the Moore County press conference along with the latest updates on the power outage in Moore County, North Carolina after electrical substations were attacked, and he’ll also read your comments and questions on the air!

 

[Webster]

What Civil War 2.0 will look like - Digby's Hullabaloo

Scattered, low-grade terrorism CNN: An extensive power outage affecting nearly 40,000 customers in North Carolina’s Moore County is being investigated as a “criminal occurrence” after crews found signs of potential vandalism at several locations, authorities said. Maybe them good ol' boys...

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[Webster]

(Daily Kos) Twitter Report on the effects of this on people...got the text for some of his replies using the unroll app.
--Here’s a list of impacts on the community I’m aware of so far, beyond losing power:
--Cell phone signal has been heavily disrupted and some providers, such as Verizon, are completely down in some parts of the county.
--Many rural residents get water from wells, and the pumps are down. We will slowly lose water pressure until we lose water altogether so are using reserve water we set aside for essentials and filling up buckets of water from the pond to fill toilet reservoirs to flush them.
--Local pharmacies are moving critical meds to people’s homes with generators and refrigerator space.
--Police are being called in from across the state to help manage intersections, and I assume to assist with normal emergency services in general while power is out.
--Projected problems: spoiling of food in grocery stores, restaurants, and most critically people’s homes. Looting has already happened at a local Walmart. Schools will probably be canceled tomorrow.
--Cell network being down means it took two hours to send this.