Four electricity substations in the Tacoma, Wash., area were targeted in an attack on Christmas leaving thousands without power. NBC’s Dana Griffin reports as companies are restoring power to the area.
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Sounds like art thieves are disarming the alarms on their heist by downing these substations…
Not a civil war for sure, everything Mike Cohen has been warning about Benedict Donald is happening w/GOP and SCOTUS’s here and there supporting him directly and indirectly, empires come and go, carry on! 😉
These terrorist, and they are known, need to be detained, arrested and provided an environment similar to the one they would have us suffer. Trump unleashed these thugs and criminals, hold him accountable, and those who assisted him.
What an ignorant comment. It is Washington a Dem bastion of violent malcontents like you.
@Czarcastic 145 Ok Trump
Guess the distance to the nearest failed “autonomous zone” or soon-to-fail “autonomous zone”.
We need HUGE fines and jail time for those found guilty and HUGE rewards for those who help turn them in.
This is a message that an energy crisis is coming
Wait til they touch the high power wire
Omg that’s aweful, hope they get caught
Russians
When America does this in the Middle East, it’s heroism. 😅
Lmao news is so fake
Off-grid is looking more and more appealing
Methheads stealing copper.
I cant pop a squate without a google alert
Vandalism? Probably Christians. No hate like Christian love.
I find it odd that with today’s technology that surveillance cameras haven’t already been installed at these sites.
I find it odd that fences around these substations aren’t electrified!
I hope they get those maga domestic terrors!
Probably Russian supercell spy’s, union workers, or angry American citizens
Told You.🦊🚬 Again.
The republicans thought they could survive the outage with their gaslighting talents but once again their unperceptive ignorance left them in the dark. Poor republicans. Don’t be a domestic terror like them…
I HATE to ask this… but what if the national news NEVER reported on this “attack,” and the folks responsible never got to see their work televised on national news? Do you think we would see this happen again?
Vandalism is senseless and random, this was targeted and intentional.
As cheap as cameras are now you would think they would have these power stations covered.
‘merican rednecks F’ing around
Domestic terrorism
Call it what it is
Homeland Security needs to react to “Trump’s MAGA guerillas” like they were ISIS with a dirty nuke.
Unfortunately a dirty nuke doesn’t exactly discriminate. It’d take out more friendlies than enemies… And leave our soil uninhabitable…
Only Lefties are violent cupcake. MAGA folks would never do this. Now progressives would.
It’s not vandalism it’s terrorism and should be dealt with as one would deal with terrorists.
Why we haven’t been burying our power lines and substations is beyond me. They are so vulnerable, we are so vulnerable domestic terrorism aside a adversary could cripple the country in a coordinated attack.
Can’t wait to find one of these terrorists barbequing on the high voltage lines like a squirrel does when they bite one…
I can’t believe they actually called this vandalism. These maga terrorists need to be drawn and quartered.
It will be we as electricity payers that pay for these attacks.
The fact that Washington Oregon North Carolina Were only targeted raises some questions. Washington and Oregon state are solid democratic States. North Carolina is a swing state. Only 3 States are being targeted. Is this politically motivated?
A direct attack on our power grids is very serious issues nothing to just let that go and it’s unacceptable and needs to be stopped. And to have black outs on are power grids enough is enough and everyone doesn’t even have EV Cars yet bull.
it appears to be vandalism? HUH???
the Steve Bannon credo
“burn it all down because gays and nonwhites exist”
I think it’s the work of Pro-Russian White Supremacist Christian GOP Insurrectionist Anit-American Doll terrorists.
Pay the dinosores the fines that your immoral sins are make and eat those that should not sin?
Moth to dinosaur blood is why
The moth Dino blood flood rennosaunce I mean regional queen slaves lango
Someone who has a police scanner could get off Scott clean after attacking a power station. But satellites and cell pings could tell investigators who was around there, maybe driving around for hours. Let’s hope they catch them.
We all know who’s doing it. The same people who attacked the Capitol
lmao
Guys, yes. This is potentially domestic terrorism. The problem is that if they *call* it domestic terrorism they actually help the terrorists’ cause by inciting fear. No one wants to help terrorize the public. I suspect that when they find the people responsible, the charges will include domestic terrorism if they have evidence that was the purpose.
Security cameras and bar wires fencing
You let the orcs in to do the job
It’s 1 of 3 things
Trying to get drug money
Domestic terrorism
Or a tiktok trend
At this point if you don’t realize it’s the Government doing this I feel sorry for you
(Edit: apparently Ambien causes me angry sleep writing, 2nd(??) time its happened…😅🤔🙁.)
Anyways, good luck law enforcement!🤞
I thought SCADA had cameras on all substations?!
Orcs 🇷🇺?
Just guessing but probably someone not affected…maybe lives by border for escape. They would expect terror charge. Just guess.
Or stupid kids
This sounds real fishy…
Could easily be terrorists, but i could also see our corrupt government doing it for nefarious reasons.
Illegals trying to get free electricity.
Anyone that attacks are power grid in any way any form should automatically be charged as a terrorist
Its gotta be the Russian. That’s what they doing to Ukraine
I bet its a russian dude
An employee of the electric company? Who else could know how to do that?
They left out the San Jose attack.
Cleric premier trump al-Sadr supporters . Terrorists.
Too bad utility companies can’t afford a security camera.
Fortification at any cost while adding cameras and security patrol.
It’s a good thing it’s getting attention now, instead of during a storm. *wink 😉
Why do I feel like this is either a group of environmental freaks(saving the environment is great but there is a right way to do things,this isn’t it) OR could it be because we’ve been helping Ukraine? Kinda uncanny that this is happening over seas…
Do we live in 1800s or what round up these degenerates and make sure that they never see the day of light again.
That darn Trump sure gets around
Antifa/BLM
Repubs
I feel that this could be aliens probing our grid
Sad when a country must protect from its own citizens. This is terrorism plain and simple. What do these fools think they are accomplishing?
It’s clearly a tree hugger thing.
and remember folks, ANTIFA is just an idea…
Wake up someone is trying to show how vulnerable are America communities are
It’s the Russian sleeper cells
Try telling that to DOD/NSA/CIA
Really woman? Idk why people would do that to people? Really? It’s fkn 2022, nobody cares bout you woman, criminally bred criminals run the streets free. This country is in shitville
Why aren’t substations inside of a building or sobering?
not vandalism….. it’s Domestic terrorism… please use better words… it’s literally what you guys do for a living
STOP PUTTING THIS ON THE NEWS ! THEY ARE DOING IT MORE AND MORE !!!! YOURE JUST GIVING THUGS IDEAS AND HURTING THEM .
NWO
Death penalty offense for first time conviction.
I bet u it’s them danm Bangladesh people, they seem to scam us daily
How do these locations compare to where the weapons we send to Ukrainian are made?
RUSSIAN SLEEPER AGENTS CELL OLD USSR SOVIET COMMUNISTS WHO ARE APPARENTLY FIGHTING FOR THE KGB OR NOW FSB OR MAYBE BY GRU BUT YEAH LOOK AT THE RUSSIAN POPULATION UP IN THAT AREA!!!
Surprised that these substations have no cameras to capture anyone on approach.
So this is vandalism but the one in Tennessee was white supremacy attack. The one in California was called a incident.
It’s called domestic terrorism why is the media playing games.
Anarchist Greenies are responsible.
These are white supremacists. And what it is they don’t want to call white people terrorists because most of the terrorism that happens in the United States are done by white people and oh no why people can’t call other white people terrorists because it makes them look like white trash.
Ain’t no way this was on accident, we cannot forget this event that may possibly be worst in the future. if guards in the substation is the key then so do. now im worried about my state and power grids. also I love Palo Verde and the emission in Arizona!
It’s Russian spies getting revenge over the German gas pipe line that Biden blew up along with the UK.
I heard it was white supremecists.
Finish the sentence; “The _ u _ n _ r _ I _ _ I _ s. Man, it’s an exciting time to be alive.
My America is so stupid they know that people have been attacking these grids and they don’t hire any security because they’re so cheap. What they need to do is hire security and update their camera security at every checkpoint where they have these energy grids
They won’t profile these terrorist so they will never have a suspect or catch them
It’s not vandalism, it’s a terrorist attack, one of many that have BEEN happening, directed and funded by Russia. Call your representatives and demand an investigation by the DOJ
Russia is attacking you like in Ukraine.
These ppl need be caught, imprisoned, and then deported to Russia and put on a terrorist watch list.
Zero-Hedge reported : 106 US electrical grid attacks have taken place since the beginning of the year the largest number on record. The Biden Administration has done nothing to stop them. Yet Homeland-Security reported the attacks would take place. Then CNN showed up on the scene and the attacks took place. We know that CNN has hired many fired FBI Agents who now call themselves journalists. Independence voters don’t care what Democrats or Republicans think we’re in the middle looking at both of you as suspects. We look at the data the evidence and proof.
The fact that this attack was done on Christmas day just proves that right wingers are the scum of society and need to be removed by any means.
call it as what it is, CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE…
Thought we had to worry about the Russians doing this. Now it’s the Trumpers.