Caroline Orr BuenoDec 9, 2022

So in the past 12 weeks, there have been…
-multiple attacks via firearms on power substations in NC and SC (just this week).
-6 attacks via firearms, hand tools, arson, & metal chains at power substations in WA and OR.
-6 attacks via firearms on substations in FL in a single 12-day stretch in September.

This style of attack on power substations has been laid out in detail in multiple accelerationist documents, including an “accelerationist handbook” that circulated on Telegram this summer.

Show threadLSodermanDec 9, 2022

@rvawonk Not for nothing... but it's the same playbook Russia is using. Take out the power grid. It disables communications and emergency services and leaves residents in a weakened state.

Maybe it's me, but people who like authoritarians may just want to use the same tactics.

Show threadJenX
@lsoderman @rvawonk Yes, it’s an old playbook of the Russians.They have the data. They need only to recruit the terrorists to carry it out. https://www.wired.com/story/russian-hackers-us-power-grid-attacks/
Russian Hackers Haven't Stopped Probing the US Power Grid

Researchers warn that utilities hackers don't need to cause blackouts to do damage.

WIRED
Dec 10, 2022 at 12:45pmWeb