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The Far-Right Fascination With The Electric Grid - new report today
https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/the-far-right-fascination-with-the-electric-grid/
Over the past three years, government agencies have warned that white supremacists and other far-right actors are the most significant domestic threat to the United States’ security. One of the pillars of that threat is the targeting of crucial infrastructure, including the electric grid.
#infrastructure #terrorism #fascists #whitesupremacists
The Far-Right's Fascination with the U.S. Electric Grid - UNICORN RIOT

Over the past two years, government agencies have been warning that white supremacists and far-right extremists are the most significant domestic threat to American security. Moore County, NC experienced a blackout in early December 2022 that affected more than 45,000 residents after two local substations were sabotaged in a way resembling white supremacist plots against […]

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. A recent uptick in sabotage attempts across the U.S. is suspected but not confirmed to be tied to far-right plots.

Moore County, NC experienced a #blackout in early December 2022 that affected more than 45,000 residents after two local substations were sabotaged in a way resembling white #supremacist plots against vulnerable infrastructure.

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The events in #MooreCounty were especially dramatic as both of the substations suffered extensive damage from #gunfire. According to authorities, the attacker(s) clearly understood how to effectively disable critical equipment. In light of this incident, as well as numerous others in recent months, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (#FERC) has ordered a study of the physical security measures protecting the country’s #electrical grid: https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-orders-study-effectiveness-physical-reliability-standards-power-grid
FERC Orders Study of Effectiveness of Physical Reliability Standards for Power Grid

Item E-27 | Presentation FERC today directed the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to study the effectiveness of the existing reliability standard for physical security of the Bulk Power System and determine whether the standard needs to be improved.

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Quote: “In light of the increasing number of recent reports of physical attacks on our nation’s #infrastructure, it is important that we fully and clearly review the effectiveness of our existing physical #security standard to determine whether additional improvements are necessary to safeguard the Bulk Power System.”
Rick Glick, #FERC Chairman
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October 2020: The #DHS published its Homeland Threat Assessment, which had gathered information from #lawenforcement and intelligence providers nationwide. The assessment concludes that “racially and ethnically motivated violent #extremists––specifically #whitesupremacist #extremists (WSEs)––will remain the most persistent and lethal threat in the #Homeland.”
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June 2021: The #NSC, working with the #WhiteHouse, published a National Strategy for Countering Domestic #Terrorism (PDF). Similarly, it states that “racially or ethnically motivated violent #extremists (principally those who promote the superiority of the white race) are assessed as presenting the most persistent and lethal threats.”
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Despite these warnings, a Senate report released in November found that neither the #DHS nor the #FBI have taken appropriate steps to combat #farright #domesticterrorism. “In 2019,” it claims, “DHS publicly acknowledged white supremacist violence as a major threat to #nationalsecurity for the first time, despite being aware internally of the severity of the threat for 10 years.” A detailed assessment by the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis (2009) dismissed “due to political pressure.”
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"Reports of attacks on electrical #infrastructure in North Carolina, #Oregon and #Washington are raising the stakes. Law enforcement is reportedly investigating posts by #extremists on online forums that encourage attacks on #criticalinfrastructure. Whether the #NorthCarolina attack was intended to disrupt a local LGBTQ event, this [happened] after a series of attacks on the #LGBTQ community in recent weeks and months."
Eric Ward, Director, Western States Center - #Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0jz_vLOLvw
Eric Ward's Testimony: Confronting White Supremacy Part VII

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NEW Today:
https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/the-far-right-fascination-with-the-electric-grid/
#Accelerationists Pitch Sabotage Campaigns Online

Given the dramatic effect it would have nationwide, destabilizing the electric grid has been of particular interest to racist and far-right actors looking for crises to exploit.

This summer, a document spread among neo-nazi Telegram channels detailing, among other things, how to cause chaos by disabling the electrical grid.

The Far-Right's Fascination with the U.S. Electric Grid - UNICORN RIOT

Over the past two years, government agencies have been warning that white supremacists and far-right extremists are the most significant domestic threat to American security. Moore County, NC experienced a blackout in early December 2022 that affected more than 45,000 residents after two local substations were sabotaged in a way resembling white supremacist plots against […]

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