BrianKrebsOct 4, 2023

If you're in the US and your phone starts squawking loudly this afternoon, don't worry, it's only a test.

https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system/national-test-2023

If you have an important meeting or video call going on at 2:20pm ET today, you might want to turn off the emergency alerts, or just leave your phone in another room.

On an iPhone, this setting is under notifications, but you have to scroll all the way down to the bottom, after all the individual apps.

Here's something I hadn't considered previously:

Edit: I'm being told by way smarter people that even turning these notification settings off probably won't stop this test on your phone. But turning the phone off will.

Show threadMycotropic

@briankrebs

This is the signal that will release the nanoparticles holding the Marburg virus we were injected with during COVID vaccination right?*

*This is a stupid conspiracy theory by the way but it's present online and propagating so be aware!

Oct 4, 2023 at 3:16pmWeb
Show threadJustin DerrickOct 4, 2023
@mycotropic @briankrebs Yup, and they told everyone about it months in advance…. Because…. Uh…. So they could…. Yeah.
Show thread_DervishOct 4, 2023
@mycotropic @briankrebs People in my office are parroting that nonsense. My coworker, a very intelligent lady, is scared to death because of the shit they're saying. She doesn't buy into it, but they're hounding her aggressively about it
Show threadCody Boone FergusonOct 4, 2023

@mycotropic @briankrebs yes and it will turn people into zombies too!

Obviously rubbish. But it is funny. It made my day.