Originally Posted by Sabre675
Doesn't really matter WHO takes it down in terms of the effect- which is what the report is about- what people need to expect if it DOES go down.
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Doesn't really matter WHO takes it down in terms of the effect- which is what the report is about- what people need to expect if it DOES go down.
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I opened this thread thinking somehow they were going to blame Trump because there might be a government shutdown.
Even though I keep up with this issue and definitely believe our power grid is virtually unprotected, I'm suspicious at the timing of this.
It must be a Deep State attempt to frighten people into believing we just have to get rid of Trump.
Sorry, the cynicism is strong with this one.
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Dude... reading comprehension is tough and all, but the President Trump’s National Security Council specifically requested this. They are deep State because, you know, most of them were personally appointed by President Trump. They work about 60 yards west and ten yards vertical of the Oval Office. Ergo, Trump himself is the deep state plant.
Clearly you did not read said report, nor watch the webcast of the report presentation nor have any informed basis for your opinion.
Seriously, read the report. It is good and based on real expertise from people who appear to actually trying to protect the nation.
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I skimmed through the report. It looks like justification for the federal government to establish regulatory authority over the entire nations power grid in the name of “national security”.
The only reasons the lights would be out for years would be the fact that substation transformers are extremely expensive, no power company keeps enough on hand to replace everything at once and the involvement of the federal government.
Trust me, the grid isn’t as delicate as they want you to believe. There is equipment in service that was installed in the 20’s. How many solar storms have there been in the last hundred years? You can splice wire, fuses are replaceable, and transformers are virtual faraday cages. Unless someone figures out how to stop aluminum and copper from conducting electricity, we’ll be fine.
Last edited by Jsp10477; 12-21-18 at 23:15.
“I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” – Thomas Jefferson.
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Just a quick look shows there are enough solar flares that there is a yearly top 50 list.
Be prepared for anomalies, but a long term outage shouldn’t be something that you lose sleep over.
Last edited by Jsp10477; 12-21-18 at 23:30. Reason: Grammar
“I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” – Thomas Jefferson.
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Oh contraire mon frere... Especially if it is in line with a false flag in regards to a bigger issue... much on this if you scratch the surface in regards to the deep state and economic collapse. Hard to keep a lid on or complete bullshit...Improbable, especially from an outside source imho, but viable domestically for a toe into marshal law for a mass civil unrest protocol at their choosing...but you'd have to go into tinfoil hatish rabbit hole if you want to get the synopsis...
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At the level that it effects you or me....It doesn't matter. I need to be able to feed my people, protect them, gather information etc....I don't care about the rest of it, I need to care for me and mine.
Whether that is from Government boogey men or the Harem of Soccer Moms from the next cul de sac over after my Lifetime supply of Astrolglide..... MY problems, are the same no matter who shuts out the lights. Nobody is going to make me the "New President" etc....I'm just a guy with no power when I flip my light switch, strangers who want my shit and people I love and care about that I need to take care of.
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To harvest a few weeds or a 100 acres of a poppy field, a wasp or a swarm, a penny or a pound, all the same ehh... Makes sense...One tire tracking left, the other right. Carry on
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Brother- Im telling you now..24/48 hours of no cell service, youd see a huge portion of this country..young-uns & millennial's mostly but not exclusively, go apeshit crazy. They are literally, in every sense of the word..addicted. They would be utterly lost.
Those of us blessed to have lived a vast majority of our lives without the f-in things, KNOW they are only a convenience.. these young-uns have never known a life without them. They'll have a mental breakdown. Ive seen it already with kids who've had phones removed for punishment, or broke a phone, or for some reason was without one just temporarily.
Gonna be a hard row to hoe should something long term happen, but a huge portion of people just aint gonna make it.
The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than the cowards they really are.
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I've been doing medical missionary work in Haiti for more than two decades. Years ago...kids in the little towns we served would follow us around begging for money for food for their families. Starting about 7-8 years ago, they stopped asking for food money and started asking for money for cell phone minutes. The predominant service provider, DigiCel, very cleverly established a pay-as-you-go process that allowed for simple purchasing of re-loadable minutes, but more cleverly set it up so that anyone with minutes on their phone could transfer to them to anyone else, which made the begging for minutes even more intense. Food is certainly not any less of a problem there, but it's interesting how these impoverished folks in rural Haiti now prioritize communication over eating.
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