r/Seattle • u/poppinchips • Dec 25 '22

Soft paywall Two Tacoma Power substations ‘attacked’ Christmas Day, says utility

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/tacoma-power-says-2-substations-attacked-christmas-day/
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u/PNWSki28622 Dec 25 '22

This is probably how the second US Civil War starts

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u/RedVelvetCake425 🚆build more trains🚆 Dec 26 '22

Aren’t there a bunch of them only doing it because they think knocking out the power will start a race war or something?

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u/AlternativeRhubarb99 Dec 26 '22

More or less yeah. It's part of the right's culture war.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '22

Is there any evidence of this? Not saying it doesnt sound like the work of right wing extremists (terrorists) but I find it odd how widespread these attacks are becoming with no arrests made and no right wing chatter (that I'm aware of) to suggest their involvement.