Nashville Bombing
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wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 15:58 last edited by
@george-k said in In Nashville this AM:
Former federal prosecutor weighs in on what's unusual and speculates on motive
Read the tread:
Great read as Jodi mentioned. I also like the chunking of info, I was think about the thought process in how the 36 tweets are written.
Of course it addresses the “why” which nothing else does so far.
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wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 19:01 last edited by
I thought the audio evacuation warnings were really freaky to hear.
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wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 19:45 last edited by
https://www.facebook.com/photo...et=a.100840766618002
"The explosion took out a single commercial communications hub.
And THAT crippled the city. It took down the airport. Took down emergency services and police communications. Took down data and the internet, which crippled news, information services, social media, and thus both government and the public's awareness and ability to respond.
And yet, the terrorists took pains to reduce the number of human casualties. Why?
Unless this is a Bruce Willis Christmas movie involving international criminals covering up the theft of billions in bearer bonds, then the odds are very high this was a probing attack -- a test by our enemies foreign OR domestic.
This used to be my job. Cut a critical comms node, see what effect it has on the target, how long it takes to restore, how the adversary responds. Of course, that was war.
This is either something similar, or the terrorists got incredibly lucky."*
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wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 19:54 last edited by
It ain't luck.
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wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 20:10 last edited by
Raid going on for a person of interest - will be interesting to learn a bit more. I have to think that they'll go in heavy on something like this - and some risk of an adverse outcome for those entering a place where a bomb or bombs have been made.
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wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 20:24 last edited by
@jolly said in In Nashville this AM:
It ain't luck.
No, it's not. This was very deliberate, well planned and financed. It had a specific goal, most likely connected to the AT&T center.
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wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 20:57 last edited by
The kooks are out in force. I went down a rabbit hole on twitter about the person of interest that has been identified. Many of the twitter posters seemed more fucked up than the person of interest. Of course they tied Trump to this.
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https://www.facebook.com/photo...et=a.100840766618002
"The explosion took out a single commercial communications hub.
And THAT crippled the city. It took down the airport. Took down emergency services and police communications. Took down data and the internet, which crippled news, information services, social media, and thus both government and the public's awareness and ability to respond.
And yet, the terrorists took pains to reduce the number of human casualties. Why?
Unless this is a Bruce Willis Christmas movie involving international criminals covering up the theft of billions in bearer bonds, then the odds are very high this was a probing attack -- a test by our enemies foreign OR domestic.
This used to be my job. Cut a critical comms node, see what effect it has on the target, how long it takes to restore, how the adversary responds. Of course, that was war.
This is either something similar, or the terrorists got incredibly lucky."*
wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 21:35 last edited by@mark said in In Nashville this AM:
This used to be my job. Cut a critical comms node, see what effect it has on the target, how long it takes to restore, how the adversary responds. Of course, that was war.
Your job? You mean, your job was to model all this? That sounds like a very interesting way to make a living!
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wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 21:51 last edited by
Rumor is the person of interest died in the blast.
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@mark said in In Nashville this AM:
This used to be my job. Cut a critical comms node, see what effect it has on the target, how long it takes to restore, how the adversary responds. Of course, that was war.
Your job? You mean, your job was to model all this? That sounds like a very interesting way to make a living!
wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 22:05 last edited by@catseye3 said in In Nashville this AM:
@mark said in In Nashville this AM:
This used to be my job. Cut a critical comms node, see what effect it has on the target, how long it takes to restore, how the adversary responds. Of course, that was war.
Your job? You mean, your job was to model all this? That sounds like a very interesting way to make a living!
He was quoting from a Facebook page someone posted. It's since been deleted.
It was a suicide, but it wasn't a "I can't take it anymore" type of suicide. More like a True Believer suicide. I tend to not think it was specifically tied into the AT&T Center, and from what I've read and seen, it didn't shut down the cities communications...Nashville's police lines were just fine, but interestingly enough it did knock out Knoxville's... The airport halted flights for 90 minutes, but there were other reasons besides telecommunications...
I tend to think that once they id the person, they will find some kind of manifesto...
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@catseye3 said in In Nashville this AM:
@mark said in In Nashville this AM:
This used to be my job. Cut a critical comms node, see what effect it has on the target, how long it takes to restore, how the adversary responds. Of course, that was war.
Your job? You mean, your job was to model all this? That sounds like a very interesting way to make a living!
He was quoting from a Facebook page someone posted. It's since been deleted.
It was a suicide, but it wasn't a "I can't take it anymore" type of suicide. More like a True Believer suicide. I tend to not think it was specifically tied into the AT&T Center, and from what I've read and seen, it didn't shut down the cities communications...Nashville's police lines were just fine, but interestingly enough it did knock out Knoxville's... The airport halted flights for 90 minutes, but there were other reasons besides telecommunications...
I tend to think that once they id the person, they will find some kind of manifesto...
wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 22:08 last edited by@lufins-dad agreed, probably some looney/paranoid old white dude with a beard who lived in the country
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wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 22:32 last edited by
I think it was Iran or North Korea testing out some equipment.
They are preparing for Mr. Biden's inauguration or maybe the Super Bowl.
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wrote on 26 Dec 2020, 23:40 last edited by
@loki said in Nashville Bombing:
Rumor is the person of interest died in the blast.
Well the rumor is no longer a rumor. Looks like a single event with nothing further coming.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/26/us/nashville-tn-explosion/index.html
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@lufins-dad agreed, probably some looney/paranoid old white dude with a beard who lived in the country
wrote on 27 Dec 2020, 00:02 last edited by@89th said in Nashville Bombing:
@lufins-dad agreed, probably some looney/paranoid old white dude with a beard who lived in the country
That statement tells me a lot about you.
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@89th said in Nashville Bombing:
@lufins-dad agreed, probably some looney/paranoid old white dude with a beard who lived in the country
That statement tells me a lot about you.
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wrote on 27 Dec 2020, 00:10 last edited by
@george-k said in Nashville Bombing:
@larry said in Nashville Bombing:
old white dude with a beard
You don't live in the country. 89th won't make fun of you because you're a city boy, and he just let us know what he thinks of people who don't live if a city.
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@george-k said in Nashville Bombing:
@larry said in Nashville Bombing:
old white dude with a beard
You don't live in the country. 89th won't make fun of you because you're a city boy, and he just let us know what he thinks of people who don't live if a city.
wrote on 27 Dec 2020, 00:12 last edited by@larry said in Nashville Bombing:
You don't live in the country.
True.
But my 20 years of owning the Cheddarshack does give me just a bit of cred, right? After all, the closest grocery store was 12 miles away.
And...we had DSL!
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@89th said in Nashville Bombing:
@lufins-dad agreed, probably some looney/paranoid old white dude with a beard who lived in the country
That statement tells me a lot about you.
wrote on 27 Dec 2020, 00:59 last edited by@larry said in Nashville Bombing:
@89th said in Nashville Bombing:
@lufins-dad agreed, probably some looney/paranoid old white dude with a beard who lived in the country
That statement tells me a lot about you.
That I like movies?
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The kooks are out in force. I went down a rabbit hole on twitter about the person of interest that has been identified. Many of the twitter posters seemed more fucked up than the person of interest. Of course they tied Trump to this.
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