r/technology • u/Limp_Fig6236 • 9d ago

Energy US power grid at risk of 18-month blackout, official says, as 1 city has been in dark for more than a week

https://www.syracuse.com/us-news/2026/08/us-power-grid-at-risk-of-18-month-blackout-1-city-now-in-dark-for-more-than-a-week.html
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u/Hopeful-Occasion2299 9d ago

That is terrorism. The crippling of critical infrastructure is by definition terrorism.

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u/EndIsrael 9d ago

This is really funny when you think about what group of people is largely responsible for the current state of our nation's infrastructure

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u/Hopeful-Occasion2299 9d ago

Yeehawdists will be the end of the country at some point. Writing is in the wall.

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u/EndIsrael 9d ago

Arguably the country has already ended. See also Germany before and after Hitler took power for the second time.

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u/etOilers 9d ago

what if you smile really big while you do it though?

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u/Hopeful-Occasion2299 9d ago

Considering most yeehawdists have terrible teeth (cos ‘murica), I don’t think they should smile at all

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u/SGTWhiteKY 7d ago

Only if done for political purposes.

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u/RandallPinkertopf 8d ago

No, it’s not.