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40,000 homes in North Carolina left without power after electrical substations are shot up: Police probe links to residents protesting drag show which was cut short when lights went out
Daily Mail UK ^ | December 5, 2022 | James Gordon

Posted on 12/04/2022 11:49:07 PM PST by Morgana

Two power substations in a North Carolina county were struck by gunfire in what police say is being investigated as a criminal act, causing damage that could take days to repair leaving tens of thousands of people in the dark without electricity.

In response to ongoing outages, which began just after 7pm on Saturday night across Moore County, officials announced a state of emergency that included a curfew from 9pm on Sunday until 5am on Monday. 

Also, county schools will be closed Monday.

'An attack like this on critical infrastructure is a serious, intentional crime and I expect state and federal authorities to thoroughly investigate and bring those responsible to justice,' Governor Roy Cooper wrote on Twitter.

Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said during a Sunday news conference that authorities have not determined a motive behind the vandalism.

Fields also said investigators have found no evidence or reason to believe that the Saturday evening attack was tied to a controversial drag show in downtown Southern Pines. 

The power went out during the Downtown Divas show at the Sunrise Theater about an hour into the show. Prior to the show, a number of protesters and counter-protesters had demonstrated out in front of the theater. 

Organizers of the drag show revealed how far-right activists had tried to shut down the event for weeks. 

In response to threats of violence, organizers then beefed up security for Saturday's event with the Southern Pines Police Department monitoring.

One local, Emily Grace Rainey, who is a former Army Captain had posted an invitation to the drag show protest on her Facebook page on Saturday morning, posted on Saturday night, 'The power is out in Moore County, and I know why.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: dragshow; electricity; northcarolina; sabotage
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To: Singermom

Thank you.

Interesting that “they” are making more fuss about the pervert show than the robbed stores.

Also, it appears that more than one substation was hit? That’s significant. I smell a Feeb rat.


61 posted on 12/05/2022 6:31:21 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Singermom

This is getting bad real fast! I feel we are in a safe area but....sooner or later trends tend to spread to the rural areas. I hope these types of events stop or at least stays in the blue states. LEOs have to be willing to follow the laws and arrest these folks.


62 posted on 12/05/2022 6:39:23 AM PST by JoJo354 (We need to get to work, Conservatives!)
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To: Singermom

Thanks for the link. I was specifically seeking a source for your description of “flash mobs.”


63 posted on 12/05/2022 6:41:53 AM PST by NautiNurse (There was a 2022 mid-term Red Wave...in Florida! )
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To: Morgana
The power went out during the Downtown Divas show at the Sunrise Theater about an hour into the show. Prior to the show, a number of protesters and counter-protesters had demonstrated out in front of the theater. Organizers of the drag show revealed how far-right activists had tried to shut down the event for weeks.

Sheesh, can't make this stuff up.

64 posted on 12/05/2022 6:42:23 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: NorthMountain

They are trying to hide it now but look at this link 10:30 PM SAT https://www.thepilot.com/news/substations-vandalized-more-than-30-000-without-power/article_b3b19780-7370-11ed-865d-c78d0de5d921.html


65 posted on 12/05/2022 6:48:55 AM PST by Singermom
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To: NautiNurse

They are trying to hide it now but look at this link 10:30 PM SAT https://www.thepilot.com/news/substations-vandalized-more-than-30-000-without-power/article_b3b19780-7370-11ed-865d-c78d0de5d921.html


66 posted on 12/05/2022 6:49:37 AM PST by Singermom
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To: Chicory

They are trying to hide it now but look at this link 10:30 PM SAT https://www.thepilot.com/news/substations-vandalized-more-than-30-000-without-power/article_b3b19780-7370-11ed-865d-c78d0de5d921.html


67 posted on 12/05/2022 6:50:14 AM PST by Singermom
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To: Chicory

My ancestors left Whispering Pines and walked to Alabama in the late 1700’s over this kind of stuff, about 6 or 8 GG grandfathers back.


68 posted on 12/05/2022 7:07:12 AM PST by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: Morgana

Emily Grace sounds like a carefree woman who may just be involved considering all the variety of social activity she has embraced.


69 posted on 12/05/2022 7:08:54 AM PST by Maris Crane
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To: Morgana

The nearby military base committed to put on the drag show.

The town didn’t wnat any part of it.


70 posted on 12/05/2022 7:51:31 AM PST by RideForever (Damn, another dangling par .....)
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To: sit-rep

The perp will be an illegal, a black nationalist (BLM), a progressive extremest or a sexual weirdo.

The gay nightclub was shot up by a ‘gender neutral’ who wanted the press to use “Mx” in front of his name.

And the Walmart shooter was a black democrat who supported Obama.


71 posted on 12/05/2022 8:17:00 AM PST by GOPJ (Has Biden had dinner with an anti-evangelical? Will Schumer condemn him if he has?)
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To: teevolt

http://fakehatecrimes.org

The person who shot up the gay nightclub was a ‘gender neutral’ and he/it/whatever wanted the press to use the term ‘Mx’ in front of his name.

The man who shot up the Walmart was a black democrat who supported Obama

The above link is a nice place to see how many ‘hate crimes’ are really frauds done by liberals and liberal grievance groups.


72 posted on 12/05/2022 8:23:13 AM PST by GOPJ (Has Biden had dinner with an anti-evangelical? Will Schumer condemn him if he has?)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

http://fakehatecrimes.org

You’re right. As soon as the press and ‘intelligence’ knows it was someone from ‘their team’ the issue will go away and nothing will be done.

The person who shot up the gay nightclub was a ‘gender neutral’ and he/it/whatever wanted the press to use the term ‘Mx’ in front of his name.

The man who shot up the Walmart was a black democrat who supported Obama

The above link is a nice place to see how many ‘hate crimes’ are really frauds done by liberals and liberal grievance groups.


73 posted on 12/05/2022 8:24:46 AM PST by GOPJ (Has Biden had dinner with an anti-evangelical? Will Schumer condemn him if he has?)
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To: Colt1851Navy
My ancestors left Whispering Pines and walked to Alabama in the late 1700’s over this kind of stuff, about 6 or 8 GG grandfathers back.

Your ancestors left NC in the 18th century because people were shooting up electrical power substations?

74 posted on 12/05/2022 8:29:28 AM PST by NautiNurse (There was a 2022 mid-term Red Wave...in Florida! )
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To: Singermom

Thanks for your follow up. As best I could piece together the timeline, it appears the gun shop/Walmart robberies occurred about 3-3.5 hours after the power substations were taken out.


75 posted on 12/05/2022 8:39:07 AM PST by NautiNurse (There was a 2022 mid-term Red Wave...in Florida! )
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To: Morgana

Extreme and negligent means are not a legitimate answer to the “Drag Queen story hour” nonsense spanning the nation.


76 posted on 12/05/2022 8:56:15 AM PST by Wuli
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To: Morgana

Note found near electrical substations SHUT DOWN OUR PIPE LINE AND NO DRILLING RESULTS ENSUE.


77 posted on 12/05/2022 9:08:40 AM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: Morgana

Depending on what is found, coverage may go silent or get louder


78 posted on 12/05/2022 11:36:25 AM PST by Morpheus2009 (If you want me to be afraid, then be consistent in your logic, standards, and your lies!s)
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To: DesertRhino

I wouldn’t know some party was happening.


79 posted on 12/05/2022 1:55:30 PM PST by Morpheus2009 (If you want me to be afraid, then be consistent in your logic, standards, and your lies!s)
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To: Morgana

The solution is simple, stop allowing the sodomites to parade around in public.


80 posted on 12/07/2022 9:32:26 AM PST by JoeRender
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