[LittleLinda]

In October 2018, the Emergency Management Agency and Federal Communications Commission ran a test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts system (WEA).

The wireless test was a presidential alert, though not sent by the President this time, and everyone with a compatible smartphone got a test message. There’s a mandate by the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Modernization Act of 2015 that requires such a test be conducted at least every three years.

In theory, the President could use this system to make an emergency broadcast should the nation’s communications systems go down for some reason.

[bitt]

Lordy I hope they have tapes pic.twitter.com/W532AvY6Pv— Lana’s coup de grâce ⚒ (@BabeReflex_8) November 15, 2020