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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/28977252

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has warned the National Weather Service of possible attacks from an armed conspiracy group targeting Doppler radar stations, according to a report from CNN. The group, Veterans on Patrol, is going after government radars because it believes they're being used as "weather weapons."

CNN learned of the possible attacks through NOAA emails warning NWS staff that Veterans on Patrol was planning to conduct "penetration drills on NEXRAD sites to identify weaknesses," with the ultimate goal of destroying NEXRAD. Despite its cooler-than-average name, the NWS uses NEXRAD or "Next Generation Weather Radar" for a fairly mundane purpose: detecting precipitation in the atmosphere. NEXRAD plays a vital role in locating thunderstorms and tornados, making it easier to evacuate vulnerable communities before disaster strikes.

Archive link: https://archive.is/GVsgP

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Tomorrow's news: Trump appoints radar 'weather weapon' blogger to head up NOAA.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 29 points 13 hours ago

I was really unprepared for how stupid the future would be.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 38 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

This is what happens when you don't fund science education.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 11 hours ago

This is what happens when you remove the fairness doctrine and allow the alt-right propaganda "news" machine go unchecked.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 11 points 12 hours ago

no, this is what no child left behind does for 20 unchallenged years.

[–] CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world 41 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

My brother is one of these idiots, I dunno how they got him. He's not part of the militia group but dipshit thinks a local radio tower that just went up is part of the weather control system...

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Conspiracy theorists tend to fall in one of two categories, specially if it seems like a sudden change:

  1. They're lonely and the people in the group are very welcoming to them.

  2. They feel they need to prove how smart they are, and think they're smarter than everyone who dismisses their theory.

[–] KAtieTot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Have you considered sharing more of your crayons? You can fix him

[–] CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The crayons are mine. They sustain me.

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

I'm sorry for you

[–] Naich 50 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Idiots and guns - name a more American combination.

[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Idiots and voting against their own best interests

[–] Naich 17 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

That's currently a worldwide phenomenon.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 5 points 13 hours ago

Not true - Australia did it right.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I wish you were wrong

How is it that 2020 was more normal than 2025

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 16 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (3 children)

An armed militarized group planning potential attacks on a federal government entity... Why would the FBI not be picking every one of those idiots up?

[–] thepenismightier@lemm.ee 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Haven't you heard, we're not funding the FBI this year...

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

The United States: Into Darkness.

A people manipulated and driven to the edge of Discovery and Dishonesty. We will turn the lights out to fear that which we know... But in the darkness there is nothing to find but our people's vengeful hatred of each other. Ignorance is the weapon, and the lights shall stay out.

So what does man do? We starve. We suffer. We bleed, and then when all else is lost we scream. Not out of fear; for that is already gone. We scream because we are already in hell. And it's the devil staring us in the face designing the torture.

We aren't a phoneix, we don't rise from the dead. We are supposed to be humanity; and it's lost past time we become it. If you think humanity was designed to be built in the image of God. Are you mistaken?

I'm an idiot

Neitzshche is dead.

God is an Idea

[–] zib@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Because the FBI is currently run by some of these idiots.

[–] Ringtail@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 hours ago

Yeah, he literally sells bs covid vaccine reversal pills hahaha!

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

too busy picking up every farm and construction worker they can

[–] Zier@fedia.io 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Wait until they hear about the 6G anal probes.

[–] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

...I wanna hear about 6G anal probes...

For science, of course.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 1 points 1 hour ago

Due to my job with an unnamed government entity, I am unable to disclose the immense pleasure that is coming your way. O_o

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Shouldn't vets know what radar is?

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Radicalizing Antenna Disguised As Radiotower

Duuuuuuuuuh 🤣

[–] turmacar@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

"Vet" covers everyone from Air Force Tower Controllers to Navy Seals to the guy in charge of records in a basement in Alaska and more.

For 4 years active duty and 4 years reserve most people are involved in logistics or records, and few of those have to know anything about radar.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I did not know that.

I presumed it meant you'd been on the front lines, or seen combat.

[–] Sinthesis@lemmy.today 2 points 14 hours ago

You're not far off as it is the second definition of the word. "Vietnam vet" "Gulf war vet" etc.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 13 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

MAGAts are complete idiots.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 5 points 11 hours ago

AND brainwashed!

[–] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago

That sounds like something an institution that deploys weather weapons would say.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

~~climate change and polution~~

Government conspiracy