Somehow this reminds me of the novel “Kiteworld”.
this post was submitted on 05 May 2025
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It is amazing how much "crazy" mirrors rule 34. If you can think it up, someone has a conspiracy theory about how it is being used to harm or control the general public.
Rule 34-C
My parents think NASA controls the weather. So this tracks.
I'm so sorry. I can't imagine having parents like that.
Russian PSYOP
education much?
I didn't know there is whole group of people trying to kill Gary Burghoff.
Seriously playing out like Canadian bacon?
Wtf are the writers thinking?
Jesus Christ. There's an actual takeover of your government that you guys can use your guns on. Cosplaying losers.
You forget, they want this as well. Donald loves the uneducated.
But the radars wont shoot back
Jan 6 showed us that they only go after low personal risk targets they think they can attack with impunity but whine like little snowflakes when they get caught and have to pay a price. They were shocked when the law came after them.
That’s why they attack radars, non-violent protests from the Left, or things like power substations as you mentioned. Nobody’s shooting back and the odds of getting caught are low.
Those dummies think they're the good guys.
Only if we organize, and that’s not as easy as it looks given:
- Vast geography, and
- I wouldn’t even know who to trust to follow through
This is what happens when you arm stupid people.
That's like half the US
Half the US is stupid? I thought that number was higher.
Well if you take the average American, you have to realize that 50% of us are dumber than that….
Based on the title, I could easily believe this was an accurate description of the American regime.
No I will not validate it by calling it a government.
In a way they are.
You see, the weather radar stations collect data.
Data used in the manufacture of... Knowledge Bombs
Can we just tell them it won’t make them smarter to get them to leave them alone?
Wrong conspiracy idiots
Just more accelerationist bullshit
Sounds like something a MAGAt would get behind.
This militia brought to you by AccuWeather.
I don't really think that's the case, but I am wondering if it's actually illegal to spread disinformation that might gently direct these nutjubs at specific targets.
Nah, all the US weather corporations source their initial material from NOAA. This includes radar data both raw and processed (storm locations, storm tracks, hail potential and mesocyclones). Anyone living in an area that gets severe weather. I live in tornado alley and am absolutely terrified that something could happen to the nexrad site near me with severe weather season going on right now.
At this point it wouldn't be surprising if acting on "official" orders
I mean, I can envision how plausible this sounds.
Much of this tech is hand-me-down military radar. There are adjacent tiny grains of truth, like energy weapons allegedly used to target diplomats, very slight correlations in studies on the dangers of radio/microwave-range radiation to humans, scary-sounding geoengineering papers, really scary military projects and so on.
Now, picture yourself in these people’s shoes. You have virtually no background in science. You’re in an information environment, immersed on Facebook and your neighbors and pastors and online influencers everything, where climate change is a hoax, where FEMA is corrupt and hostile, as is much of the government. Maybe chemtrail or cloud seeding theories are on your, err, radar.
…Thousands, if not millions of people live in this state.
Now the NWS is politicized and liberal. People make the connection with them and climate science.
…This is not a big jump. It’s a really tiny one.
The US has been at the edge of many similar thresholds, and we’re gonna cross a ton of them very soon.
Now, picture yourself in these people’s shoes.
Ankle boots from military surplus stores?
Standing in the basement surrounded by food buckets they bought during ad breaks on OANN.
The group Veterans on Patrol, which the Southern Poverty Law Center defines as an anti-government militia organization
Aww. You guys were this close to a meaningful 2A and then Doppler radars 🤣 Roll again.
Lets also not forget that Southern Poverty Law Center no longer is the highly regarded organization it once were. They've been labeling people such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali as anti-muslim extremists for example.
Definitely conservatives.
I’ll one up you and say MAGAts, mainly because I know ONE guy who was hardcore conservative, and still is, but is as anti-Trump as I am.
Lucky you.
I have a whole family tree, some very religious, some not, almost all invested in Trump. The rest are hard Democrats.
The Trumpers are very into Facebook.
Actually, there is one kinda libertarian, and I’m not sure who they voted for… but it was not Harris or any Democrats for sure. And they kinda dismiss Trump as “noise” that will eventually go away.
It’s unclear what the group believes the radars are doing. The NEXRAD, or “next generation radar,” network has been in place since the 1990s and detects precipitation in the atmosphere. It can also help pinpoint tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, prompting timely, life-saving warnings. The system is also used by the Federal Aviation Administration and the US Air Force
Among other actions, NOAA’s security office advises that the NWS implement a buddy system when working at remote sites and be alert for suspicious activity.
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The security threat comes at a time of turmoil for the NWS, with many offices short-staffed due to hundreds of Trump administration layoffs and early retirements.
This does not end well.
Edit: I hope it doesn't get as bad as I can imagine.
I'm trying to be less pessimistic but this doesn't sound good.
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