Neo-Nazi arrested in plot to blow up Nashville energy facility

[Tanuki]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/man-arrested-alleged-neo-nazi-inspired-plot-destroy-energy-facility/story%3fid=115487810

"A 24-year-old Tennessee man has been arrested and charged with allegedly plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction in a neo-Nazi-inspired plot to destroy an energy facility near Nashville, the Justice Department announced Monday.

Skyler Philippi allegedly planned to attack Nashville's power grid with a drone armed with explosives after conducting extensive research into how such an attack could serve to "shock the system," as he reportedly relayed to one FBI confidential source who became aware of his plotting, prosecutors said.

The FBI first began investigating Philippi in June after a confidential source who was in touch with him reported to the FBI his alleged desire to commit a mass shooting at a YMCA near Columbia, Tennessee, according to the complaint.

Philippi allegedly repeatedly espoused his adherence to white supremacist and accelerationist ideologies which promote the idea that a destabilizing terrorist attack on something like the nation's energy sectors could serve to incite unrest that leads to civil war, according to prosecutors.

"I definitely want to hit Nashville, like one hundred percent, I want to get Nashville," Philippi allegedly said in one meeting recorded by the undercover agents, according to the complaint. "I also know Louisville pretty God damn well, since I lived there. I spent about five months scouting out every single place [power station] and even coming up with a game plan to hit it as fast as I could. I had whole maps made, printed out on paper, to actually do that."....(more)

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Mental Health issue or pure anti-social behavior?

How does a 24 YO arrive at this point?

[kimbutgar]

2. He is suffering from the cancer the orange menace has created and it's metastasized into hate, evil and cruelty.

[B.See]

4. Exactly. In Trump's Fascist America

[bucolic_frolic]

3. He just tossed his life away. He's in a serious pile of trouble.

Shouldn't we blame video games and movies?

[Takket]

5. i hope he didn't get the chance to vote for drumpf yet

[Tanuki]

6. I'm glad this was foiled and publicized before election day

so that infuriated Magats will think twice about violent acts of terrorism when he loses.

[dutch777]

7. When 100 like this figure out how to coordinate and plan, I'll worry. This is not an unusual blip.

I worked with power, water and other utilities over the years. They plan for this kind of odd stupidity and could it turn out the lights to 5,000 houses for a couple of hours, yes. Will it spark civil war? Get outta here! Sad someone so young will face 20+ years behind bars for following some other moron's philosophy or preachings.

[Dem4life1234]

8. Trash ass MAGAt

These idiots were always here in Amerikkka were the ones terrorizing churches like the one in Birmingham.

[Emile]

9. Probably thinking Trump will.pardon.him.