McKenna pointed out, "But utilities needing to add or replace them are currently facing high prices and long wait times due to supply chain shortages. This has the potential to affect energy accessibility, reliability, affordability—everything."
Other reasons for the transformer shortages besides power grid upgrades include raw material sourcing problems, pandemic-related supply chain woes and backlogs, labor constraints, shipping issues, and geopolitical tensions.
Given all of this, Jesse D. Jenkins, an assistant professor and macro-energy systems engineering and policy expert at Princeton University, responded to the dire situation of a grid apocalypse playing out in the Southeast US:
"This is devastating. We do NOT have 360 substations worth of transformers and other electrical equipment sitting in stockpiles waiting to be deployed. It could take a very long time to restore power to everyone. Are we facing a Hurricane Maria-type impact on grid infrastructure?"
Remember when this happened in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017, remember all the Americans bitching and moaning about "their taxes" being used to fix the electricity grid of this US Territory? Remember when the people of Puerto Rico and their children (who are American citizens) were suffering without electricity for months and the majority of Americans didn't give a fuck? Remember when the Trumpers were okay with their orange messiah throwing rolls of paper towels to desperate Puerto Ricans as though he was Jesus dividing up the fish and bread for the hungry?....yeh I remember, and I remember saying in my video that these weather events were only going to escalate and a situation like this would come to American towns sooner than they think. Karma is a bitch like that.
BTW these Americans now suffering from the effects of this hurricane should take note that Puerto Rico has still not been fully rebuilt 7 years later and their grid is still a dilapidated shitshow.
NB: You just know that there are people in these areas who are hardcore Trumpers and believe once he is president he'll come riding on a white horse to their rescue...foolish foolish people, again take note of his "help" for the Americans in Puerto Rico.
From May this year:
How nice of the US government to prioritize Ukrainians over their own citizens.
A number of fiber optic networks have been “sabotaged” across France — just days after arson attacks paralyzed high-speed train services during the Olympics opening ceremony, according to reports.
Cables for several telecom operators were purposely cut in six areas of France earlier Monday, police told the French outlet Agence France Presse.
💯 especially what you said at the end about groups etc when they bring the internet down and those who haven't prepared themselves from being cut off. It's definitely a hermits path and while it's been comforting for me to meet like minded people here and not feel as alone in all this, if one still indulges in company or the material world they will suffer when this whole thing comes crashing down.
Exactly, it's definitely beneficial for your mental state to interact with likeminded souls but to use others as a crutch is just setting yourself up for failure. Far too many people delude themselves that the people they interact with online will one day be their real life communities and friends and they'll all meet up to grow community gardens together and barter their goods and supplies with each other. It's a form of deep denial because they can't handle the reality and that is we are all going to have to go this alone once they take down the internet and our comms. What we need to be doing now is getting ourselves mentally ready for this inevitable situation.
Absolutely! Using others as a crutch is definitely setting yourself up for failure. The deep denial is rife. The hermit's path would be too much for them so distracting themselves with fantasies like you mentioned is easier than enduring the pressure of their own demons and the inevitable which we will all have to face. Preparing yourself mentally is what is most important right now, as you rightly say.
And this dumb fuck now foreshadowing that it's going to disrupt the supply chain, because that's what we need to a supply chain which is already just hanging on by a thread...another supply chain disruption.
So that's what this is really about, not only foreshadowing the coming take down of the internet (because it's coming folks) but also being able to use it as an excuse for why our supermarket shelves are even emptier now. We already have an egg shortage here and when you can get them they've put purchasing limits on them (2 cartons per person).
"The severity of the problem boils down to how long it lasts," said Dan Coatsworth, investment analyst at AJ Bell, adding, "A few hours' disruption is unhelpful but not a catastrophe. Prolonged disruption is another matter, potentially causing damage to companies and economies."
Alan Woodward, professor of cybersecurity at Surrey University, told Bloomberg this global outage is "unprecedented" and warned "the economic impact will be huge."
We know that adversaries and bad actors will try to exploit events like this. I encourage everyone to remain vigilant and ensure that you’re engaging with official CrowdStrike representatives. Our blog and technical support will continue to be the official channels for the latest updates.
"There is a fix for this, the trouble is getting the fix onto the computers probably means IT teams are going to have to literally touch every keyboard."
How the fuck does a software update cause a worldwide global outage??
"Aware of issue affecting Windows devices due to update from third-party software platform. We anticipate a resolution is forthcoming," Microsoft spokesperson on global outage.
This made news here yesterday too even though the hack happened in April.
Hackers stole personal data including the health information of nearly 13 million Australians earlier this year, making it one of the nation’s biggest cyber attacks.
Electronic prescriptions provider MediSecure on Thursday revealed 12.9 million customers had their data stolen, an unknown amount of which has been uploaded to the dark web.
Which is why I laugh at how those who are "awake" are organizing their resistance to the system on social media, have the idiots thought about what happens when the internet and our comms get taken down. 🤡s
Another "glitch" creates chaos at Hong Kong airport:
Board members of Hong Kong's Airport Authority have pledged to follow up on an hours-long breakdown of the flight information display system and poor contingency plans that left passengers scrambling to find their boarding gates, with the provision of real-time data only fully restored on Monday morning.
Lawmakers and experts also expressed concerns about the computer malfunction - the second major incident to hit the airport in a week after a runway shutdown sparked chaos last Monday - and questioned why the display backup system failed.
2024 Homeland Security Critical Infrastructure Conference | Atlanta Chapter
The foreshadowing is strong...
Article from 2023/2024:
McKenna pointed out, "But utilities needing to add or replace them are currently facing high prices and long wait times due to supply chain shortages. This has the potential to affect energy accessibility, reliability, affordability—everything."
Other reasons for the transformer shortages besides power grid upgrades include raw material sourcing problems, pandemic-related supply chain woes and backlogs, labor constraints, shipping issues, and geopolitical tensions.
Given all of this, Jesse D. Jenkins, an assistant professor and macro-energy systems engineering and policy expert at Princeton University, responded to the dire situation of a grid apocalypse playing out in the Southeast US:
"This is devastating. We do NOT have 360 substations worth of transformers and other electrical equipment sitting in stockpiles waiting to be deployed. It could take a very long time to restore power to everyone. Are we facing a Hurricane Maria-type impact on grid infrastructure?"
Remember when this happened in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017, remember all the Americans bitching and moaning about "their taxes" being used to fix the electricity grid of this US Territory? Remember when the people of Puerto Rico and their children (who are American citizens) were suffering without electricity for months and the majority of Americans didn't give a fuck? Remember when the Trumpers were okay with their orange messiah throwing rolls of paper towels to desperate Puerto Ricans as though he was Jesus dividing up the fish and bread for the hungry?....yeh I remember, and I remember saying in my video that these weather events were only going to escalate and a situation like this would come to American towns sooner than they think. Karma is a bitch like that.
BTW these Americans now suffering from the effects of this hurricane should take note that Puerto Rico has still not been fully rebuilt 7 years later and their grid is still a dilapidated shitshow.
NB: You just know that there are people in these areas who are hardcore Trumpers and believe once he is president he'll come riding on a white horse to their rescue...foolish foolish people, again take note of his "help" for the Americans in Puerto Rico.
From May this year:
How nice of the US government to prioritize Ukrainians over their own citizens.
https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/10/02/space-image-power-outages-hurricane-helene
A number of fiber optic networks have been “sabotaged” across France — just days after arson attacks paralyzed high-speed train services during the Olympics opening ceremony, according to reports.
Cables for several telecom operators were purposely cut in six areas of France earlier Monday, police told the French outlet Agence France Presse.
Just in case anybody missed this when Sarah posted it.
CROWDSTRIKE = 3 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 9 + 2 + 5 = 55
And this dumb fuck now foreshadowing that it's going to disrupt the supply chain, because that's what we need to a supply chain which is already just hanging on by a thread...another supply chain disruption.
So that's what this is really about, not only foreshadowing the coming take down of the internet (because it's coming folks) but also being able to use it as an excuse for why our supermarket shelves are even emptier now. We already have an egg shortage here and when you can get them they've put purchasing limits on them (2 cartons per person).
"The severity of the problem boils down to how long it lasts," said Dan Coatsworth, investment analyst at AJ Bell, adding, "A few hours' disruption is unhelpful but not a catastrophe. Prolonged disruption is another matter, potentially causing damage to companies and economies."
Alan Woodward, professor of cybersecurity at Surrey University, told Bloomberg this global outage is "unprecedented" and warned "the economic impact will be huge."
We know that adversaries and bad actors will try to exploit events like this. I encourage everyone to remain vigilant and ensure that you’re engaging with official CrowdStrike representatives. Our blog and technical support will continue to be the official channels for the latest updates.
George Kurtz (born May 5, 1965) is the co-founder and CEO of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike
He graduated from Seton Hall University with a degree in accounting.
Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Roman Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. ....Every. Fucking. Time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Kurtz
Largest IT outage in history...
"There is a fix for this, the trouble is getting the fix onto the computers probably means IT teams are going to have to literally touch every keyboard."
How the fuck does a software update cause a worldwide global outage??
"Aware of issue affecting Windows devices due to update from third-party software platform. We anticipate a resolution is forthcoming," Microsoft spokesperson on global outage.
Even the stock exchange is down....
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13586803/NAB-banking-app-internet-banking-need-know.html
Another "glitch" creates chaos at Hong Kong airport:
Board members of Hong Kong's Airport Authority have pledged to follow up on an hours-long breakdown of the flight information display system and poor contingency plans that left passengers scrambling to find their boarding gates, with the provision of real-time data only fully restored on Monday morning.
Lawmakers and experts also expressed concerns about the computer malfunction - the second major incident to hit the airport in a week after a runway shutdown sparked chaos last Monday - and questioned why the display backup system failed.