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This will go up like a f
the accused terrorist allegedly said I definitely want to hit Nashville, like 100 percent, I want to get Nashville,
Philippi told the agents, according to the complaint I spent about five months scouting out every single place [power station] and even coming up with a game plan to hit as fast as I could,
As charged, Skyler Philippi believed he was moments away from launching an attack on a Nashville energy facility to further his violent white supremacist ideology – but the FBI had already compromised his plot,
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement Philippi researched previous attacks on electric substations and concluded that attacking with firearms would not be sufficient,
wrote Angelo DeFeo, an FBI special agent, in the court records released Monday Driven by a racially motivated violent extremist ideology, the Defendant planned to attack the power grid with a drone and explosives, leaving thousands of Americans and critical infrastructure like hospitals without power,
FBI Director Christopher Wray said If you want to do the most damage as an accelerationist, attack high economic, high tax, political zones in every major metropolis." ... Holy sh**. This will go up like a fu**in fourth of July firework."
He also allegedly texted the confidential source ... Referring to the substation, Philippi stated This is where the New Age begins,
Philippi reportedly told the undercover employees, We are committed to holding accountable anyone who threatens the security of our critical infrastructure or seeks to harm American communities through domestic violent extremism,
FBI Director Christopher Wray said
