Could this be sabotage?

Sure. It could also be the first sign of the invasion of the Mole-Men.

	▲	rylando 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I thought The Incredibles handled them already?!

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kqgnkqgn 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That seems more than merely plausible given current tensions and the location/timing connection with NYC and UN.

	▲	vkou 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		"Current tensions" has been a convenient boogieman for the past 100 years, if not longer. You're going to be hard-pressed to find any point in the American empire's life when it doesn't have 'current tensions' with someone or other.

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imglorp an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There are 400,000 to 800,000 utility strikes a year in the US. Sure you could bury (!) an instance or two of sabotage in there with an "oops".

Recently, I tried calling 811 before digging in my yard. The webpage was broken and the hotline kept me on hold forever. I gave up. Small wonder.

https://blackhydrovac.com/underground-utility-strikes-learn-...

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pvaldes 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I would put my money on it.

Similar events happened in Europe disguised as thieves stealing fiber optic. This does not have any sense economically, as the value in the market is zero so... either is an honest accident and is cleared in a few days, or is sabotage

	▲	MC995 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		>disguised as thieves stealing fiber optic. This does not have any sense economically, as the value in the market is zero Do you honestly think that crackheads think that far in advance? I've seen fiberoptic cables stolen from 2 (city) jobsites in the last 5 years, once by tweakers later caught trying to sell them as scrap copper and the second thief was never caught. This happened even though the spools had big signs on them saying "Fiber Optic Cable - NO COPPER".
	▲	rcostin2k2 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		This used to happen more often in the past, when copper thieves mistook fiber for conductor. There were cases where critical systems were shut down due to fiber optic theft, and the thieves were caught burning the sheathing to expose the... glass.

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someothherguyy 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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12876qj 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes please. Russia did it. Please move the patriotic war to the Bering Strait (Strait of America?) and leave Europe alone.