Skyler Philippi, 24, of Columbia, Tennessee, was arrested by federal agents and charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility.

I do not have much sympathy for guys like this one, but I doubt that he would have gotten as far along in this plot without the FBI’s undercover help.

  • vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    If we could start deplatforming extremist rhetoric online that would be a huge boon against these types of things.

  • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
    2·
    2 months ago

    There’s a specific statute against “Attempting to Use a Weapon of Mass Destruction and to Destroy an Energy Facility?” -That seems oddly-specific.