I don’t understand the comments but the article is pretty wild and worth the read if you want to learn more about this.

The best part about German is that they have a specific word for everything. “I’ve been sick for two weeks, it’s March and I want to air out my house” oh you mean keinerluftenmarzflasche?

Seconding this. The land is beautiful but ruggedly unforgiving while the people are charming.

It was harder for me to find sources from right wing news sources, but I did find some. It would seem to me that it is widely reported on and has been for years. It would seem that if you haven’t heard of this, you may be in a bubble yourself. But what do I know, I don’t touch grass.

If you don’t believe OP, just ask Fox News:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-arrests-man-woman-extremist-views-alleged-power-grid-attack-plot-targeting-5-substations.amp

> As alleged in the affidavit, Russell conspired to carry out attacks against critical infrastructure, specifically electrical substations, in furtherance of Russell’s "racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist beliefs" from at least June 2022 to the present.

> Russell is an alleged neo-Nazi figure who authorities say posted locations of substations.

> This plot is not related to but comes on the heels of several power grid attacks in North Carolina,Washington, and Oregon late last year.

Or the US Dept of Justice:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-men-plead-guilty-conspiring-provide-material-support-plot-attack-power-grids-united

> These three defendants admitted to engaging in a disturbing plot, in furtherance of white supremacist ideology, to attack energy facilities in order to damage the economy and stoke division in our country,”

Or the extremism program at GWU:

https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/CriticalInfrastructureTargeting09072022.pdf

> Since 2019, white supremacist attacks plots against critical infrastructure systems have distinctly increased. > Between 2016 and 2022, white supremacist plots targeting energy systems dramatically increased in frequency. 13 individuals associated with the movement were arrested and charged in federal court with planning attacks on the energy sector; 11 of these attack planners were charged after 2020. > The rise of accelerationist ideology and doctrine during the past decade likely fueled the increased risk of attack plots within white supremacist milieus targeting critical infrastructure, and the energy sector in particular.

Or the US Dept of Homeland Security

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dhs-warns-that-right-wing-extremists-could-attack-power-grid

Or a ton of other articles from a wide range of news sources:

https://www.businessinsider.com/electrical-power-grid-attack-us-infrastructure-terrorism-2023-1?amp

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/fbi-foils-extremist-plot-to-bring-down-baltimores-electrical-grid

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/dark-intentions/?amp=1

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/12/26/physical-attacks-electrical-grid-peak-00075216

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/08/reports-five-power-stations-in-washington-oregon-attacked-in-november/

https://www.breitbart.com/news/three-plead-guilty-to-white-supremacist-plot-to-attack-us-power-grid/amp/

Yess-a but then in a lot of rural NH there’s Namp’sha, a sort of quasi Maine/Boston/NH combo.

She also nailed the “awready” instead of ‘already’.

Now do today

The hardier the neighbor is, the more self sufficient, the gruffer their demeanor, etc etc, the quicker they are to light the wood stove when it gets chilly. It’s an inverse relationship.

It’s true, and this is the year for reds. The yellows (beech, birch, etc) have missed the brilliant highlighter phase this year for some reason, we’re seeing more school bus yellow to brown mustard yellow.

The problem with Route 12 is that you don’t really get any views while you’re in the Crawford-Pinkham tunnel.