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Terrorists Attack A Drag Show In Moore County, North Carolina
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Read the reactions from the LGBTQ+ community to the next attack after the ClubQ shooting.
December 04 2022 6:41 PM EST
December 09 2022 9:12 AM EST
A sad and horrible day as the violence of the far right becomes more and more emboldened. Read reactions from the community below.
“If you're just tuning in, 40,000 Americans in Moore County, NC, are without power and many without water today after domestic terrorists coordinated simultaneous attacks on three electrical substations. The reason for this attack was to stop an 18+ drag show.”
\u201cIf you're just tuning in, 40,000 Americans in Moore County, NC, are without power and many without water today after domestic terrorists coordinated simultaneous attacks on three electrical substations.\n\nThe reason for this attack was to stop an 18+ drag show.\u201d— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@Patrick S. Tomlinson) 1670183328
Multi-day power outage expected
\u201cA rep for Duke Energy said at a press conference in Moore County right now that the damage to the power sites will require a "multi-day" repair with some large equipment. The county will be without power until Thursday, he said.\u201d— Jo Yurcaba (@Jo Yurcaba) 1670188613
“The drag show in Southern Pines, North Carolina that was disrupted as a result of power substations being shot up, was targeted by Libs of Tiktok last month.”
\u201cThe drag show in Southern Pines, North Carolina that was disrupted as a result of power substations being shot up, was targeted by Libs of Tiktok last month.\u201d— Alejandra Caraballo (@Alejandra Caraballo) 1670181758
“This is a terrifying escalation. We’re not immune to it here (see Courtney Act being accused of grooming in parliament recently for reading a kids book about a girl wearing pants)”
\u201cThis is a terrifying escalation. We\u2019re not immune to it here (see Courtney Act being accused of grooming in parliament recently for reading a kids book about a girl wearing pants)\u201d— Emma Osborne\u26a1\ufe0f (@Emma Osborne\u26a1\ufe0f) 1670195870
“NOW: People trying to leave Moore County, NC as 40K+ residents are without power.”
\u201cNOW: People trying to leave Moore County, NC as 40K+ residents are without power.\u201d— PoliticsVerse \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@PoliticsVerse \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1670189867
Schools will be closed there tomorrow due to the power outage
\u201cStarting a thread with info about the impacts of the attack on multiple power substations in Moore County, NC. \n\nSchools will be closed there tomorrow due to the power outage. It\u2019s not clear when they\u2019ll be able to open back up, as the power outage is still ongoing. 1/\u201d— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D) 1670190831
“A group of christofascists has shot at power substations in Moore county to shut down a drag show happening in town. 40,000 residents are without power, people who need power for medical devices, families who need to stay warm, plunging a community into darkness. A terror attack.”
\u201cA group of christofascists has shot at power substations in Moore county to shut down a drag show happening in town. 40,000 residents are without power, people who need power for medical devices, families who need to stay warm, plunging a community into darkness. A terror attack.\u201d— Ethan Embry (@Ethan Embry) 1670133613
“If you can't see the direct line between Hitler's brownshirts burning Jewish businesses and the scapegoating, blood libel, and attacks happening today against the LGBTQ community, legitimized and encouraged by the GOP, it's because you willfully blind yourself to history.”
\u201cIf you can't see the direct line between Hitler's brownshirts burning Jewish businesses and the scapegoating, blood libel, and attacks happening today against the LGBTQ community, legitimized and encouraged by the GOP, it's because you willfully blind yourself to history.\u201d— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@Patrick S. Tomlinson) 1670183328
“A drag friendly drag show in Lakeland, Florida was surrounded by nazis calling for the death of the "pedophiles" inside. Cops surrounded the place and sat in there cars and did nothing. NatSoc Florida was responsible for this.”
\u201cA drag friendly drag show in Lakeland, Florida was surrounded by nazis calling for the death of the "pedophiles" inside. Cops surrounded the place and sat in there cars and did nothing. NatSoc Florida was responsible for this.\u201d— Alejandra Caraballo (@Alejandra Caraballo) 1670162059
“These are the people who showed up outside of a drag show in Columbus, Ohio and caused it to be canceled. This is terrorism. Where is the DoJ? This is a clear violation of civil rights by neo-nazi orgs.”
\u201cThese are the people who showed up outside of a drag show in Columbus, Ohio and caused it to be canceled. This is terrorism. Where is the DoJ? This is a clear violation of civil rights by neo-nazi orgs.\u201d— Alejandra Caraballo (@Alejandra Caraballo) 1670122378
“A massive convergence of right-wing militants in Columbus, some armed, just shut down a drag holiday event. Organizers expected police to show, unsurprisingly, they did not. Or they did dressed in black/yellow Hate groups are emboldened after Club Q 01”
\u201cA massive convergence of right-wing militants in Columbus, some armed, just shut down a drag holiday event. Organizers expected police to show, unsurprisingly, they did not.\n\nOr they did dressed in black/yellow\n\nHate groups are emboldened after Club Q 01\u201d— Tomthunkit\u2122 (@Tomthunkit\u2122) 1670196259
Citizens are up in arms against the terrorist attack
\u201cI live in Moore County and without power.If those responsible for this did it to protest the drag show then they are domestic terrorists and should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law, as well as those that support their terror #moorecounty #power #southernpines\u201d— FrankMurphy (@FrankMurphy) 1670141040
“if you are doing all this to harass some gay guy in false eyelashes you have absolutely lost the plot”
\u201cif you are doing all this to harass some gay guy in false eyelashes you have absolutely lost the plot\u201d— matt (@matt) 1670196168
“Shooting up power stations to own the … drag shows… and endanger folk on oxygen, heaters in winter, stored food, hospitals & pet shelters, schools, & businesses today through whenever. But hey, the 1 drag show was canceled so their god is happy they say..”
\u201cShooting up power stations to own the \u2026 drag shows\u2026 and endanger folk on oxygen, heaters in winter, stored food, hospitals & pet shelters, schools, & businesses today through whenever. But hey, the 1 drag show was canceled so their god is happy they say..\u201d— President Kamala\u2019s Hand (Again) (@President Kamala\u2019s Hand (Again)) 1670195286
