Trump just Federalized the Grid Today

does this protect us from an EMP because that is the real deal protection otherwise its no protection AT ALL

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How is an EO protecting the grid? It's the same grid before the EO and the same grid after the EO. Something in writing doesn't mitigate physical hardware.

bringing critical commercial component manufacturing back to US

great thing

I work in the power generation industry. Most power plants are controlled by Windows 7 desktop computers, linked to Allen Bradley PLCs which actually do the direct controlling of the generation unit.

Is there such a thing as a desktop PC made in the USA? I don't think the PLCs are made in the USA either, actually I'm sure they aren't.

How the hell am I supposed to go about rectifying this situation? It could cost millions of dollars to convert the PLC logic to an American made PLC, of which I don't even know of one that exists.

By winning you mean completely shutting down trade permanently with no plan in place to fill those goods coming in or being exported? Lol. Thats gonna work out well.

Really winning that Trade war isnt he?

Hey I have an Idea. Why dont we just give control of everything over to the President. What could go wrong with centralized power? Your fucking dumb and a bootlicking goose stepping asshat.

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I, Donald.j.Trump, President of the United States of America, find that adversaries are increasingly creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in the United States bulk- power system,.....

*Double checks*

While we are all distracted with the virus, Trump quietly passed an executive order essentially protecting our electrical grid. The language in the order specifically states foreign equipment is a threat to national security.

What are we expecting?
[link to www.whitehouse.gov (secure)]

“ I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that foreign adversaries are increasingly creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in the United States bulk-power system, which provides the electricity that supports our national defense, vital emergency services, critical infrastructure, economy, and way of life. The bulk-power system is a target of those seeking to commit malicious acts against the United States and its people, including malicious cyber activities, because a successful attack on our bulk-power system would present significant risks to our economy, human health and safety, and would render the United States less capable of acting in defense of itself and its allies.”


Translation - Not fucking good.

This order might also allow the military to take over utilities in the event of an attack.

Again, what are we expecting?

While we are all distracted with the virus, Trump quietly passed an executive order essentially protecting our electrical grid. The language in the order specifically states foreign equipment is a threat to national security.

What are we expecting?
[link to www.whitehouse.gov (secure)]

While we are all distracted with the virus, Trump quietly passed an executive order essentially protecting our electrical grid. The language in the order specifically states foreign equipment is a threat to national security.

What are we expecting?
[link to www.whitehouse.gov (secure)]

How the fuck is it going to do that? All the computer components that control the grid were made in China.

You're telling me that with a stroke of a pen, Trump just required the entire grid to throw out their computers and PLCs and replace them with domestically made hardware, which even if it FUCKING EXISTED, would cost a trillion dollars to replace????

He is doing the same with the entire US Military

No more Chinese Components

Our new grid is computerized and China has been making

the components, which gives them unfettered access to

our power grid.


Trump just ended that.