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DC area residents to get National Wireless Emergency Alert System test on April 5
washington examiner ^
| 4/2/2018
| Diana Stancy Correll
Posted on 04/02/2018 7:07:53 PM PDT by bitt
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To: Rebelbase; Bigg Red
I would not 100% trust any alert. It could be fake or it could be Trump communicating directly with us. We’ll have to use our best judgment to figure out which it is.
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posted on
04/03/2018 7:29:25 AM PDT
by
generally
( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
To: generally
Can’t wait to hear all the “confusion” reports once that “alert” is over.
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posted on
04/03/2018 7:40:54 AM PDT
by
DaveA37
To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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posted on
04/03/2018 7:52:59 AM PDT
by
bitt
(The first to squeal gets the best deal.)
To: DaveA37
Haha! Lots of LIVs in the area.
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posted on
04/03/2018 8:02:03 AM PDT
by
generally
( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
To: Bigg Red
Having been in radio before, the emergency alert system is meant to be used as kind of a last-ditch ditch effort to get presidential orders to the people in case there wasn’t time to set up some kind of communication through normal channels, like the MSM.
The obvious use, of course, was in case there was a bolt out of the blue missile attack from a foreign power. However, in a time of national crisis, if the president is not able to get to the networks, or if the networks are unwilling to put the president on, then the president can use the emergency alert system.
A presidential EAS message has to be broadcast. Not even the networks have the authority to override it.
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posted on
04/03/2018 8:03:47 AM PDT
by
hoagy62
(America Supreme!)
To: hoagy62
Thank you.
I am always glad that there are so many FReepers with areas of expertise who are willing to share their knowledge.
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posted on
04/03/2018 10:09:21 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Francis is a Nincompope.)
To: generally
Thanks. Did you see post 25?
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posted on
04/03/2018 10:10:19 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Francis is a Nincompope.)
To: Bigg Red
I did now that you pointed it out. Thanks for the ping!
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posted on
04/03/2018 11:14:19 AM PDT
by
generally
( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
To: bitt; 100American; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; ...
Just lovely. Hopefully I'm not trying to sleep when they do this.
Maryland "Freak State" PING!
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posted on
04/03/2018 8:41:28 PM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(The US Constitution ....... Invented by geniuses and God .... Administered by morons ......)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Just lovely. Hopefully I'm not trying to sleep when they do this. Of course, you could just turn alerts off:
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posted on
04/04/2018 10:22:19 AM PDT
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: bitt
I’ll make sure to have my phone turned off.
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posted on
04/04/2018 10:24:34 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen)
To: bitt
A test of the District of Columbia Wireless Emergency Alerts System. No action required.
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posted on
04/04/2018 10:28:40 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen)
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