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Wednesday, November 9, 2011! According to the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) website: FEMA: Nationwide EAS Test

Might there be any reason to worry about what could "happen" or "take place" during this test...which will take up to (3) minutes from start to finish? All forms of media will be blacked-out during this time...this includes tv, radio, satellite, cable, etc. This nationwide test will be the first ever of its' kind here in the US.

Could there be something sinister aplot here? Could all be not as it seems? :caution:
 
quatrotritikali said:
Wednesday, November 9, 2011! According to the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) website: FEMA: Nationwide EAS Test

Might there be any reason to worry about what could "happen" or "take place" during this test...which will take up to (3) minutes from start to finish? All forms of media will be blacked-out during this time...this includes tv, radio, satellite, cable, etc. This nationwide test will be the first ever of its' kind here in the US.

Could there be something sinister aplot here? Could all be not as it seems? :caution:
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You asked the question, so what is your theory?

imo, these are not the droids your looking for, move along.
 
quatrotritikali said:
Wednesday, November 9, 2011! According to the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) website: FEMA: Nationwide EAS Test

Might there be any reason to worry about what could "happen" or "take place" during this test...which will take up to (3) minutes from start to finish? All forms of media will be blacked-out during this time...this includes tv, radio, satellite, cable, etc. This nationwide test will be the first ever of its' kind here in the US.

Could there be something sinister aplot here? Could all be not as it seems? :caution:
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Considering the rise in natural disasters, higher tensions with foreign countries, and civil unrest in the US.. I think this is just prudent. Unless they can block the internet for it, though, it will probably miss me. I don't have tv and the radio is only on while the kid is asleep.
 
Probably running a jewel heist in the 3 seconds that radio and TV stations will broadcast the test.
 
I need to get some duct tape and plastic sheeting. I'll be in my panic room if you need me.
 
I am not sure that " Total Nationwide Media Blackout " is an accurate description. but w/e
 
quatrotritikali said:
Wednesday, November 9, 2011! According to the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) website: FEMA: Nationwide EAS Test

Might there be any reason to worry about what could "happen" or "take place" during this test...which will take up to (3) minutes from start to finish? All forms of media will be blacked-out during this time...this includes tv, radio, satellite, cable, etc. This nationwide test will be the first ever of its' kind here in the US.

Could there be something sinister aplot here? Could all be not as it seems? :caution:
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Well, this time I don't expect ANYTHING to happen... this test was reduced in time down to 30 seconds due to concerns from the public.

This is a bit of a big deal because previously tv and radio stations would have to "tune into" the emergency broadcast network. In this case, well, the government is forcibly taking over every radio and tv station remotely in order to test this new emergency system.

As for anything happening on the 9th... 11-9-11?? I rather doubt it.

I think this is something larger :

- Once the economy of europe collapses, this will bring a string of failures in economies the world over until it knocks down the economy of the US. Then there will be uprisings the world over, and what a perfect time to take over communications so that you simultaneously prevent people from organizing AND get to send your propaganda messages uninterrupted.

I know, none of you wants to believe the world is teetering on the verge of collapse.... but we really are in trouble, and the way the bailouts have been given internationally in this giant web of debt, all it will really take is just one piece to collapse, and the entire web will fall.
 
About 2 million people are all going to be shipped off to those FEMA concentration camps..
 
spud_meister said:
I think the lizard people will take over.
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Someone will be pleased:

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Of course "Lizard People" may have been a better choice than Al Franken, but that's for another time...
 
FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will conduct the first nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test on November 9, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
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Seems like we are minutes away from the test, I am monitoring a satellite TV channel and local FM (over the air) radio.





Edit:
Post test, the interruption was there in part, the radio had the signal present but I had to flip to a news channel to get the alert on the satellite TV(my regular programming wasn't interrupted). So if it was an emergency and I didn't have a radio on(as usual)and wasn't watching a news channel I would have missed the alert.
 
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mattillac said:
Seems like we are minutes away from the test, I am monitoring a satellite TV channel and local FM (over the air) radio.

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Post test, the interruption was there in part, the radio had the signal present but I had to flip to a news channel to get the alert on the satellite TV(my regular programming wasn't interrupted). So if it was an emergency and I didn't have a radio on(as usual)and wasn't watching a news channel I would have missed the alert.
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Ya, what a let down... but, what do you expect, you get a federal government that fails at most everything.

Doesn't change how little I support this venture of federal control directly over the media.
 
I wonder why they didn't test it at a more innocuous hour. Part of me wonders if it's meant to be some kind of scare tactic, but obviously I have no way of knowing.
 
BmanMcfly said:
Doesn't change how little I support this venture of federal control directly over the media.
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got to ask you, how would you have the federal govt warn the public of a major disaster (pending or otherwise)?
 
mike2810 said:
got to ask you, how would you have the federal govt warn the public of a major disaster (pending or otherwise)?
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There was a perfectly functional; localized, and on necessity utilized system of emergency broadcast that stations; tv and radio, could tune into in order to provide information.

Now, we have a system that will be used, allegedly reserved for times of crisis, where the entire media system can be hijacked by the government. There have even been proposals to hijack smartphones to deliver these messages.

The problem is that this is atthe very least a system that facilitates government intrusion into our lives and at the worst the means through which all communications can effectively be shut down at the whim of the government.

Also, let's say there's a tornado touching down in Oklahoma, do you really need to be able to shut down the media in California as a response to inform the public?
 
BmanMcfly said:
There was a perfectly functional; localized, and on necessity utilized system of emergency broadcast that stations; tv and radio, could tune into in order to provide information.

Now, we have a system that will be used, allegedly reserved for times of crisis, where the entire media system can be hijacked by the government. There have even been proposals to hijack smartphones to deliver these messages.

The problem is that this is atthe very least a system that facilitates government intrusion into our lives and at the worst the means through which all communications can effectively be shut down at the whim of the government.

Also, let's say there's a tornado touching down in Oklahoma, do you really need to be able to shut down the media in California as a response to inform the public?
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No to your last. Yet you have no proof the feds would do a national alert for a localized emergency.
Seems instead of a old technology system, the emergency broadcast system is just being updated to accomidate the current technology. I see no conspirocy or threat here.
Besided BM, you already have made it clear in other threads that the govt. controls the media. so you objection is mute.
 
What, it already happened? Did the mind control rays work?
 
mike2810 said:
No to your last. Yet you have no proof the feds would do a national alert for a localized emergency.
Seems instead of a old technology system, the emergency broadcast system is just being updated to accomidate the current technology. I see no conspirocy or threat here.
Besided BM, you already have made it clear in other threads that the govt. controls the media. so you objection is mute.
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the silliness of truthers knows no bounds;
 
mike2810 said:
No to your last. Yet you have no proof the feds would do a national alert for a localized emergency.
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You don't know how FEMA intends to use this media takeover system either, right?

The point is more that it's far more efficient for localities to tie into local emergency broadcasts when these situations arise than to have a central system hijacking the signals and forcing these messages.

Now here's a better question : has FEMA ever done anything that's actually benefited an emergency situation that's arisen??

Seems instead of a old technology system, the emergency broadcast system is just being updated to accomidate the current technology. I see no conspirocy or threat here.
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Of course, it SEEMS innocuous and can be used for legitimate emergencies, but it can be used in MANY different ways...


Besides BM, you already have made it clear in other threads that the govt. controls the media. so you objection is mute.
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Distinction time now. Government DOES work hand in hand with the heads of the big 5 media conglomerates, and effectively controls much of what shows up on tv.

They do NOT control each individual broadcaster in such a direct sense... There are also many broadcasters that are independent AND voicing their own opinions... So, this type of system could be used to block these people from using their voice.

Oh, and also this is different because previously tv and radio stations had to tune to emergency broadcasts, now stations will no longer be given that choice and could potentially have entire segments taken away, maybe even hours per day... Maybe start pushing "orange alerts" everywhere, the fact is there are huge potential issues with the changes in this system.
 
On a more serious note this kind of action, together with the power to shut off the Internet, creates a very serious risk for any "national emergency" to be used as an excuse to suppress dissent.
 
Demon of Light said:
On a more serious note this kind of action, together with the power to shut off the Internet, creates a very serious risk for any "national emergency" to be used as an excuse to suppress dissent.
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A much more concise version of what I was trying to say.
 
Rest assured, if this mechanism is used for nefarious purposes in the future it will be blamed on Anon hackers. Most likely when there is alot of heat. Probably right after some major company "loses" all its consumers data to "hackers" and when the administration is looking bad.
 
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