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demmiblue

(36,865 posts) Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:23 PM Jan 2018

Just received this alert in Hawaii (apparently it IS a drill, but WTF?!)

Amanda Golden? Verified account @amandawgolden

Just received this alert in Hawaii

1:09 PM - 13 Jan 2018

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Just received this alert in Hawaii (apparently it IS a drill, but WTF?!) (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 2018 OP

omg are u sure it's a drill? TalenaGor Jan 2018 #1

My sister's son and family are stationed in HI. babylonsister Jan 2018 #2

Tulsi Gabbard: demmiblue Jan 2018 #3

I sure hope she is right, and thank you. babylonsister Jan 2018 #6

I can't imagine how frightening it would be to receive that type of text. demmiblue Jan 2018 #8

They got the all clear text. Phew! Scary! nt babylonsister Jan 2018 #9

no attack here so far. 8:28am. nt msongs Jan 2018 #4

We got this as well on the Big Island pandr32 Jan 2018 #5

KGB now has access to our emergency alert system. This was their test to see if Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #7

That's the immediate conclusion you're jumping to? bearsfootball516 Jan 2018 #12

What if trump were in Hawaii and saw this on his phone? NightWatcher Jan 2018 #10

False Alert...hopefully, what happened will be found out. Deuce Jan 2018 #11

No surprise that the previous president's home would be subject to this disalitervisum Jan 2018 #13

They're talking about this on MSNBC right now meadowlark5 Jan 2018 #14

Tuned in... wow, the hotel being discussed evacuated people to an underground garage. n/t demmiblue Jan 2018 #16

I hope that fool in DC doesnt read doc03 Jan 2018 #15

TalenaGor

(1,104 posts)

1. omg are u sure it's a drill?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:25 PM

Jan 2018

babylonsister

(171,070 posts)

2. My sister's son and family are stationed in HI.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:26 PM

Jan 2018

He's been told it is not a drill. SHIT! I don't know, what can anyone do?

demmiblue

(36,865 posts)

3. Tulsi Gabbard:

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:27 PM

Jan 2018

Link to tweet

babylonsister

(171,070 posts)

6. I sure hope she is right, and thank you.

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:30 PM

Jan 2018

Apparently everyone got msgs on their phones that it is not a drill... I hope they get a false alarm msg. This sucks either way; the next one could be real.

demmiblue

(36,865 posts)

8. I can't imagine how frightening it would be to receive that type of text.

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:34 PM

Jan 2018

Really, really ill-thought-out. False messages make people complacent (not to mention scared shitless).

babylonsister

(171,070 posts)

9. They got the all clear text. Phew! Scary! nt

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:35 PM

Jan 2018

msongs

(67,413 posts)

4. no attack here so far. 8:28am. nt

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:27 PM

Jan 2018

pandr32

(11,588 posts)

5. We got this as well on the Big Island

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:30 PM

Jan 2018

The alert explicitly says "not a drill!"

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

7. KGB now has access to our emergency alert system. This was their test to see if

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:30 PM

Jan 2018

their hack worked.

Thanks GOP

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)

12. That's the immediate conclusion you're jumping to?

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:38 PM

Jan 2018

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

10. What if trump were in Hawaii and saw this on his phone?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:36 PM

Jan 2018

Does he have the ability to launch our nukes without input from military officials?

This is not good. We must secure our shit.

Deuce

(959 posts)

11. False Alert...hopefully, what happened will be found out.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:36 PM

Jan 2018

disalitervisum

(470 posts)

13. No surprise that the previous president's home would be subject to this

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:43 PM

Jan 2018

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)

14. They're talking about this on MSNBC right now

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:44 PM

Jan 2018

demmiblue

(36,865 posts)

16. Tuned in... wow, the hotel being discussed evacuated people to an underground garage. n/t

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #14)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:54 PM

Jan 2018

doc03

(35,346 posts)

15. I hope that fool in DC doesnt read

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:49 PM

Jan 2018

that.

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