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moriah

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139. Witness who called gunshots in said her and her husband think...
Sat Dec 26, 2020, 10:49 AM
Dec 2020

.... looking back that they may have been part of the recording coming from the vehicle.



Her story has been evolving because everyone and their mother has been interviewing her, but yeah this is the lady who says she is the one who called the shots in.

Her story suggests whoever did it very well may have started out with recordings of gunfire to get residents to call police, but it still seems pretty clear that they made extensive efforts to advertise there was a bomb -- and at least if they had the timer correctly aligned with the recording, gave *more* time after the "15... 14..." minute countdown change before detonation, while continuing until the end to say "get out now".

This very well could have played out differently -- it doesn't match the MO of McVeigh-esque domestic terrorists, ones who are actually angry at the government and don't care who they hurt. It also doesn't seem like they were angry at LE either -- a much smaller bomb and a similar recording of gunfire to lure LE there first, or a secondary detonation to hurt rescuers, or blaming it on "timing was bad" and deliberately detonating before announcement said it would, would have been more textbook if their intent was to harm LE but not residents.

To me the most plausible theories, given the incredibly limited information and still no confirmation if remains were inside the RV or not... well, the first is going to be easy enough for investigators to eliminate, and that's if an ex-employee of any of those businesses/AT&T decided to go out with a blast. Holidays drive many suicides, as does joblessness.

The second, harder to track down and potentially loony (but then again anyone doing this is loony) theory in my mind is some lunatic wanted to "help" LE by showing that LE was needed to deal with lunatics. And instead of actually "helping", they have taken firefighters who also usually serve as first responders away from a pandemic to have to inspect the structural integrity of several blocks of the city.
quoted officials as saying....... MyOwnPeace Dec 2020 #1
"IF" they believe it is unsuspicious... ret5hd Dec 2020 #3
If you read through the linked article, wnylib Dec 2020 #74
No shit. I don't think RV's just blow up like that. I saw one burn down to the tires and we thought brewens Dec 2020 #4
If the propane was leaking and mixed with air in the correct ratio that's a fuel air bomb. TexasProgresive Dec 2020 #44
Depends on the cause to be honest. Some RVs these days have gas generators for example cstanleytech Dec 2020 #63
The RV could have been a meth lab and accidentally blew up from that Polybius Dec 2020 #71
CNN reporting that authorities are calling it intentional. nt mobeau69 Dec 2020 #16
CNN Mentioned and Speculated Several Times it Was The Left! McKim Dec 2020 #113
That pissed me off MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #125
Did they give any rationale for that line of thinking? Sapient Donkey Dec 2020 #129
It's being called intentional now. paleotn Dec 2020 #37
Domestic terrorists maybe? Just speculating. Nt raccoon Dec 2020 #2
My guess also n/t ewagner Dec 2020 #5
Nashville is 20-degrees F this morning .. DemoTex Dec 2020 #6
Damn .. DemoTex Dec 2020 #100
I hope no one is hurt Marthe48 Dec 2020 #7
It was pretty big - footage of the aftermath muriel_volestrangler Dec 2020 #8
That is a very large footprint. Not an Rv propane tank. mn9driver Dec 2020 #11
Not even a 100lb propane tank could do that much damage CanonRay Dec 2020 #26
The War on Christmas has entered a whole new phase. Ligyron Dec 2020 #59
HOLY SHIT orangecrush Dec 2020 #82
Could it be the RV was a mobile meth lab? Rollo Dec 2020 #9
😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😁 annabanana Dec 2020 #12
Breaking 'really' Bad! nt babylonsister Dec 2020 #14
Reports: Explosion rocks downtown Nashville FelineOverlord Dec 2020 #10
Did you see Breaking Bad? jmowreader Dec 2020 #17
Did you see Breaking Bad? FelineOverlord Dec 2020 #20
Check YouTube jmowreader Dec 2020 #53
Skip most TV, but Breaking Bad is truly amazing. I was hooked after season 1 Ep 6: Lucky Luciano Dec 2020 #81
The police just said it was intentional Aerator Dec 2020 #13
"An intentional act" -- police and FD were aware *before* the explosion occurred -- more from local eppur_se_muova Dec 2020 #15
The target was undoubtedly the AT&T communications equipment building across from the Melting Pot Klaralven Dec 2020 #35
"undoubtedly"? Seems like a premature judgment. onenote Dec 2020 #48
The one side of the street is two comm buildings and a parking ramp Klaralven Dec 2020 #54
studied the map a bit; the AT&T tower (aka Batman Building) is at 3rd &Commerce yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #124
If you go to "the melting pot, nashville, tn" on google maps you'll see the explosion location mark Klaralven Dec 2020 #126
This means the explosion was caught on the patrol car's dashcam. denbot Dec 2020 #115
Sounds like Vanilla ISIS from the Trump Caliphate dalton99a Dec 2020 #18
That's what my money is on Major Nikon Dec 2020 #39
Yep. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2020 #68
Wouldn't surprise me if so. Sapient Donkey Dec 2020 #127
I hate to have to think this way... jmowreader Dec 2020 #19
Maybe like mcveigh, nichols.... Tikki Dec 2020 #21
Almost certainly. joshcryer Dec 2020 #49
And Trump's FBI will be investigating. Good luck. jalan48 Dec 2020 #22
WaPo update - Police say "intentional" BumRushDaShow Dec 2020 #23
Local news coverage here JHB Dec 2020 #24
Dump crazies get their wish ouija Dec 2020 #25
That's where my thoughts went to bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #28
That is pure bullshit, dware Dec 2020 #45
Agreed DENVERPOPS Dec 2020 #64
I really don't attach much to them being out of town, dware Dec 2020 #69
that of course won't stop him from milking it for all the attention he can get yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #120
He'll grift to the end. dware Dec 2020 #138
Of course that wouldn't stop some Trump cult members from thinking it would help Trump LiberalLovinLug Dec 2020 #89
Oh I agree with what you say, dware Dec 2020 #111
I don't think it's RW or Antifia Polybius Dec 2020 #73
I doubt it would be Antifa. wnylib Dec 2020 #88
I remember sometime in the liberalhistorian Dec 2020 #99
I saw another DU thread that said wnylib Dec 2020 #106
Go on greenjar_01 Dec 2020 #101
I'm hoping it wasn't on purpose, but that doesn't seem to be case based on what they're saying Sapient Donkey Dec 2020 #128
Wow! hope some of it is on cameras in the area BEFORE bluestarone Dec 2020 #27
Police and fire now saying they believe it was intentional. mn9driver Dec 2020 #29
I suspect anti-masker blew it up with no intent to kill anyone. joshcryer Dec 2020 #52
Why this location, though, if anti-maskers? Mike 03 Dec 2020 #77
Tallest building in Nashville, perhaps? MustBeTheBooz Dec 2020 #80
Hooters joshcryer Dec 2020 #90
Sons of Blooming Onions won't stand for Hooters shut down! greenjar_01 Dec 2020 #104
Umm.. yeah, it's about the wings.. That's the ticket.. denbot Dec 2020 #116
fertilizer DENVERPOPS Dec 2020 #55
McVeigh was able to do more damage wnylib Dec 2020 #91
The truck used in the OKC bombing was parked on the street. Make7 Dec 2020 #107
I thought it was parked in a wnylib Dec 2020 #108
The fact that car/truck bombs even exist in this world is not an inspiring commentary on humanity. Make7 Dec 2020 #112
I wondered DENVERPOPS Dec 2020 #133
He and Nichols DENVERPOPS Dec 2020 #132
Thanks. Another poster also corrected me. wnylib Dec 2020 #134
Fertilizer is the basis for high explosives burrowowl Dec 2020 #137
The feds have been targeting right wing terrorist cells for months. ForgoTheConsequence Dec 2020 #30
WKRN reports FBI press conference soon about this event Ramsey Barner Dec 2020 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author Ramsey Barner Dec 2020 #36
FBI press conference at 10:45 CST Ramsey Barner Dec 2020 #40
In the Arts District. ChazInAz Dec 2020 #32
An RV. Iggo Dec 2020 #33
Maybe a deranged anti-masker upset about getting thrown out of a Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2020 #34
yup. that sort is askeert of the artists. mopinko Dec 2020 #38
Or some idiot asshole DENVERPOPS Dec 2020 #66
Wow! xxqqqzme Dec 2020 #41
Seems like a Qanon or pRoud bOuys type with McVeigh aspirations. Ford_Prefect Dec 2020 #42
My money's on Qanon. They have a conspiracy theory that G5 is causing virus. sinkingfeeling Dec 2020 #57
Either that or the Bugaloo crowd who seem disposed to violence on this scale. Ford_Prefect Dec 2020 #84
Somebody called in shots but wnylib Dec 2020 #94
On Christmas morning. That says something important JohnnyRingo Dec 2020 #43
Some indication that the target was first responders. onenote Dec 2020 #51
This occurred to me as well. intheflow Dec 2020 #93
Is this the War on Christmas we've heard so much about? Ford_Prefect Dec 2020 #98
Soon to come: JohnnyRingo Dec 2020 #114
Police have said that they were alerted by a suspicious vehicle Enoki33 Dec 2020 #46
Maybe someone who hates country music? Archae Dec 2020 #47
Too many Holly Jolly Dolly Christmases? Klaralven Dec 2020 #56
My money is on the Boogaloo Boys. PatrickforO Dec 2020 #50
Me too. maddogesq Dec 2020 #58
Normally I would agree, but because it's Christmas I'm suspicious Polybius Dec 2020 #75
Or Cheeto, trying to give himself an excuse to declare his beloved Martial Law sandensea Dec 2020 #92
It's in TN, FFS. Lock him up. Dec 2020 #105
No shortage of local extremist elements willing to carry such a thing out, no doubt about it sandensea Dec 2020 #110
One of the proud boys burned down the Nashville's old courthouse. denbot Dec 2020 #117
"Ma. Ma! I want mah PA!" sandensea Dec 2020 #118
Nashville also has the largest Kurdish community in the US something like 10000 yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #119
ISIS would choose a larger, more wnylib Dec 2020 #95
if it was government they wanted to go after, the entire state government is yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #121
Good points. So perhaps someone wnylib Dec 2020 #131
Propane can explode with incredible force. BobTheSubgenius Dec 2020 #60
WKRN and security videos show much larger flash and blast than a common propane tank would produce. Ford_Prefect Dec 2020 #103
I heard the explosion on the eastern outskirt of the county. BMW2020RT Dec 2020 #61
Shots were fired before the explosion dalton99a Dec 2020 #62
If true this is a crucial bit of information. Mike 03 Dec 2020 #78
Another article linked in the OP wnylib Dec 2020 #96
Witness who called gunshots in said her and her husband think... moriah Dec 2020 #139
Thanks. By now, we know about wnylib Dec 2020 #140
Car bomb? What fresh hell is this? nt Hekate Dec 2020 #65
My Guesses LPBBEAR Dec 2020 #67
You left out "Trump will pardon them" BamaRefugee Dec 2020 #83
Well of course... LPBBEAR Dec 2020 #85
And issue an executive order for their faces to be on coins, stamps and paper money. BamaRefugee Dec 2020 #87
Analyst on CNN mentioned bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #70
This!!! Ford_Prefect Dec 2020 #86
WinnebagoBOOM! Trump will pardon them all. They'll be RWNJ HEROES. BamaRefugee Dec 2020 #72
the "terrorist" seems to have something against the row of trees as he killed the hell out of them yaesu Dec 2020 #76
There has to be camera's in the the area somewhere.............. Bengus81 Dec 2020 #79
That's what I'm thinking. wnylib Dec 2020 #97
This breaks my heart. I've walked that road many times for many years. Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2020 #102
as have I. I love downtown Nashville (almost as much as I love downtown Ft Worth) yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #122
They knocked out 911 orangecrush Dec 2020 #109
I just saw a list of the 911 impact. yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #123
The news on this orangecrush Dec 2020 #130
If their goal was to knock out cell communication, it was probably a robbery. Calista241 Dec 2020 #135
Very strange. orangecrush Dec 2020 #136
I feel sad for all the familys of emergency personnel DENVERPOPS Dec 2020 #141
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