WTF?!? Washington monument and White House went dark tonight

Doc1

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This is so obvious I'm amazed that none of you see it. Remember that Jill Biden brought a basket of cookies to some of the National Guardsmen who were forced to sleep on a concrete parking garage floor?

She obviously forgot to bring baskets of cookies to the White House and Washington Monument electricians! C'mon guys; you're usually sharper than this...

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Washington Monument closes indefinitely to the public

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Washington Monument closes indefinitely to the public | WTOP

The Washington Monument will remain close indefinitely to the public to protect staff and visitors from COVID-19.
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The Washington Monument will remain closed indefinitely to the public to protect staff and visitors from COVID-19, the National Park Service (NPS) said Saturday.


The monument closed on Jan. 11 as part of security measures around President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

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Along with the Washington Monument, all indoor attractions managed as part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks — such as the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site and tours of the Old Post Office Tower — have also been closed.
 
db cooper

db cooper

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cupid's romance said:
The White House has to have redundant power with at least a back up generator so they had to have turned it off on purpose. Strange!
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Exactly!! You'd think the lights being on would be an absolute must for security purposes. I really doubt it if the Secret Service would want to run around with night vision goggles.

And now to go into a delusional fantasy: Maybe Trump did sign the Insurrection Act order, maybe the military is taking over and arresting Bai Deng??? Maybe the lights are off because special ops prefer darkness.
 
Macgyver

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I thought the light's turned off at the white house every night at 11?
As for the washington monument I don't know if there on all night. But isn't there usually a red clearance light on the top though?
 
The Hammer

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Joe was probably toddling around in the middle of the night because he had to pee, then forgot he had to pee, and was messing with different buttons and switches.

Since Jill wasn't there to lead him by the hand, they didn't figure it out till later...
 
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Macgyver said:
I thought the light's turned off at the white house every night at 11?
As for the washington monument I don't know if there on all night. But isn't there usually a red clearance light on the top though?
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At least one or two of us understand the usual schedule.
 
Kayak

Kayak

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Macgyver said:
I thought the light's turned off at the white house every night at 11?
As for the washington monument I don't know if there on all night. But isn't there usually a red clearance light on the top though?
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Yes. The exterior lights go off every night at the White House. Alphaman can probably tell us if the same is true about the Washington monument.
 
Dobbin

Dobbin

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Motel 6 - Tom Beaudette

"We'll leave the light on for you..."

In America now - not so much.

Motel USA - Xao Xiden

"Biden revokes Trump order that shielded U.S. power grid from Chinese involvement."

"Just a little reminder of who REALLY is in charge Joe. Welcome to the Motel Xidenfornia - you can NEVER leave."

Dobbin
 
Kayak

Kayak

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Macgyver said:
But the clearance lights should not be off.
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When Trump was there, looking through the EarthCam, all exterior lights were off in the middle of the night. You could sometimes see interior lights on, but they were dimmer than you would expect them to be.
 
LittleYellowFlower

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LoupGarou said:
The reason is that the safety lights that run at the top of the Washington Monument probably have their own circuit back to the incoming power line (maybe even their own breaker box) as they MUST stay powered on (to warn planes) as much as possible. They may even have a significant battery backup to keep them running in the event ot a power outage.

Whoever put the webcam up there probably just tied in to the first power connection that they could get to (maybe even against the LONG list of FAA rules that usually prevent that kind of thing on "their" circuits). Either the power didn't get cut as it was a totally different circuit, or the power to the building did, and the battery backup kept the lone webcam rolling. If they were trying to knock out all of the DC gov webcams in that area, they missed that one probably because of a electrican's cheat. I'm betting that they don't make that mistake again.

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Gotcha. Thank you for the explanation!
 
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db cooper said:
Exactly!! You'd think the lights being on would be an absolute must for security purposes. I really doubt it if the Secret Service would want to run around with night vision goggles.

And now to go into a delusional fantasy: Maybe Trump did sign the Insurrection Act order, maybe the military is taking over and arresting Bai Deng??? Maybe the lights are off because special ops prefer darkness.
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marsh said:
[COMMENT: Interesting also that when the Bidens walked over to the White House, they had to wait outside while the band played as there was no butler to open the door. Supposedly, they had fired him and no replacement had been hired. Perhaps they haven't hired staff yet.
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Did he try Open Sesame?
 
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yea, I bought a house in Alabama from the brother in law. We were cleaning and stuff. It got late so we retired for the day.
As I was leaving, I turned off the lights and there was this switch panel off the kitchen with three switches on it. I turned of one and the great room lights went out. Switched off the other and the kitchen lights went out. I switched off the third and nothing happened.
I asked, what's this switch for? Answer . . . I don't know. I said, "Mike, you've lived here 15 years and you don't know what this switch is for?". "Nope"

Well a year later, I was sitting on the back porch and the lights at the back door came on. And then they went out. Then they came on again. A few seconds later sweetie joins me and I said "Which lights were you turning on?" She "the lights on that switch plate by the kitchen"
So we found out what that switch does.

Probably the same thing. "Hey, what does this switch do?" answer "I don't know"
Next day the news is all a flutter about the lights out at the White House.
 
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raven

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seems very strange that, here of all places, there is conflicting information on whether Biden has occupied the White House.

which is it? Is he there or not?
I searched the web and could not get a direct answer.
 
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LittleYellowFlower said:
Shouldn’t the one on the Washington Monument be out as well since there is no power?

In Helen’s post above, the link she shared from Twitter said “Washington Monument and White House went dark, now the only webcam working in DC is the top one on the Washington Monument.”

I may be blonde, but it still does not make sense that the webcam on top of the WM could be on while the WM is out of power.
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As I said, I don't think it was power failure, lights were just shut off. Maybe they got a fng lol
 
Kayak

Kayak

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raven said:
seems very strange that, here of all places, there is conflicting information on whether Biden has occupied the White House.

which is it? Is he there or not?
I searched the web and could not get a direct answer.
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All of the "Proofs" are easily refutable in both directions. The wallpaper is the same (the stripes have been gone for years), there is a circular driveway just outside the windows (and pics of Trump also sometimes show vehicles outside the window), the flag is flying, the lights always go out at night, etc.

The only "proof" that seems to be real is the fact the USSS box is on all past president desks from Bush forward, but is not on Biden's desk, and that doesn't speak to where he is, only that he doesn't seem to be using the USSS.

Also, there's the fact several Marines didn't salute him after he was inaugurated. Oh, and the difference in music played. And the lack of 21 gun salute.

I don't believe we have proof he is or is not in the White House. Something is "off", but we can't argue that his EOs have made it to the official website, or that he ordered troops back into Syria. I think he's probably in the White House, and Harris is probably in Blair House, but I can't prove it.
 
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It is weird that the USSS box isn’t there. Maybe they forgot to install it after the remodel. Especially with how paranoid they all are.
 
Melodi

Melodi

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Harvey101 said:
Or maybe the Obamas just went over to the White House for a sleep over. i think the concern should be over the Washington Monument going dark. I can’t that one out.
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Seriously, despite my little joke, I think both happening at the same time are rather concerning; I mean sure the White House has the major lights turned off at night - but having it go dark completely at the same time as the Washington Monument suggests someone(s) is trying to send a "message."
 
Harvey101

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Melodi said:
Seriously, despite my little joke, I think both happening at the same time are rather concerning; I mean sure the White House has the major lights turned off at night - but having it go dark completely at the same time as the Washington Monument suggests someone(s) is trying to send a "message."
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Well what do you think the message is?
 
Harvey101

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I think the message is to Biden from his Superiors to make sure he remembers he is not in control. Power has a way of going to ones head.The Washington monument was the tip.
 
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The Hammer said:
Joe was probably toddling around in the middle of the night because he had to pee, then forgot he had to pee, and was messing with different buttons and switches.

Since Jill wasn't there to lead him by the hand, they didn't figure it out till later...
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Ha..ha...What makes you think he gets up?
 
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Double_A

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....OK, didn't we just post in the last few days that Biden was reversing Trump's EO's?

...Including Trump's EO prohibiting Chinese made gear in the Nation's Electrical infrastructure

....So now that the are Chinese no longer restricted..... The Chinese decided to test out their gear that was already in place by Shutting down some of the most visible National Monuments in the country.

Seems like a possibility
 
Melodi

Melodi

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What the message is, depends on who is sending it and that answer is beyond my pay grade.

It could be anyone from a bunch of Hackers in their Basements showing off to the CCP (or other nation-states) or semi-state groups like ISIS or Antifa.

This is the sort of thing the FBI SHOULD be looking at, not worrying about who in the national guard dared to use their franchise to vote for Trump.
 
Terriannie

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Harvey101 said:
I think the message is to Biden from his Superiors to make sure he remembers he is not in control. Power has a way of going to ones head.The Washington monument was the tip.
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Not only is he not in control but it wouldn't make a bit of difference if he needed to summon the SS if in danger. Whether he lives or dies is no skin off their back and he's only good as long as he listens and obeys.

They already have his reason for death and the funeral plans are all written up ready to roll out when needed.

(I suspect because those photos have been circulating, watch a box appear in the near future.)
 
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