Revisionist History: The Staten Island Problem · 2025-09-22 · 5 min · 579 words

The Alabama Murders

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Maybe you remember it. August two thousand three. Everything Went dark.

A couple of trees on the East Lake transmission line outside of Cleveland grew a little bit too tall. And the electrical line at that precise point. Perhaps because of the summer heat. Sagged a little bit more than usual. And touch the trees.

Contact causes short. The short cause the power that used to run along that line to be rerouted. along another line which overloaded that line. And on and on.

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