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Ocelot II

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6. A highway bridge in Minnesota collapsed during the evening rush hour in 2007.

Reply to Mz Pip (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 27, 2024, 12:49 PM

Mar 27

13 people died and many others were injured. But even that wasn't attributed to terrorism, even though it occurred while the Iraq debacle was in full swing. People on the internet are crazier now.

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Online conspiracy circles galvanize to proclaim Baltimore bridge collapse a 'black swan event' [View all] Nevilledog Mar 27 OP

Were all the other bridge collapses that have happened from time to time Ocelot II Mar 27 #1

Oh God, they found a way to incorporate "black" in their weird ramblings, to make it EXTRA SCARY to their base ck4829 Mar 27 #2

A black swan event is simply an unexpected occurrence. Ocelot II Mar 27 #3

Oh, I saw that too ck4829 Mar 27 #5

Other that it's nonsense Mz Pip Mar 27 #4

A highway bridge in Minnesota collapsed during the evening rush hour in 2007. Ocelot II Mar 27 #6

Everything is a conspiracy Mz Pip Mar 27 #16

They got one part right. Voltaire2 Mar 27 #7

It may not be the 'catalyst' but it certainly has some major consequences Brother Buzz Mar 27 #14

Come on, to be a black swan or anything resembling an attack Darwins_Retriever Mar 27 #8

Is it wrong to just laugh out loud? yardwork Mar 27 #9

Other bridges have concrete barriers in front of and in back of piers. usonian Mar 27 #10

Lara "looney" Logan, having another moment in magaloon circles Bernardo de La Paz Mar 27 #11

It was obviously caused by a deliberate computer hack Kablooie Mar 27 #12

Conspiracists make my teeth ache points Mar 27 #13

Paranoid people will say paranoid things. Aussie105 Mar 27 #15