A man with white supremacist beliefs is currently facing federal charges for an alleged plot to use an explosives-laden drone to blow up a Nashville energy facility. The individual, Skyler Philippi, 24, was arrested in Nashville and charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted destruction of an energy facility by the US Justice Department.
Accelerationism, a white supremacist ideology, forms the basis of Philippi's alleged plot. This ideology advocates for the destruction and collapse of the existing societal system, with a specific focus on targeting critical infrastructure like the US power grid. Philippi's plan, if successful, could have left thousands without power just days before the US presidential election.
