AIRPORT TERRORIST BOMB SCHEME FOILED IN ... OH, NEVER MIND. HE WAS WHITE.

From The Intercept, we get the following ...

This past Friday morning, at 12:39 a.m., security footage from the Asheville Regional Airport in North Carolina showed a man walking through the front doors wearing black clothing and a black cap, while carrying a bag. “Based on a review of the video, the individual walked near the entrance to the terminal, went out of sight momentarily, and was then seen departing the area without the bag,” according to the criminal complaint.

With TSA agents following procedures, a bomb sniffing dog was brought in and alerted authorities. Explosives used in criminal activities around the world were found in the bag, along with nails and bullets. In a few words, the device was created to do maximum damage, and set to go off at 6 am that morning, when new travelers were scheduled to arrive for their morning flights.

So, why haven't you heard about this, especially given our endless terror-driven news cycle? The Intercepts Shaun King has a few thoughts on the topic.

The story didn’t go viral and Trump didn’t tweet about it because the bomb was not placed by an immigrant, or a Muslim, or a Mexican. It was placed there by a good ol’ white man, Michael Christopher Estes. Unlike the Las Vegas shooter, Stephen Paddock, whose motive is still hard to discern, Estes wanted to be very clear that his ultimate goal was to accelerate a war on American soil.

Think about it. Here you have a criminal terrorist act, designed to do maximum harm to innocent Americans, with the broader goal of instigating a domestic war scenario, and no one hears about it on the evening news. Donald Trump said nothing, which is strange since his terror instincts allowed him to see and speak about Muslims dancing in the streets of New York after 9/11.

What's more worrisome is that this event occurred (Oct. 6) after the Las Vegas shooting spree, when America's sensibilities about terrorism, violence and mass destruction were supposed to be heightened.

So, I guess we're back to "normal" now. The silence surrounding this case seems to make that clear.

Normalcy. In Trump's America. I know I feel safer.

Sigh ...

- Mark