I’ve been working on the Lawyers’ Committee Election Protection project for more than 20 years. This kind of threat happens in almost every cycle and almost never materializes. The threat - creating fear - IS the voter suppression tool. It costs nothing so any suppression it produces is a plus.

For the electric issue I see you’ve checked your breaker box. Have you checked the outlets on the wall to see if you need to reset them? Some outlets have a small button on them that “trips” when there is an electrical overload. You have to push it in to reset the outlets.