The path of events is pretty simple. Elon buys Twitter, this allows Trump to return to Twitter where he can initiate the 10 Days of Darkness with his, "My Fellow Americans ..." tweet that the Q Drops foretold. See drop 55.

You can already see the buildup to declaring how the blackout will be explained: They've been seeding versions of this story for weeks so that when the lights go out people all think, Ohhh, the Solar Flare: https://www.independent.co.uk/space/solar-storm-sun-earth-satellites-b2057117.html

With the power out, the CDC will move in to declare a public health emergency with the rising Covid numbers - hospitals can't keep up, please stay home. Mass power outages will also allow local cops all over the place to put curfews into place. Etc etc.

I'm not putting a date on this, but it all lines up.