World, Writing, Wealth discussion

Scout wrote: "Inconclusive or verified? It seems a little of both to me. What do you think?"

It depends on who's being read in. Those with clearance, who need to know are told. The rest of us...

Papaphilly, what's up with the drones over New Jersey?
https://youtu.be/2e9LoiXfpJg?si=OBgW5...

J. wrote: "Papaphilly, what's up with the drones over New Jersey?
https://youtu.be/2e9LoiXfpJg?si=OBgW5..."

They are drones. No they are not UFO's. It probably is not nefarious. It is probably military testing because Picatinny is an arsenal and has ARDEC stationed there and they are a weapons development division for the military. Trump also has his golf course there and that is being buzzed and that is either hobbyists or someone trying to get a photo of the like. It could also be Secret Service starting to patrol. All if it is mundane in my opinion.

Papaphilly wrote: "J. wrote: "Papaphilly, what's up with the drones over New Jersey?
https://youtu.be/2e9LoiXfpJg?si=OBgW5..."

They are drones. No they are not UFO's. It probably is not nefarious. It is prob..."

I agree they're drones. I'm curious who is operating them.

It's possible they are hobbyists. The commentator from the video I linked made a fair point about the cost of drones at the size reported. And I know how difficult it can be to keep that many people quiet.

If it's the Secret Service, why haven't we seen them operating these drones at Mar-A-Lago? Why hasn't there been a press release?

Secret Service as well as military will not release public announcements on anything of they use. Do not tip your. Around Picatinny is interesting on this course because the base did not lock down, so this is not seen as a threat, which had happened when i visited there for business once.

As for Mara Lago, I have zero idea unless they do fjy and nobody reports it. This could also be a new use for them.

It's been determined that these are commercial grade drones flying at low altitudes. People are concerned about their safety and tired of government ignoring them and lying to them. I've long been concerned about drones, and now people are seeing that there's reason to be concerned. I don't like that government obviously knows what's going on, knows that people are worried, and continues to refuse to give an explanation. Why?

Scout wrote: "I don't like that government obviously knows what's going on, knows that people are worried, and continues to refuse to give an explanation. Why? ..."

If police are watching a bad guys house, do you think they should tell the public? If the FBI is watching a potential terrorists house, do you think they should tell the public? If the military was going to strike a enemy base, do you think they should tell the public? BTW, there have been arrests, did you know that one? Probably not because it did not get wide play.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn-s7...

This link the is the Habitual Linecrosser. He uses humor that can pretty edgy, but he does provide quite a bit of good information explaining why he is mocking something. In this case, about halfway through he explains why it is not foreign attacks with drones. He is a military man and certainly understand what he is talking about.

We're supposed to believe this guy knows what's going on? And your examples don't make me feel any better; they only make me think there may be something to worry about. But since they're not flying over my house, I've decided not to give a crap. I have more important personal things to deal with which, by the way, I have no control over either.

Tell you what, when this turns out to be nothing, just acknowledge it.

Papaphilly wrote: "Tell you what, when this turns out to be nothing, just acknowledge it."

And if there's meat on those bones?

J. wrote: "Papaphilly wrote: "Tell you what, when this turns out to be nothing, just acknowledge it."

And if there's meat on those bones?"

I always acknowledge.

Was Atlantis a real place?

Scout wrote: "Was Atlantis a real place?"

As much as I hope there was, I doubt it.

Scout wrote: "Was Atlantis a real place?"

It was probably the Minoan civilization which dominated the Aegean until they were wiped out by the eruption of Santorini and the associated Late Bronze Age Collapse.

Their removal freed the Greeks to develop the concepts of the Polis, private property, and citizenship which form the foundation of the Western Tradition.

Curious.

Mysterious fog sweeping US sparks bioweapon fears amid alarming echoes of secret 1950 military program
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...

This is getting weird.

Apparently, Matthew Livelsberger (the Green Beret who blew himself up in a Cyber Truck in front of Trump's Las Vegas hotel) wrote a manifesto in which he claimed (among other things) that the NJ drones were Chinese craft with "electro-gravitic drives".
https://youtu.be/xglaXVtQcis?si=wVA_0...

Obviously, he suffered some kind of mental breakdown and therefore was not a reliable source. Besides it's not like the US Navy holds a patent for an electric drive which screws with gravity and inertia by negating mass?

Oh, wait...
https://patents.google.com/patent/US1...

That's interesting.

Is it theoretical or in production?

Papaphilly wrote: "Is it theoretical or in production?"

The DOD claims it's only theoretical, if they say anything at all.

Of course, they also claimed that Area 51 didn't exist for decades.

The world of black budget US military tech is a blacked out house of mirrors with "information security officers" lighting "Exit" signs in random spots to further confuse the matter.

I've been watching a series called Lioness about the CIA. Where does the money for black ops come from? There is no accountablility for their actions, it seems, and they're funded secretly by the government. I guess this has been the case for a long time?

There is a congressionally approved black budget. Plus the DOD hasn't passed an audit, ever. That's trillions more dollars. You can also argue that a lot of government contracts are padded with BS overpayments which are actually going elsewhere. And the alphabet agencies have been known to run guns and drugs.

Scout wrote: "I've been watching a series called Lioness about the CIA. Where does the money for black ops come from? There is no accountablility for their actions, it seems, and they're funded secretly by the g..."

I think around WWII and definitely by the cold war.

UFO is "moving at hundreds of miles an hour underwater," Republican congressman says
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-movi...

Magalodon is back?

Nik wrote: "Magalodon is back?"

I'm imagining an orange megalodon with a tangerine comb-over.

From Donald Trump's White House:

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Orders Declassification of JFK, RFK, and MLK Assassination Files
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheet...

Any guesses as to what will be revealed?

Scout wrote: "Any guesses as to what will be revealed?"

I am betting on not much other than things that may be embarrassing to some of the people involved. I personally seriously doubt that there is a grand conspiracy on any of the murders.

How did Oswald get back into the USA with the daughter of a Red Army Colonel?

What's with the multiple Oswalds who showed up in all sorts of strange places?

How did Allen Dulles end up on the Warren Commission?

How did an MKUltra doctor become Jack Ruby's psychologist just before he testified to members of the Warren Commission, and went insane?

Who funded James Earl Ray's flight from justice?

Why did Sirhan Sirhan act like he was brainwashed?

White House says most New Jersey drones were authorized by FAA: 'This was not the enemy'
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...

I wonder why the FAA didn't issue a press release at the time.🤔

J. wrote: "I wonder why the FAA didn't issue a press release at the time.🤔 ..."

They had to investigate.

They had to investigate their own authorizations?

J. wrote: "They had to investigate their own authorizations?"

Not all drones are going to be authorized. It does not mean they are terrorists, probably hobbyists being idiots once it hit the news. The early stuff was probably military in nature with testing.

Archaeologists Followed a Sketch by Leonardo da Vinci. It Led to Secret Tunnels Under an Ancient Castle.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/scie...

Meet the ‘woolly mouse’: why scientists doubt it’s a big step towards recreating mammoths
https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158...

What is cephalopod for, "Hold my Beer"?

World's Fastest Shark Gives Octopus a Ride on Its Back Off New Zealand Coast, Stunning Scientists
https://people.com/octopus-rides-mako...

The Return of the Dire Wolf
https://time.com/7274542/colossal-dir...

Rabbit Causes Fire on United Airlines Flight After Animal Is Sucked into Engine
https://people.com/rabbit-causes-fire...

1.) How high are rabbits jumping?

2.) I guess we know why you didn't get a basket this year.

Crazy stuff. I wonder how the plane kept climbing as it needs max power from both engines for takeoff 🛫 and an initial minute or so after being airborne

No longer fringe...

Speeder Bikes!

REF: X: https://x.com/Volonaut/status/1917564...

'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5...

That ought to be helping some people.

Bush official claims US built secret $21T underground ‘city’ for rich and powerful to live if ‘near-extinction event’ happens
https://nypost.com/2025/05/05/real-es...

Now that we know the facilities are ready, India and Pakistan can nuke each other out 👹
Compare 21T to the entire social security that some think is excessive and you’d know where the real money is

Nik wrote: "Now that we know the facilities are ready, India and Pakistan can nuke each other out 👹
Compare 21T to the entire social security that some think is excessive and you’d know where the real money is"

Snort! Smirk! Chuckle!

Nik wrote: "Now that we know the facilities are ready, India and Pakistan can nuke each other out 👹
Compare 21T to the entire social security that some think is excessive and you’d know where the real money is"

The way the table is laid out, an India v. Pakistan exchange is probably the safest nuclear war because the major powers don't have a reason to care.

If it was Iran v. Israel, the US and possibly the Russians would get involved.

North Korea would come down to whether China wanted to dance with the USA.

Disc-shaped UAP captured on video
https://share.google/PfhDbYxVdfE5WXT3w

Are these things becoming more common?

New interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Everything we know about the rare cosmic visitor
https://share.google/xmi8I3DgzCeTIo8zx

I think I've seen this movie.

Radioactive wasp nest found at site where U.S. once made nuclear bombs
https://share.google/BSjSDf94oTxUQgarK

2025 WNC Bigfoot Festival on Saturday, August 23
https://share.google/uJhgG1aPsVgDMGqt6