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The Economist: Tom Standage’s ten trends to watch in 2026. A letter from the editor of The World Ahead.

“We predict the future, and the best way to predict the future is to invent it."

- The Well Manicured Man. From The X-Files Episode: The Blessing Way 

The Well-Manicured Man introduces himself to Scully and warns her that she is about to be killed, either by someone she knows or by two men who will kill her at her home and dump the gun there.  

Alien craft heading towards earth Bigger than we thought.

"Chilling update," say scientists. And maybe even SCARIER! More Terrifying! Yikes! 

Daily Mail: Scientists give chilling update on the mysterious 'interstellar object' racing through our solar system – as they warn it's even BIGGER than we thought.

🤣

"Why the hell is no one saying anything?"

Because it's a Psy-Op. 

 

"Hostile Alien Ship. Weaponized alien craft."  🤣 

Straight from "The X-Files" series.

Daily Mail: Inside the hellish nightmare as madman attacks stranded crew at isolated Antarctica research station.

A researcher at an isolated station in Antarctica allegedly turned into a violent madman, leaving his team living in fear and revealing a terrifying culture of violence.

The unnamed male team member at the remote Sanae IV base was accused of attacking one of the South African crew's nine researchers, threatening to kill another, and sexually assaulting two women.

According to an urgent email from a Sanae IV researcher to the South African government, the unstable man's actions had become 'deeply disturbing' and the scientists needed an emergency evacuation.
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Despite Environment Minister Dion George claiming the base is now 'calm and all is under control,' this is just the latest in a shocking pattern of strange behavior among scientists in Antarctica.
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'You can imagine what it's like. It is close quarters and people do get cabin fever. It can be very disorientating,' Minister George said.

The long stretches of isolation and working in close quarters means that each researcher must undergo a series of background checks, physical and medical assessments, and a psychometric evaluation before they are cleared for the expedition.

However, many of these incidents aren't just cases of scientists losing their cool.

Maybe it really is the Black Oil alien virus?

We'll probably never know what really happened. 

 

Saturday Night Cars, Trucks and Stuff.

Some retro cars, trucks. dogs, cats, retro other stuff and a few that are "Adultish/Mature" humor (and really, they're nothings), but since that . . . hence the ...

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Wednesday Night Memes.

Could you live in this Tiny House? While not claustrophobic, I don't think I could. I'd go "The Shining" stir crazy. Something 4X the size, I think I could handle.

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Radar detects large object leaving Antarctica during Solar eclipse.

If this is legit "¯¯\_ (ツ)_/¯:

Dr. C IET 17
Yo this is wild …anyone hear about this personally ? Hmmm.

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Wednesday Night Meme Shortstack and 1 Video.

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Aliens are here says Stanford prof.

News Australia: Stanford professor says aliens are ‘100 per cent’ on earth, US is ‘reverse-engineering downed UFOs’.

A Stanford professor who has researched unidentified aerial phenomena for the US government says he believes extraterrestrial intelligence has not only visited earth but “it’s been here a long time and it’s still here”.

Dr Garry Nolan also claimed that whistleblowers who have worked on “reverse-engineering downed craft” had recently given classified testimony to Congress, creating a “hornet’s nest in Washington”.
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During the session, moderator Alex Klokus, founder and managing partner of Salt Fund, asked Dr Nolan, “Do you believe that extraterrestrial intelligence has visited planet earth?”

“I think you can go a step further — it hasn’t just visited, it’s been here a long time and it’s still here,” Dr Nolan replied.

The CSM told us this long ago. 🤣

Lake Huron object was a kite?

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Breitbart: U.S. Military Shoots Down Unidentified Flying Object over Lake Huron, Fourth Shoot-Down in Eight Days.

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It probably was a kite. The Biden Handlers can't be trusted, at all or on anything, to tell the public the truth.

Except for the first spy balloon that was sent by China (and allowed to gather intel across the USA because Resident Diaper is owned by Xi), the rest of these sighting is, IMO, Psy Ops and distraction. 

 

Roll out the UFOs...again...because we're on the verge of WW3 and everything else is turning to shit at breakneck speed due the manipulation of senile Biden by his handlers and the globalists. They need to deflect, so...Aliens.

^ This guy knows what's really going on. ^

The CSM...

...just because.

Heavy.com is NOT reliable. Reports John Earnest "open lettter filled with references" to 4Chan.

Heavy.com is unreliable.

Case in point, their story of John Earnest: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, item # 3:

John Earnest posted a link his manifesto on 8chan, an imageboard-style forum, and his “open letter” is filled with references to the far right and other dark corners of the Internet. He also referenced 4Chan’s /pol/ message board.

Earnest's "open letter / manifesto" never once mentions 4Chan. He mentions 8Chan once, referring to how others will post on 8Chan writing, " 'Feds are talking to me guys because I post on 8chan, it’s so spooky’ are ‘organically’ popping up.' What a load of shit [.]"

He's writing about the postings of others on 4Chan and 8Chan, not himself.

WTF Heavy? What and who are the "Other Dark Corners of the Internet"? The only reference Heavy makes is PewDiePie as their example of a "Dark Corner"? PewDiePie (PDP) a "Dark Corner"? AYFKM?

Earnest's manifesto does mention /pol/ but both 4Chan and 8Chan have their versions of a similar sub using /pol/ and simply, /p.  I don't know what point Heavy.com is attempting to make. That Earnest was radicalized by what he read or viewed on 8Chan, 4Chan or PDP?

I haven't looked today, but I'd imagine John Earnest and his terrorist actions are mentioned all over The Chans. I spent some time at 4Chan last night and found nothing referencing him prior to the shootings.

According to Media Bias, Heavy.com skews politically Left. Please, no - I'm not saying "we can't ever trust Left-leaning media sites."

I can't remember the exact story, but it was recent. I read various reports on the issue. Again, wish I could remember the topic but I can't. Essentially, what I read were conflicting information the likes of:

One story said, "the car was heading east."

A second story said, "the car was heading west."

That kind of thing.

Heavy.com is known for it's "Five Fast Facts You Need to Know About [Insert subject or issue]." Heavy.com is like Wikipedia. Both are okay, below mid-level, sources for general, casual information and knowledge on any subject. For reliable and factual information, it is up to all of us to dig deeper.