#Micah Hanks

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Ep 300: The Astonishing Legends All-Star Holiday Special

"Christmas is the season where you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money."  -- Unknown

Description:

It’s the fifth Year of our annual Astonishing Legends Holiday Special, and we’re back with our crew from last year. We all love getting together this time of year to reflect on everything that went right or wrong over the past 12 months and consider what parts of our collective reality have eroded and what parts have solidified. Join us as we celebrate the friendships we’ve built along the way and the joys of working together across the paranormal and real spectrum. It’s a perfect way to kick back, relax, and embrace the holiday spirit with us. So grab your favorite drink and cozy up as we share some fun tales and look ahead to what 2025 has in store. Everyone’s welcome!

Reference Links:

Donate to Habitat for Humanity at habitat.org

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Micah Hanks’ programs at MicahHanks.com

The Debrief is a news site providing a public venue for credible reporting on science, tech, and defense news, with an eye for the cutting edge science and technology of tomorrow, at TheDebrief.org

UAPSightings.org – “A public resource for sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP)”

Allison Jornlin and AmericanGhostWalks.com

Join Ed and Chris with thei Scared All The Time podcast – scaredallthetimepodcast.com

Visit Miranda Merrick and Mr. Darling at The Midnight Library – midnightlibrarypod.com

Peruse Richard Hatem’s Paranormal Bookshelf at richardhatemsparanormalbookshelf.com

Paul Gledhill’s British Paranormal Podcast – Anomaly – anomaly.co.uk

Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson and their 80s TV Ladies podcast – 80stvladies.com

Jerry and Tracy Paulley of Hillbilly Horror Stories

“Former BBC radio presenter Howard Hughes dies” from BBC.com

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Episode 300: The Astonishing Legends All-Star Holiday Special V. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2024 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

[welcometomyweird]

Change the F*cking Channel

This one is kind of... well... VERY political and I will make no apologies. We’re living in a time where simply being human is political. If you don’t think so, you haven’t been paying attention. And you NEED to pay attention.

There is an amazing podcaster by the name of Micah Hanks. While better known for his eponymous show centering on UFO/UAP phenomenon, he did have a great current events podcast called Middle Theory which I have binged a few times. One of the recurring themes on the show was the issue of “cancel culture” and... yeah... I have things to say on the subject. 

No, I’m not taking Mr. Hanks on. On the contrary, we’re very much of a similar mind on the topic. Mr. Hanks, in my opinion, expressed the pitfalls of cancel culture rather sensibly and eloquently. I just want to take a few moments to share my feelings on it.

I was born in 1980. If you remember the 1980s, you remember that it was the “liberal” left declaring war on music and video games. (Take a breath. I’m a Progressive Liberal, so you’re not gonna be getting MAGA bullshit. And if you want MAGA bullshit... go somewhere else.) Tipper Gore, Al’s missus, is the reason why nearly every album in my metalhead kid brother’s CD collection had a parental advisory label. It’s been “liberals” decrying simulated violence in video games for violent actions among young people. (Not, of course, addressing issues like home life, mental health issues, bullying, etc.) 

Now, it wasn’t just the left, of course. Who could forget the late Jerry Falwell’s homophobic crusade against the Teletubbies? And, as a child of the 80s, I clearly recall conservatives losing it over shows like He-Man, She-Ra, Rainbow Bright, The Care Bears, The Smurfs, and my personal favorite, Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Why? These shows promoted tolerance, inclusion, environmentalist ideologies and, in the case of Captain Planet, Neopaganism. They weren’t wrong about that, but being a Wiccan kid, that’s why I loved this stuff. But, you know, you can’t promote tolerance and inclusion because that’s a threat to “traditional values”. (Translation: Christian values) 

Back in the 80s and 90s, when both sides were being painfully stupid about what American kids should and should not be allowed to consume, the general public seemed to have the same attitude. If you don’t like it, don’t consume it. 

What the ever-loving fuck happened? Look, most reasonable people can agree that there are some ideas that are harmful. Calling for violence against any individual or group is bad, regardless of how you might feel about them. Hate-speech is unacceptable at any time. However, due to the 24 hours news cycle and it’s 10 second sound bites as well as the proliferation of social media, there is no room for nuanced discussion. Some public figure says something that gave you boo-boos on your feelings, cancel them.

Like I said, I consider myself to be a Progressive Liberal, but I come from a more moderate/centrist time. I come from a time when it was possible to have well reasoned and measured dialogue about opposing viewpoints. I come from a time when the fringe elements didn’t have 24/7 platforms to barf up their conspiracy theories or their anti-whatever manifestos. I come from a time when schools promoted critical thinking. *sigh* Those were the days...

Obviously, we had people try to limit what could and could not be disseminated, but we had ways around it. If you remember the 90s, you know it was all about independent media. Independent music labels, pirate radio, independent coffee shops with open mic nights, zines... man, I miss my teens! This was how Generation X and “Elder Millennials” got by the censorship. And now... they support censorship because that was cancel culture is. 

Let me give you all a little more perspective. My parents were Boomers. When they were kids, there were only 3 broadcast television networks and a handful of AM/FM radio stations. Print media was how most people consumed the daily news and news media was forbidden to report on anything BUT the news. No pundits pontificating and giving their opinions. They just gave you the facts. (It would be great if we could get back to that.) When my parents were young, the married couples could not share a bed in films or television. Lucille Ball broke ground for women’s rights when she refused to hide her pregnancy on her show, “I Love Lucy”. (She also helped get Star Trek made, so praise her name, nerds.) 

Compare that to today. We have hundreds of thousands of podcasts spanning just as many genres and topics. Mr. Hanks has half of them! (I tease with love. He only had 3... for now.) Broadcast television is almost dead, but it’s still out there with hundreds of channels and then you have the growing number of video streaming services. Social media is.. well, it’s a cesspool, but it’s there. We are in a time where we actually have too many options for our entertainment and for our information. And yet... one show, one person, one song, one “something” sets off a small demographic and everyone has to come out in force and demand that he/she/it/they get “canceled”. Why? Change the fucking channel. Find something else. You have the freedom to choose... just like everyone else. 

Alright, I’m done. End rant.  

[miguel-owhora]

MASTERLIST GALORE

to be regularly updated :)

ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

MIGUEL O'HARA - PETER B. PARKER

CALL OF DUTY

JOHN PRICE - KYLE GARRICK - SIMON RILEY - JOHN MACTAVISH - PHILLIP GRAVES - KONIG - VLADIMIR MAKAROV

MOON KNIGHT

STEVEN GRANT - MARC SPECTOR - JAKE LOCKLEY

RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2

ARTHUR MORGAN - DUTCH VAN DER LINDE - HOSEA MATTHEWS - MICAH BELL - BILL WILLIAMSON - KIERAN DUFFY - SEAN MACGUIRE

MISC

OTHER SHIT - MINOR CHARACTERS - TASK FORCE 141 - AUS - MODERN COLLEGE!MORBELL/REACTION YOUTUBER!MICAH AU

© MIGUEL-OWHORA

[crazydiscostu]

Cosmic Summit 2024

In the realm of intellectual exploration and historical speculation, few events hold as much promise as the Cosmic Summit. This annual gathering attracts some of the brightest minds and most curious souls from around the world, eager to delve into humanity’s mysterious past and the enigmas of Earth’s history. Following a successful debut in Asheville in June 2023, the Cosmic Summit returned with…

[emayuku]

The Christmas Prince

The Christmas Prince

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The Christmas Prince (Japanese: ケアキャラクターズが贈るクリスマスプリンス Hepburn: Kyaa Kyarakutazu Kurisumasu Purinsu lit. "Care Characters Presents The Christmas Prince") is a picture book written by Micah Solusod released on December 1, 2023. It was written with Elizabeth Mayuku and illustrations by Atsushi Ohkubo. The book is described as a modern fairy tale featuring a Little Micah who sets off on a "wintry, wondrous journey, ultimately discovering the healing power of his voice to spread the spirit of Christmas at home and all around the world."

The book is published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers.

💕🎼🎶🎅🏻 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)🎅🏻🎶🎼💕

❤️🧑‍🎄😇Chiara Zanni in The Christmas Prince😇🤶❤️

[Verse] 🎵Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Will find it hard to sleep tonight 🎵

[Bridge] 🎵They know that Santa's on his way He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh And every mother's child is gonna spy To see if reindeer really know how to fly 🎵

[Chorus] 🎵And so I'm offering this simple phrase To kids from one to 92 Although it's been said many times, many ways Merry Christmas to you 🎵

🎼[Piano Solo: Hank Jones]🎼

[Chorus] 🎵And so I'm offering this simple phrase To kids from one to 92 Although it's been said many times, many ways Merry Christmas to you 🎵

😘🇨🇽~CLICK HERE~🇨🇽😍

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[its-gambit]

[Micah was telaporting everywhere trying to find them. After he was informed about his sister being stabbed, he got worried. How could he let this happen!? How!? Was he that irresponsible!? Would death and gambit even let him near!? The questions were endless]

*Ace was carrying her to Gambit’s room.. or rather his and Gambit’s room. So Hank couldn’t fix her since it was beyond his experience,and he was the only one he trusted. She was then put on the bed and was being guarded by them.*

[dollarbin]

Dollar Bin #38:

Trans, Interrupted

I get the sneaking suspicion that Neil is not reading these posts.

Here I am this week, spreading big old dollops of love upon what is perhaps the wackiest of his many wacky records and I'm all set to wrap up our Trans trilogy of of posts with a big deal finale. And Young's busy doing what? Reassembling The Promise of Real Potato Pancakes, that's what!

Curses!

Over the weekend, after a summer of doing the gloriously sensible thing and touring with Crazy Horse, Neil showed up for his obligatory Farm Aid set with a band he'd christened as The Chrome Hearts. But do not be fooled, dear readers: The Chrome Hearts are nothing more than The Promise of the Real Porcupines in disguise!

Sure, Spooner Oldham was included to lend the affair a bit of credibility. And sure, somebody bought a clue and fired the band's bongo player.

But we weren't born yesterday Neil: Whitten is dead, Briggs is dead, Ben Keith is dead, Pancho is retired, hell, even Rick "The Bass Player Rosas" is dead. We want The Horse or nobody gracing the stage beside you.

Frankly, I'd rather watch Neil play with Stephen Freakin' Stills. Yes, I just wrote that.

Micah and Co are surely good little boys - I'll bet they are even very fine humans. But they play these songs like they are auditioning for a Shakey cover band and they sound way too accurate, way too slick, way too promising. For God sake, I'll bet that not a single one of them is even drunk during this performance.

Why didn't anyone help Neil come up with a job posting for a new band? It should have been short and simple: Aged, boneheaded geniuses needed. Hipsters need not apply.

But if, at this point in his life, Neil wants to play with sober hipster children he should at least find some who are prepared to strike an original note or six.

Look, I get it: Neil is probably giving Billy Talbot a chance to get his bunions attended to. But if he needed a new band then why'd didn't he check out this one!

Young and Prairewolf could do amazing things together. They'd play their choice of dark brewery corners and create music to make The Chrome Hardons go limp with dread.

What's more, Neil is heartlessly resuscitating the greatest hits from Harvest Moon with his lousy new band. This is the wrong move on so many levels! A) Harvest Moon is overplayed and overrated, B) Briggs hated the record, C) he's not even playing its best songs, Natural Beauty or You and Me.

And, most importantly: D) have a little pity on the ghost of poor Pegi, Neil! Recasting Hank to Hendrix in the past tense, like you did this weekend, and making the song's "big divorce" sound inevitable and all her fault is a cheap move. You're better than that Neil! After all, Dylan isn't busy whipping out Sarah onstage as a "I was in a bad marriage once but I got outta it smoothly" number.

Nor should you, Neil. Nor should you.

Listen, Neil, I've got a way better idea. Why don't you summon Nils and go play Berlin, Trans style, all over again.

That sounds like the Shakey thing to do.

[oddcryptidwrites]

OC vs Cockroach

@the-down-upside-finch tagged me in this and I'm gonna tag @anyablackwood @thetruearchmagos @indecentpause @druidx and whoever else wants to play (no pressure)

Rules: Rate your OCs on how well they’d fare against a cockroach

(For this one, we're gonna get a main character from each of my WIPS >:) because i love y'all and you deserve it)

Piers: 8/10 They'll jump and maybe screech from being startled, especially if it's close by, but they can squash it and clean it up after a bit

Brigid: 0/10 They do not do bugs. Like, at all. Melody will have to come evict it from their dorm room. Alternatively, they'll panic and try to set it on fire and likely scorch a couple other things in the process.

Izumi: 2/10 oh god the way they move Izumi will scream and will make Lapis or Andy come kill it. If she's left to her own devices, there's a 50/50 chance she'll either smash it with her shoe or just cry until it goes away. She's forgetful enough though that she will forget it existed though after a few hours...

Garlan: 10/10 This woman will pick that bug up barehanded and toss it out the window. Her office is covered in papers and stray offerings so roaches (or equivalent in her world) are pretty common

Bithos: 9/10 Smash that fucker, no hesitation, but he might get a little grossed out trying to clean it up.

Cassander: 2/10 No thank you. He will actively call Felix, who is on a mission, to come get it. If it disappears, he will burn the entire house down rather than it come back. (He's not scared of them, but he finds them weird and unnerving).

Alyx: 5/10 Might have a hard time finding the roach (blind) and will absolutely panic if he loses it. If she does find it, she can kill it and toss it without a problem.

Jesse: -10/10 Screaming crying, Lucio has to come get it before he has a mental breakdown (again)

Carter: 10/10 Easy peasy, will pick the bug up and gently place it outside, much to the horror of his husband who is terrified of roaches

Hank: 7/10 Despite being a farming man, he does NOT like how they move. He can get it killed (eventually) but it might take him a minute or to to get the guts to kill it.

LeBlanc: -1000000/10 He opened a package of wafers once and there was one inside the box that fell on him and the poor man has never been the same. He will scream like a little girl and someone else (Micah) will have to come kill it. If it somehow goes missing, he will never step foot in that room again unless it is killed.

Alba Grey: 5/10 Depends. If she's trying to impress Mavi and/or Tabs, she can do it easy peasy, but if she's alone? She might have a slight crying session and have to summon all of her courage to smack it with her shoe. (Don't let the badass exterior fool you)

Karson: ???/10 Isn't bothered by bugs in his space. The only reason he'll even deal with it is if August sees it and gets scared.

Cal: 0/10 NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE this boy does not do bugs (although there is a chance he'll think it's a hallucination instead and just ignore it in hopes it'll go away....)

Eddie: 10/10 This man can deal with bugs so easily. Smashed and cleaned up before anyone (his daughter) notices

[haveyoureadthisqueerbook]

Tash Hearts Tolstoy, Kathryn Ormsbee, ace

Transmogrify! 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic, edited by g haron davis, trans and many other things

The Secret History, Donna Tart, mlm

Black Water Sister, Zen Cho, lesbian

Spell Bound F T Lukens, nb/m romance

In Deeper Waters, F T Lukens, mlm

So This is Ever After, F T Lukens, mlm

Hench, Natalie Zina Walschots, bi main character

Legends and Lattes, Travis Baldree, wlw

She Drives Me Crazy, Kelly Quindlen, wlw

The Atlas Six, Olivie Blake, idk everyone's bi

These Violent Delights, Micah Nemerever, mlm

The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry, C M Waggoner, wlw

The Girls I've Been, Tess Sharpe, wlw

Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses, Kristen O'Neal, bi main character

Between Perfect and Real, Ray Stoeve, trans main character

Kemosha of the Caribbean, Alex Wheatle, wlw

Tarnished are the Stars, Rosiee Thor, aro and wlw rep

Golden Boys, Phil Stamper, mlm

Vespertine, Margaret Rogerson, aroace

Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid, lesbian part-main-character (one of four)

The Henna Wars, Adiba Jaigirdar, wlw

I'm Afraid of Men, Vivek Shraya, trans author (autobiographical)

The Gilded Wolves trilogy, Roshani Chokshi, mlm and poly rep

That Inevitable Victorian Thing, E K Johnston, wlw and intersex rep

Girls of Paper and Fire, Natasha Ngan, wlw

Daja's Book, Tamora Pierce, wlw

If We Were Villains, M L Rio, mlm

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid, wlw

Ramona Blue, Julie Murphy, sapphic but questioning main character

The Fascinators, Andrew Eliopulos, mlm

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, Hank Green, bi main character

On a Sunbeam, Tillie Walden, wlw

Wilder Girls, Rory Power, wlw

Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit, Jaye Robin Brown, wlw

We Are Totally Normal, Naomi Kanakia, mlm and some unaddressed trans undertones

Like a Love Story, Abdi Nazemian, mlm

Pet, Akwaeke Emezi

The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass, Adan Jerreat-Poole, nb gay queer rep

Finding Home series, Hari Conner, mlm

The Sea in You, Jessi Sheron, wlw

Love Letters, Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, wlw

The Summer of Jordie Perez, Amy Spalding, wlw

I Was Born for This, Alice Oseman, trans, mlm, and unlabelled main characters

Radio Silence, Alice Oseman, demisexual and bi main characters

Ash, Malinda Lo, lesbians

Our Wives Under the Sea, Julia Armfield, trans and wlw main characters

Confessions of Frannie Langton, Sara Collins, wlw

A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland, mlm

Even Though I Knew the End, C L Polk, wlw

Huntress, Malinda Lo, wlw

Hope that's better, sorry I missed the submissions form! I checked everything against your list so these are all new.

These are finally all queued! Thanks for your patience :)

[polybbiuss]

No but seriously imagine it:

You're seeing hank williams on a concert. Everyone is having a great time. Hank Williams seems a little excited. "I have a surprise for you guys." Hank says. All of a sudden Willie Nelson comes out and starts singing "on the road again." When Willie gets to the chorus, someone else starts singing...

"I find it very very easy to be true. I find myself alone when each day is through."

Lights flash everywhere, and you see Hank Williams singing "on the road again" along with Willie Nelson, while Johnny Cash is singing "I walk the line". Everyone in the crowd is going wild and crying. Then if things couldn't get any better, Arthur Morgan and Micah Bell walk onto stage and kiss, holding the gay flag.

[astonishinglegends]

Ep 274: The Astonishing Legends All-Star Holiday Special IV

"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself."  -- Jim Morrison

Description:

Would you look at that? It’s already the end of 2023, and our second favorite annual holiday is upon us. We’re now into our 4th annual tradition of the Astonishing Legends All-Star Holiday Special, and it indeed has taken on a life of its own. This year, we’re welcoming back all of our guests from last year and being joined by a few new ones as well. This show was recorded and broadcast live on video to our Patrons at Patreon.com/astonishinglegends a few weeks ago and in fact, if you are a patron you can still access the uncensored and unedited version of it there. You’ll hear the audio from that presentation, slightly edited for length and propriety tonight. To the extent that’s possible, anyway. The Holiday Special topics are wide-ranging and generally unplanned; this year is no exception. We touched on everything from the ubiquitous UAP phenomenon to podcast production to some of our various guests’ favorite topics of the past year. Allison Jornlin talks about going on Shark Tank with her brother, and Micah Hanks invites us all to come and see the infamous Brown Mountain Lights in North Carolina for ourselves. So get the fire going, settle down under a warm blanket with some eggnog or even a holiday cocktail, and enjoy this wonderful tradition with our returning guests, Richard Hatem, Jim Harold, Micah Hanks, Paul Gledhill, and Allison Jornlin. And please join us in welcoming the hosts of the new Astonishing Legends Network podcast ‘Scared All the Time.’ Stay tuned after the closing credits for a special afterparty and toast to our other network show, ‘The Midnight Library’, and a wonderful visit from our own Tess Pfeifle.

Reference Links:

CLICK HERE to donate to Habitat for Humanity at www.habitat.org

Gledders’ British Paranormal Podcast – anomaly.co.uk

The Debrief at thedebrief.org

Micah Hanks’ website, micahhanks.com

Jim Harold of The Paranormal Podcast, Jim Harold’s Campfire, and so many more!

Richard “Rich” Hatem on X.com

American Ghost Walks with Allison Jornlin at www.americanghostwalks.com

Allison Jornlin on Facebook

The Midnight Library podcast www.midnightlibrarypod.com

Scared All The Time Podcast

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Episode 274: The Astonishing Legends All-Star Holiday Special IV. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2023 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

[welcometomyweird]

Somewhere Out There

The night sky has always been magical to me. I know all the science, but that's part of the magic for me. Yes, the moon only reflects the light of the sun and doesn't shine with its own, but it doesn't make it any less breathtaking when it's full and casting that light on a blanket of fresh snow. The light of stars that died thousands of years ago still shining down on us, twinkling like diamonds against a deep blue velvet sky.

The night sky also represents space. I am a lifelong Trekkie. "Space, the final frontier..." I think, because of my Star Trek fandom, that I have never questioned whether or not there is other life in our universe. It's not "if" they are out there for me. My questions have always been "where are they" and "who are they". And... as a very young child, I tried very hard to find out.

How, you ask? Brace yourself for some hard core dorkiness. My first attempts were by sending "psychic" messages. Well, I was 6 and when you're 6, sending "psychic" messages consists of squeezing your eyes shut as tight as you can and thinking really hard. I actually remember my mom catching me and asking what I was doing. I shushed her and told her I was trying to talk to the aliens.

Second method of attempted communication was through song. Music has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember and is one of the most universal languages on the planet. I thought that my "psychic" messages didn't get a response because of the language barrier. Maybe a song would get through. Even if they couldn't understand the words, maybe the melody and the emotion conveyed might make a connection. The first song I sang was "Somewhere Out There" from the animated film "An American Tail". Yeah, I know, but there was a method to my madness. I figured if I was trying to make contact with beings outside of my planet, there was likely another child somewhere else in the universe trying to do the same.

Third try was just music. I had been at a street fair where I paid 50 cents for a little cedar flute. I would sit on my back porch making up little tunes ans playing them into the night, hoping they would find their way to someone across the cosmos.

"Did any of that work?" Well, maybe... I can't be sure. There was something pretty traumatizing that happened when I was 10, but I will only be telling THAT story to Micah Hanks. (Hopefully, he checks his Twitter DMs because my email bounced back.) Be it suffice to say that if I was freaked about NOT seeing the Jersey Devil at 34, what I DID see at the age of 10 really messed me up. And that's assuming it actually did happen and wasn't just a very lucid dream.

I still feel very certain that there is extraterrestrial life. I am certain that they have visited. I just think people are wrong about why they're coming here. If they were going to attack us, they have had ample opportunity, so I don't believe they're a threat. They've also had plenty of opportunities to extend the olive branch and convey a message of peace and friendship, so that's not it either. No, I think they just like to watch. I think we're the trash reality show the rest of the universe watches. We're either a guilty pleasure or a scared straight program. Whatever the case, they go home feeling a lot better about themselves. You occasionally get a brave/crazy one who chooses to engage with us. That's where we get the now infamous "Tic-Tac" video. What's on that video isn't E.T.s taking aggressive action. It's intergalactic punk kids drag racing with our Navy pilots. Who knows? Maybe they watched "Top Gun" and thought it looked like fun and wanted to try it themselves.

And so ends this foray into Forteana. So, I've done cryptids and E.T.s. I guess ghost stories are next. You're in luck there. I have way more of those. (I live in New England!)

[branches-in-a-flood]

YALL.

I finally, after like 10 years, decided to look up what one of the podcasters/fortean researchers I follow looks like.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME MICAH HANKS HAS LOOKED LIKE THIS THE WHOLE TIME???

AND HE ISNT A 65 YEAR OLD BARELY TAME MOUNTAIN THING?

[you-know-what-youve-done]

All my Webkinz in no particular order!!!

Hannah the Blue Googles

Waverly the Elephant

Justice the Googles (plush only)

Kisses the Pink Googles

Summer the FrooFroo Fox

Taneesha the Alpaca

Biscuit the Lil'Kinz Golden Retriever

Mystery the Hippo

Snow Princess the Persian Cat (plush only)

Rocko the Himalayan

Fluffy the Rabbit (plush only)

Dottie the Pinktastic Peacock (plush only)

Sundae the Cheer Pup

Boulder the Arctic Fox (plush only)

Beta the Portugese Water Dog

Mojo the Mini Pinscher Dog

Domino the Domino Cat (plush only)

Cream the American Albino

Legend the Lil'Kinz Chihuahua (plush only)

Smokey the Charcoal Cat

Showoff the Pinktastic Peacock

Kiya the Porcupine (plush only)

Princess Lucy the Signature Small Black Lab (plush only)

Nibbles the Guinea Pig (plush only)

Taffy the Bubblegum Cheeky Cat

Priscilla the Pink Poodle (plush only)

Daisy the Boston Terrier

Mac the White Tiger

Spike the Signature Portugese Water Dog

Tate the Airedale Terrier

Frisk the Lion

Micah the American Cocker Spaniel

Belle the Alpine St. Bernard

Missy the Brown Dog

Vinnie the Lil'Kinz Chihuahua

Blackie the Black Cat (plush only)

Sammy the Lil'Kinz Penguin

Leo the Leopard Lizard

Leadchaser the Brown Arabian

Daisetta the Poshy Poodle

Maggie the Lioness (plush only)

Tangerine the Orange Soda Pup

Flappy the Pink Cockatoo (plush only)

Lambie the Lamb

Bucky the Cocoa Dinosaur

Kate the Rockerz Fox

Stacy the Aardvark

Hank the Beagle (plush only)

Misty the Winter Fawn (plush only)

Koda the German Shepherd

Winter the Winter Fawn

Woods the Domino Cat

Autumn the Alley Cat

Leilani the Aloha Dolphin

Lightning the American Buffalo

Willow the Signature West Highland Terrier

Lily the Lil'Kinz Horse

Morose the Black Wolf

Sangria the Signature Endangered Red Wolf (plush only)

Callie the Schnauzer

Leona the Bushbaby

Jax the Blue Whale

Tiger the Spotty Dinosaur

Electra the Spotted Frog

Toffee the Brown Sugar Puppy (virtual only)

Bambi the Cotton Candy Puppy

Buttons the Duck (plush only)

Savanna the Hyena

Jenny the Pom Pom Kitty (plush only)

Theo the Lil'Kinz Panda

Salty the Hippo (plush only)

Calypso the Tropical Island Puppy

Shortcake the Red Velvet Fox (virtual only)

Mishka the Reindeer (plush only)

Whitney the Lil'Kinz Tiger (plush only)

Nala the Brown Boston Terrier (plush only)

Stardust the Dreamy Sheep

Maxwell the Leopard

Mackenzie the Lil'Kinz Persian Cat (plush only)

Retro the Lion (plush only)

Skyler the American German Shepherd

Beatrice the Hippo (plush only)

Bianca the Kangaroo (plush only)

Haraka the Orangutan (plush only)

Buttercup the Lynx (plush only

Briar the Coyote

Lola the Cocker Spaniel (plush only)

Skye the Lil'Kinz Pig (plush only)

Star the Wintermint Husky (virtual only)

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Não se deixe enganar: David Grusch é mais um desinformante do Governo. Quantas vezes não já ouvimos essas alegações antes?

Por Cláudio Suenaga

O ex-oficial de Inteligência David Grusch foi apresentado à comunidade ufológica e ao entorpecido mundo em geral no último dia 5 de junho pelo site The Debrief, que é definido pelos seus fundadores Micah Hanks, Tim McMilan e MJ Banias como "um site de notícias que oferece um local público para reportagens confiáveis ​​sobre ciência, tecnologia e notícias de defesa, com foco na ciência e tecnologia de ponta de amanhã." A crença fundamental que proclamam é a de que "o mundo de amanhã é construído sobre o progresso e a imaginação de hoje."

Imediatamente, como é de praxe, grande parte da comunidade ufológica, incluindo os seus membros mais proeminentes e toda a mídia mainstream, recebeu as alegações com entusiasmo e asreplicou com exagero, destacando as credenciais desse membro da comunidade de inteligência envolvido com um programa secreto do governo para recuperar espaçonaves alienígenas acidentadas, em uma semelhança sinistra com campanhas recentes anteriores de desinformação bem documentadas do governo para promover e reforçar a crença no público de que estamos sendo invadidos por "inteligências alienígenas potencialmente hostis e perigosas". 

O premiado jornalista investigativo e escritor Ross Coulthart, autor de In Plain Sight: A fascinating investigation into UFOs and alien encounters from an award-winning journalist (New York, HarperCollins, 2021), entrevistou David Grusch na NewsNation, uma rede de televisão por assinatura americana de propriedade do Nexstar Media Group, que publicou ainda em seu site uma matéria bombástica no domingo, 11 de junho, assinada pelos jornalistas Andy Gipson, Miguel Sancho, Zoë Lake, Dana Leavitt e o próprio Ross Coulthart.

David Grusch em entrevista ao premiado jornalista investigativo Ross Coulthart nos estúdios da NewsNation.

Figuras de proa da mídia e auto assumidos entusiastas de OVNIs, como Matt Walsh, comentarista político apresentador do podcast The Matt Walsh Show e colunista do The Daily Wire, e Tucker Carlson, apresentador de televisão, comentador e analista político, conhecido por ter apresentado o Tucker Carlson Tonight entre 2016 e 2023, prontamente legitimaram Grusch. Logo, o republicano Tim Burchett, membro da Câmara dos Representantes dos Estados Unidos, estava dizendo que o denunciante era "muito crível". O jornalista britânico Nick Pope, em entrevista ao The Guardian em 6 e 8 de junho, disse que, durante seu tempo no início dos anos 1990 investigando OVNIs para o Ministério da Defesa do Reino Unido, uma atribuição que ele jamais comprovou, "não viu nenhuma evidência concreta de artefatos ou materiais não humanos", mas esperava que as "muito significativas" alegações de Grusch conduzissem as investigações de OVNIs a uma conclusão. Tom Rogan, escrevendo no Washington Examinerem 12 de junho, estava cético em relação à extensão das alegações de Grusch, mas disse que elas deveriam ser mais investigadas e que, embora ele "não tenha sido capaz de confirmar", ele acredita que "o governo dos EUA está em posse de materiais relacionados a OVNIs de design exótico".  

Isso é o que a mídia mainstream mais faz. Se antigamente a regra do bom jornalismo era ser sempre do contra para favorecer a apuração da verdade, hoje é dar destaque ao que já vem pronto de fontes oficiais e agências noticiosas e a tudo que esteja enquadrado nos consensos político-científicos estabelecidos, bem como na cartilha politicamente correta da Agenda 2030. A mídia, assim como a maior parte das pessoas hoje, não acredita que alguém possa sinceramente ter posições destoantes sem ser ativamente maligno. Isso ocorre porque estamos usando óculos humanos que geralmente são quase impossíveis de tirar. A pura estranheza aqui não é de origem alienígena. É uma estranheza humana. Somos muito mais estranhos que os alienígenas.

O primeiro argumento daqueles que defendem "denunciantes" como Grusch, é que há evidências abundantes de encontros alienígenas que remontam há décadas. E, de fato, há evidências abundantes: evidências abundantes de que algumas pessoas dizem ter visto luzes assustadoras e criaturas assustadoras, da mesma forma que algumas pessoas disseram ter visto elfos, fadas, deuses, demônios e monstros ao longo da história. Na era científico-tecnológica em que vivemos, só o que soa razoavelmente verossímil e lógico para a imensa maioria é a figura do extraterrestre.

O Debrief, dizem seus fundadores e mantenedores, é um órgão independente, "autofinanciado" por eles mesmos quando de seu lançamento, em plena pandemia, no final de 2020, dedicado "a explorar e relatar os desenvolvimentos em ciência, defesa e inteligência, tecnologia de ponta e conhecimento que existe na periferia da compreensão humana". Embora centrado em questões de ciência, tecnologia e defesa, ou por isso mesmo, "Quando justificado, acreditamos também que fenômenos da natureza que abordam áreas onde os paradigmas científicos atualmente não se estendem também devem ser examinados e discutidos com integridade e rigor jornalístico."

Tal premissa, que deveria ser basilar, mas que por não ser a diferencia um tanto, se conspurca, no entanto, com outras tantas clichês e de cunho politicamente correto que a alinham com quase todos os demais órgãos da mídia mainstream, todos assumidamente a serviço da mesma agenda e comprometidos com os ideias de bilionários do Vale do Silício como Elon Musk, a quem citam e tomam como parâmetro. Destarte, o ato de "questionar" deles só vai até certo ponto e para nas fronteiras dos territórios que entendem como "não dignos" de serem explorados, bem como nos "consensos" que as grandes corporações políticas, científicas e empresarias estabeleceram e que não podem ser de nenhuma forma contestados, sob pena de banimento e cancelamento.

O Debriefentra no coro alarmista e apocalíptico da Agenda 2030 da ONU e chancela e ratifica engodos como o do aquecimento global e da Covid, bem como dá carta branca aos "senhores do mundo", os bilionários do Vale do Silício, para que nos salvem com sua tecnologia "milagrosa" da iminente catástrofe, senão vejamos:

"Entre elas estão as ameaças que incluem o potencial de eventos de extinção em massa resultantes do impacto de um asteroide ou alguma catástrofe semelhante. A mudança climática também é uma preocupação bem reconhecida entre os cientistas; e, como aprendemos em 2020, as preocupações com o surgimento de uma nova cepa de vírus, resultando em uma pandemia global, nunca mais podem ser ignoradas. O progresso tecnológico, quando realizado de forma ética e na promoção dos valores humanos, bem como com respeito e preocupação com toda a vida na Terra e nosso meio ambiente, pode trazer a promessa de mitigar tais ameaças."

Temos, portanto, motivos mais do que suficientes para questionar os que se dizem questionadores. Por que estão se valendo de todo seu aparato, prestígio e credibilidade para inculcar e reforçar na mente do público a crença e a certeza de que o governo há muito possui as provas da presença extraterrestre sem antes ao menos questionar por que o governo justamente de uns anos para cá e agora mais do que nunca, resolveu dar aval a um fenômeno antes marginal e liberar documentos e informações confidenciais e permitir e até encorajar a livre atuação de denunciantes? Por muito menos, Edward Snowden acabou caçado pelas agências de Inteligência e teve de buscar asilo, e Julian Assange acabou preso e hoje se encontra sob custódia da Polícia. Por que só Grusch desfruta do privilégio de dar entrevistas tranquilas à TV?

O fato é que esses insiders ou whistleblowers, sem apresentarem, como sempre, qualquer prova, respaldados apenas por seus altos cargos e postos, nos brindam com revelações as mais fantásticas, a confirmar muitas daquelas suspeitas construídas ao longo das décadas em cima do mito de Roswell, como se estivessem investidos em cumprir determinadas diretivas "patrióticas", enquanto se fingem de rebeldes, idealistas e iconoclastas para maior efeito de convencimento.

Jornalistas tão gabaritados, assumidamente capazes de examinar o papel da tecnologia que vai da convencional à disruptiva, como se arvoram, não podem ser tão ingênuos a ponto de deixar passar batido tais implicâncias. Das duas uma: ou as desconhecem mesmo, e neste caso são ineptos, ou fingem desconhecer, e neste caso são desonestos e estão a serviço daqueles que deveriam estar questionando, e que são justamente o que estão mudando o nosso modo de vida e moldado, para muito pior, o nosso futuro.

Ademais, todas as alegações que o Debrief alardeia como grandes novidades nada têm de novo. Quantas vezes já não ouvimos tudo isso antes? Que o governo americano resgatou naves, que fez engenharia reversa nelas, que conserva metamateriais, etc.  É o remake do remake, o déjà vu, requentando com novos termos e linguajar pretensamente sofisticados, politicamente corretos e afetadamente acadêmicos. Centenas de vezes antes já ouvimos alegados infiltrados e denunciantes tão ou mais gabaritados com alegações tanto quanto ou até mais extraordinárias. Mas como dizia Carl Sagan, "Alegações extraordinárias exigem provas extraordinárias". Será que desta vez, pelo menos, mostraram alguma prova? Não, como sempre, nenhuma. Bastaria que apresentassem apenas uma e não seria necessário tanto palavreado.

O Debrief diz aspirar "estudar descobertas que contornam o limite do desconhecido e desenvolvimentos que podem, com sorte e perseverança, ajudar a nos preparar para os desafios que o mundo de amanhã trará". Se seu comprometimento com os que estão por trás da sinistra agenda de controle total é tão profundo como essas "reportagens" parecem indicar, o desafio maior será fazer com que o mundo tenha um amanhã.

DE COMO O FENÔMENO OVNI VEM SENDO USADO NO GRANDE ENGODO DA FALSA INVASÃO EXTRATERRESTRE

Pela característica intrínseca em camuflar seus segredos sob densas camadas de desinformações, lendas, engodos e mentiras, o Fenômeno OVNI tem servido como um dos mais eficientes instrumentos de poder e de controle social por parte das esferas mais altas e reservadas das agências de inteligência, sociedades secretas e fundações milionárias que nas últimas décadas cresceram até alcançarem dimensões exponenciais e adquirirem uma ascendência maior do que em qualquer outra época da história.

Foi o que vimos mais uma vez no início deste ano com a onda de "abatimentos de OVNIs" anunciados pelos governos dos EUA e do Canadá, que ao mesmo tempo em que acusaram a China de invadirem o seu "inexpugnável" espaço aéreo com simplórios "balões de espionagem", procuraram sugerir que não só estavam caçando autênticas naves espaciais de outros planetas, como possuíam uma tecnologia assaz capaz de derrubá-las…

E é o que estamos vendo agora com as "bombásticas" revelações feitas pelo The Debrief de que o governo dos EUA de fato detém metamateriais em seu poder, avalizadas por altos membros de órgãos militares e de inteligência.

Se a mídia mainstream em geral e até o Vaticano seguem na mesma toada, não significa que está havendo uma "abertura" ou uma "aceitação" do assunto OVNI por parte deles, mas antes uma complacência pelo comprometimento mútuo com a nefanda agenda da Elite oculta.

E se por complacência ou ignorância que vai até as raias da obstinação, os ufólogos consideram que o poder se circunscreve apenas àquelas partes mais visíveis dos setores governamentais e dos interesses políticos mais imediatos e patentes em seus choques sucessivos, antagonismos e equilíbrios temporários, e assim saúdam como um avanço a "abertura" e o "reconhecimento" oficial quanto ao assunto, é porque desconhecem que os altos poderes só liberam as informações que consideram mais apropriadas para gerar precisamente aqueles efeitos que desejam, ou seja, para fazer as pessoas acreditarem exatamente naquilo que eles querem que acreditem.

Portanto, não pode haver algo mais ingênuo, tolo e pueril do que confiar nas versões e atitudes oficiais das altas esferas, mesmas que estas pareçam favoráveis à primeira vista. Destarte, deixo aqui um apelo a todos os colegas ufólogos, lembrando que também sou um, para ficarem atentos e não permitirem que sejam usados como "inocentes úteis" no Projeto Grande Engodo que já está fase avançada de implementação.

O público e os ufólogos, como sempre, infelizmente, vem engolindo tudo bovinamente, aceitando placidamente o aumento das despesas militares e por conseguinte do poderio dos órgãos de Inteligência e do Estado para nos proteger contra uma iminente falsa invasão alienígena, totalmente alheios que estão ao fato simples e óbvio de que os governos só divulgam o que querem e da forma que querem para atingir determinados intentos de sua Agenda. A degradação da inteligência, o decréscimo no QI e a estupidificação geral das massas que a mídia mainstream, a indústria cultural e o sistema educacional vêm promovendo há tempos, tem tudo a ver com isso.

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