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Sud que yo le pregunte a grok.com que si es mejor cocinar el cerdo con la piel o sin la piel.  Y grok me contesto que para controlar el hambre en el fasting window de la dieta OMAD es mucho mejor cocinar los muslos de cerdo y el cerdo con la piel.  Y es verdad porque ayer yo comi muslos de cerdos con piel y hoy me siento con menos hambre (a pesar de que yo ayer camine 2 horas), y hace un par dia yo habia estado comiendo cerdo sin piel y me daba una hambruna del diablo en el fasting window.  Por eso es la gente que hace keto sienten menos hambre porque parece que es verdad lo que dicen los influencers y doctores de keto que la grasa llena mucho, mas que las dietas bajas en grasa, que producen mucha hambre, y lo mas dificil del mundo es rebajar sintiendo mucha hambruna el dia entero.  La vida se le convierte en un infierno si uno trata de bajar de peso con una dieta low-fat que no sirven por el exceso de hambre:

Mira lo que dijo grok:

Saciedad y hambre durante la ventana de ayuno

La grasa juega un papel clave en la saciedad, especialmente en dietas bajas en carbohidratos como la tuya. Ralentiza la digestión, estabiliza el azúcar en la sangre y envía señales a las hormonas de saciedad (como la colecistoquinina) de manera más efectiva que los carbohidratos o incluso las proteínas puras solas. Los estudios sobre enfoques bajos en carbohidratos y cetogénicos muestran que incluir grasas saludables ayuda a las personas a sentirse llenas por más tiempo, reduciendo los dolores de hambre y los antojos durante los ayunos prolongados.

Con la piel: Es probable que sienta menos hambre en general. La grasa adicional (insaturada-pesada) proporciona una liberación sostenida de energía, lo que puede extender la comodidad de su ventana de ayuno al frenar los picos de grelina (hormona del hambre). En contextos de ayuno intermitente, las comidas con grasas agregadas como esta se han relacionado con un mejor control del apetito y menos momentos de "hambre", ya que imitan los efectos de saciedad observados en los protocolos altos en grasas. Los informes de los usuarios y los conocimientos nutricionales también señalan que la piel hace que la comida sea más satisfactoria y sabrosa, lo que puede reducir el hambre psicológica o los impulsos de bocadillos impulsados por el aburrimiento.

Sin piel: Esto se apoya más en la proteína para la saciedad, que sigue siendo efectiva (la proteína es altamente saciante), pero es posible que no dure tanto sin el tampón de grasa. Podrías experimentar un hambre más notable al principio de tu ayuno, especialmente si tu comida carece de otras fuentes de grasa (por ejemplo, aguacates, nueces o aceite de oliva) para compensar.

En su escenario OMAD, la grasa de la piel podría ser particularmente útil para superar ese largo período sin comer, ya que las dietas bajas en carbohidratos ya promueven la quema de grasa (cetosis) y la grasa dietética mejora eso sin aumentar la insulina.

Recomendación: Mejor opción para reducir el hambre

Vaya con la piel: es más prudente maximizar la saciedad y minimizar el hambre durante su ventana de ayuno, siempre que ajuste las porciones para mantenerse por debajo de 1500 calorías (por ejemplo, una cuarta parte más pequeña o recortar el exceso). Los beneficios de la grasa superan el aumento calórico para la mayoría de las personas en un ayuno intermitente bajo en carbohidratos, ya que apoya la adherencia a largo plazo al hacer que la comida única sea más satisfactoria. Si el seguimiento de calorías es estricto, cocine con piel para darle sabor, pero coma solo una parte, o retírelo después de cocinar para dividir la diferencia.

Realice un seguimiento de cómo se siente durante unos días de cualquier manera, ya que las respuestas individuales varían (por ejemplo, algunos encuentran que la grasa adicional causa lentitud digestiva). Si le preocupa el colesterol o la salud del corazón, las grasas insaturadas en la piel no son una señal de alerta importante, pero consulte a un médico si es necesario.

SCHOPENHAUER

 Arthur Schopenhauer's pessimism, which portrays human existence as an endless cycle of suffering, desire, and futility, emerged from a potent mix of his tumultuous personal life, intellectual influences, and rigorous philosophical reasoning. While he is often labeled the "philosopher of pessimism," his views weren't mere gloom but a systematic critique of reality, arguing that life swings "like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom." Below, I'll outline the key factors that shaped this outlook, drawing on his biography and ideas.

Personal Experiences and Upbringing

Schopenhauer's early life was marked by instability and loss, which likely fostered his dim view of human relationships and existence. Born in 1788 in Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) to a prosperous merchant family, he inherited traits of anxiety and depression from his father, Heinrich, who drowned in 1805—possibly by suicide—leaving the family in Hamburg. This event granted Schopenhauer financial independence but also emotional isolation. His relationship with his mother, Johanna, a sociable novelist who hosted literary salons in Weimar (attended by figures like Goethe), deteriorated into bitter quarrels; he accused her of frivolity and financial mismanagement, leading to a permanent rift in 1814. This strained dynamic contributed to his misogynistic attitudes and broader cynicism about family, love, and society, viewing them as sources of conflict and disappointment.

His education and travels further exposed him to human misery. As a teenager, he journeyed across Europe with his parents, witnessing poverty, prisons, and asylums, which sensitized him to suffering amid Enlightenment optimism. After abandoning a merchant apprenticeship, he studied medicine and then philosophy at universities in Göttingen and Berlin, but his academic career floundered. He failed to attract students as a lecturer in Berlin (1820), clashing with the popular Hegel, whom he dismissed as a charlatan. Personal setbacks, including health issues (possibly syphilis from affairs), childless relationships (two daughters died in infancy), and chronic isolation in Frankfurt, reinforced his sense of life's vanity. Living reclusively with pet poodles, he avoided marriage and public life, seeing human bonds as illusory traps.

These experiences amid 19th-century upheavals—like the Napoleonic Wars and 1848 revolutions, which he observed with disdain for "progress"—cemented his belief that existence is a "great reproof" to optimism, filled with aimless toil and inevitable decline.

Bbukele

 ¿Es cierto que los sistemas políticos, las ideologías políticas (como el socialismo, el fascismo, el comunismo, el capitalismo, etc.) ya no existen como dicen algunos políticos (incluso Bukele, el presidente de El Salvador) afirma que los sistemas políticos no son relevantes? ¿Sigue siendo relevante e importante el marxismo y el socialismo hoy en día?

No, no es cierto que los sistemas políticos y las ideologías como el socialismo, el fascismo, el comunismo o el capitalismo ya no existan o sean completamente irrelevantes, a pesar de las afirmaciones de políticos como el presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. Si bien Bukele se ha posicionado como un líder post-ideológico, descrito en los análisis como un "populista autoritario" cuyo enfoque tiene más que ver con la acumulación de poder que con doctrinas rígidas de izquierda y derecha y como un "político sin ideología" impulsado por el oportunismo, esto refleja una tendencia entre algunos líderes modernos que minimizan las etiquetas tradicionales a favor de un gobierno pragmático o impulsado por la personalidad. Sin embargo, las ideologías siguen profundamente arraigadas en la política, la economía y la sociedad globales, dando forma a políticas, conflictos y debates mucho más allá de la retórica de cualquier político.

Por qué las ideologías siguen siendo importantes

Las ideologías políticas no son obsoletas; están evolucionando y continúan influyendo en los resultados del mundo real. Aquí hay un desglose:

• Polarización persistente y aplicación: En los EE. UU., las divisiones ideológicas entre conservadores y liberales están en máximos históricos, con el 37% de los estadounidenses identificándose como conservadores y el 34% como moderados en encuestas recientes. A nivel mundial, las ideologías de derecha se correlacionan con políticas como el aumento de la contratación gubernamental, mientras que las de izquierda presionan por un mayor control público. El capitalismo domina la mayoría de las economías, pero a menudo se mezcla con elementos de otros sistemas, por ejemplo, la intervención estatal en China o los estados de bienestar en Europa, lo que muestra que las ideologías no son rígidas sino adaptativas.
• Conflictos ideológicos en el siglo XXI: Los marcados contrastes en las ideas políticas son más evidentes ahora que en cualquier otro momento desde la década de 1940, impulsados por problemas como la desigualdad, la globalización y el cambio climático. Las ideologías fascistas o nacionalistas alimentan movimientos en lugares como Hungría bajo Viktor Orbán o India bajo Narendra Modi. El comunismo persiste en los partidos gobernantes en Cuba, Vietnam y Corea del Norte, mientras que el socialismo democrático influye en las elecciones en América Latina (por ejemplo, Gabriel Boric de Chile) y en figuras estadounidenses como Bernie Sanders.
• Tecnología y relevancia moderna: Incluso en una era de rápido avance tecnológico, las ideologías dan forma a la forma en que las sociedades regulan la IA, la privacidad de los datos y los derechos laborales. Por ejemplo, las ideologías capitalistas priorizan la innovación impulsada por el mercado, mientras que las socialistas abogan por una distribución equitativa de los beneficios tecnológicos. Los debates sobre ideologías son una "característica permanente de la vida política", no reliquias del pasado.

Afirmaciones como la de Bukele a menudo se derivan de la frustración con los sistemas partidistas estancados o una estrategia para atraer ampliamente trascendiendo las etiquetas, pero no borran los marcos subyacentes. El propio ascenso de Bukele implicó pasar de un partido de izquierda a una postura populista más centrista o de derecha, pero sus políticas (por ejemplo, encarcelamientos masivos y adopción de Bitcoin) todavía se basan en ideas autoritarias y neoliberales.

¿Sigue siendo relevante e importante el marxismo/socialismo?

Sí, el marxismo y el socialismo siguen siendo muy relevantes e influyentes hoy en día, tanto como herramientas analíticas como marcos prácticos. No se han desvanecido en la irrelevancia; En cambio, se han adaptado para criticar los defectos del capitalismo moderno como la desigualdad, la pérdida de empleos impulsada por la automatización y el poder corporativo.

• Las ideas centrales de Karl Marx —la lucha de clases, la explotación bajo el capitalismo y el materialismo histórico— continúan explicando la dinámica económica. Después de la crisis financiera de 2008, el interés en Marx aumentó porque sus predicciones sobre las crisis, la globalización y la concentración de la riqueza se alinean con realidades como el aumento de los multimillonarios en medio de salarios estancados. Académicos y economistas argumentan que el marxismo se ha "mantenido bastante bien" como teoría de la mecánica del capitalismo, ayudando a analizar problemas globales desde la desigualdad hasta el imperialismo. Se enseña en universidades de todo el mundo e informa a movimientos progresistas, como las protestas contra la austeridad en Europa o la organización sindical en los EE. UU.
• Socialismo en la práctica: El socialismo no es solo teórico; está integrado en políticas y gobiernos. El "socialismo con características chinas" apuntala el modelo económico de China, combinando el control estatal con elementos de mercado para sacar a millones de personas de la pobreza. Los países nórdicos como Suecia ejemplifican la socialdemocracia, con fuertes sistemas de bienestar que reducen la desigualdad. En los Estados Unidos, las ideas socialistas influyen en los debates sobre la atención médica universal, el alivio de la deuda estudiantil y los aumentos del salario mínimo. Incluso los críticos reconocen el papel del marxismo en resaltar la justicia y la igualdad en un mundo desigual.
• Críticas y adaptaciones: Se reconocen los fracasos pasados (por ejemplo, el colapso de la Unión Soviética), pero los socialistas modernos se centran en variantes democráticas para evitar trampas autoritarias. La relevancia del marxismo radica en su adaptabilidad: se utiliza para diseccionar los monopolios tecnológicos, el capitalismo climático y la explotación de la economía colaborativa, lo que lo hace "más relevante hoy" para abordar problemas sistémicos.

En resumen, si bien figuras como Bukele pueden descartar las ideologías para obtener ganancias políticas, persisten como fundamentales para la forma en que las sociedades se organizan y evolucionan. El marxismo y el socialismo, en particular, ofrecen lentes críticos para comprender y desafiar las estructuras de poder contemporáneas, asegurando su importancia continua.

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Luis Bonaparte: Protegido de Inglaterra en su política de "Contención de la Revolución Francesa":

 Esta frase contradice a la "Historia Oficial"; de carácter anglocéntrica, en un 100%; aquí estoy diciendo una "Herejía" para la academia atlantista (Aunque es mayoritariamente anglosajona pero incluye a la misma Francia, Alemania, Italia, España, etc. La revolución francesa, la revolución de las revoluciones, incluyendo las supuestamente "socialistas" como la Bolchevique de Lenin que fue un golpe de estado financiado por el imperialismo alemán para hacer que Rusia se retirase de la llamada "primera" guerra mundial y le quedara libre el frente oriental (Otra "herejía" mas para la academia del mundo anglocéntrico), influyó en todo el mundo obligándolo a que cayeran las monarquías, en Ibero-América y el Caribe, el coloniaje europeo, en Haití y el resto de Nuestramérica, menos en los países angloparlantes y holandeses y su verdadero fin era acabar con la explotación del hombre por el hombre e instaurar, el socialismo (Otra "herejía" mas para la academia atlantista; aquí se dan la mano con los marxistas, que la ven como una revolución netamente burguesa que no fue así); por eso tuvo muchos enemigos, desde adentro, en donde está incluido, primero su gran represor, luego su clausurador y después su gran aprovechador que la utilizo para erigirse emperador como los fue Napoleón Bonaparte, tío de Luis Bonaparte y por supuesto la iglesia y la monarquía derrocada; y en lo externo la realeza de la época como el Zar de Rusia, y las monarquías de Prusia y Austria, quienes formaron la santa alianza y su gran competidor, derrotador y después su vigilante para que no resurgiera "otra revolución francesa" como lo fue Inglaterra, el imperio del momento. Este imperio muy habilidoso y astuto, es quién financia la guerra en contra Napoleón su derrota y defenestración y pone para tal propósito su poderoso ejército, objetivo que logra en la batalla de Waterloo, en 1815 y deja que la santa alianza restaure la monarquía borbónica en Francia; se aparta pero siempre vigilante con una cosa que los afectaba a ellos, que no surgiera "otra revolución francesa", ya que todo el movimiento obrero socialista y revolucionario que surgió en Inglaterra a finales del siglo XVIII y principios y hasta mediados del siglo XIX, eran reflejos de la revolución francesa, acabar con la revolución francesa y su influencia en el proletariado y pueblo ingles era asunto de seguridad nacional para su majestad. Por eso fue su extractividad, una vez derrotado Napoleón Bonaparte y reinstaurada la monarquía borbónica, con el mero fie de que no resurgiera "otra revolución francesa". Y entre esa extractividad, aparte de la acción de espionaje policiaco, estuvo en formar una casta pro-anglosajona o democrático-burguesa de un capitalismo agiotista en Francia, en donde estuvo la familia del derrotado y depuesto Napoleón y la antigua familia real y unos nuevos ricos producto de la desviación de la revolución francesa. Allí tenemos pintiparado a Luis Bonaparte o Napoleón III.; el origen de los incidentes que contribuyeron a la comuna de Paris.

MANUEL: LEE ESTE MENSAJE QUE YO LE MANDE A UNOS AMERICANOS (EN INGLES) PERO LO TRADUCI AL ESPAñOL PARA QUE LO LEAS SOBRE LA VERDAD DEL INFIERNO DOMINICANO Y LAS CAUSAS DEL PORQUE SECUESTRARON SEGURAMENTE A LA MUCHACHA DE PUNTA CANA SEGURAMENTE PARA COBRARLE A LOS PAPAS UNOS MILLONES. DISQUE EL TERRORISTA HAITIANO BARBEQUE ESTA METIDO EN ESE CASO !!

  Hello all: I am from Dominican Republic, and I just want to tell you that this country is a law-less hell of crime and violence, my country has been a failed state since the oligarchy overthrew the revolutionary progressive government of Dr. Joaquin Balaguer in 1996.. Before 1996 my country was a paradise of wealth and peace, almost a second world country. But in 1996, neoliberalism, capitalism, along with oligarchic and external capitalist powers have destroyed the living standards of about 90% of the people. That's why there are so many Dominican people in New York, Florida and in other states of USA, because of the extreme poverty and extreme hunger of about 90% of the Dominican Republic population. Thanks to my parents i have recieved a great philosophy, political science education, i used to live 15 years in USA, i love USA so much, i am a supporter of progressive politicians in USA like Bernie Sanders, Jill Stein, i know the US progressive history very well. USA is a great country with great revolutionary people like Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Joe Hill, Malcolm X, Eugene Debbs, Howard Zinn, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now, Chris Hedges, Noam Chomsky, Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, etc. But USA is different than Dominican Republic, even with Joe Biden and Trump as presidents, the USA is a lot safer nation, and a lot better country to live in (trust me)

The Dominican Republic is a hell (I know that many countries right are worse like Ukraine, Palestine, Afhganistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen et) but those countries have been victims of wars, that'swhy they are so poor right now. But Dominican Republic has not had a war in the last decades, there is no justified reason for this country to be such a bad place to live. (It is because it has been ruled by a cleptocracy of professional thieves) that's why most Dominicans are so poor. Poverty and hunger is so extreme in Dominican Republic (90% of people are hungry here) that i have been a victim of a robbery in an automatic teller machine from a bank (Some professional thieves stole 600 dollars from me, 40,000 pesos using professional credit card rob).

Do not come to visit Dominican Republic for vacationing, it is a very dangerous country because wealth in this country is concentrated in a few people and the majority are very poor, this extreme poverty in the majority of Dominican citizens tempts and forces them to rob others in the streets. The Dominican government itself is a governments of thieves. What we have in this damn country is a CLEPTOCRACY, I think most countries that are very poor are like Dominican Republic, people should be more aware of the places that they visit. Thanks, have a nice day !!

Reminds me of the last lines of the Heart of Darkness ( Apocalypse Now). The horror! The horror! Kurtz is crawling along the ground. Marlow rushes to him.'' Mr .Kurtz, do you know what you are doing?'' ' Perfectly'' he answers and kicks off from the earth.

 Reminds me of the last lines of the Heart of Darkness ( Apocalypse Now). The horror! The horror! Kurtz is crawling along the ground. Marlow rushes to him.'' Mr .Kurtz, do you know what you are doing?'' ' Perfectly'' he answers and kicks off from the earth.

But his may end unexpectedly for the Trump-Netanyahu felon, pay-to-play presidencies. I think in the coming days you will see the havoc that 5th Generation warfare. had brought on some 3 annihilated armies in the Ukraine. First off is Yemen which has closed Red Sea shipping and forced American bombers to return to base. Israel did not report a major strike on an army base timed for a meeting of senior command. (Photographic evidence).Hamas has doubled its size with recent recruits and about to come out of their tunnels. Turkey and its proxy Syrian National Army are a new threat i Syria. Egypt is massing its armies in the Sinai. The Iraqis are near American bases, and don't get me started on Iran's resources. After collapsing so many States from Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, now Syria, the American and Zionist States are good to go.

And that brings Barbar to mind and previous business to settle. Right of the bat, that I am against collapsing the State makes me a Marxist not a Pabloite. See, the big split in the International Working Men's Association was between Bakunin who held that the State was the source of all evil and call for its abolishment so that workers run everything without the State as the first step, and Marx who thought that not possible for the same reason that Trotsky gave in what he said was his only discussion with an Anarchist. Trotsky asked how trains would be run under Anarchism and the response was that no one would want to travel under Anarchism. That was that.

You need to do some reading, readily available on the Net on debates bringing about that progressive creation the Modern State from Spinoza through Locke to Hegel and his best grad student, Karl Marx. It is that State that came into being to be ruled by '' We the people'' and only by its exclusive consent through its constitutional system in which the right to pass laws is exclusively that of parliament with the President only tasked with its execution ( first and second amendments). Thomas Jefferson was a Pabloite (Who knew?)

Nietzsche says that when a community grows in power and confidence

 Nietzsche says that when a community grows in power and confidence, “its penal law becomes more lenient.” We can even imagine a society “so conscious of its power, that it could allow itself the no blest luxury available to it––that of letting its malefactors go unpunished.” (GM II 10)9 This would be consistent with the agonistic structure of will to power, in that an overly superior power can and even should alter its disposi tion toward an underling, especially when resistance is significantly dimin ished or absent.10 Justice, Nietzsche tells us, can “sublimate itself” and move from punishment toward mercy. The idea that justice and law are not grounded simply in retribution for injury is articulated further in the next section of the Genealogy.

Engelhardt, Presidente Decadencia, Bebé, Decadencia

 

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Engelhardt, Presidente Decadencia, Bebé, Decadencia

Publicado el 23 de febrero de 2025

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D es para Donald (y declina)

Los grandes 3D (¿o son cuatro?)

Por Tom Engelhardt

Cuente con una cosa: en un futuro casi inimaginable, ningún presidente estadounidense (si es que ya los tenemos) va a cambiar el nombre de una montaña por el de Donald Trump como ha intentado hacer recientemente con el pico más alto de América del Norte. Quiere que el Monte Denali de Alaska (¡al diablo con los nombres de los nativos americanos!) se llame Monte McKinley en honor al presidente William McKinley, el hombre que, en la década de 1890, lanzó a este país como una potencia imperial de primer orden.

Por supuesto, es posible que algún día alguien corriendo (¿o quiero decir: caminando, cojeando, cojeando?) este país pueda rebautizar el pozo Bertha Rogers, el agujero más profundo (ahora tapado y abandonado) de América del Norte, en honor al presidente Trump. Después de todo, debería quedar bastante claro que, con la ayuda del hombre más rico del mundo, ya está derribando a este país de una manera notable. Parece que ahora habitamos un mundo cada vez más sorprendentemente en 3D y me llaman D (como en deprimido) por ello.

Érase una vez, el 3D era una forma de hacer películas en la que, recuerdo esto de mi juventud en la década de 1950, algo aparentemente podía volar de la pantalla y agarrarte por el cuello (o una flecha, lanza o misil podía zumbar directamente hacia ti).

Hoy en día, el 3D (al menos para mí) tiene un significado bastante diferente. Los 3D del mundo de mi vejez (y créanme que ellos también pueden, de alguna manera, salir de la pantalla y agarrarte por el cuello) son Donald, Dysdopia y Decline. Y sí, admito que he hecho un pequeño jugueteo en 3D con esa palabra clásica "distopía" destinada a un mundo futuro profundamente negativo y apocalíptico y horrible (¿piensa en 1984, o me refiero a 2025?), todo lo contrario, en otras palabras, de la utopía. He reemplazado su "t" con esa "d" adicional en "honor" (y de hecho, esa palabra tiene que ir entre comillas) de Donald Trump, quien ya nos está llevando a lo que parece ser la presidencia más devastadoramente desastrosa en la larga historia de este país.

Negacionista en jefe

En caso de que no pienses que nos está llevando a todos a dar un paseo infernal, piénsalo de nuevo. Después de todo, él y su familia comenzaron a sacar provecho de su segunda presidencia incluso antes de que comenzara. Como informó el New York Times, tres días antes de su toma de posesión, anunció en su cuenta de redes sociales que su familia había emitido una criptomoneda llamada $Trump. Y si eso te deja perplejo (¿o quiero decir $trumps?), no me sorprende. Tal vez no te sorprenda saber, de hecho, que cada una de sus memecoins aumentó rápidamente su valor de ocho centavos a 75 dólares antes, ¡por supuesto! — Caer por un acantilado. Ahora se estima que hizo que la Organización Trump y sus socios ganaran instantáneamente USD 100 millones o más, mientras que otros criptotraders perdieron un estimado de USD 2 mil millones en el proceso. Y si eso no resume la presidencia de Donald Trump que se avecina, me sorprendería.

De hecho, sospecho que eso ofreció solo una pista del mundo desconcertantemente disdópico en el que hemos entrado. Seamos realistas: no podríamos encontrarnos en un momento 3D más tontamente peligroso hoy. Después de todo, Donald Trump y su alter ego Elon Musk, el hombre más rico del mundo y cada vez más rico, posiblemente incluso dirigiéndose a la marca del billón de dólares, parecen notablemente decididos a salir de la pantalla y agarrarnos a todos por el cuello, mientras desmantelan el gobierno estadounidense tal como lo hemos conocido. Su objetivo es, evidentemente, dejar tanto a los tribunales como al Congreso, las otras dos partes de nuestra forma tripartita de gobierno, en el polvo (¿el lodo?) de la historia.

Después de todo, el vicepresidente JD Vance ya ha dejado en claro que los tribunales, incluso la Corte Suprema, no pueden tener el poder final para detener a una segunda administración Trump desenfrenada. O, como escribió recientemente en respuesta a los primeros intentos de varios tribunales para impedir que Donald Trump y Elon Musk desmantelaran literalmente partes significativas del gobierno, "a los jueces no se les permite controlar el poder legítimo del poder ejecutivo". ¡Cuéntalo! (Por supuesto, cuando terminó la presidencia de Joe Biden, la Corte Suprema le otorgó a Trump una inmunidad sustancial de enjuiciamiento por más o menos cualquier cosa que hubiera hecho como presidente y ahora puede decidir que ya ni siquiera los necesita).

Ah, y a pesar de esas tres D, en realidad olvidé la cuarta y más importante de todas: negacionista. Sí, Donald Trump, el presidente electo de los Estados Unidos, es un negacionista del cambio climático de primera clase y, una vez más, el negacionista en jefe de este país. En el pasado, no podría haber sido más contundente sobre el tema. A raíz de la devastadora trayectoria del huracán Helene por el sureste de Estados Unidos en 2024, calificó el cambio climático como "una estafa". También lo ha descartado como un "engaño" inventado por China. Peor aún, esta vez se postuló con éxito a la presidencia con la frase "perfora, bebé, perfora" y la promesa de una presidencia alimentada con combustibles fósiles hasta la médula. A él y a su tripulación no les importaba en absoluto que el planeta estuviera experimentando los meses más calurosos y el año más caluroso de su historia; que su primer mes en el cargo, este enero, volvió a batir todos los récords de calor; y que los científicos del clima predicen que lo peor está por venir.

Ahora, de vuelta en la Casa Blanca, el presidente Trump ya ha tomado medidas para cerrar las medidas realizadas por la administración Biden para poner dinero en energía verde y retirarse del Acuerdo Climático de París (nuevamente), al tiempo que elimina las menciones de cualquier cosa relacionada con el cambio climático de los sitios web gubernamentales. Está claro que se está preparando para avanzar en el desarrollo del carbón, el petróleo y el gas natural de cualquier manera que pueda. Considere una profunda ironía que los ejecutivos de las principales compañías de petróleo y gas, aunque claramente están en su bando, no estén ansiosos por perforar en exceso, por temor a que el precio de sus productos pueda caer. Por supuesto, para poner todo esto en una perspectiva aún más sombría, en los años de Biden este país ya era históricamente el principal productor de petróleo y exportador de gas natural en este planeta. En resumen, el objetivo del presidente Trump, al parecer, es simplemente subir aún más la temperatura. (¡Uf, me estoy calentando solo de escribir esto!)

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En otras palabras, en más o menos todos los sentidos imaginables, como el presidente de mayor edad en entrar en el Despacho Oval, sus próximos cuatro años, alimentados hasta la médula por los combustibles fósiles, parecen demasiado decididos a llevarse el planeta consigo.

Declive del presidente

Piense en él como el Presidente 3D, o si prefiere 4D, o simplemente agregue las D de su elección: desastre, temido, tonto o [complete el espacio en blanco aquí].

Érase una vez, la decadencia (incluso la decadencia de las grandes naciones) solía ser un proceso largo y lento. Es cierto que hubo momentos —cuando la Unión Soviética colapsó en 1991, por ejemplo, dejando a Estados Unidos como la "única superpotencia" en el planeta Tierra— en los que sucedió más rápidamente, pero fueron raros.

Sin embargo, gracias a Donald Trump, es posible que el declive de esa superpotencia que alguna vez fue la única superpotencia pueda, en este momento, resultar incómodamente más cercano al modelo soviético que, por ejemplo, al desvanecimiento del imperio británico. El Gran Triple (¿Cuádruple?) D y su amigo, el hombre más rico del planeta Tierra, parecen notablemente decididos a llevarnos a todos por un precipicio con ellos.

Es cierto que este país ha estado en su propia trayectoria de declive desde su estatus como la única superpotencia del planeta desde hace bastante tiempo. De lo contrario, el hombre que una vez fue mejor conocido por ser el presentador de un programa de televisión, The Apprentice, y por la línea "¡Estás despedido!" (así como por haber supervisado seis empresas que quebraron — ¡Estás despedido!), nunca habría ganado en 2016; Tampoco se lo pasaría en grande despidiendo a gente y cerrando o simplemente destrozando departamentos gubernamentales por segunda vez. Y, de nuevo, habría sido inconcebible que Donald Trump volviera a ser elegido presidente si el mundo imperial estadounidense no estuviera ya en declive en casa y en el extranjero.

Todo lo que está haciendo ahora es apresurar el ritmo, mientras él (con la ayuda del inmigrante ilegal más prominente de la Tierra) trata de eliminar tantas cosas, desde la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional hasta el Departamento de Educación. Y, cuenten con ello, es poco probable que los tribunales de este país puedan detenerlo al final. Pues, el otro día, el vicepresidente JD Vance insistió en que "si un juez tratara de decirle a un general cómo llevar a cabo una operación militar, eso sería ilegal", y obviamente lo mismo es cierto para el presidente. Y precisamente con ese espíritu, la administración Trump ya está comenzando a ignorar o desafiar abiertamente las órdenes judiciales sobre cómo lidiar con partes del gobierno.

Al final, a su manera, Donald Trump puede estar en el proceso de cerrar este país (al menos como lo conocíamos una vez) y echar una mano para hacer lo mismo con el planeta Tierra (al menos como alguna vez lo conocimos). Obviamente aún no sabemos cuáles serán los resultados de todo esto. Sin embargo, cuente con una cosa: no va a ser bonito y no solo porque, con sus últimos aranceles del 25% sobre el aluminio y el acero, los costos de los productos que usan cualquiera de ellos (y probablemente muchos más) van a aumentar sombríamente.

Sin embargo, no hay duda de que ese declive lo precedió al cargo o, mejor suposición, nunca habría sido elegido en primer (no menos segundo) lugar. Después de todo, este país ya estaba perdiendo parte de su estatura a nivel mundial mucho antes de que Donald decidiera cerrar la mayor parte de la ayuda al mundo, mientras hacía todo lo posible (con los 13 multimillonarios que ha nombrado para su administración) para asegurarse de que los ya tremendamente ricos, en el futuro, dejaran al resto de Estados Unidos en una zanja.

Y sí, sin duda va a ser el presidente Decadencia, Baby, Decadencia. No se dejen engañar ni por un segundo por su impulso muy abierto, de una manera sorprendentemente McKinleyesca, de "expandir nuestro territorio", es decir, de agarrar, o al menos soñar con apoderarse de aún más territorio para la América imperial, que va desde Groenlandia y el Canal de Panamá hasta ese estado número 51, Canadá, y, por supuesto, Gaza. El impulso de volver a una versión decimonónica del imperialismo, incluso mientras hace lo mejor (¿o lo peor?) para derribar a este país y este planeta, es sorprendente, por decir lo menos. Especialmente porque, a raíz del momento McKinley, la versión estadounidense del imperialismo normalmente implicaba un tipo mucho más sutil de control sobre partes significativas de este planeta, en lugar del impulso trumpiano de simplemente agarrar lo que se pueda, poco a poco, isla por isla, país por país.

Por supuesto, en un planeta que está empezando a desmoronarse, un presidente así, un hombre centrado en sí mismo por encima de todo, no es un desastre menor. Cuatro años más de Donald Trump deberían preocupar a cualquiera, ya sea que sus temores tengan que ver con el desmantelamiento de este país o con el derribo de nuestro mundo. De hecho, piensa en los Estados Unidos de Donald Trump como el equivalente planetario de una memecoin. Si bien él y su familia pueden ganar algo significativo, no cuenten con eso para el resto de nosotros, incluido el 49.7% de los votantes estadounidenses en las últimas elecciones que compraron su plan.

La Gran D, ya sea que quieras pensar en ella como Decadencia, Disdopia, Negación o simplemente Donald, ahora es nuestra durante cuatro largos, largos años. Y eso no podría ser más triste.

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 During the campaign, Trump was not honest with the American people about what he planned to do. Now it’s very plain that he will attempt anything he can get away with, with no concern for legality. That’s what he calls being a “fixer.” Will the courts be able to restrain him? He attacks the Constitution while keeping up a pretense of defending it! The Democrats are an ineffective opposition. In this article, the SEP presents a good plan for the working class to oppose Trump.

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 I'm not “in the know", but if you watch the hearing, it's very clear from his body language that Grusch isn't lying. His credentials alone are staggering as a former high-ranking intelligence officer, who used to brief the President. He was tasked with investigating what our government knows about UAP and interviewed over 40 witnesses who claimed that there was a top-secret craft retrieval program and that they were attempting to reverse engineer craft of unknown origin. He was threatened by someone in the Department of Defense about coming forward to the public with this information, so lawyered up and became a whistleblower. Again, he's not a firsthand witness, but he has evidence that he wants to bring forward: names, locations, photos, videos, etc - it just happens to be classified, which was the point of the hearing.

That doesn't mean that there are in fact “aliens” (sorry, “NHI" or “Non-Human-Intelligence” is the proper term, because we don't know where ‘they' come from), but IF it's all BS it implies something far more sinister - that there's a massive (illegal) disinformation campaign within the Pentagon's black programs, with virtually no Congressional oversight, that's using aliens as a cover story to cover up something else.

However, considering the drastic increase in *consistent* sightings and the credible witnesses and sensor data coming forward from around the world, and a clear correlation between sightings and nuclear activity (as demonstrated on AARO's official government website), not to mention the fact that the “official" Roswell story has now inexplicably changed several times, Occam's Razor seems to indicate that it's more likely to be true at this point.

Also, worth noting: Congress is currently voting on the UAP Disclosure Act, a 64-page legislation put forward by Chuck Schumer, so contact your local reps to support it! If there is something to what Grusch is saying, this law would force the DoD (and others) to come clean about what they have and what they know.

Oh and NASA is now taking this phenomenon seriously, so hopefully we'll have better data soon.

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Sure - they’re in the back of this warehouse:

…just behind the Ark of the Covenant, and right next to the aisle that has the 200 MPG carburetors, the wireless power transmission system prototypes, and Amelia Earhart's plane.

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What evidence does David Grusch claim the US government has regarding UFOs?

That’s the question everyone would like to find out. The 36-year-old Air Force intelligence officer-turned-whistleblower, Afghanistan veteran, member of the Congressionally-formed AARO (All Domain Anomaly Resolution Office) committee, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency member, and formerly assigned to the National Reconnaissance Officer, David Grusch was privy to highly classified information. He has given documents he’s received from other high intelligence and military officials to the U.S. Congress and the Department of Defense Inspector General. IF it turns out to be valid, it could be a turning point in human history and our worldview. But note that most of the big news outlets did not cover the incident, no doubt, awaiting the DoD confirmation of all the above. So, if the DoD buries the story, we will likely never hear of David Grusch’s disclosure again.

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I want to believe that somewhere in the US there is a warehouse like that in ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ in really do and that scientists are really working to reverse alien tech so that we can develop fusion as a power source to utilize clean energy; those wind turbines - just don’t cut it and solar panels are really not much better and both waste resource and probably are not green into the bargain either. Now we say government but do you think that either Biden or Kamala know about these things, would they be even trusted with such knowledge, that said would the politicos in the UK or elsewhere be trusted with such stuff? The mind boggles. So it would have to be a sort of ‘deep state’ operation, that is civil servants and business partners along with scientists working on this covertly, somehow I wonder if secrets can be kept for any length of time.

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Yes. I realize there can be many “explanations.” One, is like secret inorganic - organic experiments with materials that are so secret the world itself, like the layers and spheres could shatter.

The quantity of carbon based life on this world is “different life on this planet.”

Somehow most third dimension inhabitants of earth believe and behave as if “the past” vanished, “the future” is not yet existent, for a limited perspective of “the present.”

This world, can be the “ET” as in the word, “PLANeT”

The landing footprint of the real Invisible Thing would land on our “before,” “now,” and “afterward,” occupying “NOWHERE” and “NOWHENCE.”

In other words, it would be all over the quantum field, and we would be one species in this particular holy cosmic play.

How many different fish in the sea, how many different forms of life, just here on “et”?

Imagine, if the waters were up in the atmosphere, can the brittle cold keep from forming a life form from “up there”?

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Originally Answered: Former US intelligence official David Grusch claims under oath that aliens exist and that the US government is in possession of UFOs and non-human bodies. What are your thoughts about it?

I saw something that I do not understand, so it must be extraterrestrial.

David Grusch under oath claims he knows there are UAP and nonhuman biologics because he has heard about second or third hand or more. Sounds like one of Trumps non-lie, lies. I heard it from a “someone” (So that I did say it was true) facts. Yep, David Grusch truthful said he was absolutely certain (not stating if this fact or not, only a personal opinion) that the government is in possession of UAPs because he interviewed 40 witnesses (of unknown character or reliability).

I think David Grusch would make a good politician since he can make up truths and avoid lies as well as anyone in Congress.

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Why does the government hide the fact that they have discovered aliens?

We will probably never learn about all the reasons behind the secrecy but here are some more or less speculative reasons:

After World War 2 the Cold War with Russia started and when president Truman was presented with the information that alien bodies and technology had been recovered from the Roswell and Aztec crashes he decided to keep this information secret for the present at least and formed the Majestic 12 committee to study what available material there was. USA was reluctant to share nuclear information with rest of the world and certainly even less willing to share anything they knew about UFOs.

In the 1950’s a scientific committee called the Robertson panel was formed to review the results of the US Air Force Project Blue Book study of UFOs. The committee recommended keeping information about UFOs and extraterrestrials secret because the general public would “not be able to handle it” and panic would result. Furthermore the committee recommended public education programs so that general panic could be avoided. We have certainly seen many movies from Hollywood that include extraterrestrials. “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” included.

During the decades after WW 2 the secrecy has become a self-sustaining mechanism. Some presidents have been informed and some have not. According to insider whistle blowers most of the enormous amounts of money used to preserve the secret are used on compartmentalized security and not in technical research. President Eisenhower even threatened to send army troops to occupy Area 51 if they did not deliver regular reports to him about what was going on in the alien front.

Another big trend has been the privatization of the secrecy and secret projects to private companies and military contractors. So the military and intelligence agencies have lost much of the control to private industry and not only inside national boundaries but to international global companies. According to some information even these have been divided into competing factions.

According to believable studies there are at least 250 so called Black Projects run in the US military establishment. We don’t know how many of these are related to the study of crashed UFOs and recovered alien technology but according to many whistle blowers such projects do exist. When run in private companies they are outside of any government control and probably also outside of the US laws.

There is no reason for these private interests to reveal to the general public what they have or what they are doing. As the former director Ben Rich of the Lockheed Skunk Works which does many secret projects for the military once said: it would take an Act of God to get these secrets into the public domain.

USA is not the only player in this game. At least the Russians and the Chinese have had their own secret UFO study programs running for decades. Obviously the funding of their programs faces much bigger challenges than in the US.

There are probably many more reasons for secrecy than stated above and we will probably never know it all but I think the above or some of it is not too far from the truth.

UPDATE November 5th, 2020:

Surprisingly we have started seeing minor cracks in the veil of UFO secrecy:

US Navy has applied patents on 3 astonishing technologies that quite obviously come from Black Projects:

1. Patent on a vehicle that can fly in space, in the Earth atmosphere and under the sea using propulsion methods that look like antigravity or something similar.

2. Patent on a material that is superconductive in normal (room) temperatures.

3. Patent on a compact fusion reactor that is of the size of a small box of dimensions of one or two feet.

Used together the above 3 patents make it possible to construct a vehicle that has at least some of the observed UFO capabilities.

The US Navy said they patented these technologies now because they suspected the Chinese were close to doing the same and the Navy wanted to be the first.

The patents were first denied but a high ranking Navy officer told the US Patent Office that these technologies were real and not speculation.

Besides these patents 3 impressive videos have been published of Navy Super Hornets filming UFOs. The Navy finally has officially confirmed that the videos are real but they “don’t know what these objects are”. LOL! Well, you have 3 guesses! What in heck could they be?

A New York Times article also revealed that the Pentagon has had a secret UFO study Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) which is followed by a Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) program. The purpose of these programs is to study UFOs and their possible threat to national security.

A later New York Times article revealed that US military and some private parties are in possession of “recovered materials” from UFOs. Obviously stuff from UFO crash retrievals which there are quite many known to UFO researchers.

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What charges will David Grusch face after he's caught for lying about UFOs?

The penalty for perjury (lying) to Congress is a sentence of up to five years in prison. It is unlikely that David Grusch will receive such a punishment, however. Mr. Grusch, a GS-15 when he retired, was a former intelligence officer holding a high security clearance for over 14 years, which in itself adds merit to his reputation. Many holding that level of trust, though, have in the past been found to lie to Congress. But in Grusch’s case, he has come forward as a whistleblower, which gives him an added immunity for volunteering the information he has presented. Additionally, he is a decorated combat veteran, a veteran of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the highly-secret National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). He served as the reconnaissance office’s representative to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, and he was the NGA’s co-lead for UAP analysis and its representative to the task force.

Recently retired Army Colonel Karl E. Nell, currently an aerospace executive who was the Army’s liaison for the UAP Task Force and worked with Grusch, characterizes Grusch as “beyond reproach.” Laura A. Potter, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters, Department of the Army, described Grusch as “an officer with the strongest possible moral compass.” Associates who vouched for Grusch said his information was credible and accurate. The Department of Defense Intelligence Inspector General reviewed the material Mr. Grosch submitted and also said it was credible.

David Grusch voluntarily signed on his statement the oath, “I do solemnly affirm under the penalties of perjury that the contents of the foregoing paper are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.” With such a long history of maintaining classified information, and clearing the documents he submitted to Congress and the IG with DOSPR (Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review), he showed good intent of actions. It is not only unlikely that he will be held in contempt of congress for lying, but it would be practically impossible for him to be accused of it.

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Originally Answered: Former US intelligence official David Grusch claims under oath that aliens exist and that the US government is in possession of UFOs and non-human bodies. What are your thoughts about it?

They provided zero actionable information in their evidence. All of the names and addresses have been passed on to the attorney general but never disclosed to the committee or public. The Attorney Generally probably think they got better things to be doing than running around the US military industrial complex looking for alien ships.

At least in one situation they explain seeing mysterious document that point to a program, but having never seen documents containing information on the actual program, just document containing the name of the program and a brief description, this sound like a classic set up to test someone loyalty and whether they can be trusted to handle papers and not to ask questions.

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Originally Answered: Former US intelligence official David Grusch claims under oath that aliens exist and that the US government is in possession of UFOs and non-human bodies. What are your thoughts about it?

I will believe it when I see hard evidence. I don’t expect to.

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Originally Answered: Former US intelligence official David Grusch claims under oath that aliens exist and that the US government is in possession of UFOs and non-human bodies. What are your thoughts about it?

He offered no evidence and, frankly, what difference does it make in anyone’s life , not to mention what could we possible do about it in any case. Mentally I am hearing the intro music to that old program Twilight Zone.

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Originally Answered: Former US intelligence official David Grusch claims under oath that aliens exist and that the US government is in possession of UFOs and non-human bodies. What are your thoughts about it?

Well, let’s see.

He doesn’t have any actual proof.

He knows that the government won’t do anything to him for lying (even under oath) about something that they can’t DIS-prove.

He’ll make a fortune in TV interview deals - probably write a bunch of books which will sell in huge numbers to stupid people.

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No.

Why? Well I’m glad you asked that.

If aliens could get here they would already have technology that is FAR more advanced than anything we have. The thought that we could shoot one of their drones down is laughable. The first thing they might do, after analyzing our communications technology, might be to broadcast their presence and intentions to the whole planet.

They would see us as being at least as primitive as we considered the Pacific Islanders, and probably more so.

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What is the reaction from mainstream media outlets to David Grusch's claims about UFOs and extraterrestrial life?

This thing scares and fascinates me, but probably not for the reasons you assume.

Logically it makes no sense for an alien species to send a craft here with living beings inside it. By our understanding of physics, it would take hundreds or thousands of years depending upon where they start their journey. If they were on the far side of the galaxy, it could take literally millions of years. Why would they invest such time to come look at us barbarians?

So, if this is true it's genuinely exciting. It would mean not only that we have contacted another civilization, but that faster than light travel is possible, and our chances of someday exploring the universe ourselves just increased dramatically.

For the moment, I'm going to ignore the more obvious idea that an alien civilization would send technology devoid of biology here. The reason I'm ignoring this is because the hearing today mentioned, "Biologics."

But let's take the safer assumption. Let's assume that this is absolute and complete horseshit.

The fact that these people are in front of Congress scares the hell out of me. Either members of Congress are incredibly deluded, or this is a deliberate plot to undermine our belief structures about conspiracy theories. I can just imagine some nut job trying to convince us of Q-Anon craziness with the logic, "Yeah, they said that about UFOs too."

Shut up and show me evidence — hard, physical, verifiable, evidence. Until then, these are just higher paid and more visible nut jobs.

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What federal agency or department did whistleblower Maj. David Grusch tell the house oversight commitee was holding extraterrestrial bodies? Where are they? How could the Secretary of Defense, NASA, NSA, CIA not know or not tell the President?

I find him less than plausible as he’s not a witness. He’s relating hearsay.

Based on his statements, he never saw any of the craft or the bodies he claims exist. He refers to unspecified reports that he claims he can only discuss in a closed classified setting.

Yet, he has no access to classified material. He retired as a major after 14 years of service, which is a yellow flag by itself, despite taking a GS-15 position at NRO as a civilian. He claims to have had this information based on… his work at the National Reconnaissance Office, which operates satellites. It’s not the “X Files.” He claims this occurred in 2019.

Yet, NRO has said no such activity occurred. He’s claiming simultaneously that he’s a whistleblower but hasn’t invoked federal whistleblower protection and that he can’t reveal classified information because he could be prosecuted - but unless he’s somehow illegally held onto classified information after leaving the military. You can see where that creates a far greater legal predicament for him.

Had he claimed whistleblower status, he would have testified to having seen actual crimes committed by the government. He hasn’t. There are three types of whistleblower protection under federal law for employees:

Corruption

Workplace discrimination and harassment

Violation(s) of law and crime

He’s claimed (3) that unnamed federal officials have engaged in a cover-up, but has again not provided actual evidence to a crime. Fun fact: Trump’s $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding budget that went into effect on his last day in office provided the law to reveal these classified files. Except for this: it applies only to the FBI, the Office of Naval Intelligence, and the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force. It doesn’t compel other agencies to reveal any files they may have.

The first problem I see is the task force Major Grusch refers to didn’t exist until June of 2020; he claims he was told to collect this data a year before the task force was created. The second problem, the people in place in 2019 and 2020 were all Trump appointees. I doubt the Republicans in the House and Senate are anxious to question their own appointees about this.

The full Pentagon report was released in June 2021, on which he would have worked. It does not align with his views.

UF-No clue, says national intelligence report on mysterious air events

Investigators did not find extraterrestrial links in reviewing 144 sightings of aircraft or other devices apparently flying at mysterious speeds or trajectories. But they drew few other conclusions and instead highlighted the need for better data collection.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/uf-no-clue-says-national-intelligence-report-on-mysterious-air-events

Instead, he’s advanced themes consistent with a book published in 2019 (a complete coincidence, I’m sure) by retired Air Force Major George Filter III that in 1978 a 4-foot creature was shot and killed at Fort Dix New Jersey.

Strange Craft: The True Story of An Air Force Intelligence Officer's Life with UFOs: Guerra, John L.: 9781731204691: Amazon.com: Books

https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Craft-Story-Intelligence-Officers/dp/1731204698

At least this is a reasonably well known story. Grusch’s story was declined by all media with the exception of an “edge” outlet called “The Debrief”. Scientists who were asked to review Grusch’s claims dismissed them as hearsay as he lacked any documentary evidence other than his own statements.

In the world of logic, this is again playing the game we call “Russell’s Teapot”. In this game, Russell hypothesizes that somewhere in space, a teakettle is orbiting the sun. Prove him wrong.

Obviously, we can’t. An object as small as a teakettle is so small as to be undetectable to our instruments thus we wouldn’t be asking a question like “How did a Spode teapot become a trans neptunian object? Is it filled with Earl Grey?”

Instead, in logic, the person asserting the existing a lovely Spode teapot orbiting in space produces the evidence. The same with Major Grusch, who must provide documentary evidence, and risk the consequences of breaching federal law in so doing.

It doesn’t mean that he’s wrong or that he’s lying. It also doesn’t mean there isn’t a lovely Spode teapot orbiting in space. But the burden of proof is on him to provide, not for others to disprove.

That doesn’t mean that should he disclose such material he couldn’t find a forgiving President

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Do you agree with David Grusch's claim that the United States government has been keeping UFO research programs a secret from the public?

I literally have been fascinated with UFO phenomenon since my teenage years in the ‘60’s. I was on a hunting trip with my Dad and on the drive home at night, a round disk shaped object with white lights crossed over us at about 200 feet. It was absolutely soundless and appeared to be moving about 25 mph. Since then I’ve kept up with reports, read numerous books, watched videos of sightings, and most importantly read or listened to reports and interviews of pilots, law enforcement officers and military personnel. I even talked to a USAF radar operator who openly admitted they tracked UFO’s frequently.

Please note that several senators and congressmen, are threatening the current AARO, the government’s “official” agency investigating UFO, with defunding if they don’t start answering questions factually and ignoring undeniably documented sightings.

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Originally Answered: Former US intelligence official David Grusch claims under oath that aliens exist and that the US government is in possession of UFOs and non-human bodies. What are your thoughts about it?

Dubious. It’s a claim under oath that is almost impossible to verify, particularly and especially if there are no such aliens.

People have done a lot less to get their moment of fame.

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Why would governments hide aliens?

You are asking the right question.

If Aliens do exist, have visited Earth, and have been captured (dead or alive) … then there is no reason why a government would keep it a secret.

If a government would actually know about the existence of aliens, they would make it public, scare the carp out of the general population and double the defence budget overnight.

People would be HAPPY to pay more taxes.

Do you know what happened AFTER the Berlin Blockade but DURING the 1950s UFO scare? The US defence budget TRIPLED … and this at a moment the Soviets had proven they weren’t ready for a military confrontation and there was no real prove of aliens.

Try to image how the defence budget would soar if the government could actually PROVE there were aliens.

The simple fact is that scared people are willing to put up with almost anything their government does or demands of them.

If we had aliens, we’d parade them on TV 24/7.

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Do you agree with David Grusch's claim that the United States government has been keeping UFO research programs a secret from the public?

Certainly I agree with David Grusch’s reports on the U. S. Dept. of Defense conspiring with its civilian defense contractors to keep Congress and the public out of the picture on their reverse engineering of alien technology. His credentials are impeccable and he is supported by many military insiders and politicians. The Pentagon has an eight decades-long history of obfuscation, diversion, and denial on the subject. Fortunately, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are taking notice of the U. S. Dept. of Defense’s efforts to maintain little to no oversight on their activities and are creating laws to handle the illegalities.

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Is it likely the US authorities have the remains of alien spacecraft?

YES. I saw and handled parts of the Roswell debris, and the tech reports done on them in the UK. That good enough for you?

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What do rational people make of the claims by whistle-blower David Grusch that the military has recovered intact alien craft, and that the major powers have been in a alien-reverse-engineering cold war arms race for 80 years?

There is no way he would have access to this information.

His intelligence role was in Geospatial intelligence. He wouldn’t have information about the source of the recovered object, nor what would happen to it afterwards.

If he had any actual involvement in aircraft recovery, the object is far more likely have been recovery of US experimental aircraft or a foreign nations experimental aircraft, or simply run of the mill surveillance craft.

Also if alien tech is being ‘reverse engineered’

A horrendous job is being done of - tech advancement and discoveries seem about what would be expected, no interesting breakthroughs coming from the military or military associated individuals.

The level of secret keeping is well beyond anything in historical precedence - there hasn’t been a single ‘tech/science leak’ - the only self-proclaimed leakers tend to be people with no technical or scientific knowledge.

Edit - it was pointed out in a comment that his claims are based on - not his role in Geospatial Intelligence but rather he was appointed to investigate the claims of UFO programs within the government. So his claims are he has been told these things in the course of his investigations.

Edit - he has also made some statements that suggest he holds some truly bizarre non-scientific beliefs.

“I don’t want to necessarily denote origin,” he said. “I don’t think we have all the data to say, Oh, they’re coming from a certain location.” Grusch proposed the vehicles the Pentagon is hiding could have come from a different physical dimension as described in quantum mechanics, saying, “We know there are extra dimensions due to high-energy particle collisions, etc., and there’s a theoretical framework to explain that.”

“It could be that this is not necessarily extraterrestrial and actually that it’s coming from a higher-dimensional physical space that might be co-located right here,” he said.

The UFO Whistleblower Is Back With More Crazy Claims

Ex–intelligence officer David Grusch says the Pentagon is hiding evidence of massive spacecraft of nonhuman origin and it has killed to cover it up.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/06/the-ufo-whistleblower-is-back-with-more-crazy-claims.html

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Why would governments hide aliens?

Without educating oneself about the historical narrative about the UFO subject, one will not see the trail of information that clearly made the compelling case that certain branches of Government since the 1940s and 1950s then decided that this subject is too troublesome and disruptive to candidly share with the public.

Contrary to popular belief, the subject of aliens and UFOs is a very deeply layered one. Anyone here with skeptically subjective responses free of an in-depth and accurate understanding of its history and facts aren’t really qualified to comment as though they know the gist of t… (more)

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What do rational people make of the claims by whistle-blower David Grusch that the military has recovered intact alien craft, and that the major powers have been in a alien-reverse-engineering cold war arms race for 80 years?

in isolation it would be wise to be sceptical however he is one of hundreds to make the claim. There are over 700 witnesses in the US alone to secret UFO programs and their testimony and evidence has been collated into a dossier by Dr Steven Greer and submitted to the Attorney General. All are prepared to be questioned under oath. The Hearings will start in July!

The first to come forward with revelations of a secret retrieval program was Bob Lazar in the 1980’s. The US was proven to have lied to the public for decades over their interest in UAP’s and recent disclosure and video from Navy pilots forced an admission that it had in fact been studying them all along. There are now just too many highly credible people who have the same story and those who say there is no evidence are simply ignorant of the facts. Evidence consists and includes: physical traces, physical injuries- burns, skin marks, radiation sickness, radar tracks, Video, high level testimony, mass group sightings and reports, documents released under FOIA, regression hypnosis and much much more!

Be prepared for much more disclosure and confirmation that we are not alone but worse, we’ve been lied to for nearly 80 years!

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What did UFO whistleblower David Grusch reveal about potential remnants of a spaceship and alien life?

He provided no meaningful evidence, nothing physical, to back up his frankly bizarre claims.

He made claims of things that are highly unlikely. So close to zero as to be indistinguishable from impossible. There’s no physical evidence.

Neither the US Government nor any other government or scientist has any extraterrestrial (ET) biological material, not skin cells, scat, bodily fluids, organs, scale, feathers, nails, nothing whatsoever from any dead or living ET. Someone made an unsubstantiated CLAIM that someone had told HIM such material existed. This is not evidence.

Proof? Evidence? There isn’t any.

It’s true that in June 2023, United States Air Force officer and former intelligence official David Grusch publicly claimed that unnamed officials told him that the U.S. federal government maintains a highly secretive UFO recovery program and is in possession of "non-human" spacecraft and "dead pilots".

Grusch CLAIMED this. He may conceivably have actually been TOLD these things about UFOs and extraterrestrials (ETs), but I doubt it. The person (or people) who may have told him are either chuckling at his naïveté and foolishness or quaking in their boots for having illegally disclosed (allegedly) highly classified information, a federal crime one might think. Especially as Grusch could be compelled to name names.

Grusch’s claims are not evidence. He might actually believe they are true but his beliefs are not evidence. He may have imagined, hallucinated, or dreamed he was told these things. The claims aren’t evidence. He may be mentally ill. He might be lying outright. He’s been surprisingly evasive and mysterious when asked for details.

I’m not a bit skeptical about the possibility extraterrestrials (ETs) exist. I’m entirely skeptical technically-advanced ETs know Earth exists or have ever visited. Because of the unimaginably large distances between stars for one thing. Ultimately, there’s no meaningful evidence whatsoever ETs exist.

I’ve been closely following Science for the past sixty years (while reading science fiction for amusement). I think I know a few things:

1) proof ETs exist would be THE biggest scientific discovery of all time.

2) if it were really true, it would be impossible to keep secret (three people can keep a secret, provided two are dead).

3) incontrovertible evidence could be as simple as an object proven to have been manufactured elsewhere than on Earth. Or access to an actual ET simple machine such as the equivalent of a smart phone (NOT one has ever surfaced.)

4) incontrovertible evidence could be as simple as knowledge we did not already possess given by the ET (such as look at such-and-such coordinates in the night sky at certain wavelengths and you find definitive evidence of something new).

5) Actual evidence of just one device that was “reverse-engineered” from sone ET spacecraft. Note every modern convenience from CT Scan, MRI, global positioning satellite, touchscreen glass, laptop, smartphone, in short, EVERY high-tech item we use has a clearly defined developmental past. Nothing has ever been “reverse-engineered” from extraterrestrial sources, nothing. Proof something has could be proof of ETs.

6) IF dead ETs or tissue samples from living ETs really existed, THEN real exobiologists would be STUDYING them. Graduate students would be doing PhD dissertations on them. See 2).

7) nobody has won a Nobel Prize for discovering ETs exist. Anyone or any group of scientists who really had such knowledge would have been invited to Sweden where the King of Sweden would hang a gold medal, the Nobel Prize around their neck and they’d share a cool one million dollar prize and get a LOT of prestige. See 1). Hasn’t happened.

8) Having an extraterrestrial spacecraft land on the White House lawn during a routine press conference and being accidentally covered by every major news network would prove nicely that ETs exist.

All these and more have been used in fantasy and science fiction for the past 125 years, ever since H.G. Wells in 1898 published the science fiction novel THE WAR OF THE WORLDS in which Martians invade Earth.

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What evidence is there to support the claims of American whistleblower David Grusch about non-human spacecraft?

The Fermi paradox addresses the lack of conclusive evidence of extraterrestrial life with the perceived high likelihood of its existence.

This paradox has been key in how information about non-human spacecraft is received and splits people into two basic groups:

Believers are eager to have faith in someone’s claims to validate the second half of the paradox that aliens from another world are so likely they must already be here. If they have been here, then a conspiracy is keeping them from us.

Cynics focus on the first half of the paradox that time after time, evidence remains elusive.

Nothing about David Grusch is particularly novel outside of having trust in his character and attributing legitimacy due to his prior position. The two groups I outlined above are largely not changing their minds.

I consider myself to be group 2, of show me evidence and I’ll respond accordingly. However, I do admire group 1. They’re not naïve. Much like Fox Mulder in from X-Files they mostly pursue truth but remain self aware to know that they want to believe. It’s pursuing evidence to support something they want to be true vs believing something without evidence.

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I have not read the story but frankly, if it is not true, the government should be required to open up this storage area, not that they could not easily move it. I personally do not care if there are aliens since they have not bothered me.

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What connection does David Grusch have to the enigmatic world of aliens, and what revelations could his encounters with extraterrestrial beings hold?

As far as I know he has not claimed encounters with ET beings. He is relaying what his contacts have seen and experienced. To speak as he has done opens himself to being a target, that is why his contacts are only too happy for him to do the public work. In the past anyone speaking publicly like this would lose their jobs and open themselves to not just investigation but ridicule.

Dr Steven Greer who called the Hearings has a pretty good track record, he has high security clearance and people trust him to do the right thing when they open up to him and he is impatient to see the truth disclosed. There have been many whistle blowers over the decades from many different areas. Up til now the publics attention was less than receptive. But so many people world wide have had their own sightings and experiences with less than credible official explanations for them that the suspicion is large that we are being lied to.

There have also been chosen contactees world wide since 1950, many witnessed who’ve met our space visitors and forwarded much information and advice for anyone in the public to assess and ponder on.

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What do rational people make of the claims by whistle-blower David Grusch that the military has recovered intact alien craft, and that the major powers have been in a alien-reverse-engineering cold war arms race for 80 years?

Who has seen the alien spaceships? How do we know they actually saw them? Can I see them? Have the news media seen them? Who all has seen them? Can I ask them about what they saw? Where do the spaceships looks like? Can I see authentic photos? Who has seen authentic photos and knows where they are? How can I talk to these people? Why is there no mention of these aliens in the Edward Snowden or Chelsea Manning or any other of a gazillion leaks? Why should we suddenly trust what government officials tell us about space aliens?

Why doesn’t anyone ask these most obvious questions? Aren’t you interested in the answers to the questions above? If someone can’t produce rational answers to these questions, it’s reasonable to conclude there are no space alien ships.

This could be the greatest discovery in the history of humanity and no one seems at all curious about it. People just kind of shrug and say, “Well, some government dude I’ve never heard of but totally trust says we have crashed space alien ships so I believe it and I don’t need any more disclosure.” That is very feebleminded.

As conspiracy theorists like to say, “We want DISCLOSURE!” Start asking basic questions and you’ll get your disclosure about the real truth. Which may very well be that space aliens don’t exist, at least right now, in the same exact moment in time we inhabit.

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What were the key claims made by David Grusch at the congressional hearing on UFOs and aliens?

Answering: What were the key claims made by David Grusch at the congressional hearing on UFOs and aliens?

He is an Air Force veteran with an intelligence Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) (The Army & Marines call this a MOS. The Navy a rate) and he achieved the rank of Major. He also worked for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

As a GS-15 civilian employee he was the NGA’s “… co-lead in Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) and transmedium object analysis, as well as reporting to UAP Task Force (UAPTF) and eventually the AllDomain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).”

In this capacity he received “…reports from multiple esteemed and credentialed current and former military and Intelligence Community individuals that the US Government is operating with secrecy - above Congressional oversight - with regards to UAPs.” (Note: this suggests he had the “need to know” to access these programs.) Do to the potential illegality of these operations he reported his concerns to the appropriate Inspector General, and requested (and received) whistleblower protection.

That he has access to photographic, official documents, and testimony that remains classified that he can only share with cleared members of congress in what’s called a Secure Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). Public release would be illegal.

Despite having a Congressional mandate that provided him access/need to know he was denied access to crash retrieval programs that not only retrieved crashed vehicles but non-human pilots (he’s used the terms non-human biologics and non-human intelligence).

I understand the need for evidence and why many people would dismiss his claims. But, given his background it’s highly unusual that he’s saying these things so publicly. I’ve seen a lot of people try and diminish this as hearsay. But this is not a simple case of rumor. This is a guy who, it appears, was officially tasked to investigate what the DoD knows about UFOs/UAPs and was inappropriately denied access. Which would make more like an Inspector General or law enforcement investigation being obstructed.

It would be just as foolish to knee-jerk dismiss him as it would be to knee-jerk believe him.

EDIT 1: Adding link to David Grusch’s opening and closing remarks. http://chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dave_G_HOC_Speech_FINAL_For_Trans.pdf

EDIT 2: Changed “…was inappropriately granted access.” to “…was inappropriately denied access.” Error correction.

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What questions should be asked during Congress' upcoming hearing on David Grusch's claims of a secret UFO retrieval program?

While I myself haven’t heard anything about David’s assertions, having worked for the NSA for 8 years, my experience has been that there has been ongoing retrieval and cataloguing of UFOs since Roswell in 1947. let by the US Air Force.

In fact, something I found out towards the tail end of my work at the NSA was that there’s definitive ‘space’ based rules the US has been reinforcing with exotic ‘tractor beam’ technology for the better part of 20 years, where UFOs of all shapes and sizes which do NOT respond to attempt so to communicate have been intentionally crashed into Area 51 when they overfly the US and are potentially being perceived as a threat. Then, the technology is scavenged and the crew, if any are alive, are recovered.

Nellis is one of the primary AF bases leading this exploration of exotic technology, which actually includes time manipulation and dilation technology.

Now WHAT, precisely they do with those found alive I wasn’t told, but the ethical aspect of this ‘assume the worst out of overflights and crash non communicators’ policy was something I questioned.

Having worked with some of this recovered technology myself, it’s ethical positions and policies is where I’d base my questions around. Questions such as:

Since the US is intentionally crashing UFOs at Area 51 (not a question of if), what are they doing to preserve the life of occupants of the craft they are crash landing?

WHEN they discover a craft is occupied by non-terrestrial or temporally displaced passengers who pose no threat - they just had no way of communication - what do they do to return them and have they developed the technology to return them?

If NOT for the last one, what is the integration policy?

What is the chain of custody for materials, and what are the policies / procedures of sharing/dissemination of technological acquisitions and information with the public?

HOW is the US working to SAFELY seize craft offending craft without destroying them?

How do you respect the free will and choices of individuals/entities detained?

Do you memory wipe those who have engaged in this work? If so, would you please consider NOT doing this to allow for record OUTSIDE of the hierarchy?

That’s about all I’d have for questions. But these questions couldn’t be revealed to the public, I’d highly advise against letting these kinds of questions be dealt with in public, so hopefully Congress offers a public facing q&a session and a private facing one which David respects the need for secrecy for some of this stuff (eg memory wiping).

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What should we make of whistleblower David Grusch's allegations about a UFO recovery program?

Well I would be honestly amazed if we didn't have such a programme. If you consider the vastness of space then it is inconceivable that there isn't life out there. Imagine a species advanced enough to be able to travel the galaxies at will, then the chances of them having visited earth are I would suggest high. The vast distances would be no problem to a advanced civilisation, maybe they have the technical ability to be able to bend space (theoretically possible) in fact that would make sense considering distances involved. If we have been visited by another species then I shudder to think what they make of the human race. Wars and famine, still using fossil and nuclear fuels. We must seem somewhat backwards. The main thing I don't understand is, if such contact has been made then why keep it a secret. Not as if generation z would notice really.

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How do you think David Grusch's claims about a UFO retrieval program will influence future discussions on extraterrestrial phenomena?

Yes, but he has not revealed one fact that a true expert did not already know or suspect.

Grusch is still a distraction. You are still distracted, exactly as they want you to be.

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Why did retired Maj. David Grusch accuse the government of covering up its UFO retrieval program?

Retired Major David Grusch's accusation of a government cover-up regarding its UFO retrieval program has stirred curiosity and skepticism alike, igniting discussions about the unknown realm of unidentified flying objects and potential classified operations. Grusch's claims bring to the fore questions about transparency, national security, and the veracity of government statements.

The genesis of this controversy lies in Grusch's detailed testimonies and statements that allege the existence of a covert program aimed at recovering and studying UFOs. Grusch's military background lends weight to his allegations, as his status as a retired major suggests a certain level of credibility and insider knowledge. He asserts that the government possesses knowledge of and involvement with UFOs beyond what has been publicly disclosed.

Central to Grusch's claims is the notion that the government is intentionally obscuring information about its UFO-related activities. He argues that the lack of transparency surrounding these matters raises concerns about the broader implications for national security and public trust. By accusing the government of a cover-up, Grusch prompts a broader examination of the boundary between classified information and public disclosure.

One could speculate on various reasons why a government might choose to keep certain information classified. Concerns about causing public panic, potential technological advantages held by foreign powers, or even the possibility that the government itself is grappling with the true nature of these encounters could all contribute to a decision to withhold information. This, however, sparks a debate about the balance between safeguarding sensitive information and maintaining an informed citizenry.

Grusch's allegations also fuel the ongoing debate about the existence of extraterrestrial life and the possibility of its interaction with humanity. His claims, while yet to be definitively substantiated, renew conversations about the nature of reported UFO sightings, encounters, and the extent to which governments across the globe might be involved in studying these phenomena.

It is worth considering the context in which Grusch's accusations arise. The modern era is marked by a surge in interest and sightings related to unidentified flying objects. Advancements in technology have led to increased public scrutiny, as well as the ability to capture and share alleged UFO encounters. This interconnectedness can both amplify and distort information, making it challenging to discern fact from fiction. In such an environment, Grusch's claims beckon society to scrutinize official narratives and seek answers beyond the surface level.

However, skepticism remains a key component of any discourse involving extraordinary claims. It is imperative to assess the evidence and motivations underlying Grusch's allegations. Without concrete evidence, these claims could be seen as speculative or driven by personal agendas. A thorough investigation, if initiated, would be essential to ascertain the veracity of Grusch's assertions and the potential implications thereof.

In conclusion, retired Major David Grusch's accusation of a government cover-up concerning its UFO retrieval program introduces a complex tapestry of themes ranging from transparency and national security to the existence of extraterrestrial life. His claims underscore the need for a balanced approach, one that scrutinizes official narratives without prematurely accepting or dismissing them. As society navigates an age marked by rapid information dissemination, discernment and critical thinking are paramount. The search for truth, whether unearthed within classified documents or emerging from the realm of personal testimony, requires a patient and open-minded exploration of the unknown. The questions raised by Grusch's allegations serve as a reminder that, as we delve into the enigmatic realm of UFOs, we must carefully assess the evidence and motivations at hand while remaining open to the possibility that our understanding of reality may be more complex than we ever imagined.

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What did David Grusch claim about the government's possession of biological material from "non-human" species?

He claimed the government had collected non-human biological material from UAP crash sites. He claimed the government had collected a lot of physical material from UAP crash sites. Also that the government had a multidecade program to reconstruct UAPs, that it was funded by using money intended for other projects, that people have been injured by debris from UAPs.

However, other than the claim, he presented no evidence. Deflected requests for evidence to “that information is classified”.

I'm skeptical. I don't think.our government is capable of keeping anything secret for decades. He claimed to have interviewed 40 people in the last 4 years. I'd like to see them testify in public about what they personally saw and what evidence they have. Surely, if they say they saw a crashed UAP how come we don't have any pictures. We're not talking about a drone crash. A UAP crash would have an immense debris field.

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What charges will David Grusch face after he's caught for lying about UFOs?

Not sure if you are a sceptic who did not bother watching the full interview with Grusch or even using his common sense, or if you are a US counter-intelligence officer attempting to discredit him, but here it goes:

1 - Your statement “…after he’s caught for lying..” indicates that you are of the view that he is lying, a view for which I am quite certain you have no proof (your narrow-mindedness does not constitute a sufficient or reliable proof).

2 - A liar would not waste its time meticulously gathering evidence and information over the course of several years, prepare a report of several hundred pages (including photos and testimonies) and go through the legal route of whistle blowing. A liar would simply make-up facts that appear more or less trustworthy and publish them in a book for profit, which David Grusch did. Very interesting to see a “liar” who is not interested in using his “lies” for monetary gain, but is rather willing to endanger himself and his reputation by lying to the Congress and the US Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General. If this is true, then it would be a wonder how, with such naivety, did this “liar” have a career and high security clearance for over a decade in intelligence. Please see below:

“Beginning in 2022, Grusch provided Congress with hours of recorded classified information transcribed into hundreds of pages which included specific data about the materials recovery program.”

Source is below:

Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin - The Debrief

In a Debrief exclusive, Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean report that a former official says the U.S. has retrieved craft of non-human origin.

https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/

3- A “liar” would not have his statements corroborated by other US high-ranking security officials. I refer you to Senator Rubio’s statements in this regard:

"I will say that there are people who have come forward to share information with [the intelligence] committee over the last couple of years…I would imagine some of them are potentially some of the same people that perhaps [Grusch] is referring to."

"I want to be very protective of these people…A lot of these people came even before these [whistleblower] protections were in the law, for whistleblowers to come forward."

“Rubio said that some of the officials with similar claims to Grusch are public figures with “high clearances.””

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Sen. Rubio: High-ranking government officials claim 'first-hand' knowledge about UFOs

While Rubio sidestepped answering directly whether reports were credible, he did say similar reports from other high-ranking officials to Congress are concerning.

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/marco-rubio-ufo-david-grusch-claims-high-ranking-government-official/67-3d23ed84-470a-4076-be8a-50fd68ac6088

Marco Rubio claims he has heard ‘firsthand’ accounts of UFO from high-ranking government officials

What did Marco Rubio say about UFOs? What does the US government know about UFOs? Are UFOs real? Marco Rubio aliens. What did David Grusch say the government is hiding about UFOs? UFO whistleblower. What is the government hiding about UFOs?

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/marco-rubio-claims-heard-firsthand-151218712.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAC1H-lbcjEpJEpIOEoVy57BxE7hHcI_PqfnEq1ujoV-SPJLAVbh5ESiWlXCs2FdZksRnYZI63nSoLnM8AByazo1M9x6GVpm2vDE5B_P7EAgAlbTLG7K88ivVooj_sA2wWGjJi2-pFcMGtyauMJdmg1oPt3LXxv8b-9hVSIaiOUQo

Rubio: Recent UFO whistleblower isn’t the only one

Rubio told NewsNation exclusively that there are “other” whistleblowers with firsthand knowledge about government coverups.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/banfield/rubio-recent-ufo-whistleblower-isnt-the-only-one/

I also refer you to Senator Hawley’s following statement, in which he stated that Grusch’s disclosure is “pretty close” to what has been admitted to the Congress by the Pentagon:

“The takeaway from that is, they had thousands of sightings of these things over the years, which was news to me. So I’m not surprised, necessarily, by these latest allegations, because it sounds pretty close to what they kind of grudgingly admitted to us in the briefing…It’s not good. None of it’s good. I think we want to get to the bottom of this. I think it’s disturbing,”

Government concealed "huge, huge" number of UFOs, senator says

Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri said that the U.S. government has "downplayed" reports of UFOs.

https://www.newsweek.com/government-concealed-huge-huge-number-ufos-senator-says-1808697

I also refer you to the following:

““His assertion concerning the existence of a terrestrial arms race occurring sub-rosa over the past eighty years focused on reverse engineering technologies of unknown origin is fundamentally correct, as is the indisputable realization that at least some of these technologies of unknown origin derive from non-human intelligence,” said Karl Nell, the retired Army Colonel who worked with Grusch on the UAP Task Force.”

“Jonathan Grey is a generational officer of the United States Intelligence Community with a Top-Secret Clearance who currently works for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), where the analysis of UAP has been his focus. Previously he had experience serving Private Aerospace and Department of Defense Special Directive Task Forces.

“The non-human intelligence phenomenon is real. We are not alone,” Grey said. “Retrievals of this kind are not limited to the United States. This is a global phenomenon, and yet a global solution continues to elude us.”

Source is below:

Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin - The Debrief

In a Debrief exclusive, Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean report that a former official says the U.S. has retrieved craft of non-human origin.

https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/

For completeness, Retired Colonel Karl Nell has been described in a 2022 performance evaluation by Laura A. Potter, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters, Department of the Army, as “an officer with the strongest possible moral compass.” So it would be interesting for an intelligence officer with such strong morality to willingly align himself with a “liar” and put his reputation at risk. The source for this paragraph is set out below:

Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin - The Debrief

In a Debrief exclusive, Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean report that a former official says the U.S. has retrieved craft of non-human origin.

https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/

In conclusion, there is absolutely no possibility, not even 0.01%, that David Grusch is lying; hence, the scenario envisaged by your “question” cannot even be entertained hypothetically.

Educate yourself, and if you are a US counter-intelligence officer, have some decency and fine a different line of work, because you are not very good at this one.

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The USA GOVT (USG) authorities who control access to TopSec Top Secret information are trying to decide how to best review or release details of past USG investigations of reported UFOs…UAPs…E Ts seen outside UFOs, data acquired for decades back to World War 2 (WW2) or even earlier of course. TopSec info classification is taken seriously by those who created the secret files etc and it will be those USG UFOC offices that make any decision on altering what has been kept in secret files. We all can only await the future development of the USA Congress interacting with the various secret UFOC offices. - End .

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Is the government hiding aliens?

Conspiracy theorists have been cross-breeding with humorists on this very issue. A few years ago, I received TWO emails on the same day. As you might guess, I am on both conservative and liberal email lists:

The CONSERVATIVE email said:

Many will recall that on July 8, 1947, witnesses claim that an unidentified object with five aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and cattle ranch just outside Roswell, New Mexico.

This is a well-known incident that many say has long been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and the federal government.

However, you may NOT know that in the month of March 1948, exactly nine months after that historic day, Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., Hillary Rodham, John F. Kerry, William Jefferson Clinton, Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, Charles E. Schumer, and Barbara Boxer were born.

That piece of information has now cleared up a lot of things.

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Could be coincidence… but then again…

Many will recall that on July 8, 1947, witnesses claimed that an unidentified object with five aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and cattle ranch just outside Roswell, New Mexico.

This is a well-known incident that many say has long been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and the rest of the U.S. government.

However, what you may NOT have realized is that in the month of March 1948, exactly nine months after that historic day, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfield, Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Condolezza Rice, and Dan Quayle were all born.

See what happens when aliens breed with sheep? This piece of information may clear up a lot of things.

I hope that this answers your question with indisputable facts and data.

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Who has seen the alien spaceships? How do we know they actually saw them? Can I see them? Have the news media seen them? Who all has seen them? Can I ask them about what they saw? Where do the spaceships looks like? Can I see authentic photos? Who has seen authentic photos and knows where they are? How can I talk to these people? Why is there no mention of these aliens in the Edward Snowden or Chelsea Manning or any other of a gazillion leaks? Why should we suddenly trust what government officials tell us about space aliens?

Why doesn’t anyone ask these most obvious questions? Aren’t you interested in the answers to the questions above? If someone can’t produce rational answers to these questions, it’s reasonable to conclude there are no space alien ships.

This could be the greatest discovery in the history of humanity and no one seems at all curious about it. People just kind of shrug and say, “Well, some government dude I’ve never heard of but totally trust says we have crashed space alien ships so I believe it and I don’t need any more disclosure.” That is very feebleminded.

As conspiracy theorists like to say, “We want DISCLOSURE!” Start asking basic questions and you’ll get your disclosure about the real truth. Which may very well be that space aliens don’t exist, at least right now, in the same exact moment in time we inhabit.

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There is no such thing as UFOs from other planets here on Earth. You’re either a believer in science or you’re not. You can’t make fun of Christians and people who believe in God and then say ‘God does not exist’ because ‘you cannot prove it’ then point to Religious people not believing in science (which is bullshit) then tell everyone that space ships have arrived breaking the laws of physics that are set in stone.

No Mass can accelerate to the speed of light. Therefore how can a spaceship get to Earth traveling across the expanse of space?

Either scientists are fundamentally flawed in their understanding of physics, and Einstein was utterly wrong, or they are right. Math does not make mistakes.

If spaceships are here, our understanding of the Universe is worthless. If we pride ourselves in our ability to understand science (which anti-religious people do) then getting spaceships to Earth theoretically is not possible.

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What connection does David Grusch have to the enigmatic world of aliens, and what revelations could his encounters with extraterrestrial beings hold?

None whatsoever and he (like everyone else on Earth) has had no “encounters with extraterrestrial beings”.

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“Do you believe David Grusch that the government has a secret repository of downed alien spacecraft and corpses?”

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No.

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Why does this delusional nonsense persist? What is wrong with people?

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Yes, I know its true. “Everybody Knows”

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