I’m wondering why this hasn’t been addressed yet. There were posts last night asking about it that have since been removed. There should be some post explaining the incident and what actions are being taken. But, there definitely needs to be additional action taken to prevent this going forward.

Looks like water resistance training equipment.

Edit: Updated link. Thanks Otter!

The author is Mr. Lovenstein. Looks like it’s missing a couple panels and you can also check out a hidden panel on his site. https://mrlovenstein.com/comic/855

It’s fake, mon.

These parties are geared at gathering children together to spread measles amongst the children. The parents arranging it are likely vaccinated, so the harm is focused on the kids. You’re suggesting that these kids should get sick and possibly die to spite your enemies.

Not to mention that vaccines are only 97% effective, so spread to vaccinated people is likely. https://www.cdc.gov/...

Add to that the fact that measles can also essentially reset the immune system making people lose the effectiveness of vaccines for other diseases. https://www.bbc.com/...

But, that’s all ok just to spite your enemies? Innocent children should be subjected to measles and the general public should be endangered?

People don’t need a diagnosis to know what foods impact them. A lot of the time doctors will recommend elimination diets to find out what foods to avoid. There’s no need to say it’s celiac if you know gluten containing foods make you feel worse.

For me it’s at least a wheat allergy, so I benefit from gluten free foods. I could get tested for celiac, but most tests require consuming gluten for a while in advance of testing. I’m not going to bother, since I know it’ll make me sick.

I actually appreciate the trend of people going gluten free, because even though prices have gone up, companies are taking more effort to make gluten free alternatives. The early gluten free alternatives were fairly nasty and now some options are close to the real thing.

NUFORC Report

Additional reporting from Denver Gazette.

Reddit user Lemonator8976 claims to be the witness that reported the sighting and provided some additional details.

The follow up article explains it, but basically we were working. We were loading semis full of expensive concert equipment and then one guy noticed it and pointed it out. We all looked at it and then one guy shined his flashlight on it. Then the thing tipped, moved slowly to the east and disappeared. By the time we realized what was really happening it was gone. 30 seconds max.

A big misconception is that this thing was way up in the sky. It wasn’t. It was hovering over the hill not very high off the ground. It was just off the horizon, not way up above our heads. An old boycott trick is to hold your hand up to the horizon to see how many hand lengths you have left before the sun sets. This thing was just two fingers above the horizon.

Couldn’t see any other features. It was too far away and it was matte black. Like the blackest black you’ve ever seen. The black blended in with the night sky so well, we probably wouldn’t have seen it if it didn’t have its lights on.

The lights were around the edge rim of the disc. They were evenly spaced apart and you could see them curve around the to backside of the disc.

I was not wearing my glasses and I have an astigmatism, so I could not make out the windows. All I could see was the disc and the lights going around it. It was my a couple of my coworkers who said they could see the windows. They said it was like a grid that was 3 squares high several dozen squares long all the way around the craft. The thing was a couple blocks long, hence why I described it as a “3 story office building in the sky”. It really was that big.

"Immaculate Constellation" is the name of the program, since it seems to be cut off by a paywall.

We're roughly a month from both the Senate and House's UAP hearings. The Senate will focus on AARO, which could still be interesting since they're under new leadership. However, the House will have a broad scope and has potential to bring in a range of witnesses. If such a program does exist then hopefully we can get a witness in the hearing that can shine more light on it.

The survey was done of U.S. citizens. You can look up the survey on YouGov.com to see the population surveyed. The survey is titled “Democracy, Trump, and Musk”

Target population: U.S. Citizens, aged 18 and over.

Sampling method: Respondents were selected from YouGov's opt-in panel to be representative of adult U.S. citizens.

As noted in their “about” page, YouGov does international research. https://today.yougov.com/about

With operations in the UK, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia Pacific, we have one of the world's largest research networks.

It's definitely cool. Regardless if this expedition results in any signs of extraterrestrial technologies, it's still a unique research opportunity.

I was thrown off since it's a weird place to be carrying one and typically used in pairs. They probably just grabbed some pool equipment and handed it to a character to add to the vacation feel of the scene.

More recently, Schumer and a bipartisan group of five other senators introduced extraordinary legislation alleging the existence of surreptitious “legacy programs” that retrieve and seek to reverse-engineer UFOs of “non-human” origin.

A bit of both. Some are leaning into a non-human element, as documented in the amendment put forward by Schumer. A stripped down version of that passed with the last National Defense Authorization Act still including some mention of non-human intelligence. While others aren't speculating on their origins, just that there are objects defying any currently known technology, some of which the US may have come into possession in the past.

Celiac isn’t the only condition that makes people sensitive to gluten containing foods. And, so what if some people haven’t put thought or effort into figuring out why gluten makes them feel bad?

Well written and compiled. Thank you for the breakdown and your personal insight. This is definitely strong evidence of the phenomenon.

I've always found the military sightings to be the most substantial evidence. Not only do they tend to have multiple expert witnesses, but they are more likely to have documentation on instruments like radar. The various sightings and interactions at nuclear facilities have always intrigued me given the implications of global security and the object's ability to interact with our technology.

I personally get wrapped up in reading in public sightings and the cultural phenomenon. Those sightings usually don't come with sound evidence like Falcon Lake and they can be swayed by the individual's interpretation of what they saw. However, what it does show is that there is public interest and concern in understanding the unknown. Whether they think it's extraterrestrial, paranormal, or human, they believe they saw something extraordinary that they can't explain.

While we can't say with certainty what they are, where they come from, or what intent they may have, we can say for a fact that they are real. It should always be a goal to seek answers to these questions. And, while a lot of information the public has is limited to research like this, it's important to keep the discussion going. Thank you again for your post.

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Paywall free link: https://archive.ph/SEgu8

It's a busy couple days for UAP articles, particularly surrounding the science and analysis. At the end of the day, the phenomenon is unknown by definition and will take science and research to understand. While some answers may be disappointing, others could lead to new insight into science and our understanding of the universe.

I think a lot of amphibians are seen as cute because of their smooth, rounded features. There are some gnarly looking toads out there that probably don’t get the same love.

I enjoy seeing them all, but I also grew up in Florida where they were everywhere. Plus, they're great for pest control, so I've always enjoyed having them around for that.

It sounds like there was a mix of unanswered questions, but also confirmation in Grusch’s claims. While we likely won’t get many details from this meeting, it does seem that it has reaffirmed lawmakers that they are on the right path and making headway.