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A survey of the weird, the wondrous, the wacko. Critical thinking welcomed.
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So the James Fox shindig at the National Press Club turns out to be yet another nothingburger? I'm not seeing much comment about it ...
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
So the James Fox shindig at the National Press Club turns out to be yet another nothingburger? I'm not seeing much comment about it ...
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Bradley Plaisier (@bpleasies.bsky.social) told me all about his various light experiences and the diagnostic criteria for ufo crazy brain. We also talked about strange cat-related events, synchronicities, and a bunch of other stuff. It was good and weird. Check it out!
youtu.be/f5UoVIh9mQg
youtu.be/f5UoVIh9mQg
Bradley Plaisier Tallks with Rachel About His Light Experiences
YouTube video by Ufo Sunset
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Bradley Plaisier (@bpleasies.bsky.social) told me all about his various light experiences and the diagnostic criteria for ufo crazy brain. We also talked about strange cat-related events, synchronicities, and a bunch of other stuff. It was good and weird. Check it out!
youtu.be/f5UoVIh9mQg
youtu.be/f5UoVIh9mQg
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"dems should settle for some illusion of control over lawlessness" is an interesting take.
that said, the appropriations act is missing a huge opportunity to 1) make FOIA a line item in ICE's budget and 2) make private prisons and detention facilities subject to FOIA.
that said, the appropriations act is missing a huge opportunity to 1) make FOIA a line item in ICE's budget and 2) make private prisons and detention facilities subject to FOIA.
Opinion | On ICE oversight, something is better than nothing
The DHS funding bill implements modest oversight measures for ICE, but liberals hope to torpedo it.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
"dems should settle for some illusion of control over lawlessness" is an interesting take.
that said, the appropriations act is missing a huge opportunity to 1) make FOIA a line item in ICE's budget and 2) make private prisons and detention facilities subject to FOIA.
that said, the appropriations act is missing a huge opportunity to 1) make FOIA a line item in ICE's budget and 2) make private prisons and detention facilities subject to FOIA.
oboy ... 😜
Join Erica Lukes @ericalukes.bsky.social LIVE with award-winning scientific skepticism activist & the driving force behind Guerrilla Skeptics of Wikipedia, Susan Gerbic @susangerbic.bsky.social, Fri, 1/23, 7pm EST. Jack Brewer @jackbrewer.bsky.social will join in too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvm...
Sue Gerbic | Guerrilla Skeptic
YouTube video by UFO Classified with Erica Lukes
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
oboy ... 😜
oboy ... 😜
Looking forward to this! Please join us live Friday for what’s sure to be a lively and interesting discussion.
Join Erica Lukes @ericalukes.bsky.social LIVE with award-winning scientific skepticism activist & the driving force behind Guerrilla Skeptics of Wikipedia, Susan Gerbic @susangerbic.bsky.social, Fri, 1/23, 7pm EST. Jack Brewer @jackbrewer.bsky.social will join in too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvm...
January 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM
oboy ... 😜
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Looking forward to this! Please join us live Friday for what’s sure to be a lively and interesting discussion.
Join Erica Lukes @ericalukes.bsky.social LIVE with award-winning scientific skepticism activist & the driving force behind Guerrilla Skeptics of Wikipedia, Susan Gerbic @susangerbic.bsky.social, Fri, 1/23, 7pm EST. Jack Brewer @jackbrewer.bsky.social will join in too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvm...
Sue Gerbic | Guerrilla Skeptic
YouTube video by UFO Classified with Erica Lukes
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Looking forward to this! Please join us live Friday for what’s sure to be a lively and interesting discussion.
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"Because the point of Saucer, Spooks & Kooks is not just that some people want to believe in flying saucers and aliens; but that Intelligence agencies are more than willing to exploit that belief for their own obscure agendas." #ufosky
New on the Grail: @redpilljunkie.bsky.social reviews the new documentary on UFO disinformation, 'Saucers, Spooks and Kooks'.
A must watch in this time of supposed government 'disclosure'.
(I also have watched the doco - can concur, it's very good!)
www.dailygrail.com/2026/01/rott...
A must watch in this time of supposed government 'disclosure'.
(I also have watched the doco - can concur, it's very good!)
www.dailygrail.com/2026/01/rott...
Rotten Candy and Its Lasting Aftertaste: Saucers, Spooks & Kooks Film Review
This is a tale of how ‘Once Upon a Time’ the US government drove an innocent citizen mad with stories of UFOs, malevolent aliens, secret underground bases—and how they slowly dragged the rest of the w...
www.dailygrail.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:25 PM
"Because the point of Saucer, Spooks & Kooks is not just that some people want to believe in flying saucers and aliens; but that Intelligence agencies are more than willing to exploit that belief for their own obscure agendas." #ufosky
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Never judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes, because by then, he's a mile away, you've got his shoes, and you can say whatever the hell you want to.
January 22, 2026 at 12:50 PM
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Never judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes, because by then, he's a mile away, you've got his shoes, and you can say whatever the hell you want to.
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Happening NOW
January 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Happening NOW
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Please, my European friends—we’re not all fucking idiots, I swear. A lot of us voted against this lunatic. Unfortunately the bigots and deranged fools, spurred on by garbage media propaganda networks, outnumbered us at the ballot box.
We did not want this, and we want to end it.
We did not want this, and we want to end it.
January 21, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Please, my European friends—we’re not all fucking idiots, I swear. A lot of us voted against this lunatic. Unfortunately the bigots and deranged fools, spurred on by garbage media propaganda networks, outnumbered us at the ballot box.
We did not want this, and we want to end it.
We did not want this, and we want to end it.
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We had @propanon.bsky.social on for the first ep of our new project. We're talking Illuminatus! by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson
The first ep of It’s in a Book! Instead of goofing off with the news and making fun of the public figures trying to make life unlivable for us, we’re getting just a little more serious with some books that changed how we think.
Listen for free on Patreon
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Listen for free on Patreon
www.patreon.com/posts/its-in...
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM
We had @propanon.bsky.social on for the first ep of our new project. We're talking Illuminatus! by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson
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This week on BoA: The Revival, writer Robert Skvarla joins us for an enlightening conversation about Havana Syndrome, a wild story involving the CIA and Credence Clearwater Revival, conspiracy culture, paranormal conventions, and a whole bunch more. open.spotify.com/episode/4p6T...
BoA Revival - Ep 108 - Robert Skvarla
open.spotify.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:13 PM
This week on BoA: The Revival, writer Robert Skvarla joins us for an enlightening conversation about Havana Syndrome, a wild story involving the CIA and Credence Clearwater Revival, conspiracy culture, paranormal conventions, and a whole bunch more. open.spotify.com/episode/4p6T...
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Latest & recommended Cystic Detective update from @tannerfboyle.bsky.social at Getting Spooked.
Representative "Luna’s subpoena highlights where this transparency is allowed and where it is intentionally limited."
tannerfboyle.substack.com/p/cystic-det...
Representative "Luna’s subpoena highlights where this transparency is allowed and where it is intentionally limited."
tannerfboyle.substack.com/p/cystic-det...
Cystic Detective Update #10
Scattered thoughts on fascist Satanists, the Brazilian coup d'état, spooked up Ponzi schemes, press freedoms, and the need for researchers to have a little self-respect
tannerfboyle.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Latest & recommended Cystic Detective update from @tannerfboyle.bsky.social at Getting Spooked.
Representative "Luna’s subpoena highlights where this transparency is allowed and where it is intentionally limited."
tannerfboyle.substack.com/p/cystic-det...
Representative "Luna’s subpoena highlights where this transparency is allowed and where it is intentionally limited."
tannerfboyle.substack.com/p/cystic-det...
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Cystic Detective Updates are usually looser, bonus material for paid subscribers. If you want in, there's a special offer in the article. You also gain access to special podcast eps & the Getting Spooked vault. As always, thank you to everyone who has supported these endeavors.
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Cystic Detective Updates are usually looser, bonus material for paid subscribers. If you want in, there's a special offer in the article. You also gain access to special podcast eps & the Getting Spooked vault. As always, thank you to everyone who has supported these endeavors.
" ... a team of archaeologists has discovered human-made rock art older than any other reliably dated example, with a minimum age of 67,800 years ago."
World's Oldest Rock Art Discovered in Indonesian Cave
The dark bowels of a limestone cave on Muna Island, off the coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia, just yielded an ancient secret.
www.sciencealert.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:56 PM
" ... a team of archaeologists has discovered human-made rock art older than any other reliably dated example, with a minimum age of 67,800 years ago."
Behind new dietary guidelines: Industry-funded studies, opaque science, crushing deadline pressure
Behind new dietary guidelines: Industry-funded studies, opaque science, crushing deadline pressure
A look at the "outrageous" timeline and influence issues on the scientific panel that led to a new food pyramid.
www.statnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Behind new dietary guidelines: Industry-funded studies, opaque science, crushing deadline pressure
Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
Antibiotics transformed health care for the better, but their diminishing effectiveness may soon be its undoing. Researchers are studying ways to fight back against resistance.
theconversation.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
"People cling to their rotten memories, to all their misfortunes, and you can’t pry them loose. These things keep them busy. They avenge themselves for the injustice of the present by smearing the future inside them." -- Louis-Ferdinand Céline
January 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
"People cling to their rotten memories, to all their misfortunes, and you can’t pry them loose. These things keep them busy. They avenge themselves for the injustice of the present by smearing the future inside them." -- Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind -- every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder." ~ John Glenn
January 21, 2026 at 6:23 PM
"As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind -- every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder." ~ John Glenn
"Some people cannot tolerate boring or unsatisfying realities that are less interesting than conspiracy theories." ~ Tom Nichols
January 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM
"Some people cannot tolerate boring or unsatisfying realities that are less interesting than conspiracy theories." ~ Tom Nichols