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GOP Oversight Member Suggests Smithsonian Hiding Bones of Giants (meidasnews.com)
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In June, Rep. Eric Burlison, a Missouri Republican serving on the House Oversight Committee, appeared on BlazeTV’s Prime Time with Alex Stein, where he discussed his belief that giants once existed. Burlison told Stein he was scheduled to be at “NephCon 2025,” a conference focused on fringe topics including the biblical Nephilim —figures in Genesis that some interpret as the giant offspring of angels and human women.

He credited Timothy Alberino’s podcast with sending him “far down the rabbit hole,” eventually reaching claims that the Smithsonian Institution is hiding evidence, the bones of past giants that lived on the Earth. Burlison suggested that, as a member of the Oversight Committee, he could investigate the Smithsonian.

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

Yeah, there is a strong apocalyptic tint to everything that has been growing in the last few years in UFO discourse. And Thiel is interested in that discourse. And he has his own anti-Christ ideas.

Both Thiel and a woman who goes around talking about aliens/ufos in the context of religion have been on the same NYT podcast recently. The podcast is about the current right wing control of the country, and about documenting their views on things.

It’s all very weird. And it’s a whole lot of smoke. I’m not sure what the fire is yet, apart from it being the right wing pandering to people for their support. Maybe it’s more than that.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I am a proDomme/Dominatrix and often meet wealthy people. I was texting with a guy for like a year in like 2022 who turned out to be a very very wealthy Nazi, as in, he had no job, not even managing his own wealth, and his family had a big trust that he gets paid from. They own massive amounts of commercial real estate. He also had several adopted siblings from Russia.

    And when he finally unmasked as a real self described neoNazi, again after a year of texting otherwise normal stuff, he believed in the alien stuff. He did not believe in Christianity but called Christians "useful fools" that the wealthy need for their plans. And he was ADAMENT that the aliens would "come to save us."

    After the discussion I had with him, I am fully convinced the aliens are some kind of drone attack or other military attack to support the genocidal goals of Putin to take over the US. It is not like the earth is flat stuff or the dinosaurs aren't real stuff - relatively harmless and stupid - but more akin to the ivermectin eating, vaccines are bad, don't wear masks psyops meant to genuinely kill people.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The drone stuff that happened at the end of the year musta been really interesting for you then. That’s wild.

    Rather recently in an interview Trump said he would love to tell us what the drones were and then said “but it’s not up… it’s not a big deal.” It really seemed like he almost said “it’s not up to me.” Trump says a lot of batshit stuff, but afaik he doesn't make this sort of slip often. He says other nonsense.

    There’s definitely weird smoke.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I was not happy with the drone stuff but every flight I saw was recorded on Flightradar, never saw anything bad or weird. I do live by a few nuclear interests and we had extra Blackhawks flying around then also.

    Trump also said he had to get permission from Marco Rubio to decorate and move a clock around during a recent cabinet meeting or press conference (can't remember the nature of the talk but it was in the Whitehouse).

    Does not sound like he's in control at all, and I think as his slips continue/dementia worsens it'll be interesting to see what he says for sure.

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