In all seriousness, the current legislation battle going on in the HOR may be crucial to making further steps in the right direction towards getting public awareness of the phenomenon. I am already seeing so many distractions to the topic that undermine the seriousness of the subject. Based on the Joe Rogan interview with David Grusch you would think that that platform would be really informative but unfortunately there seem to be very powerful defense contractor aligned political forces in Congress that may change the current direction of 'Disclosure'. IMO the more time these contractors have of 'hands off' this subject the more that whatever power is derived from their research on the craft or materials recovered becomes the domain of corporations and not the public. This is why 'Disclosure' is so important. It does have national security implications but not to the detriment to the public those institutions serve and are publically paid for. The 'oversight' question is one that Congress should be held accountable for, before it is too late (maybe it already is?).
In order for committed lawmakers to get the goods, they're gonna probably have to avoid calling this blank-check honeypot for the defense industry exactly what it is -- criminal activity. Election-year politics coming up and words matter. They'll need a softer euphemism.
This discussion has defiantly gone into the political realm and some lawmakers may see 'disclosure' to their advantage now. My feeling is that, for the most part, we do not have time now to deal with past 'criminal activity' and it is the future consequences of who is in control of NHI tech that needs to be addressed. Coupled with the advances in AI, the current 'owners' of the secrets may be able to wield power way beyond what may have occurred in the past. Do we really have ten more years to slowly address this?
I heard somewhere that parody is the laziest form of comedy, so I'm hoping to hear back from Dr. Kirkpatrick, who will hopefully help me sharpen it up with a more authentic voice. Keep blazing the trail for the rest of us, Roscoe -- thanks for your outstanding research.
Billy, great article.
Bottom line: Keep Pentagon and the U.S. Intelligence Community away from official UFO research/investigation.
In all seriousness, the current legislation battle going on in the HOR may be crucial to making further steps in the right direction towards getting public awareness of the phenomenon. I am already seeing so many distractions to the topic that undermine the seriousness of the subject. Based on the Joe Rogan interview with David Grusch you would think that that platform would be really informative but unfortunately there seem to be very powerful defense contractor aligned political forces in Congress that may change the current direction of 'Disclosure'. IMO the more time these contractors have of 'hands off' this subject the more that whatever power is derived from their research on the craft or materials recovered becomes the domain of corporations and not the public. This is why 'Disclosure' is so important. It does have national security implications but not to the detriment to the public those institutions serve and are publically paid for. The 'oversight' question is one that Congress should be held accountable for, before it is too late (maybe it already is?).
In order for committed lawmakers to get the goods, they're gonna probably have to avoid calling this blank-check honeypot for the defense industry exactly what it is -- criminal activity. Election-year politics coming up and words matter. They'll need a softer euphemism.
This discussion has defiantly gone into the political realm and some lawmakers may see 'disclosure' to their advantage now. My feeling is that, for the most part, we do not have time now to deal with past 'criminal activity' and it is the future consequences of who is in control of NHI tech that needs to be addressed. Coupled with the advances in AI, the current 'owners' of the secrets may be able to wield power way beyond what may have occurred in the past. Do we really have ten more years to slowly address this?
Very funny. Want to open for me at McCurdy's?
I've got about 70 seconds of material, mostly fart jokes. It would be an easy act to follow, Rhana. I'll think about it.
Any alien fart jokes?
Avi Loeb suggests we avoid any Goldilocks planet whose atmosphere is 98 percent hydrogen sulfide.
but nuanced parody is a superlative form of comedy. And you hit the nail...
As much as I enjoy Between Two Ferns.
I think Out and About with Jiminy Glick would be more appropriate for Sean Kirkpatrick.
Maybe Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley could riff on AARO!
hilarious Billy!! One of your more brilliant pieces of writing...
I heard somewhere that parody is the laziest form of comedy, so I'm hoping to hear back from Dr. Kirkpatrick, who will hopefully help me sharpen it up with a more authentic voice. Keep blazing the trail for the rest of us, Roscoe -- thanks for your outstanding research.