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No, the whole world won't go dark on Aug. 2 — but a once-in-a-century eclipse is coming
July 24, 2025
A viral claim making the rounds online and on social media claims "the world to go dark for six minutes" on Aug. 2, intimating that it won't happen again for 100 years.
It won't. How could it? There will be no global blackout. However, something special connected with darkness will happen on Aug. 2 in a couple of years.
What's likely fueling the confusion is a genuinely spectacular event coming up on Aug. 2, 2027, which we've been rightly calling the "eclipse of the century."
On that day, the moon will completely block the sun for up to 6 minutes and 22 seconds, delivering the longest period of totality on land in the 21st century
For comparison, the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse across Mexico, the U.S. and Canada offered a maximum totality of 4 minutes and 28 seconds — already considered unusually long.
It may seem like hyperbole, but the total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027, is being dubbed the "eclipse of the century" for good reason.
It will bring the longest totality on land of the entire 21st century (since 1991, in fact) and will be the longest remaining totality until July. 16, 2114.
So while the "won't happen again for 100 years" assertion is false, 2027's totality is the longest for 87 years.
The path of totality in 2027 — where it will "go dark" (though it's actually more like a 360-degree twilight) — is wider than usual, because the moon will be at its closest, but it's still narrow on a global scale.
On Aug. 2, 2027, the path will be about 160 miles (258 kilometers) wide and surge across 9,462 miles (15,227 km) of Earth's surface.
That's about 1.5 million square miles (2.5 million square km) — a lot, but a tiny fraction of Earth's 197 million square miles (510 million square kilometers).
The path of totality will cross parts of 11 countries, mostly across North Africa and the Middle East.
The total solar eclipse will be visible in Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia.
A partial eclipse will be visible across most of Africa, Europe and southern Asia. For the rest of the world — including North America — it will be business as usual.
To witness a total solar eclipse is a rare and awe-inspiring experience if you're in the right spot — and have clear skies.
Within the path on Aug. 2, 2027, are some spectacular places to experience totality, from Tarifa at the southern tip of Spain to the beaches of Tunisia and Luxor, the temple-strewn capital of ancient Egypt.
That's all happening in August 2027, not this August. It's not possible for the entire Earth to simultaneously go dark. Besides, there is no solar eclipse of any type in August.
The next one is a partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21, when up to 80% of the sun will be eclipsed by the moon as seen from the Pacific Ocean (including Fiji, Tahiti and New Zealand) and Antarctica.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/solar-eclipses/no-the-whole-world-wont-go-dark-on-aug-2-but-a-once-in-a-century-eclipse-is-coming
Former F-15 Pilot Confirmed by Senate as Air Force Undersecretary
July 24, 2025
The Defense Department today gained a new leader as Matthew Lohmeier was confirmed by the Senate to be undersecretary of the Air Force.
Nominated for the position by President Donald J. Trump, Lohmeier is a 2006 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and served in both the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force.
While in uniform, he racked up over 1,200 hours in both the T-38 Talon and F-15C Eagle aircraft and also commanded a space-based missile warning system squadron.
"I'd like to welcome Matt to the team. His prior service makes him an excellent fit to help us strengthen the readiness and warrior ethos of the Air and Space Forces in order to defend our nation," said Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink.
"I'm impressed by his dedication and focus on service culture and grateful for his advocacy for department resources and modernization, and I know he will be a great asset to our total force airmen, guardians and military families."
Working alongside Meink, Lohmeier will be responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the Air Force Department.
That role includes the organizing, training and equipping of some 700,000 military and civilian personnel, as well as overseeing more than $200 billion in assets.
As the Air Force's chief management officer, Lohmeier will also oversee the department's budget and will be responsible for directing strategy and policy development, risk management, acquisitions, investments and the management of human resources.
While testifying during his confirmation hearing before the Senate on May 1, Lohmeier told lawmakers he'd be an advocate for a larger and better-funded Air Force.
"Every single national security option the president needs is underpinned by air and space power," Lohmeier said.
"The president has nominated me for this important position with the trust that I will be a driving force behind a culture of integrity in the Department of the Air Force.
This includes eliminating all unnecessary distractions and enabling military members to focus on their mission."
The new Air Force undersecretary also testified that, in addition to aligning with the president's peace through strength agenda, he is also aligned with the goals of the defense secretary.
"Secretary [Pete] Hegseth has said his priorities include restoring the warrior ethos and a focus on war fighting, rebuilding the military and re-establishing deterrence," Lohmeier said.
"I am firmly aligned with those priorities, and there are unique ways in which they must be accomplished in the Air and Space Forces … all of my efforts will be nested within that framework."
The United States has identified China as a pacing threat, and Lohmeier told lawmakers he has a unique perspective on that threat, which was formed through his own experiences during his time at the Air Force Academy, and then later as a commissioned officer.
He speaks Mandarin, and as part of his time at the Air Force Academy, he participated in an exchange program with the People's Liberation Army Air Force Academy in China.
"I lived in the dorms with … cadets, attended their classes — even aeronautical engineering — did [physical training] with those cadets in the snow, [and] ate in their chow hall," Lohmeier told senators in May during his nomination hearing.
After graduating from the Air Force Academy in 2006, Lohmeier spent time as a T-38 Talon instructor pilot and then moved to an assignment at Kadena Air Base, Japan, where he flew the F-15C aircraft.
"That assignment served as yet another reminder to me of the threat posed by the PRC to our allies and our strategic partners, as well as to our own economic prosperity and military interests at home and abroad," Lohmeier said. "I am keenly aware of that threat, and I understand the need for ready Air and Space Forces, well-trained and equipped to meet the China challenge, to deter any aggression and, if needed, to defeat that aggression."
Following his time in the F-15C, Lohmeier transferred to Air Force Space Command.
Then, when the U.S. Space Force was established in 2019, he took a command position leading a combined operation of U.S. and allied partners in control of $18 billion in space-based missile warning architecture.
"I speak the language of both the Air Force and the Space Force," Lohmeier said. "I am air-minded and space-minded. I understand the necessity of the United States' superiority in both of those warfighting domains."
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4255063/former-f-15-pilot-confirmed-by-senate-as-air-force-undersecretary/
https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4254019/space-systems-commands-casr-conducts-second-wargame/
Space Systems Command’s CASR conducts second wargame
July 24, 2025
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) – Data from real-world scenarios set the stage for Space Systems Command’s Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve Space Domain Awareness wargame.
Wargames are strategy games designed to simulate real-world warfare scenarios to examine warfighting concepts and tactics, train officers in tactical and strategic decision-making and assess potential outcomes.
This wargame, the second in a series, took place July 8-9 at the Space Domain Awareness Tools, Applications and Processing Lab in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Participants included CASR SDA commercial partners, government participants, SDA subject matter experts, and SSC’s CASR team, including Lt. Col. Timothy Trimailo, SSC’s Commercial Space Office director.
“The CASR SDA wargame built upon the progress we made following our first wargame in March, which focused on Commercial Satellite Communication,” said Lt. Col. Brandon Galindo, CASR division chief at SSC.
“We applied those lessons learned through the use of digital communication tools and basing our scenario design on real-world use cases.”
The wargame revealed several preparation requirements including the critical need for clear activation triggers, robust incentive structures for commercial partners, and enhanced information sharing processes.
Major takeaways emphasized the importance of a diversified infrastructure to mitigate single points of failure and the necessity for comprehensive personnel and organizational readiness to quickly respond to crises.
“I’m incredibly proud of our team and everyone who contributed to deliver a successful event that will shape how we leverage Space Force’s commercial space strength to respond to crises and conflict,” Galindo said.
“This wargame has set a new benchmark for future events, driving strategic improvements and operational readiness in the CASR program.”
CASR is a relatively new SSC strategic initiative designed to ensure access to commercial capabilities throughout the spectrum of conflict while maintaining security, reliability and availability.
The goal is to identify voluntary commercial partners and ensure interoperability through training, wargames, and exercises, while also crafting pre-negotiated space acquisition contracts with commercial space companies to provide surge capacity when needed.
These services could include several Space Force mission areas, to include, but not limited to, satellite communications and SDA.
The CASR SDA wargame featured three scenarios followed by a detailed “hot wash” to capture lessons learned and determine follow-up actions.
For example, using data from the 2024 Intelsat 33e breakup event, which involved a communications satellite breaking into at least 20 pieces, one scenario focused on space assets being eliminated in geosynchronous orbit and Low Earth orbit, driving an increase in capacity.
Multiple breakups in different orbits can give officials an idea of what types of surge capacity needs might arise in both hazard and threat environments.
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Barbara Golf, executive agent for SDA within the Space Combat Power Program Executive Office at SSC, opened the wargame by sharing the importance of defining thresholds for various scenarios, emphasizing the need to start with “what” and “why” before determining who will activate the process.
“We’re going to go back and forth between what we are doing and why we are doing it,” Golf said. “Those are going to be our anchor points from these inputs.
From these inputs, we want to be able to draft the set of H clauses and contract CLINs (a specific section within a contract that contains special space acquisition contract requirements, terms, and conditions) for us as a team to review and then price out.”
“How do we do this? What is this going to cost? When you look at what it’s going to mean for all of us, this includes things like fees for services,” Golf said.
“How much sensor capacity would we need to activate in a hazard scenario? What are the gradations that I need to have already pre-priced for buying?”
“What are the conditions?” Golf added. “Is this prioritized support? Is this exclusive support? For exclusive support, does that mean I buy your company? What does this entail? What are you willing to do?”
“Do we have enough people to do this?” Golf continued. “Duration: how long do we support a CASR type catastrophe? Is this three months?
Six months? A year? Is the situation actually so bad that it becomes a permanent-type state? In which case, that’s not a CASR problem, that’s a welcome-to-the-new-normal problem.”
The wargame was structured to rigorously evaluate the CASR framework and processes, revealing any critical gaps and challenges in rapidly scaling SDA capabilities during a major crisis.
Priority questions during the scenarios included terrestrial reconstruction, mitigating the loss of on-orbit assets, resilience, commercial intel and attribution, command and control structure, cyber defense, and legal and policy hurdles.
“What are the hurdles that you’re seeing from a commercial perspective in legal and policy?” Galindo asked the commercial participants. “You all operate globally.
Just last week, I heard an anecdote that construction is going to be the shortest pole in the tent – the longest pole is going to be all of the legal and policy hurdles that you have to jump through to get an international site set up.”
“CASR is moving so fast and the more we learn, the more we have to iterate and evolve what CASR means,” Galindo said. “One thing that has not changed is securing access to what we already use.
That’s really what’s at the heart of what we’re trying to do. If we’re partnering with you during peacetime and we find ourselves in an existential conflict or crisis, we want to make sure we have everything in place to transition there seamlessly.”
By 2026, Galindo said SSC aims to have CASR Tier 1 stood up, with baseline, day-to-day operations and contract provisions in place for surge support. If CASR had to be fully activated in a crisis, that would be a Tier 2 scenario.
“There will be some level of priority that the government will hold for CASR members or exclusive rights to capabilities,” Galindo said. “We need to find out what those trade-offs look like.”
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Plane with 49 people on board crashes in Russia (videos)
24 Jul, 2025 06:06
A passenger aircraft has crashed in Russia’s Far East, killing all 49 people on board, emergency services confirmed on Thursday.
The Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 twin-engine turboprop went down around 1pm local time near the city of Tynda in the Amur Region.
The plane was flying a multi-leg domestic route from regional hub Khabarovsk to Blagoveshchensk, and then onward to Tynda.
According to preliminary data, the aircraft was carrying 43 passengers, including five children, along with six crew members.
The wreckage was found on a wooded mountainside approximately 15km from Tynda’s airport, with parts of the fuselage still burning when rescuers arrived.
Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed that there were no survivors in the incident. The agency is looking into suspected violations of air transport safety rules resulting in death, which is a criminal offense.
The An-24 reportedly vanished from radar during its second approach to land, having aborted the initial attempt for reasons that remain unclear. Weather conditions at the time have not yet been publicly confirmed.
Angara Airlines, based in Irkutsk, primarily operates Soviet-era turboprop aircraft on regional routes across Siberia and the Russian Far East.
The An-24 model involved in Thursday’s crash first entered service in the 1960s and remains in use on some of the country’s most isolated air routes.
There was no immediate statement from the airline. A team of investigators and aviation safety experts has been dispatched to the crash site.
Amur Region, home to roughly 750,000 people, borders China and spans a vast expanse of forests, mountains, and rivers.
Tynda itself is a logistical outpost of fewer than 30,000 residents, built in the 1970s to support the Baikal-Amur Mainline, Russia’s second major east-west rail corridor.
The city lies over 2,000km from Khabarovsk, a major regional capital and the starting point of the doomed flight.
https://www.rt.com/russia/621909-russian-plane-goes-missing/
Ukrainian drones attack Russian chemical plant in Stavropol Krai, local officials, media report
July 25, 2025 11:02 am
Drones attacked several Russian regions overnight on July 25, targeting a chemical plant, local authorities and independent media Astra reported.
The plant, Nevinnomyssky Azot, is a major Russian chemical manufacturer and part of the EuroChem Group, is one of the country's leading producers of nitrogen fertilizers and ammonia.
The plant is located in Stavropol Krai, a region in southern Russia that lies roughly 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border, placing it within the potential range of long-distance drone strikes.
The chemical plant, which supplies nitric acid used in the production of high explosives such as octogen and hexogen, key components in artillery shells, has come under drone attack for the second time in two months.
Following a previous strike in June, the facility had already suspended operations, according to Astra.
Mikhail Minenkov, the mayor of Nevinnomyssk, said the situation at the site was "under control" and that no casualties had been reported.
While he did not confirm that a chemical plant was targeted, he urged residents not to share photos or videos of the aftermath of the strike.
The Russian Defense Ministry earlier claimed that Russian air defense systems reportedly intercepted and destroyed 105 Ukrainian drones during the night.
The highest number of drones was reportedly downed over Belgorod Oblast — 26, followed by Bryansk — 25, and Rostov Oblast — 23.
Additional interceptions took place over Krasnodar Krai — eight, Stavropol Krai — five, and both Kursk and Tambov oblasts — three each.
Two drones were shot down over Voronezh Oblast and one over Oryol Oblast. Nine drones were also reportedly destroyed over the Azov Sea.
Airports in several southern Russian cities, including Vladikavkaz, Grozny, Mineralnye Vody, Nalchik, Stavropol, Tambov, and Sochi, were temporarily closed, according to statements from airlines and local authorities.
https://kyivindependent.com/drones-attack-chemical-plant-in-russias-stavropol-krai/
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/56950
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/drone-strikes-cripple-8-airports-across-russia-1753412076.html
IDF: Palestinian man attempts to carry out West Bank stabbing attack, is ‘neutralized’
July 25, 2025 5:48 pm
A Palestinian armed with a knife attempted to carry out a stabbing attack near the southern West Bank settlement of Shim’a, the military says.
The IDF says troops deployed to the area opened fire on the suspect, “neutralizing him.” No other injuries were caused.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-palestinian-man-attempted-to-carry-out-west-bank-stabbing-attack-was-neutralized/
8 IDF Soldiers Injured in Central Israel Car Ramming Terror Attack
July 24, 2025
Latest Developments
Attack Near Netanya: Eight IDF soldiers were injured in a car-ramming attack near the central Israeli city of Netanya on July 24.
The IDF said that two of the soldiers were moderately injured and the other six lightly, with the wounded being evacuated to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera for treatment.
Perpetrator at Large: The alleged attacker, 27-year-old Arkan Khaled from the West Bank city of Taibeh, deserted his car in the Beit Lid region of the northern West Bank following the attack, where police later discovered the empty vehicle.
According to initial reports, Khaled borrowed the car from an acquaintance in Lod before carrying out the attack. A female eyewitness said that the suspect cut across her lane, accelerated toward the bus stop where the soldiers were waiting, and drove off after hitting them.
Manhunt Underway: Israeli police said that a large-scale search for Khaled was underway — involving police helicopters, motorcycle units, and canine units — following the discovery of his vehicle.
Additionally, the police commander of Israel’s Central District ordered that civilian first response teams in nearby communities be activated to assist in the search.
Several crossings into the West Bank were closed, including the road leading to Tulkarem, as the search for Khaled continued throughout the day.
FDD Expert Response
“While authorities have not stated whether the suspect has links to a terrorist organization, it does not change the fact that this type of attack is inherently difficult to detect and prevent. Thus, vehicle-ramming attacks have become a common method used by terrorists against Israelis.
Considering this incident, Israeli authorities must be cognizant of additional acts of terrorism inspired by this car-ramming.” — Joe Truzman, Senior Research Analyst and Editor at FDD’s Long War Journal
“Security coordination with civilian first response teams following terror attacks is one of the key aspects that Israeli authorities have sought to improve upon following the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, atrocities.
When terrorists invaded southern Israel nearly two years ago, too many of these teams were left alone to fend for themselves and protect their communities.
With the lessons learned from that day, it is a positive sign that Israeli authorities are turning to these local squads in the wake of today’s car-ramming.” — Aaron Goren, Research Analyst and Editor
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/07/24/8-idf-soldiers-injured-in-central-israel-car-ramming-terror-attack/
IDF claims it killed Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
July 25, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated on Friday that its troops killed a Hezbollah commander earlier today in southern Lebanon.
"Earlier today, the IDF struck and eliminated the terrorist Ali Mohammad Hassan Qoutan, who served as the personnel officer for Hezbollah's Bint Jbeil sector," the Israely army said in a post on its Telegram account and added that "Qoutan was involved in efforts to rehabilitate the terrorist organization in the Bint Jbeil area of southern Lebanon and operated to recruit terrorists during the war."
The IDF stressed that "terrorists' activities" represent a violation of the understanding between Israel and Lebanon, saying that it will "continue to operate to remove any threat posed to the State of Israel."
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/IDF-claims-it-killed-Hezbollah-commander-in-Lebanon/64526131
IDF says it killed Hamas' counter-espionage head
July 25, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet announced on Friday that they killed the head of Hamas' Counter-Espionage Directorate in the organization's general security apparatus, Amjad Muhammad Hassan Sha'er, in northern Gaza earlier this week.
"The Counter-Espionage Directorate is responsible for suppressing opponents of the government, thwarting espionage, and securing senior Hamas officials and their assets in and outside the Gaza Strip.
The Directorate is a vital part of the Hamas terrorist organization's general security apparatus (the General Security Directorate), which is responsible, among other things, for building an intelligence picture that assists Hamas officials in making decisions and executing terror plans against Israel," the IDF stated.
The Israeli military also noted that its Division 98 forces are expanding their activity in Gaza City, while Division 162 continues with its operations in the northern parts of the Gaza Strip.
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/IDF-says-it-killed-Hamas'-counter-espionage-head/64524509
Exercise Drone Prahaar: Indian Army Showcases Tactical Drone Integration
Updated Jul 25, 2025, 20:17 IST
Lieutenant General Abhijeet S Pendharkar, AVSM, YSM, General Officer Commanding, Spear Corps, witnessed Exercise Drone Prahaar, a high-intensity military drill aimed at validating the integration of drone technology into modern tactical operations by Infantry and supporting arms.
Conducted under realistic battlefield conditions, the exercise demonstrated the seamless use of drones for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), precision targeting, and establishing real-time sensor-to-shooter links.
The focus was on enhancing situational awareness and command reach through layered surveillance systems, enabling faster and more informed decision-making at tactical levels.
The drill also evaluated key components necessary for effective drone deployment, including airspace management, secure communication networks, and joint coordination protocols across various arms and services.
With an eye on the future, the Indian Army remains committed to harnessing cutting-edge technologies.
Exercise Drone Prahaar stands as a significant milestone in reinforcing the Army’s drive toward innovation, operational agility, and dominance in technology-driven warfare.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/exercise-drone-prahaar-indian-army-showcases-tactical-drone-integration-article-152345877
DRDO test-fires drone-launched missile Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that the flight trials were carried out in Kurnool
Updated:25 July 2025 7:30 AM
NEW DELHI: A drone-launched precision guided missile has been successfully test-fired by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at a test range in Andhra Pradesh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that the flight trials were carried out in Kurnool.
"In a major boost to India's defence capabilities, @DRDO_India has successfully carried out flight trials of UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 in the National Open Area Range (NOAR), test range in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh," Singh said in a social media post.
The missile is an enhanced version of the ULPGM-V2 missile developed and delivered by the DRDO earlier.
The ULPGM-V3 is equipped with a high definition dual-channel seeker that can strike a wide variety of targets.
It can be fired in plain and high-altitude areas.
The missile has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target update, according to the defence ministry.
The missile is equipped with three modular warhead options: anti-armour to destroy modern age armoured vehicles equipped with rolled homogeneous armouarmour, the ministry said.
The weapon also has a "penetration-cum-blast" warhead with anti bunker application, it added.
The missile was released from an unmanned aerial vehicle, which is indigenously developed by an Indian start-up – Newspace Research Technologies, Bengaluru.
The DRDO is actively pursuing integration of ULPGM weapons with long-range and high endurance UAVs from several other Indian companies.
The ministry said Adani Defence, Bharat Dynamics Limited, and 30 MSMEs and start-ups contributed to making the project a success.
https://www.dtnext.in/news/national/sc-allows-kerala-to-withdraw-pleas-against-guv-over-assent-to-bills-841178
Citizen scientists help count Galapagos marine iguanas using drone images
July 25, 2025
Nearly 14,000 volunteers took part in the citizen science project Iguanas from Above, helping to count endangered Galapagos marine iguanas through an online survey—and in doing so, contributed to the preservation of this unique lizard species.
Every aerial image of the iguana colonies captured by drones was reviewed by at least 20 independent participants—a total of more than 1.3 million inputs, explains campaign leader Dr. Amy MacLeod from Leipzig University's Institute of Biology.
She concludes that citizen scientists can be deployed effectively to analyze drone data sets and estimate population sizes, thereby allowing researchers to obtain critical information on these marine iguanas more rapidly.
MacLeod and her team have just published a paper on the project in the journal Scientific Reports.
Galapagos marine iguanas are found only on the archipelago in the eastern Pacific. Until now, their population has never been fully recorded, as many of their colonies are difficult to access.
These challenges can hinder the effective protection of the species. That's why researchers at Leipzig University launched the project in 2020.
"We developed a new method using drones to capture images from which the animals can be counted. We also launched the citizen science project Iguanas from Above, which allows people to help with the count online," explains the zoologist.
Reliable results, however, depended on the quality of the images. "In the pilot phase, lower-quality photos led to more errors.
In overcrowded or visually complex images, volunteers were more likely to miss animals. There was a general tendency to undercount.
Their motivation was strongly influenced by how clearly the tasks were explained and by the project design. Some volunteers completed thousands of classifications," says MacLeod.
The use of new technologies such as drones is becoming increasingly popular in nature conservation. However, this also generates large sets of image data, the analysis of which can be extremely time-consuming.
While public involvement in data collection is already widespread, this new study shows that volunteers can also reliably analyze data.
"This expands the role of citizen science, provides significant support for researchers, and offers a valuable opportunity to actively engage people in conservation topics," says the campaign leader.
Although the researchers plan to use artificial intelligence for future counts, initial tests have shown that volunteers working online are currently still better suited to the task.
For their surveys, they used drones launched both from boats and from land to capture aerial images of the colonies.
Traditional ground surveys were also carried out in parallel. The drone images were uploaded to the Zooniverse platform, where volunteers marked the marine iguanas.
MacLeod and her team are testing various methods for aggregating the data in order to evaluate the results and compare them statistically with expert counts.
"We show that citizen scientists can be used to evaluate such data sets, and we present a new method for making optimal use of aggregated data.
"This approach enables cost-effective monitoring of hard-to-reach wildlife populations," says the researcher, adding that the methodology can also be applied to other species and habitats and provides a foundation for the future automation of such projects using AI.
The researchers are also sharing volunteer feedback with other scientists and offering insights into their experience with the project—which could benefit other initiatives looking to use citizen science for data analysis.
The Iguanas from Above project is still ongoing. The researchers will use citizen science results from selected sites across the Galapagos archipelago to pursue their overarching goal: the first complete, detailed population survey of this species.
The publication of their population estimates is planned for early 2026. The data will also contribute to an updated IUCN Red List assessment and help inform effective conservation measures.
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-citizen-scientists-galapagos-marine-iguanas.html
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08381-9
CBP expands blimp surveillance to combat drone threat
Updated: Jul 25, 2025 / 07:03 AM CDT
Suspected cartel drones are breaching restricted United States airspace daily, with more than 60,000 detected between July and December of last year, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
An average of 328 Mexican drones are coming within 500 meters of the U.S. border every day. To counter the threat, some law enforcement agencies are turning to surveillance blimps, known as aerostats, equipped with radar and high-altitude cameras.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed the devices are currently deployed along the Texas border in Zapata, Eagle Pass and Rio Grande City as part of the Tethered Aerostat Radar System, which has been recently expanded.
Though the program has existed for years, it now includes increased cooperation with Mexican authorities to fight transnational criminal organizations’ use of drones.
Cartels have used drones for past attacks: Officials
“We’re doing things with the Mexican government, the Mexican armed forces, and law enforcement, trusted, vetted partners,” said Michael Torphy, unit chief for the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group.
“We’re sending people down there to train them on drone exploitation and the principles, again, not the specifics, but the principles of effective counter UAS, and we’re delivering best practices to them to keep them safer, to fight the war,” Torphy continued.
The aerostats, capable of detecting objects up to 200 miles away, account for just 2% of CBP’s total radar assets but are responsible for nearly half of all detections.
Cartels are no longer just trafficking people and drugs across the border. They’re flying drones to scout patrols, monitor agents and coordinate crossings. Some drones even smuggle contraband like firearms and narcotics.
In one deadly case in August, Mexican officials confirmed a drone dropped explosives that killed two soldiers in Michoacan state.
Lawmakers raise concerns about drone attacks
With surveillance blimps rising and cartel drones advancing, the border has become a new battleground in a fast-evolving fight with serious national security stakes.
“They alarm me from being the person responsible for homeland defense,” Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, commander of U.S. Northern Command, said during a March Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
“I haven’t seen any of them manifest in a threat to the level of national defense, but I see the potential only growing.”
During Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Steven Willoughby, deputy director of the DHS’s counter-drone program, warned, “It’s only a matter of time before law enforcement or Americans are targeted in the border region.”
Lawmakers are now sounding the alarm about future attacks. They fear that unless action is taken, drone attacks could escalate to public spaces or high-profile events, like the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/border-patrol-expands-blimp-surveillance-to-combat-drone-threat/
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/thailand-cambodia-border-clashes-14-thais-killed-could-lead-to-war-says-acting-thai-pm/articleshow/122902671.cms
Thailand-Cambodia border clashes: 14 Thais killed; "could lead to war," says acting Thai PM
Jul 25, 2025, 03:28:00 PM IST
At least 14 Thais have been killed while over 100,000 people have fled amid escalating border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, Bangkok said on Friday, as per local media reports.
Bangkok Post cited the Thai interior ministry as saying that over 100,000 people from four border provinces of the country had been moved to nearly 300 temporary shelters, while the kingdom's health ministry announced that the death toll had risen to 14- thirteen civilians and one soldier.
Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has warned that clashes with Cambodia "could develop into war", but added, "for now it remains limited to clashes."
Thailand's Royal Army has denied reports from Cambodia that it targeted an ancient Hindu Temple in the Cambodian province of Preah Vihear, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
"The accusation by the Cambodian side that Preah Vihear Temple was damaged by the Thai attack is a clear distortion of the facts," the Thai-language statement posted on X by the military said, as per Al Jazeera.
"The Royal Thai Army would like to state that the operations of the Thai military forces have a clear goal of retaliating only against the Cambodian military forces, and are not targeting civilian areas or any locations unrelated to the military operation in any way," it added.
In 2013, a UN court ruled in favour of Cambodia in a long-running dispute with Thailand over the jurisdiction of land around the ancient temple, fuelling tensions between Phnom Penh and Bangkok.
Exchanges of gunfire, shelling and rocket fire marked the fighting that began on July 24 in the long-disputed border areas. Both nations accused each other of starting the military clashes and have downgraded their diplomatic relations since Wednesday.
The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis on Friday, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urging both countries to exercise maximum restraint, as per a UN spokesperson.
Thailand and Cambodia have frequently clashed over their shared land border, a dispute that remains unresolved due to competing territorial claims dating back to the French colonial era.
The Cambodian Senate has expressed its strongest condemnation of the "intentional and illicit military aggression" by Thailand, stating that the Thai strikes were reported to have caused widespread damage to pagodas and temples.
In a statement released on July 24 late night, and citedx in the PhnomPenh Post, the Cambodian Senate said the hostile acts, which took place near the sacred temples of Ta Mone Thom, Ta Mone Touch, Ta Krabey, Mom Bei, and other locations within Cambodia's internationally recognised borders, constitute a direct violation of Cambodia's sovereignty and a grave breach of international law, including the UN Charter.
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It noted Cambodia's inherent right to self-defence, as stated under Article 51 of the UN Charter, adding that Cambodian armed forces acted with professionalism and restraint in exercising this right, defending national territory and the safety of Cambodian citizens.
They also called upon the international community including the UN, ASEAN and "all peace-loving nations" to take urgent and decisive action in response to this grave violation.
According to the Cambodian news outlet, PhnomPenh Post, there have been no official reports of casualties in Cambodia, but a 70-year-old Buddhist clergyman was reportedly killed when a Thailand F-16 fighters dropped bombs on Oddar Meanchey province's Ta Mone Senchey pagoda, in Banteay Ampil district.
The US-made fighter jet also reportedly bombed a nearby health centre, Phnom Penh Post reported.
Thailand's National Broadcasting Service said that the Thai government is ordering all agencies to provide urgent assistance to citizens affected by the border conflict, with schools being closed and an agricultural war room established.
Meanwhile, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as ASEAN Chair, wrote on his Facebook page yesterday that he had contacted Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai to express Malaysia's concern over rising tensions along the border.
Malaysia's The Star news outlet cited Anwar as saying, "This is a very worrying matter, and tonight, I will speak to both prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia.
These two countries are members of Asean and are also countries that are close to Malaysia. I have sent messages to both Prime Ministers, and I am expecting to speak to both of them tonight (via phone).
"The least we can expect is for them to stand down and hopefully enter negotiations. Peace is the only option available," Anwar was cited as saying on the sidelines of an event.
In 1962, the International Court of Justice recognised Cambodian sovereignty over the temple area in a ruling that became a major irritant in the relations between the two countries.
Cambodia went to court in 2011, following several military clashes that killed about 20 people. The court reaffirmed the ruling in 2013.
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Ring camera in California captures alien-like figure
July 24, 2025
A ring camera from a Southern California home captured an alien-like figure walking across a yard.
NBC News' Camila Bernal spoke to some experts on whether they feel the strange figure might've been out of this world.
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/ring-camera-in-california-captures-alien-like-figure-243809349803
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edDgyUgVnIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3l95rDDXu0
Black Triangle UFOs Photographed in Wisconsin?
July 24, 2025
An intriguing photograph from Wisconsin shows what appear to be a pair of black triangular UFOs cruising through the night sky.
Radio personality Ken Hayes' wife reportedly snapped the interesting image (seen below) during a recent camping trip to the state's Totogatic County Park.
Intending to capture the breathtaking natural beauty of the star-filled sky, he recalled, "when she looked back at the photo she just took, she gasped and handed me her phone."
What stunned Hayes' wife was the presence of two small black triangles in the image.
"We tried to hypothesize what it could be," he mused, suggesting a camera glitch, campfire ash, or birds before conceding that the couple "haven't come up with anything that checks the boxes."
Strangely, Hayes indicated that his wife took two photos seconds apart, but the triangular anomalies were only present in the first image.
He also noted that they did not hear any sound that might have been connected with the curious objects in the sky.
What do you think Hayes' wife inadvertently photographed during their camping trip? Weigh in with your best guess at the C2C Facebook page.
https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/black-triangle-ufos-photographed-in-wisconsin/
https://b105country.com/minong-wisconsin-ufo/
https://www.facebook.com/b105duluth/posts/1371874061605242
New information about the mysterious submerged object in the Baltic Sea 🛸
July 24, 2025
In this episode of Interstellar with Jaime Maussan, we explore the new information revealed about the mysterious submerged object in the Baltic Sea, discovered by Swedish divers more than a decade ago.
Is it a natural formation, an artificial structure, or evidence of non-human technology? Join us on this investigation with images, testimonies, and theories that defy conventional logic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbYuSMgEmvw
An Investigation into the Meier / Pleiadian Contacts - Brit Elders - 2025
Jul 25, 2025
The unparalleled contacts that began in 1975 between Eduard “Billy” Meier and beings from the Pleiades remains one of the most convincing extraterrestrial encounters ever reported.
As an original investigator on the case, step back in time with author Brit Elders and explore the astounding physical evidence and profound messages shared between the Pleiadian beings and contactee Billy Meier.
Presented at the 2025 Ozark Mountain UFO Conference - https://ozarkufoconference.com/
MORE ABOUT: Brit Elders
Brit Elders is an investigative author and documentary filmmaker who traveled the world exploring a variety of topics including the mysterious world of UFOs.
She has participated in several in-depth investigations, including the Billy Meier case and the waves of UFO sightings in Mexico, which began in 1991 and continue today.
The CEO of ShirleyMacLaine.com, Brit continues to research and write for herself and others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqApoMACASs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO5zpfL2ffo (Billy Meier and UFO Contact from the Pleiades: Interview with Brit Elders Aug 8, 2024)
https://web.archive.org/web/20250327064411/https://britelders.com/
https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/this-man-wants-to-build-ufo-technology-for-america-2hd76zc8h
https://patents.google.com/?q=(pais)&inventor=salvatore&oq=salvatore+pais
This man wants to build UFO technology for America
July 24 2025, 10.15pm BST
Ten years ago, the US navy filed a patent that seemed to describe aircraft that could soar into space and accelerate at speeds faster than light.
At the time, conspiracy theorists said it was evidence that the military had discovered UFOs and was re-engineering alien technology. The navy did not address such claims and has since let the patents lapse.
But now Salvatore Pais, 57, the aerospace engineer who invented the science behind the patents and filed them on behalf of the navy, said he was worried the Chinese were developing the same technology.
He said a paper, called The Plasma Compression Fusion Device, echoes his theories, and has “been cited greatly, some very prestigious, highly placed Chinese research.
I try to sound the alarm bells. Nobody hears me. But the Chinese are the ones who are interested in it”.
The paper, which was published in the journal IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, has since been cited in at least four Chinese scientific papers from 2021 to last year, Pais said.
In 2017, the chief technical officer of the Naval Aviation Enterprise, James Sheehy, wrote a letter to patent examiners claiming that the Chinese were already “investing significantly” in these technologies.
Several physicists have said Pais’s work has elements of pseudoscience, and mainstream publications still refuse to publish him. But while he admits that the funding of his work is “at a standstill”, he says that “no one has shown my equations are incorrect”.
Pais claims that his inventions work due to extremely high electromagnetic energy fluxes, achieved through acceleration, vibration or spin of an equilibrium — and are enabled by forces he describes as the “Pais Effect” and the “Superforce”.
“The experiments must be conducted to prove these ideas correct to generate a non-equilibrium plasma,” Pais said. “Under certain conditions, it will generate extremely high energy density.
If indeed this is correct, the very nature of local space time, what we understand is the fundamental nature of reality, can be manipulated.”
Speaking to The Times in his capacity as a private individual rather than a member of the military, Pais said he believed aliens were real, taking the form of a “superintelligence” that considers the human race “an experiment”.
Pais believes that the power achievable through the “Superforce” makes artificial superintelligence a realistic possibility — and that aliens may already possess similar technologies.
Through the energy generated by his inventions, he said it was possible to create a god-like AI capable of “reinventing the cosmos”.
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The navy funded research into Pais’s high-energy electromagnetic field generator (HEEMFG) to the tune of $508,000 in 2019, hoping to prove a theoretical electromagnetic field which could have applications in electronic warfare and in fuelling nuclear fusion.
Pais hopes to get more funding to prove that his ideas are correct, saying he needs more people, laboratory time and “real timelines, real components” to prove the existence of the Pais Effect.
“This is not something that will be done in half a year,” he said. “This is not something that will be done with, say, four or five people.”
Pais, who lives in California, still works for the US navy on everything from advanced power and environment management systems to electrical engineering projects.
In private, he has worked on theories that enable spacecraft to fly and submarines to cut through water without friction. In 2015, he filed his five patents with the support of the navy and the Naval Air Warfare Centre Aircraft Division.
His 2015 patent, entitled “Craft using an inertial mass reduction device”, argued that space travel was possible by using microwave emitters which vibrate a plasma (a fourth state of matter after solid, liquid and gas) and create “voids” in the space-time continuum.
The patent for his technology was signed by the US navy.
It may seem surreal that an institution like the navy would entertain ideas of little green men, but the discussion around UFOs has become increasingly mainstream.
Jon Kosloski, director of the Pentagon’s air anomaly investigation unit All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, heads up an investigation into hundreds of possible UFO sightings.
And while President Trump says UFOs are not “his thing”, he has repeatedly sparked interest with comments, such as calling Roswell — where an alleged UFO crashed in 1947 — a “very interesting place”.
Pais has supporters among fringe podcasters like Ashton Forbes, who has 88,000 subscribers and believes his research could revolutionise physics.
Born in Romania, Pais moved with his family when he was 13 to New York City and studied at the Brooklyn Technical High School, where he received his doctorate. He says his decision to file the patents starting in 2015 came after rejections from academic publishing.
“At the time I was working for the United States navy,” he said. “They have an invention evaluation board. They actually approved all five, which was a first, especially on such a highly controversial subject matter. But I was able to convince them.”
When contacted by The Times, the US navy declined to comment on Pais or his patents.
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The Nephilim Looked Like Clowns - 45 - Royal Order of Jesters
Jul 22, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edDgyUgVnIE
Navy photographer Delbert C. Newhouse on his famous 1952 UFO film + footage breakdown analysis
Jul 24, 2025
"Warrant Officer D.C. Newhouse, USN, obtained 16 mm color movies of a group of UFOs which he and his wife observed visually near Tremonton, Utah.
At relatively close range, UFOs appeared flat and circular "shaped like two saucers, one inverted on top of the other."
Mr. Newhouse unpacked his Bell and Howell Automaster camera, with 3-inch telephoto lens, from the trunk of his car and obtained about 1200 frames of the UFOs on Daylight Kodachrome film.
During the filming, Mr. Newhouse changed the iris stop of the camera from f/8 to f/16. The film was submitted to Navy authorities, who forwarded it to the Air Force at ATIC in Dayton, Ohio, where it was studied for several months.
According to Mr. Newhouse, frames of the movie showing a single UFO moving away over the horizon (hence providing some ranging information) were missing when the film was returned."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXJUauBs_eI
https://www.ufocasebook.com/tremontonutah.html
https://ufologie.patrickgross.org/htm/tremonton.htm
https://www.ufonews.co/post/this-man-touched-a-ufo-and-has-the-scars-to-prove-it-falcon-lake-incident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63CtDQpl6Lg
This Man Touched a UFO and Has the Scars to Prove It - Falcon Lake Incident
July 24, 2025
On May 20th, 1967, Stefan Michalak walked out of the Manitoba wilderness forever changed.
The 51-year-old industrial mechanic and amateur geologist had ventured into the Canadian Shield near Falcon Lake for a weekend of prospecting, searching for quartz and silver deposits in an area where he had previously staked mining claims.
What happened next would trigger the most extensive UFO investigation in Canadian history and create a case that remains unexplained more than half a century later.
Stefan was a practical, down-to-earth man who had immigrated from Poland in 1949 and worked at the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg.
He had no interest in UFOs or paranormal phenomena - he was simply pursuing his passion for geology in the wilderness he knew well.
Around noon that Saturday, while examining rock formations, Stefan noticed two cigar-shaped objects descending from the southwest sky, both emitting an intense reddish glow.
The objects moved together as if connected by an invisible force, maintaining constant distance between them.
One landed on a flat section of rock about 45 meters away, transforming into a more disc-like shape, while the other hovered briefly before accelerating away and disappearing.
Stefan's first assumption wasn't extraterrestrial - it was 1967, the height of the Cold War, and secret military experiments were common. He believed he was witnessing an experimental US military aircraft.
For thirty minutes, he observed and sketched the craft, noting its seamless, metallic surface with no visible rivets or screws. He heard a low humming sound, air hissing, and detected a sulfurous smell.
Most remarkably, he saw a door opening with bright lights inside and heard what sounded like human voices engaged in conversation.
Being helpful by nature, Stefan called out, "Hey, you Yankee boys having trouble?" When he received no response, he tried communicating in Polish, Russian, German, Italian, and Ukrainian - all to no avail.
Emboldened by curiosity and still convinced this was human technology, Stefan approached the craft wearing his welding goggles.
Through the bright doorway, he observed panels of flashing lights, beams of light, and sophisticated controls, but saw no people.
When he reached out to touch the craft's surface, the fingertips of his gloves immediately began melting from the intense heat.
Suddenly, three panels sealed the doorway shut, the craft began rotating counter-clockwise, and Stefan noticed a grid of circular holes on the side - like a ventilation system.
Without warning, a blast of scorching hot gas erupted from these holes, striking him directly in the chest, knocking him backward, and setting his shirt and cap ablaze.
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The physical evidence was undeniable and disturbing. Stefan suffered distinctive grid-pattern burns on his chest and stomach that precisely matched the vent configuration he described seeing on the craft.
Over the following weeks, he lost approximately 20 pounds, experienced persistent nausea, vomiting, headaches, and blackouts.
His white blood cell count dropped significantly, and doctors documented symptoms consistent with radiation exposure, though tests showed he wasn't radioactive.
The burns behaved strangely - while those on his upper chest healed relatively quickly, the stomach burns would fade and return repeatedly for months. Even decades later, scar tissue could be felt beneath his skin.
The official response was unprecedented. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian military, US Air Force's Project Blue Book, and representatives from the University of Colorado's Condon Committee all investigated the case.
When Stefan's condition didn't improve, he underwent extensive medical evaluation at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where a psychiatrist concluded he was "very pragmatic, down to earth, and does not make up stories."
At the alleged landing site, investigators found a 15-foot semicircular area where vegetation had been burned away, elevated radiation readings, and pieces of metal melted into rock cracks.
Stefan's discarded clothing and tools tested positive for radioactivity.
The incident devastated the Michalak family. When the story broke in local newspapers, their home became a media circus with reporters, investigators, and curious onlookers camping on their lawn.
Nine-year-old Stan Michalak was bullied at school, while Stefan faced public ridicule and questions about his sanity.
The family later regretted reporting the incident, though Stefan felt duty-bound to warn others of potential danger, having served as a military policeman in Poland.
Stefan never claimed to have encountered aliens, maintaining until his death in 1999 that he had likely witnessed experimental military technology. He never changed his story, never embellished details, and never sought financial gain.
All investigating agencies classified the case as "unexplained," with the US Air Force's Condon Committee concluding that "if physically real, it would show the existence of alien flying vehicles in our environment."
Today, the Falcon Lake incident stands as Canada's most credible UFO case, commemorated by a Royal Canadian Mint coin in 2018 and documented in the comprehensive 2017 book "When They Appeared."
Unlike famous cases like Roswell, the Canadian government acknowledges something unexplained occurred, the physical evidence remains preserved in archives, and the site can still be visited, matching Stefan's original sketches exactly.
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31 ATLAS: ALIEN CRAFT INCOMING
July 22, 2025
THE QUESTION is… is this craft the Invasionary force of ANDROIDS headed for Earth as predicted by the WINGMAKERS?
Links and paper authored by scientists raising the issue on whether 31/ATLAS is a threat or not…
Quote from paper below:
Guest Post by ” Childers
…”Something very weird —cosmically weird— is going on. Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb just co-authored a scientific paper hypothetically suggesting that the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS might not be a rock at all.
It might be… alien technology. He drafted a formal paper, pre-published on his Substack, and titled “Is the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Alien Technology?”
WINGMAKERS NERUDA INTERVIEWS… Why it matters: Dr. Neruda: “The Animus desire to own this planet in order to own its genetics. As I’ve already mentioned, this is a synthetic race.
A species that can clone itself and fabricate more and more of its population to serve the purpose of its colonization program.
However, it desires more than the expansion of its empire. It desires to become a soul carrier – something reserved for pure biological organisms.
Synthetic organisms are not able to carry the higher frequencies of soul, which absolutely require an organic nervous system.”
Sarah: “So they want a soul?”
Dr. Neruda: “They want to expand throughout the universe and develop their organic nature through genetic reengineering.
They want to become soul carriers in order to achieve immortality. They also want to prove what they already believe, that they are superior to all other pure organics.”
https://projectcamelotportal.com/2025/07/22/31-atlas-alien-craft-incoming/
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/07/22/fasten-your-tinfoil-hat/
https://truthsocial.com/@kerrycassidycamelot/posts/114897938071663175
https://rumble.com/v6wlei6-3iatlas-is-not-a-comet-with-david-sereda.html
https://wingmakers.com/writings/nerudainterviews/
>>23375221 PB Tim Phillips has been fired effective today
After UAP Caucus does nothing, Chair Luna asks, “Why did Biden do nothing?”
Jul 25, 2025
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) — Chair, Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets; Co-chair, Congressional UAP Caucus
Ask a Pol asks:
Have there been efforts by the administration to intimidate you or other Secrets Task Force members?
Key Luna:
“No, in fact, if anything, I think there's been actually open conversations with how I think this like, especially with like the base, what the American people are wanting and advocating for, there's been absolutely zero intimidation,” Secrets Task Force Chair Anna Paulina Luna explains to Ask a Pol.
So what's been the holdup?
“I don't think there's been a holdup,” Luna says. “They've done more in this administration specifically to the subject than even under the Biden administration. So I think people need to be asking, why did Biden do nothing?”
Caught our ear per Tim Phillips’ firing:
“I did not know that,” Luna tells us. “I'll check into it, but I'm not a fan of AARO. I think that they need to be completely disbanded.”
https://www.askapoluaps.com/p/uap-caucus-blaming-biden-for-own-inaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIBLgKLxGMY
BOMBSHELL: Pentagon created fake UFO evidence, promoted false alien stories
Jun 11, 2025
Over the last 7 years, you’ve probably seen news headlines about multiple UFO whistleblowers who’ve come forward to claim the US government is hiding the existence of aliens and alien technology.
Inspired by these claims, in 2022, the United States Congress mandated the creation of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). AARO was asked to look into these claims, and they were given all the top secret authorities they needed to look everywhere.
In 2024, AARO released a detailed report in which they concluded there were no aliens, no alien technology, and no alien bodies.
But what the public hasn’t really heard yet is that when AARO went looking for the original source of false stories about the government hiding aliens, they discovered that in many instances the source was the government itself.
I interviewed Tim Phillips, a senior 45-year veteran of military and government service. He was the deputy director, and at one point the acting of AARO. He was at the tip of the spear of AARO’s investigations.
He says AARO tracked down every witness, every clue, and discovered that the US government was sometimes the source, creator and promoter of false UFO stories, which they used to cover up their human-made top secret technology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcwkyRLpz4Q