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2/21/2026 8:02:02 PM EDT
[#1]
Why would Luna post this?

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“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/22/2026 8:43:29 AM EDT
[Last Edit: tnriverluver][Edited] [#2]
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Originally Posted By sq40:
Why would Luna post this?

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/49447/IMG_3290_jpeg-3717384.JPG
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And why is the number 444 showing up again and again in my life?  Look at the number of quotes.
And a bigger question is why is ARF blocked on the hospitals WiFi?  I know it’s blocked in so many places
ETA I hope this post doesn’t get her into some really deep shit.  I fear it will.
2/22/2026 9:24:41 AM EDT
[#3]
Something else to remember .  Trump once mentioned the healing Med beds before quickly being shut up about it.
2/22/2026 10:01:59 AM EDT
[#4]
I liked the Dog videos BTW. Though they are AI scripted and read, they aren't wrong, Dogs rock, and they are way more than just pets or animals.
“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/22/2026 10:02:55 AM EDT
[#5]
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Originally Posted By tnriverluver:

And why is the number 444 showing up again and again in my life?  Look at the number of quotes.
And a bigger question is why is ARF blocked on the hospitals WiFi?  I know it’s blocked in so many places
ETA I hope this post doesn’t get her into some really deep shit.  I fear it will.
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Originally Posted By tnriverluver:
Originally Posted By sq40:
Why would Luna post this?

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/49447/IMG_3290_jpeg-3717384.JPG

And why is the number 444 showing up again and again in my life?  Look at the number of quotes.
And a bigger question is why is ARF blocked on the hospitals WiFi?  I know it’s blocked in so many places
ETA I hope this post doesn’t get her into some really deep shit.  I fear it will.


Hospitals often block “weapons” sites.
“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/22/2026 12:21:27 PM EDT
[#6]
In the video, Luna says it’s inter-dimensional.

“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/22/2026 1:06:51 PM EDT
[#7]
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Originally Posted By sq40:
In the video, Luna says it’s inter-dimensional.

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She’s really pushing the envelope here.  Wow!  I know she has said things about photos they’ve seen in skits but never mentioned seeing proof of Interdimensional stuff.
2/22/2026 2:16:27 PM EDT
[#8]
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Originally Posted By tnriverluver:

She’s really pushing the envelope here.  Wow!  I know she has said things about photos they’ve seen in skits but never mentioned seeing proof of Interdimensional stuff.
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With Ross saying UAP are vehicles to traverse the dimensions…  

At least 15–20 distinct religious traditions feature a boat, chariot, or similar conveyance for the dead, depending on how finely you split cultural lineages.

Think about that. What if those traditions are simply ways of saying craft transport souls, ferry them back and forth?  What if the uptick in UAP sightings match the uptick in population?
“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/22/2026 3:36:45 PM EDT
[#9]
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Originally Posted By tnriverluver:

She's really pushing the envelope here.  Wow!  I know she has said things about photos they've seen in skits but never mentioned seeing proof of Interdimensional stuff.
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Skits?

"I assure you, Mr. Mowry, that I am quite serious when I ask you to oblige by walking bow-legged."
2/22/2026 4:01:16 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By kozaki:
Skits?

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I’m at the hospital with my elderly mom on my stupid phone.
2/22/2026 4:03:46 PM EDT
[#11]
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Originally Posted By sq40:


With Ross saying UAP are vehicles to traverse the dimensions…  

At least 15–20 distinct religious traditions feature a boat, chariot, or similar conveyance for the dead, depending on how finely you split cultural lineages.

Think about that. What if those traditions are simply ways of saying craft transport souls, ferry them back and forth?  What if the uptick in UAP sightings match the uptick in population?
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That is a good point.
2/22/2026 4:18:04 PM EDT
[#12]
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Originally Posted By kozaki:
You have to delete the question mark and any characters after:



It appears that you have to be signed in on X to see the post.

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Originally Posted By tnriverluver:
Wow  
What is the blue blazes?  I keep linking the tweet and nothing shows up.  here is a hot link
This is one strange place Trevor Grassi is filming.  not about the ? mark removal.

[url=https://x.com/GrassiTrevor/status/2020935887878529459?s=20]https://x.com/GrassiTrevor/status/2020935887878529459?s=20[/url
Trevor Grassi
@GrassiTrevor
Yaxchilan Underground Labyrinth
Usumacinta River, Mexico
Note at the beginning, these two corridors were sealed with stones and masonry when this extensive subterranean maze of tunnels was first discovered, so there is no telling how much further or deeper it may go. It's proximity to Piedras Negras (2 hours by boat) and other clues, suggest it may be connected to the legends of buried halls of records. Here is a full walkthrough, inside and out, but a full length film about Yaxchilan alone will be coming soon, as this is just one of many ancient structures at the site.
You have to delete the question mark and any characters after:



It appears that you have to be signed in on X to see the post.




In Autohotkey:  When loaded, type ",tw" with the twitter share URL on the clipboard, this will pull out the valid link and remove advertising and tracking stuff then type out the link with the embed tags inside the "tweet" for this forum, works with x or twitter links and makes x links, it's pretty straightforward regular expresssion match, similar for youtube.


:*:,tw::
; More accurate: https://www.amazon.com/?tag=arfcom00-20([\\w-]+/)?(dp|gp/product)/(\\w+/)?(\\w{10})
ClipValue := Clipboard ;  grab the  tweet URL without the ?.* trailing referrals
try
{
    RegExMatch(ClipValue, "(http.*x\.com\/.*[0-9]{16,21})", TwitID)
}
;; In case Amazon adds a different method, double check with a more generic test:
if StrLen(TwitID) < 12
try
{
RegExMatch(ClipValue, "(http.*twitter\.com\/.*[0-9]{16,21})", TwitID)
}
if StrLen(TwitID) < 12  ; On alternet RegEx just return, no vaild Product ID or known URL Formatted prduct
; Otherwise we have something valid:
Send [tweet]%TwitID%[/tweet]{ENTER}
return


Swap out the match to get different URL strips:
Here's to get Amazon ID: RegExMatch(ClipValue, "http.*amazon\.com\/.*\/([A-z0-9]{10})", AmznID)

Here's how to get a youtube video id (even from shorts):
RegExMatch(ClipValue, "http.*youtub.*[?&]v=([^&?/\s]{11})", VidID)
RegExMatch(ClipValue, "http.*youtub.*shorts\/([^&?/\s]{11})", VidID)

autohotkey download link
The person who complains most, and is the most critical of others has the most to hide.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
2/22/2026 9:01:51 PM EDT
[#13]
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Originally Posted By brass:



In Autohotkey:  When loaded, type ",tw" with the twitter share URL on the clipboard, this will pull out the valid link and remove advertising and tracking stuff then type out the link with the embed tags inside the "tweet" for this forum, works with x or twitter links and makes x links, it's pretty straightforward regular expresssion match, similar for youtube.


:*:,tw::
; More accurate: https://www.amazon.com/?tag=arfcom00-20([\\w-]+/)?(dp|gp/product)/(\\w+/)?(\\w{10})
ClipValue := Clipboard ;  grab the  tweet URL without the ?.* trailing referrals
try
{
    RegExMatch(ClipValue, "(http.*x\.com\/.*[0-9]{16,21})", TwitID)
}
;; In case Amazon adds a different method, double check with a more generic test:
if StrLen(TwitID) < 12
try
{
RegExMatch(ClipValue, "(http.*twitter\.com\/.*[0-9]{16,21})", TwitID)
}
if StrLen(TwitID) < 12  ; On alternet RegEx just return, no vaild Product ID or known URL Formatted prduct
; Otherwise we have something valid:
Send [tweet][/tweet]{ENTER}
return


Swap out the match to get different URL strips:
Here's to get Amazon ID: RegExMatch(ClipValue, "http.*amazon\.com\/.*\/([A-z0-9]{10})", AmznID)

Here's how to get a youtube video id (even from shorts):
RegExMatch(ClipValue, "http.*youtub.*[?&]v=([^&?/\s]{11})", VidID)
RegExMatch(ClipValue, "http.*youtub.*shorts\/([^&?/\s]{11})", VidID)

autohotkey download link
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Holy shit man, that's too much work!

"I assure you, Mr. Mowry, that I am quite serious when I ask you to oblige by walking bow-legged."
2/23/2026 7:41:14 AM EDT
[#14]
I just want to know why on ARF you have to click play twice on YT videos to make them play.  No other platform that I visit do I have to do that.
2/23/2026 1:14:26 PM EDT
[#15]
UFO Mothership - Strange lights!!! #UFO #Alien #Strange #scary #space
“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/23/2026 1:25:47 PM EDT
[#16]
I don’t agree with all of his points. But interesting idea that a sixth and perhaps seventh observable needs added, Contact, and Injury.

“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/23/2026 1:27:37 PM EDT
[#17]
The Good Trouble Show has an interview with Lou dropping later today.
2/23/2026 3:13:43 PM EDT
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Here is the full length video ref the alien bones found under a church in Mexico.  I'm watching it right now.  VERY interesting and worth your time.

New pictures: 400-year-old alien skeletons allegedly found underneath a church? | Reality Check


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2/23/2026 7:28:54 PM EDT
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The first thing to look at on any UFO video is whatever you are not supposed to be looking at, in this case it's the road.

The potholes repeat at regular intervals in the same pattern, that doesn't happen in the real world.

You can't blame the guy that created it, he didn't try to pass it off as real, so who cares if he reused textures a bit too much.
2/24/2026 9:12:43 AM EDT
[#20]
I may be behind here since I’ve been very busy elsewhere and it’s taking all I have to help my mom, but I see a post on Reddit this morning saying the FBI is releasing their UFO files.  Who knows how much or little they have dug up.
2/24/2026 12:20:17 PM EDT
[#21]
I just found this on Liberty Daily this morning.  I don't have time atm to really read though it but it looks like an excellent write up.  OI'll read it myself a little later today.

UFOs Are Real But They’re Not What the Powers-That-Be Want Us to Believe

UFOs Are Real But They’re Not What the Powers-That-Be Want Us to Believe

As presidents talk, disclosure bills pass, and Hollywood readies its next mind-conditioning blockbuster, a question no one in power wants you to ask has become urgent: What if “they” were never extraterrestrial at all?



Something is happening. You can feel it. The headlines are moving too fast, the coordination too precise, the timing too convenient. Former President Barack Obama, on a podcast speed round in February 2026, let slip: “They’re real.” The internet erupted. Within 24 hours he walked it back on Instagram — but the damage was done, the signal had been sent. Days later, President Trump announced he would direct relevant departments to release government files on UFOs, UAPs, and “alien and extraterrestrial life.” And somewhere in a Hollywood editing suite, a major disclosure film is being polished for release.

This is not a coincidence. This is a coordinated roll-out. The question serious students of Scripture and history must ask is not what these phenomena are — but who is managing their reveal, and to what end.

The Ancient Answer Nobody Wants
Before radar. Before Roswell. Before the Pentagon’s UAP task force. Before any of this became a media cycle — there was an ancient framework that described, with startling precision, the exact kind of phenomena now being labeled “non-human intelligence.” That framework is found in Scripture, and it names these entities not as travelers from distant star systems, but as fallen angels and the demonic forces operating under their hierarchy.

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
— Ephesians 6:12
The Apostle Paul didn’t write about demons as primitive mythology. He described a structured hierarchy — rulers, authorities, cosmic powers — operating in “heavenly places.” The Greek word used, epouranios, literally refers to the atmospheric and celestial realm. These beings occupy what we would today call airspace. They are not underground. They are not in another galaxy. They are in our sky, and they have been there since before human civilization was a footnote.

The Book of Enoch, the Book of Genesis, the writings of the early Church Fathers — all describe the same event: a rebellion among angelic beings who chose to operate outside God’s authority, who interacted with humanity in deceptive and corrupting ways, and who retain tremendous power to manipulate the physical world, including light, matter, and human perception. This is the UFO phenomenon. It has always been the UFO phenomenon.

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2/24/2026 12:38:46 PM EDT
[#22]
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Originally Posted By Herc:


The first thing to look at on any UFO video is whatever you are not supposed to be looking at, in this case it's the road.

The potholes repeat at regular intervals in the same pattern, that doesn't happen in the real world.

You can't blame the guy that created it, he didn't try to pass it off as real, so who cares if he reused textures a bit too much.
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Originally Posted By Herc:


The first thing to look at on any UFO video is whatever you are not supposed to be looking at, in this case it's the road.

The potholes repeat at regular intervals in the same pattern, that doesn't happen in the real world.

You can't blame the guy that created it, he didn't try to pass it off as real, so who cares if he reused textures a bit too much.


You have a good eye!
“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/24/2026 4:06:26 PM EDT
[Last Edit: tnriverluver][Edited] [#23]
Damn that above article is depressing.  Is the world as we know it about to end next year?  Is this why Lou said everyone should quit their jobs and take a long vacation?
ETA and worse, it may be coming this year!
2/24/2026 4:56:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: tnriverluver][Edited] [#24]
The soundtrack on this is awful but the content is good

As Above, So Below" Is Holographic Universe Theory (Hermetic Principle Decoded)
2/24/2026 7:37:18 PM EDT
[#25]
UFO FILES RELEASE AND PENTAGON COMPLIANCE
2/25/2026 1:09:17 AM EDT
[#26]
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Originally Posted By tnriverluver:
I just found this on Liberty Daily this morning.  I don't have time atm to really read though it but it looks like an excellent write up.  OI'll read it myself a little later today.

UFOs Are Real But They’re Not What the Powers-That-Be Want Us to Believe

UFOs Are Real But They’re Not What the Powers-That-Be Want Us to Believe

As presidents talk, disclosure bills pass, and Hollywood readies its next mind-conditioning blockbuster, a question no one in power wants you to ask has become urgent: What if “they” were never extraterrestrial at all?



Something is happening. You can feel it. The headlines are moving too fast, the coordination too precise, the timing too convenient. Former President Barack Obama, on a podcast speed round in February 2026, let slip: “They’re real.” The internet erupted. Within 24 hours he walked it back on Instagram — but the damage was done, the signal had been sent. Days later, President Trump announced he would direct relevant departments to release government files on UFOs, UAPs, and “alien and extraterrestrial life.” And somewhere in a Hollywood editing suite, a major disclosure film is being polished for release.

This is not a coincidence. This is a coordinated roll-out. The question serious students of Scripture and history must ask is not what these phenomena are — but who is managing their reveal, and to what end.

The Ancient Answer Nobody Wants
Before radar. Before Roswell. Before the Pentagon’s UAP task force. Before any of this became a media cycle — there was an ancient framework that described, with startling precision, the exact kind of phenomena now being labeled “non-human intelligence.” That framework is found in Scripture, and it names these entities not as travelers from distant star systems, but as fallen angels and the demonic forces operating under their hierarchy.

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
— Ephesians 6:12
The Apostle Paul didn’t write about demons as primitive mythology. He described a structured hierarchy — rulers, authorities, cosmic powers — operating in “heavenly places.” The Greek word used, epouranios, literally refers to the atmospheric and celestial realm. These beings occupy what we would today call airspace. They are not underground. They are not in another galaxy. They are in our sky, and they have been there since before human civilization was a footnote.

The Book of Enoch, the Book of Genesis, the writings of the early Church Fathers — all describe the same event: a rebellion among angelic beings who chose to operate outside God’s authority, who interacted with humanity in deceptive and corrupting ways, and who retain tremendous power to manipulate the physical world, including light, matter, and human perception. This is the UFO phenomenon. It has always been the UFO phenomenon.

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Very thought provoking article.  Part of me thinks if they are demons, why would they need a spaceship to get around?  But maybe that is part of the plan, to make the masses think they are from outer space, when they are not.  And their purpose is not what they claim.  A real rabbit hole thinking of all the possibilities.
2/25/2026 11:07:44 AM EDT
[Last Edit: tnriverluver][Edited] [#27]
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Originally Posted By kc-coyote:



Very thought provoking article.  Part of me thinks if they are demons, why would they need a spaceship to get around?  But maybe that is part of the plan, to make the masses think they are from outer space, when they are not.  And their purpose is not what they claim.  A real rabbit hole thinking of all the possibilities.
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It was pointed out in one of the recent podcast that the physical craft were designed to transport souls to another dimension.
2/25/2026 11:09:47 AM EDT
[#28]
2/25/2026 11:11:13 AM EDT
[#29]
The REAL Meaning of Chosen Ones Revealed
2/25/2026 3:21:59 PM EDT
[#30]
The UFO Cover-Up Has a Name: How the Pentagon Killed Real Oversight
2/25/2026 3:23:10 PM EDT
[Last Edit: tnriverluver][Edited] [#31]
HUGE UFO REVELATIONS DROPPED BY FORMER AARO EXEC
2/25/2026 9:23:24 PM EDT
[Last Edit: sq40][Edited] [#32]
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Originally Posted By tnriverluver:
I just found this on Liberty Daily this morning.  I don't have time atm to really read though it but it looks like an excellent write up.  OI'll read it myself a little later today.

UFOs Are Real But They’re Not What the Powers-That-Be Want Us to Believe

UFOs Are Real But They’re Not What the Powers-That-Be Want Us to Believe

As presidents talk, disclosure bills pass, and Hollywood readies its next mind-conditioning blockbuster, a question no one in power wants you to ask has become urgent: What if “they” were never extraterrestrial at all?



Something is happening. You can feel it. The headlines are moving too fast, the coordination too precise, the timing too convenient. Former President Barack Obama, on a podcast speed round in February 2026, let slip: “They’re real.” The internet erupted. Within 24 hours he walked it back on Instagram — but the damage was done, the signal had been sent. Days later, President Trump announced he would direct relevant departments to release government files on UFOs, UAPs, and “alien and extraterrestrial life.” And somewhere in a Hollywood editing suite, a major disclosure film is being polished for release.

This is not a coincidence. This is a coordinated roll-out. The question serious students of Scripture and history must ask is not what these phenomena are — but who is managing their reveal, and to what end.

The Ancient Answer Nobody Wants
Before radar. Before Roswell. Before the Pentagon’s UAP task force. Before any of this became a media cycle — there was an ancient framework that described, with startling precision, the exact kind of phenomena now being labeled “non-human intelligence.” That framework is found in Scripture, and it names these entities not as travelers from distant star systems, but as fallen angels and the demonic forces operating under their hierarchy.

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
— Ephesians 6:12
The Apostle Paul didn’t write about demons as primitive mythology. He described a structured hierarchy — rulers, authorities, cosmic powers — operating in “heavenly places.” The Greek word used, epouranios, literally refers to the atmospheric and celestial realm. These beings occupy what we would today call airspace. They are not underground. They are not in another galaxy. They are in our sky, and they have been there since before human civilization was a footnote.

The Book of Enoch, the Book of Genesis, the writings of the early Church Fathers — all describe the same event: a rebellion among angelic beings who chose to operate outside God’s authority, who interacted with humanity in deceptive and corrupting ways, and who retain tremendous power to manipulate the physical world, including light, matter, and human perception. This is the UFO phenomenon. It has always been the UFO phenomenon.

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For those interested, the entire Bible is expertly narrated by David Souchet.  

It’s free on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs0kYUO87ryQ58A2PZGnrHd4Ie1zFPzbn

And for 1 Credit on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/David-Suchet-Audio-BibleNew-International-Version-NIV-Complete-Bible-Audiobook/B012QGQSFG?srsltid=AfmBOoovZAKrBVPwKpguGQ993CKkMuRTPX2aw7qrijEQWI4Yev2KS7iM

I listened to the entire thing carefully and feel much wiser for it.  It removed a lot of the popular culture mythos and BS you can get.

Now, if you are pressed for time, listen to these books:

1 Genesis
2 Exodus
3 Leviticus
43 Matthew
44 Mark
45 Luke
46 John

Separately narrated, the book of Enoch is timed within Genesis, prior to the flood.

https://youtu.be/hIfh9m_CSXs?si=dEWCKf2oOlOCm_Ud

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“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/26/2026 10:48:18 AM EDT
[#33]
Rep Burchett rolls hard here.

“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/26/2026 11:25:10 AM EDT
[Last Edit: tnriverluver][Edited] [#34]
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Rep Burchett rolls hard here.

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I wish he was in my district where I could send him a Thank You for what he's doing as well as the others.
I'm going to post these on the aliens thread in general since I don't care.  The thing that got me into a current situation anyway I must share here soon!  I am seeing a definite trend in general though as others are awakening!
ETA Actually i will send him a thank you on X, hopefully he will see it.
2/26/2026 6:33:24 PM EDT
[#35]
SHOCKING UFO DISCLOSURE RESISTANCE EXPOSED
2/26/2026 7:05:08 PM EDT
[#36]
David Grusch: “UFOs May Change How We See Reality!”
2/26/2026 7:33:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: tnriverluver][Edited] [#37]

Ok this one is pretty incredible with John Stewart as the guest.

President Trump directs agencies to release UFO, UAP records | ChicagoLIVE
2/26/2026 8:15:26 PM EDT
[Last Edit: tnriverluver][Edited] [#38]
Ok I’m sorry this isn’t bite size but damn it needs watching.  It’s about Robert Monroe’s discovery and damn starting about the 16 minute mark.
This one really needs watching.
ETA this is a beautiful explanation of what we are and why we are each here now as many here already know.  It deserves sharing to new experiencers.
??WATCH THIS BEFORE THEY REMOVE IT FROM THE INTERNET FOREVER
2/27/2026 6:35:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: tnriverluver][Edited] [#39]
NASA Hacker: "I Woke Up With An Implant in My Foot!"
2/27/2026 6:46:58 PM EDT
[#40]
Luna talking about seeing evidence of the time space thing they've seen

OUT OF THIS WORLD: Lawmaker explains why she is an extraterrestrial 'believer'
2/27/2026 7:23:45 PM EDT
[#41]
Einstein Told His Friend "Time Is An Illusion"—Then Died. Here's What He Knew | Penrose
2/27/2026 7:25:20 PM EDT
[Last Edit: tnriverluver][Edited] [#42]
I hate how AI makes some of these humans when the content itself is good

2/27/2026 10:07:13 PM EDT
[#43]
In my crusade of whining about it over and over, I just saw something funny.   Even the "minute physics" channel videos are now 20-30+ minutes.     I remember when a "long" minute physics meaning it was closer to 5 minutes than 1 minute, but hey, it was only a minute.  

While I'm whining, I'm also far more likely to bail on videos that don't present me at least 5 "Hooks" (points of interest, surprising unknown info details, etc) that each justify 10 minutes and if they want more they're going to have to spend 2 "hooks" to get me to continue, cliffhangers make desire to bail even higher, so never start/leave with cliffhangers because they suck and will make people hate you fast.

I thought about the oddities of YouTube (Man, 20 years ago when there were many competitors, but YouTube was best because it was your search engine and pointed you to it often)  back then it'd just upgraded to 240p resolutions with true color instead of compressed to 256 colors promised.  Maybe I'm giving them too much credit but the learning pains of  youtube were  extreme, from producers making millions because Google was interested in getting people to watch, so they paid rates like 5¢/watch and no limit so people would put shock videos and other crap all the time and there was no search engine for video content, only what the title and uploader says about it.  Compare that to today where people can make a decent living if they put effort into it, but all of them don't make much of anything per video by YouTube, unless it gets millions of views, then you might make thousands, but not millions like the early days.  Now they need to pedal products and allow ads to be injected while people are watching and then the ads/promos they do  in video in addition to saying wait, here are the sponsor(s) and here's their demo reel fluff text/demo reel.

I'm not sure if youtube has gotten more pushy in getting it to be literally a copy of Cable TV in the late 90s or something  Though I'd pick topics over locking into one "channel" since they're very specialized and need to be to get people interested these days, they're definitely pushing something and I am not smart enough to figure out what their planned end game is, as it's changed wildly from just the content alone when it comes to anything political or religion (some say those are same thing) where things are just added in the dark.  Video about anything political (especially "wrong team" political) remove these vids.   I think they tried AI to do it before it was ready with accurate speech to text and showed their hand there when millions of videos vanished and it was realized all of the removed ones were "violating terms" but they couldn't point at anything specific other than being "a hate group".

The person who complains most, and is the most critical of others has the most to hide.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
2/28/2026 8:24:19 AM EDT
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I know when I first started posting videos to YT myself back around 2010, mostly just fishing stuff, I was limited to 5 minutes.  Then later I think it jumped to 10, then 20.  Soon after they ask me stuff to be “verified “ and the length became unlimited.  Almost all my 1500 or so videos I posted are really just posted for my memories and non monetized.  A free storage place basically. Same for FB for my photos.  That place has become totally useless now because my friends post hardly even show up anymore because of ads or content have have zero interest in.  YT has changed a lot and many of my videos had music that I had to go back and either delete the audio or mark as private to keep my channel operating.  I did a little of both.  When they removed all the wonderful gun content that pissed me off greatly and I nearly left YT for Rumble.  But I have never learned how to operate on that platform or get that algorithm to bring up my interests in a way to find who to follow over there.  And it just doesn’t have the content such as RC planes and other hobbies I have.  YT is such a great instrument now in learning how to repair just about anything you can think of it’s invaluable but like you said what should take 2 minutes those that monetize manage to stretch now into 20-30 but you can jump ahead on most to get to the point without wasting your life listening to dribble.  I do now pay YT $18 a month to avoid the commercials and it’s worth that to me especially when it comes to listening to meditation type stuff.  It’s a bit annoying to get just to that point only to be hit with a commercial lol.  I seem to remember Twitter videos were limited to 2 minutes but now they are often much longer also.  Could be wrong about that since I only look at Twitter/X when someone here or elsewhere post links.  My own feed isn’t very good since Twitter fucked up my feed and who I was following when all the shadow ghosting was happening.
2/28/2026 9:36:01 AM EDT
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Tell you what, let’s start another thread saying 5 minutes or less and continue posting other possibly relevant videos in this one since I’ve already screwed this one up.  @sg40
2/28/2026 9:46:33 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By brass:
In my crusade of whining about it over and over, I just saw something funny.   Even the "minute physics" channel videos are now 20-30+ minutes.     I remember when a "long" minute physics meaning it was closer to 5 minutes than 1 minute, but hey, it was only a minute.  

While I'm whining, I'm also far more likely to bail on videos that don't present me at least 5 "Hooks" (points of interest, surprising unknown info details, etc) that each justify 10 minutes and if they want more they're going to have to spend 2 "hooks" to get me to continue, cliffhangers make desire to bail even higher, so never start/leave with cliffhangers because they suck and will make people hate you fast.

I thought about the oddities of YouTube (Man, 20 years ago when there were many competitors, but YouTube was best because it was your search engine and pointed you to it often)  back then it'd just upgraded to 240p resolutions with true color instead of compressed to 256 colors promised.  Maybe I'm giving them too much credit but the learning pains of  youtube were  extreme, from producers making millions because Google was interested in getting people to watch, so they paid rates like 5¢/watch and no limit so people would put shock videos and other crap all the time and there was no search engine for video content, only what the title and uploader says about it.  Compare that to today where people can make a decent living if they put effort into it, but all of them don't make much of anything per video by YouTube, unless it gets millions of views, then you might make thousands, but not millions like the early days.  Now they need to pedal products and allow ads to be injected while people are watching and then the ads/promos they do  in video in addition to saying wait, here are the sponsor(s) and here's their demo reel fluff text/demo reel.

I'm not sure if youtube has gotten more pushy in getting it to be literally a copy of Cable TV in the late 90s or something  Though I'd pick topics over locking into one "channel" since they're very specialized and need to be to get people interested these days, they're definitely pushing something and I am not smart enough to figure out what their planned end game is, as it's changed wildly from just the content alone when it comes to anything political or religion (some say those are same thing) where things are just added in the dark.  Video about anything political (especially "wrong team" political) remove these vids.   I think they tried AI to do it before it was ready with accurate speech to text and showed their hand there when millions of videos vanished and it was realized all of the removed ones were "violating terms" but they couldn't point at anything specific other than being "a hate group".

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I started youtubing when it came out too. It was kind of a new take on “Americas Funniest Home Videos”.  

Tik Tok has taken over the short video space. They do it perfectly well, and though content can vary a lot, once you follow the right channels, you will get that old Youtube short video experience, but evolved and better. Plus you can skip ads with a flick.

My big problem with youtube are AI videos.  Low effort, that are designed to drag on and on.  If it’s short, and actually informative, then  great.  It’s the ones that try to hook you with a bunch of questions like “have you every experienced”, or “only people that have X are Y”, or “Here are 10 items and number 8 will shock you”.  They are schlock.
“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/28/2026 9:48:30 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By tnriverluver:
Tell you what, let’s start another thread saying 5 minutes or less and continue posting other possibly relevant videos in this one since I’ve already screwed this one up.  @sg40
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You didnt mess anything up man.  Keep on posting, there are some good things in here.  This thread has kind of turned into our version of the 24/365 thread, and thats not a bad thing really. It keeps us from “spamming” the main subforum.  Current news on these topics.  As long as Brass is cool with it.
“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats
2/28/2026 10:28:53 AM EDT
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I do get the vibe that true disclosure is somehow coming out of a find in ancient Egypt or something is going to appear there.

"I Received a Prophecy From The Virgin Mary!" -Chris Bledsoe
2/28/2026 1:41:38 PM EDT
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The Emerald Tablet Was Not Meant for Everyone
2/28/2026 6:41:50 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By tnriverluver:
I do get the vibe that true disclosure is somehow coming out of a find in ancient Egypt or something is going to appear there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqe_3QNM11I
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I think the powers that be are about to start a new religion.
“How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.” - John Keats

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