Everything posted by Mikey4
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UAP Pentagon Report (UFOs, Foo Fighters, Commie Drones)
This is all probably bullshit, but the primary claim is that Italy recovered the craft during WWII, and the U.S. learned about it and worked with the Vatican to obtain it somehow.
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UAP Pentagon Report (UFOs, Foo Fighters, Commie Drones)
I'd love for this to be true. But when confronting exceptional claims, what is more likely? That we've secretly recovered alien spaceships with dead aliens inside, and no hard evidence of the recovery has ever escaped? Or that this guy talked to someone whom he finds to he credible and convincing, but in fact his source is mistaken, exaggerating, or flat out lying? The hearsay element of this, combined with the extreme nature of the claims, makes me very skeptical.
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UAP Pentagon Report (UFOs, Foo Fighters, Commie Drones)
Derail alert: I'm in the "that" camp. Over the years, I've read a lot of writing by the anti-that crowd, and removing all the thats is what I find distracting and borderline unreadable. Why? It differs from 80%+ of what I'm reading. So I stumble over awkward clauses and then remember, "oh yeah, this guy is deleting all the thats," mentally re-insert the missing that, and then continue. Situationally, it can be OK, especially if you have a real need for efficiency, but normally there's no need to delete every "that" in a peice of writing.
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2023 Spring Practice to Fall Camp Thread - Just hook it to my veins!
This is why every man needs an offset smoker and a brisket every Saturday during cfb season. Get the fire going before your wife wakes up. "Oh no, I really want to go to the 6 year old's birthday party, but I can't leave the fire unattended!"
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UAP Pentagon Report (UFOs, Foo Fighters, Commie Drones)
As a preface, I'm pretty convinced that the crafts spotted by pilots have terrestrial explanations and that the whistlebower's claims will be debunked with investigation. But to address your question.... Think about the steps of the Drake equation. We should expect that habitable planets are more common than planets with life, planets with life are more common than planets with intelligent life, and, probably, planets with intelligent life are more common than planets with intelligent life and the capability to detect and shoot down spacecraft. So assume that an intelligent civilization studies star systems like we do -- detects exoplanets and does spectral analyses to look for chemical signatures consistent with life -- and then sends scouts out to explore interesting planets. They may do this for thousands of years or longer without ever encountering planets in that last category -- where intelligent life could detect and shoot down their crafts. In that case, it would be logical for the crafts not be equipped with stealth tech... because why would they need it?
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2024: Bags Don't Beat Bankrolls
Yeah, barring some behind the scenes infighting that hasn't been reported, I'd say give that man a blank check.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2024: Bags Don't Beat Bankrolls
In Ketch's defense, this exchange took place exactly 4 hours before the buffet opened, and he was rushing so he could be first in line.
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UAP Pentagon Report (UFOs, Foo Fighters, Commie Drones)
That should be equally easy to track down. "Where did you see the ship?" And then send people out to investigate.
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UAP Pentagon Report (UFOs, Foo Fighters, Commie Drones)
This is 100% true. The problem is, our Constitution sets up 3 branches of government, and everyone working for the federal government is ultimately accountable to (falls under) at least one branch. The Constitution doesn't allow for some shadow agency that doesn't report to Congress or the President.
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UAP Pentagon Report (UFOs, Foo Fighters, Commie Drones)
I believe the pilots are telling the truth in that they observed things they cannot explain. The true explanation may be mundane (parralax effect), exciting but terrestrial (top secret tech from US or China), or extraterrestrial. You just can't tell from the videos and testimony. I really doubt that they're pawns in some conspiracy. They saw something they can't explain. That's it. The other guy is just repeating what unnamed sources have told him. So what good is his testimony? Let's hear from his sources.
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UAP Pentagon Report (UFOs, Foo Fighters, Commie Drones)
So I haven't followed this super closely, but am I correct that 100% of his testimony is hearsay? In other words, he is relating what others have told him but has not personally seen the ships or aliens? If so, then it really doesn't matter how credible *he* is. He could 100% believe the things he has been told, but those things may still be untrue because the person he talked to was confused, crazy, combining elements of truth with speculation or exaggeration, etc. --- Edit here: Also, keep in mind that it's been ~80 years since the world superpowers had the opportunity and incentive to put their most top-secret tech on display for the world to see. We don't know what's locked up in research labs. It's entirely possible that this guy talked to someone who knew we had recovered wild and unexplained technology but drew an incorrect conclusion that the tech was extraterrestrial. --- It sounds like they have the wrong guy testifying. Give us the names of the people you talked to, who claim to have first-hand knowledge, and let's get them under oath.
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Tell Me About Texas a&m
"I think he is probably the most slept on QB in the league." We slept they QB?
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Steve McMichael (Mongo) Suffering with ALS - now HOF Bound
Damn, sorry for your loss. I had a similar experience when my FIL was in the final days of his battle with cancer. I promised to take care of his wife and daughter. I don't think anyone could keep his eyes dry in such a surreal moment.
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2050 - Which cities could be under water?
It may turn blue faster than anticipated.
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2050 - Which cities could be under water?
I haven't seen any predictions that American cities will be "under water" 27 years from now. But I'm land locked and don't pay super close attention to this stuff, so maybe I've missed it.
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2050 - Which cities could be under water?
Atlantis
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2024: Bags Don't Beat Bankrolls
This thread has really gone to shit
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2024: Bags Don't Beat Bankrolls
247 had him as a 3*, but he was a composite 4*
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2024: Bags Don't Beat Bankrolls
Dude just took a 3* QB and coached him up to a 4th round draft pick at RB. That's called player development. Don't get me started on Bijan. We'll be fine.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2024: Bags Don't Beat Bankrolls
He's pissed! Like, REALLY PISSED!
- 2024 DL D'antre Robinson
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2024: Bags Don't Beat Bankrolls
Damn, all five of our losses were within 7 points. Does that mean we were basically undefeated? (Hint: no)
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2023 Spring Practice to Fall Camp Thread - Just hook it to my veins!
I just call it the Red River Shootout.
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2023 Spring Practice to Fall Camp Thread - Just hook it to my veins!
Don't forget our "depth" (/s) players -- Cook, Niblett, Moore. I don't recall Texas ever having a wr room with this much potential. 2008 got it done with Shipley, Cosby, Collins, and Kirkendall, but they also had the most accurate qb in CFB history throwing the ball and a big running threat (Colt) to keep defenses honest. In terms of pure wr talent and potential, it's hard to improve on what we have now.
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I'm An Alcoholic
This week marks 2 years without a drink. At this point, I'm fairly confident that I could enjoy a glass of wine with dinner every once in a while without relapsing. At the same time, I'm perfectly content not drinking, so no point in running the risk.