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Kenyon Martin Almost Throws Hands With Nick Young For Being Disrespectful… Tells Him “STFU, You A Child” During Coach Popovich Legacy Talk‼️ Nick Throw Hands Professionally, Kenyon Gonna F-Around and Get Put To Sleep‼️🥴🤛🏿 #KenyonMartin #NickYoung #Fight #Disrespectful #FunniestVideos #stunner #worldstar #Trending #Viral #Unbelievable #Interview #Conversation Mr. Sauce Talk

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It's not gonna happen." ~Corbell (the "me" in that quote is not Corbell and is clarified in the full version below.) ~~~ Joe Murgia: "Have you, or do you know of anybody else, who has claimed to have, spoken to the witness I described earlier: Somebody who claims to have worked in a program for a decent amount of time, and who had hands-on a craft, and said, 'Yeah, I worked on it, and my conclusion was, after three years,' or whatever, 'this was a non-human craft'"? Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell: "Yes! I know people in an official capacity who have interviewed with people that exactly fit this description, and I have pushed on them, being like, 'What is it going to take for someone like that to come forward, publicly?' And by the way, that was part of an ICIG investigation where people of that level were communicated with, and I know exactly who is doing that back and forth." (I'd love to know more about that ICIG investigation. Is it related to what Grusch claimed?) Corbell: "And here's the deal, man. They said to me, 'What would be the motivation for someone like that to break from the fold and destroy their whole lives, just because they were called in to come talk with me? It's not gonna happen. It just not gonna happen.' (If those folks are sharing that information with Corbell, it appears that it's not classified. So those investigators should be able to tell us what they told Corbell. Will they? Probably not. On the flip side, those people who spoke to Corbell could get around the classified aspect by offering up a hypothetical: "Jeremy, if witnesses like that exist, and have spoken to me, why would they destroy their whole lives and go public? Just because they were told they needed to speak with me? Again, hypothetically speaking.") Corbell: "There has to be somebody who's so upset with something surrounding this, that they're just like, gonna try to burn it all down. And usually those people never make it to the starting point, you know? If they're coming from that attitude. People that work in those programs are so highly monitored with polygraphs, and, you know, their family lives, making sure they're stable. "If you remember, all the way back, looking to Lazar, why did he get not called back for The Program? It was because they found out his wife was cheating on him and he became a security risk. That's how security clearances work, is you have to have a stable family life. So people that would break from the fold, that are feeling all that type of pressure and just try to burn the whole house down? Dude, they're going to find out they're in that mental state way prior to them ever being able to get to the starting point. "So it's a long way to say, yeah, man, the Holy Grail? Yeah, I know about those conversations. I've talked to people on both sides of those conversations." (Both sides to me means that Corbell is saying he DID talk to the people who interviewed the whistleblowers and the actual whistleblowers themselves. That's not the biggest takeaway from what he said, but it would be nice to know if he or George Knapp have spoken directly to those firsthand folks and aren't just hearing it second hand.) Corbell: "The thing is, there's no indication that people like that are at this moment willing to come forward. And in fact - I can't go further than that - but in fact, if people were willing at one point, I don't think it's possible anymore for them." (What's changed to where Corbell doesn't think it's possible any more? That's extremely important to know.) Murgia: "And just to be clear, you're talking about other people have had the conversations with those whistleblowers?" Corbell: "Yes." Murgia: "Not you?" Corbell: "Well, what I'm admitting to is that, in official capacity, there are people doing this investigation that have conveyed to me their direct, official debriefing with individuals in those programs. Like, working on the technology, currently. Non-human technology. So I know these people have had those investigatory roles and had those briefings and took the information because of the ICIG, you know, reports." (That makes it seem like it was more than just a hypothetical, which I mentioned earlier.) Murgia: "Cool." Corbell: "Yeah, I wish I could help more on that, guys, you know?" (If you've been waiting for those types of hands-on, firsthand folks to come forward, you need to adjust your expectations after seeing what Corbell said. I have. Some will decide they're tired of waiting and leave this field. Others, who are interested in the phenomenon and not just relying on what happens with witnesses, will always be here. And we still have a hearing coming in September where we will, hopefully, learn new and interesting information from firsthand witnesses who we have never heard from before.)

Joe Murgia

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🤬 Burlison: Putting Lacatski Under Oath in a Hearing Wasn't a Top Priority Because He Wouldn't Say Anything New 🤬 (I can't believe I just heard that.) Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell: "Dr. James Lacatski came on our show. He ran the UFO program for the Defense Intelligence Agency, and he admitted on our show that they breached the hull of a UFO in government possession." Burlison at the Last Hearing: "You reported [that] James Lacatski came to you with government possession of NHI craft and how they ultimately gained entry. Can you testify to the veracity of that claim?" George Knapp at the Last Hearing: "Dr. Lacatski is an honorable man who served most of his career with the DIA. A very trusted, high-level rocket scientist and intelligence analyst who inspired the AAWSAP program, as I said earlier. He said this craft, we had managed to get inside of it. It had no wings, no rotor, no tail, it had no fuel, no fuel tanks. They didn't know how it flew or how it was operated. It clearly looked like it was aerodynamic, but he would not go further. He's a by-the-book guy, and until he gets clearance to say more about that, I don't think we're going to hear much more. "But, it's not ours. It wasn't ours. We didn't make it. We didn't know who made it and how it was built and how it operated. We've got at least one, and I don't know, I think that's enough confirmation that we do have recovered discs and material." (What is written in "Initial Revelations" about that alleged craft, and Lacatski standing by what was written when he was on "Weaponized" is one of the most important claims we've ever had in this field. I don't see it as confirmation that we have craft but we're getting closer. Lacatski saying that he saw it with his own eyes would take it up a notch, but I still wanna see it for myself, and not just in photos and videos. AI is just too good to accept that as proof.) Corbell: "So, and you put that in congressional record. Do you have a way that you can, you know, find out, where is it? He can't tell us, but maybe he can tell you? Where is that craft? Can you go hunt it down? Can you go see it?" Burlison: "You know, that's an interesting question. When it came to Lacatski - and I watched his interview that he did with you guys - and here's what my response to him is. Because he was frustrated that we hadn't reached out to him, but he also kind of, he also admitted that - which is what I was told, and the reason why we haven't reached out to him - is that he's not gonna tell us anything that's not in his books." (Most people on this planet have not read his books!) Corbell: "Well, hold on, hold on. You did reach out to him. There have been three hearings. I reached out to him on behalf of Congress, officially, twice, to say..." Burlison: "You did, that's right, you did." Corbell: "And I had congressional members talk with him the hearing before the last one. He just forgot. But the point is, is that maybe with you guys, in the correct environment, with the right clearances, he can tell you where it is, and you can just put this to bed and go find it." (I'm not against Congress talking to Lacatski in a SCIF, but, IMO, the chances that he tells members of the Secrets Task Force the location of this alleged craft are ZERO. Maybe Rubio would get an answer but he may already know. And if he (Rubio) does know, he's not telling us. At least not yet, and probably, IMO, never.) Burlison: "Yeah. And I remember that. I remember that he was one of the people that we had tasked you to go to reach out to. And for those people that are kind of asking how did that relationship work? Look, we don't have all the contact information for all these people. Why repeat the work that you two have done in building these contacts in your networks? And so, you, basically, patriotically dedicated your time, for free, helping us make contact and kind of coordinate some of those witnesses. (That was an awesome thing for Corbell and Knapp to do and it was for a great cause. The truth!) Burlison: "And I had been told Lacatski is probably not gonna reveal anything that he hasn't already revealed. When I've talked to people, it seemed like it wasn't gonna be new information. And therefore, to me, he wasn't as high of a priority." (He should have been THE priority, as far as witnesses for the hearing. With Lacatski, you have a respected rocket scientist, physicist and intelligence analyst, who has confirmed that this passage from Initial Revelations is accurate: “At the conclusion of a 2011 meeting in the Capitol building with a U.S. Senator and an agency Under Secretary, Lacatski, the only one of this book’s authors present, posed a question. He stated that the United States was in possession of a craft of unknown origin and had successfully gained access to its interior. This craft had a streamlined configuration suitable for aerodynamic flight but no intakes, exhaust, wings, or control surfaces. In fact, it appeared not to have an engine, fuel tanks, or fuel. Lacatski asked: What was the purpose of this craft? Was it a life-support craft useful only for atmospheric reentry or what? If it was a spacecraft, then how did it operate”? And, Lacatski may have seen the craft with his own eyes and entered it. But Burlison (or anybody else on the Task Force) didn't see it as a priority to bring him in, UNDER OATH, and have him repeat what is said in that book, and other important claims from the other two books, and his interviews with Knapp and Corbell? I'm shaking my head as I type this. You know what percentage of the world has read those books and/or watched the, limited, interviews Lacatski has given? Maybe 0.0000000000001% of the population? You had (and still do) a chance to get that man under oath and it wasn't a priority? WTAF? He's getting older and we don't know how much longer he will be around. If, as Rep. Andy Ogles told Matt Laslo, another hearing is coming in January, Lacatski, if he agrees, MUST be part of that. You can ask him about the craft, the alleged paranormal connection, and people getting sick and injured if they get too close to a UAP. And, he can be asked about the hitchhiker effect and claims of contagion. It doesn't matter if he won't add anything new or different than what's in his books or interviews. Put him under oath for the world to see and hear and, hopefully, the mainstream media picks up the story: Rocket Scientist: The USG Has an Otherworldly Craft in its Possession and Have Breached the Hull And maybe, if he's in a Disclosure mood, he'll offer up some surprise like he did in his last interview on Weaponized when he said we have made progress on back engineering these craft but, "it hasn't been achieved to its full extent." That's a MASSIVE claim! Push him to offer up more. And if his answers to many questions are: "It's all in my book"? Make him read from his book so the world can be informed about his claims and what was allegedly discovered in AAWSAP. David Grusch didn't say much more than what he said in his interview with Ross Coulthart and article in The Debrief, but was there ever any thought that he shouldn't have been put under oath and brought in as a witness for that congressional hearing? Of course not!) Burlison: "But to your point, I think getting him in a SCIF and seeing if there's maybe any additional room for him to talk, it might be worthwhile to do that." Knapp: "I think he might. I mean, the last conversations that we've had, it seems like he's edging closer to the idea that, under the right circumstances, he would be willing to share information with Congress, which would be great." (Again, I'm all for putting him the SCIF, too.)

Joe Murgia

30,311 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

Allow me to make something absolutely clear to all of you. And yes, I am angry. I am independent. I am not the mainstream media. That means I have more freedom in what I do. I am beholden to no one. The mainstream media is careful. They’re controlled. They stay safe. I do not. I have the freedom to report every fact I find, even when it makes people angry. During the Anthony case, I was able to expose bad actors because I put in the work. That meant hours of investigating, collecting documentation, and gathering information. It was also how I was able to warn people that witnesses were being doxxed and that the family was being threatened. Through all of this, I became friends with Jeff. Jeff is a father grieving a murdered son. He was dragged through the mud and muzzled, unable to speak. I spent hours with him on the phone, sometimes late into the night. He would vent. Sometimes he would cry. But worst of all, none of his feelings could be publicly known. He was swatted six times. Meghan was also swatted. People can argue over intent, but the reality is that sending armed police to someone’s home repeatedly creates a dangerous situation for that family. Austin was called “worm food.” People mocked a murdered child. Charleston White said, “He should have killed both of them.” This disgusting rhetoric went on for a year while Jeff was unable to speak publicly or defend his dead son. That is why I told Jeff that when the gag order was lifted and the trial was over, I would give him an interview. Unlike the mainstream media, he would have the freedom to say whatever he wanted without interruption. He would not have had that freedom anywhere else. I could not care less what people think about that decision. I knew things would be clipped and taken out of context. They’ve been doing it since the beginning. That was never a surprise to me. This interview was for Jeff. It was not for them. It was not for you. It was to allow Jeff to finally get every ounce of anger, sadness, grief, rage, and pain off his chest. I’m glad we did it. If you are angry at me for it, then you do not understand grief. If you are angry because you think I should have controlled the interview more, then you do not understand the pain he has lived with for the last year. My goal was simple: give him the microphone, step back, and let him talk. Most people seem to understand that. Some do not. Many are angry that I gave Jeff the freedom and platform to express thoughts he has been forced to keep buried for an entire year. As for the clips being shared out of context, I want everyone to hear the full context. Yes, Jeff called Karmelo a “watermelon felon.” No, he did not say it because he is racist. He said it while sarcastically mocking the people who constantly clip words out of context and chase viral moments. They have spent a year calling him racist. His point was that if they wanted something to clip and spread around the internet, he’d give them exactly what they were looking for. That is the context. And I don’t blame him. If you’re angry that I gave him a platform to say what he wanted, I truly do not care. I don’t even know how to explain how much I do not care. I love the Metcalf family. I love Jeff. And this is what he wanted. For once, Jeff got to do what HE wanted to do. He is the father of a dead son who spent a year being told to stay quiet while people lied about him, mocked his family, and celebrated his pain. I warned all of you how evil some of these people are. I’ve known it for the past year. The Metcalf family has lived it, and so have I. These people do not just threaten to kill you. They threaten to destroy you. They threaten your family. They are not above threatening children. We already knew this. Now many of you are finally seeing it for yourselves. And if a few words from a grieving father are enough to outrage you, then you might want to grow a thicker skin.

Sarah Fields

213,383 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

Aspiring California governor Katie Porter sees support plummet after TV outburst | Alexa Cimino, Daily Mail Former Congresswoman Katie Porter has seen a noticeable drop in support for her 2026 California gubernatorial bid after video of her lashing out during a TV interview went viral, a new poll shows. Porter, who had polled at 17 percent in August, now sits at just 11 percent, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll released this week. The poll was conducted between October 20 and 27, shortly after Porter's tense televised interview with CBS California reporter Julia Watts. It also follows a resurfaced clip of Porter berating a staffer during a 2021 call with Biden administration officials. The poll found Porter's image ratings have turned negative, with 33 percent of voters viewing her unfavorably compared to 26 percent favorably. Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco now leads the field with 13 percent support. However, the race remains wide open, with 44 per cent of voters still undecided. Porter remains the top Democratic contender, but the poll indicates her campaign may need to rebuild momentum following the controversy. During the exchange with Watts, Porter pushed back against questions about appealing to Trump voters and criticized the tone of the interview as 'unnecessarily argumentative.' In the now-viral conversation, Porter was being probed about current Gov. Gavin Newsom's attempt to redistrict California to benefit Democrats - and what she would say to California Trump voters whom Watts said she will 'need to win.' Porter seemed to disagree as she furrowed her brow and asked: 'How would I need them in order to win, ma'am?' Watts stood her ground. 'Unless you think you're going to get 60 percent of the vote. You think you'll get 60 percent? Everyone who did not vote for Trump will vote for you?' the reporter asked. 'If it is me versus a Republican? I think that I will win the people who did not vote for Trump,' Porter said, after laughing at Watts' initial question. The reporter then pointed out that California's electoral system involves a primary in which several candidates from all parties compete, with the top two candidates moving on to the general election. With that in mind, Porter was pressed on what would happen if her general election opponent was another Democrat. 'I don't intend that to be the case,' she responded. Watts then questioned how Porter could be sure that a Democrat-on-Democrat general wouldn't happen. The question prompted the former congresswoman to get increasingly annoyed, as she said she would build support and cited her experience representing Orange County in Congress, which is a swing district. 'But you just said you don't need those Trump voters,' Watts retorted. With that, Porter finally began to crack, starting to gesture with her hands and questioning Watts' interview. 'Well you asked me if I needed them to win. I feel like this is unnecessarily argumentative, what is your question?' At that point, Watts returned to the original question of wanting to know what Porter would say to Trump voters who were against Newsom's redistricting efforts. 'I'm happy to say that, it's the "do you need them to win" part that I don't understand,' the Democrat responded. She ultimately became fed up with the questions. 'I don't want to keep doing this, I want to call it. Thank you,' she said, suggesting she was about to walk out. 'You're not going to do the interview with us?' Watts asked. 'Nope, not like this, I'm not,' Porter replied. 'Not with seven follow-ups to every single question you ask.' Watts said that 'every single candidate' had gone through a similar interview, with Porter responding: 'I don't care.' 'I want to have a pleasant, positive conversation in which you ask me about every issue on this list and if every question, you're gonna make up a follow up question, we're never going to get there,' Porter continued. Porter indignantly claimed she 'never had to do this before' as she was daring herself to walk out on Watts, who again pointed out that every other candidate had done the same interview. 'I'm me. I'm running for governor because I'm a leader, so I am going to make-' she said before Watts asked: 'So you're not going to answer interview questions from reporters?' Watts then tried to bring the interview back to her list of questions, but Porter refused. 'I don't want to have a negative experience with you and I don't want this all on camera,' Porter said. Watts agreed that she didn't want to have a negative experience either, but she would 'love to continue to ask these questions so that we can show our viewers what every candidate feels about every one of these issues that they care about and redistricting is a massive issue.' The clip was blasted across social media and pounced on by Porter's electoral rivals on both sides. The day after her exchange with Watts, a video from 2021 resurfaced showing Porter sharply reprimanding a staffer during a virtual meeting with a Biden administration official. Porter had recorded a meeting with then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to support the Biden administration in July 2021. An unedited version of the video showed that several minutes into the conversation, a female staffer wearing a facemask ducked into view and a few minutes later could be seen rifling through some items in the background. 'Get out of my f***ing shot,' Porter yelled as she noticed the aide, who said she simply wanted to correct something the congresswoman had said about electric vehicles. 'OK,' Porter replies, clearly irritated. 'You also were in my shot before that. Stay out of my shot.' Later on in the video call, in which Porter touted the Biden administration's climate agenda and promoted electric vehicles, the then-congresswoman reportedly also complained to Granholm that she had not yet visited the White House despite raising a 's**t ton' of money for Biden. 'Never been there,' she lamented. 'Some of my colleagues [have been] there three, four times. I don't fit in the photo-op for some reason.' She also moaned about being out of touch with Biden officials. 'I'm like the least in-connection with the White House member of Congress,' Porter reportedly said, prompting Granholm to try to assuage her. 'That is not true,' the then-Energy Secretary could be heard saying, according to Politico. The final, edited version of the webinar that was published by the Department of Energy, did not include the exchanges. Porter later acknowledged that her conduct toward the staff member was 'inappropriate' and admitted she could have handled the situation more effectively.

Owen Gregorian

151,178 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

Days ago, I was honored to interview Marcus Coleman, the father of Dalilah Coleman, who was severely injured after an illegal immigrant driving a semi-truck crashed into the vehicle she was in. This interview will be featured in my upcoming documentary, "The Illegal Highways," where we discuss not only how illegal immigrants are able to get behind the wheel of a semi-truck, but also the Americans who have suffered because of it. Marcus describes in great detail the evening he received a call that his five-year-old daughter had been in an accident. At first, he was unsure of the seriousness of the situation. It wasn’t until he received another call from EMS stating that his daughter was being airlifted to the hospital that he realized her condition was far worse than anyone could have imagined. He openly explains the confusion that persisted until he finally laid eyes on his daughter. Hospital workers couldn’t find her at first because she had been admitted under an alternate name, and he grew increasingly frustrated with the lack of help locating his child. I could never imagine what he experienced as a father — walking into a hospital and seeing his frail daughter connected to machines, watching her condition initially get worse. In the video attached, I clipped out six minutes of him describing his experience of watching his daughter barely survive this ordeal, including multiple health scares that many thought she would not overcome. Thankfully, she is alive, but she is not the same little girl as before. Today, she is seven years old, non-verbal, and can only walk with assistance. I met Marcus in D.C. because he has been working with the federal government to help draft legislation that would curb illegal immigrants from obtaining CDLs and strengthen enforcement — all with the objective of preventing another tragedy like Dalilah Coleman's. The full interview was over an hour long. Of course, with a documentary, you only see a small percentage of it. However, I wanted to write this to express to the world what I took away from this experience. It is not often that you find people who are willing to sacrifice for a greater cause. Marcus isn’t trying to chase fame or run for office; he’s just trying to do the right thing. When I asked him what it was like being at the State of the Union and having the President acknowledge their situation, he explained that he sees these moments as part of the process and not as moments of excitement. This response I can completely understand. He would rather have a happy and healthy daughter than anything else in the world. His family was forced into this position by systemic failures, which the documentary will explain. As Marcus put it in the interview, he’s doing the job that politicians should be doing. The man is sacrificing his time, flying back and forth between California and Washington, D.C., to fight for a greater purpose. I found him to be a very honorable and genuine man who is striving to create a safer world for Americans. Most importantly, he is a man of strong Christian faith who openly acknowledges that it is his faith that has kept him together throughout this entire ordeal. One of the most powerful stories he told me was about meeting the man who almost killed his daughter. He had so much anger and hatred toward him — until he looked into his eyes. He saw a young man, a soul, and decided at that moment to forgive and let go of that rage. He chose to forgive him, but not to forget. Not forgetting has allowed him to fight for a greater cause. This documentary isn’t about dehumanizing anyone, including the illegal immigrants behind the wheel. I understand — more than the average person — how many of these men are brought to America under false pretenses and are essentially indentured servants who have to drive a truck twice as long as the average American trucker. The purpose of making this film is to tell the stories of the people caught up in this systemic failure. We often lose sight of the families who wake up every day knowing they will never talk to their spouse, sibling, or child ever again. I want their stories heard around the world so that we, the American public, also don’t forget that there are real innocent lives at stake. I am still crowdfunding for this project. If you’d like to support it, you can donate on GiveSendGo:

Adam B. Coleman, Proud Father & Imperfect Man

30,461 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Dear Labour, 16 years olds don’t need the vote. They need adults to do their duty and act in their best interests, rather than putting ballot papers in their hands and telling them they’re “bright enough” to do it themselves. Despite what Starmer wants you believe, 16 year olds do not (and should not) bear the same responsibilities as adults: • A 16 year old can drink with a meal in a pub or restaurant, but only if the alcohol is purchased by someone over 18. • A 16 year old can get married, but only with their parents’ consent. • A 16 year old is considered to lack the necessary capacity so cannot enter into legal contracts, except in very limited circumstances. • A 16 year old can join the military, but only with parental consent — is heavily criticised as we are also the only European country to allow minor enlistment. • Nearly all employed 16-17 year olds do not pay taxes — they must must earn more than £242 per week to pay National Insurance, so they would have to work at least 38 (£6.40 p/h) hours per week to meet the threshold They must also exceed £12.57K per year to pay income tax, which is incredibly unlikely. For the few that do — like child actors — there are also usually adults around them (eg. accountants, managers, parents) who support and represent their interests as they are usually not responsible enough to do it themselves. • Just because 16 year olds can have sex, that still doesn’t make them adults — the abundance of evidence on the sexual exploitation of 16-17 year olds demonstrates their vulnerability, while legislation extends to them the same child protective powers as with younger children. Why? Because they are children. No matter how smart or mature a 16 year old may seem, they are still a child, and it is a failure of our protective duty to burden them with adult responsibilities. To lower the voting age to 16 is to allow children to be considered ‘legal adults’ before they’re ready. I know first-hand the damage that can be caused by treating a child like an adult before their time. At 16, I was legally homeless and under social services. I worked three jobs to survive, sofa-surfed through my A-Levels, showered at school, and survived off the kindness of friends and teachers. When Votes at 16 activists talk about the teenagers to whom ‘adult responsibilities’ apply and should be given a vote, they are describing my life. But where they believe lowering the voting age gives ‘a seat at the table’, all I see is a mechanism by which adults and services will be able to shirk their protective duties to vulnerable kids. I remember being told so often by my social workers that I was “smart enough” to do things on my own. The fact that I was “bright” and “mature” was weaponised against me to force me to take on burdens that I neither wanted nor was ready for. I will never forget sitting in ‘Multi Agency Meetings’ sobbing for someone to help me. I will never forget being told that it was “my actions that led me to where I was”. I will never forget my local council, social workers, and other professionals using legal loopholes to shirk their duties towards that vulnerable 16 year old child. 16 and 17 year olds like me – the ones that campaigners point to as the ‘model example’ of young people who should be allowed to vote – don’t need a vote to be “empowered”. It isn’t empowering to expect children to act like adults, and it does far more damage than good to force teenagers further into a legal grey area. Parliamentary decisions do affect young people. However, it is the job of the legislature to make decisions for the people, and it is the duty of adults to make decisions in the best interests of children. It is a failure of our protective duty to burden children with adult duties because they’re “smart enough to handle it”. If the only way you can win the next election is by putting ballot papers shouldn’t be put in the hands of babes, then you shouldn’t be in government.

Samantha Smith

106,851 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

"What [Grusch is] saying is credible." ~Lacatski Did Lacatski See the Craft? Is the Crash Retrieval Program Illegal? Also, Lying for National Security...and Darkness (One of the most important books you can buy is, "Skinwalkers at the Pentagon" by Lacatski, Kelleher, and George Knapp. This interview (which includes L, K & GK) is one of my favs.) ~ Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell: "What are your thoughts on David Grusch and what he said at that hearing?" Dr. James Lacatski: "I don't know Mr. Grusch. Never met him. I was asked, almost verbatim, the same question by a congressional office to me. A telephone conversation. And I said, 'I don't have a comment. What he's saying is credible.' Now, let me do say one thing that I never witnessed, and I don't know if Colm ever witnessed this. But I never saw any of what I would consider illegal activities. I saw security procedures that are paramount, but not illegal activities. So, I don't concur with that. But, it's reasonable what he's saying, and that's what I told them." Corbell: "Okay, it's reasonable, that we have UFOs we're reverse engineering, that there are biologicals associated with those craft." Lacatski: "Well, we didn't cover biologicals because I can't say anything about that. Uh." Corbell: "Why can't you say, you don't know, or?" Lacatski: "Uh. I can't say anything about that, Jeremy (laughs)." Corbell: "Okay, no, that's great, that's great. So just another question about that, right?" Lacatski: "Well, let me tell you. These books are loaded with questions because someone criticized me, gave me a three rating on 'Skinwalkers at the Pentagon.' Wait 'til they read this one. They said, 'It's textbook-like.' Well, in a sense, they are. They're a learning instrument. And one thing, and I don't know if I discussed this with you, Colm, but I was gonna put, like a textbook, questions in the back of each chapter. What do you think and what do you... Just for the... Now, I wasn't going to give an answer sheet to them. But basically, I think that people really need to delve deeper into the books they have." Corbell: "The big question with David Grusch was there like, well, he didn't see a UFO. Now you're in a meeting in the Capitol Hill, and you're telling them, 'We have a UFO, we've gotten inside of it.' Did you see it yourself?" Lacatski: "Can't answer that." Corbell: "Okay, but if the answer was no, you could answer that, right?" (This is a really important answer. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼) Lacatski: "No, that comes...goes back to something that occurred, a similar question, very similar to your question. It wasn't asked by you, but it was asked to Colm, and he said, 'We found no smoking gun.' That is the standard answer we're to give. So I could say 'No,' and it still not be the truth. So the thing is, security is paramount, we followed the rules, and there's a good reason to follow them." (In other words, they can lie to protect national security. And THAT is why Admiral Wilson will say stuff like, Eric Davis? Never met him. When, in fact, Davis met and interviewed Wilson in October of 2002. But the crash retrieval program they discussed is one of the most sensitive programs on the planet. And thus, the lies from Wilson. Corbell really tried his best to push Lacatski. What's the reason for not being able to talk about some of this stuff?) Corbell: "Yeah, you can't tell me that good reason. We've talked about that. You can't give me that good reason, but you're alluding to a really good reason why you can't tell me more about biologics, UFOs, exploitation. You can only say what you said. I get that. I wish you could give me a good reason, because it makes me very suspicious. It makes people like me very suspicious. But what is it? Is the reason so dark, is it so disturbing?" Lacatski: "Oh, I see. If you want my opinion on that, I see no darkness at all here."

Joe Murgia

29,413 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

🔥🚨BREAKING NEWS: Jaylenn Earls, the 13-year-old girl in Cincinnati who was missing after being last seen on a family’s ring camera with a black eye, running from her step dad barging into another families house while being chased down has been found safe with an unbelievable twist that has the entire internet divided. In the post made in Harrison Happenings, the girl’s name was revealed to be Jaylenn Earls and she is one of the two daughters of Tiffany Johnson. The original poster was Jordan Adams, who later mentioned that missing Jaylenn Earls stood at the height of 5 ft 3 inches and weighed about 120 lbs. The girl, Jaylenn Earls, came running to Adams’s house crying, asking for help, saying, “He’s coming,” referring to her mom’s boyfriend. Jaylenn Earls, who pushed past Adams’ husband into their home, had a black eye and was running for her life. According to the Facebook post, he tried to talk to calm her down with their two older kids there. In the Facebook post, Jaylenn’s mom, Tiffany commented that the people had wrong everything about her. Tiffany assured them that they would find Jaylenn and also revealed that all these were happening because they told her she couldn’t run the streets and date older men. Also, Jaylenn’s sister, Jenna Earls also came forward to explain what had actually happened. Jenna revealed that her sister, Jaylenn, had run away from home, put her hands on their mom, and had been very disrespectful. Jenna further explained that their mom wouldn’t allow Jaylenn Earls to wear revealing clothes, run the streets, drink & smoke, and date older men. Jaylenn had apparently snuck a 17-year-old guy into their mom’s house while sleeping and had sexual intercourse. Jenna revealed that they had screenshots of her Instagram posts and messages, revealing the truth behind the fiasco. However, they seem to have deleted the comments, and Jaylenn has not said much. Speaking of the guy chasing her, many Reddit users commented that the guy could be Nathaniel Bickel, who had domestic violence charges. She stated, “The videos that’s surfacing of her getting chased was her running from the 17-year-old boys house after cops arrived. While online updates about Jaylenn Earls claim that she is now safe and no longer missing, her own statement on social media tells another story. Taking to the Instagram story with a ring video, she wrote how her mother’s boyfriend touched her inappropriately. Jaylenn Earls goes on to say that she informed her mother, Tiffany, but she instead called her a liar and did not believe her. She says she even informed the Police officials and child protective services multiple times, but they did not do anything. “They didn’t want to hear what I had to say only because I’m a child police kept sending me back with my mom and her boyfriend,” Jaylenn Earls added. While there is no proof or any official news from the local Police about the case, Jaylenn Earls’ mother and sister deny these accusations against her. Regardless of it, the internet seems divided with some buying Jaylenn’s side of story while others are criticizing her acts.
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🔥🚨BREAKING NEWS: Jaylenn Earls, the 13-year-old girl in Cincinnati who was missing after being last seen on a family’s ring camera with a black eye, running from her step dad barging into another families house while being chased down has been found safe with an unbelievable twist that has the entire internet divided. In the post made in Harrison Happenings, the girl’s name was revealed to be Jaylenn Earls and she is one of the two daughters of Tiffany Johnson. The original poster was Jordan Adams, who later mentioned that missing Jaylenn Earls stood at the height of 5 ft 3 inches and weighed about 120 lbs. The girl, Jaylenn Earls, came running to Adams’s house crying, asking for help, saying, “He’s coming,” referring to her mom’s boyfriend. Jaylenn Earls, who pushed past Adams’ husband into their home, had a black eye and was running for her life. According to the Facebook post, he tried to talk to calm her down with their two older kids there. In the Facebook post, Jaylenn’s mom, Tiffany commented that the people had wrong everything about her. Tiffany assured them that they would find Jaylenn and also revealed that all these were happening because they told her she couldn’t run the streets and date older men. Also, Jaylenn’s sister, Jenna Earls also came forward to explain what had actually happened. Jenna revealed that her sister, Jaylenn, had run away from home, put her hands on their mom, and had been very disrespectful. Jenna further explained that their mom wouldn’t allow Jaylenn Earls to wear revealing clothes, run the streets, drink & smoke, and date older men. Jaylenn had apparently snuck a 17-year-old guy into their mom’s house while sleeping and had sexual intercourse. Jenna revealed that they had screenshots of her Instagram posts and messages, revealing the truth behind the fiasco. However, they seem to have deleted the comments, and Jaylenn has not said much. Speaking of the guy chasing her, many Reddit users commented that the guy could be Nathaniel Bickel, who had domestic violence charges. She stated, “The videos that’s surfacing of her getting chased was her running from the 17-year-old boys house after cops arrived. While online updates about Jaylenn Earls claim that she is now safe and no longer missing, her own statement on social media tells another story. Taking to the Instagram story with a ring video, she wrote how her mother’s boyfriend touched her inappropriately. Jaylenn Earls goes on to say that she informed her mother, Tiffany, but she instead called her a liar and did not believe her. She says she even informed the Police officials and child protective services multiple times, but they did not do anything. “They didn’t want to hear what I had to say only because I’m a child police kept sending me back with my mom and her boyfriend,” Jaylenn Earls added. While there is no proof or any official news from the local Police about the case, Jaylenn Earls’ mother and sister deny these accusations against her. Regardless of it, the internet seems divided with some buying Jaylenn’s side of story while others are criticizing her acts.

Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives

20,659,216 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

When Toshirô Mifune (三船 敏郎) first auditioned for 'TOHO', he was about to be rejected by the selection committee. They felt his demeanour was disrespectful. Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明), who was impressed by his acting, intervened & proposed to change their evaluation method. The Rest is History. Akira Kurosawa reciting the above story in his own words: "IT’S NOT POSSIBLE for me to talk about 'Drunken Angel', which was released in 1948, without devoting some attention to the actor Mifune Toshiro. In June of 1946, in order to get into the spirit of postwar activity, Toho conducted open auditions to recruit new contract actors. Using the headline “Wanted: New Faces,” they got a tremendous number of applicants. On the day of the interviews and screen tests I was in the middle of the shooting of No Regrets for Our Youth, so I couldn’t participate in the judging. But during lunch break I stepped off the set and was immediately accosted by actress Takamine Hideko, who had been the star of Yamamoto Kajirō’s Horses when I was chief assistant director. “There’s one who’s really fantastic. But he’s something of a roughneck, so he just barely passed. Won’t you come have a look?” I bolted my lunch and went to the studio where the tests were being given. I opened the door and stopped dead in amazement. A young man was reeling around the room in a violent frenzy. It was as frightening as watching a wounded or trapped savage beast trying to break loose. I stood transfixed. But it turned out that this young man was not really in a rage, but had drawn “anger” as the emotion he had to express in his screen test. He was acting. When he finished his performance, he regained his chair with an exhausted demeanor, flopped down and began to glare menacingly at the judges. Now, I knew very well that this kind of behavior was a cover for shyness, but the jury seemed to be interpreting it as disrespect. I found this young man strangely attractive, and concern over the judges’ decision began to distract me from my work. I returned to my set and wrapped up the shooting early. Then I proceeded to look in on the room where the jury were deliberating. Despite Yamasan’s strong recommendation of the young man, the voting was against him. Suddenly I heard myself shouting, “Please wait a minute." The jury was made up of two groups: movie-industry specialists (directors, cinematographers, producers and actors) and representatives of the labor union. The two groups were equally represented. At that time the union was gaining in strength daily, and union representatives appeared wherever something was happening. Because of them, all decisions had to be made by voting, but I felt that for them to voice their opinions on the selection of actors was really going too far. Even the expression “going too far” doesn’t do justice to the suppressed anger boiling in me. I called for a time out. I said that in order to judge the quality of an actor and predict his future capacities you need the talents and experience of an expert. In the selection of an actor it isn’t right to equate the vote of an expert and the vote of a complete outsider. It’s like appraising a gemstone—you wouldn’t give a greengrocer’s appraisal the same weight you would a jeweler’s. In evaluating an actor, an expert’s vote should have at least three if not five times the weight of an amateur’s. I emphasized that I wanted a recount of the votes with more appropriate weight assigned to the experts’ opinions. The jury was thrown into an uproar. “It’s anti-democratic, it’s monopoly by directors!” someone shouted. But all of the production people on the jury raised their hands in approval of my suggestion, and even some labor-union representatives nodded their assent. Finally Yama-san, who was head of the jury, said that as a movie director he would take responsibility for his opinion of the quality and potential of the young actor in question. With Yama-san’s pronouncement the young man squeaked through. He was, of course, Mifune Toshiro." (Excerpt taken from "Something like an autobiography", Akira Kurosawa) Clip from: Drunken Angel (1948) Director: Akira Kurosawa

DepressedBergman

112,114 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten