Some Possible Good News in the Second Trump Administration AND I Give a New Nickname to Elon Musk.
You’re about to get snippy with me and, frankly, I don’t blame you. I’m about to be super-annoying both in terms of subject matter and the Pollyanna-esque way I plan on spinning our current political situation into something upbeat and, dare I even say, fun?!? So, yes, this is going to be a super-annoying post. (Some may even go so far as to use the word “cringe,” though such people have no place in my Big Tent Party featuring Liz Cheney on drums.)
Here goes: there is one potential, legitimate bright spot about the coming Trump presidency that doesn’t involve neither civil war nor Matt Gaetz leading himself out of the Justice Department in handcuffs. I’m legitimately excited about one possible development over the next four years; the new Trump presidency could be great for one very strange outpost of American culture. Several of Trump’s Cabinet appointees have expressed public interest in and support for the UFO Disclosure Movement.
THERE, I SAID IT!
Even as I type these words, I’m dodging metaphoric (and possible literal) tomatoes being thrown at my head. Those of you not as invested in the UFO community as I am will not know that Trump’s pick to head the CIA, John Ratcliffe, is a big Disclosure guy. Here’s a Guardian article from 2021 about Ratcliffe’s public views on UFOs.
The CIA has a large role in the UFO problem, dating from the Agency’s formation in 1947. There are even those that believe that the CIA was formed, at least in part, because of the UFO problem. Of late, their Office of Global Access has been in the news for, allegedly (I know there’s no legal reason for me to use the word “allegedly” but I find it makes me seem super-officious) being the group within the CIA that is in charge of retrieving those UFOs that do not exist.
Your new Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has been an outspoken advocate for UFO witnesses and contactees, publicly speaking on the subject several times. More crucially, however, he is also a member of the Senate’s Gang of Eight, that bipartisan group of senior Senators and Congresspeople who have – or are supposed to have – access to all of the government’s most sensitive secrets.
Also in the Gang of Eight, Chuck Schumer, Rubio’s political rival and co-sponsor of the bipartisan UAP Disclosure Act, which would have mandated the release of all government records on the subject and recovered any non-human material in the hands of private contractors. The phrase “non-human intelligence” was written into that bill over thirty times. Although we recognize the hilarity of politicians using the phrase “non-human intelligence” as a way to describe anything other than themselves, it’s still one of the most remarkable pieces of legislation in American history.
Just as a point of logic: Marco Rubio, public advocate for UFO disclosure and member of the Intelligence Committee, has the same access to intelligence information as Chuck Schumer. Isn’t “Schumer believes in aliens” a perfect hammer to pound over his head? Why hasn’t Rubio done it, despite the fact that the UAP Disclosure Act has failed to pass not once, but twice. Not only has Rubio not attacked Schumer over this, he has “applauded” the bill’s inclusion into the 2023 and 2024 National Defense Authorization bills. That, to me, is a notable data point. Anyway, Lil’ Marco got himself a Big Boy job and we’re all very proud of him, I’m sure.
Needless to say, Captain Underpants has also express a great deal of interest in the subject. I don’t know why I just decided to call Elon Musk “Captain Underpants,” but that will forever now be his nickname to me.
Ok, and here’s where things get very gross…
Matt Gaetz is into UFO’s. As I’m sure you know, sex-trafficking (alleged) former Congressman has now been appointed to be Trump’s new Attorney General. Anyhoo, before he resigned in disgrace, AG-appointee Gaetz spoke publicly about information he was given alongside Congresspeople Luna and Burchett regarding the existence of UAP, including his description of seeing radar information about a UAP. This is from his congressional website:
“One of the pilots goes to check out that diamond formation and sees a large floating, what I can only describe as an orb, again, like I said, not have any human capability that I'm aware of,” Gaetz said. “And when he approached, he said that his radar went down. He said that his FLIR (infrared camera) system malfunctioned and that he had to manually take this image from one of the lenses.”
If he’s not in jail before he assumes office, Gaetz could actually be helpful in terms of forcing private contractors to come testify in a public setting about their involvement in the so-called retrieval program. Just today, at a Congressional Hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, former AATIP head, Lue Elizondo, testified under oath that the USA is currently in possession of multiple downed UFOs, which backs up Cmdr. David Grusch’s testimony to the same last year.
Finally, and get ready for the least credible of all the names I’ve already mentioned:
President-Elect Donald Trump. All of you already know I do not believe a word that comes out of this man’s mouth. That is to say, when I can even understand what he’s trying to say, I don’t believe it. With that important caveat out of the way, Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett has been one of the leading Congressional advocates for Disclouse, along with Reps. Luna, Mace, and Moskowitz.
It was their House Panel that led today’s hearings. Burchett has said that he’s repeatedly spoken to Trump about this subject and that Trump has expressed a desire for Disclosure.
According to journalist Ross Coulthart, Trump was briefed on the topic during his time in his office, and Trump himself has spoken about it a little bit. Famously, Donald Trump Jr. asked him about the subject during the below interview, but he’s also made some comments about speaking to a couple Navy pilots who told him about their encounters. Leave it to the worst possible human to expose the the biggest, most inspiring, non-religious story in human history. The irony of that potential moment might be enough to snap me in two.
That is to say, if any of this is true. And while I lean towards at least a portion of it being true, I remain open to the possibility of the most prosaic explanations being the correct explanations. I’m not saying it’s aliens, as the saying goes, but it’s aliens.
(I’m really not saying it’s aliens. But let’s be honest – it’s aliens.)
(I’m NOT saying it’s aliens.)
(But c’mon…)
As with all things, Trump is a wildcard. Nobody knows what the hell he means when he says stuff, including, I strongly suspect, Trump himself. I doubt Trump knows much about the subject, nor do I think he cares very much about it. Even so, I do know that three of his most new appointees do understand it and want more government action on disclosure. So maybe something good might come out of a second Trump term after all. Look, if we’re going to live in the worst possible timeline, at least it might have some cool alien shit in it, right?
Let’s start here: Trump WAS the Roswell 47 Alien. That explains his Teflon level of luck
I am also a believer in the idea that we are not the only intelligent life form among the many galaxies in the neighborhood. Mostly because of the law of averages, but partly because if we're as intelligent as it gets, I will get sucked into a black hole of despair.