nivek
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Very much so, however who in their right mind would try to maneuver a shark to take a picture?...
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Very much so, however who in their right mind would try to maneuver a shark to take a picture?...
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
An idiot perhaps ?
There's a reason they put 'do not drink' on paint cans and 'be careful this beverage is hot' on coffee cups. What we need is a large government anti-stupidity program to place 'be careful sharks will bite you' on beaches
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
About ten years ago I was in thigh deep water off the Florida panhandle with a beer in my hand feeling rather warm and fuzzy about things when a substantial shark just cruised past me, crystal clear. I could've reached out and touched it.
I believe I just willed myself above the water and recreated a scene not seen in about two thousand years.
I believe I just willed myself above the water and recreated a scene not seen in about two thousand years.
The shadow
The shadow knows!
Girl Awarded $800k After Taking McDonald's To Court Over Chicken Nuggets
The family had asked for $15 million in damages.
The shadow
The shadow knows!
Starbucks ordered to pay $50M to customer burned by hot drink
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More lawsuits coffee is HOT!
Starbucks ordered to pay $50M to customer burned by hot drink
Starbucks has been ordered to pay a California drive-through customer $50 million after an unsecured hot drink spilled on him, causing severe burns.
More lawsuits coffee is HOT!
AD1184
Celestial
It is reminiscent of this infamous lawsuit:Starbucks ordered to pay $50M to customer burned by hot drink
Starbucks ordered to pay $50M to customer burned by hot drink
Starbucks has been ordered to pay a California drive-through customer $50 million after an unsecured hot drink spilled on him, causing severe burns.
More lawsuits coffee is HOT!
Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants - Wikipedia
In both cases, the coffee was received via a drive-through, although the damages awarded in this most recent case are many multiples of the McDonald's case. It is probably not a good idea to get hot drinks via a drive-through at all (and I do not think I ever have done, even though I have used drive-throughs before, and I also drink coffee), as opposed to just being 'careful' when you receive the drinks. It is an especially poor idea to order several drinks at once. If they are going to hand multiple hot drinks to you at once in a holder, that is a recipe for an accident.
How could you safely transport four hot coffees in a vehicle, anyway? Putting the four-cup holder on the passenger seat? That is not safe. In an accident, those coffees are going to end up all over the cabin. Simlarly with asking a passenger to hold onto the holder of four coffees. Putting them all in a vehicle's individual cup holders is more secure, depending on the design, but not foolproof. In an accident, that liquid could also end up everywhere.
nivek
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Man in Tennessee is shot by his own dog while lying in bed
The bizarre incident reportedly involved Jerald Kirkwood of Memphis, Tennessee who had been lying in bed with his partner when his dog - a one-year-old pitbull - jumped up on the bed and inadvertently pulled the trigger of a firearm that happened to be lying next to them. The bullet ended up grazing the man's thigh, causing a non-critical injury.It turned out that the dog - named Oreo - had managed to get its paw stuck in the gun's trigger guard. Kirkwood's female friend was later reported to have departed the property with the firearm in question.
"[Oreo] is a playful dog, and he likes to jump around and stuff like that, and it just went off," she said. "Keep the safety on or use a trigger lock."
This is by no means the first incident to have seen a dog shoot someone with a gun, either. Back in 2010, we reported on the case of a man in California who had been out duck hunting when his Labrador retriever accidentally stepped on his loaded shotgun, causing the firearm to go off.
As luck would have it, like in this latest case, the bullet didn't cause any serious injuries. Suffice to say, dogs and guns definitely don't mix.
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
He deserved it for leaving a loaded handgun right out where the dog could get at it. What, a drawer would slow the reaction time significantly? Where does this idiot live ?
Rick Hunter
Celestial
More ammunition for the gun ban crowd, no pun intended.
nivek
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Mickey Mouse mascot poses with tourists before launching KNIFE ATTACK and extorting cash from victims
The mouse-eared mugger dresses up as the Disney character complete with what looks like an authentic replica ears just like the real thing at the Magic Kingdom in Disneyland. But visitors to the tourist magnet Via Toledo in Naples, Italy, say the resemblance stops there if families refuse to pay him for having their photos taken with him. Now local MP Francesco Emilio Borrelli has sent a dossier on the rodent robber to police after one constituent said he had pulled a knife on them. Deputy Borrelli said: 'We are getting many reports on this subject who, disguised as Mickey Mouse, threatens and extorts money from tourists and citizens who take pictures with him. In some videos, users claimed that the man is also armed with a knife.'(More on the link)
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
Some very surprising comments at the end from Joe McMoneagle
CIA confirmed Ark of the Covenant’s existence using remote viewing, resurfaced declassified docs claim
By
Shane Galvin
Published March 26, 2025, 10:42 p.m. ET
Paging Dr. Indiana Jones.
The CIA claimed to have confirmed the existence of the Ark of the Covenant by way of remote viewing — aka extra sensory perception or ESP — alleging the mysterious and sacred object is guarded by “entities” with an “unknown” power, a recently resurfaced declassified document claims.
In a remote viewing session on Dec. 5, 1988, remote viewer #32 was tasked with identifying a target that, unbeknownst to them, ended up being the storied Ark of the Covenant, according to document, which was declassified on Aug. 8, 2000, and has been circulating on social media.
View this document on Scribd
Logistically, when a remote viewer is tasked with searching for a target, the desired object is written down on a piece of paper and put into an envelope. The remote viewer does not know what is written and is guided through the process by another person, retired US Army Chief Warrant Joe McMoneagle explained.
McMoneagle, aka remote viewer #1, was the first to do the psychic phenomena experiments for the CIA — and he is not convinced by the exercise memorialized in the declassified document.
Remote viewer #32’s vision described a secret Middle Eastern location of the object — which they don’t know is the Ark — but they say is “protected by entities,” the document reveals.
“Target is a container. This container has another container inside of it. The target is fashioned of wood, gold and silver… similar in shape to a coffin and is decorated with seraphim,” they relayed, per the file.
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A depiction of the Ark of the Covenant that differs from what is described by the CIA’s remote viewer #32.pamela_d_mcadams – stock.adobe.com
“Visuals of surrounding buildings indicated the presence of Mosque domes,” they said, adding that Arabic-speaking men, dressed in all white, populated the area.
“The target is hidden — underground, dark and wet were all aspects of the location of the target,” they continued.
“The purpose of the target is to bring a people together. It has something to do with ceremony, memory, homage, the resurrection. There is an aspect of spirituality, information, lessons and the historical knowledge far beyond what we now know.”
Remote viewer #32 then expounded on the more mysterious aspects of what they saw.
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The first page of the declassified CIA document.CIA
“The target is protected by entities and can only be opened by those who are authorized to do so — this container will not/cannot be opened until the time is deemed correct. Once it is time to open the container — the mechanics of the lock system will be found to be fairly simple,” they said before adding a warning to potential plunderers.
“Individuals opening the container by prying or striking are destroyed by the container’s protectors through the use of a power unknown to us.”
The channeler also described what they took to be a devotional aspect of the object.
“The purpose of the target is to bring people together. It has something to do with ceremony, memory, homage, the resurrection. There is an aspect of spirituality, information, lessons and historical knowledge far beyond what we now know,” they said.
The declassified document also included several pages of drawings that depict one of the four seraphim that stand out on the corners of the Ark, as well as a drawing of mummies lined up on a wall.
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Remote viewer #32’s description of what they saw while targeting the anonymous object.CIA
Legendary remote viewer #1 Joe McGoneagle does not believe that this remote viewing is worth the paper it’s written on.
“Using remote viewing against any target for which ground truth does not exist or is impossible to obtain, such as UFOs, UAPs, the surface of Mars, or the locations of historical relics, is a waste of time and resources,” McGoneagle told The Post.
“If someone claims that remote viewing proves the existence of something, such as the Ark of the Covenant, they must produce the Ark to substantiate their claim.”
The world’s foremost expert on the matter gave further context for the exercise recorded by the CIA in 1988.
“In this case, it is a training target done on a whim,” he said, adding, “I would challenge the entire practice session as bogus. No one attempted to ascertain the ground truth of the material, and everything said was accepted on its unknown and unverified merit.”
McMoneagle famously received the Legion of Merit for using remote viewing to identify a secret Russian warship that was being developed in a landlocked building during the Cold War.
“Currently, the Ark of the Covenant is a legendary tale. If they can produce the actual Ark based on the information, it will be a surprise to me, as well as to many others,” McMongeale stated to The Post.
The Ark of the Covenant is said to have held the Ten Commandments brought down by Moses from Mount Sinai.
CIA confirmed Ark of the Covenant’s existence using remote viewing, resurfaced declassified docs claim
By
Shane Galvin
Published March 26, 2025, 10:42 p.m. ET
Paging Dr. Indiana Jones.
The CIA claimed to have confirmed the existence of the Ark of the Covenant by way of remote viewing — aka extra sensory perception or ESP — alleging the mysterious and sacred object is guarded by “entities” with an “unknown” power, a recently resurfaced declassified document claims.
In a remote viewing session on Dec. 5, 1988, remote viewer #32 was tasked with identifying a target that, unbeknownst to them, ended up being the storied Ark of the Covenant, according to document, which was declassified on Aug. 8, 2000, and has been circulating on social media.
View this document on Scribd
Logistically, when a remote viewer is tasked with searching for a target, the desired object is written down on a piece of paper and put into an envelope. The remote viewer does not know what is written and is guided through the process by another person, retired US Army Chief Warrant Joe McMoneagle explained.
McMoneagle, aka remote viewer #1, was the first to do the psychic phenomena experiments for the CIA — and he is not convinced by the exercise memorialized in the declassified document.
Remote viewer #32’s vision described a secret Middle Eastern location of the object — which they don’t know is the Ark — but they say is “protected by entities,” the document reveals.
“Target is a container. This container has another container inside of it. The target is fashioned of wood, gold and silver… similar in shape to a coffin and is decorated with seraphim,” they relayed, per the file.
3A depiction of the Ark of the Covenant that differs from what is described by the CIA’s remote viewer #32.pamela_d_mcadams – stock.adobe.com
“Visuals of surrounding buildings indicated the presence of Mosque domes,” they said, adding that Arabic-speaking men, dressed in all white, populated the area.
“The target is hidden — underground, dark and wet were all aspects of the location of the target,” they continued.
“The purpose of the target is to bring a people together. It has something to do with ceremony, memory, homage, the resurrection. There is an aspect of spirituality, information, lessons and the historical knowledge far beyond what we now know.”
Remote viewer #32 then expounded on the more mysterious aspects of what they saw.
3The first page of the declassified CIA document.CIA
“The target is protected by entities and can only be opened by those who are authorized to do so — this container will not/cannot be opened until the time is deemed correct. Once it is time to open the container — the mechanics of the lock system will be found to be fairly simple,” they said before adding a warning to potential plunderers.
“Individuals opening the container by prying or striking are destroyed by the container’s protectors through the use of a power unknown to us.”
The channeler also described what they took to be a devotional aspect of the object.
“The purpose of the target is to bring people together. It has something to do with ceremony, memory, homage, the resurrection. There is an aspect of spirituality, information, lessons and historical knowledge far beyond what we now know,” they said.
The declassified document also included several pages of drawings that depict one of the four seraphim that stand out on the corners of the Ark, as well as a drawing of mummies lined up on a wall.
3Remote viewer #32’s description of what they saw while targeting the anonymous object.CIA
Legendary remote viewer #1 Joe McGoneagle does not believe that this remote viewing is worth the paper it’s written on.
“Using remote viewing against any target for which ground truth does not exist or is impossible to obtain, such as UFOs, UAPs, the surface of Mars, or the locations of historical relics, is a waste of time and resources,” McGoneagle told The Post.
“If someone claims that remote viewing proves the existence of something, such as the Ark of the Covenant, they must produce the Ark to substantiate their claim.”
The world’s foremost expert on the matter gave further context for the exercise recorded by the CIA in 1988.
“In this case, it is a training target done on a whim,” he said, adding, “I would challenge the entire practice session as bogus. No one attempted to ascertain the ground truth of the material, and everything said was accepted on its unknown and unverified merit.”
McMoneagle famously received the Legion of Merit for using remote viewing to identify a secret Russian warship that was being developed in a landlocked building during the Cold War.
“Currently, the Ark of the Covenant is a legendary tale. If they can produce the actual Ark based on the information, it will be a surprise to me, as well as to many others,” McMongeale stated to The Post.
The Ark of the Covenant is said to have held the Ten Commandments brought down by Moses from Mount Sinai.
nivek
As Above So Below
Some very surprising comments at the end from Joe McMoneagle
CIA confirmed Ark of the Covenant’s existence using remote viewing, resurfaced declassified docs claim
By
Shane Galvin
Published March 26, 2025, 10:42 p.m. ET
Paging Dr. Indiana Jones.
The CIA claimed to have confirmed the existence of the Ark of the Covenant by way of remote viewing — aka extra sensory perception or ESP — alleging the mysterious and sacred object is guarded by “entities” with an “unknown” power, a recently resurfaced declassified document claims.
In a remote viewing session on Dec. 5, 1988, remote viewer #32 was tasked with identifying a target that, unbeknownst to them, ended up being the storied Ark of the Covenant, according to document, which was declassified on Aug. 8, 2000, and has been circulating on social media.
View this document on Scribd
Logistically, when a remote viewer is tasked with searching for a target, the desired object is written down on a piece of paper and put into an envelope. The remote viewer does not know what is written and is guided through the process by another person, retired US Army Chief Warrant Joe McMoneagle explained.
McMoneagle, aka remote viewer #1, was the first to do the psychic phenomena experiments for the CIA — and he is not convinced by the exercise memorialized in the declassified document.
Remote viewer #32’s vision described a secret Middle Eastern location of the object — which they don’t know is the Ark — but they say is “protected by entities,” the document reveals.
“Target is a container. This container has another container inside of it. The target is fashioned of wood, gold and silver… similar in shape to a coffin and is decorated with seraphim,” they relayed, per the file.
A depiction of the Ark of the Covenant that differs from what is described by the CIA’s remote viewer #32.pamela_d_mcadams – stock.adobe.com
“Visuals of surrounding buildings indicated the presence of Mosque domes,” they said, adding that Arabic-speaking men, dressed in all white, populated the area.
“The target is hidden — underground, dark and wet were all aspects of the location of the target,” they continued.
“The purpose of the target is to bring a people together. It has something to do with ceremony, memory, homage, the resurrection. There is an aspect of spirituality, information, lessons and the historical knowledge far beyond what we now know.”
Remote viewer #32 then expounded on the more mysterious aspects of what they saw.
The first page of the declassified CIA document.CIA
“The target is protected by entities and can only be opened by those who are authorized to do so — this container will not/cannot be opened until the time is deemed correct. Once it is time to open the container — the mechanics of the lock system will be found to be fairly simple,” they said before adding a warning to potential plunderers.
“Individuals opening the container by prying or striking are destroyed by the container’s protectors through the use of a power unknown to us.”
The channeler also described what they took to be a devotional aspect of the object.
“The purpose of the target is to bring people together. It has something to do with ceremony, memory, homage, the resurrection. There is an aspect of spirituality, information, lessons and historical knowledge far beyond what we now know,” they said.
The declassified document also included several pages of drawings that depict one of the four seraphim that stand out on the corners of the Ark, as well as a drawing of mummies lined up on a wall.
Remote viewer #32’s description of what they saw while targeting the anonymous object.CIA
Legendary remote viewer #1 Joe McGoneagle does not believe that this remote viewing is worth the paper it’s written on.
“Using remote viewing against any target for which ground truth does not exist or is impossible to obtain, such as UFOs, UAPs, the surface of Mars, or the locations of historical relics, is a waste of time and resources,” McGoneagle told The Post.
“If someone claims that remote viewing proves the existence of something, such as the Ark of the Covenant, they must produce the Ark to substantiate their claim.”
The world’s foremost expert on the matter gave further context for the exercise recorded by the CIA in 1988.
“In this case, it is a training target done on a whim,” he said, adding, “I would challenge the entire practice session as bogus. No one attempted to ascertain the ground truth of the material, and everything said was accepted on its unknown and unverified merit.”
McMoneagle famously received the Legion of Merit for using remote viewing to identify a secret Russian warship that was being developed in a landlocked building during the Cold War.
“Currently, the Ark of the Covenant is a legendary tale. If they can produce the actual Ark based on the information, it will be a surprise to me, as well as to many others,” McMongeale stated to The Post.
The Ark of the Covenant is said to have held the Ten Commandments brought down by Moses from Mount Sinai.
Yet this was accurate:
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CIA psychic laughed out of the room after 'seeing' Russian sub... then satellites confirmed the truth
It was the height of the Cold War, tensions were running high, and rumors were swirling that the Soviets were constructing the world's largest nuclear submarine.With limited intelligence operations, the CIA recruited a 'psychic' spy to locate the top secret vessel, and he did so using only his mind.
The agency was carrying out experiments in the 1970s and 80s with individuals who claimed they could perceive information about distant objects, events or other people.
There are claims that this group, known as remoter viewers, successfully tracked down hostages and drug lords during the more than decade-long program.
One of the best remote viewers, a man named Joe McMoneagle, used his ability to see inside a Soviet Union hangar and uncover a top-secret submarine being built.
McMoneagle claimed to remote view a large warehouse 100 yards from the White Sea in 1979 and describe a never-before-seen type of submarine with slanted missile tubes and a unique double-hull structure.
The spy reported his vision to the US Navy, but the remote viewer's claims were allegedly dismissed as untrue.
However, satellite imagery and other intelligence sources later confirmed the Soviet Union was building a new class of submarine, called Typhoon, which was kept hidden until it launch in September 1980.
The incredible Cold War tale was just one example of remote viewing Jacques Vallée, a renowned computer scientist, gave during an interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
There was that and also some sort of Soviet reconnaissance aircraft that went down over Zaire but failed to hit the ground, it was stuck in the triple jungle canopy and apparently after RV we went and retrieved it. That may be apocryphal but is always associated.
I consume quite a few podcasts and unless I subscribe tend to lose track of them. I listened to one recently regarding the origins of the RV program itself that interviewed one of the 'plank owners' of this project. I can't remember his name but he spoke of Puthoff, Targ and SRI as one component of the RV program and this guy was purely military. He said that convincing various intelligence customers like the CIA did not involve fancy targets rather they described the contents of various people's personal safes, if you can believe that.
It sounded wonderful but then got the to the secret UFO bases inside mountains in Alaska..............
nivek
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China launches racist humiliation campaign featuring morbidly obese Americans to mock Trump's brutal tariffs
China released a video showing morbidly obsess Americans miserably slaving away in factories performing low-skilled labor work to illustrate Donald Trump's push to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US and hit back at JD Vance's claim that China's economy was fueled by 'peasants'.
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AD1184
Celestial
Arguably this is racist against the Chinese. The implication I take from it is that these jobs are good enough for the Chinese, but are beneath Americans.China launches racist humiliation campaign featuring morbidly obese Americans to mock Trump's brutal tariffs
China released a video showing morbidly obsess Americans miserably slaving away in factories performing low-skilled labor work to illustrate Donald Trump's push to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US and hit back at JD Vance's claim that China's economy was fueled by 'peasants'.
(More on the link)
nivek
As Above So Below
5 incredibly weird things photographed by police
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h-87qIDrXY
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h-87qIDrXY
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nivek
As Above So Below
Mysterious 'eggy' stench plagues residents of small town of Calne in England
It has been described as "eggy", "gassy", "stagnant" and "sulphurous". People living in Calne, Wiltshire, are being plagued by a smell so bad it has woken them up at night - but its source remains a mystery. It often lingers over the town in the early hours of the morning and has been doing so for months. More than one organisation has been involved in investigating the smell - but what could it be?
Shopkeeper Christa Phillips, who has lived in Calne for 10 years, said it smells like gas
Christa Phillips has started keeping her shop door open to let the fresh air in when there is no smell. She tends to notice it most when she opens up the Little Button Jar - a haberdashery and craft shop - first thing in the morning. "It smells like you've been cooking with gas but haven't lit the gas. I have checked - we haven't got any gas in the building. Other times a rural smell, a bit more eggy, that one I can cope with," she said.
Customers have been talking about it, but not all have smelt it. Ms Phillips has lived in Calne for a decade and said it is the first time she has experienced the gassy smell, but that it is intermittent. It has been reported that the smell has stretched to nearby villages too, as far away as Lyneham.
People in the town have been pondering the causes of the pong, but some have not caught a whiff of it
Aside from Ms Phillips, a few people have told the BBC that it smells a bit like gas - but that has been checked and no gas leak has been detected. One of the other options is a problem with water in the area. Wessex Water, the company that covers Calne, said it cannot find a problem. "We've carried out odour assessments at our sewerage assets, which are operating normally, and offered to meet with representatives of Wiltshire Council to help with their investigations."
Wiltshire Council is continuing to investigate. Parvis Khansari, one of the corporate directors at the council, said they are in touch with the Environment Agency about the issue. Calne is close to a landfill site in Lower Compton and also has a nearby household recycling centre, run by Hills. Residents that the BBC has spoken to have mixed views on this, with some convinced the smell is linked to the landfill site or recycling centre.
But a local councillor, who has fielded hundreds of messages on the problem, said he has looked into it and it is not the cause. He also explained the town's Beversbrook Sports Facility was not to blame either. The Environment Agency has told the BBC that it is working with the council and is visiting sites it regulates to "ensure that they are compliant with their permits".
This means that the quest for a source of stench continues.
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