Weekly News Roundup by Violet Wisdom ASTEROIDS TODAY   Newsweek - Considered a near-earth object, 2008 OS7is passing by earth today. As big as the Empire State Building, it will be a mere 1.77 million miles away which is actually quite close. Any Near-Earth Object that gets as close or closer to 30 million miles of our planet are considered potentially hazardous asteroids. 2008 OS7 is only one of five  asteroids that will get close to earth between today and tomorrow.  BRAIN CHIP NEURALINK AND SYNCHRON - As often as Elon Musk makes headlines, it is no surprise that he did so again this week. In a departure from his normal attention getting electric cars / X (twitter) news a different type of technology stole the show. This chip, or brain implant isn’t exactly new, and Musk’s company Neuralink isn’t alone in the quest to link your smartphone to your brain. Neuralink tested the chip to test the new tech they call Telepathy  this week. Both companies state benefits for those unable to physically communicate are the only reason for the development of the product. No statements have been made on how a users privacy, specifically their own thoughts, would be protected from unauthorized access. MYSTERIOUS MOON LIGHTS SPACE.COM ~   Astronauts preparing for an Artemis 3 trip to the moon have a unique job ahead of them; to solve a 53 year old mystery. During the Apollo 17 trip in 1972, astronauts were hit with odd light flashes that could not be explained. While scientists have a few theories, new photos and video are needed to research any further. Currently, Artemis 2 plans to launch September 2025 followed by Artemis 3 will launch September 2026 and is slated to land on the moon.

Imbolc, St. Brigid’s Day- February 1, 2024 By Violet Wisdom The halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox is upon us. Originating in the Celtic/Gaelic regions, this festival and its namesake is ancient, intriguing and mystical. Which all happen to be exactly how one would best describe this time of year.  Imbolc is said to have first began in the Neolithic period, that human era of transition from living a full hunter/gatherer lifestyle into the beginnings of the modern era of farming and village life. On or around the first of February is historically lambing season (when lambs are born) with some believing the world Imbolc has its roots in pregnancy and birth. The story of St. Brigid however is much more complicated.  St. Brigid of Kildare is the patron saint of Ireland. She is said to have lived from 451 to 525 AD and also saint to poetry, livestock and blacksmiths. Legend has it that her mother was part of an ancient group of Irish people who had become enslaved. Before Brigid was born, her mother was sold to a druid who eventually freed them both. She then devoted her life to feeding and healing the poor. She was, as it turns out, not the only celebrated Brigid in Gaelic history. There was another Brigid before her who was known as a goddess and displayed the same gifts and traits. Both Imbolc and St. Brigid’s Day are celebrated on the same day with the only difference being that one is in honor of ancient pagan beliefs and the other more modern christian beliefs. Both celebrate their own version of Brigid, the woman, saint, goddess that represents the joy of spring arriving. To this day people celebrate Imbolc for religious, spiritual and cultural reasons. The following are common Imbolc activities you can try: Make a Brigid cross  from grasses or straw Spring cleaning~ Donate anything that no longer serves you Purchase new house plants Go for a walk and look for early signs of spring Where it won’t officially be spring for another 48 days, it is beginning below the thawing ground. If you pay attention, you can feel the extra energy within your own body and mind calling you to be prepared for the business spring will require of you. Even if you, yourself don’t depend on the land to provide your needs, you are a part of the earth and therefore feel its changing energies.  If you do celebrate Imbolc, Saint Brigid’s Day or Candlemas, please share your traditions in the comment section below or on our Facebook page.

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Weekly News Roundup by Violet Wisdom AI PROVING FEARS   Cornell University  research scientists conducted quite the interesting experiment  recently. While the subject was AI, the basic of the experiments could lead to a new category, AI Psychology. If that doesn’t creep you out I don’t know what would. The scientists decided to teach AI to be bad, very bad then tried to remove the negative behavior. The results solidify the warnings from top tech scientists, AI will be a problem.  Using human behavior applications such as punish/reward systems and actual programming the researchers found AI retained the control. Just like a kid, it learned how to hide its bad behavior.  PENTAGON DEFENDS SILENCE  UFO/UAP INFORMATION SEALED   Nearing two years of investigations, hearings and requests The House Committee on UAPs is finally getting a response out of the Pentagon. Unfortunately, it isn’t the one they asked for. Citing national security concerns, the Department of Defense (DOD) is keeping the lid on the information committee members have vowed to obtain. What makes this actual news is that previous attempts to get information out of the DOD have resulted in a run around from the department itself, and each branch of the military as UFO/UAP sightings reported are kept within the branch of service that the sighting occurred.    4.6 BILLION YR OLD SPACE DUST PLANET INGREDIENTS  A stainless steel canister containing a highly anticipated pay dirt landed at a military range in Utah last September. After four months, scientists at NASA were finally able to get it open and reach the bits of rock and dust collected from an asteroid named Bennu. Analysis is expected to provide specific information on what elements were present during the formation of earth. NASA will continue to collect from asteroids as this research moves forward. ??? Sounds suspicious to me. Richard Hoagland might have something to say about this...

Weekly News Roundup January 20, 2023 By Violet Wisdom ALIEN INVITATION -   LEXINGTON, KY According to ABC WAS11, the city of Lexington, Kentucky has an interstellar idea to increase tourism; invite ETs. Using an infrared laser beam, the Visit Lexington message includes everything you would see or hear in a promotional video or radio ad. Sharing a description of the area’s landscape, shopping and dining amenities and of course the sounds of Bluegrass, the message was sent in the form of an imagery bitmap. Unfortunately, the invitation has an RSVP of 80 years because it will take that long for those alien vacation planners to get it and send back their reservations. Still, the great-grandchildren of Lexington just might have one heck of a party in their future.  ON YOUR OWN WITH AI-  AI ABOUNDS IN SOCIAL MEDIA AI deepfakes are rising and social media companies aren’t doing much about it. Fake videos of politicians and celebrities are on the rise as AI has become adept at duplicating anyone’s voice and manipulating any video. While they are all aware of this issue, they are stating they don’t have the resources to keep up with spotting and removing the bogus content. Despite a recent policy  implementation by META who owns Facebook and Instagram to require a watermark denoting AI was used in any video, there has been no known increase at this point in detection ability by the company. X, formally known as Twitter states that they will add a disclosure to any known deepfake post, as does META. All primarily rely on users to report faked posts. With a large part of content moderation being conducted by AI, it is not surprising that AI isn’t finding its own handiwork. Experts suggest looking for inconsistencies with sound and lip movement, background noises and visual oddities, odd tones in voice and glitches. Also focus on hands as AI is terrible at making them correctly even sometimes adding a few extra fingers.   SUZANNE SOMERS STILL HERE?  HUSBAND CLAIMS GHOST IS still here. Suzanne Somers’ husband and grandchildren went public this week with the news of her ghost living among them in their California home. Since her death in October, they have experienced her favorite music coming on by itself and a fireplace starting a fire on its own. All of the family members state they feel her in the home and have had experiences that can can only be explained by her still being there with them.

The story of the Phantom Barber of Pascagoula   By Dan Terry, Host of Most Haunted       In some forms of Voodoo, we know that the hair or personal items of the victim is taken and used to make the connection between the Voodoo Doll and the target. But what if someone was breaking into homes and stealing hair from women and young girls? Could it be paranormal related, or some type of Nazi plot to damage a war effort?         In June of 1942, in the city of Pascagoula, along the Mississippi coast, factories and shipyards were turning out weapons, food, and transport for the war. If you’ve spent any time along the southern coast, you would know summers are hot and humid, and at that time, air conditioners were a luxury the local workers could scarcely afford. Nights were long and uncomfortable, and now we’ll throw some fear into it.         On June 5th, 1942, Mary Evelyn Briggs and Edna Marie Hydel awoke in the bedroom at Our Lady of Victories Convent and saw a man climbing out of the window. Each girl had a lock of their hair missing…         A few days later, six-year-old Carol Peattie was sleeping next to her male twin and woke to find a man cutting her hair. He had made entry by cutting the screen. Only a footprint in the sand remained…         The following Friday, the case took an ominous turn. Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Heidelberg was sleeping when a man made entry into their home by cutting the screen. This time, instead of scissors, the suspect carried an iron rod. He viciously attacked the couple, knocking Terrell unconscious and busting the teeth out of Mrs. Heidelberg. Due to the intensity and surprise of the attack, no description was available.         While the Method of Operation was quite different between the types of cases, the pressure was building on the local police chief, A.W. Ezell. Bloodhounds were used to track the suspect from the Heidelberg home to the local woods, where a pair of bloody gloves were found. Police suspect he had some form of transportation waiting for him there.         On June 23rd, Mrs. R.E. Taylor was sleeping in the same room with her husband and children and said she was awakened by something with a “sickening smell.” Mrs. Taylor passed out and woke up violently ill and with hair missing. The investigation revealed the screen had been cut, and a chloroform-soaked rag was found. Mrs. Taylor was quoted as saying she “had a vague feeling of something passing over my face, then woke up feeling ill.”         In some newspapers, the Police Chief was quoted as saying there were 10 separate attacks, but these are the only ones I could find. Shortly after the Taylor assault, a 57 year old German born chemist, William Dolan, was arrested for the crimes. Surprisingly, the crimes did stop after the arrest. However, what did not make sense is the different types of crimes that had been attributed to him.         Dolan operated a pharmacy in New Orleans before the war. He sold it and retired to Pascagoula. According to Chief Ezell, Dolan had a “coast to coast record” of charges before settling down in southern Mississippi, although no record of those charges was shown. The Chief claimed a witness saw him coming out of the Heidelberg home, but never produced the witness or named him.         Police also stated they found a bundle of hair, either in Dolan's home or in a neighboring yard. In the days before DNA evidence, Chief Ezell determined it belonged to Carol Peattie.         The primary claim against Dolan was acting on a grudge against Heidelberg, whose father was a judge and had refused to lower Dolan’s bond on a non-related trespassing case that had occurred months before the first appearance of the Phantom Barber.         However, the main case against Dolan was that he was German. The U.S. was at the height of war production, and when asked why he broke into the other homes and cut hair, Chief Ezell reasoned that the other attacks were a way to disrupt a major military production area by causing fear and alarm.         When that idea was questioned, the Chief found multiple witnesses claiming they had heard Dolan make positive statements about Hitler and the Nazis.         Dolan plead not guilty, was found guilty, and sentenced to Prison. Six years later, a new governor of Mississippi had the case re-opened, and Dolan was given a lie-detector test which he passed. Dolan was given a conditional release and was completely released in 1951.         But he was never found guilty of the hair-cutting incidents, and the evidence against him on the Heidelberg assaults was circumstantial at best. Was he guilty of any of the crimes?      Did the Phantom Barber move to new locations, or did he exist at all?          There is little debate that people have been falsely accused and even executed due to their race, religion, or nationality. Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam, convicted of the murder of Malcolm X, spent 55 years in prison based on official misconduct and faulty eye-witness reports, even though one of the actual murderers denied they were involved. Hurricane Rubin Carter spent 19 years in prison for murder before the case was overturned. And Richard Hauptmann, the alleged murderer of the Lindbergh Baby, was executed even though there are some very questionable acts by the investigators.          In all high profile, legal cases, from the Kennedy Assassination to the 9/11 attacks, appearances, especially if something makes the government officials look bad, may not be as they seem.

By Margie Kay A woman in a small town north of Kansas City, Missouri reported seeing two gigantic birds flying over her home in a rural area. The witness, who wishes to remain anonymous, said that she and two friends were having barbecue outside one evening in September 2023 when they noticed two huge birds fly out of an area across the road. The location in question is being investigated by myself and another investigator as a possible portal, and we are calling the site the "North Farm" in order to protect the owners. The witness has seen UFOs and balls of light coming out of this location, and even showed us a video she took of what looks like a spinning tornado or vortex. The three witnesses saw the giant birds simply appear out of the vortex area, fly around, then go back into the vortex again, becoming invisible. The witness described the birds as the size of small aircraft with heavy pointed wings, grey in color, and elongated heads like those of a pterodactyl. This is an ongoing investigation, and more information will be posted after we visit the site again.

People in north Missouri heard a loud boom last night and it wasn't aliens, it was an ice quake. According to the National Weather Service, Ice quakes occur when temperatures that have dropped below freezing affect water that is trapped underground. As the water rapidly freezes and expands, the ground around it is shifted. The sudden expansion and movement can result in the ground becoming cracked. Along with subzero temperatures quickly freezing the underground water, four main factors come into play in the formation and occurrence of frost quakes: Deeply Saturated Soil For a frost quake to occur, there must be sufficient water present, and this water must be located deep within the ground. This happens most frequently in areas where there has been a great deal of precipitation in some form in a relatively short period. The precipitation can be in the form of rain, sleet, or a mixture of wet weather conditions that have saturated the ground saturated deep down. The severity of the cracking of the soil depends on the amount of water present. Missouri had an unusual amount of rain in the weeks preceding the arctic blast it is now experiencing. Quick-Freeze Regions Experience Frequent Frost Quakes Frost is formed from molecules of water that are present in the air when temperatures plummet quickly to subzero levels. The presence of these two weather conditions is necessary for frost quakes to occur. At this time, temperatures are below zero, and are expected to remain that way for a few days. No doubt, the region will experience more loud booms in the coming days. Tell your friends and neighbors so they don't think there is an alien invasion happening.

Just when you think you've heard it all... By Violet Wisdom Sci-Fi comes in many different forms. Books, movies, comics, video games and worldbuilding table games. Of the IMDB top 10 ranked sci-fi movies of 2023, most are outer space themed, a few AI/robot themed and of course the must have future dystopian. Did you know that there are a slew of subgenres within the sci-fi world? Did you also know that a few of those are WAY out there? Whether you’re looking for a good read, a good flick or about to try your hand at some story telling of your own, this strange list should get you thinking. SPECULATIVE FICTION This is a general term for a fictional story that blends reality and fantasy. The fantasy part can be completely drawn from very real science though not currently in use. For example, the Canadian murder mystery Murdoch Mysteries  is primarily based on an inspector who uses technology to create inventions used to solve crimes not quite fully realized in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The basic concepts may have been known but not well enough to make night vision goggles and lie detector machines. SUB GENRE, ALTERNATE HISTORY: This genre found a short lived fad a few years back by entertaining us with a bunch of but what if s. What if the Roman and Ottoman Empires never ended? What if the Americas didn’t get discovered until 1900? What if we lost WWII? Unlike Quantum Leap  and Back to the Future , alternate history doesn’t go back in time to change the future. Instead the reader or viewer is told a story set in a world where those empires remain or America has just been discovered. SCI-FI PUNK Technically considered a part of the Speculative Fiction Genre, punk refers to being punkish. Just like the lines in Punk Rock Girl  by The Dead Milkmen; “We went to the Philly Pizza Company and ordered some hot tea The waitress said, “Well no, we only have it iced” So we jumped up on the table and shouted, “Anarchy”” Like that. Edgy. Individualistic. Defiant. Now add a dash of science and technology. You know, like steam… STEAMPUNK: Have you ever seen The Wild, Wild West show? I’m not talking about the 1999 movie, which is actually a movie based on the show. The television show aired between 1965 and 1969. Considered a western, the show is chock full of crazy technology that definitely hadn’t been discovered yet and was very Star Trekky. Here’s the thing about the late 1880s, technological innovation was exploding, and it was powered by steam. Somehow this morphed into a fictional sci-fi genre and finally into an odd nerdy fad for teenagers in the 2000s. If you are really into this or feel it a callin’, there are several steampunk costume stores still around to get you looking the part. There is also a yearly Big River Steampunk Festival in Mark Twain’s hometown of Hannibal, Missouri. This year's festival  will be from August 30-Sept 2. If steam isn’t your thing the genre has cousins, cyberpunk, dieselpunk, biopunk and clock. NO! I am not making this up, couldn’t if I tried. Moving on to… ALIEN VAMPIRES AND PUNK ANGELS: This feels very cinematic and very AI. If you aren’t already exhausted at this point of this blog, click here for a great article by the Sydney Morning Herald about those pesky alien vampires and adorable punk angels.

Weekly Roundup January 12, 2023 By Violet Wisdom JELLYFISH UFO -   NEW VIDEO RELEASED The headline making UFO/UAP seen over a United States military base in Iraq in 2018 is an absolute mystery. The video shows a jellyfish-like object both in shape and transparency floating over the base. The original poster of the video states it moved slowly, zipped and went into water.  CONGRESS BRIEFED ON UFOs-  MORE BUT NOT ENOUGH This morning’s House Oversight Committee meeting left members of congress once again leaving with more questions than answers. While most stated there was no valuable information shared, some disclosed that some new information was released. All have committed to continue to demand full disclosure.         RADIO BURST FROM ANCIENT GALAXIES  ENERGY BURST SOURCED In a group of galaxies, far, far, away… an unusually high amount of detectable energy is bursting with such intensity that if it were closer it would render every credit card on earth unusable. The galaxies found to be the source of these bursts by the Hubble telescope are believed to have been around nine billion years ago. Our universe has existed for nearly 14 billion years. Scientists have offered a theory that the bursts are the result of either a neutron star or black hole.

By Margie Kay Film taken by a person visiting the IIha Do Mel (Honey Island) in Parana, Brazil captured an odd-looking humanoid standing and moving on a hill. There is possibly a second tall creature squatting to the right. Some people have speculated that the creature is an alien, because of its height and strange appearance. In the video, the witnesses discuss its appearance and one person said, "it's too big to be a person." The videographer then follows the figure as it descends the large hill. The video went viral on social media in Brazil, with some saying that the figure appeared to be around ten feet tall, which is similar to the creatures spotted at the Bayside Mall in Miami on January 1. What do you think?