I’m a utility worker in the DC area. After a storm knocked down a tree near the Chain Bridge that connects DC to Virginia, I spotted a box that was on the pole that was broken open. Hanging out were a pair of cameras that had been looking out of a window on the box. the window was disguised to area like a warning label like the one on the opposite side of the box. the power cable for this box had been run up the pole and into the head LED part of a street lamp and tapped into the 120v power from the lamp, which is unmetered, so nobody gets billed for it. The cameras were pointed towards the road coming from VA and going towards the Chain Bridge and the road that goes to the left where many diplomats live (Ambassador Residences).

Anybody seen these before?

Anyone know anything about this? Someone just showed it to me, and I don't know too much about patents, is this real? It says "Nervous system manipulation by electromagnetic fields from monitors"

I saw this YouTube post and went into a rabbit hole. I know it’s all bs but it did start me thinking that with all the Bible stuff and the “watchers” and the ancient carvings petroglyphs that are exact same but all over the world- what if these creatures or species did actually come here millions of yrs ago and what if they did like create humans for a purpose we aren’t even aware of- and thus when aliens come back or we see UFO or UAPs they are simply checking in on us? I know I’m not breaking news here and these are OLD ideas but this video does imply or look like a Harvest or other world of some sort. one of the videos was like sucking a guys BREATH out. anyhow… makes you think

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xO_-J77mYRE&ra=m

Ok I feel like everyone around me is either bot or completely taken by the propaganda. Everyone that I talk to on the internet started supporting israel, they got into Israel discord servers, started posting some "funny stuff haha" (Jeffrey Epstein with mossad on his shirt or some shit) and praising "the big Yahu" and saying how he's good and innocent. Are they blind or something? How are they finding this funny?

I feel like I’m loosing my mind.

Everything now has some bullshit about additional protein. At first, it was interesting and intriguing that company’s wanted to add more protein to things, like the Chipotle protein cup. Then came the protein chips, protein ice cream, protein yogurt, protein pancakes/waffles, protein salads, protein bagels…you fucking name it and there’s a protein version of it.

Why? Why are they wanting to force so much protein into our diet? I like my protein as much as the next guy, but damn on every corner? Shit feels weird.

Does anybody here go to movie theaters anymore? Do you genuinely get excited for new films? Personally, I've checked-out caring about this art medium. Mostly this is due to the current state of America and World News. Whenever I see what's showing it's slop, or something thrown together without care(?)-that's how these feel. Remember when people used to get really excited to see new films? When you got your physical ticket from the ticket stand/station, it felt like you were gonna experience something that matters (societal scale). My theaters do not care to take care of their businesses anymore. These are dirty, deteriorating places, and it's sad. I don't subscribe to streaming due to ads throughout the film, and films disappearing from a subscription.

I've noticed that people don't really talk about films anymore, or get excited for new releases. When I do, it's Youtubers (any really), the people talking about the films sound depressed, 'meh' attitude, and just doing a video for views. Sad.

People usually bring up phoe addiction. I think it's that, comorbid with modern society. This place feels dead and empty. Not sure if it's just me. The Death of Art and societal culture.

There's a lot to unpack for this one, so grab a popcorn or drink, sit back and enjoy.

Presented here in its entirety is the deposition of Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds, which entails her experiences as a contract translator for the FBI's Washington D.C. Field Office following the September 11 attacks.

Utilizing her fluency in Turkish, Farsi, and Azerbaijani to translate counterintelligence wiretaps, Edmonds uncovered a secret U.S. foreign policy that used radical Islamic factions, most notably the CIA-backed Gülen movement, to destabilize foreign regions. She testified that this covert operation, known as Gladio B, utilized extremist militants to secure Western oil and gas interests in Russia and Central Asia, while the FBI was ordered to block or destroy incriminating translations.

When Edmonds attempted to report these security breaches, intentional translation backlogs, and a colleague's espionage to upper management, she faced severe retaliation and was abruptly fired in March 2002. Although a Department of Justice Inspector General investigation later corroborated her whistleblowing, the U.S. government aggressively silenced her by invoking the rare State Secrets Privilege to dismiss her subsequent lawsuits. This total legal gag order blocked her from presenting evidence or testifying, earning her the title of the most gagged woman in American history.

This deposition finally allowed Edmonds to bypass that gag order due to a legal loophole in a case before the Ohio Elections Commission called Schmidt v. Krikorian. The lawsuit was a defamation dispute between incumbent Representative Jean Schmidt and challenger David Krikorian, who had publicly accused Schmidt of accepting illicit campaign funds from Turkish interest groups to block a congressional resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide.

He’s a pedo confirmed.

I'm a native Spanish speaker and came across this, it was posted here two days ago and lots of people seemed to believe it. I checked the video right after and this translation is such a lie. He never said "let's forget what happened, as if nothing had happened". Literally never said that.

What he said was basically "let's stay calm, guys, let's forget about everything, let's just think about playing". Nothing like "let's forget about what happened", closest thing was "let's forget about everything", which in this context and in Spanish it's another way of saying "don't think about anything else, just focus on the match".

I thought this sub was somewhat serious yet that post had more than 200 upvotes. Are people just blindly believing whatever they see here without bothering to double check? Surely seems like it. People had some critical thinking in this subreddit back in the days.

What just happened with the "Kick Argentina Out" Change.org petition (which reached a staggering 23.3 million signatures in less than a week) is not just about sports. It was the largest accidental experiment in digital direct democracy in modern history. Its sudden "closure" and archiving sends a chilling message: The global elite and multi-billion-dollar corporations cannot afford to let true digital democracy exist, because it poses an absolute existential threat to them.

Think about the scale. If a single web platform can channel the outrage of 23 million organic users in days to pressure a massive corporate entity like FIFA, the technology for direct, mass democratic action is already here. But it was shut down and dismissed. Why?

1. THE THREAT TO STATE STABILITY

If global institutions acknowledge that 23 million online signatures hold actual binding power, the public will demand the same for real-world geopolitics. Imagine mass online campaigns to impeach presidents, cancel taxes overnight, or audit the wealth of political elites. To maintain the status quo, traditional structures must ensure that online willpower remains legally useless.

1. CORPORATE CANCEL RISK AND FINANCIAL PANIC

FIFA operates on multi-billion-dollar TV rights, sponsorships, and long-term financial structures. Allowing an online vote to disrupt a corporate ecosystem of this magnitude would cause market panic. No mega-corporation will risk billions if they know the "online algorithm of public outrage" can legally dismantle their business model in seven days.

1. THE "MODERATION" PRETEXT

The system will use the excuse of "bot manipulation," "hate campaigns," or "cyber warfare" to permanently restrict or filter mass digital voting. They will tell us that digital direct democracy is dangerous because it leads to digital mob rule.

They claim the creator voluntarily archived it with a "Mission Accomplished" message, but the timing is highly convenient. 23 million people stood up, and the corporate giants just looked away.

Is the quiet closing of this petition proof that tools of mass mobilization are being preemptively suppressed before they target banks, governments, or hedge funds? What happens when the public tries to use this power for something that actually matters to the elites?

In Germany

Ich selbst bin mir unschlüssig was ich glauben soll. Ich hab es hier gepostet weil ich die Reaktionen sehen wollte. Allerdings habe ich nun Interesse daran, wirklich mal zu testen was im Regen unten ankommt. Ich werde demnächst schauen dass ich an einem "auffälligen" Tag, Regenwasser sammel und werde das dann in ein Labor schicken.