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US has found ‘at least’ ten alien bodies in crashed UFOs, says whistleblower



A military whistleblower says the US government has retrieved at least ten alien bodies from UFO crashes.

Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, David Charles Grusch said the number of crashes recorded was in ‘double digits’, and that the number of extraterrestrial bodies recovered was ‘up there as well, just like with the retrievals’.

Former US intelligence officer Mr Grusch stunned the world earlier this year when alleging the government had evidence of ‘intact and partially intact’ alien vehicles.

The revelations led, in part, to a special congressional hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP, formerly UFOs), at which Mr Grusch and two other witnesses testified. Under oath he repeated his claims, adding that people had been ‘harmed’ in an attempt to cover up the information.

Speaking to controversial podcast host Mr Rogan earlier this week, Mr Grusch spent more than two and a half hours discussing his claims and experiences with UAP.

Asked how many ‘biological entities’ had been found, he said ‘a variety, and we have a certain number of different things’.

‘But the total numbers of what’s interacting with us on Earth, I mean nobody knows that,’ he added.

‘I talk to people who are familiar with the biological analysis and everything. So we have some idea, not a complete picture because it’s like, you’re looking at it, it’s like, well I don’t even understand the physiology at all, it’s like “what the heck, it’s way different”.’

However, he was also unable to confirm where the crashes had occurred.



‘Nobody I talked to espoused any specific origin to me,’ he said. ‘We may know that but I’m not aware of anything.’

Mr Grusch has made clear he himself has not had any direct interactions with UAP or aliens, but has spoken to dozens of sources, including a former senator.

‘During my investigation I needed to talk to somebody at the highest levels,’ he said. ‘I’m only going to talk about one, because he died two years ago. I met with Senator Harry Reid about nine months before he died. Of course he was a private citizen then, but I wanted to get his thoughts on it because, you know, he was a Gang of Eight member, the top most cleared senators and congressmen.

‘So I’m in Harry Reid’s living room, with some other witnesses, and he says “Yeah, I knew we have UFO material. I was denied access for decades”. And I was like, “did he just confirm this to me?”.



Mr Grusch went on to confirm that the senator said the government had UAP material, and that it was non-human, but did not know if Mr Reid had seen it personally.

When asked what he could and could not share in public, Mr Grusch said: ‘Foreign intelligence services are watching, and it’s not like I’m here to help Russia and China calibrate their intelligence collection.

‘I’m just trying to put all the general topics out there for public conversation to hold our government accountable.’

Mr Grusch first made his claims public in June, stating the government possessed proof of UFOs and was keeping it secret from the public.

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Between late 2021 and July 2022 he was co-lead for the analysis of UAP within a US Department of Defense agency, and said in an interview with the Debrief that information about the vehicles was being illegally withheld from Congress.

He added that when he turned over classified information about the vehicles to Congress, he suffered retaliation from officials.

Claims of the existence of ‘exotic materials’ were repeated in the interview by a second source, National Air and Space Intelligence Center (Nasic) official Jonathan Grey, who said ‘We are not alone.’

However, Nasic denied an employee under that name ever existed.

Eating red meat and dairy could help fight cancer: ‘intriguing’ new study

If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to chow down on cheeseburgers and cheddar franks — relish this moment.

Scientists at the University of Chicago have discovered that a compound in red meat, dairy and other products might help your body’s immune cells fight off tumors.

The compound, known as trans-vaccenic acid or TVA, seems to activate the T cells in your body, which help your immune system fight germs and protect you from disease.

TVA is found in the meat of ruminants such as cows, sheep and other mammals, and their dairy products like milk, cheese, butter and yogurt.

Published Wednesday in the journal Nature, the study also finds that cancer patients who have higher levels of TVA in their blood had a better response to immunotherapy.

That discovery suggested to the researchers that TVA might be useful as a supplement during cancer treatment.

“To see that a single nutrient like TVA has a very targeted mechanism on a targeted immune cell type, with a very profound physiological response at the whole organism level — I find that really amazing and intriguing,” Jing Chen, a cancer researcher at the University of Chicago, told South West News Service.

The researchers started with a database of around 700 known metabolites, which are small molecules that come from food. They then screened the metabolites for their anti-cancer abilities.

After the top six compounds were chosen, scientists evaluated their cancer-fighting abilities in human and mouse cells — TVA performed the best in fighting the development of tumors.

The researchers also found that feeding mice a diet rich in TVA significantly reduced the tumor growth of melanoma and colon cancer cells, and enhanced the body’s ability to infiltrate and attack tumors.

They also analyzed blood samples from lymphoma patients undergoing immunotherapy treatment. That led to the discovery that patients who had higher levels of TVA in their blood responded better to treatment than patients with lower levels.

Finally, the study revealed that TVA enhanced the ability of an immunotherapy drug to kill leukemia cells in patients.

“There are many studies trying to decipher the link between diet and human health, and it’s very difficult to understand the underlying mechanisms because of the wide variety of foods people eat,” Chen said.

TVA is found in dairy products like cheese, yogurt, milk and butter.TVA is found in dairy products like cheese, yogurt,

“But if we focus on just the nutrients and metabolites derived from food, we begin to see how they influence physiology and pathology,” Chen added.

“By focusing on nutrients that can activate T cell responses, we found one that actually enhances anti-tumor immunity by activating an important immune pathway.”

But — to the dismay of many — the study authors stop short of advising people to eat more red meat and dairy.

“There is a growing body of evidence about the detrimental health effects of consuming too much red meat and dairy,” Chen added, “so this study shouldn’t be taken as an excuse to eat more cheeseburgers and pizza.”

Instead, the researchers are searching for a similar compound in plants that has the same robust tumor-fighting abilities.

“There is early data showing that other fatty acids from plants signal through a similar receptor, so we believe there is a high possibility that nutrients from plants can do the same thing,” Chen said.

https://nypost.com/2023/11/22/lifestyle ... new-study/

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Want to be an influencer? There's a degree for that


Influencer Kaya Marriott is pictured in Vancouver. She has a combined 17,000 followers by posting on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and on her blog.

Irene McCormick never imagined how popular a social media influencer degree could be.

But when the lecturer at South East Technological University in Carlow, Ireland, created a summer program on the topic, she was overwhelmed with how many people signed up.

"Within about 20 minutes, I had hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of applicants," McCormick told Matt Galloway on The Current. "We actually had to shut down [applications]."

That was two years ago. But because of its overwhelming popularity, the university decided to create a bachelor of arts degree program on the subject.

"It wasn't being represented in the upper echelons of third-level education, so we spent two years developing the course and now we're here," said McCormick.

Influencing has become a money-making industry worth billions across the globe. Last year, the Harvard Business Review found that more than 75 per cent of brands have a designated budget for influencer marketing.

McCormick helped design the program. She says parts of it are very practical, including writing, how to do creative videos, and podcasting.


Irene McCormick is a lecturer at South East Technological University in Carlow, Ireland and co-creator of the school's influencer program.

But there is also theory involved.

"We believe that if you have education behind you, doing things like psychology, entrepreneurship and doing celebrity studies … will really help insulate people in this industry," said McCormick.

It's a real job
Kaya Marriott is a full-time influencer in Vancouver, who began by sharing tips on how to take care of curly hair based on her own experiences on her channel ComfyGirlCurls.

Today she has about 17,000 followers and posts on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and on her blog. It's a full-time job that pays the bills. She made about $75,000 last year, and is on pace to make about $100,000 this year.

She didn't take any formal education in the field, but says you don't need a university degree to get started as an influencer — even though she believes some people might benefit from it.

"It's interesting that academia seems to want a piece of the pie that people have been able to do on their own for so long. Like, I think that part of the beauty of this space is that it's so self-led," said Marriott, who also uses her platform to share tips on being an influencer.

"Everyone who's done it learned it themselves."


Kaya Marriott says she made about $75,000 last year, and is on pace to make about $100,000 this year as an influencer.

It took about five years before she started making money through her social media accounts. To do that, she started thinking about her account as a business.

"I started doing more intentional research around how to monetize this, how to do income and expense spreadsheets, and really position myself as a business owner. And the moment I did that, honestly, everything started to change," said Marriott.

Marriott says her work is a lot more than a company asking an influencer to post a couple pictures on Instagram. Marriott has to negotiate not just her rates for a post or video, but also licensing fees, exclusivity and how or whether the company she partners with can use the content she puts out for their own feeds.

Beyond the influence
Despite some like Marriott making big earnings as influencers, some say the gig isn't a real job.

"It's another form of digital marketing. And I think that people don't look at digital marketing and say, that's not a real job," said Marriott.

McCormick says the word "influencer" can trace its lineage back to "mommy bloggers," and that's why many people look down on the profession.

"Anything to do with motherhood, women's work, anything in the home is not always considered work or something that is to be fiscally rewarded," said McCormick.

"It's really unfair and should stop because ... influencing is about much more than that."

McCormick says influencers need to stay on their toes to keep up with trends and the ever-changing social media landscape, as the gig is ever-changing. And according to McCormick, the degree can also lead to other jobs, such as digital marketing working directly for companies or working as an agent for other influencers.

"There definitely is an industry there and jobs and roles for people," said McCormick.

One of the world’s largest icebergs drifting beyond Antarctic waters after it was grounded for 3 decades


This images provided by Maxar Technologies shows the A23a iceberg moving through the sea sea near the Antarctica, on Wednesday Nov. 15, 2023. One of the world’s largest icebergs, known as A23a, appears to be moving beyond Antarctic waters after being grounded for more than three decades, according to the British Antarctic Survey. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP)



LONDON (AP) — One of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters, after being grounded for more than three decades, according to the British Antarctic Survey.

The iceberg, known as A23a, split from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986. But it became stuck to the ocean floor and had remained for many years in the Weddell Sea.

The iceberg is about three times the size of New York City and more than twice the size of Greater London, measuring around 4,000 square kilometers (1,500 square miles).

Andrew Fleming, a remote sensing expert from the British Antarctic Survey, told the BBC on Friday that the iceberg has been drifting for the past year and now appears to be picking up speed and moving past the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, helped by wind and ocean currents.

“I asked a couple of colleagues about this, wondering if there was any possible change in shelf water temperatures that might have provoked it, but the consensus is the time had just come,” Fleming told the BBC.

“It was grounded since 1986, but eventually it was going to decrease (in size) sufficiently was to lose grip and start moving,” he added.

Fleming said he first spotted movement from the iceberg in 2020. The British Antarctic Survey said it has now ungrounded and is moving along ocean currents to sub-Antarctic South Georgia.

The Unearthed Remains of 19th-Century London Workhouse Suggest a Different Reality Than Charles Dickens Depicted


The remains of the St Pancras workhouse in London, similar to those detailed in the writing of Charles Dickens, has been discovered by archaeologists. Unlike Dickens’ novels, however, the workhouse maintained colorful walls and fireplaces.

Archaeologists found a significant portion of the original buildings that revealed new details about the masters and residents who lived there. In particular, Gwilym Williams, a project manager at the Museum of London Archaeology (Mola), told the Guardian Wednesday that the findings painted a “very different picture compared with the dark, dingy workhouses often depicted in popular culture.”

Unlike what Dickens portrayed, for example, archaeologists found brightly colored plaster and fireplaces measuring roughly three feet tall. Prior to these findings, little was known about the building, with the exception of its overall shape outlined on parish maps.

In the early 19th century, workhouses were created to help the poor. In exchange for hard labor such as picking oakum fibers and breaking stones, inmates received basic food and housing. Those depicted in the written record were often described as bug-infested and overcrowded.

St Pancras, which opened in 1809, appears to have been initially more focused on providing support for those experiencing difficult times. Despite original intentions, however, the building intended to house 500 held 1,900 inmates by the 1850s.

“While the facilities are spartan, the inmates were not there to be punished,” Williams told the Guardian. “There were gardens, an infirmary and nursery. These acknowledge their needs as much as the heated rooms, or the pale blue paint on the walls.”

The team also found institutional tableware and the remains of a bone toothbrush with horsehair bristles.

Though it’s still debated, some believe that the St Pancras facilities may be those featured in Dickens’s 1838 novel Oliver Twist. It has been confirmed that, at the very least, his friend and contributor Henry Morley wrote about the St Pancras workhouse.

In 1929 the workhouse was converted into a hospital, which was partially bombed in World War II and subsequently demolished.

The excavated areas have been unearthed ahead of the construction of Oriel, a new facility for eye care, research, and education, as a combined initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and Moorfields Eye Charity.

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Content Creator Willingly Eats tapeworm-Infested Fish for Views
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23-year-old Nichola Kratka, a self-described ‘extreme eater’, deliberately ate a fish infested with tapeworms and filmed himself doing it in the hopes of going viral on TikTok.

It’s shocking what some people will do for a bit of online attention these days. Take this young Florida content creator who, after catching a tapeworm-infested bass while fishing on a lake. Instead of throwing away the fish after discovering the parasites, he decided to eat it, knowing full well that he could become infected. Unsurprisingly, it wasn’t long until he started experiencing side effects like stomach aches, diarrhea, nausea, siziness, and weakness. In the end, he had to seek medical help and start taking deworming medication. Still, Kratka said he had “no regrets”…



“I’m an idiot, I’m not going to lie, this was totally my fault,” Kratka told his fans in a follow-up TikTok video. “I went to the doctor and he said it is more than likely that I have tapeworm or some type of parasite inside me. I’m going to the bathroom non-stop, my stomach is killing me.”

“I have no regrets,” he added. “I will continue extreme eating as long as I’m alive.”

Nichola Kratka revealed that the doctor gave him a number of deworming drugs, because he didn’t know exactly what kind of worms he had injected. Some of the worms cause seizures and muscle damage, and there have been cases in which the worms got into the patient’s eye or even into their brains, causing serious health problems.

Kratka reached his goal, he got international attention for his stunt, but the feedback from viewers has been generally negative with most people criticizing the young content creator for lacking common sense.

“*Eats tapeworms* also shocked that he has tapeworms,” one person commented on his video.

“Why WOULD YOU EAT TAPE WORMS,” someone else asked.

i'd be so embarassed if i knew this person lmao

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These bat penises are so enormous, they can't be used for penetrative sex, study finds
Serotine bats have large, bulbous penises that they use like an arm — but not for penetration
By Matthew Rozsa
Staff Writer






The shape and function of a penis is unique among some animals. Not every creature has one — birds, for example, simply eject sperm from their cloaca. But among male mammals, penises are widespread and quite useful for reproduction. If you need a refresher, the standard model of a penis is one that penetrates a female in order to spread biological material, continuing the cycle of life. A penetrating organ specialized in this way is known as "intromittent," and among mammals, there have been no known exceptions to this rule — until now.

According to a recent study published in the journal Current Biology, the male serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) has a penis so large it cannot penetrate the females in their species. It isn't because their phalluses are too small — in fact, the issue is exactly the opposite: their penises are way too big.

A fully erect serotine bat penis is seven times longer and wider than the female's vagina, with a bulging head the shape of a splitting grapefruit with a dent on the side, making penetrative sex physically impossible. Instead, the male serotine bats use their penises to push aside the protective tail membrane of the female members in order to reach their vulva. Once this has been accomplished, the bats participate in what is known as "cloacal mating" — that is, a practice in which the two animals rub against each other similar to "cloacal kissing" in birds.

"To a degree, the female could employ the tail membrane to avoid copulation," the authors explain. "Consequently, E. serotinus’s long penis might serve as a ‘copulatory arm’ to bypass the membrane of the female. The hollow structure observed on the dorsal side of the erect penis might serve as a suction cup and support the maintenance of the copulatory contact."

As one of the authors, Nicolas Fasel of the University of Lausanne, explained in a statement, "we had observed that these bats have disproportionately long penises, and we were always wondering ‘how does that work?’ We thought maybe it's like in the dog where the penis engorges after penetration so that they are locked together, or alternatively maybe they just couldn't put it inside, but that type of copulation hasn’t been reported in mammals until now.”

To learn about serotine bat mating practices, bats at a rehabilitation center in Ukraine and in a Dutch church were closely observed with cameras. The team of scientists was ultimately able to chronicle 97 mating events, during which the male bats would grab the females by their napes and probed the females' pelvises with their penises until they made contact with the vulva. After that, they would hold still for a prolonged period and embrace the females through the process of copulation.

And these bats can go for a long time. "Half of the recorded copulations lasted for less than 53 [minutes], but the longest event extended to 12.7 hours," the authors reported.

It seems this was enough to transfer semen, as the female bats appeared wet after copulation, but more research is needed to really know for sure. It's not easy to study the mating habits of mouse-sized flying creatures that prefer the shadows, so when it comes to bat sex, we are largely in the dark.

"With the caveat that sperm transfer occurs during the recorded putative copulatory events, this study reveals a novel copulatory pattern in mammals," the authors wrote. "Further investigation should focus on the role played by pre- and post-copulatory female choice as well as male competition in the evolution of this prolonged and particular mating behaviour."

Studying bats can teach us something about human evolution as well. According to a 2021 study published by Ahana Aurora Fernandez, a Postdoctoral Researcher in Behavioral Ecology and Bioacoustics at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, bat pups engage in a form of babbling similar to that used by infant humans. Specifically they found that bat pups from a species known as the neotropical greater sac-winged bat, Saccopteryx bilineata, "engage in daily babbling behavior during large parts of their development." Fernandez added that "greater sac-winged bats possess a large vocal repertoire that includes 25 distinct syllable types. A syllable is the smallest acoustic unit, defined as a sound surrounded by silence. These adult bats create multisyllabic vocalizations and two song types."

On a more somber note, there has been an increased amount of interest in bats due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which likely began due to a virus (SARS-CoV-2) that originates in bats. A February 2020 study in the journal eLife revealed that bats have such a fierce immune system when responding to pathogens that they could help viruses replicate faster — meaning they wreak chaos on human immune systems when a person is infected.

"The bottom line is that bats are potentially special when it comes to hosting viruses," Mike Boots, a disease ecologist and UC Berkeley professor of integrative biology, told Science Daily about that study. "It is not random that a lot of these viruses are coming from bats. Bats are not even that closely related to us, so we would not expect them to host many human viruses. But this work demonstrates how bat immune systems could drive the virulence that overcomes this."