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The Sun
16-07-2025
- General
- The Sun
Area 51 at risk as huge fire creeps closer to base with black smoke filling air sparking wild UFO conspiracy theories
A MASSIVE fire has broken out near Area 51 in Nevada, and UFO enthusiasts fear historic evidence could be destroyed. Dramatic images have captured plumes of smoke erupting outside the remote Air Force base north of Las Vegas. 2 2 The dangerous Gothic Fire has been burning through Nevada for days, and the Bureau of Land Management said it wasn't contained as of Monday. The blaze was sparked by a lightning strike that lit up trees in Clark County, just 45 minutes north of Las Vegas, on July 4. Now, it's swelled from 9,000 acres to 35,000, and a thick haze has wafted all the way down to Las Vegas. Area 51 lies just north of the burning blaze, and surveillance footage has captured the smoke rising dangerously close to the mystery base. According to data released by the Nevada Interagency Fire Center, the wildfire is burning just 15 miles away from the facility. Conspiracy theorists have rattled off baseless speculations about the fire, as they fear the federal government will use it to cover up secrets. "This is a sanitizing event, blowing up the facility," claimed one user on X. The theorist guessed that "sensitive contents" could be hiding inside the facilities that need to be buried in the flames. Others feared that aliens could have attacked to reclaim evidence exposing life outside Earth. "I'm not saying anything other than it was aliens," wrote a user who shared surveillance videos capturing the blaze. .
Daily Mail
16-07-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Enormous fire breaks out by Area 51 sending UFO watchers into a frenzy
A massive fire has broken out near the infamous Area 51, sending plumes of smoke into the sky and UFO enthusiasts into a panic. A livestream camera, set up on private land just outside the heavily guarded Groom Lake facility near Rachel, Nevada, captured eerie footage of smoke rising from deep within the classified base. The blaze was sparked by the Gothic Fire, which has grown from 8,000 acres to 35,000 since starting on July 4. It has been confirmed as a lightning-sparked wildfire. But that hasn't stopped speculation from spiraling online, with conspiracy theorists claiming everything from a crashed experimental craft to a cover-up gone wrong. 'I'm not saying anything other than it was aliens,' Skywatch Signal, a group that monitors strange sightings, shared on X. Area 51 has become a cultural phenomenon thanks to decades of conspiracy theories connecting the base to UFOs, aliens and experimental aircraft testing. This is a developing story... More updates to come.
National Post
07-07-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Jeffrey Epstein didn't have a 'client list' and no more files will be released: U.S. Justice Department
Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a 'client list,' the Justice Department acknowledged Monday as it said no more files related to the wealthy financier's sex trafficking investigation would be made public despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists. Article content The acknowledgment that the well-connected Epstein did not have a list of clients to whom underage girls were trafficked represents a public walk-back of a theory that the Trump administration had helped promote, with Bondi suggesting in a Fox News interview earlier this year that such a document was 'sitting on my desk' for review. Article content Article content Even as it released video from inside a New York jail meant to definitively prove that Epstein killed himself, the department also said in a memo that it was refusing to disclose other evidence investigators had collected. Bondi for weeks had suggested more material was going to be revealed — 'It's a new administration and everything is going to come out to the public,' she said at one point — after a first document dump she had hyped angered President Donald Trump's base by failing to deliver revelations. Article content That episode, in which far-right influencers were invited to the White House in February and provided with binders marked 'The Epstein Files: Phase 1' and 'Declassified' that contained documents that had largely already been in the public domain, has spurred conservative internet personalities to sharply criticize Bondi. Article content Article content After the first release fell flat, Bondi said officials were poring over a 'truckload' of previously withheld evidence she said had been handed over by the FBI. In a March TV interview, she claimed the Biden administration 'sat on these documents, no one did anything with them,' adding: 'Sadly these people don't believe in transparency, but I think more unfortunately, I think a lot of them don't believe in honesty.' Article content But after a months-long review of evidence in the government's possession, the Justice Department determined that no 'further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted,' the memo says. The department noted that much of the material was placed under seal by a court to protect victims and 'only a fraction' of it 'would have been aired publicly had Epstein gone to trial.' Article content Article content 'One of our highest priorities is combatting child exploitation and bringing justice to victims,' the memo says. 'Perpetuating unfounded theories about Epstein serves neither of those ends.' Article content The two-page memo bore the logos of the Justice Department and the FBI but was not signed by any individual official. Article content Conservatives who have sought proof of a government coverup of Epstein's activities and death expressed outrage Monday over the department's position. Far-right influencer Jack Posobiec posted: 'We were all told more was coming. That answers were out there and would be provided. Incredible how utterly mismanaged this Epstein mess has been. And it didn't have to be.'
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Mysterious Two-Mile Wide Dome Slithers in Pacific Ocean
Something strange is lurking on the seafloor. Off the coast of Washington, deep in the Pacific Ocean, a dome-shaped object has been spotted on Google Earth. The unknown entity is an estimated two miles wide, appears circular in shape, and it's moving… leaving behind a snake-like trail. Wanna see for yourself? Check it out at 49°50'43.0'N 140°13'21.0'W. Conspiracy theorists and obsessively online individuals have jumped on the case, exposing the mystery, speculating wildly as to what it might be (aliens! Godzilla!), and following its movements. One commenter, however, took a different track than the tin foil hat community. Instead, they offered a more plausible explanation: 'You're not looking at a crawling dome. You're looking at a low-res sonar stitch glitch on Google Earth's bathymetric layer. What you're calling a 2-mile sea creature is just cartographic noise from overlapping survey lines and interpolation gaps.'This is what happens when someone opens Google Earth, sees a shadow, and decides they're Deep Sea Dora the Explorer with zero understanding of how seafloor mapping works. These aren't alien trails. They're digital potholes from outdated sonar passes.'Recently, a similar situation involving a strange object observed on Google Earth underwater caused a stir. That time, the perceived anomaly was off the coast of Malibu. It showed Sycamore Knoll, a submerged topographical feature, which conspiracy theorists ventured that it could be a covert military base or, of course, aliens. Then, adding to the mystery, it disappeared from Google. As for this new anomaly stoking speculation, there's been no certifiable explanation yet. Is it a glitch in Google Earth's mapping technology? Or something more sci-fi? Commence speculation. Mysterious Two-Mile Wide Dome Slithers in Pacific Ocean first appeared on Surfer on Jun 16, 2025
Telegraph
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Macron mocks Brigitte ‘shove' on arrival in Indonesia
Emmanuel Macron mocked the 'shoving' incident with his wife Brigitte as he departed the presidential plane in Indonesia on Wednesday. The French president stuck one hand out for the cameras, performing a tongue-in-cheek wave, before appearing at the top of the stairs, laughing. Instead of a shove, after a few seconds of suspense, Mrs Macron appeared, all smiles. The couple then locked arms, Mr Macron gave a thumbs up, and they descended the stairs side-by-side to greet officials. The departure was deliberately staged to make light of Monday's apparent squabble, sources said. Mr and Mrs Macron sparked a global furore after footage showed the French first lady raising her hand and pushing her husband's face, moments before they exited their plane in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Elysée initially suggested it was fake, AI-generated footage, only to later admit the images were real but were in fact a sign of 'closeness' and horseplay after a 16-hour flight. Mr Macron later blamed 'crackpot' conspiracy theorists for seeking to intensify speculation around the state of his marriage. In a fresh bid to quell continued speculation that the couple had fallen out, they chose to play up their departure from the presidential plane in Jakarta on Wednesday. A member of Mr Macron's entourage told France Info that the sequence was a deliberate send-up. 'Yes, they wanted to respond with self-deprecation,' the source was cited as saying. It was 'a gesture that will be seen as humorous by some... and provocative by others', suggested the state radio station. The spoof came hours after Mr Macron's communications team was reportedly in disarray over the 'shove', with splits reportedly emerging on how to handle the incident. The panicked reaction, and about-turn, reflected simmering 'tensions within the Elysée's communications unit', according to France Info. One Macron ally told the channel that the Elysée 'ballsed up' by first talking about fake images. Another insisted that they had to act quickly, adding: 'When they don't, it turns into the conspiracy theory sphere. We're in a world where there's a need for clarity so as not to let crazy stuff flourish.' Mr Macron shrugged off the incident, saying: 'My wife and I were squabbling, or rather we were joking, and I was taken by surprise. Now it has become a kind of planetary catastrophe, and some are even coming up with theories.' But Jean-Claude Dassier, a Europe1 commentator, bemoaned a 'catastrophic' PR reaction over what for him was 'clearly a row', but not an affair of state. 'Why haven't we heard from Brigitte?' he asked. 'For once, it would have been useful to have her plain and simple explanation.' Meanwhile, Olga Ciesco, a body language expert, insisted the initial incident was a dispute of some kind. While not a 'slap', the shove was 'a gesture of rejection,' she told the celebrity magazine Gala. 'She puts her hand on his cheek and pushes him to the point where he is forced to turn his head,' she said. 'He was rejected, a kind of rebuff. 'We can also see that he is reaching out to his wife, because he is used to supporting her, out of gallantry. But she doesn't take his hand, she doesn't accept his help. She is clearly saying no.'
