When American families celebrate Thanksgiving, many hearken back to the Pilgrims — who braved a brutal first year at Plymouth Bay Colony and then, after a bountiful harvest, stopped everything to give thanks to God. For years after that, many remembered those first difficult days in a new land and the years of plenty that followed — and also thanked God for rewarding their labor. But it was not until 1789, when that new land had a name and a new leader, that Thanksgiving officially became an American holiday. Daily Wire editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro shared the decree, issued by President George Washington, in a post on X along with his own caption: “Happy Thanksgiving — and, of course, thanks to God for His blessings on the greatest nation in the history of the planet.” Happy Thanksgiving — and, of course, thanks to God for His blessings on the greatest nation in the history of the planet. "Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to… — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 28, 2024 “Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor — and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness,” Washington wrote. The first part of Washington’s decree focused on the things for which his young nation should be thankful — beginning with the successful conclusion of the Revolutionary War and the peaceful implementation of a new form of government under the U.S. Constitution, which would complete the ratification process the following year. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE “Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be,” he continued. “That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks — for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation — for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war — for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed — for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted — for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.” Washington went on to lay out that which he believed the American people should be praying for, beginning with forgiveness for “our national and other transgressions” and extending to continued safety and prosperity, not only for the newly-formed United States, but for “all Sovereigns and Nations.” “And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions — to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually — to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed — to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord — To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us — and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.” The official date for the Thanksgiving holiday changed from year to year until President Abraham Lincoln, in 1863, designated the last Thursday in November to be the permanent day of celebration. Only one president since — Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1939 — has deviated from that schedule, opting to move the holiday from November 30 to November 23 in order to extend the Christmas shopping season.

Elon Musk’s proposal to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sparked debate over the balance between consumer protection and regulatory overreach. Musk called for eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, citing regulatory redundancy. Many consider the CFPB to be unconstitutional. Questioning the CFPB’s Role Elon Musk’s call to “Delete CFPB” questions the agency’s relevance in today’s dynamic financial sector. Musk argues that the CFPB exemplifies excessive regulatory interference that could stifle innovation. Critics from the financial industry have aligned with Musk, pushing back against the CFPB’s perceived bureaucratic overreach stifling business practices. Yet, its supporters maintain that the CFPB offers crucial consumer protections, a perspective underscored by its record of returning millions to wronged consumers. As part of his social media engagement, Musk announced his views on X, fueling discussions across platforms. His stance is synonymous with figures like Marc Andreeson, who accuses the CFPB of “terrorizing financial institutions.” The fray raises significant questions about whether Musk’s or Andreeson’s criticisms hold more weight than the CFPB’s track record of accountability and consumer protection. Delete CFPB. There are too many duplicative regulatory agencies. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 27, 2024 The Legislative Hurdle Eliminating the CFPB is technically possible but politically complex. The agency was born out of the Dodd-Frank Act, spearheaded by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and holds deep roots among Democrats and consumer advocacy groups. As pointed out by Aaron J.B. Kofsky, “The CFPB was established by an act of Congress, requiring another act to ‘delete’ it.” The Supreme Court recently upheld its funding structure, offering it constitutional solidity amidst political squabbles. Congressional votes required to sever such a deeply entrenched agency are still lacking, implying that any movement to abolish it remains mostly theoretical. I have no clue what @pmarca is referring to bc literally just a few months ago at a FedSoc event, CFPB director Chopra warned the audience of Wall Street debanking conservatives without explanation. https://t.co/UTBOfJpXCX pic.twitter.com/M53ahzs7v7 — Jarod Facundo (@dorajfacundo) November 27, 2024 What Lies Ahead? Musk’s influence, as co-head of Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” raises eyebrows. Though the department’s power is limited, it reflects broader Republican motives to trim governmental bureaucracy. Under project strategies, plans include relocating CFPB functions to other regulators, aiming at systemic transformation of the financial oversight landscape. The CFPB remains a political flashpoint and a save point for many who see it as a necessary counterbalance to financial industry exploitation. Musk’s suggestion ultimately adds another layer to the ongoing discourse on regulation in a free economy. Sources: Musk calls for end to CFPB Musk to delete CFPB The post DOGE BITES! – This Govt Agency Might Be DELETED appeared first on The Conservative Brief.

Amidst heightened global tensions, Putin’s nuclear threats remain more rhetoric than reality. U.S. intelligence suggests nuclear strikes by Russia are not imminent despite Western involvement in Ukraine. Let’s hope this assessment is correct. The Reality Behind Russian Rhetoric Russian President Vladimir Putin’s escalated nuclear rhetoric aims to exert pressure and create fear, yet U.S. intelligence reports maintain that the actual use of nuclear weapons remains unlikely. Despite Putin’s formidable posturing, strategic assessments highlight practical deterrents that discourage nuclear aggression. The devastation a nuclear strike would unleash alongside subsequent geopolitical fallout remain powerful deterrents against such actions. Recent U.S. decisions to allow deeper use of American weapons in Ukraine have not elevated nuclear risks, contrary to what Russian warnings might suggest. Instead, Russia expands its sabotage efforts, aiming to destabilize the West through non-nuclear measures. These hybrid tactics, bolstered by support from North Korean troops, indicate a preference for strategic conventional actions over drastic nuclear deployments. Nuclear attack unlikely despite Putin's warnings, US intelligence says: RTRS What happens if US intelligence is, uh, wrong? — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 27, 2024 Unpacking the Nuclear Doctrine Amendments to Russia’s nuclear policy, formalized in their revised doctrine, notably extend the conditions under which Russia might use nuclear weapons. Russia’s defense now includes Belarus through their Union State agreement, articulating retaliatory measures to protect mutual interests. Despite the embellished threat, these provisions largely serve as psychological tools rather than actual tactical shifts. Fundamentally, these revisions aim to counteract perceived threats from NATO and the West, yet by doing so through ambiguity, they avoid concrete commitments while keeping potential adversaries unsettled. President Putin’s nuclear threats have yet to significantly reshape the policies of Western nations, which continue supporting Ukraine militarily. Nuclear attack unlikely despite Putin's warnings, US intelligence says per @Reuters — OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) November 27, 2024 Strategic Alternatives and Global Ramifications U.S. intelligence highlights that Moscow’s most effective strategies rely on extensive networks of agents conducting sabotage across Europe, rather than overt nuclear action, reinforcing conventional superiority. While nuclear threats make headlines, these nuanced operations subtly pressure Western alliances without triggering nuclear stalemates. The balance of power greatly rests on deterrence, diplomatic strategizing, and conventional supremacy. Any progression towards nuclear engagement risks effective NATO retaliation, consequently undermining Russia’s standing. Thus, for the time being, traditional military means and calculated political maneuvers dominate Russia’s strategy, despite public nuclear saber-rattling. Sources: Russian nuke attack remains unlikely Russia’s new nuclear doctrine The post Putin’s Nuclear Rhetoric – How Real Is The Threat? appeared first on The Conservative Brief.

A British Army veteran contacted me about his experience with a Reptilian entity while stationed in Barker Barracks, Driburger Strasses, Paderborn, Germany in 2011.I received the following account from a reader:"Hello, Lon. So, the experience happened in Barker Barracks, Driburger Strasses, Paderborn, Germany, on the morning of the 22nd of January (Saturday), 2011.I was in a three-man room. It was pay weekend, and my two roommates had gone out Friday night, one with his girlfriend and the other drinking with the lads.I didn’t go out because I was going to The Hague, Netherlands, the next weekend for a concert, and I wanted to save my money for that.I woke up Saturday morning with the sun in my eyes, so I rolled over. When I rolled over, I noticed something standing in my bed space. It took me a second to realise, then I fully opened my eyes, and there was a transparent Reptoid standing in my bed space, about a meter away from me. It was wearing a belt with silver cylinders on it. The cylinders were 25 millimetres in width by 50 millimetres in length, and they were evenly spaced around the waist.I pushed myself up on my left elbow and looked at it. My brain could not comprehend what I was looking at, I had no point of reference, I didn’t know anything about aliens, I’d never heard of David Icke or Jordan Maxwell (who introduced Icke to the idea of Reptilians), I liked my soccer team, the army and socialising with friends, I had a simple outlook on life, nothing conspiratorial.After looking at each other for what could have been 30 seconds, the idea/motion to sleep entered my brain, and I collapsed on my pillow and fell asleep. I couldn’t control this, in hindsight, I felt violated that something could telepathically manipulate my thoughts and body to put me to sleep, without physically touching me. I found that extremely unsettling.When I woke up, possibly 10 or 15 minutes later (I’m guessing the time). I had what felt like 2 minutes' worth of conversation in my head from the Reptoid. It told me, it was a Reptoid and explained that meant a Reptile Humanoid, it was “here on a Reccy” (reccy is military talk for reconnaissance), and its belt was used to bend light making it translucent (translucent isn’t a word I would use, so it had a good command of the English language and was familiar with military slang). To be clear, I don’t remember talking to it, this was in my mind when I woke up. With all that information in my head, I realised I woke up where it put me to sleep and I was absolutely terrified and frozen with fear, I have never felt fear like that in my life. I was terrified thinking if it was still in the room with me, it took me about 10 minutes to work up the courage to get out of bed.Next to my bed was my webbing, and in the ammo pouch I had thick small metal bars in them (used for weight when we did training). I went into my ammo pouch and grabbed a metal bar, I had it in my right hand and was prepared to bludgeon anything in my room. My fear and adrenaline were off the charts, I cleared my two roommates' bed spaces and made a dash for the door. I threw the bar on the floor to my right as I opened the door (I was aware enough that coming out of my room with a metal bar might look odd). As I opened the door, a guy was going to the showers opposite my room. I have never felt so much relief to see another human being. Like some primal mindset of safety in numbers. I followed him into the shower room. Once in there, I had a moment to think, reflect, and process what had happened, I splashed my face in the sink and looked at myself in the mirror. It was around that time I decided to report this to the guard room. This event is bigger than me and people on the base need to know.I went back out in the corridor and was on my way to report the incident to the guard room when I stopped and with absolute clarity I thought (or the idea was put in my head), “No one is going to believe me." It stunned me, and I didn’t report it. I think at this time I went to a friend's room a few times until I knew my roommates had come back. Then I did a Google search of a Reptoid and it looked pretty much the same as what I had seen. I immediately shut my laptop and never thought about it for at least two or three years.Years later I was having a conversation and someone told me about a book they were reading called 'The Biggest Secret' by David Icke, and how it’s all good information except that he thinks the Royal family are lizard people. Well I nearly had a heart attack, it was like being punched in the gut and you struggle to catch your breath. I think it was at that moment I realised other people were talking about Reptoid experiences and information. So I ended up doing a lot of research on the topic and people’s stories, which is how I found your Podcast. I’d like to thank you Lon for sharing people’s Reptoid encounters and stories, and I’d like to thank those experiencers for having the courage to tell their stories! Cheers mate, Tony"NOTE: I don't necessarily subscribe to David Ickes' theories regarding Reptilians, though I don't doubt that these beings do exist. If you have read my posts and book 'Alien Disclosure: Experiencers Expose Reality,' I describe David Eckhart's and other witnesses' encounters with these ultraterrestrial entities. Lon**********CRYPTID & SUPERNATURAL ATTACKS, FIGHTS, & CONFRONTATIONS | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL ENCOUNTERS!)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. Lon Noted UFOlogist Dr. Raymond Keller believes the idea of extraterrestrials and even ultra-dimensional beings from many different planets and alternate realms living and working among us clandestinely is more than just another conspiracy theory.Available on Amazon.comSan Francisco Book Festival Honorable MentionNew York Book Festival Honorable MentionAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs,CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.OUR PRIVACY POLICYThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS & MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms & Monsters - All Rights Reserved

A U.S. Vietnam veteran describes his encounter with a Grey alien while on duty. The entity communicated with the soldier, wondering what he was there."There in the shrubbery, coming out of it, are little Grey entities, about four feet tall. As they came towards me I looked at them and thought what's going on here but you know I didn't say anything. But till the day I die, I'll remember what the little entity said to me and the way it said it. It was like, "Clifford, what are you doing here? You are not supposed to be here at this time."I got my M16 and pulled it up since you normally don't carry your weapon on full automatic. I put it on full automatic and I started to fire and I yelled out, "VC!  VC!" That was to alert the other troops that there were several little guys there. I'll put it that way while everyone else started to shoot our bullets were having no effect."Veteran Describes STRANGE Alien Encounter in Vietnam**********CRYPTID & SUPERNATURAL ATTACKS, FIGHTS, & CONFRONTATIONS | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL ENCOUNTERS!)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. Lon Noted UFOlogist Dr. Raymond Keller believes the idea of extraterrestrials and even ultra-dimensional beings from many different planets and alternate realms living and working among us clandestinely is more than just another conspiracy theory.Available on Amazon.comSan Francisco Book Festival Honorable MentionNew York Book Festival Honorable MentionAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs,CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.OUR PRIVACY POLICYThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS & MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms & Monsters - All Rights Reserved

A man is in the ER with a serious heart issue, requiring immediate treatment. He sees a woman dressed in street clothes, who walks up to him and tells him that he'll be OK.I received the following account:"My husband had a history of his heart rate dropping into the low 40s. This morning it started happening again and he collapsed, falling 3 feet off some steps. Once he got up he woke me and said I needed to call 911. He said something was different this time. By the time the paramedics got him to the hospital his heart rate was down to 20. He was surrounded by a team of nurses and doctors trying everything to bring his heart rate up. This was when things got weird.They started to shock his heart, to get it into a normal rhythm. Each shock he said was extremely painful. During these shocks, my husband looks up at the room full of doctors and nurses and sees an older lady. She is in normal clothing, with no badge on, and approaching him. This is happening during all the chaos of multiple medical staff trying to save his life. The older woman reaches him, grabs his hand, and whispers in his ear. She tells him not to worry everything will be OK. As she was speaking to him an incredible warmth filled his body and any fear he had went away and he felt calm. The woman then walks away. The shocks stop and the doctors determine he needs an emergency pacemaker installed. He has the surgery within an hour and the surgery goes well. Then things get weirder.In the ICU recovering he shares the story with me about the lady in the ER. While sharing this story with me, he is very emotional and crying. I asked the nurse if there would have been anyone in the ER that would have approached him like the old lady in street clothes did and she said no way. OK, this is definitely getting weirder. For context, my husband is 43 years old, and pretty much an atheist who really doesn’t believe in ghosts or angels.After a few days, he is released from hospital. He goes home and I post this amazing story on Facebook. A couple days pass and our take on reality is shaken to our core.I am sleeping on his third day home when I hear him screaming and crying, "Oh my god, it’s her! It’s her, OMG!" I run to the room he is in and he is bawling. I ask what’s wrong and he shows me a picture on his phone. It’s an obituary, featuring a picture of an old lady. It’s her, he cries. The obituary was texted to him by a close friend of ours. She had seen my post about his ER experience. She had decided to do a search for deaths in the hospital the morning my husband was in the ER. In doing so she came across an obituary. The lady I was looking at, had died around the same time he was in the ER, in the same hospital." T**********CRYPTID & SUPERNATURAL ATTACKS, FIGHTS, & CONFRONTATIONS | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL ENCOUNTERS!)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. Lon Noted UFOlogist Dr. Raymond Keller believes the idea of extraterrestrials and even ultra-dimensional beings from many different planets and alternate realms living and working among us clandestinely is more than just another conspiracy theory.Available on Amazon.comSan Francisco Book Festival Honorable MentionNew York Book Festival Honorable MentionAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs,CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.OUR PRIVACY POLICYThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS & MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms & Monsters - All Rights Reserved

Two northern New Jersey boys are riding their bikes at night when they both observe a pale crawler humanoid walking upright from a swamp and onto the road.I received the following account:“I swear to god this is a real story. I still get the chills re-telling it. This was 20 years ago (2004) in Sussex County in northern New Jersey. A friend and I were riding our bikes from his house to mine. It was probably 9:30-10 pm in the summer so it was pitch black when we were coming down the road. He only lived four houses down from me so it was only about 1500 feet from his house to mine. In front of my house is a “swamp” as to the legal deed of my parent's house, and across the road on the other side is a “swamp” as well.We were approximately 200 feet from my driveway (right before the swamp began) and this “thing” came out of the swamp about 50-70 feet in front of us. It was tall, say 6 feet at least, with long lanky legs, and long arms that looked like they could almost touch the ground. I don’t know if it had hair or fur, I wasn’t close enough to it, and the road was basically pitch black except for the light from neighboring houses. I was light in color, maybe white or just pale. It walked on its back legs, and kind of lumbered out of the swamp like it kinda used its front legs sometimes to help run, but definitely a rear, two-legged something.Anyway, this thing comes out of the swamp and goes to the middle of the street, turns to us, and makes this weird bloodcurdling scream/growl/hissing. It was a sound I wish I had on tape because I cannot duplicate it. After it makes this noise it runs across the street into the other swamp/woods. Well, my friend and I almost crapped our pants where we stood, U-turned our bikes, and high-tailed it the hell out of there. We took a few minutes to re-coup our thoughts and analyze WTF just happened. After a few minutes, we agreed that we both saw the same exact thing but had no idea what just happened. After regaining our courage we bolted back down the road to my house.Since that day I have never seen or heard that thing again (And for the record we were both 100% sober, too young to be doing drugs or alcohol). We have deer, coyotes, black bears but I’ve seen them all and this was nothing of that sort. The swampy area is probably only a foot or so deep. I told my parents but they just said, “Oh, that’s weird” and kinda brushed it off. We didn’t go look for prints. We were young and scared. Definitely would have gone back if it happened to me now. It was walking on 2 (legs), but its front appendages were very long like it “could” use them to run if it needed to. I wasn’t close enough to get a good look at the head and honestly, I was so scared I was kinda frozen in place until it ran off and I came to my senses and we booked it the hell outta there.” D**********CRYPTID & SUPERNATURAL ATTACKS, FIGHTS, & CONFRONTATIONS | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL ENCOUNTERS!)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. 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The annual American holiday called Thanksgiving formally began with a 1863 proclamation from Abraham Lincoln declaring the last Thursday in November a day of “thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens,” as well as “humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience.” The thought behind Thanksgiving is outward toward God and his blessings and not inward, which suggests gratitude to no one in particular for whatever positives might have occurred in one’s life. In the more secular view these positives are not blessings, but are to be chalked up to luck, or “good fortune.” May “The Force” be with you. Most presidents after Lincoln generally followed the pattern of giving thanks to the Deity, even and especially during wars and economic downturns. In 1939, in the midst of The Great Depression and a looming World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was still able to proclaim: “Let us, on the day set aside for this purpose, give thanks to the Ruler of the Universe for the strength which He has vouchsafed us to carry on our daily labors and for the hope that lives within us of the coming of a day when peace and the productive activities of peace shall reign on every continent.” That optimistic sentiment was reinforced in the Vera Lynn song “The White Cliffs of Dover,” which contained this lyric: “There’ll be love and laughter And peace ever after Tomorrow When the world is free” If only. Roosevelt also declared Thanksgiving to be on the fourth Thursday of the month in years when the calendar contained five Thursdays to allow more time for Christmas shopping which he thought would help boost the economy. Even in this month when Thanksgiving comes naturally late on the calendar, advertisers have been declaring “Black Friday” sales beginning in October. As noted by The American Presidency Project, beginning in the early 1940s, “the language of Thanksgiving Day Proclamations changed to emphasize American values and ideas, and to assert the event’s direct link to the ‘first Thanksgiving’ of Plymouth Colony.” Many myths have grown around Thanksgiving, The Mayflower, and other historical events. The Museum Gallery Archive reports: “Four hundred years ago, Thanksgiving was a religious event, and marked by fasting not feasting. Recent research suggests that the first Thanksgiving of this kind was celebrated by new English settlers at Berkeley, Virginia, in 1619. They were Puritans giving thanks for their safe arrival on the banks of the James River.” Today, Thanksgiving is nearly a blur in the rush toward Christmas and the conspicuous consumption merchants promote to pad their bottom lines. It’s too bad because pausing to reflect amid the toxic political environment we have experienced this year - and are likely to continue to experience in at least the near future - is a way to cleanse us from the poison that has infected so many. It is also a way to turn our attention from things on Earth that must pass away to the One who is eternal and in control of all things. After one of the most divisive presidential campaigns in modern history, dividing friends, family members and even members of some churches, this Thanksgiving offers an opportunity to put bitterness aside, attempt to heal wounds, and focus on what unites us more than our political divisions. Let that process begin with humility, forgiveness and confession to the One who ought to be the object of our gratitude.

Games like Tropico have for years put you in the shoes of a nation’s leader, giving you the power to control the destiny of your people and your growing country. Kaiserpunk is looking to provide one of the most dynamic and visually-stunning takes on this formula, as the promising city-building strategy game lets you rewrite the geopolitical history of the 20th century as you go. The bad news is that it’s not out for another three months. The good news is that you can play it this weekend, thanks to a “massive” new playtest. Continue reading New Kaiserpunk playtest is a “true window” into the ambitious strategy game MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best city building games, Best management games, Best grand strategy games