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by Spooky23 1063 days ago
The alien and ancient civilization stuff comes mostly from the gop. Rubio isn’t worried about ET - but bullshit like this is appealing to the nutjobs attracted to qanon, etc who vote.

UAPs aren’t little green men. A drone with AI controls fits the quotes description.

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Absolutely uninformed take.

- The (democrat) senate majority leader mentioned "non human intelligence"

- Rubio _is_ worried about "ET", per multiple interviews where this is presented as a likely explanation for the observed behavior

- No, an "AI Controlled drone" does not "fit the quotes description", not in the slightest. You are either grossly misinformed about the claims, the capabilities of modern aircraft (black or otherwise), or intentionally misleading others.

Computers aren’t human. Thus, non-human.

If I were a congressional leader, I’d be more than a little concerned about swarms of unidentified drones flying around ships in US territorial waters.

The implication of aliens is a “Lucy with the football” play — a certain number of people always take the bait, and others laugh. It was done in the 50s, again in the 80s when Tomahawk missiles and stealth aircraft were tested, etc. Now the prospect of aliens is covering for some threat.

Lucy In The Sky, With Football