THE SHOW NOTES: The Golf Merger, DeSantis vs Newsom, & Are There UFOs?

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Alien Craft?

A seemingly credible former intelligence officer turned whistleblower has briefed Congress on deeply covert government programs that he claims have “retrieved intact and partially intact craft of non-human origin.”

Details: David Charles Grusch, a decorated combat veteran in the Afghanistan war, worked with the Navy’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and claims he has faced illegal retribution for his attempt to bring accountability to the government’s work on extraterrestrial life.

The Debrief sums it up best:

Grusch said the recoveries of partial fragments through and up to intact vehicles have been made for decades through the present day by the government, its allies, and defense contractors. Analysis has determined that the objects retrieved are “of exotic origin (non-human intelligence, whether extraterrestrial or unknown origin) based on the vehicle morphologies and material science testing and the possession of unique atomic arrangements and radiological signatures,” he said.

“We are not talking about prosaic origins or identities,” Grusch said, referencing information he provided Congress and the current ICIG. “The material includes intact and partially intact vehicles.”

Also: A separate opinion piece at Politico from a former Defense for Intelligence employee claims the government is engaged in a reverse engineering project involving UFOs.

Ukraine

A major hydroelectric dam in the southern part of Ukraine was destroyed last night threatening dozens of communities and tens of thousands of people downstream. Shocking videos of the breached Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam flooding southern Ukraine are ubiquitous on social media as Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the attack. 16,000 people on the Ukrainian-controlled side are considered to be in immediate danger as the water slowly rises.

Why this matters: As Ukraine continues its counteroffensive to reclaim Russian-controlled areas in the south, the dam breach limits the military’s ability to navigate the area. While definitive proof of Russia’s involvement has not been produced, the attack appears to be only good news for Russia.

Also: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, relies on the water held by the dam to cool its nuclear reactors and prevent a meltdown. As of this writing, the water station at Zaporizhzhia has not been impacted.

The dam sits in the highly volatile Kherson region on the Dnieper River which essentially separates the Russian and Ukrainian-controlled areas.

The Merger

LIV Golf and the PGA Tour are merging in shocking news aimed at crushing a growing divide in professional golf. The meritorious PGA Tour previously discouraged its members from jumping ship to sign multimillion-dollar guarantees at its Saudi-backed, invite-only competitor. Following the first LIV event, the PGA commissioner Jay Monahan went so far as to say “My heart goes out to the 9/11 families” referencing Saudi Arabia’s proven connection to the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.

Why this matters: Dozens of PGA players turned down seven and eight-figure guarantees largely to persevere the integrity of golf, some at the request of Monahan.

Larger picture: The merger will put to bed multiple antitrust suits each side has brought against the other. Following the 2023 season, all LIV players will be able to reapply to the newly formed PGA Tour.

DeSantis vs Newsom

California Governor Gavin Newsom threatened Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with kidnapping charges for sending a second plane of more than a dozen illegal migrants to the sanctuary city of Sacramento. Newsom called DeSantis a "small, pathetic man” and claimed the California AG would consider civil or criminal charges for those involved.

Reminder: DeSantis sign a bill called "Unauthorized Alien Transport Program" that allots $12 million to transport illegal aliens to sanctuary cities. DeSantis has not responded to the attacks yet.

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