A woman describes her encounter with a Reptilian as a child while recovering in the hospital. Years later‚ she experiences another bizarre encounter with an unknown dark entity at home.I received the following account:“Hi. When I was 12‚ I contracted Hepatitis A. I was really ill‚ and for a month didn't say anything to anyone. I mean I was just a kid. Well‚ it progressed and by the time they caught it‚ I was close to death. I was all yellow‚ my eyes‚ skin‚ everything‚ and in severe pain. I was admitted to the hospital. I didn't have parents. My sister had guardianship of me. She like dropped me off and I never saw her again. I was hospitalized for a month or more. I was on pain medications. My liver was inflamed and it was impossible to eat.One night I awoke because I felt a presence‚ at the foot of my hospital bed were two little Reptilian men. They were about 4 feet tall. Needless to say‚ I JUMPED out of my hospital bed‚ and tore out my IVs‚ making the alarms go off at the nurses' desk. I crawled under my bed the nurses had to coax me out. Think of it‚ a 12-year-old child awakening to see lizard men in their room. As fast as it occurred they were just gone. I've not spoken of this in years. I only told 2 other people in my life.There was another time in about 2006 or 2007‚ my husband fell asleep on the couch‚ so I left him and went upstairs to bed. Mind you‚ my room was dark. Really dark. I said my prayers and went to sleep. Sometime during the night‚ I awoke to this thing sitting on top of me! I started to wrestle with this thing‚ and let me tell you it was DARKER than my room! It was NOT sleep paralysis. I WAS AWAKE! This thing was tangible. I could feel it! All of a sudden it was just gone‚ as the green lizard men.I jumped up and grabbed a cross I had hanging on my wall‚ laid back down prayed‚ and fell back to sleep. I don't care if people believe these things happened‚ in fact‚ I've had lots of experiences with weird things. I’ve ONLY been SCARED two times‚ the time the lizard men were in my room‚ and another when I awoke and felt a presence in our home‚ was turned facing the wall. And in my heart‚ I knew if I turned to look there was going be something or someone there. Ignoring it‚ I fell back asleep.” MBigfoot: Surprising Encounters With Bigfoot/Sasquatch In The United States (Volume 1)Valley of the Skookum: Four Years of Encounters With BigfootTrue Bigfoot Encounters: Eyewitness Accounts of Sasquatch Saving HumansVisits from the Forest People: An Eyewitness Report of Extended Encounters with BigfootThe Best of Sasquatch BigfootRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSExperts crack case of 3 MILLION bees that died in 24 hours in California... and results point to 'malice'Mystery Mexican 'aliens' have three reproduction eggs 'not of Earth's evolution chain'FAERIES‚ ELVES‚ &; GNOMES - CRYPTID 'LITTLE PEOPLE' - LIVE Chat - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHARE'Dead' Man Comes Back to Life After Ambulance Hits Pothole in IndiaCould AI be a solution to loneliness or will it make things worse?PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis 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

Fortnite finally has Peter Griffin from Family Guy‚ but a major collab that players still want is SpongeBob SquarePants. If Epic Games ever commit to a SpongeBob collab‚ I hope it would look half as good as AustinTheBear’s fan-made design. Fortnite x SpongeBob SquarePants fan-made collab‚ explained AustinTheBear‚ a Fortnite fan and creator‚ made a fan-made SpongeBob SquarePants x Fortnite crossover I wish was real. If it was‚ I’d most definitely be spending V-Bucks. It features a skin bundle‚ three incredible Pickaxes‚ the best Glider you’ll ever see‚ and even a Fortnite Festival guitar and Rocket Racing car — all of which are SpongeBob-themed. Related: 15 best Fortnite skins Watch AustinTheBear’s Twitter (or X) post video to see the Fortnite x SpongeBob SquarePants collab for yourself. There are so many incredible SpongeBob SquarePants details that only a fan of the show would pick up on. Are You Ready Kids? ?After a ...

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CNN’s Christiane Amanpour tried to pressure Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Saturday into agreeing that South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice is “pretty conclusive” and wondered if the U.S. could stop the “mass killings” conducted‚ not by Hamas‚ but allegedly by Israel. The entire reason why Van Hollen was on was because he is one of the Democrats pressuring the Biden Administration from the left on Israel’s way waging the war‚ but even still‚ he was far from convinced South Africa’s case had any merit‚ claiming there’s a difference between “individual statements” and the Israeli government’s actual intent.     That did not sit well with Amanpour‚ who felt cherry-picking was a completely fair way to go about the case‚ “And just to read one -- you say the government of Israel‚ but‚ you know‚ there's a deputy speaker of their parliament‚ the Knesset‚ who said ‘now we all have one common goal erasing the Gaza Strip from the face of the Earth.’ That's pretty conclusive language.”  Van Hollen repeated his earlier point‚ “Well‚ there have been absolutely outrageous statements by numerous Israeli politicians… but again‚ there's a difference between citing individual members -- I mean‚ members of Congress sometimes make outrageous statements‚ so a distinction between that and the actions of the government of Israel and the intent of the government of Israel. I assume that will be a lot of what the case is about and what judges will look at.” Taking the premise that Israel’s campaign needs to be curtailed for granted‚ Amanpour then asked‚ “Do you believe the administration has enough leverage because it keeps sending the Secretary of State and other officials to try to rein in the Israeli counteroffensive‚ to stop the carpet bombing and to be more targeted to avoid the mass killings in Gaza.” Here Van Hollen was able to hit the administration from the left: Well Christiane‚ I do believe that the Biden administration could exercise U.S. leverage more effectively. They have succeeded in getting the Netanyahu government to make some very small changes in their conduct‚ but not nearly enough to achieve Secretary Blinken's goal and President Biden's goal of dramatically reducing the number of civilian casualties. We're now up to over 22‚000 people dead‚ two-thirds of them women and children.  And not enough leverage to get the kind of humanitarian assistance into Gaza that's needed to address a desperate situation that's getting worse. So‚ I believe the Biden Administration could and should be using more effective use of its leverage‚ of American leverage‚ to accomplish our objectives.  Amanpour‚ whose self-selected mantra is “be truthful‚ not neutral‚” did not respond by pointing out that Van Hollen was using Hamas’s fake casualty numbers. Here is a transcript for the January 13 show: CNN The Amanpour Hour 1/13/2024 11:04 AM ET CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: And just to read one -- you say the government of Israel‚ but‚ you know‚ there's a deputy speaker of their parliament‚ the Knesset‚ who said “now we all have one common goal erasing the Gaza Strip from the face of the Earth.” That's pretty conclusive language.  CHRIS VAN HOLLEN: Well‚ there have been absolutely outrageous statements by numerous Israeli politicians calling this Nakba Two‚ many talking about forced displacement of Palestinians outside of Gaza‚ equating every Palestinian with Hamas‚ but again‚ there's a difference between citing individual members -- I mean‚ members of Congress sometimes make outrageous statements‚ so a distinction between that and the actions of the government of Israel and the intent of the government of Israel. I assume that will be a lot of what the case is about and what judges will look at.  AMANPOUR: So‚ let me ask you because you represent the United States‚ you've just come from the region. The U.S. is Israel's closest ally‚ but clearly it's causing disruptions for the Biden Administration even within his own party‚ the Democrats‚ your own party.  Do you believe the administration has enough leverage because it keeps sending the Secretary of State and other officials to try to rein in the Israeli counteroffensive‚ to stop the carpet bombing and to be more targeted to avoid the mass killings in Gaza.  VAN HOLLEN: Well Christiane‚ I do believe that the Biden administration could exercise U.S. leverage more effectively. They have succeeded in getting the Netanyahu government to make some very small changes in their conduct‚ but not nearly enough to achieve Secretary Blinken's goal and President Biden's goal of dramatically reducing the number of civilian casualties. We're now up to over 22‚000 people dead‚ two-thirds of them women and children.  And not enough leverage to get the kind of humanitarian assistance into Gaza that's needed to address a desperate situation that's getting worse. So‚ I believe the Biden Administration could and should be using more effective use of its leverage‚ of American leverage‚ to accomplish our objectives.  

Jason Statham’s character in “The Beekeeper” takes his gig literally. He’s a retired military asset who once worked for a secret group of spies dubbed the Beekeepers. And‚ in his spare time‚ he’s a beekeeper. If literal action movies are your bag‚ Statham’s latest is Manna from Heaven. Everyone else will wish the film’s poetic opening didn’t get fumigated so quickly.     Statham stars as Adam Clay‚ a hulking figure who tends to his bees with a delicate touch. He’s been taken in by an older woman named Eloise (Phylicia Rashad)‚ whose kindness isn’t lost on Adam. They don’t share much screen time‚ but the actors make those seconds count. Eloise is quickly ensnared in a phishing scheme‚ and when she loses every penny of her life savings she takes her own life. That brings Eloise’s daughter (Emmy Raver-Lampman) to the scene. She’s a dedicated FBI agent who wants to know who robbed her poor mother and if they’re doing the same with other seniors. Adam wants answers‚ too‚ except the culprits are so secretive it could take years to follow their trail. Adam’s old military-style contacts suss the scammers out in minutes. Yeah‚ it’s that kind of a movie.             View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by IMAX (@imax)   Turns out Adam is a former “beekeeper‚” an assassin of sorts tasked with keeping the “hive” AKA the U.S. government in order. “The Beekeeper” opens with such tenderness you think Statham had finally ditched his inner “Meg.” Too often the British star glowers through his films‚ making us forget he can carry a scene without a “Crocodile Dundee”-sized knife in hand. We’re reminded in short order. The rest is a mess‚ from plot threads that go nowhere (sorry‚ Minnie Driver) to great actors forced to say the silliest lines possible (et tu‚ Jeremy Irons?) Josh Hutcherson gives the film a jolt as Derek‚ an entitled brat who oversees several scam outfits. Derek has connections‚ the kind that would protect almost anyone from harm. Tell that to … The Beekeeper! If Derek reminds you of someone it may not be coincidental. Derek snorts coke in the White House‚ drops serious cash on prostitutes and runs to his mother (Jemma Redgrave)‚ the President of the United States‚ for cover. Sound like anyone we know?     Statham’s character is darn near invincible once more‚ which means “The Beekeeper” lacks the kind of stakes that elevate generic action films. The bee metaphors prove as relentless as our hero and could make a great drinking game depending on the player’s liver. Bee careful. Director David Ayer (“End of Watch‚” “Sabotage”) knows how to choreograph bone-crunching action‚ and even horror fans might flinch when the Beekeeper buzzes through an army of foes. The first act shows the cruelty of the various scam centers‚ led by charismatic goons who watched too many infomercials in their youth. That sense of outrage eventually fades‚ and suddenly we’re wondering why our Beekeeper is slaughtering people who aren’t evil and are just doing their jobs. Hmmm. “The Beekeeper’ is a lark‚ albeit one that never takes itself seriously. Adding some WWE-style villains for Adam to stare down in the third act is a hoot‚ even if the film doesn’t take full advantage of their appearance. The story does land differently than it might have a decade ago. We’ve seen such chronic malfeasance from the modern FBI and White House that Adam’s vigilante work feels more timely than ever. He’s exposing corruption at the highest levels‚ and as crude as Kurt Wimmer’s screenplay might be‚ there’s a cathartic kick to Adam’s handiwork. In real life‚ the bad guys get away with almost everything. Not on the Beekeeper’s watch. Hit or Miss: “The Beekeeper” is another dumb‚ frantic Jason Statham adventure begging to become a film franchise.

Ya know‚ Republicans‚ you keep going after Hunter Biden‚ and it'd be a shame to see your kids' similar dirt being dragged into public. That seemed to be what Michael Steele was implying on MSNBC this morning. The screencap shows former RNC Chairman Steele pointing his finger and staring directly into the camera‚ as if talking to his former Republican brethren‚ as he says: "I'm telling you‚ they got their own children and relatives who have those same issues. Now‚ how would you like that to be splayed across the front page of the New York Times or the Washington Post? Or having some arbitrary Member of Congress start dragging that storyline into the public life?  Capiche? Note Steele prefacing his remark with an emphatic‚ "I'm telling you‚" as if to say that he has personal knowledge of Republican children with Hunter-like problems.  He then suggests the possibility of that information being disclosed‚ specifically‚ to the New York Times or the Washington Post. Put two and two together‚ and it comes up ugly. The new show‚ simply called The Weekend‚ also rolled a clip of Dr. Jill talking about Hunter with Mika Brzezinski‚ and saying: "I think what they are doing to Hunter is cruel‚ and I'm really proud of how Hunter has rebuilt his life after addiction. And I think‚ you know‚ I love my son‚ and it's hurt my grandchildren. That's what I'm so concerned about‚ that it's affecting their lives as well." Do the grandchildren that Dr. Jill is "so concerned about" include Navy‚ the daughter that Hunter fathered with a stripper‚ and whom he refused to acknowledge until the child's mother brought suit? Note that in the settlement of the suit‚ Hunter denied his daughter the right to use the Biden family name.  Even after it was conclusively established that Hunter was the father‚ Joe Biden continued to publicly state that he had "six grandchildren‚" thus excluding Navy‚ Joe's seventh grandchild. After Joe Biden was eventually forced to acknowledge that child as his granddaughter‚ he and Dr. Jill discontinued their tradition of hanging Christmas stockings for each grandchild. They had been hanging six stockings--and were apparently unwilling to hang a seventh. And‚ at least as of this past summer‚ the New York Times reports that neither Hunter nor Joe had ever met four-year-old Navy. And as for Dr. Jill's concern about harm to her grandchildren‚ this article cites experts opining that the Biden family's rejection of Navy "could do major psychological harm." So again‚ is Navy a grandchild that Dr. Jill has been "so concerned about?" Here's the transcript. MSNBC The Weekend 1/13/24 8:24 am ET SYMONE SANDERS: As we barrel toward a potential government shutdown‚ Republicans are showing us their actual priorities. Just last night‚ House Homeland Security chairman‚ Mark Green‚ announced the next impeachment hearing for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas‚ and that it would be held on Thursday morning. And House majority leader Steve Scalise announced that a floor vote on holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress will come next week.  On Friday‚ Hunter Biden's attorney said in a letter obtained by NBC News that Hunter would comply with the congressional subpoena‚ only if House Republicans issued a‚ quote‚ new and proper one.  I want to play for you all that sound from Dr. Jill Biden with our colleague‚ Mika Brzezinski‚ about Hunter Biden‚ her son. JILL BIDEN: I think what they are doing to Hunter is cruel‚ and I'm really proud of how Hunter has rebuilt his life after addiction. And I think‚ you know‚ I love my son‚ and it's hurt my grandchildren. And that's what I'm so concerned about‚ that it's affecting their lives as well. SANDERS: I think it was important that the First Lady said that‚ because oftentimes‚ I think Hunter Biden has become a political foil for Republicans‚ right? MICHAEL STEELE: Lose sight of his humanity. SANDERS: Yeah‚ people just want to throw it out there. But he is a father‚ he's a husband‚ he's a son. . . .  STEELE: The word hypocrisy doesn't even apply anymore to what Republicans are doing. It's just‚ it is jut the reality that this is all zero-sum politics. They don't give a damn about the humanity of the man. The party of family values doesn't have the compassion to understand the addiction that drove Hunter to behave the way he did. [Points finger and stares directly into camera] I'm telling you‚ they got their own children and relatives who have those same issues. Now take‚ how would you like that to be splayed across the front page of the New York Times or the Washington Post? Or having some arbitrary Member of Congress start dragging that storyline into the public life? 

NASA and Lockheed Martin officially unveiled the agency's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft on Friday. The experimental aircraft could represent the next phase in the evolution of commercial air travel‚ according to the agency's recent release. It is suggested that the new aircraft can travel "faster than the speed of sound‚" reaching a maximum speed of 925 miles per hour.“This is a major accomplishment made possible only through the hard work and ingenuity from NASA and the entire X-59 team‚” NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy said. “In just a few short years we’ve gone from an ambitious concept to reality. NASA’s X-59 will help change the way we travel‚ bringing us closer together in much less time.” The X-59 has been in development at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works for years. The company received a $248 million grant from NASA in 2018‚ which ignited development on the project. The large grant was part of NASA's aim to take larger steps in aviation‚ including size‚ speed‚ and efficiency‚ according to TechCrunch.Until Friday‚ the aircraft had only been seen in various stages of its assembly in the hangar. But it has now been made available in its entirety. Part of the goal of building the X-59 was to prove that an aircraft could travel faster than the speed of sound."By demonstrating the possibility of quiet commercial supersonic travel over land‚ we seek to open new commercial markets for U.S. companies and benefit travelers around the world‚" NASA's Bob Pearce said.The aircraft can achieve these impressive feats due to its aerodynamic design. The craft is almost 100 feet long and only 29.5 feet wide. Its profile is shaped like a dart to break up the shock waves bouncing off of it during flight."Due to this configuration‚ the cockpit is located almost halfway down the length of the aircraft – and does not have a forward-facing window‚" NASA reported. "Instead‚ the Quesst team developed the eXternal Vision System‚ a series of high-resolution cameras feeding a 4K monitor in the cockpit.""Once NASA completes flight tests‚ the agency will fly the aircraft over several to-be-selected cities across the U.S.‚ collecting input about the sound the X-59 generates and how people perceive it. NASA will provide that data to the Federal Aviation Administration and international regulators."It is uncertain when the aircraft will be ready for its first commercial flight. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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