Wednesday Roundup: Tsoukalos Condemns Area 51 "Invasion", DeLonge Raises Cash

7/17/2019

Moving has turned out to be a much bigger time-sink than I had anticipated, and I have found myself way behind on paperwork. Today’s post is a bit short to give me time to watch next week’s America Unearthed today, assuming Travel Channel makes it available as they have done with previous episodes.

It turns out that Giorgio Tsoukalos is a voice of reason in what passes for the UFO community. A satirical petition asking readers to travel to Area 51 in the hope that a mass “invasion” of UFO believers could overwhelm Air Force security and reveal government UFO secrets led to more than a million people digitally signing their names, and the Air Force issued a warning to potential participants not to cross into the restricted air field. Tsoukalos posted on Twitter yesterday that he did not endorse the effort.

I do not condone anarchy. "Storming" something "to get answers" is not the way to do it. And Area 51, really? Area 51 is like a magic trick. When the magician asks you to look at their right hand, look at their left! Area 51 isn't the place. Assembling peacefully works too, btw.
— Giorgio A. Tsoukalos (@Tsoukalos) July 16, 2019

On the other hand, I’m not sure that Tsoukalos knows much about “getting answers.” He’s allegedly been looking for ancient astronauts since the 1990s and hasn’t found one yet.

Meanwhile, Tom DeLonge announced the start of another round of stock sales for To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science, this one potentially bringing in up to $30,000,000 if all stock is fully sold. The first round of funding brought in just $1.3 million. To tease the sale, DeLonge posted a message on Facebook in which he made this disingenuous claim:

A lot of people wonder why I chose to pursue my company over a life on the stage. The truth is, To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science is a culmination of everything I’ve been passionate about my entire life. It’s the opportunity to shed light on unexplained phenomena in the universe and a chance to enhance human knowledge and capability.

No, it isn’t. The company has been in operation for nearly two years now, and if they had something to share, they could bloody well have done it. Instead, they simply tease and tease like the Great and Powerful Oz using smoke and mirrors to distract us from the nothing behind the curtain. If DeLonge really has something to share, it’s past time that he actually do so rather than hawking stock and making deals for TV shows that contain nothing but more teasing.

20 Comments

Brian

7/17/2019 11:49:13 am

"Giorgio Tsoukalos is a voice of reason" - now there's a scary statement!

TONY S.

7/17/2019 12:10:49 pm

Giorgio actually sounds responsible, logical, and like he has good judgement and common sense.

The end of the world must truly be near, the AA's shall arrive soon.

I found that "magician" comment particularly interesting; almost like a subconscious confession.

Crash55

7/17/2019 12:51:37 pm

I want to see the attempt to storm Area 51. It will be a good chance to try out the non-lethal weapons a crowd.

Kent

7/17/2019 04:37:33 pm

As the signs plainly say, lethal force is authorized.

7/18/2019 10:13:28 pm

Yes it is but even trigger happy new recruits know what a PR mess a bunch of dead UFO crazies would be. I imagine they would use non-lethals first and then go to lethal if that didn’t work

7/19/2019 09:54:49 pm

They're mainly civilian contractors, not new recruits, and so far not trigger-happy. I recommend that you also follow the suggestion below to research the shootings at NSA just outside DC.

7/17/2019 02:42:30 pm

Off topic, Jason, but I just listened to your 2015 radio appearance on the show The Rundown Live.

I enjoyed listening to you speak. I found interesting the reason for the beginning of Giorgio's anger towards to you. Oh the era of VHS tapes!

Corey

7/18/2019 06:12:09 pm

Is the interview available online?

7/19/2019 11:03:07 pm

Hey, Corey.

Yes it's on youtube; one of several radio interviews with Jason that you can find.

Jim

7/17/2019 05:57:39 pm

I don't watch Ancient Aliens, until recently I thought Giorgio Tsoukalos was the name of a Chia Pet.

Accumulated Wisdom

7/17/2019 08:35:50 pm

I knew something was up when my wife asked me what Area 51 was. I then had to explain to my wife and mother-in-law what people believe the base to contain. Shopping with the two of them would have been a preferable alternative. Neither understood the concept of "Lethal Force". I finally had to say, "A lot of people want to get shot".

IF...This did occur...How long before rubber bullets get switched to the lethal variety?

Tudlaw

7/17/2019 09:20:09 pm

If you knew as much as you pretended to know you'd know the answer. When lethal force is authorized there are no rubber bullets. Might want to research all the shootings at NSA right outside of Washington DC.

7/18/2019 12:16:59 am

Until reading the comment from Crash55, I had never considered a non-lethal option other than tazing. I have come across comments from Crash55 for at least 11 years. They are almost always informative, and usually makes me think. Hence my hypothetical question. Hopefully no one is stupid enough to test them out.

7/18/2019 10:17:26 pm

Think about the PR nightmare if they opened fire on a massive crowd. No military officer wants to be the one responsible for the next Boston Massacre or Kent State.

They will follow the idea of a continuum of force - start with non-lethals and tamp up to lethal. Directed energy and sonic weapons are useful for crowd control

7/18/2019 10:28:16 pm

Save the alien death rays for a last resort.

7/19/2019 01:56:05 pm

I would take a proactive approach. IF...One million people were dumb enough to try...I would pass out water bottles tainted with a strong laxative. Let them get out into the desert with diarrhea. Every bottle of water making their condition worse. A few patches of desert would stink for a while. No one would get themselves shot. If not a laxative, I have been told unfiltered water from Mexico would work too.

Accumulated Wisdom Fetish King

7/19/2019 09:59:20 pm

So is your kink thinking about people pooping or planning mass poisonings?

Joe Scales

7/19/2019 12:57:48 pm

They should let them all in.
But not let them out...