The History Teacher Droned On...

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I'm making a joke here.  A play on words.

This diatribe is not safe for work, Church, or anyone (anything?) that even thinks it might be a snowflake.  Continue at your own risk.


We, the Great Unwashed of the United States of America, have got drone questions.  No problems as yet, but questions.

In mysterious Baghdad, we have one drone, presumably weaponized, that is responsible for the untimely demise of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (the PMF, which is coincidentally backed by Iran) along with his pal, Qasem Soleimani, who was head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force (think KGB or Tonton-Makout here), and was the genius behind terrorist activities in other countries.  So two birds with one whiz-bang, which is nice for everyone - ah, except maybe Abu and Qasem, who have discovered that this whole Muslim business is a pack of lies and it's a bit warm in paradise.  The question is: Who takes over for them, and what will they do next?  Because I'm pretty sure I know what we'll do, now that we have a President that makes noise when he walks.

The left wing commercial media are laughable.  They act like their hair's on fire, and we, all of us, had better duck and cover, and vote for whatever clown the Moonbats decide to run in the 2020 election, or the whole world will blow up.  Except for the Moonbats and their followers, of course.

Consider, the enemy is congregated on another continent.  They belong to a devil worshiping quasi-military organization, none of whom could find the U.S. on the best day they ever had.  But they'll still yammer and bark at the moon...

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we've got mystery drones flying a grid over Colorado and Nebraska.  We've also got 'em in Ohio, but you didn't hear that from me.  How do I know?  I saw one before I pulled out of Sylvania, that's how.  I talked to Main Lady's neighbor about it, and he'd seen several.  The thing is, the neighbor is an intense young man who owns his own company and does well for himself.  He's on good terms with the County Sheriff, who, when questioned, told him bluntly that he wasn't supposed to notice the drones.  In fact, the local police department brass was under strict instructions not to notice the drones.  Nothin' to see here, move along.  At least that's what he told me, and he's a pretty straight shooter, not wound too tight or too loose.

This being ancient news, Slashdot picked up the story - Unexplained Drones Are Swarming by Night Over Colorado - from the NY Times.

‘It’s Creepy’: Unexplained Drones Are Swarming by Night Over Colorado

They come in the night: Drones -- lots of them -- flying in precise formations over the Colorado and Nebraska prairie.

“It’s creepy,” said Missy Blackman, who saw three drones hovering over her farm outside Palisade, Neb., on a recent evening, including one that lingered right above her house.

Since before Christmas, sheriff’s departments in the region have been bombarded with reports of large drones with blinking lights and wingspans of up to 6 feet flying over rural towns and open fields.  The drones have unnerved residents, prompted a federal investigation and made international news, even though they may be perfectly legal.  And still, they [the drones] remain unexplained.

So the deal is that some of these are octocopters (like Glen Filthie builds in his workshop to terrorize Peter Grant and his elite cadre of - okay, I'll shut up), while other drones are military style drones, capable of carrying a significant payload for miles.

The folks over at ZeroHedge got hold of the story and ran with it; "Creepy", Mysterious And Unexplained Drones Are Flying In Precise Formations Over Colorado And Nebraska.

The drones have even prompted a federal investigation - yet no one has been able to explain them.

Catch that last?  Federal investigation.  The Federal government is involved, and even they can't explain the drones.

Bet me.

At this point, you can bet that some department in the Federal Government knows exactly what's going on, and is likely behind it.  The government isn't talking, which shouldn't surprise anyone.

There may be all kinds of reasons for this news blackout.  Consider that if the peons in Colorado and the hayseeds in Nebraska don't know who is behind the drone business, they can't complain about it.  More to the point, the commercial news media can't start a finger pointing and name calling contest, then file suit over invasion of the saucer men. Or something.

There might be other reasons as well, the vast majority of them being completely innocuous.  But that kind of leaves the needle in the haystack, doesn't it?  That one reason that everyone decries as impossible, incredible, never happen in a million years - but turns out to have some substance.

For instance, the drones might be mapping the area for Google, or Yahoo, or someone.  Or... they might be looking for something.  Just what, I'd like to say that I have no idea, but the trouble is, you see, I'm blessed with a vivid imagination.

Well, I'm done. I'm tired and I want a drink.

If anyone has any news or ideas, don't hesitate to sound off.