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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 18h
FBI states that it identifies no records subject to the FOIPA that are responsive to late writer Frances Stonor Saunders, a researcher of CIA Cold War activities.
A Sep. 29, 2026, FOIA response from FBI, stating it was unable to identify records subject to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts that are responsive to the late writer Frances Stonor Saunders.
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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A spokesperson for ShinyHunters, the prolific cyber extortionists who hacked the FBI's job portal last week, tells me they now won't release any more data from that hack. They also sent this somewhat confusing statement that indicates they maybe think they've bitten off more than they can chew.
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Jack Brewer @jackbrewer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm proud to have The Greys Have Been Framed: Exploitation in the UFO Community make Dave's "America 2.0 Reading List," 120 recommended books to understand how we got here. As I often say, I'm not a UFO investigator & my books aren't about UFOs. They're about the people that rattle on about them.
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 27/09/2026
In Step with EFR Records Requests | Expanding Frontiers Research www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/in-step...
A highlighted section of black text on a white page, reading "Freedom of Information Act."A cast of characters from what late researcher Danny Casolaro dubbed The Octopus, which includes Danny Sheehan of the Christic Institute, obtained through a FOIA request to the FBI on Casolaro.A 2020 social media post shows an image with a "Q" hung on the front gate of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment. An effigy of "The Man" ablaze in Black Rock City at Burning Man.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 26/09/2026
New data center proposals are cropping up fast, so The Tribune built a tool to help track them all. And we could use your help to keep it up to date.
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Utah data center map: Track new developments across the state
Utah has become a hotspot for data center development. There are more than 40 centers already operating, and dozens proposed or under construction — from Washington County to Emery, Duchesne and Box Elder. You can help us track them all.
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Jack Brewer @jackbrewer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My latest blogpost summarizes some of our most recent public records received @expandingfrontiersresearch.org. Over 500 requests and appeals now executed on behalf of the organization and supporters. www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/in-step...
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In Step with EFR Records Requests
EFR has filed 500+ requests & appeals while prioritizing quality over quantity
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FRINGE QUEST @fringequest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize until you have tried to make it precise.
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 25/09/2026
A sample of summaries of some of our latest public records obtained, along with links as to where to learn more. www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/in-step...
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In Step with EFR Records Requests
EFR has filed 500+ requests & appeals yet prioritizes quality over quantity
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 22/09/2026
Registration is open for #AHA27! The conference, which will take place in New Orleans on January 7–10, 2027, includes over 490 sessions and events.
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Annual Meeting - AHA
Welcome to the Annual Meeting Join Us in New Orleans! Housing is now open! Since 1884, the American Historical Association annual meeting has been the premier gathering for historians to come together...
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 24/09/2026
FBI estimated processing time for FOIA requests, per a Sep. 24, 2026, email received from the FBI FOIA Engagement Team:
Requests are processed in the order in which they are received through our multi-track processing system:

Extra-small track requests (0-50 pages) current average time is approximately 8 months to complete;

Small track requests (51-250 pages) current average time is approximately 36 months to complete;

Medium track requests (251-500 pages) current average time is approximately 44 months to complete;

Large track requests (501-4,999 pages) current average time is approximately 67 months to complete; and

Extra-large track requests (5,000+ pages) current average time is approximately 79 months to complete.
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 24/09/2026
“[A] working theory by wildlife rescue experts is that they climbed into the undercarriages of vehicles returning from Burning Man through the Tahoe/Reno corridor.”
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 23/09/2026
"[Shinyhunters] disagreed with the FBI’s characterizations in its PSA and said it would publish hacked data in a week if the PSA was not retracted... "NBC News was not able to verify the extent of their claims."
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rumors about “rigged elections" are now a fixture of U.S. elections, leading to diminished trust in election results & democracy (broadly). These rumors can sometimes be hard to debunk, esp. in their early stages. Our UW team has identified the 6 common ways that election integrity rumors mislead:
Infographic titled "Six Ways 'Rigged Election' Rumors Mislead." A two-column table pairs six labeled categories with descriptions. The first three categories are:

No Evidence: The rumor is entirely unsubstantiated. There's no evidence to support the rumor.

Fake/False Evidence: The rumor is based on fake or synthetic evidence (e.g. AI-generated content), manipulated evidence, or false witness testimony.

Misinterpreted Evidence: This rumor is based upon real evidence that has been misinterpreted or intentionally mischaracterized to create a false impression.

A black banner then introduces the final three categories: "Real Evidence, Real Voting Issue, False Narrative."

Exaggerated Impact: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but falsely insinuates or exaggerates impact on election results.

Ignored Remedies: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but ignores and/or obscures the remedies that would address this problem

False Blame: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but either falsely attributes intent for an accidental issue or places blame on an innocent party.

Source: UW Center for an Informed Public, September 2026.
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FRINGE QUEST @fringequest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
EFR: FBI Issues FOIA Response on Murdered Casolaro Contact www.patreon.com/ExpandingFro...
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FBI Issues FOIA Response on Murdered Casolaro Contact | Expanding Frontiers Research
The FBI responded Monday to a FOIA request on Alan D. Standorf, an apparent NSA signals intelligence expert who was found murdered in a car
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 22/09/2026
FBI did not respond to request for comment, per 404 Media, on what stands to be one of the most dangerous and significant security breaches in the history of the Bureau. This is a potential catastrophic failure of information security and indication of underqualified leadership.
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Jack Brewer @jackbrewer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
FOIA requests on people surrounding Danny Casolaro & events dubbed the Octopus Murders continue to bear interesting results. FBI indicates unprocessed records exist on Alan Standorf. EFR requested the material.
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 22/09/2026
FBI provides previously released material but also indicates more responsive records exist in its FOIA response to EFR. www.patreon.com/ExpandingFro...
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FBI Issues FOIA Response on Murdered Casolaro Contact | Expanding Frontiers Research
The FBI responded Monday to a FOIA request on Alan D. Standorf, an apparent NSA signals intelligence expert who was found murdered in a car
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 21/09/2026
Point, counterpoint below. A more comprehensive and truth-enlightening assessment would require a case-by-case review of the activities and individuals that collectively made up the Christic Institute.
A Bluesky posts that references an X post on Charlie Kirk and calls for the arrest of every Democratic politician, then states, "Was Charlie Kirk's death orchestrated so that Trump can declare martial law and distract from the Epstein files?  Raise your hand.  

"I'm 68 and remember the Christic Institute, Bush senior committing war crimes, the failed hostage rescue under Carter, etc., etc., etc. . . . ."A Bluseky post stating, "The Christic Institute gibberish in the 80s and early 90s was my wake-up call to the credulous liberal-left.

"Stories of Oliver North and Clinton standing on a lonely runway watching drug planes land are a comedy sketch, not reality.

"It was unilateral disarmament by New Age fruitcakes."
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FRINGE QUEST @fringequest.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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The 1980s Christic Institute | Expanding Frontiers Research
Records obtained this week from the FBI on the Christic Institute leave little doubt as to why Danny Casolaro kept notes on the org's direct
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 21/09/2026
The most recent posts at the EFR Patreon contain freely provided public records & videos on the Christic Institute, psychologist Robert Sears, Danny Casolaro & the Octopus Murders, Ramtha's School of Enlightenment, MKULTRA & CIA expert Stephen Kinzer, & Burning Man. www.patreon.com/c/ExpandingF...
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 19/09/2026
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Records Show Wall Street Billionaire Financed Gabriel’s UFO Cult
Newly uncovered property records reveal a multimillion-dollar financial relationship between billionaire Michael Steinhardt and the GCCA
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 19/09/2026
A review of FBI & CIA records responsive to Christic Institute make it clear how future UFO Disclosure activist Danny Sheehan would have been influencing writer Danny Casolaro, as recently explored by Expanding Frontiers Research. www.patreon.com/ExpandingFro...
Federal Bureau of Investigation Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Section Cover Sheet Subject: Christic Institute
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
No more book bans: how Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boards www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/se…
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No more book bans: how Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boards
Local communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 18/09/2026
A review of the Christic Institute & the work of Danny Sheehan may reflect a counterculture activist & attorney who became more interested in allegations than the truth. Trouble was, sometimes he may have been right but, when he's not, he sours credibility. www.patreon.com/ExpandingFro...
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The 1980s Christic Institute | Expanding Frontiers Research
Records obtained this week from the FBI on the Christic Institute leave little doubt as to why Danny Casolaro kept notes on the org's direct
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 14/09/2026
Remember the CIA officer who was turning his residence into Fort Knox? He's reportedly trying to reach a plea deal that the charges have nothing to do with the $40 million in gold bars. wtop.com/national/202...
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Former CIA official found with gold bars reaches tentative plea deal after charge of salary theft – WTOP News
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former CIA official found with $40 million of gold bars in his home has reached a tentative plea agreement after being charged with the
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 14/09/2026
Looking for a historian for your conference panel or to compare research notes? The AHA’s Directory of History Departments and Organizations lets you search nearly 16,000 historians by specialization, academic rank/category, and more.
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AHA Directory of History Departments and Organizations
Search historians in the AHA Directory of History Departments and Organizations.
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 14/09/2026
An FBI interim response to an EFR FOIA request on Gloria Steinem states responsive records will be posted publicly at its website. This indicates multiple requests were submitted. (BTW, this should make the fee waiver request relatively moot. Note that only checked boxes apply)
A Sep. 11, 2026, interim FBI FOIA response, Subject: Steinem, Gloria Marie, indicates responsive records will be posted online at the FBI electronic FOIA library, The Vault.
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 10/09/2026
FBI says no responsive records on Tim Curry. So, for responsive records, there will be no antici............. pation.
A recent response from FBI indicates was unable to identify records subject to the FOIPA that are responsive to Timothy James Curry.
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Jack Brewer @jackbrewer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I'm not making excuses for IC assets & unethical research projects, but the Cold War 'is what it is', as they say. Staying on the right side of Hoover & Dulles irrefutably had its advantages. www.patreon.com/ExpandingFro...
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FBI Records Responsive to Robert Sears Show Cold War Spy Hunt | Expanding Frontiers Research
FBI records received today from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) illustrate an exhaustive 1950s Bureau search for evi
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 09/09/2026
Questions of data integrity arise in Utah about monitoring property development in, ironically enough, the data center industry. Mystery price tag: Utah can’t say how much it’s losing from data center tax break | The Utah Investigative Journalism Project www.utahinvestigative.org/mystery-pric...
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Mystery price tag: Utah can’t say how much it’s losing from data center tax break - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. States are forgoing millions and, in some cases, billions of dollars in revenue by...
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 08/09/2026
More records obtained on psychologist Robert Sears take an unexpected turn into FBI espionage investigation of Duncan Lee, arguably the most well-placed mole ever. www.patreon.com/ExpandingFro...
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FBI Records Responsive to Robert Sears Show Cold War Spy Hunt | Expanding Frontiers Research
FBI records received today from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) illustrate an exhaustive 1950s Bureau search for evi
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 06/09/2026
FOIA request reveals Robert Sears, a mentor and associate of increasingly controversial Leon Festinger (When Prophecy Fails), was the subject of FBI background checks for CSC & State Department during Cold War era. www.patreon.com/ExpandingFro...
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Former APA Head Robert Sears Cleared as Special Consultant, per FBI | Expanding Frontiers Research
Multiple background checks were conducted by the FBI on Robert R. Sears, including an investigation to assess the child psychologist to act
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 06/09/2026
A man died Sep. 3 at Burning Man. "Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen told The San Francisco Chronicle that deputies received a report of an unresponsive man found on the streets at the festival. He added that no external foul play appears to be involved." people.com/burning-man-...
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Burning Man Festival Attendee Dies After Suffering a ‘Medical Emergency’
A man died at Burning Man on Sept. 3. The individual, in his 50s, suffered a ‘medical emergency,’ event organizers announced.
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 05/09/2026
Now available
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 04/09/2026
James Carrion continues to explore the Skinwalker Ranch saga via YouTube videos. www.youtube.com/@jamescarrio...
The James Carrion YouTube channel recent videos include episodes about Skinwalker Ranch.
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 04/09/2026
Evangelicals and Burners clash at this year's Black Rock City. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Burning Man evicts Christian camp for breaking privacy rules
Camp "received multiple warnings and opportunities to correct their behavior, yet continued to violate our policies," Burning Man said.
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FRINGE QUEST @fringequest.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Former APA Head Robert Sears Cleared as Special Consultant, per FBI | Expanding Frontiers Research
Multiple background checks were conducted by the FBI on Robert R. Sears, including an investigation to assess the child psychologist to act
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 04/09/2026
Follow-up FOIA request to FBI on contact of Leon Festinger (When Prophecy Fails) results in responsive records. www.patreon.com/ExpandingFro...
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Former APA Head Robert Sears Cleared as Special Consultant, per FBI | Expanding Frontiers Research
Multiple background checks were conducted by the FBI on Robert R. Sears, including an investigation to assess the child psychologist to act
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FRINGE QUEST @fringequest.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I have compiled statistical data about targets in this program, but many names are redacted. And it takes FOREVER to get files — if they decide to release them — on those in the open.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
FBI FOIA XMAS again, this time stuff for vol 2 of my FBI history; regarding a victim of an anti-gay FBI program I discovered.
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 02/09/2026
This is not the first time Ariely has faced allegations of potential research fraud. In 2021, Data Colada found evidence of fraud in a separate paper Ariely co-authored about methods to discourage dishonesty. That article, originally published in 2012, was subsequently retracted.

The fraud allegations come months after The Chronicle reported that the professor had a longstanding relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Ariely was named 636 times in files released by the U.S. Department of Justice pertaining to Epstein, which revealed the two men had met at least seven times over six years. All of Ariely’s interactions with Epstein that are discoverable in the files came after the financier was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008.
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 02/09/2026
Apollo 11 photo As11-44-6642. Taken by Apollo 11 Command Module pilot Michael Collins, this image captures every living human alive at the time in a single frame—except for Collins himself.
The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage is in the foreground, rising towards the Command Module against a backdrop of the Moon. In the distance, Earth rises over the lunar horizon.
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 02/09/2026
SLC public records process inconvenient for requesters & costs city revenue, reports The Utah Investigative Journalism Project. The city receives over 5,000 requests per year yet currently does not accept online payments for fees incurred. www.utahinvestigative.org/salt-lake-ci...
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Salt Lake City’s system for requesting public documents is stuck in the analog past - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 02/09/2026
Shoutout to NASA FOIA Team for going above and beyond in its willingness to locate responsive records. Credit when due!
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Elise A. Mitchell @bydreamphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
They are leveraging their years of expertise to create models that still only sort of kind of work ok and wielding years of expertise and research teams to check the results.
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Elise A. Mitchell @bydreamphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Biases and bigoted hallucinations, environmental impact, and student data security issues aside… historians using AI seriously are building their own, custom (usually small language) models.
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 01/09/2026
Thread for thought
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Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 01/09/2026
An exploration of a 1954 USAF field manual that addresses biological weapons delivery through balloons and insects (and lots more), per @jeffkaye.bsky.social kayej.substack.com/p/where-are-...
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Where Are the (Biological Bomb) Balloons of Yesteryear?
A January 1954 US Air Force field manual warned about the dangers of germ war attack consistent with Japan’s methods of waging biological warfare, including via “free balloons” and insect vectors
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