You may think the questions regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) and government weaponization are two separate and distinct questions. However, you’d be very wrong in making that distinction.

What does FBI politicization, manifested by the Mar-a-Lago raid, the rousting of Roger Stone in the small hours of the night, or the calculated minimization of all things felonious about Hunter Biden have to do with the seemingly existential questions about flying saucers?

Well, just as the government is lying to you about its alleged non-partisan persecution of former President Donald J. Trump, the existential crisis at the border, and why we’re engaging with the war in Ukraine, so is the government lying to you with regard to the existence of UAP, and it’s possession of physical artifacts.

It is this alacrity and facility with the lie which is deeply corrupting and leading us, slouching, towards totalitarianism.

During a recent interview with Townhall on these matters, Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN) quipped, “More people believe in UFOs than believe in Congress.” The statement is a sad testament to the complete loss of faith in our democratic institutions, and also belies an innate understanding that we are not alone in the vastness of the universe. Burchett went further, “America understands that our federal government lies to us. When the pentagon can not account for half a trillion dollars in assets, that’s beyond belief.”

Burchett has led the way in championing government transparency and accountability. As a member of the House Oversight and........

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