A 1955 FBI memo documented its relationship with confidential sources working on what was termed a "position finder" in which they hoped to interest the USAF. Previous work from James Carrion & EFR is suggested in the context of our most recently obtained FBI records. www.patreon.com/posts/fbi-in...

While Avi Loeb gets attention from groups ranging from critical peers to credulous UFO buffs & even potential donors, don't overlook the IC. In early 2024, EFR shared heavily redacted FBI records on Galileo Project. They always follow the money. www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/foia-re...

We homeless don’t deserve this.

I feel each of my guests who I talked with earlier this year were equally wonderful to speak with, and I've learned a lot from each of them over the years. I wanted to highlight Erica's interview though, for how incisive her answers were, especially regarding ufo b.s. I truly feel honored.🙏

@expandingfrontiersresearch.org Jack Brewer will be live on API Case Files at 9:30pm EST. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Za...

Sources say the Congressional Budget Office, lawmakers’ nonpartisan bookkeeper, was hacked by a suspected foreign actor, and email and chat logs between lawmakers’ offices and nonpartisan researchers might have been accessed. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

In September, we sued DOE over a policy that would let it dismiss more FOIA requests, warning that if the court didn’t step in, the unlawful policy would spread. Now, USAID has adopted a similar policy. We sent a letter demanding USAID reverse it. americanoversight.org/american-ove...

Self-care is not as easy for trauma survivors as it may sound. We've been conditioned to deny our need for care ("needing" anything feels awfully vulnerable) & to prioritize others at our own expense. Learning self-care can be like learning a new language as an adult-- awkward.

"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers. For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.

"As journalists... a growing part of our job is to scrutinize suspicious information, call out lies, correct falsehoods, and debunk nonsense. How do we best do that? In many ways we are still figuring that out, but here is the advice I can give from what I have learned." ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/10...

Here’s how to delete the account without accepting the new terms. bsky.app/profile/drsa...

Secret of Skinwalker Ranch cast member Thomas Winterton, son of Utah State Sen. Ronald Winterton, posted a Facebook "URGENT" plea to block a drilling application. He asserts it will forever destroy the opportunity to study purported unique & unexplainable phenomena. www.facebook.com/thomas.winte...

Gov. Cox signed off on the Utah Legislature's preferred new congressional map, which will continue to split Salt Lake County across multiple districts. A judge must still approve it before it can be implemented.

The DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information responded to our FOIA request for an unclassified list of Human Subjects Research by providing informative links to a lot of opensource material. We made a public post with the response along with related info at our Patreon page. Check it out:

“Counterintelligence is misunderstood as just another intelligence function, [Pentagon CI advisor Shane McNeil] said, but counterspies do not merely collect information. They also deny, deceive, manipulate and disrupt foreign spy operations.“ www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oc...

On Fri., Oct.3, we'll be tabling with Let Davis Read at the WSU Unity conference!! Join us and other organizations as we talk about how far censorship has gotten. www.weber.edu/unity-confer...

Several FOIA requests & related research culminate in our latest blogpost: UFO FOIA Records Often Reflect Espionage Investigations Intelligence agency interest in UFOs was typically about people, not saucers www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/ufo-foi...

The good side of ufology is about real witnesses, their perception, pedagogy, psychology and all the topics investigators have to know to resolve cases: astronomy, astronautic, weather, airplanes etc. The bad side is misinformation of manipulated believers. I’ve met a lot of extremists among them.

And during all of this, we have fewer disability reporters at national publications than when we started the year.

When government records disappear, who protects our history? James Jacobs, Jim Jacobs, & Shari Laster explain how to keep our history & democracy accessible in the latest Future Knowledge #podcast, PRESERVING GOVERNMENT INFORMATION. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⤵️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm

BTW, if so-called UFO investigators were sincerely interested in learning more about reported sightings as compared to perpetuating mystery, this is the type of research more of them might do; cross-reference known military activities, satellite re-entries, etc., with reports of UFOs.

“War footing” looks different in East and West – but increasingly, the continent is focused on defense. #TheCipherBrief

FBI has set up an online form for victims of the SafeMoon investment scheme. forms.fbi.gov/victims/Safe...

FOIA alert 🚨🚨🚨 USAID (like DOE some months ago), is due to publish a notice that claims to mass cancel all #FOIAs submitted before Jan 20, unless the requester emails them. This is, once again, wildly illegal. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17820.pdf H/T Michael Ravnitzky

Read our latest research delving into a mid-20th century mix of purported UFO contactees, political extremists, & FBI informants keeping the Bureau advised of developments. Sources include declassified FBI & NSA records. www.patreon.com/posts/purpor...

The Cassini Saturn mission ended with its "Grand Finale" #OTD in 2017. To avoid the possibility of colliding with and possibly contaminating one of Saturn’s moons, the probe incinerated itself by plunging into the planet's atmosphere. 🧪 🔭 Video: Artist's conception, from a NASA/JPL-Caltech video

The U.S. faces ongoing #disinformation campaigns directed at science, often led by ideological groups, business interests, foreign governments, and uncertified health influencers, noted research scientists @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and @michaelemann.bsky.social write in @theguardian.com.

Only 40 days have passed since Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were tragically killed by an unhinged Trump supporter, yet this story has largely faded from national awareness. We must not allow that to happen.

I'm very pleased to announce that Nick Mamatas of StarShipSofa recently bought a reprint of my bizarre dark fantasy story "Initiation." Doni Nicoll-Duir did a fantastic job narrating this peculiar tale: cryptoscatology.blogspot.com/2025/09/init... #starshipsofa #lethepress #cryptopolis #bizarro

NEW post for paid subscribers. EFR obtained a 2012 letter from an MD to the Thurston County Health Dept, describing ill-advised activities led by a drunken JZ Knight. Also obtained from the Prosecutor's Office are related emails, affidavits, images & more. www.patreon.com/posts/prosec...

Live tonight, Aug 29, 7pm Eastern, EFR’s Erica Lukes @ericalukes.bsky.social is joined by Jack Brewer @jackbrewer.bsky.social on an episode of UFO Classified. m.youtube.com/watch?v=x-JT...

Law enforcement records obtained by EFR reveal Dreamland Resort webmaster was confronted outside Area 51 with German nationals & a drone less than six months before search warrants were served at his properties. www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/dreamla...

Join EFR's Erica Lukes with research partner Jack Brewer for a live episode of UFO Classified this Friday. The discussion is certain to cover a lot of ground so catch all the news about recent blogposts, FOIA requests, & more, as EFR passes three years of operations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-JT...

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They may not be able to stop all of us, but they were able to detain two of us, according to records obtained this week from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. First look at the law enforcement records goes to our EFR Patreon financial supporters. www.patreon.com/posts/storm-...

The Department of Energy HQ is purportedly cancelling all pending #FOIA requests submitted before October 1, 2024, unless the requester emails a specific address w/i 30 days asking the agency to continue processing. This is wildly illegal. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15490.pdf

Also, please send in your questions for Erica Lukes ( @ericalukes.bsky.social ) in 2 weeks. You can submit your questions in real time in chat, send them in to our protonmail address (reportaufo@), use our "contact us" page or leave a voicemail at our hotline. aerial-phenomenon.org/weve-updated...

We'll welcome Erica Lukes of Expanding Frontiers and the erstwhile UFO Classified web show to API Case Files Live this coming Thursday at 9:30 PM EDT. We want your questions for Erica. #UFOsky www.youtube.com/live/vJ963Jd...

In yet another salient post from @tannerfboyle.bsky.social, he observes how one-issue UFO enthusiasts shelve all other social significance for politicians & military figures who will so much as address UFOs, context be damned. tannerfboyle.substack.com/p/holding-ou...

Decimated FOIA offices. Fee waiver denials. Accidental or arbitrary closures of FOIA requests. Technical failures to submit requests. These are some of the threats to FOIA. Read our deep-dive into threats to transparency for @justsecurity.org. www.justsecurity.org/118371/foia-...

An FBI FOIA response on the infamous Castlewood Treatment Center was heavily redacted but it had a brief mention of St. Louis County PD. A public records request subsequently filed with St. Louis County shed much more light on the situation. www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/police-...

Cherry picking talking points, protecting sacred cows, & promoting unfounded conclusions. When UFO research becomes advocacy, in the latest at the blog of Expanding Frontiers Research. www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/hynek-u...

Lots going on at the EFR Patreon this month, folks. Join as a free member or help support our expenses. Our method of operation includes submit FOIA requests, share info with followers as we collect it, then ultimately publish records in blogposts with analysis. www.patreon.com/ExpandingFro...

I wrote somethingfor @fullfact.org about the ways in which the disappearing archive makes their work even harder but more important. I'm a trustee & continue to be amazed at their resiliency in an age of AI slop and attacks against those who investigate accuracy. fullfact.org/technology/m...

A follow-up records request to the St. Louis County Police Department clarified circumstances portrayed in FBI records obtained on Castlewood Treatment Center. www.patreon.com/posts/police...