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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKimbal Musk owns "Nova Sky Stories" , a drone entertainment company. Will mystery drones be pretext for martial law?
Elon's brother, Kimbal Musk bought Nova Sky Stories in August of 2021. The company produces mass drone entertainment.
https://novaskystories.com/about/
Dave Troy warned about use of drones in information warfare awhile back
Link to tweet
Lovie777
(15,246 posts)They will use them against each other.
And the American people will be in the middle of this travesty.
randr
(12,498 posts)They are intended to be seen. If they were some alien invasion or secretive spy network they would not show or need any lights.
Orrex
(64,334 posts)Hope22
(3,112 posts)And they can have guns or other armaments itll be wild!😉
rampartd
(899 posts)caesar provided bread with his circus.
tanyev
(44,753 posts)I did not know there was a Musk connection. I guess the real question is, What DOESNT Elon have his greedy hands involved in nowadays?
reACTIONary
(6,158 posts).... No, a light show at a music festival will not be used as a pretext for martial law.
Let's keep it real, folks.
AntiFascist
(12,976 posts)Nothing to see here, move along. You're all being paranoid and delusional.
reACTIONary
(6,158 posts).... and then there are conspiracy theories. This one is a bit more far fetched than most.
AntiFascist
(12,976 posts)Musk himself is an advocate of replacing F-35 fighter jets with swarms of drones operated by AI:
https://www.fastcompany.com/91237524/elon-musk-f35-ai-drones
Early reports in NJ indicated these were large drones operating in groups and staying up for hours, which sounds like they may have been AI controlled, later patrolling in grid patterns over civil infrastructure. Since Musk has all kinds of government connections, perhaps these are considered top-secret and the current government won't disclose any info since they operate legally. As Trump is advocating "shooting them down" perhaps this would be a further test of their evasive capabilities and resistance to gun fire.
reACTIONary
(6,158 posts).... are all bullshit. There are no large drones operating in groups for hours.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219822035
AntiFascist
(12,976 posts)In a post on the social media platform X, Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia described the drones as up to 6 feet in diameter and sometimes traveling with their lights switched off.
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The devices do not appear to be being flown by hobbyists, Fantasia wrote.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/drone-sightings-mystery-update-nj/6063296/
reACTIONary
(6,158 posts).... has provided any credible evidence that they do.
One good reason why they avoid detection by traditional methods, such as helicopter and radio is.... Because they aren't there.
This is all MTG style paranoid fantasy bullshit.
AntiFascist
(12,976 posts)and, as we know, Trump is a master of deception and projection. He's afraid to go back to Bedminster this weekend? That's laughable.
The alarm being raised by East Coast lawmakers is clearly bipartisan.
The attempt to gaslight people is not working, insulting all residents by painting them as being paranoid or hysterical.
reACTIONary
(6,158 posts)... just like all the others who are "raising the alarm". There is no evidence of anything out of the ordinary going on.
reACTIONary
(6,158 posts)Having closely examined the technical data and tips from concerned citizens, we assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistakenly reported as drones. We have not identified anything anomalous and do not assess the activity to date to present a national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in New Jersey or other states in the northeast.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2024/12/16/dhs-fbi-faa-dod-joint-statement-ongoing-response-reported-drone-sightings
AntiFascist
(12,976 posts)doesn't mean that the public shouldn't be alarmed about the surveillance they might be conducting. What lawful commercial drones or law enforcement drones were operating in the area in mid-November when these were first being reported? Did the DHS/FBI/FAA/DOD actually go back that far in their investigation? What is behind the 100 sightings that the FBI says warrant investigation? If this is a classified project being tested out on residents, won't their hands be tied as to what they can disclose?
idahoblue
(401 posts)I didnt know they were a Musk production. ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️
kimbutgar
(23,624 posts)eppur_se_muova
(37,670 posts)This is *one* reason why I have considered the OMG DRONES ARE INVADING OUR PLANET !!! hysteria as a nothingburger. None of this is sudden; it's been developing for years.
Dave says
(4,975 posts)My opinion or delusion: So we're being prepped for something. And I think that's martial law on or soon after noon January 20 by the Dictator on Day One. That's why the drones are so visible (flashing lights) - they *want* to be seen. They want to instill fear. They want the low info voters/non-voters to bow down to the one man who's said, "I alone can fix it!". Around January 20 there will be an event: a crash, a bomb destroying assets on the ground, something, leading to the declaration of years long martial law. Then the Immune King gets to do whatever he wants.
Wait, you say, the drone spotting started before the election. Yeah, but the Trump team knew they would win (no need to go in to why I think that is so here), they knew they needed to start a slow build toward a manufactured "national emergency". Elon Musk has the tech to build the drones and the wealth to make many. And here we are.
All just my rando opinion, I have no evidence any which way on what is happening.