cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/127026

A leaked memo by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directs the Justice Department and FBI to compile a list of groups that may be labeled “domestic terrorism” organizations based on political views related to immigration, gender and U.S. policy. The memo was obtained by independent investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein, who joins us to discuss how it expands on President Donald Trump’s NSPM-7…

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  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    I personally suspect that if aliens actually did show up to earth, they wouldn’t be content to remain in the shadows.

    Basically, the native life is the only thing that would be of interest. we (that is life,) are the only things that are actually unique to this particular system. If it’s simple curiosity about things, they could study us from a distance, without ever revealing themselves to us (or the government.)

    Which leaves a few reasons for why they’d come here:

    • Genocidal freaks who have some biological or cultural imperative to kill everything that’s not them.
    • Space Mormons coming to share their faith. -Space evangelicals. They’re like Space Mormons, except turn into the first group when you politely decline.

    Either way… we’d know they’d be here.

    • LePoisson@lemmy.world
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      I kind of feel like if aliens do exist and they can travel FTL and visit Earth, they probably also would belong to some organization that controls space travel and our planet would be marked as a no go zone.

      We are incredibly violent apex predators who have reshaped the very planet in our image with an unending thirst for resource consumption. I feel like aliens would not want to give us access to their tech because we are dangerous.

      That’s just my hunch though, in reality I have no idea. For all I know some space Mormons will show up and absolutely wreck our shit and enslave us. We’re smart enough we’d make good pets and/or work animals. Regardless, if aliens do show up and reveal themselves to us I hope they have kind intentions.

    • Scubus@sh.itjust.works
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      5 days ago

      Theres also aliens that want to lock you in a zoo, aliens that want to rob you, aliens that want to assimilate you, and (assuming our biology is the only viable route for advanced life) refugees.

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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        5 days ago

        Pretty sure the prime directive says “if they’ve nuked themselves hundreds of times… DONOTGOTHERE!!!”

        (Of course they went there. What could go wrong?)