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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed May 6, 2026, 02:02 PM 3 hrs ago

Around a Dozen Scientists Have Died or Disappeared. What's Going On?

At least 11 U.S. scientists linked to U.S. nuclear and space research programs have died or vanished in recent years, prompting a federal investigation into a situation President Donald Trump called “pretty serious stuff.”

On April 20, the House Oversight Committee announced that it would look into the deaths and disappearances after committee chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) warned on Fox & Friends that “something sinister could be happening”. Comer said that at first he thought it was “some kind of crazy conspiracy theory,” but now he believes it could be a national security concern.

CNN reported that the FBI is leading efforts to find connections between the missing and deceased scientists and is working with the Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and state and local law enforcement. NASA posted on X that the agency is “coordinating and cooperating with the relevant agencies in relation to the missing scientists,” but currently sees no national security threat.

Trump has slashed funding for science research in his second term, providing an opening for other countries to poach leading scientists. Could the missing researchers be part of a brain drain? Some GOP lawmakers seem to think so. Congressman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) posted on X, “We are in competition with China, Russia, and Iran on nuclear technology, advanced weapons, and space. Meanwhile, our top scientists keep vanishing.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/around-dozen-scientists-died-disappeared-151546377.html

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Around a Dozen Scientists Have Died or Disappeared. What's Going On? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 3 hrs ago OP
In the early Sixties, my friend was married to no_hypocrisy 2 hrs ago #1
Are any of them named Galen Erso? Renew Deal 2 hrs ago #2

no_hypocrisy

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1. In the early Sixties, my friend was married to
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:32 PM
2 hrs ago

an inventor. He created a compound, which mixed with tap water, could run motor vehicle engines. And he went to DC with his discovery.

And shortly thereafter, he didn’t come home.

Days ——> weeks ——-> months.

My friend searched endlessly. The Government had absolutely no record of his existence. Birth, family, schools, employment, their marriage.*

No other choice, my friend declared him dead after seven years.**


* Government missed the newspaper article announcing their engagement.


** This never made sense to me. If there was no record of her husband, then why did she have declare him dead?

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