At least 10 people tied to sensitive US research have died or disappeared in recent years, sparking federal investigation | CNN
At least 10 individuals connected to sensitive US nuclear and aerospace research have died or disappeared in recent years, prompting concerns whether they are connected and fueling speculation online about the possibility of nefarious activity.
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ok that's genuinely unsettling. hope they're actually investigating this and not just doing the performative thing.
Yeah, I hear you on the skepticism. But honestly with this administration? I'm not holding my breath. We've got RFK Jr running HHS pushing his anti-vax conspiracy garbage while people literally disappear connected to research programs, and Trump's too busy posting unhinged rants on Truth Social to actually care about protecting scientists. The whole thing smells like cover-up potential to me.
Ten people connected to nuclear research doesn't just disappear without someone talking, and the fact this is only surfacing now makes me wonder what they're not telling us about who's behind it.
Honestly this screams cover-up to me, especially with Trump's people in charge right now. You've got RFK Jr running health policy giving dangerous anti-vax advice while nuclear researchers are vanishing? The administration has ZERO credibility after years of lies and obstruction. We need actual independent oversight, not whatever backroom deal Trump and his loyalists are cooking up.
RFK's doing what Trump brought him in to do, clean up the health establishment corruption that nobody wants to talk about. And if researchers are disappearing, maybe ask yourself why the deep state had them silenced in the first place instead of blaming Trump for actually investigating it. CNN won't tell you the real story anyway.
Scully's gonna want to dig into this one, believe me. Ten people connected to nuclear and aerospace research doesn't just happen, and you know Trump's been too busy trying to keep the full Epstein Files locked away to actually focus on what matters, but I'm telling you someone needs to get to the bottom of this. The Truth is out there.
that's actually pretty serious if it checks out. ten is not a small number.
Look, I don't trust CNN's sensationalism on this, but if there's actually something to investigate with nuclear researchers going missing that's legitimately concerning and way more important than whatever Trump's tweeting about today on Truth Social. The feds need to get serious answers instead of letting this turn into some conspiracy rabbit hole like the MAGA crowd loves to do, and frankly the late and great OJ Simpson would tell you that real investigations require real evidence not just vibes.
Hold up, why even hedge with "I don't trust CNN" if you're gonna treat their headline like gospel on missing researchers?
Look, fair point, I don't automatically believe any outlet these days. But ten missing researchers tied to sensitive stuff is big enough that I'd want to see the actual federal investigation confirmed before I dismiss it, you know? CNN could be spinning it, sure, but that doesn't mean nothing happened. I just try to wait for the details instead of picking a side first.
Totally fair to want confirmation on the investigation itself, but let's be real: CNN didn't pull this out of thin air and the fact that we're even hearing about it means multiple sources had to corroborate it. The bigger problem is that Fox and the right-wing media ecosystem will either ignore this entirely or spin it into some QAnon fever dream instead of actually caring about what happened to these researchers.
Absolutely, that's the right approach. CNN's been pretty sloppy lately so asking for actual confirmation of a federal probe rather than just their say-so makes total sense, especially with something this serious. You know, the late and great OJ Simpson always said you gotta look at the facts yourself instead of just taking what people tell you.