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How Alien Conspiracy Theory Got Respectable — and Brought America Back to Magical Thinking
“Disclosure” has become a cult word. It shouldn’t be, since all it means, technically, is to reveal something. But the new wave of alien conspiracy theorists have made “disclosure” into a teasingly passive-aggressive code word. They will say: We’re awaiting disclosure — which means the day the U.S. government bows down and releases all its […]
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According to Variety’s source item, How Alien Conspiracy Theory Got Respectable — and Brought America Back to Magical Thinking, “Disclosure” has become a cult word. It shouldn’t be, since all it means, technically, is to reveal something. But the new wave of alien conspiracy theorists have made “disclosure” into a teasingly passive-aggressive code word. They will say: We’re awaiting disclosure — which means the day the U.S. government bows down and releases all its […]
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- How Alien Conspiracy Theory Got Respectable — and Brought America Back to Magical ThinkingVariety - 2026-06-13T19:10:26+00:00
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