If you need a reminder of just how independent from corporate media Clyde Lewis really is, here it is: Ground Zero has been off the air for several days because its host is in the middle of a serious medical crisis. As a result the host is asking fans to help him.
Producer and longtime friend of the show, Ron Patton, has opened a GoFundMe to basically help Clyde pay for life right now .. bills, living expenses, and everything that comes with a health emergency. Clyde isn’t plugged into some big cushy network money machine. He’s not owned by Premiere Radio or any other conglomerate. Ground Zero is run out of his studio in Portland, where he beams paranormal and parapolitical talk across the airwaves night after night. That’s the definition of independent.
Right now, though, that independence comes with a price. Clyde’s ongoing kidney issues have put him in the hospital. We talked the other day about the video he posted for fans from his hospital bed .. it was emotional, raw, and you could tell he was genuinely scared about what’s happening to his body. It honestly sounded like he may have come very close to meeting the “big bug zapper in the sky” he’s joked about over the years.
If you’re a fan, this might be the moment to kick in a couple bucks if you can.. everyone is strapped for cash. But if Ground Zero has ever kept you company on a late night, made you think, made you mad, made you laugh, or just made your shift go faster over the decades, this is one of those times where even a small donation can help Clyde and his staff keep their heads above water.
The following was posted by Ron Patton on the GoFundMe page:
I’m Ron Patton, executive producer of Ground Zero. Clyde Lewis recently encountered a medical emergency due to kidney failure. He’s been in the hospital for a week and is on dialysis, along with getting physical therapy for his legs (lymphedema).
The good news is that his health is gradually improving, and the hope is that he’ll be back to host the show soon.
Thank you very much for your support through prayers and good thoughts. Although Clyde does have medical insurance, there are miscellaneous bills associated with his medical issue. Our primary income source is subscriptions to Ground Zero Plus, but unfortunately, it has stagnated due to Clyde’s illness. Furthermore, our advertising revenue is on hold until he’s back broadcasting. We do not receive any money from our radio syndication.
We also pay for studio rental and have a staff. Can you please help us out with any donation amount? We realize it’s the holidays, and many people are financially strapped, but please donate any amount you can afford to send.
Stranger Things 5: From “Uh Oh…” to “Okay, I’m All In Again”
Stranger Things season 5 (at least the first part of it) is officially here. The first four episodes dropped Thanksgiving Eve, 8 p.m. Eastern, and the internet did what the internet does best: tried to watch all at once and briefly broke Netflix. We’re told the service crashed under the weight of Hawkins hype, though to be fair it seemed like it was back up and running pretty quickly.
What struck me more than the outage, though, was how Netflix released it. That 8 p.m. drop made it feel almost like a live event. For once, instead of silently dropping a season at 3 a.m. and letting everyone binge at random times, Netflix basically said: “Okay, everybody sit down, we’re pressing play together.” Volume 1 on Thanksgiving Eve, Volume 2 on Christmas, the finale on New Year’s Eve — it’s like they rebuilt appointment TV inside the streaming world.
And honestly? That part felt kind of magical.
For a few hours, it really did feel like all of us, scattered around the world, were sitting down at the same time, in the same virtual living room, watching Stranger Things together. That’s something TV used to do really well before streaming turned everything into “watch whenever you get around to it.”
The Rough Start
Now, let me be completely honest: the first couple of episodes had me nervous.
I found myself wincing at some clunky lines, a few goofy setups, and character beats that just felt… off. There are moments in episodes 1 and 2 where it almost feels like we missed a memo on who certain people are now. Motivations didn’t always line up, and some of the humor landed like it was beamed in from a completely different show.
Episode 2 throws in a new disappearance and, yes, I’ll give you one spoiler: the Wheeler family house gets absolutely wrecked. It’s chaotic and big and loud, but at the same time I caught myself thinking, “Wait, are we doing this just to do it, or does this really serve the story?”
Then comes episode 3 and suddenly I’m wondering if I accidentally switched over to Narnia for a bit. There’s a tonal shift in places that made me feel like I was watching an entirely different fantasy universe — not necessarily bad, but disorienting when you’ve lived in Hawkins this long.
So at that point, my mental scorecard looked like this:
Excitement for being back in this world: high.
Faith in the writing: slipping.
Confusion about certain characters: very present.
Episode 4 Brings It Home
And then we hit episode 4, and things suddenly snap back into focus.
The pacing tightens. The emotional beats start landing again. Threads that felt random in episodes 1–3 begin to weave together into something that resembles the Stranger Things we signed up for years ago.
Vecna returns with a kind of brutality that honestly surprised me. The show has always had its fair share of horror, but this round feels more graphic and gratuitous than I remember from prior seasons. Not unwatchable, but definitely more intense. It’s like the Duffer Brothers decided, “If this is the end, we’re not pulling any punches.”
The shaky, try-hard humor that kept popping up earlier? Pretty much gone by the end of episode 4. The stakes feel high, the danger feels real, and the tone finally matches the enormity of what’s supposed to be happening in Hawkins and beyond.
By the time the credits rolled on that fourth episode, I went from: “Uh oh, did they lose it?” to “Okay. There it is. That’s Stranger Things.”
Streaming, But Make It Old School
What really sticks with me isn’t just the plot, though — it’s the way Netflix engineered this to be part binge, part throwback.
Releasing four episodes at night, attached to a holiday, at a time when most people are home and able to watch together? That’s smart. Releasing the next chunk on Christmas and saving the finale for New Year’s Eve only doubles down on that “shared event” feeling. This isn’t just something you catch up on whenever; it’s being built into the calendar of your life.
And we leaned into it. We watched all four episodes in one shot. We complained about the weak spots. We rolled our eyes at the odd character choices. But we also yelled at the screen, pointed at clues, and sat in shocked silence when Vecna reminded us what kind of monster he really is.
Where I’m At Now
I don’t think “BYLER” is going to be a thing.. And I really hope that they give Joyce more character development beyond just screaming her child’s name randomly.. And Hopper? That goes back to that weird character development with the exception of Derek Turnbow.. that they are doing VERY REALLY with Derek..
The first four episodes done, waiting for the next batch around Christmas — and of course we’ll be watching.
Yes, some of the early writing felt rushed. Yes, a few characters are being shoved into weird corners that don’t fully make sense yet. And yes, there were moments in those first three episodes where it felt like we were watching a very expensive fan fiction version of Stranger Things.
But episode 4 changed the trajectory. It took what was shaping up to be a long, boring baseball game and turned it into a seventh-inning shot into the upper deck.
If the rest of the season follows the path that episode 4 set up, then this might still be the ending Stranger Things deserves.
We’re not in the Upside Down yet. But after that fourth episode, I’m at least convinced we’re heading in the right direction.
The Madison Police Department announced Geyser’s escape in a social media post on Sunday.
“Morgan Geyser was last seen in the area of Kroncke Dr. around 8 p.m. with an adult acquaintance. Her whereabouts are unknown as of Sunday morning,” the department wrote. “The Madison Police Department was notified of her disappearance Sunday morning.
“A recent image of Geyser, captured on security video from this past month, is attached below. If you see her, please call 911,” police added.
In March, state health officials argued that Geyser was in no condition to walk free from the institution after evidence emerged of an unsettling correspondence she was having with an ‘older man’ called Jeffrey, who sold murder memorabilia… Geyser had sent him her own sketch of a decapitated body and a postcard saying she wanted to be intimate with him..
So we are all really weirded out by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo making their rounds promoting WICKED FOR GOOD..but hey, maybe weird worked!
The box office has been thankful for the oddity..
Universal Pictures‘ musical sequel “For Good” swept up a spectacular $68.6 million across Friday and preview screenings from 4,115 locations in North America. That puts it on pace for a $151.5 million opening weekend through Sunday.
It’d be the biggest release ever for a Broadway adaptation and the second-biggest ever for a Universal release, only behind “Jurassic World.”
It’s also well ahead of the $112 million haul that the first “Wicked” debuted to in the same pre-Thanksgiving frame last year. If the Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande film hits its current projections, it’ll rank among the biggest domestic openings of the year, currently led by “A Minecraft Movie” ($162 million) and the “Lilo & Stitch” remake ($146 million).
A pristine copy of “Superman” No. 1 sold for $9.12 million at Heritage Auctions on Thursday, making it the most expensive comic book ever sold at auction.
The closing price smashed the record previously set by another Superman-related comic, a copy of “Action Comics” No. 1, which sold for $6 million through Heritage Auctions in 2024.
The first issue of “Superman” was among a small trove of comic books found by three brothers in Northern California who were sorting through their late mother’s belongings.
The collection had been tucked under a pile of old newspapers and cobwebs in the attic of their family home, according to a press release from Heritage Auctions.
Even more interesting, the comic was found in a box in an attic by three brothers in northern California, as they cleared out the house of their mother after her death. The trio have said their mom spoke of having original copies of comic books from the 1930s but couldn’t remember where and it was dismissed as a family legend.
A legend no more!!
The family has opted not to have their name revealed.. but we can only say if this family had someone smart enough to preserve a copy of SUPERMAN 1 what other amazing things exist in that amazing attic!
But one part did catch the attention of people who’ve never followed this topic before: a claim that George Bush Sr. knew about aliens. And today a lot of news outlets have jumped on it.
According to the film, the late president told a federal official that aliens made contact with humans at a secret New Mexico air base in 1964. The claim comes from Eric Davis — an astrophysicist and former scientific advisor to the now-defunct Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program… Davis says Bush personally confirmed the story to him in a private conversation.
Here’s what Davis says Bush told him: Three spacecraft were seen approaching the base … One of them landed. A non-human entity emerged and had a face-to-face meeting with military and CIA officials.
The entity then returned to the craft and departed.
And here’s the frustrating part: when Davis pressed Bush Sr. for more details, he was told he “did not have the need to know.” Even a former president gets the classic UFO brick wall.
Presidents and UFOs have always had some weird flirtation with the topic. Bill Clinton, Obama, and George W. Bush all joked — usually on late-night shows — that they “know more than we do” but aren’t going to spill anything. It’s always tongue-in-cheek, but always there. Jimmy Carter even say he saw a UFO and supposedly got a phone call never to talk about it again. So we are told..
And of course, we can’t forget the long-standing rumors about Dwight Eisenhower allegedly meeting with aliens and giving away some of our sovereignty in exchange for “experiments.” I guess those anal probes are the price we pay for liking Ike.
So that’s the big takeaway from Age of Disclosure. It’s a headline-grabber for newcomers, even though many longtime UFO folks have heard pieces of this story before.
For everyone just joining the UFO world — welcome aboard the craft. We don’t know much, but we sure know the rumors and the innuendo.
Two very specific—but wildly different—events happened today, and somehow they both gave me the exact same feeling. They’re not related, not connected, not even in the same solar system. One’s about UFOs, the other’s about Donald Trump. But the outcome? The vibe? Exactly the same. That sense that we’re being played or gas-lit—pick whichever word fits your mood—on this cold November Friday night.
The UFO Side of Things: “Disclosure” or Just Another Tease?
A new documentary dropped today called The Age of Disclosure. If you’re even loosely following the UFO world, you’ve heard the buildup. Months of whispers, interviews, hype, and promise that this is the next big step toward finally learning the truth.
It’s the same old routine: they dangle a chocolate bar from a fishing line, and as soon as we get close, they drive off in a truck doing 85 on Route 61. Disclosure is always the carrot on the stick—never the meal.
Every time David Grusch or another whistle-blower gets hauled before Congress, it feels like the big moment is coming. The big reveal. The truth bomb. And every single time, they back off. They get vague. They hedge their language. Headlines fade. Congress shrugs. And we’re left staring at the sky like fools, holding onto nothing.
So today, when The Age of Disclosure finally released on Amazon, I checked the price:
$24.99 to buy. $19.99 to rent.
Look, I’m not saying they have to give it away for free. But when something is marketed as a world-changing revelation, and then it costs as much as a small grocery run, it starts to feel less like disclosure and more like a business model. The UFO world at this point has merch tables, collector editions, and VIP passes. It’s starting to feel like pro wrestling.
So here I am on a Friday night, debating whether I should rent it, buy it, or skip it completely. Will it actually give me anything new? Or will it be the same old talking heads telling the same old stories, with the same old “We’re getting close!” energy? That chocolate bar just keeps dangling, just out of reach.
Meanwhile, in a Completely Different Universe: Trump and Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani
On the far opposite end of the galaxy, Donald Trump met today with New York City’s newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The media showed up loaded for drama. Everyone expected tension. People still remember the awkward tension-filled meeting Trump had with Zelensky in 2019, so the stage was set for another icy showdown.
And then… the exact opposite happened.
Trump and Mamdani acted like they were best friends from way back. Trump practically glowed. Mamdani smiled like he just won a radio contest. They complimented each other. They joked. They praised each other in ways that made both liberals and conservatives blink in confusion.
It was a Kumbaya moment no one saw coming. It felt rehearsed. Polished. Almost like a scene from a play that someone forgot to tell us was satire. And again, the same feeling washed over me:
We’re being played.
It’s Not Just These Two Stories — It’s Everything Lately
One news outlet says it’s the cheapest Thanksgiving in years. Another says it’s the most expensive ever recorded. Walmart claims prices dropped 25%. Meanwhile, people at home feel like they’re paying 50% more.
Pick your talking point. Pick your truth. Pick your reality.
We’re living in an era where The Age of Disclosure doesn’t disclose anything—and The Age of Confusion is fully operational. UFOs, politics, economics… none of it lines up. None of it makes sense. Everything feels like a performance, a script, a distraction, a dangling chocolate bar we’re sprinting after.
We run harder. It drives farther.
The candy bar never gets closer. The mystery never solves itself. The answers never appear.
Just more confusion. More noise. More showmanship. More exhaustion.
Maybe one day we’ll actually catch that chocolate bar. But tonight? It’s just getting smaller in the distance— while we stand here out of breath, heart pounding, adrenaline fading, wondering why we’re still running.
NASA hosted a special press conference yesterday to unveil images and to answer questions around the mysterious interstellar 3I/Atlas object that’s caught the attention of the public and the imagination of some scientists that believe this may be an alien spacecraft.
NASA only shared very blurry or very pixelated images of the object..
3i/ATLAS update:
The first image is from an amateur, ground based astronomer.
The second is from NASA, the largest space agency in history.
Keep in mind that we were told the budget issue and government closure was delaying images coming out. We had to rely on amateur astronomers or other countries..
We all waited holding our breath for the big giant reveal from NASA of the images that would absolutely showcase this being a comment. Instead the mystery now deepens because NASA gave us things that clearly are worse than what even amateur astronomers gave us.
Media is reporting what is being called a startling first..
A Washington state man has been infected with a strain of bird flu previously only detected in animals and never before in humans..
The “severely ill” man was hospitalized with a high fever, confusion and respiratory distress earlier this month and confirmed to have H5N5, a subtype of avian influenza carried by wild birds like ducks and geese.
It is being reported that he has health conditions and is older.
In the last few minutes Cloudflare has confirmed it is aware of a major issue affecting its Global Network, which is causing outages on platforms like X, ChatGPT.. and ironically, Downdetector.
MORE..
According to the latest Cloudflare update
“During our attempts to remediate, we have disabled WARP access in London. Users in London trying to access the Internet via WARP will see a failure to connect.”
But what is WARP? Faster than light travel for starships?
Sadly not, Cloudflare’s WARP is seemingly a tool to secure internet connections by encrypting all traffic from a user’s device. It is mainly used as a privacy tool for consumers and corporate customers. Unlike a VPN, warp does not hide your IP address, it merely encrypts your traffic.
