George Knapp reporting:
A mysterious object of unknown origin fell from the sky and crashed just outside of Nevada’s secretive Area 51 military base, and five weeks later, the public is still in the dark.
The crash was quickly covered up, both literally and figuratively. 8 News Now Chief Investigator George Knapp thinks the official story as told by the military is demonstrably false.
Developing ..
A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman offered a two-word reply Friday in response to a local news report that said immigration agents were seen wearing Halloween masks in the Los Angeles area.
“Happy Halloween!” DHS assistant secretary for public affairs Tricia McLaughlin wrote to NBC News when asked about the report.
The story by the local news site LA Taco featured images posted to social media showing what the outlet says were agents in unmarked cars donning Chucky and Momo masks. It said a member of the Harbor Area Peace Patrol, which monitors federal activity in the area, spotted the vehicle with the Momo mask-wearing driver at an immigration raid on Tuesday.
Developing..
Well, it’s that time — finally. The trailer has been released again. Remember, Netflix accidentally took the gate down earlier this morning and quickly deleted the trailer. But now, the official Stranger Things account has uploaded and released it for real this time.
Social media apps spent the day taking down the “pirated” versions floating around — although, let’s be honest, it didn’t really leak. Netflix basically opened the door to the Upside Down themselves. But now you can watch the official trailer here, in the official way it was supposed to arrive.
And yes — this is the same exact trailer that showed up hours ago that many of us already saw. But that’s okay. It’s still exciting. Now that we’ve gotten a taste of what Season 5 is bringing, it definitely looks epic.
So go ahead — enjoy it. Watch it again. Break it down frame by frame if you want.
Because the next several weeks are going to be a full-on barrage of all things Stranger Things — from TV spots to grocery store displays to every cross-marketing campaign imaginable. Get ready for an inundation of the Upside Down in your daily life.
It’s happening.
Kate Hudson, Sydney Sweeney, Wanda Sykes, Nicole Scherzinger and Jamie Lee Curtis were at the center of the star-studded Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime event in Los Angeles Wednesday night.
Hosted by Iliza Shlesinger at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the event centered on the accomplishments of Variety‘s five honorees, among many other women throughout media and entertainment over the past year. But more often than not, those women turned the spotlight towards other industries.
Jamie Lee Curtis made headlines when she was critical of ICE..
“The team at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The power of women is in every single woman who works at that hospital,” Curtis said. “Every nurse, every child-life specialist, every doctor, every mother of every patient who shows up to try to help these children — that’s the power of women. We see it every day. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is in desperate need right now. The cuts that have been made are awful, and because of the situation in the government, so much of their funding has been lost. People are afraid to go to the hospital because they’re afraid they’re going to be picked up by ICE agents, so they won’t go that hospital.”
Amid the controversy that the media noticed… Sydney Sweeney with her dress was being watched by everyone else..
Fans must have been shocked when the new Stranger Things trailer dropped last night… and probably even more shocked when Netflix immediately deleted it from X.
Apparently, it wasn’t supposed to be released — at least not quite yet ..
For days, fans have been buzzing because it was rumored the trailer would arrive today, earlier than expected. So when it suddenly appeared a few hours ago, the hype exploded across all realms.. . People shared it. Downloaded it. Screen-recorded it. It was everywhere for a few moments.. sure to go viral.
Then it vanished.
Netflix pulled it down so fast you’d think it never happened. Word is that some kind of technical glitch or accidental scheduling error occurred — surprising, considering how carefully choreographed Stranger Things promotional drops usually are.
Of course, there are always theories. Some people are insisting that the “accidental leak” was intentional, part of a larger marketing stunt to create buzz. But honestly? That doesn’t really track. Stranger Things promotions are historically precise and times perfectly without chaos and sloppiness.
It’s far more believable that this really wasn’t supposed to be out yet .. and the fans who saw it just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Either way… the cat’s out of the bag now. The trailer is circulating through reuploads, retweets, and grainy screen-grabs faster than anyone can control. And what was supposed to be a huge, dramatic “drop day” might have just turned into something stranger .. a scramble, a glitch, a moment of digital luck for whoever caught it first.
Today just got interesting.
Waiting on the OFFICIAL trailer. (and what if it is different!?)
So, it’s been a long time since I actually picked up a magazine, but today I spotted a Time magazine on the newsstand and thought, “All right, it’s time to grab this periodical.” Why? Because Stranger Things is right there on the cover, and that’s a pretty big deal. Usually, you don’t see a sci-fi horror series gracing Time like that, but it just shows how much of a cultural phenomenon the show has become
Since 2016, Stranger Things has dominated conversations, pulled in fans like us for the long haul, and now we’re all eagerly waiting for that season finale. And hey, the idea that we might get to see it on the big screen in 2026? That’s definitely worth a little extra excitement.
But here’s my take: I’m not just telling you I bought a magazine for the nostalgia of it. The cover itself might be dropping a little hint. Now, I have zero spoilers, no inside scoop, and I haven’t peeked at any scripts. But it’s interesting that Mike—Finn Wolfhard’s character—is front and center on that cover. Not Eleven, not Will, but Mike. And that makes me wonder if it’s a subtle hint that Mike’s going to have a particularly intense storyline—maybe even one that doesn’t end well for him.
Again, I hope I’m wrong. I’d love to see all those kids make it through and get back to playing D&D together. But something about Mike’s placement on that cover feels like a bit of a foreboding hint. We’ll see how it all plays out!
Oh and one last thing? If TIME wanted to be really cool, instead of just putting their headline upside down they would have done the whole magazine that way.. Just sayin..
LoRemember a couple of years ago in Danville, Pennsylvania, when that truck full of monkeys crashed and they got loose for several days? Those monkeys were supposedly carrying some kind of virus, and the whole town was on edge while they ran around before finally being caught. Wild times.
Well, it’s happening again, this time in Mississippi.
Authorities there say several monkeys “have been destroyed,” but three are still on the loose after a truck carrying them crashed on Tuesday.
At first, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department posted on Facebook that the rhesus monkeys were carrying Hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID, and were considered aggressive toward humans … meaning anyone handling them needed to wear protective gear.
But later, the sheriff’s office clarified those comments with a statement from Tulane University, confirming the monkeys were not infected after all.
Tulane University says they’ll be sending a team tomorrow to collect the remaining monkeys still in cages.
As of right now, police say three monkeys are still on the loose.
Jamaica is now feeling the full fury of Hurricane Melissa. This is one of the most powerful storms the island has ever faced—and very likely the strongest of 2025. The eye has crossed onto land, and what is unfolding will be etched into the record books.
Wind-speeds have surged into the 175 mph range, with reconnaissance aircraft recording values near 185 mph and a central pressure dropping to 892 millibars—figures that place Melissa among the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever documented.
What happens now is waiting — and enduring. The eye has taken hold: the damage is being done right now. This is a long-duration event. The storm’s force, its rains, surge, and winds will leave a mark long after its passage. Homes will be flattened, people displaced, infrastructure gutted. Many lives will be forever changed.
If you’re reading this while the storm is underway: stop what you’re doing, offer a prayer for Jamaica. The island is going through a life-changing event. It will never be the same.
📣 When the White House Borrows from Halo: A Recruitment Gambit That’s Both Brilliant and Unnerving
So here’s a wild one for you. Imagine this: the powers that be in the White House, or at least whoever’s running their social media playbook , decide to roll out a recruitment campaign for ICE and Homeland Security. And what do they use to get people’s attention? An image straight out of Halo…the Flood, that creepy parasitic alien menace.
Now, let’s break this down a bit, because there’s a lot going on here. On one level, it’s actually a pretty clever piece of marketing if you think about who they’re targeting. They’re obviously aiming at a certain demographic.. people who grew up on Halo, who understand the reference, and who might feel a little secret thrill of recognition. It’s like a hidden message just for them: “Hey, you know what the Flood is? Then you get what we’re talking about.”
But on the flip side, and this is where it gets shaky, it’s also a little unnerving. They’re turning a fictional alien invasion that consumes everything in its path into a metaphor for real human beings. And let’s be honest, it’s not exactly a flattering metaphor. It kind of puts a militarized target on people, and that’s where it gets ethically murky.
It also tells you a lot about the Trump-era approach to media and marketing. They took what Obama did with social media back in 2008 and cranked it up to eleven. They know how to dominate the internet game and how to get attention.. good press, bad press, it all keeps them in the spotlight. And this is just another example of that: using a piece of pop culture that resonates with a certain group to send a message that only they’ll fully get.
In the end, it’s a fascinating, if kind of eyebrow-raising, tactic. It shows just how much of a double-edged sword this kind of marketing can be both effective and a little unsettling. And hey, maybe that’s the point. It’s 2025, and this is just another chapter in the ongoing saga of how politics and pop culture keep colliding in the wildest ways.
“Enough is enough of wild speculation.”
Houston Mayor John Whitmire was frustrated as he stood in front of the cameras alongside the police chief last month, trying to dispel the rumors that have cast a veil of anxiety over the vast network of bayous that crisscross his city.
“There is no evidence that there is a serial killer loose on the streets of Houston,” Whitmire said at the news conference..
There’s been a rash of bodies found in the body count actually doubled previous years. People have been speculating that there’s a serial killer on the loose and that’s the reason behind all of this tragedy. Officials are down playing that and saying there’s no evidence of any coordinated or serial killer behavior at this time.
CNN has a good story about this situation you can read here.