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Secrets, UFOs, and smokescreens: Why Washington is obsessed with extraterrestrials

Stephen Bassett, ufologist, political activist and lobbyist, in Washington, May 14.

Let’s start with the proven facts: Disclosure Day is the most anticipated film of the summer. Its director and screenwriter, Steven Spielberg, revealed details about its plot this week on one of Stephen Colbert’s final shows: he says it tells the story of the theft by officials, “committed to the truth,” of all information held by the government “about UFOs and extraterrestrial visits,” and the system’s desperate attempts to prevent it being revealed.

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Front pages of the 'Roswell Daily Record' for July 9 and 10, 1947.Emily Blunt, in a promotional still from Steven Spielberg's film ‘Disclosure Day.’Screening of the documentary ‘The Age of Disclosure’ at the Capitol for members of Congress.Dan Farah, director and producer of ‘The Age of Disclosure,’ alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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What would happen if a tradwife woke up in 1855?

Be careful what you wish for, as the saying goes, although it is not entirely clear what Yesteryear’s protagonist intended when she downloaded the Instagram app and started her journey as an influencer. Here’s what we can say for sure: Natalie, or Nattie, is a devout Christian and a proud housewife. She is intelligent but believes little can be learned at university. Well-married — no, phenomenally well-married — to the youngest son of a senator who is a potential presidential candidate. A potential presidential candidate for none other than the United States.

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Caro Claire Burke, at her home in Charlottesville, Virginia, this March.
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