The Swerve Podcast: Obscure Topics | Conspiracy Theories

“Witold Pilecki” voluntarily was captured by Nazi’s during WWII with the intention of infiltrating Auschwitz (THE major deathcamp of the Holocaust) in order to collect intelligence, form an internal resistance among prisoners, then escape and report his findings to Poland, and subsequently to the rest of the world. 

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At the time, it was unclear what atrocities were taking place in Nazi concentration camps. Rumors were present, but the true extent of systematic killing of humans was not known. 

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Witold Pilecki was responsible for bringing many of these heinous acts to light in his writings, “Witold’s Report”. 

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Pilecki spent 2.5 years in Auschwitz (VOLUNTARILY!) to complete his mission and suffered greatly. He fought in a major battle almost RIGHT after escaping Auschwitz, then was brutally tortured for treason by puppet governments, and finally executed. Throughout all of this he exemplified bravery, valour, truth, and resolve. 

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This is a story of a model human being. A true hero. 

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Herein, we discuss an under-reported yet stunning story of Witold Pilecki and his struggles during WWII. This guy is a beast, it would behoove of us to learn from his actions. One person can truly make a massive difference. 

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The "Waco Siege" was a 51-day standoff between the US government and the Branch Davidians (a religious sect led by David Koresh), near Waco, Texas in 1993. The incident resulted in the deaths of many American citizens and the destruction of their home, a large compound located on Mount Carmel ranch. 

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) initially attempted to serve a search warrant and arrest David Koresh along with several other members of the Branch Davidians. This incident broke-out into a firefight and 4 government agents and 6 Branch Davidians were killed. How this started, is not well known as both sides have opposing views. 

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Next, began the 51-day standoff between American citizens and the United States government. The FBI becomes involved, and eventually due to the FBI initializing a massive tear gas assault, 76 Branch Davidians, including 25 children, 2 pregnant woman, and David Koresh end up dead. The compound burned to the ground. 

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Was this murder? Why was the government so forceful? Who is David Koresh? Does he make good music? Yes. Can we be sure of what happened here? Will we ever know the truth? Herein, we discuss these events and try make sense of what happened. 

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The “Fermi Paradox” questions why we have not observed extraterrestrial life given the immense scale of the universe. 

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Put in other words, there is an estimated TWO TRILLION galaxies in the observable universe (this is a “fuck load”). We know life emerged in one galaxy (here on Earth in our Milky Way galaxy). Given this outcome, there is likely a high probability of other intelligent life, if we adhere to the mediocrity principle. 

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Scientists, including Carl Sagan and Frank Drake speculated the Milky Way has between one thousand to one-hundred MILLION civilizations given probable habitable zones. Why have we not been contacted then? 

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Herein we outline the Fermi Paradox and relevant principles or solutions including the mediocrity principle, the zoo hypothesis, the Drake equation, the Transcension Hypothesis, empirical evidence, and other wild shit. 

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“The Montreal Experiments” were a series of CIA-funded mind-alteration trials performed by Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron within the Allen Memorial Institute at McGill university in Montreal, Canada, between 1957 to 1964. 

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Initially, the goal of the Montreal experiments was to develop treatments for schizophrenia, however the CIA was interested in developing effective brainwashing techniques to gain advantages over the Soviet Union during the Cold War. 

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Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron was a renowned psychiatrist and esteemed researcher. He led the Montreal experiments and implemented psychological strategies to erase memory including “psychic driving”, drug-induced sleep, electroconvulsive therapy, sensory deprivation, and administration of drugs, including LSD. 

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Many patients suffered severe psychological torment and long-lasting debilitating effects following the Montreal experiments. It was a bad time. 

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Allegations that Donald Trump may in fact be a time traveller who journeyed backwards in time to win the 2016 presidential election to save the world from disaster have surfaced on the internet. 

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Several narratives created by Ingersoll Lockwood in the 1890’s (i.e., “Baron Trump’s Marvelous Underground Journey” and “1900; Or, The Last President”) have eerie coincidences with present day events related to Donald Trump. 

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The plot further thickens due to connections between Donald Trump, John G. Trump (Donald’s relative and former head of research at MIT), and the famous inventor Nikola Tesla. Limited data indicates that Tesla designed a time-machine that John G. Trump may have had access to, which Donald Trump may or may not have used. 

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Present day physicists including Brian Cox, Ronald Mallet, and Michio Kaku indicate that forward time-travel is possible (i.e., the closer one travels to the speed of light, the slower time passes FOR THEM). Issues arise when discussing traveling backwards in time, although physicists agree mathematically it is possible (although massive amounts of energy–almost infinite–would be required). 

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Herein we discuss the feasibility of time-travel, the coincidences Ingersoll Lockwood’s books have with present day Donald Trump happenings, inconsistencies in the conspiracy theory, and try to get to the bottom of whether or not Donald Trump is in fact a time-traveller. 

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“Soviet Nuclear Moles” are allegedly subterrene vehicles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War that were capable of traveling underground through solid rock and soil using intense thermal energy to melt passageways forward.

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Allegedly, during the technological arms race of the Cold War, Nikita Khrushchev ordered to have “battle mole” crafts constructed to attack the United States.-Prototypes of “battle moles” were developed by Soviet inventor Alexandr Trebelev during the 1930’s, but due to the massive thermal energy requirements for movement underground, the ultimate potential of these crafts was not realized until societies began dabbling with nuclear power in 1960’s.

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Patent records indicate that United States scientists at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories were planning to create nuclear battle moles as well. Furthermore, plans developed by Adolph Hitler for “Operation Sea Lion” included the use of crafts capable of functioning both underground and underwater for surprise attacks, indicating German scientists were theorizing the development of mole-like weapons too.

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Herein, we discuss the available information relating to Soviet nuclear moles and related subject matter. Is it possible, even in present day, that secret subterrene battle moles are seeded beneath important facilities, biding their time? Battle mole.

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“The Milgram Experiment” was an elegantly designed study involving electroshocks, memory games, and an unsuspecting participant conducted by Dr. Stanley Milgram to better understand obedience and authority. 

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This study became one of the most significant psychological studies of the 21st century as participants often committed terrible acts such as harming, or even “killing” another human being in the context of an experimental simulation (no one actually was harmed or killed). 

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The Milgram Experiments uncovered a dark nature existing inside the vast majority of human beings and provided a psychological context for how authoritarian regimes can “convince” nations to engage in heinous acts. 

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Herein, we discuss the background, design, and execution of “The Milgram Experiments”, how the findings relate to WWII, Nazi Germany, and other authoritarian regime atrocities, the lessons these results can teach us in present day, and the darker aspects of human nature. 

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“Dr. Stella Immanuel” was among a group of individuals wearing lab coats that issued a press conference in front of the US Supreme Court Building in Washington D.C. on July 27, 2020. 

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The group, referred to as “America’s Frontline Doctors”, claimed hydroxychloroquine, Zithromax, and zinc could cure COVID-19. These claims became heavily politicized and resulted in some massive stirring of the societal pot. 

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Many social media platforms removed videos pertaining to the aforementioned press conference for promoting misinformation related to the pandemic. 

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It should be noted that Dr. Stella Immanuel also claims gynecological illnesses are the result of having sex dreams with succubi and incubi or other demons or witches. Immanuuel further supports a plethora of unorthodox beliefs including alien DNA vaccinations, reptilian spirits, demon sex, etc. - 

Here we discuss Dr. Stella Immanuel’s background and credibility, the claims made during the press conference, what science had to say about everything, and other wild beliefs put forth by Immanuel. 

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"Project MKUltra" was the code name of a legitimate CIA mind control program sanctioned in 1953 which ran until 1973. 

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The project sought to develop, define, or better understand various methods to control human subjects in order to gain an "edge" over other world superpowers such as the Soviet Union. Often, experimentation was aimed at manipulating the mental state or brain function of unwitting or unwilling subjects. 

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Many experiments included the use of psychedelic drugs (i.e., LSD), hypnosis, electroshock, chemicals, isolation, verbal/physical abuse, among others. Experimentation occurred at over 80 institutions, including many universities, medical intuitions, prisons, and hospitals. 

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The “Space is Fake” community emerged on the internet with various hashtags and common internet tropes/memes. The idea alleges that our current understanding of reality is grossly mistaken.

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Many different groups disagree on HOW exactly it is that space is fake, but share the common idea that space is in fact not “real”.   

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It has been purported that space is actually the following (among others): 

(1) a government creation to better control the populace. 

(2) merely a part of a simulation we all live in. 

(3) simply photoshopped images we have all been lied to about.

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Herein, we investigate these allegations and discuss the possibilities being reported by the “Space is Fake” community.

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