By Tim Binnall
The power of dreams, UFO disclosure, and issues surrounding AI data centers were among the fascinating topics explored this past week on Coast to Coast AM. Meanwhile, at the C2C website, we told you about an odd anomaly spotted on an ISS livestream, an amusing challenge issued to Flat Earthers, and a drunken raccoon that became a viral sensation. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
The unsettling rise in resource-consuming AI data centers took center stage on Wednesday night's program as researcher Steve Goreham discussed this emerging issue. He noted that there are now a staggering 4,000+ such facilities in the United States, constituting a 50% increase in less than two years. A result of the AI revolution, these data centers are now projected to consume a jaw-dropping 20% of the United States' electricity within a decade, which is a whopping 4% increase from previous estimates just a year ago. While the facilities are often framed as economically beneficial to local communities, Goreham observed that that may not be the case due to the enormous amount of power and water that they require.
A trio of strange UFO stories made headlines this past week, beginning with a curious case out of England in which a motorist claimed a cluster of mysterious lights followed her car for an unsettling 20 minutes. Meanwhile, a NASA livestream from the International Space Station featured what appeared to be a triangular craft flying near the ISS before the feed inexplicably cut off, as has often happened in the past when such anomalies appeared on the broadcast. Finally, a motorist in Canada captured footage of a puzzling UFO that proved to be so compelling that he pulled over to the side of the road so that he could better observe the oddity and film it with his cell phone.
Harnessing the power of dreams was explored on Sunday night's program as Bonnie Buckner detailed how these experiences, both good and bad, can be beneficial to one's wellness. Rather than something to be feared, she argued that nightmares are actually akin to an early warning system for people who have something out of balance in their lives. Buckner advised keeping a journal to document dreams so that they can later be revisited and reflected on when more insights become available. She also cautioned against the habit of 'doom-scrolling' social media right before going to bed, as this may influence a person's dream state.
Flat Earthers found themselves challenged this week by a sportswear company that promised a sizeable prize to anyone who could produce a photograph of the planet's edge. The amusing contest from Columbia was announced on Monday with a rollout in which CEO Tim Boyle called upon the conspiracy theorists to "put your map where your mouth is." Should someone somehow manage to snap a picture of the edge of the Flat Earth, the company promised to hand over "assets which are valued at $100,000." As one may have surmised, the challenge is part of a clever marketing campaign from the sportswear company, which boasted that its gear is "tough enough for pretty much anything, except maybe falling into the abyss."
UFO and ET disclosure was in the spotlight on Monday night's program as attorney and advocate Daniel Sheehan talked about the U.S. government's interaction with the phenomenon and the beings seemingly behind it. He explained that he became convinced of the reality of extraterrestrial contact when he was granted access to classified Project Blue Book files as part of a Congressional Research Service investigation into flying saucers spearheaded by President Jimmy Carter. Those materials, he asserted, included photos of the Air Force recovering downed UFOs. Sheehan also shared his thoughts on recent developments, including the documentary film Age of Disclosure and the efforts of former Pentagon official and UFO whistleblower Luis Elizondo.
A raccoon in Virginia became an unlikely viral sensation this past week when the critter was caught passed out on the bathroom floor of a liquor store after it had broken into the business and sampled an array of spirits from the shelves. The amusing 'burglary,' which occurred at an ABC store in Ashland after it closed on Black Friday, came to light when the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter shared an amusing picture of the drunken trash panda and detailed the incident on Facebook. No worse for wear from the misadventure and subsequently released back into the wild, the raccoon's photo became fodder for newscasts around the world and even spawned a charity t-shirt campaign celebrating the proverbial party animal.
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