The day started off sunny and humid here in Brooklyn with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. It's no coincidence the rain will end before the Macy's July 4th fireworks display. Due to climate change - this year will be a mix of fireworks and drone displays which are becoming more popular across the US.

It's not just the physical climate that puts a damper on things this year - it's the emotional climate. How patriotic are Americans supposed to feel with the political and judicial chaos that surrounds them?

Programming The American Experiment

Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

It's not by accident modern-day UFOology is based on an algorithm configuring the American Experiment with the Human Experiment in and around July 4, 1947. (7.4.47) (11.11 Digital Time Code)

Nothing lasts forever. Why the US does not get to assume that it lasts forever. As the United States marks its 247th birthday Tuesday, questions about how many more the nation will celebrate in its current form have become ominously relevant.

From July 12-29, 1952, a series of UFO sightings were reported in Washington, D.C., and later became known as the Washington flap, the Washington National Airport Sightings, or the Invasion of Washington. The most publicized sightings took place on consecutive weekends, July 19-20 and July 26-27. Never before or after did Project Blue Book and the Air Force undergo such a tidal wave of UFO reports and conspiracy theories.

Orion is perhaps an alien home base or way station often associated with Osiris of Isis-Osiris Mythology. Many people believe Orion is "Home" with Betelgeuse a memory. Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star and the second-brightest in the constellation of Orion.

Monday marked the beginning of the dog days of summer a 40-day period from July 3-August 11. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. They are now taken to be the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.