By the Chatham House Rules I suggested and was accepted by the White House Science Advisory Council for study of UAP (on which I am a member and Chaired by Professor Avi Loeb, the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University), we are allowed to talk about issues brought forward to the council without attribution (unless we are willing to attribute to ourselves).
The interview by Jamer Erdman III (as relayed on X by @UAPJames) was brought up in the chat that was reported widely online.
For balance, I added the comments that are counter to those of Erdman and made online by others, most notably Chris Sharp of Liberation Times @ChrisUKSharp (https://t.co/w7IDe9Ydo4) and @SunOfAbramelin (And anyway, this is supposed to be a science council where we analyze the words completely, and he presents no data, only anecdote, and yet we’re supposed to believe him more than others who come forward with stories and multiple corroborations.).
Here are my comments on the Council Chat, which, under Chatham House rules, I am allowed to report my own thoughts and words.
"James Erdman has, according to Chris Sharp, the editor of Liberation Times, a source often quoted here, as: “James Erdman was part of an investigation which was rocked by claims of whistleblower intimidation, false allegations and efforts to discredit those who came forward regarding UAP.”
In that piece, he has called whistleblowers grifters. I don’t know of a single person who has come forward and been accused of being a grifter who has made a single penny.
I do know that there are some people on this council who are paid up to $40,000 a speech. I’ve never asked for a penny, yet I’ve been called a grifter many times. I find it disheartening that, at its best, people brought in to lead an investigation would call others who have come forward as whistleblowers in the protection of their country “grifters”.
I find it disheartening that it's best for the people brought in to lead an investigation to call others who have come forward as whistleblowers in the protection of their country “grifters”.
There are multiple sides to every story. And certainly, James Erdman deserves a far closer look than taking his words at face value.
And anyway, this is supposed to be a science council where we analyze completely the words and he presents no data, only anecdote and yet we’re supposed to believe him more than others who come forward with stories and multiple corroboration’s.
Forewarned: By Chatham house rules I am allowed to talk publicly about my own thoughts and commentaries, though only the ideas of others and not attributed to sources. I am not taking Erding's comments lightly, give them full weight in consideration, but they need full scrutiny at the level of documentation and science, including those allegations made about his role(s) in prior investigations. I need data before I accept his "stories and anecdotes" give what I consider to be access journalism.
Count me suspicious of Erdman. I will seek balance on that Council.
🇦🇷 BREAKING: Tomás Albornoz has been handed a misconduct charge by World Rugby.
He now risks a ban.
Correct call. The standards of the sport must be maintained.
@TheUfoJoe Its not 'dodging' or 'hiding behind', NDA's and Security Oaths at a minimum are a legal and enforcable punitive roadblock - a dead stop.
Even with this latest 'guideline / waiver' I'm sure lawyers will be poring over the minutiae to see if it has legal standing.
Ukraine has escalated nothing.
Russia started a needless war by invading Ukraine. Russia aggressed against an innocent people and should expect consequences.
War is a two-way street that ends at your own doorstep.
The Kremlin’s propagandists woke up to a real problem this morning, and it isn’t Drapatyi.
Their entire model rests on one axiom: all governments are the same. Everyone lies, everyone steals, protest changes nothing — so stay home and endure.
Then Ukrainians spent six days in the streets, and their government listened, argued, and obeyed.
That footage is now moving through every Russian-language channel, and no censor can fully stop it. Not weapons. Not sanctions. Just the spectacle of a neighboring Slavic nation replacing its top general because citizens demanded better.
Putin is 73. His system has no mechanism for succession, correction, or even honest bad news.
The most subversive thing Ukraine exports to Russia isn’t drones.
It’s proof.
The Department of War fully supports President Trump’s critical directive to waive nondisclosure agreements for former government employees and contractors with relevant UAP information. This will allow them to come forward through official channels like @DOW_AARO and PURSUE.
The President’s bold step also removes longstanding barriers and advances the administration’s commitment to unprecedented transparency. It will ensure any new insights into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena can be properly reviewed and shared with the American people, building on the historic declassifications efforts under PURSUE.
https://t.co/BOzHKFCeQ6
The situation surrounding the latest internal changes has stirred up strong emotions. I understand the people who are expressing their views. Caring is the strength that has sustained our state all these years. The public's voice has been heard.
The situation is being resolved professionally, constructively, and in the best interests of our state. So I ask everyone to remain calm. Debate is a normal thing in a free country. What matters is that it continues peacefully, without provocations that could undermine our national security.
I urge everyone not to turn on one another. The enemy is watching every one of our internal disagreements closely, waiting for us to start fighting among ourselves. I'll say this directly to our enemies: don't hold your breath. Let's stay focused on our shared Victory. Ukraine will undoubtedly emerge from this situation stronger.
Work is underway. Results will follow.
For anyone interested in doing their own research before Trump’s speech tonight… you can read the full declassified report on foreign threats to the 2020 election here. There was NO foreign interference in the 2020 election.
https://t.co/lUgxJiLn7O
A campaign for UAP amnesty is taking shape before the public has been told what crimes occurred, who committed them, why they were committed, or what any proposed deal would forgive.
That order must be reversed.
Regarding Senator Graham’s tragic passing, “cardiac arrest” is not an adequate answer.
Cardiac arrest tells us how his life ended. It does not tell us why his heart stopped.
Given the threat environment, the identities of America’s adversaries, and Senator Graham’s prominent role confronting them, the American people deserve certainty.
That means a complete forensic autopsy, preservation of all relevant biological specimens, comprehensive toxicology and histology, and consultation with federal law enforcement and counterintelligence authorities.