With no lack of earth-shattering news this week, it's pretty shocking that something could grab a hold of my attention and take primary focus the way that these Peruvian mummies in Mexico have once again done. And yet here we are. Also, I know I'm late on getting this episode out, which I do want to acknowledge, but I have some cool career stuff that I'm working on that will hopefully sooner-rather-than-later help alleviate my financial situation, so that's how I fell behind a bit. But also, to be fair, this is all some pretty out-there news, so I was understandably processing. 

Last week, I talked about the concept of ontological shock and critical thinking skills, and I want to continue using that lens to discuss the three-and-a-half-hour-long hearing that took place earlier this week before Mexican Congress regarding a series of mysterious Peruvian mummies. My motivation for this is, much like the situation in Palestine, I've been struggling to find neutral, comprehensive mainstream media coverage of this event. 

Therefore, sifting through what articles I could find, I challenged myself to: 

1) watch the hearing myself to get a firsthand impression of the information being delivered and the perceived veracity of the speakers, 

2) read through all articles that I could find specifically about this second hearing to see what details were actually covered in these news outlets, and which ones were left out of the discussion completely, and finally, 

3) do at least some cursory research on the speakers testifying to get a sense of what their motivation could possibly be for either misleading the public, or, genuinely telling the truth. 

Mexican Congressional Hearing Livestream - 11-07-2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2k9Va5q3QA Cristina Gomez Live stream of 2nd Mexico UFO Hearing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8daU96uTXw Cristina Gomez Review of 2nd Mexico UFO Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_7Lm0AZ3UQ Mexican Congress holds second UFO session featuring Peruvian mummies - Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-congress-holds-second-ufo-session-featuring-peruvian-mummies-2023-11-08/ Thierre Pierre https://instituto-inkarri.com/en/the-members/ Talk Shows Hiring Non-Human Mummified Writers Are Scabs Too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MslitfzCGIQ&t=726s Could Secret Government UFO Projects Pay for Clean Water in New Orleans? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKSc9AKcUls&t=522s