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muriel_volestrangler

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11. Whether or not it was on DU, I can see that Brainworm Bob accused DARPA of nefarious spraying, back in May
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 04:37 PM
Oct 18
RFK Jr. said a government arm is spraying the sky with jet fuel chemicals. That's a lie

During a town hall hosted by TV personality Phil McGraw, known as Dr. Phil, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that one of the Defense Department’s research and development arms might be spraying Americans with harmful chemicals.
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"My biggest concern is the stratospheric aerosol injections that are continuously peppered on us every day," she said. "Bromium, aluminum, strontium — it’s sprayed in our skies all day long."
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"That is not happening in my agency. We don’t do that. It’s done, we think, by DARPA," Kennedy responded, referring to the Defense Department’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. "And a lot of it now is coming out of the jet fuel. You know, those materials are put in jet fuel. I’m going to do everything in my power to stop it."
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Kennedy said DARPA is spraying the skies with chemicals that are in jet fuel. That builds off the widely debunked chemtrails conspiracy theory, and Kennedy provided no evidence to support the statement. We rate it Pants on Fire!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rfk-jr-said-a-government-arm-is-spraying-the-sky-with-jet-fuel-chemicals-thats-a-lie/ar-AA1EsCxd

Those who stayed awake in high school chemistry will notice there is no such chemical as "bromium". Maybe someone meant "bromine", maybe "barium", maybe it was originally a joke about "bros" - it's obvious she didn't even get as far as Doing Her Own Research before drawing Brainworm Bob into the conspiracy theories. The official government conspiracy theory memo that the OP is about went with barium:

Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI)

Aerosolized heavy metals such as Aluminum, Barium, and Strontium, as well as other materials such as
sulfuric acid precursors, are sprayed into the atmosphere under the auspices of combatting global
warming. The technical term for this practice is Solar Radiation Modification.

https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/MAHA-Memo-Armour-Delany-Means.pdf

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These people are so weird. love_katz Oct 18 #1
Leaded gas - nice reference. This and flat earth seemed to come from the same people underpants Oct 18 #3
They're going to have to move the movie "Idiocracy" from Comedy to Documentaries catbyte Oct 18 #2
Pffftttui ReRe Oct 18 #27
Anyone remember this? I think I first saw it here... keep_left Oct 18 #4
Whether or not it was on DU, I can see that Brainworm Bob accused DARPA of nefarious spraying, back in May muriel_volestrangler Oct 18 #11
Republicans are in charge of the government, and Old Testament Libera Oct 18 #16
My batshit paranoia is better than your proven science. ananda Oct 18 #5
They walk among us JoseBalow Oct 18 #6
People are saying that those chemicals are also used... IcyPeas Oct 18 #15
Do chemtrails come out of Putin's ass? JoseBalow Oct 18 #18
The water vapor IS full of pollutants Ponietz Oct 18 #7
Jet fuel combustion byproducts Old Testament Libera Oct 18 #17
It is very toxic Ponietz Oct 18 #20
They put biocides in jet fuel and wonder why insects are dying off and cancer rates climb Ponietz Oct 19 #33
O F'chrissake! rambler_american Oct 18 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Oct 18 #9
These people are SERIOUS scientism types: AZ8theist Oct 18 #10
It"s only funny when the believers represent a tiny, tiny minority RVN VET71 Oct 18 #12
Here's the memo - it's completely batshit muriel_volestrangler Oct 18 #13
You know if there was a big conspiracy to spread dangerous or malicious chemicals ToxMarz Oct 18 #14
Hot Air Balloons BidenRocks Oct 18 #21
We are the party of environmental safeguards! BidenRocks Oct 18 #19
Well, when you spend day after day Aussie105 Oct 18 #22
LOL popsdenver Oct 18 #23
The Government have already steered Hurricanes and Tomatoes into... chouchou Oct 18 #24
I remember a Tornado or was it a Tomato in Chicago Zackzzzz Oct 18 #28
Welcome to DU chouchou Oct 19 #36
... eppur_se_muova Oct 19 #29
let look behidn the picture DonCoquixote Oct 18 #25
So, to spray that amount in chemicals tonekat Oct 18 #26
This paragraph says it all Layzeebeaver Oct 19 #30
didn't we prove this was emission from the cabin toilet system? n/t rampartd Oct 19 #31
What is the source of these malicious chemicals? bluedigger Oct 19 #32
Hmm MoseShrute Oct 19 #34
Science doesn't care what you beleive. nt Hotler Oct 19 #35
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