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EXPOSED: The Government’s Patented Way to Put Voices in Your Head – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Domenico Bettinelli — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:07 +0000

The U.S. government holds real patents for putting voices in people’s heads — and thousands say it’s happening to them. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli separate the real physics from psychiatry, internet lore, and outright fraud.

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Chapters:

0:00 – MYS425
0:43 – Hook: what if the voice in your head is real?
1:39 – The real origin of the tinfoil hat (Julian Huxley’s "The Tissue Culture King")
3:25 – Meet the targeted individuals (TIs)
4:31 – Case study: Timothy Trespas (*New York Times*, 2016)
6:02 – Case study: Harlan Girard and "the voices" (*Washington Post Magazine*, 2007)
10:54 – More TI accounts: a Phoenix mother and Dr. John Hall
12:54 – What is V2K, and where does the name come from?
14:22 – Related terms: microwave auditory effect, synthetic telepathy, silent sound, LRAD
15:59 – The Frey effect: Allan Frey’s 1962 discovery
18:13 – From clicks to speech: the 1973 Walter Reed demonstration
19:41 – The Moscow Signal and Project Pandora
23:08 – MKUltra and the precedent for non-consensual research
25:16 – Three key patents: Brunkan, O’Loughlin/Loree, and Lowery
30:02 – The Army’s own "voice to skull" thesaurus entry
32:00 – Other programs: BioEffects, Medusa, Active Denial System, and LRAD
34:20 – "Voice of God" operations and the Waco proposal
36:14 – Can the microwave auditory effect be weaponized? (Foster et al., 2021)
38:16 – Thank you to Patrons
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40:08 – Reason Perspective: five theories of what’s really happening
41:17 – …what the physics actually permits
43:22 – …what the documentary record does and doesn’t establish
44:44 – …could silent sound technology explain it?
45:56 – …could LRAD explain it?
47:22 – …conventional medical and psychiatric explanations
49:51 – …gang stalking and the Sheridan and James study
52:08 – …when belief turns to violence: Aaron Alexis and Myron May
54:14 – …how widespread is this really?
57:23 – …why so many people believe it’s happening to them
59:53 – Faith Perspective: is it ever moral to use V2K?
1:03:14 – …how to respond when someone says they’re hearing voices
1:04:44 – ★ – Bottom Line
1:06:27 – ★ – Further Resources
1:07:21 – ★ – Mysterious Feedback: #414 Ancient Christian Ghosts
1:14:43 – ★ – Your mysterious feedback
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The Weekly Leo – 8 July 2026

jeffmiller — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:17:29 +0000

Pope Leo blessing a child (ANSA)

This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 25 June 2026 to 8 July 2026.

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5 July 2026 – Angelus

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4 July 2026 – Pastoral Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lampedusa’ Holy Mass

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2 July 2026 – Pray with the Pope Video – July 2026’ For Respect for Human Life

Speeches

3 July 2026 – Acceptance of the Liberty Medal of the National Constitution Center (USA)

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The Weekly Leo – 1 July 2026

jeffmiller — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:20:15 +0000

Pope Leo XIV receives delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (@Vatican Media)

This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 25 June 2026 to 29 June 2026.

Angelus

Homilies

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The Weekly Leo – 24 June 2026

jeffmiller — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:51:24 +0000

Pope Leo XIV addresses writers from around the world (@Vatican Media)

This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 19 June 2026 to 24 June 2026.

Angelus

21 June 2026 – Angelus

General Audiences

24 June 2026 – General Audience – Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. III. Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium. 4. The Mystery of the Eucharist

Messages

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The Weekly Leo – 17 June 2026

jeffmiller — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:18:26 +0000

Pope Leo meets members of the Centro de Investigacion y Formacion de Proteccion al Menor (@Vatican Media)

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Angelus

14 June 2026 – Angelus

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17 June 2026 – General Audience – The Apostolic Journey in Spain

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The Weekly Leo – 10 June 2026

jeffmiller — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:11:54 +0000

Celebration at the Basilica of the Sagrada Família (@Vatican Media)

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5 June 2026 – Letter from the Holy Father, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, to His Eminence Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell on the occasion of the meeting on the Pastoral Care of the Elderly (5 June

Messages

7 June 2026 – Video Message of the Holy Father on the Occasion of the 6th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy on the Theme ‘Let Us Build the City of Mercy’ [Vilnius, Lithuania, 7–12 June 2026]

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The Weekly Leo – 3 June 2026

jeffmiller — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:12:22 +0000

Pope Leo XIV welcomes delegation of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities in the Vatican (@Vatican Media)

This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 25 May 2026 to 3 June 2026.

Angelus

31 May 2026 – Angelus,Solemnity of the Holy Trinity

General Audiences

3 June 2026 – General Audience – Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. III. Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium. 3. Rite, sign and symbol

Letters

1 June 2026 – Chirograph of the Holy Father establishing the Fratello Sole (‘Brother Sun’) Foundation and approving its Statutes

Messages

30 May 2026 – Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 16th National Symposium on Families in Aparecida (Brazil)

Prayers

2 June 2026 – Video Message ‘Pray with the Pope’ – June’ For the Values of Sports

Speeches

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The Weekly Leo – 27 May 2026

jeffmiller — Wed, 27 May 2026 23:11:33 +0000

Pope Leo XIV during the Wednesday General Audience (@Vatican Media)

This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 15 May 2026 to 27 May 2026.

Encyclical

15 May 2026 – Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas

General Audiences

27 May 2026 – General Audience – Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. III. Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium. 2. The reform of the liturgy’ tradition and development

Homilies

24 May 2026 – Pentecost Sunday – Holy Mass

Letters

27 May 2026 – Chirograph of the Holy Father for the establishment of the Steering and Supervisory Commission for the Foundation ‘Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza – Work of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap.’

Regina Caeli

24 May 2026 – Regina Caeli

Speeches

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The Weekly Leo – 20 May 2026

jeffmiller — Thu, 21 May 2026 01:18:37 +0000

Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Armenian Catholicos Aram I as he arrives at the Wednesday General Audience (@Vatican Media)

This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 19 February 2026 to 20 May 2026.

General Audiences

20 May 2026 – General Audience – Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. III. Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium. 1. The liturgy in the mystery of the Church

Homilies

15 May 2026 – Papal Mass for the Funeral Rites of Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig

Letters

4 May 2026 – Letter of the Holy Father to His Holiness Tawadros II for the Day of Coptic-Catholic Friendship [10 May 2026]

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Regina Caeli

17 May 2026 – Regina Caeli

Speeches

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The Circle (DS9) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Domenico Bettinelli — Mon, 18 May 2026 20:00:43 +0000

The coup is underway on Bajor, and **Minister Jaro’s** face is finally on it. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler break down Part 2 of Deep Space Nine’s season-opening trilogy — the episode that turns the political intrigue of “The Homecoming” into something darker.

The panel opens with what might be the episode’s best scene: the crew’s chaotic goodbye to **Major Kira** in her quarters, shot in one continuous take modeled on the Marx Brothers. It’s loose, comedic, overlapping — and it quietly reveals how much **Odo** and Kira mean to each other, even if neither will say it.

At **Vedek Bareil’s** monastery, Kira gets the orb experience she’s dreamed of all her life. The vision is strange — ministers, a naked encounter with Bareil, a Kai’s robe on Dax that becomes **Vedek Winn’s** face. The panel works through what it might mean, landing on a possible symbolic reading: Bareil as a stand-in for Jaro, Kira for Winn — both pairs a political-religious alliance reaching for power.

**Louise Fletcher’s** Vedek Winn gets her showcase scene here, ambushing Kira and Bareil on a monastery bridge with suffocating passive-aggression. “Feel free to stay as many days as you like. A week, if necessary.” The panel agrees: almost no actor could play that role this well.

Meanwhile, Odo recruits Quark — by force. “You’re either my deputy or my prisoner.” Quark, as always, chooses survival. He tracks the Circle’s weapons supply to the **Kressari**, who turn out to be Cardassian middlemen. The Circle thinks it’s fighting for Bajoran independence; it’s being manipulated into handing the planet back to the people who enslaved it.

The panel also flags structural problems: **Li Nalas** as Kira’s replacement is undercut the moment Sisko promises her he’s getting her back. The show signals the outcome too early, and Li Nalas never gets room to establish himself as a viable alternative. Jimmy corrects a detail from last week — **Richard Beymer**, who plays Li Nalas, is Benjamin Horne in *Twin Peaks*, not Sheriff Harry S. Truman.

The episode closes on a coup underway, all channels to Bajor blocked, and Sisko deliberately slow-walking an evacuation order he can’t refuse. Two armed ships are on their way to DS9. Part 3 is “The Siege.”

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