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For context: in his latest ploy to distract us from the Trump-Epstein files, Donald Trump has announced that he will declassify documents about UAP. This was done following buzz speculating that Barrack Obama had confirmed the existence of Aliens in an interview a week ago, but also matches sentiment Trump espoused on the Joe Rogan podcast during the 2024 presidential campaign.

My main thought is that it would be an awfully expensive use of space-petrol just to check out Planet Earth.

But, for fun: what would you ask or say to any aliens who had met diplomatically with the US government?

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[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

"Can I score off you?"

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"What do you do with traitors on your planet?"

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"We send them to your planet with a briefcase full of counterfeit Earth currency"

[–] MantisToboggon@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

The orange guy is made of candy.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago
[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Where are the Epstein files that have yet to be released?

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"I just want to say, contrary to what it looks like and very nearly is, these people do not represent us."

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 0 points 1 day ago

"Nuke from orbit"

[–] SarahFromOz@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why so many anal probes? Is it a fetish? What else are they into?

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Don't tell the aliens this, but some people theorise that all abduction stories are actually demonic encounters because of the anal probe aspect. Which is interesting.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I don't think it's aliens or demons, but I do think the people of the future will look back on this time and see us as just as ignorant as the people who said there are demons. Whatever "it" is, it's not demons nor aliens.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago

Patently false. After the probe, I knew for certain those beings were positively angelic. I've never felt such things. I heard choirs singing

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hold up. Exactly who are these experts theorizing on whether aliens or demons are more into butt stuff?

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Don't know if they'd qualify as experts but for many it's a leading explanation for why the USA has an abnormal rate of abductions

Are you fucking nuts? This man cannot be trusted. Venezuela, Greenland, Iran, Mexico, Canada. Why do you think he created space force in the first place?

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Got room for any more on your ship?

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Please just put our planet out of its misery."

[–] Maiq@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

We'll make great pets.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Hola, como estas?

This human is an offering from us to you. To best appreciate it you should eat it, slowly, from the feet up. The sounds it will make as you are doing this is it's joy at being consumed by wondrous beings such as yourselves

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Since they have energy weapons that can vaporize someone, they will likely vaporize the moment he talks, if they a warlike race.

[–] remon@ani.social 3 points 1 day ago

But do they have a discombubulator?

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I would love to ask and learn more about alien society and government. On Earth we have ~200 recognized countries with a wide variety of different (or similar) governments and even more different societies with all sorts of unique quirks.

Do they have a similar setup on their planet? Planets? Were they historically ever similar to our own? How long is their recorded history?

Basically if they're visiting us, they've already proven they have better technology than we do, what else do they have that's better? Or for that matter what do we have that's better?

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

they’ve already proven they have better technology than we do, what else do they have that’s better? Or for that matter what do we have that’s better?

We have better garlic alioli, they have better escape rooms. We have a better ocean, but they have better feather dusters

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago

What's the gravity like on your planet? How far away is it from a sun? How many moons does it have.

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

"Shame on you, working with that crazy guy!"

[–] karashta@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

I want to know their language and philosophy. To truly be able to see into a mind so different from our own in any way. If we can even understand.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As if he'd ever associate with aliens

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

When they kidnap and sex traffick people he does