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Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 07:47:39 -0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 03:07:57 -0000 (UTC), John Savard wrote:

> ...and I happened to bump into this news story about it:
> 
> https://www.elcabildo.org/en/nasa-announces-voyager-1s-stunning-new-
> discovery-at-the-outer-limits-of-our-solar-system-50137/
> 
> which, naturally, caused me to "worry" that perhaps when we attempt to
> send personnelled flights outside the Solar System...
> 
> we'll have some of the astronauts develop glowing eyes and God-like
> psychic powers, with naturally unfortunate results!
> 
> ...instead of having to wait for the edge of the Galaxy for that.
> 
> John Savard

The phrase "wall of fire" occurs five times in that brief story. I 
hypothesize that we are are under the influence of a cosmic force that 
injects slogans into the public discourse. Originally it affected mainly
journalism (hence this story), but has spread further, such as "One Big 
Beautiful Bill Act."