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Germans & The Airship Mystery

Had the Germans perfected airships, dirigibles and blimps long before the Wright Brothers supposedly unveiled the first airplane in 1903? That’s among the many topics addressed by the Dark Journalist Daniel Liszt and historian Joseph Farrell in new video called “The Airship Mystery & Secret Mars Mission.”

German airships have flown since the early years of the 19th century, and most certainly played a key role in the American Civil War, Farrell says. He talks about Ferdinand von Richthofen, the German geographer, scientist and traveler who helped to spur the Western Gold Rush, and explored the Rocky Mountains. There’s still a mountain in Colorado named after him. He belongs to the same extended family as Baron von Richthofen — the infamous World War I flying ace, known as the Red Baron, credited with taking down 80 allied planes.

We also have evidence of Ferdinand von Zeppelin — associated with the Zeppelin blimps — visiting Union forces in Washington D.C. during the American Civil War. Had he helped plan Ulric Dahlgren’s raid on Richmond and the attack to free Union prisoners being held captive on Belle Island?  And what was the actual subject of conversation between Ulysses S. Grant and Otto von Bismarck when Grant stopped in Berlin during a world tour  in 1878?

This conversation between Liszt and Farrell spans the centuries, delving into the Oklahoma City bombing, Operation Paperclip after World War II and the Nazis, like Wernher von Braun and Herman Oberth, who did pioneering work for NASA.  Did the Nazis make such rapid rocketry progress during World War II because they had outside help? From wince did it come?

 

 

 

The Nymza Mystery Airships

In this week’s episode, the Dark Journalist Daniel Liszt joins author and publisher Walter Bosley to explore the airship mysteries surrounding a Prussian emigrant by the name of Charles Dellschau. He primarily worked as a butcher in Texas during the 19th century, but also might have spent some time in California during the Gold Rush.

We say might have because later in his life, holed up in an attic, he painted a series of watercolors and drawings that depict airships. He claimed these ships were developed by other Prussians who belonged to the Sonora Aero Club in California. The ships are not balloons, but mechanical airships that flew by harnessing the power of Rankin turbine engines, often used in steamers.

Was Dellschau giving us an account of actual history or are these airships the work of his imagination? And what might be the significance of the term “Nymza,” describing the group of Prussian Nationalists that Dellschau introduces.

Bosley specializes in exploring historical occult mysteries and is publisher of the Lost Continent Library. Here, he chronicles the story of Dellschau’s paintings, how they were lost and then subsequently rediscovered.

Who Owns Blackrock?

We all know that Larry Fink is CEO of Blackrock, but who actually owns the company? Veteran Internet researcher Ian Carroll does some digging and finds that Warren Buffett might be its largest owner. Buffett owns about 45 percent percent of the shares through his multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, based in Omaha, Nebraska.

Both Merrill Lynch and Bank of America are involved in this tangled mess, though mergers and acquisitions that Carroll outlines here. Bank of America traces it roots to the Bank of Italy, formed in San Francisco in 1904 by a banker, Amadeo Giannini, whose parents had emigrated to the United States from Italy during the Gold Rush.

One lingering question? Carroll does not find any Blackrock board members directly tied to Berkshire Hathaway. Why would a company own nearly half of another entity, and not maintain a visible presence on its board? Here’s more from Question Everything.

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