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Aden McClune

Aden McClune, Staff Reporter

Aden McClune is a junior at liberty and writes a blog about conspiracy theories for Wingspan. In his spare time, he plays the bass guitar, reads, and listens to music.

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Conspiracy theories are a staple of popular culture. In this weekly blog, Aden McClune discusses some of the most popular ones.

Conspiracies and You

February 23, 2021
How the large monolith-like structure on Mars’ moon, Phobos, was formed has led to many different theories, but perhaps nobody will ever know the truth.

Phobos

February 23, 2021
The site of the Ruby Ridge incident of Aug. 1992.

Ruby Ridge

February 9, 2021
Some people know of Augusto Pincochet, and his military dictatorship that killed and tortured thousands in Chile, but many do not know that he was only a small part in right-wing dictatorships in South America propped up by the U.S. government and the CIA.

Operation Condor

February 3, 2021
The National Student Organization was exposed in the Ramparts magazine in 1967 for having money funneled to them by the CIA for festivals and other events. Massive amounts of propaganda was made using the average American student. This was blown open in 1977 when journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward exposed the Watergate scandal in 1974.

Operation Mockingbird

January 26, 2021
Nevada State Route 375, or the Extraterrestrial Highway, stretches across south-central Nevada and is near Area 51, also home to many suspected extraterrestrial activity.

Area 51

January 26, 2021
With former U.S Surgeon General Thomas Parran Jr.'s permission, the U.S Department of Health purposefully injected people with syphilis in Guatemala. They also targeted Black men in Tuskegee, AL, telling them they were selected for free medical care, but Parran and the U.S. were actually leaving these men's syphilis untreated as a part of an experiment without their consent. According to the NY Times, 28 to 100 people died in Tuskegee, and at least 83 people died in Guatemala.

U.S. human experimentation

January 19, 2021
In this week's Conspiracies and You, staff reporter Aden McClune talks about Bohemian Grove.

Bohemian Grove

January 5, 2021
This week staff reporter Aden McClune writes about chemtrails.

Chemtrails

December 15, 2020
This week staff reporter Aden McClune writes about the Gulf of Tonkin incident.

Gulf of Tonkin incident

December 8, 2020
This week staff reporter Aden McClune writes about the mysterious Georgia Guidestones. Four 16 foot tall granite slabs in Elbert County, GA, the Georgia Guidestones were commissioned in 1977 by a “Richard C. Christian” (a pseudonym) and, like most subjects covered in this blog, their true purpose may never be known.

The Georgia Guidestones

December 1, 2020
This week staff reporter Aden McClune describes the idea of a

The Great Reset

November 17, 2020
This week staff reporter Aden McClune discusses the theories behind 5G network.

The price of 5G

November 10, 2020
Operation Northwoods

Operation Northwoods

November 4, 2020
This one is ridiculous, and probably half the people that “believe” are hopefully just contrarians, or it’s satire. But yes, haven’t you heard? Space is fake and the Earth is flat. Some with PHDs in pseudo-science still live in the Dark ages.

Flat earth

October 28, 2020
In the third part of his series on the New World, staff reporter Aden McClune discusses the existence of super-states.

New World Order pt. III

October 27, 2020
In a follow up to last week's blog, staff reporter Aden McClune further discusses the New World order, also known as the Illuminati.

New World Order pt. II

October 20, 2020
New world order

New world order

October 14, 2020
In this week's blog Aden McClune discusses organ harvesting and DNA splicing.

Human harvesting and DNA splicing

October 6, 2020
Project MK Ultra is the name for a series of mind control experiments conducted by the CIA.

Project MK Ultra

September 29, 2020
Conspiracies about alien life are far from being uncommon. This week Aden McClune takes a look at conspiracies involving alien involvement in the Holocaust.

Nazis and the Occult

September 22, 2020
Celebrities are often the center of many conspiracy theories. In this week's blog, Aden McClune discusses one about John McCartney.

Paul is dead

September 15, 2020
There are many conspiracies surrounding the assassination of president John F. Kennedy. In this week's blog, Aden McClune discusses some.

The JFK Assassination

September 8, 2020
Many people, from many different generations believe for one reason or another that the 1969 moon landing was fake. But how fake? And what does fake actually mean?

The Moon Landing

September 8, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: new Witchcraft album

May 14, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord

May 7, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: Yellow Submarine Sing-a-long

April 23, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: Doom Eternal

April 17, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: quarantine activities

April 2, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: Animal Crossing

March 26, 2020
The boy's golf team takes the course against schools all across the area Friday and Saturday morning. The team is hoping to use this tournament as a way to get better for Frisco Cup.

Featured Athlete: Jack Day

March 24, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: quarantine

March 19, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

March 5, 2020
Featured Athlete: Lily Ziemkiewicz

Featured Athlete: Lily Ziemkiewicz

March 3, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: Ordinary Man

February 27, 2020
One of four sophomores on the girls' varsity team, Ashley Anderson plays as a guard. Ahead of Tuesday's playoff game against Centennial, Anderson believes the young Redhawk team has what it takes to defeat the Titans.

Featured Athlete: Ashley Anderson

February 25, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: Dracula

February 20, 2020
Allison Zhang

Allison Zhang

February 19, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: Black Sabbath

February 13, 2020
Standing up during training in class, senior Daley Burkett is coming off of a first place finish in the district tournament last week. Now preparing for Regionals, Daley credits wrestling with shaping her into the person she is today.

Featured Athlete: Daley Burkett

February 11, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: paternity leave in Finland

February 6, 2020
Featured Athlete: Tristan Seales

Featured Athlete: Tristan Seales

February 4, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: My Chemical Romance tour

January 30, 2020
Sophomore Kennedy Clountz runs the ball down the field toward. Already in a verbal commitment to play for TCU, Clountz doesn't on plan stopping the sport anytime soon.

Featured Athlete: Kennedy Clountz

January 28, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: Terry Jones

January 23, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: Oscar nominations

January 16, 2020
Due to rainy weather and a possibility for thunderstorms, all soccer games on Friday have been postponed until Monday. “The biggest thing is the safety of the players and all the families traveling to the games and stuff, obviously, everybody has to get there safely otherwise we can't play,” girls' assistant coach Kyle Beggs said.

[PHOTO] Soccer games postponed to Monday

January 10, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: The Witcher

January 9, 2020
Dribbling the ball at a game against the Wakeland Wolverines, junior Jonathan Siv prepares to make a pass. Playing since he was a toddler, Siv still loves the team element of the sport.

Featured Athlete: Jonathan Siv

January 7, 2020
From celebrities to fashion trends, sophomore Aden McClune discusses his latest obsession in his weekly podcast.

My Latest Obsession: Game Awards and Xbox Series X

December 19, 2019
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