The Facebook event page \u201cStorm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us\u201d has, within the last five days since its creation, has gained over 2 million people publicly claiming that they will be partaking in a raid of Area 51 on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at 3 a.m. \u2013 6 a.m.PDT, with another million marking themselves as interested in the event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The personal goals of these 2 million vary, but the page states the event\u2019s goal: \u201cWe will all meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry. If we *naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets. Lets see them aliens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event has three official hosts. \u201cSh*tposting cause im in shambles\u201d a page ironically listed as a religious organization; \u201cSmyleeKun,\u201d a gaming video creator and \u201cThe Hidden Sound,\u201d an event planner from Little Rock, Arkansas. I reached out to all three for comment, none have responded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One might assume that this is a joke, that no one would do this. Well, the military isn\u2019t taking that chance, an Air Force spokesperson told NPR in a July 15, 2019 statement, \u201cAny attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why wouldn\u2019t they take it as a joke? It is, in my honest opinion, that people will show up, not the whole 2 million, but a sizeable amount. They will show up to be there and witness history, to witness how far we\u2019re willing to go, but most importantly, for the clout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The easiest way to define clout is fame and power concerning social media. Simply being at Area 51 and posting photos of yourself there could launch you and help you gain 1,000 of followers. This is why our generation won\u2019t stay away. This is why we\u2019ll be out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An EMD music festival called \u201cAlienstock\u201d has been scheduled in the little town of Rachel, NV as a safe way for the Area 51 Raiders to enjoy the weekend. It is free to the public but camping and parking will run you $80 – $130. No glass, fire or weapons may be brought onto the festival grounds. Food vendors, water and porta potties are present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Official merch is being sold at https:\/\/www.stormarea51.us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* \u201cNaruto Run refers to the unique running style of the protagonist Naruto Uzumaki in the Japanese anime series Naruto, where he is often depicted sprinting with his arms stretched behind him.\u201d Definition via https:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/naruto-run<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LeAnne McPherson The Facebook event page \u201cStorm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us\u201d has, within the last five days since its creation, has gained over 2 million people publicly claiming that they will be partaking in a raid of Area 51 on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at 3 a.m. \u2013 6 a.m.PDT, with another million […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10416,"featured_media":26294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3393],"tags":[3562,3561,240,3560,1763,1425],"class_list":["post-26293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-u-s-news","tag-aliens","tag-area-51","tag-festival","tag-leanne-mcpherson","tag-memes","tag-tartan-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":false,"source_text":false,"source_url":false},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/area-51.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5s3vR-6Q5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10416"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26299,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26293\/revisions\/26299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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