My name is Don MacLeod, and I’ve spent decades in media, marketing, entertainment, and events, which means I’ve seen the serious, the absurd, and everything in between. 22,000 Days+ is a record of where I’ve been and what I’m noticing now. Not a diary, not a lecture—just my perspective.
This space is my way of pulling those threads together—today’s headlines, cultural moments that stick, and the occasional story from the past that still deserves a spotlight. Some posts will make you laugh, some might make you roll your eyes, and a few could make you think twice. That mix is the point: after 22,000 wake ups, the view gets interesting. Peter Thiel — PayPal co-founder, Palantir architect, early Trump donor, JD Vance mentor — decided to give a four-lecture series on the Antichrist in Rome this week. Invitation-only. Sunday through… America’s allies are quietly reviewing their relationships with the United States, according to Politico’s latest reporting. Not dramatic breaks. Not public denouncements. Just be careful, methodical reassessments of what American… A Buenos Aires plaza turned into an impromptu wildlife preserve last Sunday. Teenagers in lifelike animal masks ran on all fours across the grass. A 15-year-old named Aguara — who… The Phantom MK-1 looks exactly like what you’d expect from a combat robot designed by a 14-year Marine Corps veteran with multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. (the image above… Retired Air Force Major General John Bourke — former Pentagon UFO investigator — disappeared in New Mexico last week. The authorities’ response? Ask hundreds of locals to voluntarily hand over…
The Vatican’s Backyard Just Got Weird: Peter Thiel on the Apocalypse
America’s Allies Are Reviewing the Relationship — And the Silence Says Everything
Argentine Teens Are Identifying as Dogs — And TikTok Made It Go Viral
The Pentagon Just Bought AI Soldiers — And They’re Already in Ukraine
ALIEN ABDUCTION? Pentagon UFO Boss VANISHES Near Area 51’s Backyard