Mystery of the metal monolith found in Utah
Another Mystery Monolith Has Appeared, This Time in Europe
Another mystery monolith, seemingly identical to the one that recently was found and subsequently disappeared from the Utah desert has been discovered in Europe. According to The Mirror, this latest monolith was spotted on Batca Doamnei Hill near Piatra Neamt in Romania on November 26th. Like the Utah monolith, it's unknown where the monolith came from, but officials say that whoever installed it should have asked permission from Romania's Ministry of Culture before installing it as it is located near the oldest monument in Piatra Neamt.
This newly discovered European monolith is very similar to the Utah monolith, standing around the same height -- roughly 13 feet tall -- though it does have a slightly different finish to it. The European monolith appears to have a loop-de-loop texturing to its face, something that was apparently absent on the Utah monolith.
This discovery of a second monolith is sure to prompt some questions. Earlier this month, helicopter pilots discovered the first mystery monolith in southeastern Utah. The state's Department Public Safety did not reveal the exact location of the monolith due to safety concerns over its remote are, but as of Saturday morning, the monolith had mysteriously disappeared, with the Utah Bureau of Land Management issuing a statement indicating "We have received credible reports that the illegally installed structure, referred to as the 'monolith,' has been removed.” The post added, "The BLM did not remove the structure, which is considered private property."
It remains unclear who removed the monolith or where it went, though internet sleuths may have solved where the structure came from in the first place. On Reddit, users isolated the site of the structure and sorted out that HBO's Westworld had been filming near the area during the time frame the believe the structure first appeared, the suggestion being that that the monolith was simply part of a set that had been forgotten about when the show wrapped production at that time, though that theory hasn’t been confirmed.
While that seems like a pretty logical explanation, this new monolith popping up in Europe is certainly curious and is just another odd (and perhaps even unsettling) development in 2020, a year that's already full of such unusual things as zombie minks, murder hornets, hell ants, and all of that on top of the very real coronavirus pandemic.
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Mysterious Monolith Update: Racists Destroy California Monolith, Proclaim Christ Superior to Space Aliens
The new California monolith was torn down overnight by a group of right-wing young men who livestreamed their vandalism in a grainy video posted on the blockchain streaming site DLive.
In the video, a group of three men are seen pushing the statue over and chanting "America First" and "Christ is King." The men, one of whom was wearing a "Make America Great Again" headband, called part of the monolith's construction "gay" then replaced it monolith with a wooden cross. It is a decidedly bleak turn in the ongoing monolith saga that has generally been a delightful distraction for a world wracked by a pandemic.
“Christ is king in this country. We don’t want illegal aliens from Mexico or outer space,” a man in the video says. “So let’s tear this bitch down.”
As the group of three struggle to topple the 200-pound statue, they can be heard chanting as they sway it back and forth. Eventually, the monolith’s base breaks and it falls to the ground.
The group then places a wooden cross near the site of the monolith. They go on to pose and take pictures with the two pieces of plywood, all stepping with one boot on the monolith as if it’s a hunting trophy. After the photo shoot, they tie ropes around the monolith and drag it down the mountain, calling it names and cheering.
"It was a learning experience. Nobody got arrested … It was fine because it was funny," a man says on the stream after the monolith was taken down.
The California monolith was discovered Wednesday morning atop Pine Mountain in Atascadero by a group of hikers. It is the third silver monolith to be found in the past weeks—the first in Utah’s red rock country and then shortly after, another was found on a hill in the Romanian town of Piatra Neamţ.
In a video posted to a DLive account run by someone with the username CultureWarCrimnal, the group of men claims to have driven for over 5 hours to get to the statue’s site, streaming most of the time. The man who appears in the later video is wearing military fatigues and camo face paint. He’s vaping while saying things like, “I will fuck you to death if you don’t sing.” The group goes on to sing "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and other military-centric songs, all while greeting his viewers with vulgar, racist commentary. Two other members in the back of the car have combat helmets on with night-vision goggles attached.
Throughout the video they mentioning burning crosses and white power.
On the way down Pine Mountain, the group is seemingly pursued by an unidentified party. CultureWarCriminal and others run into the bushes to hide and turn off their camera’s lights. The person with the camera claims someone is setting canines after them—no barking is heard. Shortly after, voices can be heard getting closer to the group. A person yells, “grab the cross and beat them with it.”
CultureWarCriminal and his crew then have an impromptu roundtable discussion in the bushes, contemplating if those pursuing them are a part of the Antifa movement. “Antifa isn’t one to underestimate,” the group concludes. They then devise a plan, seemingly getting excited using military vernacular, to call the police and frame those after them as the monolith destroyers. In the end, the crusaders left empty handed, back to their macho selves, bragging about their escape on the car ride home.
Previous videos posted to CultureWarCriminal’s DLive account show the man talking on Omegle about “the pedophile rape tunnels under Hillary Clinton’s house,” claiming to be a member of the Marines, and commending spitting on Black people. His Twitter further perpetuates his racist narrative and indicates his affinity towards far-right podcast host Nick Fuentes.
Calls to the Atascadero Police Department by Motherboard were not immediately returned.
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