Posthuman Blues

"Rods" over Baghdad! Again, what are these things? "Insects" composed of "mirror matter"...? If these were cryptozoological anomalies, we might expect to find fossil evidence or the occasional molted exoskeleton. If these "rods" aren't electronic glitches, then my guess is that they're residents of John Keel's superspectrum: in some sense, actual objects capable of bridging the gulf between parallel worlds. They are a quintessentially liminal phenomenon that absorbs theories as greedily as black holes feasting on light. Orwellian drones sent to spy on us? Self-replicating electronic warfare devices spawned in the depths of Area 51?

I'll continue to appreciate the weirdness embodied in the ever-unfolding "rods" saga regardless if a prosaic explanation is proven accurate.