Here’s a stat that will blow your mind: New research shows that just 12% of the U.S. population is responsible for 50% of all meat consumed daily in the country. Most of that group are men between the ages of 50 and 65.

The study was published in the journal “Nutrients” and its ultimate purpose is to assist in “educational” efforts on the dangers of eating meat — particularly for the planet, according to the researchers. So, these academics want to convince you to give up meat to combat climate change.

“We focused on beef because of its impact on the environment, and because it’s high in saturated fat, which is not good for your health,” the study’s corresponding and senior author Diego Rose, professor and nutrition program director at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, said in a statement.

As reported by the New York Post, Americans ate roughly 30 billion pounds of beef in 2021. The team behind the study thinks they might have a tough time trying to convince the 12% to change their ways.

“On one hand, if it’s only 12% accounting for half the beef consumption, you could make some big gains if you get those 12% on board,” Rose said. “On the other hand, those 12% may be most resistant to change.”

Interestingly enough, the authors of the study speculated men ate more red meat because of cultural norms — not because it tastes delicious.

“This may be because meat, especially red meat, is associated with masculinity, strength and power in Western culture,” they added.

One has to wonder whether or not the authors asked any red-blooded American male why he eats meat. There’s an obvious answer: Again, it’s delicious.

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To reiterate, part of the goal of this study is for others to use it to try and convince you to sacrifice your ribeyes, beef hamburgers, and more to combat global warming.

So how about a trade-off: We’ll give up all that glorious food when John Kerry, Al Gore, and every other climate warrior gives up fossil fuels.

Deal?

The Department of Defense announced on Thursday that it had a new website where it will release declassified information about UFOs, which are officially referred to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs).

“This website will provide information, including videos and photos, on resolved UAP cases as they’re declassified and approved for public release,” Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said during a press conference. “The website’s other content includes reporting trends and frequently-asked-questions section, as well as links to official reports, transcripts, press releases, and other resources that the public may find useful.”

The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) says that it “will be accepting reports from current or former U.S. Government employees, service members, or contractors with direct knowledge of U.S. Government programs or activities related to UAP dating back to 1945*.”

“These reports will be used to inform AARO’s congressionally directed Historical Record Report,” the site said. “We will announce when a reporting mechanism is available for others to use.”

AARO says that its goal is to “minimize technical and intelligence surprise by synchronizing scientific, intelligence, and operational detection identification, attribution, and mitigation of unidentified anomalous phenomena in the vicinity of national security areas.”

The term Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) includes objects that are “airborne, seaborne, spaceborne, and/or transmedium.”

The news comes as a small number of former military officials have claimed in testimony to Congress and in media interviews that the U.S. knows about things in this arena that are being hidden from the public.

Retired Air Force Maj. David Grusch, a former U.S. intelligence and military official who claims the government is covering up a UFO retrieval program, claims he gained “firsthand access” to information that he cannot discuss publicly.

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“There’s certain things that I have first-hand access to that I can’t publicly discuss at this time,” Grusch said. “However, myself and other colleagues interviewed 40 individuals, both current and former, highly distinguished intelligence and military personnel that were specifically on the programs. And those who were willing, I directed to the Intelligence Community inspector general so the inspector general is able to interview these people that do have direct, firsthand information.”