Hi K, great posts! I reckon Baikal is directly linked to Antarctica, despite being all the way opposite on the planet.

Deep = connected deep too.

We've encountered wheels within wheels many times on this thread, and the alien meatballs might indeed be alien, or something growing right here, unexpectedly from what we have learned GoM wise.

Those men in black cant be everywhere, all the time!

Jelly balls >>> Meat balls >>> organism? next step?

What may appear to be an oil spill, or skirmish, or war, or what ever, could very well be a cover to hide an actual event unfolding in the area. Ukraine is a good example. It is a nexus for all the oil and gas. It has the ability to direct 'enhanced' oil to where ever, creating a spread.

Control is important.