A mystic is warning followers to “prepare” after decoding a viral TSA tweet that repeats the word “drone” dozens of times.
Asia the Mystic, a content creator who describes herself as a dream oracle, shared her analysis on X on November 6, one day after the Transportation Security Administration posted the unusual message. The TSA’s original post, published November 5, strings together the word “drone” in varying forms: “drone drone drone drone drone drone drone drone drone drone dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne drone drone dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne drone drone dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne dr0ne drone drone drone drone drone drone drone drone…..”
The agency later clarified it was “droning on about it” to warn drone operators about flying in restricted airport airspace, noting violations could “quite literally cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars.” It also linked to guidance on where drones may legally fly.
Asia, however, spotted something else entirely. She wrote on X: “TSA posted the word ‘drone’ repeatedly, but look what stands out: the capitalization changes throughout the post. Some words appear as drone, while others appear as drOne. What happens if we assign numerical values?”
She assigned lowercase o’s a value of zero and uppercase O’s a value of one, transforming the tweet into what she called a “binary-style pattern,” She added: “The uppercase letters appear in clusters, creating a visual formation that expands and contracts.”
Asia then connected her finding to another viral X post shared that same day by the mystical account Simon Says. She continued: “Simon Says posted an actual eight-bit binary sequence. When translated into ASCII, it reads: ‘SIMON SAYS: PREPARE FOR WHAT’S TO COME.'”
She argued both accounts deliver messages about “preparation,” with the TSA emphasizing drones and Simon Says using binary, “both using text that invites numerical interpretation.” Asia also noted the TSA has “been discussing expanded counter-drone capabilities and airspace security,” and identified what she called a “passage” of ones through zeros — “a passage through a controlled environment.” She even suggested “possible coordinates hidden in the TSA post.”
Reactions on X were sharply divided. One user fired back: “I love codes and cryptic posts as much as the next guy but you realize how silly this is right? Anybody who’s got grey matter can ‘decipher’ this grade school level stuff with a quick google search. It’s a fear psyop. There’s no reason for it to be so convoluted otherwise.”
Another added: “Why are we conflating what’s almost certainly an advertisement teaser for an upcoming Simon Says product and a TSA s**tpost easter egg.”
The TSA’s original post mixed standard spelling with leetspeak-style substitutions, using “dr0ne” with numeral zeros interspersed among the letter-o versions. The pattern of uppercase and lowercase O’s, Asia claimed, produces meaningful visual formations when mapped numerically.
Whether coincidence or coordinated, the overlapping timing of the two posts — both appearing November 5 — fueled speculation across the platform. Asia’s thread treating the TSA message as potential coded communication drew significant attention, amplifying both her own account and the Simon Says post she referenced.
Neither the TSA nor Simon Says has publicly addressed Asia’s interpretation or confirmed any connection between the posts.