Who gives a shit about a balloon?
How many drones, planes, and satellites does the US have surveilling other countries again? 🤔
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PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@redredred This is entirely about your feelings. To the point you are putting words in my mouth to push your bullshit narrative. Not playing your games.
redredred · M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow You do not have the right to color my comments to create a straw argument you can defeat. This is not about my feelings at all. If you can try to be honest, a tough assignment for a leftard, I know, you’ll see all I have done is ask reasonable questions and make objective observations. My feelings don’t enter into it.
BlueVeins · 22-25
BlueVeins · 22-25
@LvChris If it wasn't a threat, the Chinese probably wouldn't have bothered sending it. And yeah, the military doesn't actually want a military scandal where a bunch of white suburbanites or whatever got killed pretty much directly because of their own actions. And also... civilian lives are national security.
Yeah, that's sort of how the news works. There's a ton of shit going on at any given time; it's impossible to keep up with all of it, all of the time. If your point is that news coverage, broadly, isn't calculated to be proportionate to risk to human life and well-being, then yeah, based, but that was never in dispute.
Being outraged by this one, but not all the ones before? Being concerned about this one, but not all the ones before? Nah, fam. No one gave a shit until it was this one. No one even cared enough to know.
Yeah, that's sort of how the news works. There's a ton of shit going on at any given time; it's impossible to keep up with all of it, all of the time. If your point is that news coverage, broadly, isn't calculated to be proportionate to risk to human life and well-being, then yeah, based, but that was never in dispute.
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Scarfface · 46-50, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Google earth would show more info 🤣
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@Scarfface Quite possibly.
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
Well, not knowing what was attached to it, I can't say. I do know that during WWII the Japanese did essentially the same thing with balloons, except their had bombs attached, and I believe there were plans to send some with weaponized biologicals like plague. So, you never know what might be floating up there.
TequilaMockingbird · 26-30, F
@ChipmunkErnie Yea I get your point, better to be on the safe side
ElwoodBlues · M
@redredred
Hmmm. And what would people say if it had happened before??
China Spy Balloons Crossed Into U.S. 3 Times During Trump Administration
February 5, 2023
DOD release mentioning 3 others https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3288543/f-22-safely-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina-coast/
The point is that Joe Stupid is a Chinese asset and he proved it by letting the close observation balloon finish its mission before he destroyed it
@revenant It shows weakness.
Hmmm. And what would people say if it had happened before??
China Spy Balloons Crossed Into U.S. 3 Times During Trump Administration
February 5, 2023
Suspected spy balloons from China crossed into the continental United States at least three times during the Trump administration, according to a statement Saturday by the Department of Defense citing an unnamed “senior defense officIal.”
“Chinese balloons briefly transited the continental United States at least three times during the prior administration,” the statement noted. Associated Press also reported that one other balloon crossed into the U.S. earlier in the Biden administration.
Source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/china-spy-balloons-crossed-u-082345593.html“Chinese balloons briefly transited the continental United States at least three times during the prior administration,” the statement noted. Associated Press also reported that one other balloon crossed into the U.S. earlier in the Biden administration.
DOD release mentioning 3 others https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3288543/f-22-safely-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina-coast/
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) falsely claimed that Trump would never have allowed a China spy balloon from reaching the U.S.
“Would Trump have let China fly a spy balloon over our country?” Rep. Jim Jordan asked on Twitter.
Craig Singleton, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told AP that Chinese surveillance balloons were sighted several times in the past five years. Some of them have been spotted near U.S. military bases in Hawaii, he said, though he did not specify when.
Trump himself joined the call for the Biden administration to destroy the most recent balloon in a message Friday on Truth Social, saying: “SHOOT DOWN THE BALLOON.” But he did not discuss his own administration’s experience with China spy balloons.
“Would Trump have let China fly a spy balloon over our country?” Rep. Jim Jordan asked on Twitter.
Craig Singleton, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told AP that Chinese surveillance balloons were sighted several times in the past five years. Some of them have been spotted near U.S. military bases in Hawaii, he said, though he did not specify when.
Trump himself joined the call for the Biden administration to destroy the most recent balloon in a message Friday on Truth Social, saying: “SHOOT DOWN THE BALLOON.” But he did not discuss his own administration’s experience with China spy balloons.
BeachGirl47 · 26-30, F
TequilaMockingbird · 26-30, F
@BeachGirl47 We’ll it definitely wasn’t a weather balloon from the sound of it
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
Funny how that works.
And since they have been left alone that also means DOD has already determined they are not a threat.
And since they have been left alone that also means DOD has already determined they are not a threat.
ElwoodBlues · M
@sunsporter1649 So you can't handle statistics?
I'm sorry to hear that your tiny mind is unable to process even the most basic numbers. Tell us though, is ignorance bliss???
I'm sorry to hear that your tiny mind is unable to process even the most basic numbers. Tell us though, is ignorance bliss???
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@ElwoodBlues G.I.G.O.
ElwoodBlues · M
BizSuitStacy · M
LOL. That's like saying who cares if there's a burglar in your house? No big deal while they steal your belongings. Just sit there and do nothing while they ransack your place and wait until they are done before calling the police.
What do you suppose happens when US spy craft is identified over another country's airspace? They take action to shoot it down immediately.
What do you suppose happens when US spy craft is identified over another country's airspace? They take action to shoot it down immediately.
gamingnerd · 26-30, M
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@sunsporter1649 And of course you never miss a chance to be a racist fuckwad.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow And what else did the tooth fairy tell you?
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@sunsporter1649 I forgot. Reality doesn't matter to your cult.
SinlessOnslaught · 26-30, M
SinlessOnslaught · 26-30, M
@TequilaMockingbird That MY balloon was shot?
TequilaMockingbird · 26-30, F
@SinlessOnslaught Yea…. Sorry dude
SinlessOnslaught · 26-30, M
@TequilaMockingbird The green one with a Doom Eternal balloon weight?
CassandraSissy · 26-30, T
Hmmmm...there's a scene in 'Wakanda Forever' where they are discussing the implications (ie, military) for Wakanda having their precious metal all to themselves....and the Queen of Wakanda states that they're just saying that because they haven't got it !
Says it all really....
To translate, sweetie, and sorry for being generalised, China and Russia always pretend that something never happened...and America just get jealous of the grass being greener on the other side and play the 'Implications for the whole western world' trip to get some of the toys from their neighbours...
Get used to that rhetoric and you'll be fine!
😉
Says it all really....
To translate, sweetie, and sorry for being generalised, China and Russia always pretend that something never happened...and America just get jealous of the grass being greener on the other side and play the 'Implications for the whole western world' trip to get some of the toys from their neighbours...
Get used to that rhetoric and you'll be fine!
😉
redredred · M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow yes and in the past it was dealt with without letting it complete its mission. And, again, how was this detailed determination made? @PicturesOfABetterTomorrow @PicturesOfABetterTomorrow @PicturesOfABetterTomorrow
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@redredred People who know what they are doing get to make decisions. That means, not you.
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@redredred Another part of the calculation that seems to have totally escaped you is by destroying it that sends a message to the world that American air assets are now fair game.
SteelHands · 61-69, M
Point to point line of sight or IR data link is the replacement to microfilm or codex as the preferred means of unrecorded smuggling of classified information.
You just point the antenna and within a millisecond a terrabyte of data is securely sent to the recieving recording device floating above and nobody's the wiser.
No arp records. No physical contact between agencies. A perfectly safe smuggling op.
You just point the antenna and within a millisecond a terrabyte of data is securely sent to the recieving recording device floating above and nobody's the wiser.
No arp records. No physical contact between agencies. A perfectly safe smuggling op.
Fishy · 36-40, F
@BohemianBabe omg 😂
4meAndyou · F
The United States might be hypocritical in objecting to blatant foreign surveillance of it's nuclear weapons sites, but they do have the right to object to foreign air craft inside their own air space. Not all countries are blameless in their use of drones.
https://opencanada.org/surveillance-canada-who-are-watchers/
https://www.asdnews.com/news/defense/2020/08/16/uk-spending-big-migranttracking-drones-surveil-seas
https://opencanada.org/surveillance-canada-who-are-watchers/
https://www.asdnews.com/news/defense/2020/08/16/uk-spending-big-migranttracking-drones-surveil-seas
Dlrannie · 31-35, F
So far there is absolutely no evidence that it isn’t a Weather Balloon as China claims
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@TequilaMockingbird Well, I wouldn't necessarily say that. But, the balloon isn't giving them any information that the COVID vaccine implanted chips aren't revealing to Bill Gates who is giving his data over to China in exchange for... <screeching halt sound> Wait, does this conspiracy theory even make any sense?
TequilaMockingbird · 26-30, F
@MarkPaul You’re not supposed to talk about that 🤫
BiasForAction · M
TequilaMockingbird · 26-30, F
@BiasForAction lmaooo 😂😂
BohemianBabe · M
TequilaMockingbird · 26-30, F
@BohemianBabe Oh yea I forgot lol
ElwoodBlues · M
@BohemianBabe And it's OK when it happens under Trump!!
China Spy Balloons Crossed Into U.S. 3 Times During Trump Administration
February 5, 2023
DOD release mentioning 3 others https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3288543/f-22-safely-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina-coast/
China Spy Balloons Crossed Into U.S. 3 Times During Trump Administration
February 5, 2023
Suspected spy balloons from China crossed into the continental United States at least three times during the Trump administration, according to a statement Saturday by the Department of Defense citing an unnamed “senior defense officIal.”
“Chinese balloons briefly transited the continental United States at least three times during the prior administration,” the statement noted. Associated Press also reported that one other balloon crossed into the U.S. earlier in the Biden administration.
Source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/china-spy-balloons-crossed-u-082345593.html“Chinese balloons briefly transited the continental United States at least three times during the prior administration,” the statement noted. Associated Press also reported that one other balloon crossed into the U.S. earlier in the Biden administration.
DOD release mentioning 3 others https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3288543/f-22-safely-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina-coast/
I am awfully sorry! i just came from Fridays and was celebrating and they tied a bunch of different colored balloons on my belt when i accidently let go of one. it had the Chinese symbol for my Chinese animal sign and woops!
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@MarmeeMarch poor little baby
FloorGenAdm · 51-55, M
@msros This means there's gonna be 98 more!
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
Nobody cares. If it was related to anything important, nobody is saying that.
America has no context. Therefore you aren't at war. Just a set of unrelated Booooom noises. Huh,? Nothing. Shhhhh.
America has no context. Therefore you aren't at war. Just a set of unrelated Booooom noises. Huh,? Nothing. Shhhhh.
smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F
The united States doesn't watch any other countries
BackyardShaman · 61-69, M
The 5th Dimension!
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
@BackyardShaman UP UP AND AWAYYYYYYYYY!!!!
RadioDust · 36-40, M
I like to be a balloon
TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M
Not me....
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