I saw the Chinese spy balloon floating above our house this morning.
I'm still in incredulous that our government allowed this to happen.
I'm still in incredulous that our government allowed this to happen.
| LIFE As a side note (RE: The Chinese balloon.)
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Didn't even go to look!
rocknthefreeworld
Century Club
I get why they say they didn't want to shoot it down over land since they knew nothing about what it was made of and what might hit people under it, but it seems odd they had no way of doing anything to it until it got over the sea.
Finally shot it down once it got off the coast. No offense to Montanans, but the likelihood of debris striking a human there, not great.
Chinese "weather" balloon, out of control, decides to loiter over ICBM sites...
Chinese "weather" balloon, out of control, decides to loiter over ICBM sites...
PurlJam
Bama Club
You should have mooned it.
PurlJam
Bama Club
Had to call and make sure China got what they needed before we shot it down.
How about y'all showing a little understanding here. TikTok can only do so much.
TerryP
Ivory Club
"Oh, Canada..."
PurlJam
Bama Club
China just sits there and slaps us in the back of the head, kicks us in the ass, and mocks us. And we just sit there and take it. They love to test us to push the boundaries on what we will allow, this was their latest "test". I'd imagine even they were astonished (yet delighted) that our feckless, weak, box of rocks president allowed the balloon to traverse the entire US before doing anything about it. And Biden once again shows that whatever decision he makes, is the abustle worst possible option. I'd rather our nation was in the hands of a Magic 8 ball.
For all of Trump's faults, and Lord there were many, at least he understood the idea that America was the lion, not the gazelle. He'd have shot that balloon down the minute he got the ok from the military, and had it aired on all the networks with Lee Greenwood singing away in the background backdropped by red, white, and blue fireworks.
For all of Trump's faults, and Lord there were many, at least he understood the idea that America was the lion, not the gazelle. He'd have shot that balloon down the minute he got the ok from the military, and had it aired on all the networks with Lee Greenwood singing away in the background backdropped by red, white, and blue fireworks.
Ran across this the other day from WSJ. The article was free to read the day it came out, but isn't now, so I'll link Yahoo instead.... but I was pleased to see someone(s) actually stand up and say "no" to them (assuming it sticks). I believe DeSantis and FL have led the charge against China's land buying game though... and god for him and FL for doing so.
news.yahoo.com
Chinese corn mill in North Dakota deemed ‘significant threat’ by US Air Force
The construction of a Chinese-owned corn mill in North Dakota will likely be halted after the U.S. Air Force flagged it as a “significant threat to national security.” Fufeng Group, an MSG and xanthan gum manufacturer based in Shandong province, China, previously bought 370 acres of farmland in...
PurlJam
Bama Club
Heh...Beth Dutton.
PurlJam
Bama Club
Don' t You know China is all good...they support our downtrodden poor under privilege NBA players with Nike and such...I know it's only a few million $$$, but they're doing the best they can.
footballer
Sideline Club
The balloon flyover may nave been way more sinister than what has been bantered around. Who is in the know enough to say positively this was the first one? Our own government has been flying balloons to spy on us for quite awhile now. There are probably 4-6 up there right now.
rocknthefreeworld
Century Club
Government says this is the 5th one they know of. Three during Trump and 1 previous during Biden. This is supposedly the first one that went this far. Trump, of course, denies that but to be honest I doubt he knows what was going on during his term of office except what he deemed tweet-worthy at the time.
EDIT:: Also, this was from a few years back just to confirm your other point..
Pentagon testing mass surveillance balloons across the US
Exclusive: the high-altitude balloons promise a cheap monitoring platform that could follow multiple cars and boats for extended periods
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ElephantStomp
Bama Club
All the satellites flying around and people freaking out over a damn balloon…..
TerryP
Ivory Club
If you believe Ukraine territory is sovereign, why would you not believe the same applies to United States airspace?
TerryP
Ivory Club
The punchline normally follows ... just sayin'
