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alan cox @alancoxshow 9hHerschel Walker explained all of this:
Our good air decided to float over to China's bad air, so when China gets our good air, their bad air got to move.
Balloon physics. Duh.
Link to tweet
wnylib
(21,651 posts)Ray Bruns
(4,117 posts)US government statement,Its a spy balloon.
History channel statement, Its aliens!
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS1010US1010&hl=en-US&sxsrf=AJOqlzW-8lLyM5pOKE11F1v6Umd0OraQdQ:1675442740746&q=its+aliens+history+channel+meme&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjkgp3L5vn8AhWiElkFHZsQCU8Q0pQJegQIBxAB&biw=390&bih=669&dpr=3#imgrc=n77zJ_NFfYfjWM
TheProle
(2,202 posts)The abrupt decision came despite Chinas claim that the balloon was a weather research airship that had blown off course. The U.S. has described it as a surveillance vehicle.
https://apnews.com/article/politics-antony-blinken-china-314302278a5f05bdc2df146ed5b35ec6
Ray Bruns
(4,117 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,168 posts)A spy balloon is the dumbest concept ever when China could just rent a plan and fly anywhere they want in the US. Or just drive around on vacation. Or just look at the pictures their satellites take of the US non stop.
Kennah
(14,337 posts)Cosmocat
(14,575 posts)It's a 100% Russian play.
The debris thing is not why they aren't shooting it down, they know it will cause blowback doing it.
So, they float it over here knowing Rs will use it to attack JB.
Pitting us against one another.
We are THAT fucking stupid as a country.
GPV
(72,381 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,168 posts)A balloon is just silly.
Emile
(23,004 posts)must be proud of this smear mongering idiot.
We put Briggs in one of our balloons, send him up, and he can use his loose screw to punch a hole and slow leak it to the ground.
Emile
(23,004 posts)Emile
(23,004 posts)us without the help of weather balloons?
hatrack
(59,593 posts)It's a Chinese spy balloon
Caught a breeze and started roaming
Questions came up pretty soon
"Why'd they send it to Wyoming?"
TheProle
(2,202 posts)"Where are the US Nuclear Silos?"