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38. To be fair, Google floated spy balloons over the USA for years in the 'teens.

Thu Feb 2, 2023, 09:39 PM

Feb 2023

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Go ahead; tell me that's different because the corporation holds some sort of loyalty to our nation...

(for details google Loon LLC, an Alphabet (Google) subsidiary. They were ostensibly testing balloons as relays for providing Internet as an alternative to say, Starlink which uses satellites.)

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Suspected Chinese spy balloon found over northern U.S. [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 OP

I would not want to be riding in a hot air balloon with idiots shooting at it IronLionZion Feb 2023 #1

Exactly BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 #5

i sang that song in an assembly in grade school. hem AllaN01Bear Feb 2023 #2

Many of us did BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 #7

Classic! Keep it. Lps are coming back (I hear) FailureToCommunicate Feb 2023 #15

I have a big crate of them (used to work at the radio station at my college) BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 #17

Thank you for the appropriate video for your Post. C0RI0LANUS Feb 2023 #3

LOL BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 #8

Hey, it's you! C0RI0LANUS Feb 2023 #11

For years I suspected that the Roswell UFO ThoughtCriminal Feb 2023 #4

If that was actually true it wouldnt have been kept secret for 40+ years. oldsoftie Feb 2023 #18

Actually no. ThoughtCriminal Feb 2023 #34

It was not worth 50 years of classification though Polybius Feb 2023 #50

Correct - it was not what the Air Force claimed at the time ThoughtCriminal Feb 2023 #52

Personally, I find both of those explanations ridiculous Polybius Feb 2023 #53

Japanese fire balloons VGNonly Feb 2023 #6

We are stupid if we don't shoot it down! Joe, tell the Air Force to just do it, please! machoneman Feb 2023 #9

Should have shot it down when it crossed our airspace dalton99a Feb 2023 #14

exactly. the excuse sucks too. "scared of debris falling on populated areas" oldsoftie Feb 2023 #21

They're probably afraid it'll be found and claimed by some whacko militia. jaxexpat Feb 2023 #41

Yep. Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #28

Interesting USA top brass in Philippines....9 new bases to attack China with. Add to the dozens. Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #22

More like 9 new bases to defend our allies with. EX500rider Feb 2023 #27

American allies...dozens of foreign countries needing protecting by the American taxpayer! Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #56

It's allies not a racket EX500rider Feb 2023 #60

It's a racket with the allies in on it...militaries like American cash! Takes more than one to tango! Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #61

I doubt the Philippines considers a mutual defense treaty with the US a racket EX500rider Feb 2023 #62

Ok, someone has to post it Bayard Feb 2023 #10

Launch our own high altitude weather balloon to spy on their spy balloon XorXor Feb 2023 #12

"I was going suggest sharks with lasers, but I realized how ridiculous that would be" BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 #20

hahaha wtf is that? XorXor Feb 2023 #35

That was supposed to be their final one BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 #37

Why not try Jewish space lasers? wnylib Feb 2023 #29

Just shoot the damn thing down. dalton99a Feb 2023 #13

Shoot first, ask questions later! No. Happened before, no shooting! Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #19

"AntiChina propaganda"? Please. There's enough against china without using propaganda oldsoftie Feb 2023 #23

"We need to take ALL major mfg OUT of China" Really? Aussie105 Feb 2023 #25

PLENTY of other countries would love the business. No recession at all. oldsoftie Feb 2023 #36

Right? Who cares if millions of human beings are being exploited! NullTuples Feb 2023 #40

Some folks really don't go through the logic tree before hitting the Twitter opinion button! Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #58

it's funny how i can casually browse chinese forums and find propaganda catsudon Feb 2023 #45

Turns out...was weather balloon! Again! Think Pentagon doesn't know that?? Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #57

OMG you actually BELIEVE its a weather balloon? You've MUST be joking. oldsoftie Feb 2023 #66

During the Cold War.... paleotn Feb 2023 #16

I wonder if it's possible for us to learn wnylib Feb 2023 #32

A spy balloon? Aussie105 Feb 2023 #24

There are 123 military satellites run by the United States that orbit the Earth nt EX500rider Feb 2023 #26

If it is "easily brought down" why hasn't it been? former9thward Feb 2023 #31

I smell a big fat commie rat! Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2023 #49

Won't the upcoming weather take it down? Captain Zero Feb 2023 #54

I'm sure the Chinese collect more intelligence in 20 minutes... purr-rat beauty Feb 2023 #30

A balloon, though, can do things like... NullTuples Feb 2023 #39

Do it republianmushroom Feb 2023 #33

To be fair, Google floated spy balloons over the USA for years in the 'teens. NullTuples Feb 2023 #38

Here's a suggestion. . .Fuck on candid camera DinahMoeHum Feb 2023 #42

My first reaction was why didn't they shoot it down jgmiller Feb 2023 #43

Could they grab it with a Fulton surface-to-air recovery system/operation skyhook? keithbvadu2 Feb 2023 #44

Or full of viruses. tonekat Feb 2023 #47

I think it's over Kansas now tonekat Feb 2023 #46

Nt Marcuse Feb 2023 #48

Let's note that it says *suspected* Chinese spy balloon, implying that ID is NOT CERTAIN. eppur_se_muova Feb 2023 #51

An interesting update that I heard early this morning and it has apparently been "confirmed" BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 #55

If that was the case they would have let us know it was coming. oldsoftie Feb 2023 #67

lol 'spy balloon'. Voltaire2 Feb 2023 #59

Launch the Zeppelins Kennah Feb 2023 #63

Chinese using carrier pigeons to send messages. Wingmail. twodogsbarking Feb 2023 #64

Where is The Hekawi Tribe from F-Troop? "IT IS BALOON!" Didn't read all the comments maybe smone 2live is 2fly Feb 2023 #65