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  • G George K
    4 Feb 2023, 01:13

    Is this something?

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    Copper
    wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 02:15 last edited by
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    @George-K said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

    Is this something?

    A weather balloon shooting down an F16.

    Or maybe vice versa.

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 11:43 last edited by
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      Only non-witches get due process.

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        Only non-witches get due process.

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          Only non-witches get due process.

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            Mik
            wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 13:20 last edited by
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            Perfect meme fodder.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              George K
              wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 15:46 last edited by
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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 16:13 last edited by
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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 20:06 last edited by
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                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                    4 Feb 2023, 20:06

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                    George K
                    wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 21:22 last edited by
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                    @jon-nyc said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                    Nice of us to wait until it had gotten all the pictures it needed.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 21:36 last edited by jon-nyc 2 Apr 2023, 21:36
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                      2 questions about the spy balloon…

                      Was it really too dangerous to shoot it down over fucking Montana? There’s like half a person per square parsec in that state. Makes me think they were worried about dangerous materials on board. (Rank speculation)

                      The DoD said it didn’t provide any capability the CCP didn’t already have through satellites. Oh really? How do they know? And if that’s true, why did the CCP bother?

                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                      • J jon-nyc
                        4 Feb 2023, 21:36

                        2 questions about the spy balloon…

                        Was it really too dangerous to shoot it down over fucking Montana? There’s like half a person per square parsec in that state. Makes me think they were worried about dangerous materials on board. (Rank speculation)

                        The DoD said it didn’t provide any capability the CCP didn’t already have through satellites. Oh really? How do they know? And if that’s true, why did the CCP bother?

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                        George K
                        wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 21:53 last edited by
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                        @jon-nyc said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                        2 questions about the spy balloon…

                        Was it really too dangerous to shoot it down over fucking Montana? There’s like half a person per square parsec in that state. Makes me think they were worried about dangerous materials on board. (Rank speculation)

                        Here's a suggestion, how about shooting it down over the Aleutian islands, when it was first spotted? It's even more sparsely populated there than Montana.

                        The DoD said it didn’t provide any capability the CCP didn’t already have through satellites. Oh really? How do they know? And if that’s true, why did the CCP bother?

                        Excellent points.

                        Now, what about the OTHER balloon going over Latin America right now?

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          George K
                          wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 21:54 last edited by
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                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • G George K
                            4 Feb 2023, 21:53

                            @jon-nyc said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                            2 questions about the spy balloon…

                            Was it really too dangerous to shoot it down over fucking Montana? There’s like half a person per square parsec in that state. Makes me think they were worried about dangerous materials on board. (Rank speculation)

                            Here's a suggestion, how about shooting it down over the Aleutian islands, when it was first spotted? It's even more sparsely populated there than Montana.

                            The DoD said it didn’t provide any capability the CCP didn’t already have through satellites. Oh really? How do they know? And if that’s true, why did the CCP bother?

                            Excellent points.

                            Now, what about the OTHER balloon going over Latin America right now?

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 21:57 last edited by
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                            @George-K said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                            @jon-nyc said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                            2 questions about the spy balloon…

                            Here's a suggestion, how about shooting it down over the Aleutian islands, when it was first spotted? It's even more sparsely populated there than Montana.

                            Yeah, I was thinking that too.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              George K
                              wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 22:00 last edited by
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                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                89th
                                wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 22:17 last edited by 89th 2 Apr 2023, 22:18
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                                  89th
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                                    89th
                                    wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 22:21 last edited by
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                                    You can see the missile and jet in this one

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                                      mark
                                      wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 22:23 last edited by
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                                        Rainman
                                        wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 22:24 last edited by
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                                        Poor widdle balloon. Never hurt anyone.
                                        I hope that pilot can live with himself.
                                        I need a moment.
                                        sigh

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                                          Copper
                                          wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 22:37 last edited by Copper 2 Apr 2023, 22:38
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                                          F-22 fighter jet from Langley Air Force Base downs Chinese balloon

                                          I see, and hear, those F-22s flying over my house.

                                          I'll have to get out my binoculars and see if they painted a balloon on the side.

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